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David Thistle 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 Thistle sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 105 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

David Thistle 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 Thistle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David Thistle is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research focus primarily resides within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with specific attention to Oceanography and Ecology as subfields.

The scientist's body of work includes a notable publication titled Deep sea without limits-four new closely related species of Emertonia Wilson, 1932 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Paramesochridae) show characters with a world-wide distribution, published in 2021 in the journal Zootaxa.

Their research contributions emphasize several key topics, including:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Frequent collaboration has been observed with colleagues such as Annabel Mathiske, Hendrik Gheerardyn, and Gritta Veit-Köhler. The scientist has published in venues including:

  • Zootaxa

David Thistle was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Natural Physical Disturbances and Communities of Marine Soft Bottoms

    David Thistle

  • Effects of bacterial exopolymer adhesion on the entrainment of sand

    W. Brian Dade;John D. Davis;Peter D. Nichols;Arthur R.M. Nowell

  • A DEEP-SEA BENTHIC COMMUNITY EXPOSED TO STRONG NEAR-BOTTOM CURRENTS ON THE SCOTIAN RISE (WESTERN ATLANTIC)

    D. Thistle;J. Y. Yingst;Kristian Fauchald

  • Detecting two-dimensional spatial structure in biological data.

    P. A. Jumars;D. Thistle;M. L. Jones

  • The nematode fauna of a deep-sea site exposed to strong near-bottom currents

    David Thistle;Kevin M. Sherman

  • Overview of SAX99: environmental considerations

    M.D. Richardson;K.B. Briggs;L.D. Bibee;P.A. Jumars

  • Microbial food partitioning by three species of benthic copepods

    K. R. Carman;D. Thistle

  • Harpacticoid dispersion patterns implications for deep sea diversity maintenance

    D. Thistle

  • On the place of origin of deep-sea lsopods

    R. R. Hessler;D. Thistle

  • The fauna of the HEBBLE site: patterns in standing stock and sediment-dynamic effects

    David Thistle;Stephen C. Ertman;Kristian Fauchald

  • Response of a soft-bottom harpacticoid community to stingray ( Dasyatis sabina ) disturbance

    J. A. Reidenauer;D. Thistle

  • Effect of the brittle star Amphiura filiformis (Amphiuridae, Echinodermata) on oxygen flux into the sediment

    Kay Vopel;David Thistle;Rutger Rosenberg

  • Nematode tail-shape groups respond to environmental differences in the deep sea

    D. Thistle;P. J. D. Lambshead;K. M. Sherman

  • The role of biologically produced habitat heterogeneity in deep-sea diversity maintenance

    David Thistle

  • Harpacticoid Copepods and Biogenic Structures: Implications for Deep-Sea Diversity Maintenance

    David Thistle

  • Role of a natural disturbance in an assemblage of marine free-living nematodes

    KM Sherman;JA Reidenauer;D. Thistle;D. Meeter

  • A hydrodynamically modified, abyssal isopod fauna

    D Thistle;G. D. F. Wilson

  • Deep-sea Echinoderidae (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Northwest Pacific

    Martin V. Sørensen;Melissa Rohal;David Thistle

  • Response of a harpacticoid copepod to a small-scale natural disturbance☆

    Reisa Varon;David Thistle

  • The effect of a biologically produced structure on the benthic copepods of a deep-sea site

    David Thistle;James E. Eckman

  • An experimental investigation of enhanced harpacticoid (Copepoda) abundances around isolated seagrass shoots

    David Thistle;Jeffrey A. Reidenauer;Robert H. Findlay;Richard Waldo

Frequent Co-Authors

James P. Barry
James P. Barry Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
John W. Fleeger
John W. Fleeger Louisiana State University
George D. Wilson
George D. Wilson Beaumont Health
Peter G. Brewer
Peter G. Brewer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Peter A. Jumars
Peter A. Jumars University of Maine
Andrew J. Gooday
Andrew J. Gooday National Oceanography Centre
Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
Rony Huys
Rony Huys Natural History Museum
Thomas Soltwedel
Thomas Soltwedel Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
David C. White
David C. White University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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