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Environmental Sciences
South Africa
2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 41 7571 7276 14 14 202 10923

David A. Ebert publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David A. Ebert between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David A. Ebert published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2017. 18 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2017. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 2 publications
1978 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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David A. Ebert: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 5
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 6
2004 1
2005 2
2006 5
2007 16
2008 8
2009 7
2010 7
2011 9
2012 10
2013 16
2014 10
2015 14
2016 7
2017 29
2018 6
2019 9
2020 7
2021 19
2022 13
2023 7
2024 16
2025 2
Total 248
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David A. Ebert publications per year - data summary

  • David A. Ebert, a Environmental Sciences scholar from South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, has 248 publications recorded across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 11 of the 48 years in the span carry no publications at all (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.7 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 57 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1993: 15 publications (0.9 per year); 1994-2009: 52 publications (3.3 per year); 2010-2025: 181 publications (11.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

David A. Ebert 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 David A. Ebert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–210 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 202 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318 202
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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David A. Ebert publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • David A. Ebert, a Environmental Sciences scholar from South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, records 202 publications - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than David A. Ebert, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and David A. Ebert ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

David A. Ebert 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 David A. Ebert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343 41
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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David A. Ebert D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • David A. Ebert, a Environmental Sciences scholar from South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, records 41 D-Index - the 22nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 22% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than David A. Ebert, and about 78% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and David A. Ebert ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

David A. Ebert is affiliated with the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in South Africa. Their research focuses mainly on ichthyology and marine biology, with significant contributions to fish biology and ecology studies as well as fish ecology and management studies. The primary fields of study encompassing their work are environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's research interests also extend into subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, aquatic science, global and planetary change, molecular biology, and ecology. Main topics covered throughout their career include ichthyology and marine biology, fish biology and ecology studies, fish ecology and management studies, identification and quantification in food, marine ecology and invasive species, fish biology, ecology, and behavior, as well as marine animal studies overview.

David A. Ebert has coauthored publications with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Marc Dando
  • Sarah Fowler
  • Rima W. Jabado
  • Nicholas K. Dulvy

Their work appears regularly in scientific journals with notable publication venues such as:

  • Marine Biodiversity
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Zootaxa
  • Environmental Biology of Fishes
  • Revista de biología marina y oceanografía

Recent papers coauthored or authored by David A. Ebert include:

  • "Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis," 2021, Current Biology
  • "The thin edge of the wedge: Extremely high extinction risk in wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes," 2020, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • "An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa," 2021, Zootaxa
  • "Fishing for oil and meat drives irreversible defaunation of deepwater sharks and rays," 2024, Science

David A. Ebert has also contributed extensively to books published by Princeton University Press, including multiple editions and titles such as Sharks of the World (2021), A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World (2021), and Field Guide to Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras of Europe and the Mediterranean (2020). A recent book on the east coast of North America was published in 2024.

Another book publication includes Highly migratory shark fisheries research by the National Shark Research Consortium (NSRC), 2002-2007 (2021), published by UNESCO.

Best Publications

  • Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Sarah L. Fowler;John A. Musick;Rachel D. Cavanagh

  • Sharks of the World

    David Ebert;Sarah Fowler;Leonard Compagno

  • Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis.

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Nathan Pacoureau;Cassandra L. Rigby;Riley A. Pollom

  • Sharks of the World: A Fully Illustrated Guide

    David A. Ebert;Sarah Fowler;Leonard Compagno

  • Guide to the Sharks and Rays of Southern Africa

    Leonard J. V. Compagno;David A. Ebert;Malcolm J. Smale

  • Standardized diet compositions and trophic levels of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei)

    David A. Ebert;Joseph J. Bizzarro

  • Breaking with tradition: redefining measures for diet description with a case study of the Aleutian skate Bathyraja aleutica (Gilbert 1896)

    Simon C. Brown;Joseph J. Bizzarro;Joseph J. Bizzarro;Gregor M. Cailliet;David A. Ebert

  • Reproductive biology of skates, Bathyraja(Ishiyama), along the eastern Bering Sea continental slope

    D. A. Ebert

  • Comparative feeding ecology of four sympatric skate species off central California, USA

    Joseph J. Bizzarro;Heather J. Robinson;Christopher S. Rinewalt;David A. Ebert

  • Biodiversity and systematics of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei)

    David A. Ebert;Leonard J. V. Compagno

  • Resurrection and redescription of Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1854) from the North Pacific, with comments on the Squalus acanthias subgroup (Squaliformes: Squalidae)

    David A. Ebert;William T. White;Kenneth J. Goldman;Leonard J. V. Compagno

  • Ontogenetic changes in the diet of the sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus)

    David A. Ebert

  • Distribution of offshore demersal cartilaginous fish (Class Chondrichthyes) off the west coast of southern Africa, with notes on their systematics

    L. J. V. Compagno;D. A. Ebert;P. D. Cowley

  • Observations on the predatory behaviour of the sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus

    D. A. Ebert

  • A preliminary investigation of the feeding ecology of skates (Batoidea: Rajidae) off the west coast of southern Africa

    D. A. Ebert;P. D. Cowley;L. J. V. Compagno

  • Troubled waters: threats and extinction risk of the sharks, rays and chimaeras of the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters

    Rima W. Jabado;Peter M. Kyne;Riley A. Pollom;David A. Ebert

  • Diet of the sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus off southern Africa

    D. A. Ebert

  • Diet, feeding behaviour and habitat utilisation of the blue stingray Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith, 1828) in South African waters

    David A. Ebert;Paul D. Cowley

  • Reproductive biology of catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) off the west coast of southern Africa

    David A. Ebert;Leonard J.V. Compagno;Paul D. Cowley

  • An overview on the role of Hexanchiformes in marine ecosystems: biology, ecology and conservation status of a primitive order of modern sharks

    A. Barnett;J. M. Braccini;C. A. Awruch;C. A. Awruch;D. A. Ebert;D. A. Ebert

  • An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa.

    David A. Ebert;Sabine P. Wintner;Peter M. Kyne

  • Comparative feeding ecology of four sympatric skate species off central California, USA

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  • Chondrichthyans of High Latitude Seas

    David Ebert;Megan Winton

  • Food habits of the sandpaper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908) off central California: seasonal variation in diet linked to oceanographic conditions

    Christopher S. Rinewalt;David A. Ebert;Gregor M. Cailliet

  • Author response: Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays

    Nicholas K Dulvy;Sarah L Fowler;John A Musick;Rachel D Cavanagh

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregor M. Cailliet
Gregor M. Cailliet Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
William T. White
William T. White Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Nicholas K. Dulvy
Nicholas K. Dulvy Simon Fraser University
Peter Kyne
Peter Kyne Charles Darwin University
Paul D. Cowley
Paul D. Cowley South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Gavin J. P. Naylor
Gavin J. P. Naylor Florida Museum of Natural History
Colin A. Simpfendorfer
Colin A. Simpfendorfer James Cook University
John A. Musick
John A. Musick Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Janine N. Caira
Janine N. Caira University of Connecticut
Malcolm P. Francis
Malcolm P. Francis National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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