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D-Index
43
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6381
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7171
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2554

John C. Field 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 John C. Field sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 114 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John C. Field 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 John C. Field sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

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

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

Overview

John C. Field is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial portion of their work addressing Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Field's scientific contributions cover a range of topics including Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine animal studies overview, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

The scientist has published extensively, with several recent papers including:

  • "Habitat compression and ecosystem shifts as potential links between marine heatwave and record whale entanglements" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "State of the California Current 2019-2020: Back to the Future With Marine Heatwaves?" (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "Mesopelagic fishes are important prey for a diversity of predators" (2023, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "Spatiotemporal patterns of variability in the abundance and distribution of winter-spawned pelagic juvenile rockfish in the California Current" (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • "Diverse integrated ecosystem approach overcomes pandemic-related fisheries monitoring challenges" (2021, Nature Communications)

Several frequent collaborators have been identified in Field's research career:

  • Jarrod A. Santora
  • Elliott L. Hazen
  • Steven J. Bograd
  • Brian K. Wells
  • Michael G. Jacox

Field commonly publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Nature Communications, Harmful Algae, and PLOS Climate. Their work spans a multidisciplinary approach often intersecting ecology, oceanography, and environmental conservation.

Best Publications

  • Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

    Donald Scavia;John C. Field;Donald F. Boesch;Robert W. Buddemeier

  • Top-down modeling and bottom-up dynamics: Linking a fisheries-based ecosystem model with climate hypotheses in the Northern California Current

    J.C. Field;R.C. Francis;K. Aydin

  • 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

  • Habitat compression and ecosystem shifts as potential links between marine heatwave and record whale entanglements.

    Jarrod A. Santora;Nathan J. Mantua;Isaac D. Schroeder;John C. Field

  • Dealing with uncertainty in ecosystem models: The paradox of use for living marine resource management

    J.S. Link;T.F. Ihde;C.J. Harvey;S.K. Gaichas

  • Does MPA mean 'Major Problem for Assessments'? Considering the consequences of place-based management systems

    John C. Field;Richard D. Methot;Cynthia J. Thomson

  • State of the California Current 2014-15: Impacts of the Warm-Water "Blob"

    Andrew W. Leising;Isaac D. Schroeder;Steven J. Bograd;Jeffrey Abell

  • Extreme plasticity in life‐history strategy allows a migratory predator (jumbo squid) to cope with a changing climate

    Henk-Jan T. Hoving;William F. Gilly;Unai Markaida;Kelly J. Benoit-Bird

  • Mesoscale structure and oceanographic determinants of krill hotspots in the California Current: Implications for trophic transfer and conservation

    Jarrod A. Santora;William J. Sydeman;Isaac D. Schroeder;Brian K. Wells

  • Marine Vertebrate Biodiversity and Distribution Within the Central California Current Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding and Ecosystem Surveys

    Collin J. Closek;Jarrod A. Santora;Hilary A. Starks;Isaac D. Schroeder;Isaac D. Schroeder

  • Considering ecosystem-based fisheries management in the California Current

    John C. Field;Robert C. Francis

  • Interannual variation in pelagic juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) abundance – going with the flow

    S. Ralston;K.M. Sakuma;J.C. Field

  • State of the California current 2015-16: Comparisons with the 1997-98 el niÑo

    S McClatchie;R Goericke;A Leising;TD Auth

  • Environmental conditions and prey-switching by a seabird predator impact juvenile salmon survival

    Brian K. Wells;Jarrod A. Santora;Mark J. Henderson;Peter Warzybok

  • Spatial ecology of krill, micronekton and top predators in the central California Current: Implications for defining ecologically important areas

    Jarrod A. Santora;John C. Field;Isaac D. Schroeder;Keith M. Sakuma

  • Combined climate- and prey-mediated range expansion of Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), a large marine predator in the California Current System.

    Julia S. Stewart;Julia S. Stewart;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Steven J. Bograd;Jarrett E. K. Byrnes

  • Food limitation of sea lion pups and the decline of forage off central and southern California

    Sam McClatchie;John Field;Andrew R. Thompson;Tim Gerrodette

  • STATE OF THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT 2009-2010: REGIONAL VARIATION PERSISTS THROUGH TRANSITION FROM LA NIÑA TO EL NIÑO (AND BACK?)

    Eric P. Bjorkstedt;Ralf Goericke;Sam McClatchie;Ed Weber

  • Impacts of depleting forage species in the California Current

    Isaac C. Kaplan;Christopher J. Brown;Elizabeth A. Fulton;Iris A. Gray

  • Untangling the relationships among climate, prey and top predators in an ocean ecosystem

    B. K. Wells;J. C. Field;J. A. Thayer;C. B. Grimes

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Bograd
Steven J. Bograd National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William J. Sydeman
William J. Sydeman Farallon Institute
Elliott L. Hazen
Elliott L. Hazen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard D. Brodeur
Richard D. Brodeur Oregon State University
Francisco P. Chavez
Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Ralf Goericke
Ralf Goericke Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Chris J. Harvey
Chris J. Harvey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John A. Hildebrand
John A. Hildebrand University of California, San Diego
Robert M. Suryan
Robert M. Suryan National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William T. Peterson
William T. Peterson National Marine Fisheries Service

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