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Emily S. Darling

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
12334
World Ranking
3584
National Ranking
1255

Emily S. Darling 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 Emily S. Darling sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 91 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Emily S. Darling 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 Emily S. Darling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Emily S. Darling is affiliated with the Wildlife Conservation Society in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to marine and coastal ecosystems. These include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Coastal and Marine Management, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, Marine and coastal plant biology, and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Emily S. Darling has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • One Earth
  • Conservation Biology
  • Conservation Letters
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography

Their recent papers illustrate the breadth of their research interests and collaborative efforts. Selected recent papers include:

  • The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean (2021), published in Science
  • Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs (2021), published in Nature
  • Creating a space for place and multidimensional well-being: lessons learned from localizing the SDGs (2020), published in Sustainability Science
  • A global map of human pressures on tropical coral reefs (2021), published in Conservation Letters
  • Large geographic variability in the resistance of corals to thermal stress (2020), published in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Among frequent co-authors are Georgina G. Gurney, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Stacy D. Jupiter, Gabby N. Ahmadia, and David Gill, with multiple collaborations indicating ongoing partnerships in their research projects.

Best Publications

  • Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally

    David A. Gill;Michael B. Mascia;Gabby N. Ahmadia;Louise Glew

  • Interactions among ecosystem stressors and their importance in conservation.

    Isabelle M. Côté;Emily S. Darling;Christopher J. Brown

  • Quantifying the evidence for ecological synergies

    Emily S. Darling;Isabelle M. Côté

  • Evaluating life‐history strategies of reef corals from species traits

    Emily S. Darling;Lorenzo Alvarez‐Filip;Thomas A. Oliver;Timothy R. McClanahan

  • Scientific evidence supports a ban on microbeads

    Chelsea M. Rochman;Chelsea M. Rochman;Sara M. Kross;Sara M. Kross;Jonathan B. Armstrong;Jonathan B. Armstrong;Michael T. Bogan;Michael T. Bogan

  • Rethinking ecosystem resilience in the face of climate change.

    Isabelle M. Côté;Emily S. Darling

  • The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean

    Kirsten Grorud-Colvert;Kirsten Grorud-Colvert;Jenna Sullivan-Stack;Callum Roberts;Vanessa Constant

  • Relationships between structural complexity, coral traits, and reef fish assemblages

    Emily S. Darling;Emily S. Darling;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley;Kirsty L. Nash

  • Coral reef ecosystem functioning: eight core processes and the role of biodiversity

    Simon J Brandl;Simon J Brandl;Douglas B Rasher;Isabelle M Côté;Jordan M Casey;Jordan M Casey

  • Life histories predict coral community disassembly under multiple stressors

    Emily S. Darling;Timothy R. McClanahan;Isabelle M. Côté

  • Prioritizing Key Resilience Indicators to Support Coral Reef Management in a Changing Climate

    Tim R. McClanahan;Simon D. Donner;Jeffrey A. Maynard;M. Aaron MacNeil

  • Evaluating Social and Ecological Vulnerability of Coral Reef Fisheries to Climate Change

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;Emily S. Darling;Austin T. Humphries;Austin T. Humphries

  • The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

    Joshua S. Madin;Kristen D. Anderson;Magnus Heide Andreasen;Tom C.L. Bridge;Tom C.L. Bridge

  • MALTHUSIAN OVERFISHING AND EFFORTS TO OVERCOME IT ON KENYAN CORAL REEFS

    Tim R. McClanahan;Christina C. Hicks;Emily S. Darling

  • Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Tim R McClanahan;Joseph Maina;Georgina G Gurney

  • A Deep learning method for accurate and fast identification of coral reef fishes in underwater images

    Sébastien Villon;David Mouillot;Marc Chaumont;Emily S. Darling

  • Risk-sensitive planning for conserving coral reefs under rapid climate change

    Hawthorne L. Beyer;Hawthorne L. Beyer;Emma V. Kennedy;Maria Beger;Maria Beger;Chaolun Allen Chen;Chaolun Allen Chen

  • Bolder science needed now for protected areas

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Emily S. Darling;Emily S. Darling;Oscar Venter;Martine Maron

  • A Trait-Based Approach to Advance Coral Reef Science

    Joshua S. Madin;Mia O. Hoogenboom;Sean R. Connolly;Emily S. Darling

  • Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges : implications for the Atlantic invasion

    Michel Kulbicki;J. Beets;Pascale Chabanet;K. Cure

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim R. McClanahan
Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society
Isabelle M. Côté
Isabelle M. Côté Simon Fraser University
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Joseph Maina
Joseph Maina Macquarie University
Stacy D. Jupiter
Stacy D. Jupiter Wildlife Conservation Society
Nyawira A. Muthiga
Nyawira A. Muthiga Wildlife Conservation Society
Maria Beger
Maria Beger University of Leeds
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Sangeeta Mangubhai
Sangeeta Mangubhai Talanoa Consulting

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Best Scientists Citing Emily S. Darling

Tim R. McClanahan

Tim R. McClanahan

Wildlife Conservation Society

Publications: 76

Nicholas A. J. Graham

Nicholas A. J. Graham

Lancaster University

Publications: 75

James E. M. Watson

James E. M. Watson

University of Queensland

Publications: 60

Hugh P. Possingham

Hugh P. Possingham

University of Queensland

Publications: 54

Peter J. Mumby

Peter J. Mumby

University of Queensland

Publications: 47

Maria Beger

Maria Beger

University of Leeds

Publications: 44

Shaun K. Wilson

Shaun K. Wilson

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Publications: 41

Morgan S. Pratchett

Morgan S. Pratchett

James Cook University

Publications: 34

Joshua E. Cinner

Joshua E. Cinner

James Cook University

Publications: 33

Joachim Claudet

Joachim Claudet

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Publications: 31

David Mouillot

David Mouillot

University of Montpellier

Publications: 31

Benjamin S. Halpern

Benjamin S. Halpern

University of California, Santa Barbara

Publications: 28

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

University of Queensland

Publications: 27

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Christina C. Hicks

Lancaster University

Publications: 24

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Robby Stoks

KU Leuven

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Isabelle M. Côté

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