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Bruce Collette

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
11033
World Ranking
16594
National Ranking
6868

Bruce Collette publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bruce Collette sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bruce Collette D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bruce Collette sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Bruce Collette is affiliated with the National Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research spans multiple facets of environmental and biological sciences, with a focus on fish biology and ecology. Their academic contributions include studies across fields such as Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their main research subfields include:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Aquatic Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology

Bruce Collette's work covers key topics including:

  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

The scientist has published in a variety of journals and venues, such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • OAR@UM (University of Malta)
  • Ichthyology & Herpetology
  • DSpace Repository (Smithsonian)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bruce Collette include:

  • "A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity" (2023, PLoS ONE)
  • "First record of the flat needlefish Ablennes hians (Belonidae) in central Mediterranean waters (western Ionian Sea)" (2021, OAR@UM (University of Malta))
  • "Population structure of longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) within and across Indonesia's fisheries management areas (FMAs) and neighboring countries based on mitochondrial control region" (2024, Regional Studies in Marine Science)
  • "History of the Monographic Series Fishes of the Western North Atlantic" (2024, Ichthyology & Herpetology)
  • "Batrachus uranoscopus Guichenot, 1866 supposedly from Madagascar, is not a threatened species of toadfish (Batrachoididae)" (2020, DSpace Repository (Smithsonian))

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Axel Hochkirch
  • Melanie Bilz
  • Catarina Ferreira
  • Anja Danielczak
  • David Allen

Bruce Collette's recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965.

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • The Diversity of Fishes

    Gene S. Helfman;Bruce B. Collette;Douglas E. Facey

  • FAO species catalogue. Volume 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date.

    B. B. Collette;C. E. Nauen

  • High value and long life - Double jeopardy for tunas and billfishes

    B. B. Collette;K. E. Carpenter;K. E. Carpenter;B. A. Polidoro;B. A. Polidoro;M. J. Juan-Jordá

  • Systematics, Historical Ecology, and North American Freshwater Fishes.

    Bruce B. Collette;Richard L. Mayden

  • Bigelow and Schroeder's fishes of the Gulf of Maine

    Henry B. Bigelow;Schroeder, William C. , b.;Bruce B. Collette;Grace Klein-MacPhee

  • Specimen collection: An essential tool

    L. A. Rocha;A. Aleixo;G. Allen;F. Almeda

  • Breeding tubercles and contact organs in fishes : their occurrence, structure, and significance. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 143, article 3

    Martin L. Wiley;Bruce B. Collette

  • Overview of the conservation status of the marine fishes of the Mediterranean Sea

    Michel Bariche;Murat Bilecenoglu;Kent E. Carpenter;Bruce B. Collette

  • Systematics of the tunas and mackerels (Scombridae)

    Bruce B. Collette;Carol Reeb;Barbara A. Block

  • Fishes of Bermuda : history, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys

    William F. Smith-Vaniz;Bruce B. Collette;Brain E. Luckhurst

  • Morphology, systematics, and biology of the Spanish mackerels (Scomberomorus, Scombridae)

    Bruce B. Collette;J L Russo

  • Correlations between ecology and morphology in anoline lizards from Havana, Cuba, and southern Florida

    Bruce B. Collette

  • Phylogenetic Relationships of New World Needlefishes (Teleostei: Belonidae) and the Biogeography of Transitions between Marine and Freshwater Habitats

    Nathan R. Lovejoy;Bruce B. Collette

  • Biology of the Percids

    Bruce B. Collette;M. A. Ali;K. E. F. Hokanson;Maria Nagięć

  • Systematics and Zoogeography of the Fishes of the Family Percidae

    Bruce B. Collette;Petru Bănărescu

  • Scombrids of the world : an annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos, and related species known to date. v. 2

    Bruce B. Collette;Cornelia E. Nauen

  • PHYLOGENY OF RECENT BILLFISHES (XIPHIOIDEI)

    Bruce B. Collette;Jan R. McDowell;John E. Graves

  • Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine (Third Edition)

    Bruce B. Collette;Grace. Klein-MacPhee

  • Reef Fishes Over Sponge Bottoms Off the Mouth of the Amazon River

    Bruce B. Collette;Klaus Ruetzler

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent Carpenter
Kent Carpenter Old Dominion University
Beth A. Polidoro
Beth A. Polidoro Arizona State University
John E. Graves
John E. Graves Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Nicholas K. Dulvy
Nicholas K. Dulvy Simon Fraser University
Pedro Afonso
Pedro Afonso University of the Azores
John E. Randall
John E. Randall Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Frederick T. Short
Frederick T. Short University of New Hampshire
David Obura
David Obura Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean
Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington
Jake Rice
Jake Rice Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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