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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
115
Citations
41209
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
57

Daniel P. Costa 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 Daniel P. Costa sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 564 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Daniel P. Costa 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 P. Costa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award

Overview

Daniel P. Costa is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant number of publications contributing to this field. Within this broad discipline, they have concentrated on subfields such as Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Daniel P. Costa has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Rachel R. Holser, Daniel E. Crocker, Luis A. Hückstädt, Patrick W. Robinson, and Roxanne S. Beltran. These partnerships have contributed to a range of publications across multiple research areas.

The scientist's work has been published in various venues, with multiple contributions to Frontiers in Marine Science, Conservation Physiology, Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research, Journal of Experimental Biology, and Scientific Reports.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Daniel P. Costa are:

  • The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean, 2021, Science
  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Site fidelity as a maladaptive behavior in the Anthropocene, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • A standardisation framework for bio-logging data to advance ecological research and conservation, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution

In addition to articles, Daniel P. Costa has contributed to book publications. Notably, they published "Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Phocids" in 2022 through Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean

    Barbara A. Block;I D Jonsen;S J Jorgensen;A J Winship

  • The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean.

    Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Lucille Chapuis;Shaun P. Collin;Daniel P. Costa

  • Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I: how changes in physical habitats directly affect marine biota

    Andrew J. Constable;Andrew J. Constable;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Stuart P. Corney;Kevin R. Arrigo

  • Migratory shearwaters integrate oceanic resources across the Pacific Ocean in an endless summer.

    Scott A. Shaffer;Yann Tremblay;Henri Weimerskirch;Darren Scott

  • Water flux in animals: analysis of potential errors in the tritiated water method

    K. A. Nagy;D. P. Costa

  • Predicted habitat shifts of Pacific top predators in a changing climate

    Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Salvador Jorgensen;Ryan R. Rykaczewski;Steven J. Bograd

  • Key Questions in Marine Megafauna Movement Ecology

    Graeme C. Hays;Luciana C. Ferreira;Luciana C. Ferreira;Ana M.M. Sequeira;Mark G. Meekan

  • Whales as marine ecosystem engineers.

    Joe Roman;James A Estes;Lyne Morissette;Craig Smith

  • FORAGING ECOLOGY OF NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS

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

  • Dynamic ocean management: Defining and conceptualizing real-time management of the ocean

    Sara M. Maxwell;Elliott L. Hazen;Rebecca L. Lewison;Daniel C. Dunn

  • Fast and fuel efficient? Optimal use of wind by flying albatrosses

    Henri Weimerskirch;T Guionnet;J Martin;Scott A Shaffer

  • Reproductive and foraging energetics of pinnipeds: Implications for life history patterns

    Daniel P. Costa

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

    Graeme C. Hays;Helen Bailey;Steven J. Bograd;W. Don Bowen

  • Variations in behavior and condition of a Southern Ocean top predator in relation to in situ oceanographic conditions.

    M. Biuw;L. Boehme;C. Guinet;M. Hindell

  • A dynamic ocean management tool to reduce bycatch and support sustainable fisheries.

    Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Kylie L. Scales;Kylie L. Scales;Sara M. Maxwell;Dana K. Briscoe

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

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

  • Drivers and hotspots of extinction risk in marine mammals

    Ana D. Davidson;Alison G. Boyer;Hwahwan Kim;Sandra Pompa-Mansilla

  • Cumulative human impacts on marine predators

    Sara M. Maxwell;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Steven J. Bograd;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • The energetics of lactation in the Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris

    D. P. Costa;B. J. Le Boeuf;A. C. Huntley;C. L. Ortiz

  • Foraging Energetics of Antartic Fur Seals in Relation to Changes in Prey Availability

    Daniel P. Costa;John P. Croxall;Callan D. Duck

  • The Evolution of Maximum Body Size of Terrestrial Mammals

    Felisa A. Smith;Alison G. Boyer;James H. Brown;Daniel P. Costa

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel E. Crocker
Daniel E. Crocker Sonoma State University
Scott A. Shaffer
Scott A. Shaffer San Jose State University
Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Clive R. McMahon
Clive R. McMahon University of Tasmania
Yann Tremblay
Yann Tremblay Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Elliott L. Hazen
Elliott L. Hazen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael A. Fedak
Michael A. Fedak University of St Andrews
Henri Weimerskirch
Henri Weimerskirch Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Steven J. Bograd
Steven J. Bograd National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Barbara A. Block
Barbara A. Block Stanford University

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