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 Harold Heatwole sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 194 publications — 72nd percentile
72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 Harold Heatwole sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile
20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Harold Heatwole is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Plant Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.
The core topics of Heatwole's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Animal Studies, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology. These themes reflect a broad engagement with ecological and environmental data, species monitoring, and biodiversity research.
Heatwole's recent papers cover a variety of subjects linking plant science and ecology with broader environmental contexts. Notable publications include:
Frequent collaborators with whom Heatwole has co-authored multiple works include:
Heatwole's publications appear across diverse venues relevant to ecology and environmental sciences, such as the Journal of Vegetation Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Atoll research bulletin, Australian Zoologist, and Diversity and Distributions.
In recognition of their contributions to the scientific community, Heatwole was awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.
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