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Dirk Zeller

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
24914
World Ranking
7641
National Ranking
189

Dirk Zeller publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Zeller sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 256 publications — 69th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Dirk Zeller D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Zeller sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dirk Zeller is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on marine and fisheries research. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Molecular Biology.

The topics of their research primarily include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Zeller has published in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to Frontiers in Marine Science. Other regular publication platforms include Fish and Fisheries, Marine and Freshwater Research, npj Ocean Sustainability, and Regional Studies in Marine Science.

They have authored work featured in recent papers such as:

  • Fishery biomass trends of exploited fish populations in marine ecoregions, climatic zones and ocean basins, 2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Illicit trade in marine fish catch and its effects on ecosystems and people worldwide, 2020, Science Advances
  • Estimating Global Catches of Marine Recreational Fisheries, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Fisheries and Policy Implications for Human Nutrition, 2020, Current Environmental Health Reports
  • A Baseline for the Blue Economy: Catch and Effort History in the Republic of Seychelles' Domestic Fisheries, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science

Zeller's collaborations include frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Daniel Pauly, Maria Lourdes D. Palomares, Jessica J. Meeuwig, Vania Andreoli, and Brittany Derrick.

In addition to journal articles, Zeller has contributed to book publications, including a title published by UNESCO: Fisheries catches for the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem since 1950, released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Towards sustainability in world fisheries

    Daniel Pauly;Villy Christensen;Sylvie Guénette;Tony J. Pitcher

  • Rebuilding Global Fisheries

    Boris Worm;Ray Hilborn;Julia K. Baum;Trevor A. Branch

  • Large-scale redistribution of maximum fisheries catch potential in the global ocean under climate change

    William W L Cheung;William W L Cheung;Vicky W Y Lam;Jorge L. Sarmiento;Kelly Kearney

  • Catch reconstructions reveal that global marine fisheries catches are higher than reported and declining

    Daniel Pauly;Dirk Zeller

  • An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Catherine Longo;Darren Hardy;Karen L. McLeod

  • Nutrition: Fall in fish catch threatens human health

    Christopher D. Golden;Edward H. Allison;William W. L. Cheung;Madan M. Dey

  • Hundred‐year decline of North Atlantic predatory fishes

    Villy Christensen;Sylvie Guénette;Johanna J Heymans;Carl J Walters

  • Management Effectiveness of the World's Marine Fisheries

    Camilo Mora;Ransom A. Myers;Marta Coll;Simone Libralato

  • Women and fisheries: Contribution to food security and local economies

    Sarah Harper;Dirk Zeller;Melissa Hauzer;Daniel Pauly

  • Global marine yield halved as fishing intensity redoubles

    Reg A Watson;William W L Cheung;William W L Cheung;Jonathan A Anticamara;Rashid U Sumaila

  • The economics of fishing the high seas

    Enric Sala;Juan Mayorga;Christopher Costello;David Kroodsma

  • Mercury, food webs, and marine mammals: implications of diet and climate change for human health.

    Shawn Booth;Dirk Zeller

  • Home range and activity patterns of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Serranidae)

    Dirk C. Zeller

  • Global marine fisheries discards: A synthesis of reconstructed data

    Dirk Zeller;Tim Cashion;Maria Palomares;Daniel Pauly

  • What catch data can tell us about the status of global fisheries

    Rainer Froese;Dirk Zeller;Kristin Kleisner;Daniel Pauly

  • China's distant-water fisheries in the 21st century

    Daniel Pauly;Dyhia Belhabib;Roland Blomeyer;William W W L Cheung

  • Most fish destined for fishmeal production are food-grade fish

    Tim Cashion;Frédéric Le Manach;Dirk Zeller;Daniel Pauly

  • Spawning aggregations: patterns of movement of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Serranidae) as determined by ultrasonic telemetry

    Dirk C. Zeller

  • Good news, bad news: global fisheries discards are declining, but so are total catches

    Dirk Zeller;Daniel Pauly

  • Re-estimation of small-scale fishery catches for U.S. flag-associated island areas in the western Pacific: the last 50 years

    Dirk Zeller;Shawn Booth;Gerald Davis;Daniel Pauly

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Pauly
Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia
U. Rashid Sumaila
U. Rashid Sumaila University of British Columbia
William W. L. Cheung
William W. L. Cheung University of British Columbia
Reg Watson
Reg Watson University of Tasmania
Villy Christensen
Villy Christensen University of British Columbia
Garry R. Russ
Garry R. Russ James Cook University
Marta Coll
Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council
Jessica J. Meeuwig
Jessica J. Meeuwig University of Western Australia
Benjamin S. Halpern
Benjamin S. Halpern University of California, Santa Barbara
Carl J. Walters
Carl J. Walters University of British Columbia

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Elizabeth A. Fulton

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Alistair J. Hobday

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Publications: 64

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Publications: 56

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Tim R. McClanahan

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Publications: 47

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