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D-Index
44
Citations
7270
World Ranking
5083
National Ranking
1738

Frank V. Paladino publications per year

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1976 2025

146 publications in total across all disciplines

Frank V. Paladino 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 Frank V. Paladino sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 136 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank V. Paladino 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 Frank V. Paladino sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Frank V. Paladino is affiliated with Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, and ecology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of turtle biology and conservation, alongside topics such as amphibian and reptile biology, physiological and biochemical adaptations, avian ecology and behavior, bird parasitology and diseases, animal behavior and reproduction, and broader marine animal studies.

Recent publications by Frank V. Paladino include:

  • Enhanced, coordinated conservation efforts required to avoid extinction of critically endangered Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The impacts of extreme El Niño events on sea turtle nesting populations, 2020, Climatic Change
  • Adaptation of sea turtles to climate warming: Will phenological responses be sufficient to counteract changes in reproductive output?, 2023, Global Change Biology
  • Predicting the impacts of sea level rise in sea turtle nesting habitat on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Short-term gain, long-term loss: How a widely-used conservation tool could further threaten sea turtles, 2021, Biological Conservation

Frequent co-authors working with Frank V. Paladino include Pilar Santidrián Tomillo, Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, James R. Spotila, Nathan J. Robinson, and Elizabeth M. Sinclair.

The scientist often publishes in journals such as:

  • Marine Biology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Global Change Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Thermal Biology

Frank V. Paladino's main fields of study are environmental science with subfields that focus heavily on nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, and ecology. The body of work spans a range of topics centered especially on the biology, conservation, and ecological dynamics of turtles and other reptiles and amphibians.

Among recognitions, Frank V. Paladino was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Pacific leatherback turtles face extinction.

    James R. Spotila;Richard D. Reina;Anthony C. Steyermark;Pamela T. Plotkin

  • Metabolism of leatherback turtles, gigantothermy, and thermoregulation of dinosaurs

    Frank V. Paladino;Michael P. O'Connor;James R. Spotila

  • Persistent leatherback turtle migrations present opportunities for conservation.

    George L Shillinger;Daniel M Palacios;Daniel M Palacios;Helen Bailey;Steven J Bograd

  • Nesting Ecology of the Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: 1988–1989 to 1999–2000

    Richard David Reina;Philippe A Mayor;James R Spotila;Rotney Piedra

  • The effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles

    Vincent S. Saba;Pilar Santidrián‐Tomillo;Richard D. Reina;James R. Spotila

  • Migration Corridor for Sea-Turtles

    Stephen J. Morreale;Edward A. Standora;James R. Spotila;Frank V. Paladino

  • Low reproductive success of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, is due to high embryonic mortality

    Barbara A. Bell;James R. Spotila;Frank V. Paladino;Richard D. Reina

  • Sex Determination and Sex Ratios of Pacific Leatherback Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea

    Christopher A. Binckley;James R. Spotila;Kathryne S. Wilson;Frank V. Paladino

  • Biotic and abiotic factors affect the nest environment of embryonic leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea.

    Bryan P Wallace;Paul R Sotherland;James R Spotila;Richard D Reina

  • The leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, exhibits both polyandry and polygyny

    J. L. Crim;L. D. Spotila;J. R. Spotila;M. O'Connor

  • Heart rates and diving behavior of leatherback sea turtles in the eastern pacific ocean

    A.L. Southwood;R.D. Andrews;M.E. Lutcavage;F.V. Paladino

  • Energy budget calculations indicate resource limitation in Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles

    Bryan P. Wallace;Susan S. Kilham;Frank V. Paladino;James R. Spotila

  • Identifying and comparing phases of movement by leatherback turtles using state-space models

    H. Bailey;G. Shillinger;D. Palacios;D. Palacios;S. Bograd

  • Effects of illegal harvest of eggs on the population decline of leatherback turtles in Las Baulas Marine National Park, Costa Rica.

    Pilar Santidrián Tomillo;Vincent S. Saba;Rotney Piedra;Frank V. Paladino

  • Climate Driven Egg and Hatchling Mortality Threatens Survival of Eastern Pacific Leatherback Turtles

    Pilar Santidrián Tomillo;Vincent S. Saba;Gabriela S. Blanco;Charles A. Stock

  • Projected response of an endangered marine turtle population to climate change

    Vincent S. Saba;Vincent S. Saba;Charles A. Stock;James R. Spotila;Frank V. Paladino

  • Reassessment of the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Nesting Population at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: Effects of Conservation Efforts

    Pilar Santidrián Tomillo;Elizabeth Vélez;Richard D. Reina;Rotney Piedra

  • Bioenergetics and diving activity of internesting leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica.

    Bryan P. Wallace;Cassondra L. Williams;Frank V. Paladino;Stephen J. Morreale

  • Climate change overruns resilience conferred by temperature-dependent sex determination in sea turtles and threatens their survival.

    Pilar Santidrián Tomillo;Meritxell Genovart;Frank V. Paladino;James R. Spotila

  • The potential of unmanned aerial systems for sea turtle research and conservation: A review and future directions

    Alan F. Rees;Larisa Avens;Katia Ballorain;Elizabeth Bevan

  • Thermoregulation and Oxygen Consumption during Terrestrial Locomotion by White-Crowned Sparrows Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

    Frank V. Paladino;James R. King

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Spotila
James R. Spotila Drexel University
Richard D. Reina
Richard D. Reina Monash University
Bryan P. Wallace
Bryan P. Wallace Duke University
Helen Bailey
Helen Bailey University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Vincent S. Saba
Vincent S. Saba National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Barbara A. Block
Barbara A. Block Stanford University
Steven J. Bograd
Steven J. Bograd National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John H. Roe
John H. Roe University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Peter H. Dutton
Peter H. Dutton National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jeffrey A. Seminoff
Jeffrey A. Seminoff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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