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Jennifer E. Purcell

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
71
Citations
15654
World Ranking
1323
National Ranking
488

Jennifer E. Purcell 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 Jennifer E. Purcell sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 154 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jennifer E. Purcell 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 Jennifer E. Purcell sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 85th percentile

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

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Overview

Jennifer E. Purcell is affiliated with Western Washington University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Arts and Humanities. The scientist's work focuses on subfields including Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Cell Biology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered by Jennifer E. Purcell include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology, Marine Toxins and Detection Methods, Marine and Environmental Studies, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Data Analysis and Archiving, Digital and Traditional Archives Management, and Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis.

Jennifer E. Purcell has contributed to publications in various journals, with recent papers including:

  • Massive strandings of pleustonic Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) related to ENSO events along the southeastern Pacific Ocean, 2020, Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
  • Wind Drifting vs. Pulsating Swimming Jellyfish: Respiratory Metabolism and Composition Differences in Physalis physalis, Velella velella, Aurelia aurita, and Pelagia noctiluca, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of coauthors, among whom are Antonio Canepa, Pablo Antonio Abrigo Còrdova, Miguel Fernández, Sergio Palma, and Daniel R. Bondyale-Juez. Each of these colleagues has coauthored at least one publication with Jennifer E. Purcell.

Publication venues that have featured Jennifer E. Purcell's work include the Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic causes of jellyfish blooms and their direct consequences for humans: a review

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Shin-ichi Uye;Wen-Tseng Lo

  • Interactions of pelagic cnidarians and ctenophores with fish: a review

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Mary N. Arai

  • Climate effects on formation of jellyfish and ctenophore blooms: a review

    Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Jellyfish and Ctenophore Blooms Coincide with Human Proliferations and Environmental Perturbations

    Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Recurrent jellyfish blooms are a consequence of global oscillations

    Robert H. Condon;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Kelly L. Robinson

  • Questioning the Rise of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the World's Oceans

    Robert H. Condon;William M. Graham;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie Anne Pitt

  • Is global ocean sprawl a cause of jellyfish blooms

    Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Cathy H. Lucas;Jennifer E. Purcell

  • The Control of Biological Invasions in the World's Oceans

    N. Bax;J. T. Carlton;A. Mathews-Amos;R. L. Haedrich

  • The ctenophore Mnemiopsis in native and exotic habitats: U.S. estuaries versus the Black Sea basin

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Tamara A. Shiganova;Mary Beth Decker;Edward D. Houde

  • Pelagic cnidarians and ctenophores as predators: Selective predation, feeding rates, and effects on prey populations

    J. E. Purcell

  • Effects of climate on relative predation by scyphomedusae and ctenophores on copepods in Chesapeake Bay during 1987-2000

    J. E. Purcell;M. B. Decker

  • Rise and fall of jellyfish in the eastern Bering Sea in relation to climate regime shifts

    Richard D. Brodeur;Mary Beth Decker;Lorenzo Ciannelli;Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Extension of methods for jellyfish and ctenophore trophic ecology to large-scale research

    Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Predation on fish eggs and larvae by pelagic cnidarians and ctenophores

    J. E. Purcell

  • Prey selection and dietary overlap among zooplanktivorous jellyfish and juvenile fishes in Prince William Sound, Alaska

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Molly V. Sturdevant

  • Predation mortality of bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli eggs and larvae due to scyphomedusae and ctenophores in Chesapeake Bay

    JE Purcell;DA Nemazie;SE Dorsey;ED Houde

  • Predation on zooplankton by large jellyfish, Aurelia labiata, Cyanea capillata and Aequorea aequorea, in Prince William Sound, Alaska

    Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Predation and food limitation as causes of mortality in larval herring at a spawning ground in British Columbia

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Jill J. Grover

  • Environmental effects on asexual reproduction rates of the scyphozoan Aurelia labiata

    Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Linking human well-being and jellyfish: ecosystem services, impacts and societal responses

    William M. Graham;Stefan Gelcich;Kelly L. Robinson;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Temperature, salinity and food effects on asexual reproduction and abundance of the scyphozoan Chrysaora quinquecirrha

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Jacques R. White;David A. Nemazie;David A. Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Josep Maria Gili
Josep Maria Gili Spanish National Research Council
Hermes Mianzan
Hermes Mianzan Spanish National Research Council
Ana Sabatés
Ana Sabatés Spanish National Research Council
Kylie Anne Pitt
Kylie Anne Pitt Griffith University
Cathy H. Lucas
Cathy H. Lucas University of Southampton
Denise L. Breitburg
Denise L. Breitburg Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Laurence P. Madin
Laurence P. Madin Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Stefano Piraino
Stefano Piraino University of Salento
Shin-ichi Uye
Shin-ichi Uye Hiroshima University

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