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2022

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
15386
World Ranking
2794
National Ranking
27

Mads S. Thomsen 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 Mads S. Thomsen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mads S. Thomsen 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 Mads S. Thomsen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Mads S. Thomsen is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Oceanography, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Within these domains, Thomsen's work addresses critical subfields such as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research topics emphasize marine and coastal environments, covering areas such as:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and Marine Management

Thomsen has contributed to studies published in several scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Marine Environmental Research

Recent publications linked to Thomsen's scholarly network include notable papers such as:

  • "Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves" (2022), Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Drivers and impacts of the most extreme marine heatwave events" (2020), Scientific Reports
  • "Socioeconomic impacts of marine heatwaves: Global issues and opportunities" (2021), Science
  • "Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species" (2023), Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas" (2021), Science Advances

Thomsen's collaborations include frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Thomas Wernberg, Dan A. Smale, David R. Schiel, Karen Filbee-Dexter, and Qiang He.

Best Publications

  • Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services

    Dan A. Smale;Dan A. Smale;Thomas Wernberg;Eric C. J. Oliver;Eric C. J. Oliver;Eric C. J. Oliver;Mads Thomsen

  • Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem

    Thomas Wernberg;Scott Bennett;Scott Bennett;Russell C. Babcock;Russell C. Babcock;Thibaut de Bettignies

  • An extreme climatic event alters marine ecosystem structure in a global biodiversity hotspot

    Thomas Wernberg;Dan A. Smale;Fernando Tuya;Fernando Tuya;Mads S. Thomsen

  • Categorizing and naming marine heatwaves

    Alistair J. Hobday;Eric C.J. Oliver;Eric C.J. Oliver;Alex Sen Gupta;Jessica A. Benthuysen

  • Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves.

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  • Projected Marine Heatwaves in the 21st Century and the Potential for Ecological Impact

    Eric C. J. Oliver;Michael T. Burrows;Markus G. Donat;Alex Sen Gupta;Alex Sen Gupta

  • A decade of climate change experiments on marine organisms: Procedures, patterns and problems

    Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Dan A. Smale;Mads S. Thomsen

  • Seaweed communities in retreat from ocean warming.

    Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Bayden D. Russell;Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;C. Frederico D. Gurgel;C. Frederico D. Gurgel

  • Decreasing resilience of kelp beds along a latitudinal temperature gradient: potential implications for a warmer future

    Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Fernando Tuya;Gary A. Kendrick

  • Drivers and impacts of the most extreme marine heatwaves events

    Alexander Sen Gupta;Mads Thomsen;Jessica A. Benthuysen;Alistair J. Hobday

  • Socioeconomic impacts of marine heatwaves: Global issues and opportunities.

    Kathryn E. Smith;Michael T. Burrows;Alistair J. Hobday;Alex Sen Gupta

  • Habitat Cascades: The Conceptual Context and Global Relevance of Facilitation Cascades via Habitat Formation and Modification

    Mads S. Thomsen;Thomas Wernberg;Andrew Altieri;Fernando Tuya

  • local extinction of bull kelp (durvillaea spp.) due to a marine heatwave

    Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Luca Mondardini;Tommaso Alestra;Shawn Gerrity

  • Genetic diversity and kelp forest vulnerability to climatic stress.

    Thomas Wernberg;Melinda A. Coleman;Scott Bennett;Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen

  • Invasion of Sargassum muticum in Limfjorden (Denmark) and its possible impact on the indigenous macroalgal community

    Peter A. Stæhr;Morten Foldager Pedersen;Mads S. Thomsen;Thomas Wernberg

  • Distribution models predict large contractions of habitat-forming seaweeds in response to ocean warming

    Brezo Martínez;Ben Radford;Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Sean D. Connell

  • Impacts of marine invaders on biodiversity depend on trophic position and functional similarity

    Mads S. Thomsen;James E. Byers;David R. Schiel;John F. Bruno

  • Resistance, Extinction, and Everything in Between – The Diverse Responses of Seaweeds to Marine Heatwaves

    Sandra C. Straub;Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Pippa Moore;Pippa Moore

  • Evidence for impacts of nonindigenous macroalgae: a meta-analysis of experimental field studies

    Mads Thomsen;Thomas Wernberg;Fernando Tuya;Brian Reed Silliman

  • Biogenic habitat structure of seaweeds change along a latitudinal gradient in ocean temperature

    Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Fernando Tuya;Gary A. Kendrick

  • A Meta-Analysis of Seaweed Impacts on Seagrasses: Generalities and Knowledge Gaps

    Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Thomas Wernberg;Aschwin H. Engelen;Fernando Tuya;Fernando Tuya

  • Biology and Ecology of the Globally Significant Kelp Ecklonia radiata

    Thomas Wernberg;Melinda A. Coleman;Russell C. Babcock;Sahira Y. Bell

  • The effect of wave exposure on the morphology of Ecklonia radiata

    Thomas Wernberg;Mads S. Thomsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Wernberg
Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia
Fernando Tuya
Fernando Tuya University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Brian R. Silliman
Brian R. Silliman Duke University
David R. Schiel
David R. Schiel University of Canterbury
Peter A. Staehr
Peter A. Staehr Aarhus University
Dan A. Smale
Dan A. Smale Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Karen J. McGlathery
Karen J. McGlathery University of Virginia
Pippa J. Moore
Pippa J. Moore Newcastle University
Sean D. Connell
Sean D. Connell University of Adelaide
Markus G. Donat
Markus G. Donat Barcelona Supercomputing Center

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