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51
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Brian Gaylord publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Gaylord sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 118 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Brian Gaylord D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Gaylord sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian Gaylord is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields within environmental and earth sciences, with a particular focus on marine and coastal ecosystems.

The main fields of study in Brian Gaylord's work include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their research subfields cover Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The topics frequently addressed in their research include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

Brian Gaylord has been involved in multiple publications across various respected scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Global Change Biology
  • Limnology and Oceanography Methods

Their recent papers demonstrate the range and topical relevance of their work:

  • Coast-wide evidence of low pH amelioration by seagrass ecosystems, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Open Wave Height Logger: An open source pressure sensor data logger for wave measurement, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • Seagrass-driven changes in carbonate chemistry enhance oyster shell growth, 2021, Oecologia
  • Reviews and syntheses: Spatial and temporal patterns in seagrass metabolic fluxes, 2022, Biogeosciences
  • Facilitation alters climate change risk on rocky shores, 2021, Ecology

Brian Gaylord frequently collaborates with several co-authors who have partnered on multiple publications. These frequent co-authors include:

  • Tessa M. Hill
  • Aaron T. Ninokawa
  • Aurora M. Ricart
  • Melissa Ward
  • Kristen Elsmore

Best Publications

  • Lagrangian descriptions of marine larval dispersion

    D. A. Siegel;B. P. Kinlan;B. Gaylord;S. D. Gaines

  • Temperature or Transport? Range Limits in Marine Species Mediated Solely by Flow

    Brian Gaylord;Steven D. Gaines

  • Moving beyond assumptions to understand abundance distributions across the ranges of species

    Raphael D. Sagarin;Raphael D. Sagarin;Steven D. Gaines;Brian Gaylord

  • AVOIDING CURRENT OVERSIGHTS IN MARINE RESERVE DESIGN

    Steven D. Gaines;Brian Gaylord;John L. Largier

  • Evolutionary change during experimental ocean acidification

    Melissa H. Pespeni;Eric Sanford;Brian Gaylord;Tessa M. Hill

  • Ocean acidification through the lens of ecological theory

    Brian Gaylord;Kristy J Kroeker;Jennifer M Sunday;Kathryn M Anderson

  • Mechanical Consequences of Size in Wave‐Swept Algae

    Brian Gaylord;Carol A. Blanchette;Mark W. Denny

  • Functional impacts of ocean acidification in an ecologically critical foundation species

    Brian Gaylord;Tessa M. Hill;Eric Sanford;Elizabeth A. Lenz

  • Persistent carry‐over effects of planktonic exposure to ocean acidification in the Olympia oyster

    Annaliese Hettinger;Annaliese Hettinger;Eric Sanford;Tessa M. Hill;Ann D. Russell

  • The mechanics of wave-swept algae.

    Mark Denny;Brian Gaylord

  • Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Katharina E. Fabricius;Kristy J. Kroeker;Kathryn M. Anderson

  • Nonrandom Processes Maintain Diversity in Tropical Forests

    Christopher Wills;Kyle E. Harms;Richard Condit;David King

  • A PHYSICALLY BASED MODEL OF MACROALGAL SPORE DISPERSAL IN THE WAVE AND CURRENT‐DOMINATED NEARSHORE

    Brian Gaylord;Daniel C. Reed;Peter T. Raimondi;Libe Washburn

  • Chemical and biological impacts of ocean acidification along the west coast of North America

    Richard A. Feely;Simone R. Alin;Brendan Carter;Nina Bednaršek

  • Spatial patterns of flow and their modification within and around a giant kelp forest

    Brian Gaylord;Johanna Heidi Rosman;Daniel C. Reed;Jeffrey R. Koseff

  • Connecting places: The ecological consequences of dispersal in the sea

    Steven D. Gaines;Brian Gaylord;Leah Gerber;Alan Hastings

  • Persistent spatial structuring of coastal ocean acidification in the California Current System

    F. Chan;J. A. Barth;C. A. Blanchette;R. H. Byrne

  • Detailing agents of physical disturbance: wave-induced velocities and accelerations on a rocky shore

    Brian Gaylord

  • MACROALGAL SPORE DISPERSAL IN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS: MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS REVEALED BY THEORY AND EXPERIMENT

    Brian Gaylord;Daniel C. Reed;Peter T. Raimondi;Libe Washburn

  • The menace of momentum: Dynamic forces on flexible organisms

    Mark Denny;Brian Gaylord;Brian Helmuth;Tom Daniel

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Sanford
Eric Sanford University of California, Davis
Mark W. Denny
Mark W. Denny Stanford University
Kristy J. Kroeker
Kristy J. Kroeker University of California, Santa Cruz
Libe Washburn
Libe Washburn University of California, Santa Barbara
Peter T. Raimondi
Peter T. Raimondi University of California, Santa Cruz
Daniel C. Reed
Daniel C. Reed University of California, Santa Barbara
John L. Largier
John L. Largier University of California, Davis
Gretchen E. Hofmann
Gretchen E. Hofmann University of California, Santa Barbara
Bruce A. Menge
Bruce A. Menge Oregon State University
Carol A. Blanchette
Carol A. Blanchette University of California, Santa Barbara

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