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D-Index
36
Citations
5807
World Ranking
7080
National Ranking
2386

Jon D. Witman 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 Jon D. Witman sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 69 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jon D. Witman 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 Jon D. Witman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jon D. Witman is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The major topics covered in their work include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on marine ecosystems, particularly in the Galápagos region, and examine the effects of climate and environmental changes on marine biodiversity and ecology.

Recent papers include:

  • Smooth and Spiky: The Importance of Variability in Marine Climate Change Ecology, 2023, Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • La Niña-related coral death triggers biodiversity loss of associated communities in the Galápagos, 2023, Marine Ecology
  • Distribution and feeding ecology of sea stars in the Galápagos rocky subtidal zone, 2022, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  • Evolution of the Galapagos in the Anthropocene, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Distribution and ecology of shallow-water black corals across a depth gradient on Galápagos rocky reefs, 2024, Coral Reefs

Frequent co-authors in Witman's work include Robert W. Lamb, Margarita Brandt, Andrew J. Pershing, John F. Bruno, and Franz Smith.

Their publications are also distributed across various scientific journals specializing in climate and marine ecology:

  • Nature Climate Change
  • Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
  • Marine Ecology
  • Coral Reefs
  • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Best Publications

  • Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century

    Kira A. Krumhansl;Daniel K. Okamoto;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark Novak

  • The relationship between regional and local species diversity in marine benthic communities: a global perspective.

    Jon D. Witman;Ron J. Etter;Franz Smith

  • Refuges, Biological Disturbance, and Rocky Subtidal Community Structure in New England

    Jon D. Witman

  • SUBTIDAL COEXISTENCE: STORMS, GRAZING, MUTUALISM, AND THE ZONATION OF KELPS AND MUSSELS'

    Jon D. Witman

  • Mussels in flow: drag and dislodgement by epizoans

    J. D. Witman;T. H. Suchanek

  • El Niño related coral bleaching in Palau, Western Caroline Islands

    J. F. Bruno;C. E. Siddon;J. D. Witman;P. L. Colin

  • Nutrient transfer from sea to land: the case of gulls and cormorants in the Gulf of Maine

    Julie C. Ellis;Jose Miguel Fariña;Jose Miguel Fariña;Jon D. Witman

  • BEHAVIORAL INDIRECT INTERACTIONS: MULTIPLE PREDATOR EFFECTS AND PREY SWITCHING IN THE ROCKY SUBTIDAL

    Christopher E. Siddon;Jon D. Witman

  • Regional variation in fish predation intensity: a historical perspective in the Gulf of Maine.

    Jon D. Witman;Kenneth P. Sebens

  • SPECIES DIVERSITY IN SUBTIDAL LANDSCAPES: MAINTENANCE BY PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND LARVAL RECRUITMENT

    Franz Smith;Jon D. Witman

  • Large-scale patterns of benthic marine communities in the Brazilian Province.

    Anaide W. Aued;Franz Smith;Juan P. Quimbayo;Davi V. Cândido

  • LINKS BETWEEN RAIN, SALINITY, AND PREDATION IN A ROCKY SUBTIDAL COMMUNITY

    Jon D. Witman;Ken R. Grange

  • Influence of chronic, low-level hydrodynamic forces on subtidal community structure

    Christopher E. Siddon;Jon D. Witman

  • Markov chain analysis of succession in a rocky subtidal community.

    M. Forrest Hill;Jon D. Witman;Hal Caswell

  • Local extinction of a foundation species in a hypoxic estuary: integrating individuals to ecosystem.

    Andrew H. Altieri;Jon D. Witman

  • Massive prey recruitment and the control of rocky subtidal communities on large spatial scales

    J. O. N. D. Witman;Salvatore J. Genovese;John F. Bruno;John W. Mclaughlin

  • Effect of Hurricane Hugo on the primary framework of a reef along the south shore of St. John, US Virgin Islands

    PJ Edmunds;JD Witman

  • Water flow over subtidal rock walls: relation to distributions and growth rates of sessile suspension feeders in the Gulf of Maine Water flow and growth rates

    James J. Leichter;Jon D. Witman

  • Temporal and Spatial Diversity and Distribution of Arboreal Carabidae (Coleoptera) in a Western Amazonian Rain Forest1

    Andrea Lucky;Terry L. Erwin;Jon D. Witman

  • Nutrient exchanges between marine and terrestrial ecosystems: the case of the Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaecki

    J. M. Fariña;J. M. Fariña;S. Salazar;K. P. Wallem;J. D. Witman

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew H. Altieri
Andrew H. Altieri University of Florida
James J. Leichter
James J. Leichter University of California, San Diego
Robert S. Steneck
Robert S. Steneck University of Maine
John F. Bruno
John F. Bruno University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Laura E. Dee
Laura E. Dee University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas Wernberg
Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia
Anne K. Salomon
Anne K. Salomon Simon Fraser University
Jennifer E. Caselle
Jennifer E. Caselle University of California, Santa Barbara
Alejandro H. Buschmann
Alejandro H. Buschmann University of Los Lagos
Graham J. Edgar
Graham J. Edgar University of Tasmania

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