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D-Index
46
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9559
World Ranking
4607
National Ranking
1600

Caryn C. Vaughn 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 Caryn C. Vaughn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Caryn C. Vaughn 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 Caryn C. Vaughn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Caryn C. Vaughn is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields, with a significant focus on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Environmental Chemistry. Additional involvement includes areas such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse and specialized subjects: aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, fish ecology and management studies, soil and water nutrient dynamics, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, ecology and biodiversity studies, hydrology and sediment transport processes, and mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Vaughn has contributed to numerous scholarly articles published in several reputable scientific journals. Selected recent papers include:

  • Freshwater mussel conservation: A global horizon scan of emerging threats and opportunities (2022) in Global Change Biology
  • Goodbye to "Rough Fish": Paradigm Shift in the Conservation of Native Fishes (2021) in Fisheries
  • Mercury consumption and human health: Linking pollution and social risk perception in the southeastern United States (2020) in Journal of Environmental Management
  • A review and evaluation of the effects of hydrodynamic variables on freshwater mussel communities (2021) in Freshwater Biology
  • Emergent Hydrodynamics and Skimming Flow Over Mussel Covered Beds in Rivers (2020) in Water Resources Research

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation, Freshwater Biology, Ecology, Oecologia, and Global Change Biology. This pattern reflects a strong engagement with journals focusing on aquatic and ecological studies.

Collaboration forms a notable part of Vaughn's work, with frequent coauthors including Jonathan W. Lopez, Garrett W. Hopper, Carla L. Atkinson, Thomas B. Parr, and Keith B. Gido. These collaborations have resulted in numerous joint publications.

In addition to journal articles, Vaughn has authored a book titled The Functional Ecology of Freshwater Mussels, scheduled for publication in 2025 by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Best Publications

  • The functional role of burrowing bivalves in freshwater ecosystems

    Caryn C. Vaughn;Christine C. Hakenkamp

  • Community and foodweb ecology of freshwater mussels

    Caryn C. Vaughn;S. Jerrine Nichols;Daniel E. Spooner

  • Ecosystem services provided by freshwater mussels

    Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Impoundments and the decline of freshwater mussels : A case study of an extinction gradient

    Caryn C. Vaughn;Christopher M. Taylor

  • Biodiversity Losses and Ecosystem Function in Freshwaters: Emerging Conclusions and Research Directions

    Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Bivalve Impacts in Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems

    Caryn C. Vaughn;Timothy J. Hoellein

  • Context-dependent effects of freshwater mussels on stream benthic communities

    Daniel E. Spooner;Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Ecosystem service trade-offs from supply to social demand: A landscape-scale spatial analysis

    Antonio J. Castro;Antonio J. Castro;Peter H. Verburg;Berta Martín-López;Marina Garcia-Llorente;Marina Garcia-Llorente

  • Ecosystem Processes Performed by Unionid Mussels in Stream Mesocosms: Species Roles and Effects of Abundance

    Caryn C. Vaughn;Keith B. Gido;Keith B. Gido;Daniel E. Spooner

  • Research priorities for freshwater mussel conservation assessment

    Noé Ferreira-Rodríguez;Yoshihiro B. Akiyama;Olga V. Aksenova;Rafael Araujo

  • Macroecology of a host-parasite relationship

    Caryn C. Vaughn;Christopher M. Taylor

  • A trait-based approach to species' roles in stream ecosystems: climate change, community structure, and material cycling.

    Daniel E. Spooner;Daniel E. Spooner;Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Unionid mussels influence macroinvertebrate assemblage structure in streams

    Caryn C. Vaughn;Daniel E. Spooner

  • Complex hydraulic and substrate variables limit freshwater mussel species richness and abundance

    Daniel C. Allen;Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Aggregated filter-feeding consumers alter nutrient limitation: consequences for ecosystem and community dynamics.

    Carla L. Atkinson;Caryn C. Vaughn;Kenneth J. Forshay;Joshua T. Cooper

  • Do protected areas networks ensure the supply of ecosystem services? Spatial patterns of two nature reserve systems in semi-arid Spain

    Antonio J. Castro;Antonio J. Castro;Berta Martín-López;Enrique López;Tobias Plieninger

  • Predator-Avoidance Responses in Freshwater Decapod-Gastropod Interactions Mediated by Chemical Stimuli

    Alan P. Covich;Todd A. Crowl;James E. Alexander;Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Burrowing behavior of freshwater mussels in experimentally manipulated communities

    Daniel C. Allen;Caryn C. Vaughn

  • Biogeochemical hotspots: temporal and spatial scaling of the impact of freshwater mussels on ecosystem function

    Carla L. Atkinson;Caryn C. Vaughn

  • CONTEXT-DEPENDENT SPECIES IDENTITY EFFECTS WITHIN A FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF FILTER-FEEDING BIVALVES

    Caryn C. Vaughn;Daniel E. Spooner;Heather S. Galbraith

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Castro
Antonio Castro Spanish National Research Council
Keith B. Gido
Keith B. Gido Kansas State University
Marina García-Llorente
Marina García-Llorente Autonomous University of Madrid
Berta Martín-López
Berta Martín-López Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Colden V. Baxter
Colden V. Baxter Idaho State University
Ronaldo Sousa
Ronaldo Sousa University of Minho
Jeffrey F. Kelly
Jeffrey F. Kelly University of Oklahoma
Sean J. Bennett
Sean J. Bennett University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David L. Strayer
David L. Strayer University of Utah
Benis Egoh
Benis Egoh University of California, Irvine

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