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57
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20812
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David Obura 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 David Obura sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 184 publications — 68th percentile

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

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

David Obura 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 David Obura sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Obura is affiliated with Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean in Kenya. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science, as well as Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

They have contributed to numerous papers published in prominent venues such as Nature Sustainability, Nature Ecology & Evolution, One Earth, Science, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Sustainability (8 publications)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution (6 publications)
  • One Earth (6 publications)
  • Science (5 publications)
  • Zenodo (5 publications)

Selected recent papers authored include:

  • "Safe and just Earth system boundaries" (2023, Nature)
  • "Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts" (2023, Science)
  • "Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability" (2020, Science)
  • "Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people" (2022, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment)
  • "IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change" (2021, Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications)

David Obura has also contributed to book publications through notable institutions such as the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with titles including:

  • "Ocean Decade Vision 2030 White Papers - Challenge 3: Ocean Contributions to Nourishing the World's Population." (2024)
  • "Synthesizing the scientific evidence to inform the development of the post-2020 Global Framework on Biodiversity: Earth Commission Meeting Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity" (2020)

The scientist collaborates frequently with peers including Peter H. Verburg, Fabrice DeClerck, Juan Rocha, Mishal Gudka, and Joyeeta Gupta.

Best Publications

  • Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

    Kent E. Carpenter;Muhammad Abrar;Greta Aeby;Richard B. Aronson

  • Essential biodiversity variables

    H M Pereira;S Ferrier;M Walters;G N Geller

  • Summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands

    Stuart A. Sandin;Jennifer E. Smith;Edward E. DeMartini;Elizabeth A. Dinsdale

  • The coral reef crisis : the critical importance of < 350 ppm CO2

    J. E. N. Veron;O. Hoegh-Guldberg;T. M. Lenton;J. M. Lough

  • Indirect effects of algae on coral: algae-mediated, microbe-induced coral mortality.

    Jennifer E. Smith;Morrigan Shaw;Rob A. Edwards;David Obura

  • Long‐standing environmental conditions, geographic isolation and host–symbiont specificity influence the relative ecological dominance and genetic diversification of coral endosymbionts in the genus Symbiodinium

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;Daniel T. Pettay;Eugenia M. Sampayo;Niphon Phongsuwan

  • Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts

    Unknown

  • Essential ocean variables for global sustained observations of biodiversity and ecosystem changes

    Patricia Miloslavich;Nicholas J. Bax;Nicholas J. Bax;Samantha E. Simmons;Eduardo Klein

  • Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

    Sandra Díaz;Noelia Zafra-Calvo;Andy Purvis;Peter H. Verburg

  • Operationalizing resilience for adaptive coral reef management under global environmental change.

    Kenneth R. N. Anthony;Paul A. Marshall;Ameer Abdulla;Roger Beeden

  • Re-evaluating the health of coral reef communities: baselines and evidence for human impacts across the central Pacific

    Jennifer E. Smith;Rusty Brainard;Amanda Carter;Saray Grillo

  • Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people

    Unknown

  • The Diversity and Biogeography of Western Indian Ocean Reef-Building Corals

    David Obura

  • Sedimentation effects on shallow coral communities in Kenya

    T.R. McClanahan;D. Obura

  • The global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services: Summary for policy makers

    Sandra Myrna Díaz;Josef Settele;Eduardo Brondízio;Hien Ngo

  • Effect of Sea Urchin Reductions on Algae, Coral, and Fish Populations

    T.R. McClanahan;A.T. Kamukuru;N.A. Muthiga;M. Gilagabher Yebio

  • The future of resilience-based management in coral reef ecosystems

    Elizabeth Mcleod;Kenneth R.N. Anthony;Kenneth R.N. Anthony;Peter J. Mumby;Jeffrey Maynard

  • Advancing marine biological observations and data requirements of the complementary Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) Frameworks

    Frank E. Muller-Karger;Patricia Miloslavich;Patricia Miloslavich;Nicholas Bax;Nicholas Bax;Samantha E. Simmons

  • Resilience and climate change: lessons from coral reefs and bleaching in the Western Indian Ocean

    David O. Obura

  • Scientific outcome of the IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change

    Hans Otto-Portner;Bob Scholes;John Agard;Emma Archer

  • A Framework for Social Adaptation to Climate Change: Sustaining Tropical Coastal Communities and Industries

    N. A. Marshall;Paul Marshall;Jerker Tamelander;David O. Obura

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia Miloslavich
Patricia Miloslavich University of Tasmania
Nicholas J. Bax
Nicholas J. Bax Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Yunne-Jai Shin
Yunne-Jai Shin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Stuart A. Sandin
Stuart A. Sandin University of California, San Diego
Charles Sheppard
Charles Sheppard University of Warwick
Enric Sala
Enric Sala National Geographic Society
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg University of Queensland
Sangeeta Mangubhai
Sangeeta Mangubhai Talanoa Consulting
Chaolun Allen Chen
Chaolun Allen Chen Academia Sinica
Forest Rohwer
Forest Rohwer San Diego State University

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