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47
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9370
World Ranking
4396
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1534

Eric Sanford 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 Eric Sanford sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

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

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

Eric Sanford 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 Eric Sanford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eric Sanford is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Genetics, and Biomaterials as subfields of study.

Sanford's research topics include Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, and Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics.

Recent publications by Sanford include:

  • "Coast-wide evidence of low pH amelioration by seagrass ecosystems," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Evolved differences in energy metabolism and growth dictate the impacts of ocean acidification on abalone aquaculture," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ecological Leverage Points: Species Interactions Amplify the Physiological Effects of Global Environmental Change in the Ocean," 2021, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Seagrass-driven changes in carbonate chemistry enhance oyster shell growth," 2021, Oecologia
  • "Biogeography of ocean acidification: Differential field performance of transplanted mussels to upwelling-driven variation in carbonate chemistry," 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Sanford include:

  • Tessa M. Hill
  • Aurora M. Ricart
  • Melissa Ward
  • Emily K. Longman
  • Kristy J. Kroeker

Sanford's work is published in several venues repeatedly, including:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Local Adaptation in Marine Invertebrates

    Eric Sanford;Morgan W. Kelly

  • Regulation of keystone predation by small changes in ocean temperature

    Eric Sanford

  • Benthic–pelagic links and rocky intertidal communities: Bottom-up effects on top-down control?

    Bruce A. Menge;Bryon A. Daley;Patricia A. Wheeler;Elizabeth Dahlhoff

  • Limited potential for adaptation to climate change in a broadly distributed marine crustacean

    Morgan W. Kelly;Eric Sanford;Richard K. Grosberg

  • Evolutionary change during experimental ocean acidification

    Melissa H. Pespeni;Eric Sanford;Brian Gaylord;Tessa M. Hill

  • Ocean acidification through the lens of ecological theory

    Brian Gaylord;Kristy J Kroeker;Jennifer M Sunday;Kathryn M Anderson

  • Functional impacts of ocean acidification in an ecologically critical foundation species

    Brian Gaylord;Tessa M. Hill;Eric Sanford;Elizabeth A. Lenz

  • Persistent carry‐over effects of planktonic exposure to ocean acidification in the Olympia oyster

    Annaliese Hettinger;Annaliese Hettinger;Eric Sanford;Tessa M. Hill;Ann D. Russell

  • TOP‐DOWN AND BOTTOM‐UP REGULATION OF NEW ZEALAND ROCKY INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES

    Bruce A. Menge;Bryon A. Daley;Jane Lubchenco;Eric Sanford

  • Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Katharina E. Fabricius;Kristy J. Kroeker;Kathryn M. Anderson

  • Widespread shifts in the coastal biota of northern California during the 2014–2016 marine heatwaves

    Eric Sanford;Jacqueline L. Sones;Marisol García-Reyes;Jeffrey H. R. Goddard

  • Chemical and biological impacts of ocean acidification along the west coast of North America

    Richard A. Feely;Simone R. Alin;Brendan Carter;Nina Bednaršek

  • Water temperature, predation, and the neglected role of physiological rate effects in rocky intertidal communities.

    Eric Sanford

  • Geographic variation in the upper thermal limits of an intertidal snail: implications for climate envelope models.

    Evelyne S. L. Kuo;Eric Sanford

  • Persistent spatial structuring of coastal ocean acidification in the California Current System

    F. Chan;J. A. Barth;C. A. Blanchette;R. H. Byrne

  • Extreme spatial variation in the growth and reproductive output of the acorn barnacle Semibalanus balanoides

    Bertness;SD Gaines;D. Bermudez;E. Sanford

  • Local selection and latitudinal variation in a marine predator-prey interaction.

    Eric Sanford;Eric Sanford;Eric Sanford;Melissa S. Roth;Melissa S. Roth;Melissa S. Roth;Glenn C. Johns;Glenn C. Johns;Glenn C. Johns;John P. Wares;John P. Wares;John P. Wares

  • Body temperature during low tide alters the feeding performance of a top intertidal predator

    Sylvain Pincebourde;Eric Sanford;Brian Helmuth

  • Flow, food supply and acorn barnacle population dynamics

    E. Sanford;D. Bermudez;Bertness;SD Gaines

  • Larval tolerance, gene flow, and the northern geographic range limit of fiddler crabs.

    Eric Sanford;Samuel B. Holzman;Robert A. Haney;David M. Rand

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Gaylord
Brian Gaylord University of California, Davis
Bruce A. Menge
Bruce A. Menge Oregon State University
Kristy J. Kroeker
Kristy J. Kroeker University of California, Santa Cruz
Sylvain Pincebourde
Sylvain Pincebourde François Rabelais University
Brian Helmuth
Brian Helmuth Northeastern University
Gretchen E. Hofmann
Gretchen E. Hofmann University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard K. Grosberg
Richard K. Grosberg University of California, Davis
Stephen R. Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi Stanford University
Carol A. Blanchette
Carol A. Blanchette University of California, Santa Barbara
Margaret A. McManus
Margaret A. McManus University of Hawaii at Manoa

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