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Jerald S. Ault publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jerald S. Ault sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Jerald S. Ault D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jerald S. Ault sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jerald S. Ault is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and focuses primarily on environmental science. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, management, monitoring, policy and law, as well as aquatic science.

The main topics of their work include marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine animal studies overview, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, ichthyology and marine biology, fish ecology and management studies, and fish biology and ecology studies.

Recent publications by Jerald S. Ault demonstrate diverse contributions to marine science and fisheries research. These include:

  • Development of a reef fish biological condition gradient model with quantitative decision rules for the protection and restoration of coral reef ecosystems (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Space use patterns of sharks in relation to boat activity in an urbanized coastal waterway (2021, Marine Environmental Research)
  • Length-based risk analysis of management options for the southern Florida USA multispecies coral reef fish fishery (2022, Fisheries Research)
  • Movement patterns of juvenile Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in Brewers Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (2021, Animal Biotelemetry)
  • Population dynamics and movements of Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, in the Parnaíba Delta Protected Area, Brazil: challenges for local fishery management planning (2022, Environmental Biology of Fishes)

Jerald S. Ault collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Steven G. Smith, Jiangang Luo, Simon J. Pittman, Laura Jay W Grove, and Jeremiah Blondeau.

Their work is regularly published in venues such as the Bulletin of Marine Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Marine Environmental Research, Fisheries Research, and Animal Biotelemetry.

Best Publications

  • Effects of spatial grouping on the functional response of predators

    Chris Cosner;Donald L. DeAngelis;Jerald S. Ault;Donald B. Olson

  • A biogeographic analysis and review of the far eastern Pacific coral reef region

    P. W. Glynn;J. S. Ault

  • Developmental patterns within a multispecies reef fishery : Management applications for essential fish habitats and protected areas

    Kenyon C. Lindeman;Roger Pugliese;Gregg T Waugh;Jerald S. Ault

  • Management Strategies to Conserve Marine Biodiversity

    James A. Bohnsack;Jerald S. Ault

  • A retrospective (1979-1996) multispecies assessment of coral reef fish stocks in the Florida keys

    Jerald S. Ault;James A. Bohnsack;Geoffrey A. Meester

  • Don't bite the hand that feeds: assessing ecological impacts of provisioning ecotourism on an apex marine predator

    Neil Hammerschlag;Austin J. Gallagher;Julia Wester;Jiangang Luo

  • Evaluation of average length as an estimator of exploitation status for the Florida coral-reef fish community

    Jerald S. Ault;Steven G. Smith;James A. Bohnsack

  • Schooling and migration of large pelagic fishes relative to environmental cues

    Robert Humston;Jerald S. Ault;Molly Lutcavage;Donald B. Olson

  • Effects of freshwater canal discharge on fish assemblages in a subtropical bay: field and laboratory observations

    Joseph E. Serafy;Kenyon C. Lindeman;Todd E. Hopkins;Jerald S. Ault

  • Towards sustainable multispecies fisheries in the Florida, USA, coral reef ecosystem

    Jerald S. Ault;James A. Bohnsack;Steven G. Smith;Jiangang Luo

  • Multispecies survey design for assessing reef-fish stocks, spatially explicit management performance, and ecosystem condition

    Steven G. Smith;Jerald S. Ault;James A. Bohnsack;Douglas E. Harper

  • Length-based assessment of sustainability benchmarks for coral reef fishes in Puerto Rico

    Jerald S. Ault;Steven G. Smith;Jiangang Luo;Mark E. Monaco

  • Length-Based Assessment of Coral Reef Fish Populations in the Main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

    Marc O. Nadon;Jerald S. Ault;Ivor D. Williams;Steven G. Smith

  • BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES IN FLORIDA'S CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM: POSITIVE SIGNS IN THE DRY TORTUGAS

    Jerald S. Ault;Steven G. Smith;James A. Bohnsack;Jiangang Luo

  • Behavioral Assumptions in Models of Fish Movement and Their Influence on Population Dynamics

    Robert Humston;Donald B. Olson;Jerald S. Ault

  • Movements and site fidelity of the bonefish Albula vulpes in the northern Florida Keys determined by acoustic telemetry

    Robert Humston;Robert Humston;Jerald S. Ault;Michael F. Larkin;Jiangang Luo

  • Analysis of two length-based mortality models applied to bounded catch length frequencies

    Nelson M. Ehrhardt;Jerald S. Ault

  • Grouper and snapper movements and habitat use in Dry Tortugas, Florida

    Nicholas A. Farmer;Nicholas A. Farmer;Jerald S. Ault

  • Use of marine protected areas and exclusive economic zones in the subtropical western North Atlantic Ocean by large highly mobile sharks

    Fiona Graham;Patrick Rynne;Maria Estevanez;Jiangang Luo

  • Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries

    Jerald S. Ault

  • An Efficient Sampling Survey Design to Estimate Pink Shrimp Population Abundance in Biscayne Bay, Florida

    Jerald S. Ault;Guillermo A. Diaz;Steven G. Smith;Jiangang Luo

  • A spatial dynamic multistock production model

    Jerald S. Ault;Jiangang Luo;Steven G. Smith;Joseph E. Serafy

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph E. Serafy
Joseph E. Serafy University of Miami
Neil Hammerschlag
Neil Hammerschlag University of Miami
Donald B. Olson
Donald B. Olson University of Miami
Richard S. Appeldoorn
Richard S. Appeldoorn University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Bruce R. Mate
Bruce R. Mate Oregon State University
Margaret W. Miller
Margaret W. Miller National Marine Fisheries Service
Diego Lirman
Diego Lirman University of Miami
Peter W. Glynn
Peter W. Glynn Stanford University
James W. Fourqurean
James W. Fourqurean Florida International University
John A. Hunt
John A. Hunt Nottingham Trent University

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