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D-Index
58
Citations
13214
World Ranking
2545
National Ranking
905

Les Kaufman 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 Les Kaufman sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 180 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Les Kaufman 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 Les Kaufman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Les Kaufman is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science with a strong focus on marine and ecological research. Their work spans several interconnected fields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their main research topics include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Les Kaufman has a significant publication record in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Science
  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Sustainability
  • Conservation Science and Practice

Their recent papers demonstrate contributions to various areas of environmental and ecological science. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Ecology and economics for pandemic prevention" (2020, Science)
  • "The costs and benefits of primary prevention of zoonotic pandemics" (2022, Science Advances)
  • "Designing a blueprint for coral reef survival" (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • "Six priorities to advance the science and practice of coral reef restoration worldwide" (2021, Restoration Ecology)
  • "Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiations in African cichlids" (2023, Science)

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, showing established working relationships reflected in multiple shared publications. Frequent collaborators include Sucharita Gopal, David N. Wiley, Magaly Koch, Justin J. Suca, and Joel K. Llopiz.

Best Publications

  • Hurricane Allen's Impact on Jamaican Coral Reefs

    J. D. Woodley;E. A. Chornesky;P. A. Clifford;J. B. C. Jackson

  • Caribbean corals in crisis: record thermal stress, bleaching, and mortality in 2005.

    C. Mark Eakin;Jessica A. Morgan;Scott F. Heron;Scott F. Heron;Tyler B. Smith

  • Ecology and economics for pandemic prevention.

    Andrew P. Dobson;Stuart L. Pimm;Lee Hannah;Les Kaufman

  • Catastrophic Change in Species-Rich Freshwater EcosystemsThe lessons of Lake Victoria

    Les Kaufman

  • Stable Isotope Ratios as Tracers in Marine Food Webs: An Update

    Robert H. Michener;Les Kaufman

  • Biodiversity and Fishery Sustainability in the Lake Victoria Basin: An Unexpected Marriage?

    John S. Balirwa;Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Ian G. Cowx

  • Revealing the appetite of the marine aquarium fish trade: the volume and biodiversity of fish imported into the United States.

    Andrew L. Rhyne;Andrew L. Rhyne;Michael F. Tlusty;Pamela J. Schofield;Les Kaufman;Les Kaufman;Les Kaufman

  • Rhodolith beds are major CaCO3 bio-factories in the tropical South West Atlantic.

    Gilberto M. Amado-Filho;Rodrigo L. Moura;Alex C. Bastos;Leonardo T. Salgado

  • Deoxygenation of the deep water of Lake Victoria, East Africa

    R. E. Hecky;F. W. B. Bugenyi;P. Ochumba;J. F. Talling

  • Microhabitat Use, Trophic Patterns, and the Evolution of Brain Structure in African Cichlids

    Robert Huber;Moira J. van Staaden;Les S. Kaufman;Karel F. Liem

  • The Multiscale Integrated Model of Ecosystem Services (MIMES): Simulating the interactions of coupled human and natural systems

    Roelof Boumans;Joe Roman;Irit Altman;Les Kaufman;Les Kaufman

  • HABITAT PATTERNS IN TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS: A COMPARISON OF 105 PLOTS IN NORTHWEST BORNEO

    Matthew D. Potts;Peter S. Ashton;Les S. Kaufman;Joshua B. Plotkin

  • Global patterns of speciation and diversity

    M. A. M. de Aguiar;M. A. M. de Aguiar;M. Baranger;M. Baranger;E. M. Baptestini;L. Kaufman;L. Kaufman

  • Human impacts on the African Great Lakes

    Richard Ogutu-Ohwayo;Robert E. Hecky;Andrew S. Cohen;Les Kaufman

  • Predicting climate effects on Pacific sardine

    Ethan R. Deyle;Michael Fogarty;Chih-hao Hsieh;Les Kaufman

  • Endolithic fungi in reef-building corals (Order : Scleractinia) are common, cosmopolitan, and potentially pathogenic

    Christopher J. Bentis;Les Kaufman;Stjepko Golubic

  • Habitat-mediated survivorship of juvenile (0-year) Atlantic cod Gadus morhua

    James B. Lindholm;Peter J. Auster;Les S. Kaufman

  • Hypoxia Tolerance in Twelve Species of East African Cichlids: Potential for Low Oxygen Refugia in Lake Victoria

    Lauren J. Chapman;Leslie S. Kaufman;Colin A. Chapman;F. Ellis Mckenzie

  • Dynamics of Coral Reef Benthic Assemblages of the Abrolhos Bank, Eastern Brazil: Inferences on Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers

    Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho;Ericka O. C. Coni;Pedro M. Meirelles;Gilberto M. Amado-Filho

  • Refugia for Endangered Fishes from an Introduced Predator in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

    Lauren J. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Richard Ogutu-Ohwayo;Mark Chandler

  • Production of a reference transcriptome and transcriptomic database (PocilloporaBase) for the cauliflower coral, Pocillopora damicornis

    Nikki Traylor-Knowles;Brian R Granger;Tristan J Lubinski;Jignesh R Parikh

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho
Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho Universidade de São Paulo
Rodrigo L. Moura
Rodrigo L. Moura Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Lauren J. Chapman
Lauren J. Chapman University of Florida
John R. Finnerty
John R. Finnerty Boston University
Peter J. Auster
Peter J. Auster University of Connecticut
Paul A. Fuerst
Paul A. Fuerst The Ohio State University
Fabiano L. Thompson
Fabiano L. Thompson Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Sucharita Gopal
Sucharita Gopal Boston University
Joshua B. Plotkin
Joshua B. Plotkin University of Pennsylvania

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