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F. Joel Fodrie

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4335
World Ranking
7638
National Ranking
2567

F. Joel Fodrie 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 F. Joel Fodrie sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 140 publications — 46th percentile

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

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

F. Joel Fodrie 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 F. Joel Fodrie sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

F. Joel Fodrie is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular concentration in ecology, global and planetary change, and oceanography. They have a substantial body of work that intersects with various subfields such as nature and landscape conservation and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scope of Fodrie's work encompasses several main topics. These include marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, coral and marine ecosystem studies, isotope analysis in ecology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, marine biology and ecology research, and coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Among their recent publications are notable papers such as:

  • Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • A Pleistocene legacy structures variation in modern seagrass ecosystems (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Body size, trophic position, and the coupling of different energy pathways across a saltmarsh landscape (2021, Limnology and Oceanography Letters)
  • Comparing edge and fragmentation effects within seagrass communities: A meta-analysis (2021, Ecology)
  • Ocean current patterns drive the worldwide colonization of eelgrass (Zostera marina) (2023, Nature Plants)

Fodrie frequently collaborates with fellow researchers such as Kevin A. Hovel, J. Emmett Duffy, A. Randall Hughes, John J. Stachowicz, and Mathieu Cusson. These collaborations have contributed significantly to the breadth and depth of their research outputs.

The scientist's publications are commonly found in a range of venues, with a notable number published through UNC Libraries. Other frequent publication outlets include Ecology, Ecosphere, PLoS ONE, and Nature Plants, illustrating a diverse interdisciplinary reach within environmental and marine sciences.

Best Publications

  • Engineering away our natural defenses: an analysis of shoreline hardening in the US

    Rachel K Gittman;Rachel K Gittman;F Joel Fodrie;Alyssa M Popowich;Danielle A Keller

  • Complex larval connectivity patterns among marine invertebrate populations

    Bonnie J. Becker;Lisa A. Levin;F. Joel Fodrie;Pat A. McMillan

  • Living shorelines can enhance the nursery role of threatened estuarine habitats

    Rachel Kelley Gittman;Charles H. Peterson;Carolyn A. Currin;F. Joel Fodrie

  • Oyster reefs can outpace sea-level rise

    Antonio B. Rodriguez;F. Joel Fodrie;Justin T. Ridge;Niels L. Lindquist

  • Climate‐related, decadal‐scale assemblage changes of seagrass‐associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico

    F. Joel Fodrie;Kenneth L. Heck;Sean P. Powers;William M. Graham

  • Integrating Organismal and Population Responses of Estuarine Fishes in Macondo Spill Research

    F. Joel Fodrie;Kenneth W. Able;Fernando Galvez;Kenneth L. Heck

  • Oyster reefs as carbon sources and sinks.

    F. Joel Fodrie;Antonio B. Rodriguez;Rachel K. Gittman;Jonathan H. Grabowski

  • Response of Coastal Fishes to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster

    F. Joel Fodrie;Kenneth L. Heck

  • Enzymatic microbial Mn(II) oxidation and Mn biooxide production in the Guaymas Basin deep-sea hydrothermal plume

    Gregory J. Dick;Brian G. Clement;Samuel M. Webb;F. Joel Fodrie

  • Spatial and temporal variation in trace elemental fingerprints of mytilid mussel shells: A precursor to invertebrate larval tracking

    Bonnie J. Becker;F. Joel Fodrie;Pat A. McMillan;Lisa A. Levin

  • Maximizing oyster-reef growth supports green infrastructure with accelerating sea-level rise

    Justin T. Ridge;Antonio B. Rodriguez;F. Joel Fodrie;Niels L. Lindquist

  • Linking juvenile habitat utilization to population dynamics of California halibut

    F. Joel Fodrie;Lisa A. Levin

  • Differential habitat use and antipredator response of juvenile roach (Rutilus rutilus) to olfactory and visual cues from multiple predators

    Charles W. Martin;F. Joel Fodrie;Kenneth L. Heck;Johanna Mattila

  • Latitude, temperature, and habitat complexity predict predation pressure in eelgrass beds across the Northern Hemisphere.

    Pamela L. Reynolds;Pamela L. Reynolds;John J. Stachowicz;Kevin Hovel;Christoffer Boström

  • Classic paradigms in a novel environment: inserting food web and productivity lessons from rocky shores and saltmarshes into biogenic reef restoration

    F. Joel Fodrie;Antonio B. Rodriguez;Christopher J. Baillie;Michelle C. Brodeur

  • What controls connectivity? An empirical, multi-species approach.

    Paola C. López-Duarte;Henry S. Carson;Geoffrey S. Cook;Geoffrey S. Cook;F. Joel Fodrie

  • Hurricane damage along natural and hardened estuarine shorelines: Using homeowner experiences to promote nature-based coastal protection

    Carter S. Smith;Rachel K. Gittman;Isabelle P. Neylan;Steven B. Scyphers

  • Carbon export from fringing saltmarsh shoreline erosion overwhelms carbon storage across a critical width threshold

    Ethan J. Theuerkauf;J. Drew Stephens;Justin T. Ridge;F. Joel Fodrie

  • Availability, usage and expected contribution of potential nursery habitats for the California halibut

    F. Joel Fodrie;Guillermo Mendoza

  • Measuring individuality in habitat use across complex landscapes: approaches, constraints, and implications for assessing resource specialization

    F. Joel Fodrie;Lauren A. Yeager;Jonathan H. Grabowski;Craig A. Layman

  • Key taxa in food web responses to stressors: the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    Michael J McCann;Kenneth W Able;Robert R Christian;F Joel Fodrie

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan H. Grabowski
Jonathan H. Grabowski Northeastern University
Sean P. Powers
Sean P. Powers University of South Alabama
Antonio B. Rodriguez
Antonio B. Rodriguez University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth W. Able
Kenneth W. Able Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth L. Heck
Kenneth L. Heck University of South Alabama
Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
Olaf P. Jensen
Olaf P. Jensen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael F. Piehler
Michael F. Piehler University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A. Randall Hughes
A. Randall Hughes Northeastern University

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