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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
73
Citations
20331
World Ranking
1183
National Ranking
440

Jason S. Link 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 Jason S. Link sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 250 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jason S. Link 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 Jason S. Link sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jason S. Link is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial body of work addressing global and planetary change, ecology, and management, monitoring, policy, and law. Other areas of interest include oceanography and nature and landscape conservation.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, particularly marine and fisheries research, which accounts for a significant portion of their studies. Additional research topics include marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, coral and marine ecosystem studies, coastal and marine management, fish ecology and management studies, as well as marine and coastal ecosystems and land use and ecosystem services.

Jason S. Link has published numerous articles in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Fisheries
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Their recent papers demonstrate active contributions to the field, including the following works:

  • "Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems" (2021, Nature Climate Change)
  • "Changing how we approach fisheries: A first attempt at an operational framework for ecosystem approaches to fisheries management" (2020, Fish and Fisheries)
  • "Management Strategy Evaluation: Allowing the Light on the Hill to Illuminate More Than One Species" (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "It is past time to use ecosystem models tactically to support ecosystem-based fisheries management: Case studies using Ecopath with Ecosim in an operational management context" (2023, Fish and Fisheries)
  • "Marine ecosystem-based management: challenges remain, yet solutions exist, and progress is occurring" (2024, npj Ocean Sustainability)

Collaborations with coauthors are a notable aspect of their research output. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Anthony R. Marshak
  • Janne B. Haugen
  • Elizabeth A. Fulton
  • Patrick D. Lynch
  • Howard Townsend

In addition to journal articles, Jason S. Link has contributed to book publications. One such example is a book titled Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management, published by Oxford University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management

    E. K. Pikitch;C. Santora;E. A. Babcock;A. Bakun

  • Changing spatial distribution of fish stocks in relation to climate and population size on the Northeast United States continental shelf

    Janet A. Nye;Jason S. Link;Jonathan A. Hare;William J. Overholtz

  • Lessons in modelling and management of marine ecosystems: the Atlantis experience

    Elizabeth A Fulton;Jason S Link;Isaac C Kaplan;Marie Savina-Rolland

  • Best practice in Ecopath with Ecosim food-web models for ecosystem-based management

    Johanna Jacomina Heymans;Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Jason S. Link;Steven Mackinson

  • Does food web theory work for marine ecosystems

    Jason Link

  • Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management: Confronting Tradeoffs

    Jason S. Link

  • Translating ecosystem indicators into decision criteria

    Jason S. Link

  • Dietary guild structure of the fish community in the Northeast United States continental shelf ecosystem

    Lance P. Garrison;Jason S. Link

  • On the use of IPCC-class models to assess the impact of climate on Living Marine Resources

    Charles A. Stock;Michael A. Alexander;Nicholas A. Bond;Keith M. Brander

  • Marine ecosystem assessment in a fisheries management context

    Jason S Link;Jon K.T Brodziak;Steve F Edwards;William J Overholtz

  • Adding rigor to ecological network models by evaluating a set of pre-balance diagnostics: A plea for PREBAL

    Jason S. Link

  • Pathways between Primary Production and Fisheries Yields of Large Marine Ecosystems

    Kevin D. Friedland;Charles Stock;Kenneth F. Drinkwater;Jason S. Link

  • Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems.

    Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Camilla Novaglio;Cheryl S. Harrison;Cheryl S. Harrison;Ryan F. Heneghan

  • Ecological Considerations in Fisheries Management: When Does it Matter?

    Jason S. Link

  • Using productivity and susceptibility indices to assess the vulnerability of United States fish stocks to overfishing

    Wesley S. Patrick;Paul Spencer;Jason Link;Jason Cope

  • The IUCN red list of ecosystems: Motivations, challenges, and applications

    David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Thomas M. Brooks;Mark A. Burgman

  • Trophic ecology of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua on the northeast US continental shelf

    Jason S. Link;Lance P. Garrison

  • Using indicators for evaluating, comparing, and communicating the ecological status of exploited marine ecosystems. 2. Setting the scene.

    Yunne-Jai Shin;Lynne J. Shannon;Alida Bundy;Marta Coll

  • Myths that Continue to Impede Progress in Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management

    Wesley S. Patrick;Jason S. Link

  • ECOSYSTEM-BASED FISHERY MANAGEMENT: WHAT IS IT AND HOW CAN WE DO IT?

    Jon Brodziak;Jason Link

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin D. Friedland
Kevin D. Friedland National Marine Fisheries Service
Alida Bundy
Alida Bundy Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Marta Coll
Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council
Jonathan A. Hare
Jonathan A. Hare National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Elizabeth A. Fulton
Elizabeth A. Fulton Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Timothy E. Essington
Timothy E. Essington University of Washington
Simone Libralato
Simone Libralato National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Anthony D.M. Smith
Anthony D.M. Smith CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Anne B. Hollowed
Anne B. Hollowed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Yunne-Jai Shin
Yunne-Jai Shin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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