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Britta Denise Hardesty

Britta Denise Hardesty

CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
15324
World Ranking
2167
National Ranking
170

Britta Denise Hardesty 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 Britta Denise Hardesty sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 152 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Britta Denise Hardesty 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 Britta Denise Hardesty sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Britta Denise Hardesty is affiliated with CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere in Australia and has established a significant body of research within environmental science, focusing primarily on issues related to pollution and waste management.

Hardesty's main fields of study include environmental science with a particular emphasis on pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, ecology, strategy and management, and global and planetary change.

Their research covers a variety of interdisciplinary topics including:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Hardesty has published extensively in several frequent publication venues such as:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent notable publications authored by or involving Hardesty include:

  • "The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Microplastic Pollution in Deep-Sea Sediments From the Great Australian Bight," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Coastal margins and backshores represent a major sink for marine debris: insights from a continental-scale analysis," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Plastic pollution is killing marine megafauna, but how do we prioritize policies to reduce mortality?," 2020, Conservation Letters
  • "Global producer responsibility for plastic pollution," 2024, Science Advances

Hardesty has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Chris Wilcox
  • Lauren Roman
  • Kathryn Willis
  • Qamar Schuyler
  • Joanna Vince

Best Publications

  • A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

    Erik Van Sebille;Erik Van Sebille;Chris Wilcox;Laurent Lebreton;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing

    Chris Wilcox;Erik Van Sebille;Erik Van Sebille;Britta Denise Hardesty

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

    Erik van Sebille;Stefano Aliani;Kara Lavender Law;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

    Julia Wiener Reisser;Jeremy Shaw;Gustaaf Hallegraeff;Maíra Carneiro Proietti

  • Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: Characteristics, concentrations, and pathways

    Julia Reisser;Julia Reisser;Jeremy Shaw;Chris Wilcox;Britta Denise Hardesty

  • The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management

    Jane A. Catford;Curtis C. Daehler;Helen T. Murphy;Andy W. Sheppard

  • Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife

    Amanda C Vegter;Mario Barletta;Cathy A Beck;Jose Carlos Borrero

  • Global analysis of anthropogenic debris ingestion by sea turtles.

    Qamar Schuyler;Britta Denise Hardesty;Chris Wilcox;Kathy Townsend

  • Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa

    Jenna Jambeck;Britta Denise Hardesty;Amy L. Brooks;Tessa Friend

  • Plastic pollution challenges in marine and coastal environments: from local to global governance

    Joanna Vince;Britta Denise Hardesty

  • Using expert elicitation to estimate the impacts of plastic pollution on marine wildlife

    Chris Wilcox;Nicholas J. Mallos;George H. Leonard;Alba Rodriguez

  • Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments from the Great Australian Bight

    Justine Barrett;Zanna Chase;Jing Zhang;Mark M. Banaszak Holl

  • Toward the integrated marine debris observing system

    Nikolai Maximenko;Paolo Corradi;Kara Lavender Law;Erik Van Sebille

  • Using numerical model simulations to improve the understanding of micro-plastic distribution and pathways in the marine environment

    Britta D. Hardesty;Joseph Harari;Atsuhiko Isobe;Laurent Lebreton

  • Microplastic Distribution at Different Sediment Depths in an Urban Estuary

    Kathryn A. Willis;Kathryn A. Willis;Ruth Eriksen;Ruth Eriksen;Chris Wilcox;Britta D. Hardesty

  • Risk analysis reveals global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles

    Qamar A. Schuyler;Chris Wilcox;Kathy A. Townsend;Kathryn R. Wedemeyer-Strombel

  • A quantitative analysis linking sea turtle mortality and plastic debris ingestion

    Chris Wilcox;Melody Puckridge;Qamar A Schuyler;Qamar A Schuyler;Kathy Townsend

  • How successful are waste abatement campaigns and government policies at reducing plastic waste into the marine environment

    Kathryn Willis;Kathryn Willis;Clémentine Maureaud;Chris Wilcox;Britta Denise Hardesty

  • Genetic evidence of frequent long-distance recruitment in a vertebrate-dispersed tree.

    Britta Denise Hardesty;Britta Denise Hardesty;Stephen P. Hubbell;Stephen P. Hubbell;Eldredge Bermingham

  • Estimates of fishing gear loss rates at a global scale: A literature review and meta-analysis

    Kelsey Richardson;Kelsey Richardson;Britta Denise Hardesty;Chris Wilcox

  • To Eat or Not to Eat? Debris Selectivity by Marine Turtles

    Qamar Schuyler;Brittanise Denise Hardesty;Chris Wilcox;Kathy Townsend

  • Using Expert Elicitation to Estimate the Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Marine Wildlife

    N. J. Mallos;C. Wilcox;G. H. Leonard;A. G. Rodriquez

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Wilcox
Chris Wilcox Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Erik van Sebille
Erik van Sebille Utrecht University
Stephen P. Hubbell
Stephen P. Hubbell University of California, Los Angeles
Christopher W. Dick
Christopher W. Dick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
David A. Westcott
David A. Westcott Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Nikolai Maximenko
Nikolai Maximenko University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michele Thums
Michele Thums Australian Institute of Marine Science
V. Thomas Parker
V. Thomas Parker San Francisco State University
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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