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Kai Lorenzen 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 Kai Lorenzen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 137 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kai Lorenzen 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 Kai Lorenzen sits on this spectrum.

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56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kai Lorenzen is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Environmental Science, with a specific focus on fisheries and aquatic ecosystems. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Aquatic Science, and Sociology and Political Science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and fisheries research.

Themes central to Lorenzen's research include Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, and the environmental impacts of Hydropower, Displacement, and related factors.

Recent scholarly outputs by Lorenzen cover topics such as natural mortality patterns in fish populations and sustainable fishery systems. Notable publications include:

  • "Size- and age-dependent natural mortality in fish populations: Biology, models, implications, and a generalized length-inverse mortality paradigm" (2022) published in Fisheries Research
  • "Natural mortality and body size in fish populations" (2022) published in Fisheries Research
  • "A global perspective on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on freshwater fish biodiversity" (2020) published in Biological Conservation
  • "Global insights on managing fishery systems for the three pillars of sustainability" (2022) published in Fish and Fisheries
  • "Global and Regional Determinants of Diversity in Blue Foods" (2023) published in Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

Lorenzen has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including Edward V. Camp, Taryn Garlock, Frank Asche, James L. Anderson, and Robert Arlinghaus. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse portfolio of publications across multiple journals and disciplines.

The main publication venues for Lorenzen's work include Fisheries Research, Fish and Fisheries, Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, Biological Conservation, and EDIS. Their repeated presence in these journals underscores a concentrated research interest in fisheries science and aquatic environmental studies.

Best Publications

  • Aquaculture: global status and trends

    John Bostock;Brendan McAndrew;Randolph Richards;Kim Jauncey

  • The relationship between body weight and natural mortality in juvenile and adult fish: a comparison of natural ecosystems and aquaculture

    K. Lorenzen

  • Density-dependent growth as a key mechanism in the regulation of fish populations: evidence from among-population comparisons.

    Kai Lorenzen;Katja Enberg

  • Inland capture fisheries

    Robin L. Welcomme;Ian G. Cowx;David Coates;Christophe Béné

  • A Global Blue Revolution: Aquaculture Growth Across Regions, Species, and Countries

    Taryn Garlock;Frank Asche;James Anderson;Trond Bjørndal

  • Cultured fish: integrative biology and management of domestication and interactions with wild fish

    Kai Lorenzen;Malcolm C.M. Beveridge;Marc Mangel;Marc Mangel

  • Responsible Approach to Marine Stock Enhancement: An Update

    Kai Lorenzen;Kenneth M. Leber;H. Lee Blankenship

  • Population dynamics and potential of fisheries stock enhancement: practical theory for assessment and policy analysis

    Kai Lorenzen

  • Allometry of natural mortality as a basis for assessing optimal release size in fish-stocking programmes

    Kai Lorenzen

  • Livelihood Functions of Inland Fisheries: Policy Implications in Developing Countries.

    Laurence E. D. Smith;S. Nguyen Khoa;K. Lorenzen

  • Restocking and stock enhancement of coastal fisheries: Potential, problems and progress

    Johann D. Bell;Devin M. Bartley;Kai Lorenzen;Neil R. Loneragan

  • Livelihood Diversification in Rural Laos

    Sarah M. Martin;Kai Lorenzen

  • On the sustainability of inland fisheries: Finding a future for the forgotten

    Steven J. Cooke;Edward H. Allison;T. Douglas Beard;Robert Arlinghaus

  • Three pillars of sustainability in fisheries

    Frank Asche;Frank Asche;Taryn M. Garlock;James L. Anderson;Simon R. Bush

  • Transforming management of tropical coastal seas to cope with challenges of the 21st century

    Peter F Sale;Tundi Agardy;Cameron H Ainsworth;Blake E Feist

  • Modeling nitrogen dynamics in intensive shrimp ponds: the role of sediment remineralization

    Michele Astrid Burford;K Lorenzen

  • Toward a new paradigm for growth modeling in fisheries stock assessments: Embracing plasticity and its consequences

    Kai Lorenzen

  • Understanding and Managing Enhancement Fisheries Systems

    Kai Lorenzen

  • Fisheries enhancement and restoration in a changing world

    Matthew D. Taylor;Matthew D. Taylor;Rowan C. Chick;Kai Lorenzen;Ann-Lisbeth Agnalt

  • Stock assessment in inland fisheries: a foundation for sustainable use and conservation

    Kai Lorenzen;Ian G. Cowx;R. E. M. Entsua-Mensah;Nigel P. Lester

  • Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030

    Abigail J. Lynch;I. G. Cowx;E. Fluet-Chouinard;S. M. Glaser

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian G. Cowx
Ian G. Cowx University of Hull
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Nils Bunnefeld
Nils Bunnefeld University of Stirling
Robert Arlinghaus
Robert Arlinghaus Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Julia L. Blanchard
Julia L. Blanchard University of Tasmania
Johann D. Bell
Johann D. Bell University of Wollongong
David B. Bunnell
David B. Bunnell United States Geological Survey
Thomas K. Frazer
Thomas K. Frazer University of Florida
Angela Arthington
Angela Arthington Griffith University
Frank Asche
Frank Asche University of Florida

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