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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
64
Citations
14152
World Ranking
1873
National Ranking
687

Daniel C. Reed publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 182 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel C. Reed 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 Daniel C. Reed sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Daniel C. Reed is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a strong emphasis on marine and coastal ecosystems.

The main fields of study for Daniel C. Reed include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

More specific subfields of study are:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Daniel C. Reed's work centers on several key scientific topics, including:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

They have contributed to numerous recent papers with a focus on marine environments and ecosystem dynamics. Notable publications include:

  • Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Foundation species promote community stability by increasing diversity in a giant kelp forest (2020), published in Ecology
  • Evidence that spillover from Marine Protected Areas benefits the spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery in southern California (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • A Review of the Opportunities and Challenges for Using Remote Sensing for Management of Surface-Canopy Forming Kelps (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The Blob marine heatwave transforms California kelp forest ecosystems (2022), published in Communications Biology

Frequently, Daniel C. Reed collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Robert J. Miller
  • Adrian C. Stier
  • Filipe Alberto
  • Hunter S. Lenihan
  • Tom W. Bell

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Ecology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Phycology

Best Publications

  • Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century

    Kira A. Krumhansl;Daniel K. Okamoto;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark Novak

  • The Effects of Canopy Shadings on Algal Recruitment and Growth in a Giant Kelp Forest

    Daniel C. Reed;Michael S. Foster

  • Food Availability, Sea Urchin Grazing, and Kelp Forest Community Structure

    Christopher Harrold;Daniel C. Reed

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Herbivory on coral reefs: community structure following mass mortalities of sea urchins

    Terence P. Hughes;Daniel C. Reed;Mary-Jo Boyle

  • Conceptual Issues Relevant to Marine Harvest Refuges: Examples from Temperate Reef Fishes

    Mark H. Carr;Daniel C. Reed

  • Variation in Algal Dispersal and Recruitment: The Importance of Episodic Events

    Daniel C. Reed;David R. Laur;Alfred W. Ebeling

  • The Effects of Variable Settlement and Early Competition on Patterns of Kelp Recruitment

    Daniel C. Reed

  • Climate-driven increases in storm frequency simplify kelp forest food webs

    Jarrett E. Byrnes;Daniel C. Reed;Bradley J. Cardinale;Kyle C. Cavanaugh

  • A welcome can of worms? Hypoxia mitigation by an invasive species

    Joanna Norkko;Joanna Norkko;Daniel C. Reed;Daniel C. Reed;Karen Timmermann;Alf Norkko;Alf Norkko

  • Hypoxia in the Baltic Sea: Biogeochemical Cycles, Benthic Fauna, and Management

    Jacob Carstensen;Daniel J. Conley;Erik Bonsdorff;Bo G. Gustafsson

  • A PHYSICALLY BASED MODEL OF MACROALGAL SPORE DISPERSAL IN THE WAVE AND CURRENT‐DOMINATED NEARSHORE

    Brian Gaylord;Daniel C. Reed;Peter T. Raimondi;Libe Washburn

  • Biomass rather than growth rate determines variation in net primary production by giant kelp.

    Daniel C. Reed;Andrew Rassweiler;Katie K. Arkema

  • Spatial patterns of flow and their modification within and around a giant kelp forest

    Brian Gaylord;Johanna Heidi Rosman;Daniel C. Reed;Jeffrey R. Koseff

  • The microbiology of deep-sea hydrothermal vent plumes: ecological and biogeographic linkages to seafloor and water column habitats

    Gregory J. Dick;Karthik Anantharaman;Brett J. Baker;Meng Li

  • Wave disturbance overwhelms top-down and bottom-up control of primary production in California kelp forests.

    Daniel C. Reed;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark H. Carr;Kyle C. Cavanaugh

  • Environmental controls of giant-kelp biomass in the Santa Barbara Channel, California

    Kyle C. Cavanaugh;David A. Siegel;Daniel C. Reed;Philip E. Dennison

  • Dispersal in Kelps: Factors Affecting Spore Swimming and Competency

    Daniel C. Reed;Charles D. Amsler;Alfred W. Ebeling

  • Gene-centric approach to integrating environmental genomics and biogeochemical models

    Daniel C. Reed;Christopher K. Algar;Julie A. Huber;Gregory J. Dick

  • Coupled dynamics of iron and phosphorus in sediments of an oligotrophic coastal basin and the impact of anaerobic oxidation of methane.

    Caroline P. Slomp;Haydon P. Mort;Haydon P. Mort;Tom Jilbert;Daniel C. Reed

  • Sedimentary phosphorus dynamics and the evolution of bottom-water hypoxia: A coupled benthic-pelagic model of a coastal system

    Daniel C. Reed;Caroline P. Slomp;Bo G. Gustafsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Miller
Robert J. Miller University of California, Santa Barbara
Peter T. Raimondi
Peter T. Raimondi University of California, Santa Cruz
Sally J. Holbrook
Sally J. Holbrook University of California, Santa Barbara
Kyle C. Cavanaugh
Kyle C. Cavanaugh University of California, Los Angeles
Caroline P. Slomp
Caroline P. Slomp Radboud University
David A. Siegel
David A. Siegel University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark A. Brzezinski
Mark A. Brzezinski University of California, Santa Barbara
Bo G. Gustafsson
Bo G. Gustafsson Stockholm University
Libe Washburn
Libe Washburn University of California, Santa Barbara
Brian Gaylord
Brian Gaylord University of California, Davis

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