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D-Index
68
Citations
15259
World Ranking
1536
National Ranking
16

George M. Branch 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 George M. Branch sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 234 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George M. Branch 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 George M. Branch sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George M. Branch is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in specific subfields such as Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The focal topics of Branch's work include Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coastal and Marine Management, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and Fisheries Research, and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.

The scientist has published multiple papers in various journals. Recent papers include:

  • Complex interplays between limpets and alien species in South Africa: multispecies interactions, zonation and size effects, 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Assessing the effects of no-take zones in a marine protected area spanning two ecoregions and rock substrate types, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • A novel approach to explicitly model the spatiotemporal impacts of structural complexity created by alien ecosystem engineers in a marine benthic environment, 2021, Ecological Modelling
  • Origin and genetic diversity of the invasive mussel Semimytilus algosus in South Africa, relative to source populations in Chile and Namibia, 2020, Biological Invasions
  • Modelling changes in trophic and structural impacts of alien ecosystem engineers on a rocky-shore island, 2020, Ecological Modelling

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Ndiviwe G. Baliwe
  • Maya C. Pfaff
  • Zannè Zeeman
  • Saachi Sadchatheeswaran
  • Lynne J. Shannon

Branch's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Ecological Modelling
  • Biological Invasions
  • PLoS ONE
  • African Journal of Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Two oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa

    G. Branch;C.L. Griffiths;M.L. Branch;L.E. Beckley

  • ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING CANDIDATE SITES FOR MARINE RESERVES

    Callum M. Roberts;Sandy Andelman;George Branch;Rodrigo H. Bustamante

  • APPLICATION OF ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA IN SELECTING MARINE RESERVES AND DEVELOPING RESERVE NETWORKS

    Callum M. Roberts;George Branch;Rodrigo H. Bustamante;Juan Carlos Castilla

  • Can we predict the effects of alien species? A case-history of the invasion of South Africa by Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck)

    George M Branch;C Nina Steffani

  • Can We Defy Nature's End?

    Stuart L. Pimm;Márcio Ayres;Andrew Balmford;George Branch

  • Gradients of intertidal primary productivity around the coast of South Africa and their relationships with consumer biomass

    Rodrigo H. Bustamante;George M. Branch;Sean Eekhout;Bruce Robertson

  • The dependence of intertidal consumers on kelp-derived organic matter on the west coast of South Africa

    Rodrigo H. Bustamante;George M. Branch

  • Effects of sediment on the energy budgets of four scleractinian (Bourne 1900) and five alcyonacean (Lamouroux 1816) corals

    Bernhard Riegl;George M. Branch

  • A zoogeographic and functional approach to the selection of marine reserves on the west coast of South Africa

    B. P. Emanuel;R. H. Bustamante;G. M. Branch;S. Eekhout

  • Maintenance of an Exceptional Intertidal Grazer Biomass in South Africa: Subsidy by Subtidal Kelps

    R. H. Bustamante;G. M. Branch;S. Eekhout

  • Large scale patterns and trophic structure of southern African rocky shores: the roles of geographic variation and wave exposure

    Rodrigo H. Bustamante;George M. Branch

  • The Influence of Temperature on the Maintenance of Metabolic Energy Balance in Marine Invertebrates

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  • The impact of the sand prawn Callianassa kraussi Stebbing on sediment turnover and on bacteria, meiofauna, and benthic microflora

    G.M. Branch;A. Pringle

  • Growth rate, condition, and shell shape of Mytilus galloprovincialis: responses to wave exposure

    C. Nina Steffani;George M. Branch

  • Mechanisms Reducing Intraspecific Competition in Patella Spp.: Migration, Differentiation and Territorial Behaviour

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  • Influence of sea temperature, substratum and wave exposure on rocky intertidal communities: an analysis of faunal and floral biomass

    C. D. Mcquaid;G. M. Branch

  • Tenacity and shell shape in six Patella species: Adaptive features

    G.M. Branch;A.C. Marsh

  • Trophic structure of rocky intertidal communities response to wave action and implications for energy flow

    C. D. Mcquaid;G. M. Branch

  • The effects of marine protected areas on the population dynamics of a South African limpet, Cymbula oculus, relative to the influence of wave action

    G.M Branch;F Odendaal

  • Disturbance associated with bait-collection for sandprawns (Callianassa kraussi) and mudprawns (Upogebia africana): Long-term effects on the biota of intertidal sandflats

    Rachel P. Wynberg;George M. Branch

  • Differential polyphenolic distribution among tissues in the kelps Ecklonia maxima, Laminaria pallida and Macrocystis angustifolia in relation to plant-defence theory

    S. Tugwell;G.M. Branch

  • Structure of Africa's southernmost coral communities

    Bernhard Riegl;Michael H. Schleyer;P. J. Cook;G. M. Branch

  • Marine biology: Function, biodiversity, ecology

    George M. Branch

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Griffiths
Charles L. Griffiths University of Cape Town
Tamara B. Robinson
Tamara B. Robinson Stellenbosch University
Rodrigo H. Bustamante
Rodrigo H. Bustamante Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Christopher D. McQuaid
Christopher D. McQuaid Rhodes University
Lynnath E. Beckley
Lynnath E. Beckley Murdoch University
Juan Carlos Castilla
Juan Carlos Castilla Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Coleen L. Moloney
Coleen L. Moloney University of Cape Town
Bernhard Riegl
Bernhard Riegl Nova Southeastern University
Alan K. Whitfield
Alan K. Whitfield South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Éva E. Plagányi
Éva E. Plagányi Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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