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Kendall David Clements

Kendall David Clements

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
8229
World Ranking
4249
National Ranking
45

Kendall David Clements 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 Kendall David Clements 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.

Kendall David Clements 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 Kendall David Clements sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kendall David Clements is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a focus on Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Immunology.

The main topics of their work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Marine and fisheries research, Gut microbiota and health, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Frequent publishing venues for Kendall David Clements include Marine Biology, Coral Reefs, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, and Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Resolving resource partitioning in parrotfishes (Scarini) using microhistology of feeding substrata, 2020, Coral Reefs
  • Distinct microbiota composition and fermentation products indicate functional compartmentalization in the hindgut of a marine herbivorous fish, 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • Ecomorphological divergence and trophic resource partitioning in 15 syntopic Indo-Pacific parrotfishes (Labridae: Scarini), 2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Substrate degradation pathways, conserved functions and community composition of the hindgut microbiota in the herbivorous marine fish Kyphosus sydneyanus, 2022, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Histology and ultrastructure of the gastrointestinal tract in four temperate marine herbivorous fishes, 2021, Journal of Morphology

Kendall David Clements has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including William Lindsey White, Esther R. Angert, Georgina M. Nicholson, Kim M. Handley, and Bikiran Pardesi.

Best Publications

  • The trophic status of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs. 1 : Dietary analyses

    J. H. Choat;K. D. Clements;W. D. Robbins

  • Intestinal microbiota in fishes: what's known and what's not

    Kendall D. Clements;Esther R. Angert;W. Linn Montgomery;J. Howard Choat

  • The trophic status of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs

    J. Howard Choat;William D. Robbins;Kendall D. Clements

  • Specimen collection: An essential tool

    L. A. Rocha;A. Aleixo;G. Allen;F. Almeda

  • Integrating ecological roles and trophic diversification on coral reefs: multiple lines of evidence identify parrotfishes as microphages

    Kendall D. Clements;Donovan P. German;Jacinthe Piché;Aline Tribollet

  • VERTEBRATE HERBIVORES IN MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS: A Nutritional Ecology Perspective

    J. H. Choat;K. D. Clements

  • The largest bacterium

    Esther R. Angert;Kendall D. Clements;Norman R. Pace

  • Nutritional ecology of marine herbivorous fishes: ten years on

    Kendall D. Clements;David Raubenheimer;J. Howard Choat

  • Hindgut fermentation in three species of marine herbivorous fish.

    Douglas O. Mountfort;Jane Campbell;Kendall D. Clements

  • Fermentation and Gastrointestinal Microorganisms in Fishes

    Kendall D. Clements

  • Extreme polyploidy in a large bacterium

    Jennifer E. Mendell;Kendall D. Clements;J. Howard Choat;Esther R. Angert

  • Patterns and processes in the evolutionary history of parrotfishes (Family Labridae)

    John. H. Choat;Oya. S. klanten;Oya. S. klanten;Lynne Van Herwerden;D. Ross Robertson

  • Comparison of herbivory in the closely-related marine fish genera Girella and Kyphosus

    K. D. Clements;J. H. Choat

  • Detritus as food for grazing fishes on coral reefs

    David J. Crossman;Howard J. Choat;Kendall D. Clements;Tom Hardy

  • Local phylogenetic divergence and global evolutionary convergence of skull function in reef fishes of the family Labridae.

    Mark W Westneat;Michael E Alfaro;Peter C Wainwright;David R Bellwood

  • Fermentation in Tropical Marine Herbivorous Fishes

    K. D. Clements;J. H. Choat

  • Nutritional ecology of nominally herbivorous fishes on coral reefs

    David J. Crossman;J. Howard Choat;Kendall D. Clements

  • Short-chain fatty acid metabolism in temperate marine herbivorous fish

    K. D. Clements;V. P. Gleeson;M. Slaytor

  • Disaptation and recovery in the evolution of Antarctic fishes

    John Montgomery;Kendall Clements

  • Influence of season, ontogeny and tide on the diet of the temperate marine herbivorous fish Odax pullus (Odacidae)

    K. D. Clements;J. H. Choat

Frequent Co-Authors

Maren Wellenreuther
Maren Wellenreuther Plant & Food Research
J. Howard Choat
J. Howard Choat James Cook University
David Raubenheimer
David Raubenheimer University of Sydney
John C. Montgomery
John C. Montgomery University of Auckland
John D. Pettigrew
John D. Pettigrew University of Queensland
Winrich A. Freiwald
Winrich A. Freiwald Rockefeller University
Matthew Botvinick
Matthew Botvinick Yale University
Walter Wilczynski
Walter Wilczynski Georgia State University
Nick Yeung
Nick Yeung University of Oxford
Michael Cole
Michael Cole University of East London

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