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Ian C. Potter 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 Ian C. Potter sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 507 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian C. Potter 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 Ian C. Potter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1978 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Ian C. Potter is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and has made contributions primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Oceanography, and Aquatic Science.

Their work broadly covers topics related to Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ian C. Potter include J.R. Tweedley, Francisco J. Neira, Norman G. Hall, Thomas H. Rose, and Alan Cottingham.

Their publications have appeared regularly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Journal of Fish Biology
  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Environmental Biology of Fishes
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Among recent papers associated with or relevant to their research interest, notable examples include:

  • Modes of ingress by larvae and juveniles of marine fishes into estuaries: From microtidal to macrotidal systems (2023, Fish and Fisheries)
  • Importance of marine-estuarine-riverine connectivity to larvae and early juveniles of estuary-associated fish taxa (2023, Environmental Biology of Fishes)
  • Large variations in eutrophication among estuaries reflect massive differences in composition and biomass of macroalgal drift (2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Influences of microtidal regime and eutrophication on estuarine zooplankton (2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science)
  • Characteristics and implications of spongivory in the Knifejaw Oplegnathus woodwardi (Waite) in temperate mesophotic waters (2020, Journal of Sea Research)

Ian C. Potter has been recognized by scientific organizations, including being named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1978. They have also been associated with The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • The guild approach to categorizing estuarine fish assemblages: a global review

    Michael Elliott;Alan K Whitfield;Ian C Potter;Stephen J M Blaber

  • The biology of lampreys

    M. W. Hardisty;I. C. Potter

  • The behaviour, ecology and growth of larval lampreys

    M.W. Hardisty;I.C. Potter

  • The ways in which fish use estuaries: a refinement and expansion of the guild approach

    Ian C Potter;James R Tweedley;Michael Elliott;Alan K Whitfield

  • Effects of fishing on the structure and functioning of estuarine and nearshore ecosystems

    S. J. M. Blaber;D. P. Cyrus;J.-J. Albaret;Chong Ving Ching

  • Comparisons between the roles played by estuaries in the life cycles of fishes in temperate Western Australia and Southern Africa

    Ian C. Potter;Lynnath E. Beckley;Alan K. Whitfield;Rodney C. J. Lenanton

  • The general biology of adult lampreys

    M.W. Hardisty;I.C. Potter

  • Ecology of larval and metamorphosing lampreys

    I. C. Potter

  • Seasonal Changes in Movements, Abundance, Size Composition and Diversity of the Fish Fauna of the Severn Estuary

    P. N. Claridge;I. C. Potter;M. W. Hardisty

  • The concept of an estuary: A definition that incorporates systems which can become closed to the ocean and hypersaline

    Ian C. Potter;Benjamin M. Chuwen;Steeg D. Hoeksema;Michael Elliott

  • Characteristics of the ichthyofaunas of southwestern Australian estuaries, including comparisons with holarctic estuaries and estuaries elsewhere in temperate Australia: A review

    I. C. Potter;G. A. Hyndes

  • Contribution of estuaries to commercial fisheries in temperate Western Australia and the concept of estuarine dependence

    R. C. J. Lenanton;I. C. Potter

  • Partitioning of food resources amongst 18 abundant benthic carnivorous fish species in marine waters on the lower west coast of Australia.

    M.E Platell;I.C Potter

  • The biology of the blue manna crab Portunus pelagicus in an Australian estuary

    I.C. Potter;P.J. Chrystal;N.R. Loneragan

  • A description of the stages in the metamorphosis of the anadromous sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus L

    J. H. Youson;I. C. Potter

  • Data on the bycatch fishery and reproductive biology of mobulid rays (Myliobatiformes) in Indonesia

    William T. White;Jenny Giles;Dharmadi;Ian C. Potter

  • Distribution, phylogeny and taxonomy

    M.W. Hardisty;I.C. Potter

  • Comparisons between the diets of four abundant species of elasmobranchs in a subtropical embayment: implications for resource partitioning

    W. T. White;M. E. Platell;I. C. Potter

  • The Petromyzoniformes with particular reference to paired species

    I. C. Potter

  • Ancient colour vision: multiple opsin genes in the ancestral vertebrates.

    Shaun P. Collin;Maree A. Knight;Wayne L. Davies;Ian C. Potter

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Warwick
Richard M. Warwick Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Shaun P. Collin
Shaun P. Collin La Trobe University
K.R. Clarke
K.R. Clarke Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Neil R. Loneragan
Neil R. Loneragan Murdoch University
Glenn A. Hyndes
Glenn A. Hyndes Edith Cowan University
William T. White
William T. White Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David Hunt
David Hunt University of Edinburgh
John H. Youson
John H. Youson University of Toronto
Stephen J. Newman
Stephen J. Newman Government of Western Australia
David L. Morgan
David L. Morgan Murdoch University

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