2026 Marianne S. V. Douglas: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	53	3274	3147	223	212	122	11391

Marianne S. V. Douglas 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 Marianne S. V. Douglas sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 531+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marianne S. V. Douglas 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 Marianne S. V. Douglas sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marianne S. V. Douglas is a researcher affiliated with Queen's University in Canada. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant work in subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, and Geology.

Their research covers a range of topics, prominently featuring:

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
Geological Studies and Exploration

Douglas has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, with publications appearing in:

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Aquaculture Research
PLoS ONE
Journal of Fish Diseases

The research papers include:

"Contrasting the ecological effects of decreasing ice cover versus accelerated glacial melt on the High Arctic's largest lake," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
"Case study of vertical transmission of ostreid herpesvirus-1 in Pacific oysters and biosecurity management based on epidemiological data from French, New Zealand and Australian hatchery-propagated seed," 2021, Aquaculture Research
"Reply to formal comment on Griffiths et al. (2017) submitted by Gajewski (2020)," 2021, PLoS ONE
"Viral Nervous Necrosis due to Betanodavirus: A Case Study in Pot-Bellied Seahorses (Hippocampus abdominals)," 2025, Journal of Fish Diseases

Frequent collaborators include Neal Michelutti and John P. Smol, each having coauthored two papers with Douglas, as well as collaborations with Dermot Antoniades, Igor Lehnherr, and Vincent L. St. Louis.

Best Publications

Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries

J. Overpeck;K. Hughen;D. Hardy;R. Bradley

1417
Citations
Climate-driven regime shifts in the biological communities of arctic lakes

John P. Smol;Alexander P. Wolfe;H. John B. Birks;Marianne S. V. Douglas

1145
Citations
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE FRESHWATERS OF ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC NORTH AMERICA

Wayne R. Rouse;Marianne S. V. Douglas;Robert E. Hecky;Anne E. Hershey

590
Citations
Impacts of climatic change and fishing on Pacific salmon abundance over the past 300 years.

Bruce P. Finney;Irene Gregory-Eaves;Jon Sweetman;Marianne S. V. Douglas

491
Citations
Crossing the final ecological threshold in high Arctic ponds

John P. Smol;Marianne S. V. Douglas

472
Citations
Fisheries productivity in the northeastern Pacific Ocean over the past 2,200 years

Bruce P. Finney;Irene Gregory-Eaves;Marianne S. V. Douglas;John P. Smol

455
Citations
From controversy to consensus: making the case for recent climate change in the Arctic using lake sediments

John P. Smol;Marianne Sv Douglas

371
Citations
Arctic seabirds transport marine-derived contaminants.

Jules M. Blais;Lynda E. Kimpe;Dominique McMahon;Bronwyn E. Keatley

327
Citations
Marked Post-18th Century Environmental Change in High-Arctic Ecosystems

Marianne S. V. Douglas;John P. Smol;Weston Blake

322
Citations
Temperature and precipitation history of the Arctic

G. H. Miller;J. Brigham-Grette;R. B. Alley;L. Anderson

318
Citations
Freshwater diatoms as indicators of environmental change in the High Arctic.

Marianne S. V. Douglas;John P. Smol

299
Citations
Spatial trends and historical deposition of mercury in eastern and northern Canada inferred from lake sediment cores.

D. C. G. Muir;X. Wang;F. Yang;N. Nguyen

227
Citations
Long-term environmental change in Arctic and Antarctic lakes

Reinhard Pienitz;Marianne S. Douglas;J. P. Smol

184
Citations
PERIPHYTIC DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES FROM HIGH ARCTIC PONDS1

Marianne S. V. Douglas;John P. Smol

158
Citations
Seabird-driven shifts in Arctic pond ecosystems

Neal Michelutti;Bronwyn E Keatley;Samantha Brimble;Jules M Blais

134
Citations
PERIPHYTIC DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES FROM ULTRA‐OLIGOTROPHIC AND UV TRANSPARENT LAKES AND PONDS ON VICTORIA ISLAND AND COMPARISONS WITH OTHER DIATOM SURVEYS IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC1

Neal Michelutti;Anita J. Holtham;Marianne S. V. Douglas;John P. Smol

126
Citations
Diatom response to recent climatic change in a high arctic lake (Char Lake, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut)

Neal Michelutti;Marianne S.V. Douglas;John P. Smol

123
Citations
Trophic position influences the efficacy of seabirds as metal biovectors

Neal Michelutti;Jules M. Blais;Mark L. Mallory;Jaclyn Brash

119
Citations
Eutrophication and recovery in the High Arctic: Meretta Lake (Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada) revisited

Marianne S.V. Douglas;John P. Smol

116
Citations
Quantitative estimates of recent environmental changes in the Canadian High Arctic inferred from diatoms in lake and pond sediments

Dermot Antoniades;Marianne S. V. Douglas;John P. Smol

103
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Smol Queen's University

Neal Michelutti Queen's University

Reinhard Pienitz Université Laval

Jules M. Blais University of Ottawa

Mark L. Mallory Acadia University

Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada

Bruce P. Finney Idaho State University

Scott F. Lamoureux Queen's University

Irene Gregory-Eaves McGill University

Alexander P. Wolfe University of Alberta

External Links

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