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D-Index
67
Citations
16241
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1601
National Ranking
588

John F. Piatt 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 John F. Piatt sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 217 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John F. Piatt 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 John F. Piatt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John F. Piatt is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial contribution to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist's academic output includes a variety of published works spanning several key topics. The main subjects of their research are Marine and fisheries research, Avian ecology and behavior, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Climate variability and models, and Marine animal studies overview.

John F. Piatt has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed articles, including the following notable recent papers:

  • Extreme mortality and reproductive failure of common murres resulting from the northeast Pacific marine heatwave of 2014-2016 (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • Ecosystem response persists after a prolonged marine heatwave (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • Heatwave-induced synchrony within forage fish portfolio disrupts energy flow to top pelagic predators (2021), published in Global Change Biology
  • South Africa's experimental fisheries closures and recovery of the endangered African penguin (2021), published in ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Catastrophic and persistent loss of common murres after a marine heatwave (2024), published in Science

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as ICES Journal of Marine Science, Fish and Fisheries, Birds of the World, PLoS ONE, and Scientific Reports. This distribution reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their work across marine biology, fisheries science, and avian ecology.

John F. Piatt collaborates with various researchers; frequent coauthors include Mayumi L. Arimitsu, William J. Sydeman, Sarah K. Schoen, Kathy J. Kuletz, and Julia K. Parrish. These collaborations underline a network of experts contributing to related ecological and environmental topics.

Best Publications

  • Using stable isotopes to determine seabird trophic relationships

    Keith A. Hobson;John F. Piatt;Jay Pitocchelli

  • Community reorganization in the Gulf of Alaska following ocean climate regime shift

    Paul J. Anderson;John F. Piatt

  • Global Seabird Response to Forage Fish Depletion-One-Third for the Birds

    Philippe M. Cury;Ian L. Boyd;Sylvain Bonhommeau;Tycho Anker-Nilssen

  • Dynamics of food availability, body condition and physiological stress response in breeding Black‐legged Kittiwakes

    A.S. Kitaysky;J.C. Wingfield;John F. Piatt

  • Immediate Impact of the 'Exxon Valdez' Oil Spill on Marine Birds

    John F. Piatt;Calvin J. Lensink;William Butler;Marshal Kendziorek

  • Corticosterone facilitates begging and affects resource allocation in the black-legged kittiwake

    Alexander S. Kitaysky;John C. Wingfield;John F. Piatt

  • Benefits and costs of increased levels of corticosterone in seabird chicks.

    A.S. Kitaysky;E.V. Kitaiskaia;John F. Piatt;J.C. Wingfield

  • Extreme mortality and reproductive failure of common murres resulting from the northeast Pacific marine heatwave of 2014-2016.

    John F. Piatt;Julia K. Parrish;Heather M. Renner;Sarah K. Schoen

  • Dietary restriction causes chronic elevation of corticosterone and enhances stress response in red-legged kittiwake chicks.

    Alexander S. Kitaysky;Evgenia V. Kitaiskaia;John C. Wingfield;John F. Piatt

  • Investigating trophic relationships of pinnipeds in Alaska and Washington using stable isotope ratios of nitrogen and carbon

    Keith A. Hobson;John L. Sease;Richard L. Merrick;John F. Piatt

  • Seabirds as indicators of marine ecosystems

    John F. Piatt;William J. Sydeman;Francis Wiese

  • Seabirds as indicators of marine food supplies: Cairns revisited

    John F. Piatt;Ann M.A. Harding;Michael T. Shultz;Suzann G. Speckman

  • Stress hormones link food availability and population processes in seabirds

    A.S. Kitaysky;John F. Piatt;J.C. Wingfield

  • The adrenocortical stress-response of Black-legged Kittiwake chicks in relation to dietary restrictions

    A.S. Kitaysky;John F. Piatt;J.C. Wingfield;M. Romano

  • Proximate Composition and Energy Density of Some North Pacific Forage Fishes

    Thomas I. Van Pelt;John F. Piatt;Brain K. Lance;Daniel D. Roby

  • Flexible time budgets in breeding Common Murres: Buffers against variable prey availability

    A.E. Burger;John F. Piatt

  • Diving Depths of Four Alcids

    John F. Piatt;David N. Nettleship

  • Increasing frequency of plastic particles ingested by seabirds in the subarctic North Pacific

    Martin D. Robards;John F. Piatt;Kenton D. Wohl

  • A mechanistic link between chick diet and decline in seabirds

    Alexander S Kitaysky;Evgenia V Kitaiskaia;John F Piatt;John C Wingfield

  • Scale-dependent correlation of seabirds with schooling fish in a coastal ecosystem

    Davod C. Schneider;John F. Piatt

  • Ecosystem response persists after a prolonged marine heatwave.

    Robert M. Suryan;Mayumi L. Arimitsu;Heather A. Coletti;Russell R. Hopcroft

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander S. Kitaysky
Alexander S. Kitaysky University of Alaska Fairbanks
Daniel D. Roby
Daniel D. Roby Oregon State University
Scott A. Hatch
Scott A. Hatch United States Geological Survey
John C. Wingfield
John C. Wingfield University of California, Davis
Vicki L. Friesen
Vicki L. Friesen Queen's University
William J. Sydeman
William J. Sydeman Farallon Institute
George L. Hunt
George L. Hunt University of Washington
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
Robert M. Suryan
Robert M. Suryan National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carol Ladd
Carol Ladd National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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