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Joseph D. DiBattista

Joseph D. DiBattista

Griffith University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
8390
World Ranking
5259
National Ranking
429

Joseph D. DiBattista publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 129 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph D. DiBattista D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Joseph D. DiBattista is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 107 and 45 publications respectively. Within these fields, their work focuses on several subfields including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their main research topics include Identification and Quantification in Food, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Genetic diversity and population structure, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Joseph D. DiBattista has contributed to multiple scientific papers, including:

  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish biomass: A review of approaches and future considerations for resource surveys (2021), published in Environmental DNA
  • eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine-scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem (2020), published in Molecular Ecology
  • Environmental DNA can act as a biodiversity barometer of anthropogenic pressures in coastal ecosystems (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • Large-scale eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biogeographic break and transitions over tropical north-western Australia (2021), published in Diversity and Distributions
  • Development and evaluation of fish eDNA metabarcoding assays facilitate the detection of cryptic seahorse taxa (family: Syngnathidae) (2020), published in Environmental DNA

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, most notably Environmental DNA, Coral Reefs, Ecology and Evolution, Scientific Reports, and Marine Pollution Bulletin, showcasing ongoing engagement with journals that address molecular ecology and marine environmental sciences.

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research, working repeatedly with notable coauthors including Ashley M. Fowler, Matt K. Broadhurst, J. Hobbs, Michael L. Berumen, and Julian M. Hughes.

Best Publications

  • It's about time: the temporal dynamics of phenotypic selection in the wild.

    Adam M. Siepielski;Joseph D. DiBattista;Stephanie M. Carlson

  • Ecosystem biomonitoring with eDNA: metabarcoding across the tree of life in a tropical marine environment

    Michael Stat;Megan J. Huggett;Rachele Bernasconi;Joseph D. DiBattista

  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish biomass: A review of approaches and future considerations for resource surveys

    Meaghan L. Rourke;Meaghan L. Rourke;Ashley M. Fowler;Julian M. Hughes;Matt K. Broadhurst;Matt K. Broadhurst

  • Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection.

    Adam M. Siepielski;Michael B. Morrissey;Mathieu Buoro;Stephanie M. Carlson

  • Physiological causes and consequences of social status in salmonid fish.

    Kathleen M. Gilmour;Joseph D. DiBattista;Justin B. Thomas

  • Comparative phylogeography of the ocean planet.

    Brian W. Bowen;Michelle R. Gaither;Joseph D. DiBattista;Matthew Iacchei

  • Combined use of eDNA metabarcoding and video surveillance for the assessment of fish biodiversity

    Michael Stat;Michael Stat;Jeffrey John;Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;Stephen J. Newman

  • A review of contemporary patterns of endemism for shallow water reef fauna in the Red Sea

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;May B. Roberts;Jessica Bouwmeester;Jessica Bouwmeester;Brian W. Bowen

  • The spatial patterns of directional phenotypic selection.

    Adam M. Siepielski;Kiyoko M. Gotanda;Michael B. Morrissey;Sarah E. Diamond

  • eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine-scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem.

    Katrina M. West;Michael Stat;Michael Stat;Euan S. Harvey;Craig L. Skepper

  • On the origin of endemic species in the Red Sea

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;J. Howard Choat;Michelle R. Gaither;Michelle R. Gaither;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  • Patterns of genetic variation in anthropogenically impacted populations

    Joseph D. DiBattista

  • Two decades of genetic profiling yields first evidence of natal philopatry and long‐term fidelity to parturition sites in sharks

    Kevin Andrew Feldheim;Samuel H. Gruber;Joseph DiBattista;Elizabeth A. Babcock

  • After continents divide: comparative phylogeography of reef fishes from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Michael L. Berumen;Michael L. Berumen;Michelle R. Gaither;Luiz A. Rocha

  • The effects of cortisol administration on social status and brain monoaminergic activity in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss.

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Hymie Anisman;Megan Whitehead;Kathleen M. Gilmour

  • Environmental DNA metabarcoding studies are critically affected by substrate selection.

    Adam Koziol;Michael Stat;Michael Stat;Tiffany Simpson;Simon Jarman;Simon Jarman

  • Long‐term natal site‐fidelity by immature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a subtropical island

    Demian D. Chapman;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Samuel H. Gruber;Joseph D. Dibattista

  • When bigger is not better: selection against large size, high condition and fast growth in juvenile lemon sharks

    J. D. Dibattista;K. A. Feldheim;S. H. Gruber;A. P. Hendry

  • Differences in the temporal dynamics of phenotypic selection among fitness components in the wild

    Adam M. Siepielski;Joseph D. DiBattista;Jeffrey A. Evans;Stephanie M. Carlson

  • Environmental DNA can act as a biodiversity barometer of anthropogenic pressures in coastal ecosystems

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;James D. Reimer;Michael Stat;Michael Stat;Giovanni D. Masucci

  • The evolution of phenotypic plasticity in response to anthropogenic disturbance

    Erika Crispo;Joseph D. DiBattista;Cristián Correa;Xavier Thibert-Plante

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Berumen
Michael L. Berumen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Michael Bunce
Michael Bunce Curtin University
Luiz A. Rocha
Luiz A. Rocha California Academy of Sciences
Brian W. Bowen
Brian W. Bowen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michelle R. Gaither
Michelle R. Gaither University of Central Florida
Michael Stat
Michael Stat University of Newcastle Australia
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs Curtin University
Kevin A. Feldheim
Kevin A. Feldheim Field Museum of Natural History
Stephen J. Newman
Stephen J. Newman Government of Western Australia
Samuel H. Gruber
Samuel H. Gruber University of Miami

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