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 Craig R. McClain sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 98 publications — 17th percentile
17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Craig R. McClain sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile
32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Craig R. McClain is affiliated with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Ecology and Oceanography. The scientist's work also intersects with subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.
The core topics of McClain's research involve Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.
The scientist has published extensively in several scholarly journals. Frequent publication venues include Frontiers in Marine Science, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Marine Ecology, PLoS Biology, and Oikos.
Among recent papers, these stand out:
Frequent collaborators include S. River D. Bryant, Granger Hanks, Lisa A. Levin, Noel A. Heim, and Jonathan L. Payne.
Michael A. Rex;Ron J. Etter;Jeremy S. Morris;Jenifer Crouse
Paul G. Harnik;Heike K. Lotze;Sean C. Anderson;Zoe V. Finkel
Jonathan L. Payne;Alison G. Boyer;James H. Brown;Seth Finnegan
Michael A. Rex;Craig R. McClain;Nicholas A. Johnson;Ron J. Etter
Roberto Danovaro;Emanuela Fanelli;Jacopo Aguzzi;David Billett
Craig R. McClain;Sarah Mincks Hardy
Craig R. McClain;James P. Barry
Seth Finnegan;Sean C. Anderson;Paul G. Harnik;Carl Simpson
Craig R. McClain
Craig R. McClain;Andrew P. Allen;Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Michael A. Rex
Craig R. McClain;Meghan A. Balk;Mark C. Benfield;Trevor A. Branch
Craig R. McClain;Lonny Lundsten;Micki Ream;James Barry
Craig R. McClain;Thomas A. Schlacher
Josef C. Uyeda;Matthew W. Pennell;Eliot T. Miller;Rafael Maia
Nicholas A. Johnson;Janet W. Campbell;Timothy S. Moore;Michael A. Rex
C. R. Mcclain;M. A. Rex
Jonathan L. Payne;Craig R. McClain;Alison G. Boyer;James H. Brown
William Gearty;Craig R. McClain;Jonathan L. Payne
Craig R. McClain;Lonny Lundsten;James Barry;Andrew DeVogelaere
Laura J. Martin;Rachel I. Adams;Ashley Bateman;Holly M. Bik
Craig R. McClain
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