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48
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7272
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4288
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1489

Erik E. Cordes 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 Erik E. Cordes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 127 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Erik E. Cordes 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 Erik E. Cordes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Erik E. Cordes is affiliated with Temple University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans studies on marine ecosystems, oceanography, and global planetary change. The main subfields they focus on include ecology, oceanography, and environmental chemistry, with additional exploration into molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of marine and environmental subjects, including coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine biology and ecology research, marine and fisheries research, and marine and coastal plant biology. Further areas of interest involve microbial community ecology and physiology, ocean acidification effects and responses, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

Erik E. Cordes has contributed to multiple publications across several scientific venues. The most frequent venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Global Change Biology
  • ZooKeys
  • Science
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Cordes reflect diverse marine and environmental research themes. Notable recent works include:

  • "Climate-induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold-water corals and commercially important deep-sea fishes in the North Atlantic" (2020) published in Global Change Biology
  • "Temperature Controls eDNA Persistence across Physicochemical Conditions in Seawater" (2022) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program" (2020) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "A decade to study deep-sea life" (2020) published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions" (2023) published in Science

In addition to articles, Cordes has published books, including a title under Springer International Publishing: "Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the World" (2023).

The scientist's frequent collaborators include:

  • Lisa A. Levin
  • Jorge Cortés
  • Santiago Herrera
  • Ryan Gasbarro
  • Telmo Morato

Best Publications

  • Impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a deep-water coral community in the Gulf of Mexico

    Helen K. White;Pen Yuan Hsing;Walter Cho;Timothy M. Shank

  • Environmental Impacts of the Deep-Water Oil and Gas Industry: A Review to Guide Management Strategies

    Erik E. Cordes;Daniel O. B. Jones;Thomas A. Schlacher;Diva J. Amon

  • Hydrothermal Vents and Methane Seeps: Rethinking the Sphere of Influence

    Lisa A. Levin;Amy R. Baco;David A. Bowden;Ana Colaco

  • Age, growth and radiometric age validation of a deep-sea, habitat-forming gorgonian (Primnoa resedaeformis) from the Gulf of Alaska

    Allen H. Andrews;Erik E. Cordes;Melissa M. Mahoney;Kristen Munk

  • The influence of geological, geochemical, and biogenic habitat heterogeneity on seep biodiversity

    Erik E. Cordes;Marina R. Cunha;Joëlle Galéron;Camilo Mora

  • Macro-Ecology of Gulf of Mexico Cold Seeps

    Erik E. Cordes;Derk C. Bergquist;Charles R. Fisher

  • Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

    Telmo Morato;José‐Manuel González‐Irusta;Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió;Chih‐Lin Wei

  • Coral communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico

    Erik E. Cordes;Michael P. McGinley;Elizabeth L. Podowski;Erin L. Becker

  • Community structure of vestimentiferan-generated habitat islands from Gulf of Mexico cold seeps

    Derk C. Bergquist;Tracy Ward;Erik E. Cordes;Tim McNelis

  • Footprint of Deepwater Horizon blowout impact to deep-water coral communities

    Charles R. Fisher;Pen Yuan Hsing;Carl L. Kaiser;Dana R. Yoerger

  • Cold seeps of the deep Gulf of Mexico: Community structure and biogeographic comparisons to Atlantic equatorial belt seep communities

    Erik E. Cordes;Susan L. Carney;Stephane Hourdez;Robert S. Carney

  • Modeling the mutualistic interactions between tubeworms and microbial consortia.

    Erik E Cordes;Michael A Arthur;Katriona Shea;Rolf S Arvidson

  • Acute survivorship of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa from the Gulf of Mexico under acidification, warming, and deoxygenation

    Jay J. Lunden;Conall G. McNicholl;Christopher R. Sears;Cheryl L. Morrison

  • Cold Seeps and associated communities of the gulf of Mexico

    Charles Fisher;Harry Roberts;Erik Cordes;Bernie Bernard

  • Using stable isotopes and quantitative community characteristics to determine a local hydrothermal vent food web

    Derk C. Bergquist;James T. Eckner;Istvan A. Urcuyo;Erik E. Cordes

  • Response of deep-water corals to oil and chemical dispersant exposure

    Danielle M. DeLeo;Dannise V. Ruiz-Ramos;Iliana B. Baums;Erik E. Cordes

  • Reproduction and growth of Anthomastus ritteri (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Monterey Bay, California, USA

    E. E. Cordes;J. W. Nybakken;G. VanDykhuizen

  • The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, six years after the Macondo oil well blowout

    Samantha B. Joye;Annalisa Bracco;Tamay M. Özgökmen;Jeffrey P. Chanton

  • Coral Communities as Indicators of Ecosystem-Level Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Spill

    Charles R. Fisher;Amanda W. J. Demopoulos;Erik E. Cordes;Iliana B. Baums

  • Niche divergence by deep-sea octocorals in the genus Callogorgia across the continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico.

    Andrea M. Quattrini;Samuel E. Georgian;Luke Byrnes;Alex Stevens

  • Succession of hydrocarbon seep communities associated with the long-lived foundation species Lamellibrachia luymesi

    Erik E. Cordes;Erik E. Cordes;Stephane Hourdez;Benjamin L. Predmore;Meredith L. Redding

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles R. Fisher
Charles R. Fisher Pennsylvania State University
Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
Harry H. Roberts
Harry H. Roberts Louisiana State University
Timothy M. Shank
Timothy M. Shank Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Stéphane Hourdez
Stéphane Hourdez Sorbonne University
James M. Brooks
James M. Brooks Texas A&M University
Ian R. MacDonald
Ian R. MacDonald Florida State University
Greg W. Rouse
Greg W. Rouse University of California, San Diego
Victoria J. Orphan
Victoria J. Orphan California Institute of Technology
Christopher R. German
Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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