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Burney J. Le Boeuf 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 Burney J. Le Boeuf sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 117 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Burney J. Le Boeuf 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 Burney J. Le Boeuf sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Burney J. Le Boeuf is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with specific contributions to earth and planetary sciences.

Le Boeuf's work spans multiple subfields including ecology, atmospheric science, global and planetary change, oceanography, and molecular biology. Their research topics highlight marine animal studies, arctic and antarctic ice dynamics, avian ecology and behavior, marine and fisheries research, underwater acoustics research, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and animal behavior and reproduction.

Recent publications by Le Boeuf include these papers:

  • Genomics of post-bottleneck recovery in the northern elephant seal, 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Estimating population size when individuals are asynchronous: A model illustrated with northern elephant seal breeding colonies, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Elephant seals as ecosystem sentinels for the northeast Pacific Ocean twilight zone, 2025, Science
  • Inherent versus random variation in fitness of elephant seals: offspring quality and quantity, 2024, Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Estimating population size when individuals are asynchronous: a model illustrated with northern elephant seal breeding colonies, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Le Boeuf has frequently published in journals such as:

  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Le Boeuf has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Daniel P. Costa
  • Roxanne S. Beltran
  • Joanne Reiter
  • Patrick W. Robinson
  • Richard Condit

Best Publications

  • Male-male Competition and Reproductive Success in Elephant Seals

    Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • Female Incitation of Male Competition: A Mechanism in Sexual Selection

    Cathleen R. Cox;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • FORAGING ECOLOGY OF NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS

    B. J. Le Boeuf;D. E. Crocker;D. P. Costa;S. B. Blackwell

  • Sink or swim: strategies for cost-efficient diving by marine mammals.

    Terrie M. Williams;R. W. Davis;Lee A Fuiman;J. Francis

  • Lifetime reproductive success of northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)

    Burney Le Boeuf;Richard Condit;Richard Condit;Joanne Reiter

  • Continuous, deep diving in female northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris

    Burney J. Le Boeuf;Daniel P. Costa;Anthony C. Huntley;Steven D. Feldkamp

  • Expanded niche for white sharks

    Andre M. Boustany;Scott F. Davis;Peter Pyle;Scot D. Anderson

  • Northern elephant seal development: The transition from weaning to nutritional independence

    Joanne Reiter;Nell Lee Stinson;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • Elephant seals : population ecology, behavior, and physiology

    Burney J. Le Boeuf;Richard M. Laws

  • Female competition and reproductive success in northern elephant seals

    Joanne Reiter;Kathy J. Panken;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • Social Status and Mating Activity in Elephant Seals

    Burney J. Le Boeuf;Richard S. Peterson

  • Water and Energy Flux in Elephant Seal Pups Fasting under Natural Conditions

    C. Leo Ortiz;Daniel Costa;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • Size, dominance and copulatory success in male northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris

    Michael P. Haley;Charles J. Deutsch;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • MATERNAL TRAITS AND REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT IN NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS

    Daniel E. Crocker;Jeannine D. Williams;Daniel P. Costa;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • Prolonged, continuous, deep diving by northern elephant seals

    Burney J. Le Boeuf;Yasuhiko Naito;Anthony C. Huntley;Tomohiro Asaga

  • Sexual Behavior of Male Northern Elephant Seals: I. Lethal Injuries To Adult Females

    Burney J. Le Boeuf;Sarah Mesnick

  • Drift diving in female northern elephant seals: implications for food processing

    Daniel E. Crocker;Burney J. Le Boeuf;Daniel P. Costa

  • Reproductive effort of male northern elephant seals: estimates from mass loss

    Charles J. Deutsch;Michael P. Haley;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • Effects of buoyancy on the diving behavior of northern elephant seals.

    P M Webb;D E Crocker;S B Blackwell;D P Costa

  • The cost of living in a seal harem

    Burney J. Le Boeuf;Kenneth T. Briggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Daniel E. Crocker
Daniel E. Crocker Sonoma State University
Yasuhiko Naito
Yasuhiko Naito National Institute of Polar Research
Richard Condit
Richard Condit Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Claudio Campagna
Claudio Campagna Wildlife Conservation Society
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Bernd Würsig
Bernd Würsig Texas A&M University at Galveston
Peter S. Ross
Peter S. Ross Raincoast Conservation Foundation

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