2026 Joshua S. Madin: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	48	4244	4093	1473	1410	131	8462

Overview

Joshua S. Madin is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with substantial contributions to ecology, global and planetary change, oceanography, nature and landscape conservation, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, species distribution and climate change, ichthyology and marine biology, plant and animal studies, and ecology and vegetation dynamics studies.

Joshua S. Madin has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications. Notable papers include:

Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
Coral-bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales, 2022, Global Change Biology
A synthesis of bacterial and archaeal phenotypic trait data, 2020, Scientific Data
A geometric basis for surface habitat complexity and biodiversity, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
Climate change transforms the functional identity of Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages, 2021, Ecology Letters

Their frequent co-authors include María Dornelas, Andrew H. Baird, Mike McWilliam, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, and Viviana Brambilla.

Joshua S. Madin's research has been published in various scientific venues, with repeated publications found in the following:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Coral Reefs
Scientific Data
Ecology Letters
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Their main fields of study and research output align with environmental science, with a strong interdisciplinary approach that integrates biological, ecological, and climate-related investigations, particularly related to marine and coastal systems.

Best Publications

Global warming impairs stock–recruitment dynamics of corals

Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Andrew H. Baird;Sean R. Connolly

536
Citations
BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

482
Citations
Ecological consequences of major hydrodynamic disturbances on coral reefs

Joshua S. Madin;Joshua S. Madin;Sean R. Connolly

402
Citations
An ontology for describing and synthesizing ecological observation data

Joshua S. Madin;Joshua S. Madin;Shawn Bowers;Mark Schildhauer;Sergey Krivov

351
Citations
The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

Joshua S. Madin;Kristen D. Anderson;Magnus Heide Andreasen;Tom C.L. Bridge;Tom C.L. Bridge

284
Citations
Ecological traits influencing range expansion across large oceanic dispersal barriers: insights from tropical Atlantic reef fishes.

Osmar J. Luiz;Joshua S. Madin;D. Ross Robertson;Luiz A. Rocha

274
Citations
A Trait-Based Approach to Advance Coral Reef Science

Joshua S. Madin;Mia O. Hoogenboom;Sean R. Connolly;Emily S. Darling

224
Citations
Advancing ecological research with ontologies

Joshua S. Madin;Joshua S. Madin;Shawn Bowers;Mark P. Schildhauer;Matthew B. Jones

219
Citations
Adult and larval traits as determinants of geographic range size among tropical reef fishes

Osmar J. Luiz;Andrew P. Allen;D. Ross Robertson;Sergio R. Floeter

218
Citations
Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life

Rachael V. Gallagher;Daniel S. Falster;Brian S. Maitner;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez

215
Citations
Coral‐bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales

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213
Citations
Mechanical vulnerability explains size‐dependent mortality of reef corals

Joshua S. Madin;Andrew H. Baird;Maria Dornelas;Sean R. Connolly

205
Citations
Global Gradients of Coral Exposure to Environmental Stresses and Implications for Local Management

Joseph Maina;Joseph Maina;Tim R. McClanahan;Valentijn Venus;Mebrahtu Ateweberhan;Mebrahtu Ateweberhan

172
Citations
Landscape of fear visible from space

Elizabeth M. P. Madin;Joshua S. Madin;David J. Booth

164
Citations
Biogeographical disparity in the functional diversity and redundancy of corals.

Mike McWilliam;Mia O. Hoogenboom;Andrew H. Baird;Chao Yang Kuo

164
Citations
Pole-ward range expansion of Acropora spp. along the east coast of Australia

Andrew Baird;Brigitte Sommer;Brigitte Sommer;Joshua Madin

161
Citations
A synthesis of bacterial and archaeal phenotypic trait data

Joshua S. Madin;Daniel A. Nielsen;Maria Brbic;Ross Corkrey

148
Citations
A generic structure for plant trait databases

Jens Kattge;Kiona Ogle;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz

144
Citations
Human deforestation outweighs future climate change impacts of sedimentation on coral reefs

Joseph Maina;Joseph Maina;Hans de Moel;Jens Zinke;Joshua Madin

143
Citations
Faunal breaks and species composition of Indo-Pacific corals: the role of plate tectonics, environment and habitat distribution

S. A. Keith;A. H. Baird;T. P. Hughes;J. S. Madin

134
Citations
Calcification, Storm Damage and Population Resilience of Tabular Corals under Climate Change

Joshua S. Madin;Terry P. Hughes;Sean R. Connolly

120
Citations
High-Performance Spider Webs: Integrating Biomechanics, Ecology and Behaviour

Aaron M. T. Harmer;Todd A. Blackledge;Joshua S. Madin;Marie E. Herberstein

118
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew H. Baird James Cook University

Maria Dornelas University of St Andrews

Sean R. Connolly James Cook University

Tom C. L. Bridge Queensland Museum

Mia O. Hoogenboom James Cook University

Oscar Pizarro University of Sydney

Mark Westoby Macquarie University

Roberto Salguero-Gómez University of Oxford

Shawn Bowers Gonzaga University

Daniel S. Falster University of New South Wales

External Links

Personal website of Joshua S. Madin

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