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Demian D. Chapman

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
8332
World Ranking
4647
National Ranking
1614

Demian D. Chapman 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 Demian D. Chapman sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Demian D. Chapman 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 Demian D. Chapman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Demian D. Chapman is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States, focusing primarily on Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics of Chapman's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Chapman has contributed to a number of recent scientific papers. These include:

  • "Individual and Population Benefits of Marine Reserves for Reef Sharks," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Two thirds of species in a global shark fin trade hub are threatened with extinction: Conservation potential of international trade regulations for coastal sharks," 2022, Conservation Letters
  • "Species composition of the largest shark fin retail-market in mainland China," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Mercury and arsenic in processed fins from nine of the most traded shark species in the Hong Kong and China dried seafood markets: The potential health risks of shark fin soup," 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Energetic connectivity of diverse elasmobranch populations - implications for ecological resilience," 2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent co-authors working with Chapman have included Kevin A. Feldheim, Diego Cardeñosa, Stanley K. H. Shea, Elizabeth A. Babcock, and Yannis P. Papastamatiou.

In terms of publication venues, Chapman has had a number of works published in the following journals:

  • Journal of Fish Biology
  • Animal Conservation
  • Nature
  • Fisheries Research
  • Conservation Genetics

Best Publications

  • Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks

    Boris Worm;Brendal Davis;Lisa Kettemer;Christine A. Ward-Paige

  • Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

    Nuno Queiroz;Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Ana Couto;Marisa Vedor

  • There and Back Again: A Review of Residency and Return Migrations in Sharks, with Implications for Population Structure and Management

    Demian D. Chapman;Kevin A. Feldheim;Yannis P. Papastamatiou;Robert E. Hueter

  • Stable isotopes and elasmobranchs: tissue types, methods, applications and assumptions.

    N. E. Hussey;M. A. MacNeil;J. A. Olin;B. C. McMeans

  • Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks

    M. Aaron MacNeil;Demian D. Chapman;Michelle Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Reef sharks exhibit site-fidelity and higher relative abundance in marine reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.

    Mark E. Bond;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Ellen K. Pikitch;Debra L. Abercrombie

  • Marine reserve design and evaluation using automated acoustic telemetry: A case-study involving coral reef-associated sharks in the mesoamerican Caribbean

    Demian D. Chapman;Ellen K. Pikitch;Elizabeth Babcock;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Virgin birth in a hammerhead shark.

    Demian D Chapman;Mahmood S Shivji;Ed Louis;Julie Sommer

  • Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: the potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground

    Ricardo C. Garla;Demian D. Chapman;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Two decades of genetic profiling yields first evidence of natal philopatry and long‐term fidelity to parturition sites in sharks

    Kevin Andrew Feldheim;Samuel H. Gruber;Joseph DiBattista;Elizabeth A. Babcock

  • Environmental DNA reveals tropical shark diversity in contrasting levels of anthropogenic impact

    Judith Bakker;Owen S. Wangensteen;Demian D. Chapman;Germain Boussarie

  • Long‐term natal site‐fidelity by immature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a subtropical island

    Demian D. Chapman;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Samuel H. Gruber;Joseph D. Dibattista

  • A streamlined, bi-organelle, multiplex PCR approach to species identification: Application to global conservation and trade monitoring of the great white shark,Carcharodon carcharias

    Demian D. Chapman;Debra L. Abercrombie;Christophe J. Douady;Ellen K. Pikitch

  • Comparative analyses of animal-tracking data reveal ecological significance of endothermy in fishes

    Yuuki Y. Watanabe;Yuuki Y. Watanabe;Kenneth J. Goldman;Jennifer E. Caselle;Demian D. Chapman

  • Species composition of the international shark fin trade assessed through a retail-market survey in Hong Kong.

    Andrew T. Fields;Gunter A. Fischer;Stanley K. H. Shea;Huarong Zhang

  • Predominance of genetic monogamy by females in a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo: implications for shark conservation

    Demian D. Chapman;Paulo A. Prodöhl;James Gelsleichter;Charles A. Manire

  • Supplemental feeding for ecotourism reverses diel activity and alters movement patterns and spatial distribution of the southern stingray, Dasyatis americana.

    Mark J. Corcoran;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Mahmood S. Shivji;Matthew D. Potenski

  • Habitat use and demographic population structure of elasmobranchs at a Caribbean atoll (Glover's Reef, Belize)

    Ellen K. Pikitch;Ellen K. Pikitch;Demian D. Chapman;Demian D. Chapman;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Individual and Population Benefits of Marine Reserves for Reef Sharks

    Ross G. Dwyer;Ross G. Dwyer;Nils C. Krueck;Nils C. Krueck;Vinay Udyawer;Vinay Udyawer;Michelle R. Heupel

  • Genetic profiling reveals illegal international trade in fins of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias

    Mahmood S. Shivji;Demian D. Chapman;Ellen K. Pikitch;Paul W. Raymond

  • Complex movements, philopatry and expanded depth range of a severely threatened pelagic shark, the oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the western North Atlantic.

    Lucy A. Howey-Jordan;Edward J. Brooks;Debra L. Abercrombie;Lance K. B. Jordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin A. Feldheim
Kevin A. Feldheim Field Museum of Natural History
Mahmood S. Shivji
Mahmood S. Shivji Nova Southeastern University
Elizabeth A. Babcock
Elizabeth A. Babcock University of Miami
Samuel H. Gruber
Samuel H. Gruber University of Miami
Ellen K. Pikitch
Ellen K. Pikitch Stony Brook University
Yannis P. Papastamatiou
Yannis P. Papastamatiou Florida International University
Michael R. Heithaus
Michael R. Heithaus Florida International University
Yuuki Y. Watanabe
Yuuki Y. Watanabe The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Bradley M. Wetherbee
Bradley M. Wetherbee University of Rhode Island

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