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D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
13091
World Ranking
2810
National Ranking
320

J. Murray Roberts publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 176 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Murray Roberts 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 J. Murray Roberts sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

J. Murray Roberts is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with significant contributions in ecology, oceanography, and global and planetary change.

The main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of study cover:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Biomaterials

Their research topics address various aspects of marine and coastal environments, with emphasis on:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Roberts include:

  • Climate-induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold-water corals and commercially important deep-sea fishes in the North Atlantic, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Larval behaviour, dispersal and population connectivity in the deep sea, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Crumbling Reefs and Cold-Water Coral Habitat Loss in a Future Ocean: Evidence of "Coralporosis" as an Indicator of Habitat Integrity, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Using the Goldilocks Principle to model coral ecosystem engineering, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Exceptional 20th Century Ocean Circulation in the Northeast Atlantic, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Scientific Reports
  • Coral Reefs
  • Marine Policy

Collaborative work is common, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Georgios Kazanidis
  • Lea-Anne Henry
  • Johanne Vad
  • Ellen Kenchington
  • David E. Johnson

Best Publications

  • Reefs of the Deep: The Biology and Geology of Cold-Water Coral Ecosystems

    J Murray Roberts;Andrew J Wheeler;André Freiwald

  • Cold-water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.

    J. Murray Roberts;Andrew J. Wheeler;André Freiwald;Stephen Cairns

  • Monitoring environmental variability around cold-water coral reefs: the use of a benthic photolander and the potential of seafloor observatories

    J. Murray Roberts;Oliver C. Peppe;Lyndsey A. Dodds;Duncan J. Mercer

  • Cold Water Coral Reefs: Out of Sight-No Longer Out of Mind

    Andre Freiwald, Jan Helge Fossa, Anthony Grehan, Tony Koslow;J Murray Roberts

  • Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems

    Andrew K. Sweetman;Andrew R. Thurber;Craig R. Smith;Lisa A. Levin

  • Cold-Water Corals: List of topic boxes and case studies

    J. Murray Roberts;Andrew Wheeler;André Freiwald;Stephen Cairns

  • Predicting suitable habitat for the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia)

    Andrew J. Davies;Max Wisshak;James C. Orr;J. Murray Roberts

  • Cold-water coral reefs.

    J Murray Roberts

  • Preserving deep-sea natural heritage: Emerging issues in offshore conservation and management

    Andrew J. Davies;J. Murray Roberts;Jason Hall-Spencer

  • Biodiversity and ecological composition of macrobenthos on cold-water coral mounds and adjacent off-mound habitat in the bathyal Porcupine Seabight, NE atlantic

    Lea-Anne Henry;J. Murray Roberts

  • Downwelling and deep-water bottom currents as food supply mechanisms to the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) at the Mingulay Reef complex

    Andrew J. Davies;Gerard C. A. Duineveld;Marc S. S. Lavaleye;Magda J. N. Bergman

  • Role of cold-water Lophelia pertusa coral reefs as fish habitat in the NE Atlantic

    Mark J. Costello;Mona McCrea;André Freiwald;Tomas Lundälv

  • Metabolic tolerance of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) to temperature and dissolved oxygen change

    L.A. Dodds;J.M. Roberts;A.C. Taylor;F. Marubini

  • The occurrence of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) on oil and gas platforms in the North Sea: Colony growth, recruitment and environmental controls on distribution

    Susan E. Gass;J. Murray Roberts

  • Corals in deep-water: will the unseen hand of ocean acidification destroy cold-water ecosystems?

    C. M. Turley;J. M. Roberts;J. M. Guinotte

  • Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

    Telmo Morato;José‐Manuel González‐Irusta;Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió;Chih‐Lin Wei

  • Effect of carp, Cyprinus carpio L., an exotic benthivorous fish, on aquatic plants and water quality in experimental ponds.

    Unknown

  • Acoustic mapping using a multibeam echosounder reveals cold-water coral reefs and surrounding habitats

    Unknown

  • Lipids and nitrogen isotopes of two deep-water corals from the North-East Atlantic: initial results and implications for their nutrition

    Kostas Kiriakoulakis;Elizabeth Fisher;George A. Wolff;André Freiwald

  • Cold-water corals in a changing ocean

    J Murray Roberts;J Murray Roberts;J Murray Roberts;Stephen D Cairns

  • Hidden impacts of ocean acidification to live and dead coral framework

    S. J. Hennige;L. C. Wicks;N. A. Kamenos;G. Perna

  • Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance of mature canopy Oak (Quercus robur) and Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) trees throughout the growing season

    M. D. Morecroft;J. M. Roberts

  • Cold-water coral reef frameworks, megafaunal communities and evidence for coral carbonate mounds on the Hatton Bank, north east Atlantic

    J.M. Roberts;L.-A. Henry;David Long;J.P. Hartley

Frequent Co-Authors

André Freiwald
André Freiwald University of Bremen
Andrew J. Wheeler
Andrew J. Wheeler University College Cork
Stephen D. Cairns
Stephen D. Cairns National Museum of Natural History
John D. Gage
John D. Gage Scottish Association For Marine Science
Veerle A.I. Huvenne
Veerle A.I. Huvenne National Oceanography Centre
Tjeerd C.E. van Weering
Tjeerd C.E. van Weering Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dierk Hebbeln
Dierk Hebbeln University of Bremen
Telmo Morato
Telmo Morato University of the Azores
Ellen Kenchington
Ellen Kenchington Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Daniel O.B. Jones
Daniel O.B. Jones National Oceanography Centre

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