2026 Jane Lubchenco: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	79	855	814	315	294	177	62202

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2012 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
2004 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1996 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1993 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1979 - George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America
Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Overview

Jane Lubchenco is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily addresses environmental science, with a focus on global and planetary change, ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, aquatic science, and sociology and political science. The main topics of their work include marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, coastal and marine management, marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, aquaculture nutrition and growth, aquatic life and conservation, and agriculture sustainability and environmental impact.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jane Lubchenco include:

Enric Sala
Alan M. Friedlander
Lance Morgan
Ling Cao
Christopher Costello

The scientist has contributed to several notable publication venues, most frequently:

Nature
Science
AMBIO
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Scientific Reports

Noteworthy recent papers authored by or associated with their research include:

A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture, 2021, Nature
The future of food from the sea, 2020, Nature
Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate, 2021, Nature
Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere, 2021, AMBIO
The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Jane Lubchenco has received several awards recognizing their contributions, including:

Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 2012
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, 2012
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, 2004
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2004
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1996
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993
Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, 1993
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1990
George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America, 1979
Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Best Publications

Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems

Peter M. Vitousek;Harold A. Mooney;Jane Lubchenco;Jerry M. Melillo

13459
Citations
Complexity of coupled human and natural systems

Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Marina Alberti

4320
Citations
Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies

Rosamond L. Naylor;Rebecca J. Goldburg;Jurgenne H. Primavera;Nils Kautsky

4288
Citations
Entering the Century of the Environment: A New Social Contract for Science

Jane Lubchenco

1985
Citations
A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture.

Rosamond L. Naylor;Ronald W. Hardy;Alejandro H. Buschmann;Simon R. Bush

1954
Citations
Challenges in the Quest for Keystones

Mary E. Power;David Tilman;James A. Estes;Bruce A. Menge

1865
Citations
Biological Effects Within No-Take Marine Reserves: A global Synthesis

Sarah E. Lester;Benjamin S. Halpern;Kirsten Grorud-Colvert;Jane Lubchenco

1754
Citations
The Value of Nature and the Nature of Value

Gretchen C. Daily;Tore Söderqvist;Sara Aniyar;Kenneth Arrow

1637
Citations
Systems integration for global sustainability

Jianguo Liu;Harold A. Mooney;Vanessa Hull;Steven J. Davis

1416
Citations
PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY IN A MARINE INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY: IMPORTANCE OF HERBIVORE FOOD PREFERENCE AND ALGAL COMPETITIVE ABILITIES

Jane Lubchenco

1387
Citations
The Sustainable Biosphere Initiative: An Ecological Research Agenda: A Report from the Ecological Society of America

Jane Lubchenco;Annette M. Olson;Linda B. Brubaker;Stephen R. Carpenter

1213
Citations
MARINE RESERVES ARE NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENT FOR MARINE CONSERVATION

Gary W. Allison;Jane Lubchenco;Mark H. Carr

1171
Citations
Coupled Human and Natural Systems

Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Carl Folke

1163
Citations
Natural capital and ecosystem services informing decisions: From promise to practice

Anne D. Guerry;Anne D. Guerry;Stephen Polasky;Jane Lubchenco;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer

1156
Citations
PLUGGING A HOLE IN THE OCEAN: THE EMERGING SCIENCE OF MARINE RESERVES1

Jane Lubchenco;Stephen R. Palumbi;Steven D. Gaines;Sandy Andelman

1041
Citations
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: Benefits Supplied to Human Societies by Natural Ecosystems

Gretchen C. Daily;Susan Alexander;Paul R. Ehrlich;Larry Goulder

864
Citations
The future of food from the sea.

Christopher Costello;Ling Cao;Stefan Gelcich;Miguel Á. Cisneros-Mata

842
Citations
Community Development and Persistence in a Low Rocky Intertidal Zone

Jane Lubchenco;Bruce A. Menge

826
Citations
Emergence of Anoxia in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem

F. Chan;J. A. Barth;J. Lubchenco;A. Kirincich

776
Citations
Upwelling-driven nearshore hypoxia signals ecosystem and oceanographic changes in the northeast Pacific.

Brian A. Grantham;Francis Chan;Karina J. Nielsen;David S. Fox

761
Citations
The sustainable biosphere initiative: An ecological research agenda

J. Lubchenco;A.M. Olson;L.B. Brubaker;S.R. Carpenter

754
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce A. Menge Oregon State University

Simon A. Levin Princeton University

Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University

Carl Folke Stockholm University

John A. Barth Oregon State University

Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University

Steven D. Gaines University of California, Santa Barbara

Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Harold A. Mooney Stanford University

Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison

External Links

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