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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
76
Citations
15808
World Ranking
1016
National Ranking
6

Judi E. Hewitt publications per year

1982: 1 publications 1983: 1 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 17 publications 1991: 66 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
1982 2025

341 publications in total across all disciplines

Judi E. Hewitt 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 Judi E. Hewitt sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 303 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Judi E. Hewitt 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 Judi E. Hewitt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Judi E. Hewitt is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research centers on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on marine and coastal ecosystems.

Their work spans several subfields including oceanography, ecology, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, and ecological modeling. This interdisciplinary approach addresses various aspects of marine biology and coastal environmental dynamics.

Key topics in Hewitt's research include:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Recent publications by Hewitt feature a range of ecological and environmental research focused on coastal and estuarine systems. Selected papers include:

  • Cumulative stressors reduce the self-regulating capacity of coastal ecosystems, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Macrofauna communities across a seascape of seagrass meadows: environmental drivers, biodiversity patterns and conservation implications, 2021, Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Denitrification and the Role of Macrofauna Across Estuarine Gradients in Nutrient and Sediment Loading, 2020, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Biological traits approaches in benthic marine ecology: Dead ends and new paths, 2022, Ecology and Evolution
  • Informing the management of multiple stressors on estuarine ecosystems using an expert-based Bayesian Network model, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management

Hewitt has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Simon F. Thrush
  • Conrad A. Pilditch
  • Rebecca V. Gladstone-Gallagher
  • F Stephenson
  • Alf Norkko

Their publications have appeared in a variety of scientific journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Ecological Applications

In addition to journal articles, Hewitt has authored books, including one published by Oxford University Press titled Ecology of Coastal Marine Sediments (2021).

Hewitt was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Muddy waters: elevating sediment input to coastal and estuarine habitats

    SF Thrush;JE Hewitt;VJ Cummings;JI Ellis

  • DISTURBANCE OF THE MARINE BENTHIC HABITAT BY COMMERCIAL FISHING: IMPACTS AT THE SCALE OF THE FISHERY

    S. F. Thrush;J. E. Hewitt;V. J. Cummings;P. K. Dayton

  • Fishing impacts and the degradation or loss of habitat structure

    S. J. Turner;S. F. Thrush;J. E. Hewitt;V. J. Cummings

  • Habitat change in estuaries: predicting broad-scale responses of intertidal macrofauna to sediment mud content

    Simon F. Thrush;Judi E. Hewitt;Alf Norkko;Pip E. Nicholls

  • Functional Role of Large Organisms in Intertidal Communities: Community Effects and Ecosystem Function

    Simon F. Thrush;Judi E. Hewitt;Max Gibbs;Carolyn Lundquist

  • Forecasting the limits of resilience: integrating empirical research with theory.

    Simon F. Thrush;Judi E. Hewitt;Paul K. Dayton;Giovanni Coco

  • Scale-Dependent Recolonization: The Role of Sediment Stability in a Dynamic Sandflat Habitat

    S. F. Thrush;R. B. Whitlatch;R. D. Pridmore;J. E. Hewitt

  • Fishing disturbance and marine biodiversity : role of habitat structure in simple soft-sediment systems

    Simon F. Thrush;Judi E. Hewitt;Greig A. Funnell;Vonda J. Cummings

  • Determining effects of suspended sediment on condition of a suspension feeding bivalve (Atrina zelandica): results of a survey, a laboratory experiment and a field transplant experiment

    J Ellis;V Cummings;J Hewitt;S Thrush

  • The impact of habitat disturbance by scallop dredging on marine benthic communities:what can be predicted from the results of experiments?

    Thrush Sf;Hewitt Je;Cummings Vj;Dayton Pk

  • Habitat variation, species diversity and ecological functioning in a marine system

    J.E. Hewitt;S.F. Thrush;P.D. Dayton

  • THE EFFECTS OF HABITAT LOSS, FRAGMENTATION, AND COMMUNITY HOMOGENIZATION ON RESILIENCE IN ESTUARIES

    Simon F. Thrush;Jane Halliday;Judi E. Hewitt;Andrew M. Lohrer

  • The Effect of Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity on the Design and Analysis of Empirical Studies of Scale‐Dependent Systems

    Judi E. Hewitt;Simon F. Thrush;Paul K. Dayton;Erik Bonsdorff

  • Ocean acidification at high latitudes: potential effects on functioning of the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica.

    Vonda Cummings;Judi Hewitt;Anthony Van Rooyen;Kim Currie

  • Smothering of estuarine sandflats by terrigenous clay: the role of wind-wave disturbance and bioturbation in site-dependent macrofaunal recovery

    Alf Norkko;Simon F. Thrush;Judi E. Hewitt;Vonda J. Cummings

  • Predicting the effects of habitat homogenization on marine biodiversity.

    Simon F. Thrush;John S. Gray;Judi E. Hewitt;Karl I. Ugland

  • Benthic-pelagic coupling and suspension-feeding bivalves: Linking site-specific sediment flux and biodeposition to benthic community structure

    Alf Norkko;Judi E. Hewitt;Simon F. Thrush;Thrush Funnell

  • Multiple stressors, nonlinear effects and the implications of climate change impacts on marine coastal ecosystems.

    Judi E. Hewitt;Joanne I. Ellis;Simon F. Thrush

  • Impact of ray feeding disturbances on sandflat macrobenthos: do communities dominated by polychaetes or shellfish respond differently?

    SF Thrush;RD Pridmore;JE Hewitt;VJ Cummings

  • Spatial structure of bivalves in a sandflat:: Scale and generating processes

    P. Legendre;S. F. Thrush;V. J. Cummings;P. K. Dayton

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon F. Thrush
Simon F. Thrush University of Auckland
Vonda J. Cummings
Vonda J. Cummings National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Anne M. Bowcock
Anne M. Bowcock Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kenneth K. Kidd
Kenneth K. Kidd Yale University
David Neil Cooper
David Neil Cooper Cardiff University
Andrew M. Lohrer
Andrew M. Lohrer National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Alf Norkko
Alf Norkko University of Helsinki
Jacques S. Beckmann
Jacques S. Beckmann University of Lausanne
Joanne Ellis
Joanne Ellis University of Waikato
Carolyn J. Lundquist
Carolyn J. Lundquist National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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