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D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
8585
World Ranking
4635
National Ranking
364

Jessica J. Meeuwig publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 170 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jessica J. Meeuwig 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 Jessica J. Meeuwig sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jessica J. Meeuwig is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant work spanning related subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's research interests center around various topics, including:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Meeuwig has been published in several venues, including multiple papers in Frontiers in Marine Science, npj Ocean Sustainability, and Ecology and Evolution. Other venues with notable contributions include Fish and Fisheries and The APPEA Journal.

Recent publications cover topics across fisheries, marine conservation, and ecosystem monitoring. Selected papers include:

  • "Fishery biomass trends of exploited fish populations in marine ecoregions, climatic zones and ocean basins" (2020) published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Estimating Global Catches of Marine Recreational Fisheries" (2020) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world's largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges" (2020) published in Marine Biology
  • "Measuring the Impact of Conservation: The Growing Importance of Monitoring Fauna, Flora and Funga" (2022) published in Diversity
  • "Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet" (2024) published in npj Ocean Sustainability

Meeuwig has frequently collaborated with other researchers in related fields. The most frequent co-authors include Christopher D. H. Thompson, Dirk Zeller, Tom B. Letessier, Sean van Elden, and Daniel Pauly.

Best Publications

  • Freshwater Protected Areas: Strategies for Conservation

    D.L. Saunders;Jessica Meeuwig;A.C.J. Vincent

  • Bushmeat Exploitation in Tropical Forests: an Intercontinental Comparison

    John E. Fa;Carlos A. Peres;Jessica Meeuwig

  • Bushmeat and food security in the Congo Basin: linkages between wildlife and people's future

    John E. Fa;Dominic Currie;Jessica Meeuwig

  • Cost-efficient sampling of fish assemblages: comparison of baited video stations and diver video transects

    T. J. Langlois;E. S. Harvey;B. Fitzpatrick;J. J. Meeuwig

  • Socio-economic value and community benefits from shark-diving tourism in Palau: A sustainable use of reef shark populations

    G. M. S. Vianna;G. M. S. Vianna;Mark Meekan;David Pannell;Sally Marsh

  • Comparison of the relative efficiencies of stereo-BRUVs and traps for sampling tropical continental shelf demersal fishes

    Euan S. Harvey;Stephen J. Newman;Dianne L. McLean;Mike Cappo

  • Modern slavery and the race to fish

    David Tickler;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Katharine Bryant;Fiona David

  • Biology of a seahorse species, Hippocampus comes in the central Philippines

    N.C. Perante;M.G. Pajaro;Jessica Meeuwig;A.C.J. Vincent

  • Far from home: Distance patterns of global fishing fleets.

    David Tickler;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Maria-Lourdes Palomares;Daniel Pauly

  • Environmental influences on patterns of vertical movement and site fidelity of grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) at aggregation sites.

    Gabriel M. S. Vianna;Mark G. Meekan;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Conrad W. Speed

  • Culturing the oceanic seahorse, Hippocampus kuda

    S.D. Job;H.H. Do;Jessica Meeuwig;H.J. Hall

  • Similarities between Line Fishing and Baited Stereo-Video Estimations of Length-Frequency: Novel Application of Kernel Density Estimates

    Timothy J. Langlois;Benjamin R. Fitzpatrick;David V. Fairclough;David V. Fairclough;Corey B. Wakefield;Corey B. Wakefield

  • Climate-change induced tropicalisation of marine communities in Western Australia

    William W. L. Cheung;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Ming Feng;Euan Harvey

  • Fishery biomass trends of exploited fish populations in marine ecoregions, climatic zones and ocean basins

    M.L.D. Palomares;R. Froese;B. Derrick;J.J. Meeuwig

  • Detecting lunar cycles in marine ecology: periodic regression versus categorical ANOVA

    Adrian M. H. deBruyn;Jessica J. Meeuwig

  • Bycatch of lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) in a Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl fishery

    Julia K. Baum;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Amanda C. J. Vincent

  • Eliminating Plastic Pollution: How a Voluntary Contribution From Industry Will Drive the Circular Plastics Economy

    Andrew Forrest;Luca Giacovazzi;Sarah Dunlop;Julia Reisser

  • Low-cost small action cameras in stereo generates accurate underwater measurements of fish

    Tom B. Letessier;Jean-Baptiste Juhel;Laurent Vigliola;Jessica J. Meeuwig

  • Water temperature and fish growth: otoliths predict growth patterns of a marine fish in a changing climate

    Adam N. Rountrey;Peter G. Coulson;Peter G. Coulson;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Mark Meekan

  • Optimal migration energetics of humpback whales and the implications of disturbance.

    Janelle E. Braithwaite;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Matthew R. Hipsey

  • Topographic determinants of mobile vertebrate predator hotspots: current knowledge and future directions.

    Phil J. Bouchet;Jessica J. Meeuwig;Chandra P. Salgado Kent;Tom B. Letessier

  • Collaborative development of management options for an artisanal fishery for seahorses in the central Philippines

    Keith M Martin-Smith;Keith M Martin-Smith;Melita A Samoilys;Melita A Samoilys;Jessica J Meeuwig;Jessica J Meeuwig;Amanda C.J Vincent;Amanda C.J Vincent

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Heather J. Koldewey
Heather J. Koldewey Zoological Society of London
Euan S. Harvey
Euan S. Harvey Curtin University
Amanda C. J. Vincent
Amanda C. J. Vincent University of British Columbia
Stephen J. Newman
Stephen J. Newman Government of Western Australia
Ben Radford
Ben Radford Australian Institute of Marine Science
M. Julian Caley
M. Julian Caley Queensland University of Technology
Tim J. Langlois
Tim J. Langlois University of Western Australia
Laurent Vigliola
Laurent Vigliola Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
David J. Pannell
David J. Pannell University of Western Australia

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