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Christopher W. Clark

Christopher W. Clark

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
13880
World Ranking
2480
National Ranking
995

Christopher W. Clark publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher W. Clark sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 211 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Christopher W. Clark D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher W. Clark sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher W. Clark is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, Clark's work emphasizes subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Developmental Biology, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's main research topics cover a broad range related to marine environments. These topics include Marine animal studies overview, Underwater Acoustics Research, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Marine and fisheries research, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Noise Effects and Management, and research involving Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites.

Clark has contributed research to several publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Several papers by Clark include:

  • Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the western North Atlantic using a decade of passive acoustic data, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Limited vocal compensation for elevated ambient noise in bearded seals: implications for an industrializing Arctic Ocean, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The Southern Ocean Exchange: porous boundaries between humpback whale breeding populations in southern polar waters, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Inter-annual decrease in pulse rate and peak frequency of Southeast Pacific blue whale song types, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Worldwide Soundscapes: a synthesis of passive acoustic monitoring across realms, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Clark has coauthored frequently with the following researchers:

  • Kathleen M. Stafford
  • Erin M. Schliep
  • Alan E. Gelfand
  • Tina M. Yack
  • Robert S. Schick

The scientist has released a book through Springer International Publishing titled Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes, published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Acoustic masking in marine ecosystems: intuitions, analysis, and implication

    Christopher W. Clark;William T. Ellison;Brandon L. Southall;Leila Hatch

  • Acoustic monitoring in terrestrial environments using microphone arrays: applications, technological considerations and prospectus

    Daniel T. Blumstein;Daniel J. Mennill;Patrick Clemins;Lewis Girod

  • A new context-based approach to assess marine mammal behavioral responses to anthropogenic sounds.

    W.T. Ellison;B.L. Southall;C.W. Clark;A.S. Frankel

  • Beaked Whales Respond to Simulated and Actual Navy Sonar

    Peter L. Tyack;Walter M. X. Zimmer;David Moretti;Brandon L. Southall

  • North Atlantic Right Whales in Crisis

    Scott D. Kraus;Moira W. Brown;Hal Caswell;Christopher W. Clark

  • Recognizing transient low-frequency whale sounds by spectrogram correlation.

    David K. Mellinger;Christopher W. Clark

  • Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life : publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management

    R. Williams;A. J. Wright;E. Ashe;L. K. Blight

  • Management and research applications of real-time and archival passive acoustic sensors over varying temporal and spatial scales

    Sofie M. Van Parijs;Chris W. Clark;Renata S. Sousa-Lima;Susan E. Parks

  • Short-and long-term changes in right whale calling behavior : The potential effects of noise on acoustic communication

    Susan E. Parks;C. W. Clark;P. L. Tyack

  • Only male fin whales sing loud songs

    Donald A. Croll;Christopher W. Clark;Alejandro Acevedo;Bernie Tershy

  • Quantitative Analysis of Animal Vocal Phonology: an Application to Swamp Sparrow Song

    Christopher W. Clark;Peter Marler;Kim Beeman

  • Communication and Acoustic Behavior of Dolphins and Whales

    Peter L. Tyack;Christopher W. Clark

  • SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT UTILIZATION, AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS OF HUMPBACK WHALES, MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE, OFF HAWAI'I, DETERMINED USING ACOUSTIC AND VISUAL TECHNIQUES

    A. S. Frankel;C. W. Clark;L. M. Herman;C. M. Gabriele

  • Acoustic and behavioural changes by fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in response to shipping and airgun noise

    Manuel Castellote;Christopher W. Clark;Marc O. Lammers

  • Characterizing the relative contributions of large vessels to total ocean noise fields: a case study using the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

    Leila Hatch;Christopher Clark;Richard Merrick;Sofie Van Parijs

  • ABUNDANCE AND POPULATION TREND (1978‐2001) OF WESTERN ARCTIC BOWHEAD WHALES SURVEYED NEAR BARROW, ALASKA

    J. C. “Craig” George;J. Zeh;R. Suydam;C. Clark

  • Exposure to seismic survey alters blue whale acoustic communication

    Lucia Di Iorio;Christopher W. Clark

  • The acoustic repertoire of the Southern right whale, a quantitative analysis

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  • The Physical Acoustics of Underwater Sound Communication

    Andrew H. Bass;Christopher W. Clark

  • Acoustic monitoring on a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding ground shows continual singing into late Spring.

    Christopher W. Clark;Phillip J. Clapham

  • Effect of anthropogenic low-frequency noise on the foraging ecology of Balaenoptera whales

    Donald A. Croll;Christopher W. Clark;John Calambokidis;William T. Ellison

  • Quantifying Loss of Acoustic Communication Space for Right Whales in and around a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary

    Leila T. Hatch;Christopher W. Clark;Sofie M. Van Parijs;Adam S. Frankel

  • Long-term passive acoustic recordings track the changing distribution of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) from 2004 to 2014.

    Genevieve E Davis;Genevieve E Davis;Mark F. Baumgartner;Julianne M. Bonnell;Joel Bell

  • Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sounds from the North Atlantic.

    David K. Mellinger;Christopher W. Clark

  • A New Framework for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals in a Rapidly Changing Arctic

    Sue E. Moore;Randall R. Reeves;Brandon L. Southall;Timothy J. Ragen

  • Variation in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song length in relation to low-frequency sound broadcasts.

    Kurt M. Fristrup;Leila T. Hatch;Christopher W. Clark

  • Humpback whale song occurs extensively on feeding grounds in the western North Atlantic Ocean

    Elizabeth T. Vu;Denise Risch;Christopher W. Clark;Shonda Gaylord

Frequent Co-Authors

Brandon L. Southall
Brandon L. Southall University of California, Santa Cruz
Peter L. Tyack
Peter L. Tyack University of St Andrews
Yann LeCun
Yann LeCun Facebook (United States)
Kathleen M. Stafford
Kathleen M. Stafford Oregon State University
Rob Williams
Rob Williams Oceans Initiative
Douglas P. Nowacek
Douglas P. Nowacek Duke University
Peter J. Corkeron
Peter J. Corkeron National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Wilhelm Hagen
Wilhelm Hagen University of Bremen
Howard C. Rosenbaum
Howard C. Rosenbaum Wildlife Conservation Society
Scott D. Kraus
Scott D. Kraus New England Aquarium

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