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D-Index
62
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18647
World Ranking
2031
National Ranking
738

James P. Gibbs 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 James P. Gibbs sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 245 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James P. Gibbs 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 James P. Gibbs sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

James P. Gibbs is affiliated with the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's main topics of work include Turtle Biology and Conservation, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by James P. Gibbs include:

  • Parallel evolution of urban-rural clines in melanism in a widespread mammal, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Population dynamics and biological feasibility of sustainable harvesting as a conservation strategy for tropical and temperate freshwater turtles, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Substrate influences human removal of freshwater turtle nests in the eastern Brazilian Amazon, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Cost-effectiveness of water-saving technologies for restoration of tropical dry forest: a case study from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, 2021, Restoration Ecology
  • Extending conservation of coastal and oyster reef restoration for First Nations cultural revitalization, 2023, Conservation Biology

Frequent co-authors with whom James P. Gibbs has collaborated include:

  • Bradley J. Cosentino
  • Darren Norris
  • Washington Tapia
  • Fernanda Michalski
  • Harrison Goldspiel

The scientist has published multiple works in several venues, the most frequent being:

  • Birds of the World (7 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)
  • Restoration Ecology (2 publications)
  • PeerJ (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Rapid degradation of a large fraction of newly synthesized proteins by proteasomes

    Ulrich Schubert;Luis C. Antón;James Gibbs;Christopher C. Norbury

  • A novel influenza A virus mitochondrial protein that induces cell death

    Weisan Chen;Paul A. Calvo;Daniela Malide;James Gibbs

  • Wetland Loss and Biodiversity Conservation

    James P. Gibbs

  • Quantitating Protein Synthesis, Degradation, and Endogenous Antigen Processing

    Michael F. Princiotta;Diana Finzi;Shu-Bing Qian;James Gibbs

  • Importance of small wetlands for the persistence of local populations of wetland-associated animals

    James P. Gibbs

  • Estimating the effects of road mortality on turtle populations

    James P. Gibbs;W. Gregory Shriver

  • Distribution of woodland amphibians along a forest fragmentation gradient

    James P. Gibbs

  • Amphibian Movements in Response to Forest Edges, Roads, and Streambeds in Southern New England

    James P. Gibbs

  • Effects of Roads on the Structure of Freshwater Turtle Populations

    David A. Steen;James P. Gibbs

  • IMPACTS OF ROAD DEICING SALT ON THE DEMOGRAPHY OF VERNAL POOL-BREEDING AMPHIBIANS

    Nancy E. Karraker;James P. Gibbs;James R. Vonesh

  • Climate Warming and Calling Phenology of Frogs near Ithaca, New York, 1900–1999

    James P. Gibbs;Alvin R. Breisch

  • Lion‐Human Conflict in the Gir Forest, India

    Vasant K. Saberwal;James P. Gibbs;Ravi Chellam;A.J.T. Johnsingh

  • Relative vulnerability of female turtles to road mortality

    D. A. Steen;M. J. Aresco;S. G. Beilke;B. W. Compton

  • Trends in Sex Ratios of Turtles in the United States: Implications of Road Mortality

    James P. Gibbs;David A. Steen

  • Estimating the Viability of Ovenbird and Kentucky Warbler Populations in Forest Fragments

    James P. Gibbs;John Faaborg

  • Monitoring populations of plants and animals

    James P. Gibbs;Sam Droege;Paige Eagle

  • Effects of Timber Harvest on Amphibian Populations: Understanding Mechanisms from Forest Experiments

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;Brian D. Todd;Sean M. Blomquist;Aram J. K. Calhoun

  • HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY CHANGE: CARRION BEETLES, PHORETIC MITES, AND FLIES

    James P. Gibbs;Edward J. Stanton

  • Can road mortality limit populations of pool-breeding amphibians?

    James P. Gibbs;W. Gregory Shriver

  • Call-Response Surveys for Monitoring Breeding Waterbirds

    James P. Gibbs;Scott M. Melvin

  • Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation

    T. A. Contreras;D. Bender;L. Fahrig;B. Goodwin

Frequent Co-Authors

Malcolm L. Hunter
Malcolm L. Hunter University of Maine
Adalgisa Caccone
Adalgisa Caccone Yale University
Michael A. Russello
Michael A. Russello University of British Columbia
Jeffrey R. Powell
Jeffrey R. Powell Yale University
Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
Claudio Ciofi
Claudio Ciofi University of Florence
Gerard P. Smith
Gerard P. Smith Cornell University
Nikos Poulakakis
Nikos Poulakakis University of Crete
Stephen Blake
Stephen Blake Saint Louis University
Howard L. Snell
Howard L. Snell University of New Mexico

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