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Iain J. Staniland

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4083
World Ranking
7665
National Ranking
757

Iain J. Staniland 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 Iain J. Staniland sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 84 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Iain J. Staniland 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 Iain J. Staniland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Iain J. Staniland is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with significant contributions in earth and planetary sciences.

Their work addresses several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Ecological Modeling

Key topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Some recent papers by Staniland include:

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Thirty years of marine debris in the Southern Ocean: Annual surveys of two island shores in the Scotia Sea, 2020, Environment International
  • The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of a large multi-use MPA in protecting Key Biodiversity Areas for marine predators, 2020, Diversity and Distributions

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Staniland include:

  • Norman Ratcliffe
  • Philip N. Trathan
  • Richard A. Phillips
  • Klemens Pütz
  • Lars Boehme

Staniland's work has been published in multiple venues, notably:

  • Scientific Reports
  • The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Nature
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Environment International

Best Publications

  • Spatial and temporal operation of the Scotia Sea ecosystem: a review of large-scale links in a krill centred food web.

    E.J Murphy;J.L Watkins;P.N Trathan;K Reid

  • Sexual segregation in vertebrates : ecology of the two sexes

    Kathreen Ruckstuhl;Peter Neuhaus

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Antarctic Futures: An Assessment of Climate-Driven Changes in Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Service Provisioning in the Southern Ocean.

    A D Rogers;B A V Frinault;D K A Barnes;N L Bindoff

  • Whales from space: counting southern right whales by satellite.

    Peter T. Fretwell;Iain J. Staniland;Jaume Forcada

  • Distribution of foraging by female Antarctic fur seals

    I. L. Boyd;I. J. Staniland;A. R. Martin

  • Are penguins and seals in competition for Antarctic krill at South Georgia

    K.E. Barlow;I.L. Boyd;J.P. Croxall;K. Reid

  • Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia

    Claire M. Waluda;Iain J. Staniland

  • Investigating the biases in the use of hard prey remains to identify diet composition using antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) in captive feeding trials

    I. J. Staniland

  • Return customers : foraging site fidelity and the effect of environmental variability in wide-ranging Antarctic fur seals

    Benjamin Arthur;Mark Hindell;Marthan Bester;Phil Trathan

  • Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources

    Susan Bengtson Nash;Stephen R. Rintoul;So Kawaguchi;Iain Staniland

  • Comparing individual and spatial influences on foraging behaviour in Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella

    Iain J. Staniland;Keith Reid;Ian L. Boyd

  • track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data

    Martin Beal;Martin Beal;Steffen Oppel;Jonathan Handley;Elizabeth J. Pearmain

  • Diving deeper into individual foraging specializations of a large marine predator, the southern sea lion

    A. M. M. Baylis;A. M. M. Baylis;R. A. Orben;R. A. Orben;J. P. Y. Arnould;K. Peters

  • Love thy neighbour or opposites attract? Patterns of spatial segregation and association among crested penguin populations during winter

    Norman Ratcliffe;Sarah Crofts;Ruth Brown;Alastair M. M. Baylis

  • Segregation between the sexes: Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, foraging at South Georgia

    Iain J. Staniland;Sarah L. Robinson

  • Disentangling the cause of a catastrophic population decline in a large marine mammal

    Alastair M. M. Baylis;Alastair M. M. Baylis;Rachael A. Orben;Rachael A. Orben;John P. Y. Arnould;Fredrik Christiansen;Fredrik Christiansen

  • Thirty years of marine debris in the Southern Ocean: Annual surveys of two island shores in the Scotia Sea.

    Claire M. Waluda;Iain J. Staniland;Michael J. Dunn;Sally E. Thorpe

  • An energy–distance trade-off in a central-place forager, the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)

    Iain J. Staniland;I. L. Boyd;I. L. Boyd;K. Reid

  • A Synergistic Approach for Evaluating Climate Model Output for Ecological Applications

    Rachel D. Cavanagh;Eugene J. Murphy;Thomas J. Bracegirdle;John Turner

  • Spatial and temporal variability in the fish diet of Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

    Keith Reid;Dexter Davis;Iain J. Staniland

  • Geographical variation in the behaviour of a central place forager: Antarctic fur seals foraging in contrasting environments

    Iain J. Staniland;N. Gales;Nicholas L. Warren;Sarah L. Robinson

  • Using a mandible accelerometer to study fine-scale foraging behavior of free-ranging Antarctic fur seals

    Takashi Iwata;Kentaro Q. Sakamoto;Akinori Takahashi;Ewan W. J. Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman Ratcliffe
Norman Ratcliffe British Antarctic Survey
Philip N. Trathan
Philip N. Trathan British Antarctic Survey
Klemens Pütz
Klemens Pütz Falklands Conservation
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
José C. Xavier
José C. Xavier University of Coimbra
Ian L. Boyd
Ian L. Boyd University of St Andrews
Clive R. McMahon
Clive R. McMahon University of Tasmania
Jaume Forcada
Jaume Forcada British Antarctic Survey
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey

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Best Scientists Citing Iain J. Staniland

Mark A. Hindell

Mark A. Hindell

University of Tasmania

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Philip N. Trathan

Philip N. Trathan

British Antarctic Survey

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Eugene J. Murphy

Eugene J. Murphy

British Antarctic Survey

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Daniel P. Costa

Daniel P. Costa

University of California, Santa Cruz

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José C. Xavier

José C. Xavier

University of Coimbra

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Geraint A. Tarling

Geraint A. Tarling

British Antarctic Survey

Publications: 45

Christophe Guinet

Christophe Guinet

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Publications: 33

Yves Cherel

Yves Cherel

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Publications: 33

Richard A. Phillips

Richard A. Phillips

British Antarctic Survey

Publications: 32

John P. Y. Arnould

John P. Y. Arnould

Deakin University

Publications: 32

Martin A. Collins

Martin A. Collins

British Antarctic Survey

Publications: 31

Robert Harcourt

Robert Harcourt

Macquarie University

Publications: 31

Mary-Anne Lea

Mary-Anne Lea

University of Tasmania

Publications: 30

Andrew Constable

Andrew Constable

University of Tasmania

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Sophie Fielding

British Antarctic Survey

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