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52
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3470
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1218

Mahmood S. Shivji 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 Mahmood S. Shivji sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 214 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mahmood S. Shivji 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 Mahmood S. Shivji sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Mahmood S. Shivji is affiliated with Nova Southeastern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, particularly in the context of marine and aquatic ecosystems. The main fields of study include nature and landscape conservation, aquatic science, ecology, global and planetary change, and molecular biology.

Shivji's research covers a range of topics within ichthyology and marine biology, fish ecology and management studies, fish biology and ecology studies, as well as marine and fisheries research. Other notable topics they have worked on include identification and quantification in food, marine animal studies overview, and isotope analysis in ecology.

The scientist has published multiple papers in various scientific venues, among which their most frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Scientific Reports
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Mitochondrial DNA Part B

Recent publications by Mahmood S. Shivji include:

  • Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world's largest fish, the whale shark, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico Following Deepwater Horizon, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Genomes of endangered great hammerhead and shortfin mako sharks reveal historic population declines and high levels of inbreeding in great hammerhead, 2022, iScience
  • Restricted connectivity and population genetic fragility in a globally endangered Hammerhead Shark, 2020, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Genomic Assessment of Global Population Structure in a Highly Migratory and Habitat Versatile Apex Predator, the Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), 2021, Journal of Heredity

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Shivji are:

  • Andrea M. Bernard
  • Bradley M. Wetherbee
  • Kimberly A. Finnegan
  • Jeremy J. Vaudo
  • Marissa R. Mehlrose

Best Publications

  • Repeated, Long-Distance Migrations by a Philopatric Predator Targeting Highly Contrasting Ecosystems

    James S.E. Lea;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Nuno Queiroz;Neil Burnie

  • Global estimates of shark catches using trade records from commercial markets.

    Shelley C. Clarke;Murdoch K. McAllister;E. J. Milner-Gulland;G. P. Kirkwood

  • Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

    Nuno Queiroz;Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Ana Couto;Marisa Vedor

  • Identification of Shark Species Composition and Proportion in the Hong Kong Shark Fin Market Based on Molecular Genetics and Trade Records

    Shelley C. Clarke;Jennifer E. Magnussen;Debra L. Abercrombie;Murdoch K. Mcallister

  • Genetic Identification of Pelagic Shark Body Parts for Conservation and Trade Monitoring

    Mahmood Shivji;Shelley Clarke;Melissa Pank;Lisa Natanson

  • Molecular phylogenetic evidence refuting the hypothesis of Batoidea (rays and skates) as derived sharks

    Christophe J. Douady;Miné Dosay;Mahmood S. Shivji;Michael J. Stanhope

  • Marine reserve design and evaluation using automated acoustic telemetry: A case-study involving coral reef-associated sharks in the mesoamerican Caribbean

    Demian D. Chapman;Ellen K. Pikitch;Elizabeth Babcock;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Virgin birth in a hammerhead shark.

    Demian D Chapman;Mahmood S Shivji;Ed Louis;Julie Sommer

  • Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: the potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground

    Ricardo C. Garla;Demian D. Chapman;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Global-scale genetic identification of hammerhead sharks: Application to assessment of the international fin trade and law enforcement

    Debra L. Abercrombie;Shelley C. Clarke;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Characteristics of Shark Bycatch Observed on Pelagic Longlines Off the Southeastern United States, 1992-2000

    Lawrence R. Beerkircher;Enric Cortes;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Identifying sharks with DNA barcodes: assessing the utility of a nucleotide diagnostic approach

    Eugene H.-K. Wong;Mahmood S. Shivji;Robert H. Hanner

  • Mammalian Evolution and the Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding Protein (IRBP) Gene: Convincing Evidence for Several Superordinal Clades

    Michael J. Stanhope;Marta R. Smith;Victor G. Waddell;Calvin A. Porter

  • Low worldwide genetic diversity in the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

    A Rus Hoelzel;Mahmood S Shivji;Jennifer Magnussen;Malcolm P Francis

  • A streamlined, bi-organelle, multiplex PCR approach to species identification: Application to global conservation and trade monitoring of the great white shark,Carcharodon carcharias

    Demian D. Chapman;Debra L. Abercrombie;Christophe J. Douady;Ellen K. Pikitch

  • Predominance of genetic monogamy by females in a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo: implications for shark conservation

    Demian D. Chapman;Paulo A. Prodöhl;James Gelsleichter;Charles A. Manire

  • Supplemental feeding for ecotourism reverses diel activity and alters movement patterns and spatial distribution of the southern stingray, Dasyatis americana.

    Mark J. Corcoran;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Bradley M. Wetherbee;Mahmood S. Shivji;Matthew D. Potenski

  • Habitat use and demographic population structure of elasmobranchs at a Caribbean atoll (Glover's Reef, Belize)

    Ellen K. Pikitch;Ellen K. Pikitch;Demian D. Chapman;Demian D. Chapman;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans

    A. M. M. Sequeira;J. P. Rodríguez;V. M. Eguíluz;R. Harcourt

  • Identification of the larval and juvenile stages of the Cubera Snapper, Lutjanus cyanopterus , using DNA barcoding

    Benjamin C. Victor;Robert H. Hanner;Mahmood S. Shivji;John Hyde

  • Genetic profiling reveals illegal international trade in fins of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias

    Mahmood S. Shivji;Demian D. Chapman;Ellen K. Pikitch;Paul W. Raymond

Frequent Co-Authors

Bradley M. Wetherbee
Bradley M. Wetherbee University of Rhode Island
Demian D. Chapman
Demian D. Chapman Florida International University
Michael J. Stanhope
Michael J. Stanhope Cornell University
Kevin A. Feldheim
Kevin A. Feldheim Field Museum of Natural History
Alexander Soloviev
Alexander Soloviev University of Hawaii at Manoa
William Perrie
William Perrie Bedford Institute of Oceanography
David W. Sims
David W. Sims University of Southampton
Robert Hanner
Robert Hanner University of Guelph
Nuno Queiroz
Nuno Queiroz University of Porto
Ellen K. Pikitch
Ellen K. Pikitch Stony Brook University

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