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D-Index
62
Citations
13619
World Ranking
2080
National Ranking
25

Lynne J. Shannon 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 Lynne J. Shannon sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 144 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lynne J. Shannon 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 Lynne J. Shannon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lynne J. Shannon is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their primary research field is Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Oceanography, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their main research topics include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Lynne J. Shannon has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Marta Coll, Jeroen Steenbeek, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, William W. L. Cheung, and Kelly Ortega-Cisneros.

Recent papers associated with Lynne J. Shannon encompass a range of topics in marine science and environmental sustainability:

  • "Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability" (2020), Science
  • "Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems" (2021), Nature Climate Change
  • "Global trends in nature's contributions to people" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Climate Change Impacts on Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems" (2022), Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Achieving global biodiversity goals by 2050 requires urgent and integrated actions" (2022), One Earth

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Fisheries Oceanography
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland)

Best Publications

  • Small pelagics in upwelling systems: patterns of interaction and structural changes in "wasp-waist" ecosystems

    Philippe Cury;Andrew Bakun;Robert J. M. Crawford;Astrid Jarre

  • Global Seabird Response to Forage Fish Depletion-One-Third for the Birds

    Philippe M. Cury;Ian L. Boyd;Sylvain Bonhommeau;Tycho Anker-Nilssen

  • Impacts of Fishing Low-Trophic Level Species on Marine Ecosystems

    Anthony D. M. Smith;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;Catherine M. Bulman;Elizabeth A. Fulton

  • The Benguela Current: An ecosystem of four components

    L. Hutchings;C.D. van der Lingen;L.J. Shannon;R.J.M. Crawford

  • Sustainable exploitation of small pelagic fish stocks challenged by environmental and ecosystem changes : a review

    Pierre Fréon;Philippe Cury;L. Shannon;Claude Roy

  • The functioning of marine ecosystems: a fisheries perspective.

    Philippe Cury;Lynne Shannon;Yunne-Jai Shin

  • Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

    Sandra Díaz;Noelia Zafra-Calvo;Andy Purvis;Peter H. Verburg

  • Regime shifts in upwelling ecosystems: observed changes and possible mechanisms in the northern and southern Benguela

    Philippe Cury;Philippe Cury;Lynne Shannon

  • Trophodynamic indicators for an ecosystem approach to fisheries

    Philippe Cury;L.J. Shannon;J.P. Roux;G.M. Daskalov

  • Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems.

    Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Camilla Novaglio;Cheryl S. Harrison;Cheryl S. Harrison;Ryan F. Heneghan

  • Detecting regime shifts in the ocean: Data considerations

    B. deYoung;R. Harris;J. Alheit;G. Beaugrand

  • End-To-End Models for the Analysis of Marine Ecosystems: Challenges, Issues, and Next Steps

    Kenneth A. Rose;J.Icarus Allen;Yuri Artioli;Manuel Barange

  • Trophic flows in the southern Benguela during the 1980s and 1990s

    Lynne J Shannon;Coleen L Moloney;Astrid Jarre;John G Field

  • Using indicators for evaluating, comparing, and communicating the ecological status of exploited marine ecosystems. 2. Setting the scene.

    Yunne-Jai Shin;Lynne J. Shannon;Alida Bundy;Marta Coll

  • Changes in the northern Benguela ecosystem over three decades: 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s

    Johanna J Heymans;Lynne J Shannon;Astrid Jarre

  • Global trends in nature’s contributions to people

    Kate A. Brauman;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Stephen Polasky;Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

  • Viability theory for an ecosystem approach to fisheries

    Philippe M. Cury;Christian Mullon;Serge M. Garcia;Lynne J. Shannon

  • Trophic level-based indicators to track fishing impacts across marine ecosystems

    Lynne Shannon;Marta Coll;Alida Bundy;Didier Gascuel

  • 8 Resource and ecosystem variability, including regime shifts, in the Benguela Current System

    C.D. van der Lingen;L.J. Shannon;P. Cury;A. Kreiner

  • The influence of food availability on breeding success of African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Robben Island, South Africa

    Robert J.M. Crawford;Peter J. Barham;Les G. Underhill;Lynne J. Shannon

  • Using indicators for evaluating, comparing and communicating the ecological status of exploited marine ecosystems. 1. The IndiSeas project

    Yunne-Jai Shin;Lynne J. Shannon

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunne-Jai Shin
Yunne-Jai Shin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Marta Coll
Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council
Philippe Cury
Philippe Cury Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Alida Bundy
Alida Bundy Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Coleen L. Moloney
Coleen L. Moloney University of Cape Town
Elizabeth A. Fulton
Elizabeth A. Fulton Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Johanna J. Heymans
Johanna J. Heymans Scottish Association For Marine Science
Christopher P. Lynam
Christopher P. Lynam Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
John G. Field
John G. Field University of Cape Town
Pierre Fréon
Pierre Fréon Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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