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Harry R. Burton

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
60
Citations
10943
World Ranking
2330
National Ranking
179

Harry R. Burton publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 196 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harry R. Burton 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 Harry R. Burton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Harry R. Burton is affiliated with the Australian Antarctic Division in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine and environmental science, with particular emphasis on surgery, epidemiology, health, toxicology, mutagenesis, pollution, and oncology.

The scientist's work addresses various topics, including:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Breast Implant and Reconstruction
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Marine animal studies overview

Research by Harry R. Burton has been published in several journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research
  • Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Aesthetic Surgery Journal
  • The Journal Of Hand Surgery

Among their recent papers are:

  • "International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets," 2021, Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research
  • "Climate influences on female survival in a declining population of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)," 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Silicone Migration From Breast Implants: A Case of Ocular Siliconoma and Literature Review," 2023, Aesthetic Surgery Journal
  • "Assessing Bone Mineral Density Using Radiographs of the Hand: A Multicenter Validation," 2023, The Journal Of Hand Surgery
  • "Benzotriazole UV-stabilizers in beached plastic resin pellets collected across the world including remote islands: Evidence of plastic-mediated long-range environmental transport (LRET) of additives," 2025, Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research

Harry R. Burton has collaborated frequently with colleagues such as:

  • Georgios Pafitanis
  • Hideshige Takada
  • Kaoruko Mizukawa
  • Bee Geok Yeo
  • Mona Alidoust

Best Publications

  • Origins and biological accumulation of small plastic particles in fur seals from Macquarie Island.

    Cecilia Eriksson;Harry Burton

  • Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife

    Amanda C Vegter;Mario Barletta;Cathy A Beck;Jose Carlos Borrero

  • The Diving Behaviour of Adult Male and Female Southern Elephant Seals, Mirounga leonina (Pinnipedia : Phocidae)

    MA Hindell;DJ Slip;HR Burton

  • Daily accumulation rates of marine debris on sub-Antarctic island beaches.

    Cecilia Eriksson;Harry Burton;Stuart Fitch;Martin Schulz

  • Halobacterium lacusprofundi sp. nov., a Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from Deep Lake, Antarctica

    P.D. Franzmann;E. Stackebrandt;K. Sanderson;J.K. Volkman

  • Dimethylsulfide and the algaPhaeocystis pouchetii in antarctic coastal waters

    J. A. E. Gibson;R. C. Garrick;H. R. Burton;A. R. McTaggart

  • Weaning mass and the future survival of juvenile southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina , at Macquarie Island

    Clive R. McMahon;Harry R. Burton;Marthán N. Bester

  • Blubber and buoyancy: monitoring the body condition of free-ranging seals using simple dive characteristics.

    Martin Biuw;Bernie Mcconnell;Corey J.A. Bradshaw;Harry Burton

  • Antarctic saline lakes—stable isotopic ratios, chemical compositions and evolution

    Osamu Matsubaya;Hitoshi Sakai;Tetsuya Torii;Harry Burton

  • Bacterial and algal hydrocarbons in sediments from a saline Antarctic lake, Ace Lake

    John K. Volkman;David I. Allen;Philip L. Stevenson;H.R. Burton

  • Population status, trends and a re-examination of the hypotheses explaining the recent declines of the southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

    Clive R. McMahon;Clive R. McMahon;Martháan N. Bester;Harry R. Burton;Mark A. Hindell

  • Molecular Population Genetics of the Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina

    Robert W. Slade;Craig Moritz;A. Rus Hoelzel;Harry R. Burton

  • Pigment and lipid compositions of algal and bacterial communities in Ace Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

    J. K. Volkman;H. R. Burton;D. A. Everitt;D. I. Allen

  • A demographic comparison of two southern elephant seal populations

    Clive R. Mcmahon;Clive R. Mcmahon;Harry R. Burton;Marthán N. Bester

  • Climate change and seal survival: evidence for environmentally mediated changes in elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, pup survival.

    Clive R McMahon;Harry R Burton

  • Physiological implications of continuous, prolonged, and deep dives of the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)

    Mark A. Hindell;David J. Slip;Harry R. Burton;Michael M. Bryden

  • Dispersal of female southern elephant seals and their prey consumption during the austral summer: relevance to management and oceanographic zones

    Mark A. Hindell;Corey J. A. Bradshaw;Michael D. Sumner;Kelvin J. Michael

  • Resource partitioning through oceanic segregation of foraging juvenile southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)

    Iain C. Field;Corey J. A. Bradshaw;Harry R. Burton;Michael D. Sumner

  • Sedimentological and stable-isotope evolution of lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

    Michael I. Bird;Allan R. Chivas;Christopher J. Radnell;Harry R. Burton

  • Foraging Areas of Southern Elephant Seals, Mirounga leonina, as Inferred from Water Temperature Data

    Mark A. Hindell;Harry R. Burton;David J. Slip

  • Movements and foraging areas of naïve, recently weaned southern elephant seal pups

    Bernie McConnell;Mike. Fedak;Harry R. Burton;G. H. Engelhard

  • Field immobilisation of southern elephant seals with intravenous tiletamine and zolazepam

    C. R. McMahon;C. R. McMahon;H. Burton;S. McLean;D. Slip

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Clive R. McMahon
Clive R. McMahon University of Tasmania
Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Corey J. A. Bradshaw Flinders University
John A. E. Gibson
John A. E. Gibson University of Tasmania
Marthán N Bester
Marthán N Bester University of Pretoria
Tom A. McMeekin
Tom A. McMeekin University of Tasmania
Peter D. Nichols
Peter D. Nichols Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Georg H. Engelhard
Georg H. Engelhard Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
John K. Volkman
John K. Volkman Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Brent S. Stewart
Brent S. Stewart California Natural Resources Agency

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Mark A. Hindell

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University of Tasmania

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University of Tasmania

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Daniel P. Costa

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Marthán N Bester

Marthán N Bester

University of Pretoria

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Corey J. A. Bradshaw

Corey J. A. Bradshaw

Flinders University

Publications: 59

Peter D. Nichols

Peter D. Nichols

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Publications: 47

Robert Harcourt

Robert Harcourt

Macquarie University

Publications: 41

Daniel E. Crocker

Daniel E. Crocker

Sonoma State University

Publications: 40

Michael A. Fedak

Michael A. Fedak

University of St Andrews

Publications: 39

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Claudio Campagna

Wildlife Conservation Society

Publications: 32

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Mary-Anne Lea

University of Tasmania

Publications: 32

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Ricardo Cavicchioli

University of New South Wales

Publications: 27

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John A. E. Gibson

University of Tasmania

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Deakin University

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