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D-Index
67
Citations
11387
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1639
National Ranking
601

John J. Gilbert 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 J. Gilbert sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 169 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.

John J. Gilbert 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 J. Gilbert 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.

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Overview

John J. Gilbert is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on aquatic ecosystems, environmental science, and related subfields, with significant contributions to understanding planktonic rotifers and their ecological dynamics.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics within environmental science and aquatic ecology. Notable papers include:

  • "Food niches of planktonic rotifers: Diversification and implications" (2022, Limnology and Oceanography)
  • "Effect of low temperatures on the reproduction of summer and perennial rotifers from temperate regions: ecological and life cycle implications" (2020, Aquatic Ecology)
  • "Does the predatory rotifer Asplanchna induce a behavioral response in the prey rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus?" (2023, Journal of Plankton Research)
  • "Epiphanes brachionus spinosa from a temporary habitat in the Chihuahuan Desert: Morphological response to Asplanchna and control of sexual reproduction" (2023, Freshwater Biology)
  • "Gigantism in the rotifer Asplanchna brightwellii: dietary control, reproduction, propensity for sex and ecological significance" (2025, Journal of Plankton Research)

Their work spans several key fields and subfields of study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Oceanography
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

Frequent topics within their research include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

John J. Gilbert has published a number of articles in established scientific journals, with repeated contributions to the Journal of Plankton Research, where two papers have appeared, as well as publications in Limnology and Oceanography, Freshwater Biology, and Aquatic Ecology.

They have collaborated with other researchers, including Jessica V. Trout-Haney, among others.

Best Publications

  • Suppression of rotifer populations by Daphnia: A review of the evidence, the mechanisms, and the effects on zooplankton community structure1

    John J. Gilbert

  • Suspended Clay and the Population Dynamics of Planktonic Rotifers and Cladocerans

    Kevin L. Kirk;John J. Gilbert

  • Body Size, Food Concentration, and Population Growth in Planktonic Rotifers

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  • Dormancy in rotifers.

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  • Variation in Herbivore Response to Chemical Defenses: Zooplankton Foraging on Toxic Cyanobacteria

    Kevin L. Kirk;John J. Gilbert

  • Rotifer Ecology and Embryological Induction

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  • Seasonal patterns of feeding by natural populations of Keratella, Polyarthra, and Bosmina: Clearance rates, selectivities, and contributions to community grazing1

    Kenneth G. Bogdan;John J. Gilbert

  • Competition between Rotifers and Daphnia

    John J. Gilbert

  • Differential Effects of Anabaena Affinis on Cladocerans and Rotifers: Mechanisms and Implications

    John J. Gilbert

  • Mictic female production in the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus

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  • Predator-prey behavior and its effect on rotifer survival in associations of Mesocyclops edax, Asplanchna girodi, Polyarthra vulgaris, and Keratella cochlearis.

    John J. Gilbert;Craig E. Williamson

  • Susceptibilities of Ten Rotifer Species to Interference From Daphnia Pulux

    John J. Gilbert

  • Control of Keratella populations by interference competition from Daphnia1

    John J. Gilbert;Richard S. Slemberger

  • Competition between rotifers and cladocerans of different body sizes.

    Hugh J. MacIsaac;John J. Gilbert

  • Sexual dimorphism in zooplankton (copepoda, cladocera, and rotifera)

    John J. Gilbert;Craig E. Williamson

  • Parthenogenesis in Rotifers: The Control of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

    C. William Birky;John J. Gilbert

  • Spine development in the rotifer Keratella cochlearis: induction by cyclopoid copepods and Asplanchna

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  • Body size and food size in freshwater zooplankton.

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  • Diapause in aquatic invertebrates : theory and human use

    Victor R. Alekseev;Bart T. de Stasio;John J. Gilbert

  • Asplanchna-induced polymorphism in the rotifer Keratella slacki1

    John J. Gilbert;Richard S. Stemberger

  • Multiple‐Species Induction of Morphological Defenses in the Rotifer Keratella Testudo

    Richard S. Stemberger;John J. Gilbert

  • Effects of daphnid size and density on interference between Daphnia and Keratella cochlearis1

    Carolyn W. Burns;John J. Gilbert

  • Brachionus calyciflorus is a species complex: Mating behavior and genetic differentiation among four geographically isolated strains

    John J. Gilbert;Elizabeth J. Walsh

  • Bacterial feeding by the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus: Clearance and ingestion rates, behavior and population dynamics.

    Peter L. Starkweather;John J. Gilbert;Thomas M. Frost

  • Rotifers from diapausing, fertilized eggs: Unique features and emergence

    John J. Gilbert;Thomas Schröder

  • Relative vulnerabilities of natural rotifer and ciliate communities to cladocerans: laboratory and field experiments

    Stephen A. Wickham;John J. Gilbert

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn W. Burns
Carolyn W. Burns University of Otago
Stephanie E. Hampton
Stephanie E. Hampton Washington State University
Thomas M. Frost
Thomas M. Frost University of Wisconsin–Madison
Craig E. Williamson
Craig E. Williamson Miami University
Terry W. Snell
Terry W. Snell Georgia Institute of Technology
Benjamin S. Twining
Benjamin S. Twining Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Mark A. McPeek
Mark A. McPeek Dartmouth College
Manuel Serra
Manuel Serra University of Valencia
Nicholas S. Fisher
Nicholas S. Fisher Stony Brook University
Gene E. Likens
Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut

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