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D-Index
38
Citations
6645
World Ranking
6578
National Ranking
80

Jon S. Harding 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 S. Harding sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 126 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jon S. Harding 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 S. Harding sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jon S. Harding is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and focuses on research primarily within the field of Environmental Science.

The researcher's work encompasses several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

Their main areas of study involve topics related to aquatic and freshwater ecosystems, especially focusing on biodiversity and ecological dynamics. Key research topics include:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Jon S. Harding has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications across various scientific journals. The most recent papers include:

  • The Biological Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World's Rivers: An Overview, 2021, Water
  • Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Assemblage-based biomonitoring of freshwater ecosystem health via multimetric indices: A critical review and suggestions for improving their applicability, 2022, Water Biology and Security
  • Unveiling Crucivirus Diversity by Mining Metagenomic Data, 2020, mBio
  • Combining Tools from Edge-of-Field to In-Stream to Attenuate Reactive Nitrogen along Small Agricultural Waterways, 2020, Water

The publication venues where the researcher frequently appears include:

  • Water
  • Ecology
  • New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Global Change Biology
  • Water Biology and Security

Collaborative partnerships are evident through frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • D. Dudley Williams
  • Angus R. McIntosh
  • Brandon C. Goeller
  • Helen J. Warburton
  • Kristy L. Hogsden

Best Publications

  • Stream Biodiversity: The Ghost of Land Use Past

    J. S. Harding;E. F. Benfield;P. V. Bolstad;G. S. Helfman

  • Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs

    Daniel F. Buss;Daren M. Carlisle;Tae-Soo Chon;Joseph Culp

  • Changes in agricultural intensity and river health along a river continuum

    JoN. S. Harding;Roger G. Young;JohN. W. Hayes;Karen A. Shearer

  • Past and future trajectories of forest loss in New Zealand

    Robert M. Ewers;Robert M. Ewers;Robert M. Ewers;Andrew D. Kliskey;Susan Walker;Daniel Rutledge

  • Habitat loss drives threshold response of benthic invertebrate communities to deposited sediment in agricultural streams.

    Francis J. Burdon;Angus R. McIntosh;Jon S. Harding

  • Consequences of acid mine drainage for the structure and function of benthic stream communities: a review

    Kristy L. Hogsden;Jon S. Harding

  • Quantifying relationships between land-use gradients and structural and functional indicators of stream ecological integrity

    Joanne E. Clapcott;Kevin J. Collier;Russell G. Death;E.O. Goodwin

  • Barriers to the recovery of aquatic insect communities in urban streams

    Tanya J. Blakely;Jon S. Harding;Angus R. Mcintosh;Michael J. Winterbourn

  • The linkage between riparian predators and aquatic insects across a stream‐resource spectrum

    Francis J. Burdon;Jon S. Harding

  • The Biological Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World’s Rivers: An Overview

    Maria João Feio;Robert M. Hughes;Marcos Callisto;Susan J. Nichols

  • Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers

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  • Effects of contrasting land use on physico‐chemical conditions and benthic assemblages of streams in a Canterbury (South Island, New Zealand) river system

    Jon S. Harding;Michael J. Winterbourn

  • Biofilm Bacterial Community Structure in Streams Affected by Acid Mine Drainage

    Gavin Lear;Dev Niyogi;Jon Harding;Yimin Dong

  • Riparian shading mitigates stream eutrophication in agricultural catchments

    Teresa K. Burrell;Jonathan M. O’Brien;S. Elizabeth Graham;Kevin S. Simon

  • Assemblage-based biomonitoring of freshwater ecosystem health via multimetric indices: A critical review and suggestions for improving their applicability

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  • Anthropogenic and natural sources of acidity and metals and their influence on the structure of stream food webs.

    Kristy L. Hogsden;Jon S. Harding

  • Improving the Effectiveness of Riparian Management for Aquatic Invertebrates in a Degraded Agricultural Landscape: Stream Size and Land-Use Legacies

    Michelle J. Greenwood;Michelle J. Greenwood;Jon S. Harding;Dev K. Niyogi;Angus R. McIntosh

  • Can forest fragments reset physical and water quality conditions in agricultural catchments and act as refugia for forest stream invertebrates

    Jon S. Harding;Koen Claassen;Niels Evers

  • Stream faunas and ecoregions in South Island, New Zealand: do they correspond?

    Jon S. Harding;Michael J. Winterbourn;Wayne F. McDiffett

  • Distribution and dispersal of adult stream insects in a heterogeneous montane environment

    Michael J. Winterbourn;W. Lindsay Chadderton;Sally A. Entrekin;Jennifer L. Tank

  • Diverse circular replication-associated protein encoding viruses circulating in invertebrates within a lake ecosystem

    Anisha Dayaram;Mark L. Galatowitsch;Gerardo Argüello-Astorga;Katherine van Bysterveldt

  • Historic deforestation and the fate of endemic invertebrate species in streams

    Jon S. Harding

Frequent Co-Authors

Angus R. McIntosh
Angus R. McIntosh University of Canterbury
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
Michael J. Winterbourn
Michael J. Winterbourn University of Canterbury
Raphael K. Didham
Raphael K. Didham University of Western Australia
Kevin J. Collier
Kevin J. Collier University of Waikato
Robert M. Ewers
Robert M. Ewers Imperial College London
Gavin Lear
Gavin Lear University of Auckland
Robert M. Hughes
Robert M. Hughes Oregon State University
Russell G. Death
Russell G. Death Victoria University of Wellington
Tim J. Clough
Tim J. Clough Lincoln University

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