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George H. Balazs

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13742
World Ranking
10246
National Ranking
4470

George H. Balazs publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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George H. Balazs D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George H. Balazs sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

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

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Overview

George H. Balazs is affiliated with the National Marine Fisheries Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with 57 publications in this field. Within environmental science, their work spans several subfields including nature and landscape conservation, ecology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, and virology.

The core topics of their research encompass turtle biology and conservation, marine animal studies, amphibian and reptile biology, avian ecology and behavior, mercury impact and mitigation studies, ichthyology and marine biology, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Balazs has contributed to several recent scientific papers:

  • "Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: A tool for conservation prioritization" (2022) published in Diversity and Distributions
  • "Identification of Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Hawaiian Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas)" (2020) published in Evolutionary Bioinformatics
  • "Sea turtles across the North Pacific are exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances" (2021) published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Dynamic Thermal Corridor May Connect Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles Across the Pacific Ocean" (2021) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Trace Element Concentrations in Blood and Scute Tissues from Wild and Captive Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)" (2020) published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Their frequent coauthors include T. Todd Jones, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Peter H. Dutton, Denise M. Parker, and Marc R. Rice. Among publication venues, George H. Balazs has most often published in Frontiers in Marine Science, followed by Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Diversity and Distributions, and Evolutionary Bioinformatics.

George H. Balazs' body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates conservation priorities with health and toxicological assessments in marine environments. The research is situated largely within studies of sea turtles and wider marine and ecological contexts, contributing to knowledge on animal movement, contaminant exposure, and ecosystem connectivity.

Best Publications

  • Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms.

    Melissa R Jung;F David Horgen;Sara V Orski;Viviana Rodriguez C

  • GLOBAL POPULATION STRUCTURE AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GREEN TURTLE (CHELONIA MYDAS) IN TERMS OF MATRIARCHAL PHYLOGENY.

    Brian W. Bowen;Anne B. Meylan;J. Perran Ross;Colin J. Limpus

  • Forage and migration habitat of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in the central North Pacific Ocean

    Jeffrey J. Polovina;George H. Balazs;Evan A. Howell;Denise M. Parker

  • Encouraging outlook for recovery of a once severely exploited marine megaherbivore

    Milani Chaloupka;Karen A. Bjorndal;George H. Balazs;Alan B. Bolten

  • Trans-Pacific migrations of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) demonstrated with mitochondrial DNA markers.

    B W Bowen;F A Abreu-Grobois;G H Balazs;N Kamezaki

  • Turtles on the edge: movement of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) along oceanic fronts, spanning longline fishing grounds in the central North Pacific, 1997–1998

    Jeffrey J. Polovina;Donald R. Kobayashi;Denise M. Parker;Michael P. Seki

  • TurtleWatch: A tool to aid in the bycatch reduction of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery

    Evan A. Howell;Donald R. Kobayashi;Denise M. Parker;George H. Balazs

  • Adrenal and Hematological Responses to Stress in Juvenile Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) with and without Fibropapillomas

    A. Alonso Aguirre;George H. Balazs;Terry R. Spraker;Timothy S. Gross

  • Thirty-year recovery trend in the once depleted Hawaiian green sea turtle stock

    George H. Balazs;Milani Chaloupka

  • The Kuroshio Extension Bifurcation Region: A pelagic hotspot for juvenile loggerhead sea turtles

    Jeffrey Polovina;Itaru Uchida;George Balazs;Evan A. Howell

  • Risk analysis reveals global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles

    Qamar A. Schuyler;Chris Wilcox;Kathy A. Townsend;Kathryn R. Wedemeyer-Strombel

  • Three Closely Related Herpesviruses Are Associated with Fibropapillomatosis in Marine Turtles

    Sandra L. Quackenbush;Thierry M. Work;George H. Balazs;Rufina N. Casey

  • Relating tumor score to hematology in green turtles with fibropapillomatosis in Hawaii.

    Thierry M. Work;George H. Balazs

  • Organic contaminants and trace metals in the tissues of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) afflicted with fibropapillomas in the Hawaiian islands

    A. Alonso Aguirre;George H. Balazs;B. Zimmerman;Francis D. Galey

  • Cause-specific temporal and spatial trends in green sea turtle strandings in the Hawaiian Archipelago (1982-2003)

    Milani Chaloupka;Thierry M. Work;George H. Balazs;Shawn K. K. Murakawa

  • Age and growth of Hawaiian green seaturtles (Chelonia mydas): An analysis based on skeletochronology

    George R. Zug;George H. Balazs;Jerry A. Wetherall;Denise M. Parker

  • Spatial and temporal variability in somatic growth of green sea turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) resident in the Hawaiian Archipelago

    G. H. Balazs;M. Chaloupka

  • Blood Biochemistry Values of Green Turtles, Chelonia Mydas , With and Without Fibropapillomatosis

    A. A. Aguirre;G. H. Balazs

  • Land Use, Macroalgae, and a Tumor-Forming Disease in Marine Turtles

    Kyle S. Van Houtan;Kyle S. Van Houtan;Stacy K. Hargrove;George H. Balazs

  • Synopsis of Biological Data on the Green Turtle in the Hawaiian Islands

    George H. Balazs

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry M. Work
Thierry M. Work United States Geological Survey
Peter H. Dutton
Peter H. Dutton National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Milani Chaloupka
Milani Chaloupka University of Queensland
Terry R. Spraker
Terry R. Spraker Colorado State University
Colin J. Limpus
Colin J. Limpus Queensland Government
Kyle S. Van Houtan
Kyle S. Van Houtan Duke University
John Davenport
John Davenport University College Cork
Jeffrey A. Seminoff
Jeffrey A. Seminoff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jeffrey J. Polovina
Jeffrey J. Polovina National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mathias Ackermann
Mathias Ackermann University of Zurich

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