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D-Index
41
Citations
5974
World Ranking
5880
National Ranking
103

Joel C. Creed 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 Joel C. Creed sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 159 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joel C. Creed 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 Joel C. Creed sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joel C. Creed is affiliated with Rio de Janeiro State University in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to related subfields such as ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics in coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology research, marine ecology and invasive species, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, isotope analysis in ecology, and coastal and marine management.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Diversity and Distributions, PeerJ, Aquatic Invasions, Diversity, and SSRN Electronic Journal. The list of their recent papers includes the following:

  • Trends in the detection of aquatic non-indigenous species across global marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems: A 50-year perspective, 2020, Diversity and Distributions
  • A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals, 2020, Diversity and Distributions
  • A decade on: an updated assessment of the status of marine non-indigenous species in Brazil, 2020, Aquatic Invasions
  • A review of the diversity and impact of invasive non-native species in tropical marine ecosystems, 2021, Marine Biodiversity Records
  • Marine litter and wood debris as habitat and vector for the range expansion of invasive corals (Tubastraea spp.), 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Joel C. Creed has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Larissa M. Pires-Teixeira, Vinicius Neres-Lima, Paulo Antunes Horta, Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, and Vanessa Hatje. The collaboration with Larissa M. Pires-Teixeira is notably prominent, with twelve joint works.

Best Publications

  • Seagrass Ecosystem Services and Their Variability across Genera and Geographical Regions

    Lina Mtwana Nordlund;Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Joel C. Creed

  • Seagrass ecosystem services - What's next?

    Lina Mtwana Nordlund;Emma L. Jackson;Masahiro Nakaoka;Jimena Samper-Villarreal

  • SeagrassNet monitoring across the Americas: case studies of seagrass decline

    Frederick T. Short;Evamaria W. Koch;Joel C. Creed;Karine M. Magalhães

  • Quantification and classification of marine litter on beaches along Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Simone Siag Oigman-Pszczol;Joel Christopher Creed

  • Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae

    J. Emmett Duffy;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Frank E. Muller-Karger

  • Trends in the detection of aquatic non‐indigenous species across global marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems: A 50‐year perspective

    Sarah A. Bailey;Lyndsay Brown;Marnie L. Campbell;João Canning-Clode

  • Disturbance and recovery of the macroflora of a seagrass (Halodule wrightii Ascherson) meadow in the Abrolhos Marine National Park, Brazil: an experimental evaluation of anchor damage

    Joel C Creed;Gilberto M Amado Filho

  • The invasion of the azooxanthellate coral Tubastraea (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) throughout the world: history, pathways and vectors

    Joel C. Creed;Douglas Fenner;Paul Sammarco;Stephen Cairns

  • Two invasive alien azooxanthellate corals, Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis, dominate the native zooxanthellate Mussismilia hispida in Brazil

    Joel C. Creed

  • Change in tropical rocky shore communities due to an alien coral invasion

    B. G. Lages;B. G. Fleury;C. Menegola;J. C. Creed

  • CO2 released by carbonate sediment production in some coastal areas may offset the benefits of seagrass “Blue Carbon” storage

    Jason L. Howard;Joel C. Creed;Mariana V. P. Aguiar;James W. Fourqurean

  • A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals

    Rafael A. Magris;Micheli D. P. Costa;Micheli D. P. Costa;Carlos E. L. Ferreira;Ciro C. Vilar

  • Distribution of Benthic Communities on the Tropical Rocky Subtidal of Armação dos Búzios, Southeastern Brazil

    Simone Siag Oigman-Pszczol;Marcia A. de O. Figueiredo;Joel C. Creed

  • Spatial distribution and abundance of nonindigenous coral genus Tubastraea (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) around Ilha Grande, Brazil

    A F Paula;J C Creed

  • Substratum preference during recruitment of two invasive alien corals onto shallow-subtidal tropical rocky shores.

    Joel C. Creed;Alline F. De Paula

  • AN EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF DENSITY AND PLANT SIZE IN TWO LARGE BROWN SEAWEEDS

    Joel C. Creed;Joanna M. Kain;Trevor A. Norton

  • Eleven years of range expansion of two invasive corals (Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis) through the southwest Atlantic (Brazil)

    Amanda Guilherme da Silva;Alline Figueira de Paula;Beatriz Grosso Fleury;Joel Christopher Creed

  • Range expansion of the invasive corals Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis in the Southwest Atlantic

    M. C. Mantelatto;J. C. Creed;G. G. Mourão;A. E. Migotto

  • Chemical defenses against generalist fish predators and fouling organisms in two invasive ahermatypic corals in the genus Tubastraea

    Bruno G. Lages;Beatriz G. Fleury;Angelo C. Pinto;Joel C. Creed

  • Reproductive strategies of two invasive sun corals (Tubastraea spp.) in the southwestern Atlantic

    Alline Figueira de Paula;Débora de Oliveira Pires;Joel Christopher Creed

  • Metal accumulation by Halodule wrightii populations

    Gilberto M. Amado Filho;Joel C. Creed;Leonardo R. Andrade;Wofgang C. Pfeiffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor A. Norton
Trevor A. Norton University of Liverpool
Frederick T. Short
Frederick T. Short University of New Hampshire
Ester A. Serrão
Ester A. Serrão University of Algarve
Paulo Antunes Horta
Paulo Antunes Horta Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Joaquin Trinanes
Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Aschwin H. Engelen
Aschwin H. Engelen University of Algarve
Carlos E. L. Ferreira
Carlos E. L. Ferreira Fluminense Federal University
Patricia Miloslavich
Patricia Miloslavich University of Tasmania
Edward B. Barbier
Edward B. Barbier Colorado State University
Richard K. F. Unsworth
Richard K. F. Unsworth Swansea University

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