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D-Index
44
Citations
15014
World Ranking
4945
National Ranking
1697

Mark H. Carr 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 Mark H. Carr sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark H. Carr 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 Mark H. Carr sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

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

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Overview

Mark H. Carr is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work addresses a diverse range of topics commonly related to marine and coastal ecosystems. Main research topics include Marine and coastal plant biology, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coastal and Marine Management, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses.

Mark H. Carr has contributed to several recent publications, reflecting ongoing engagement with environmental and marine science issues. Notable papers include:

  • Large-scale shift in the structure of a kelp forest ecosystem co-occurs with an epizootic and marine heatwave, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Geographic variation in responses of kelp forest communities of the California Current to recent climatic changes, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • A Review of the Opportunities and Challenges for Using Remote Sensing for Management of Surface-Canopy Forming Kelps, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • A marine protected area network does not confer community structure resilience to a marine heatwave across coastal ecosystems, 2023, Global Change Biology
  • Integrating climate adaptation and transboundary management: Guidelines for designing climate-smart marine protected areas, 2023, One Earth

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Jennifer E. Caselle
  • Tom W. Bell
  • Anita Giraldo-Ospina
  • Rodrigo Beas-Luna
  • Kristy J. Kroeker

Mark H. Carr has published in several venues with repeated contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Communications Biology
  • Global Change Biology
  • Conservation Biology

Best Publications

  • RECRUITMENT AND THE LOCAL DYNAMICS OF OPEN MARINE POPULATIONS

    M. J. Caley;M. H. Carr;M. A. Hixon;T. P. Hughes

  • PROPAGULE DISPERSAL DISTANCE AND THE SIZE AND SPACING OF MARINE RESERVES

    Alan L. Shanks;Brian A. Grantham;Mark H. Carr

  • MARINE RESERVES ARE NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENT FOR MARINE CONSERVATION

    Gary W. Allison;Jane Lubchenco;Mark H. Carr

  • Designing marine reserve networks for both conservation and fisheries management

    Steven D. Gaines;Crow White;Mark H. Carr;Stephen R. Palumbi

  • Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century

    Kira A. Krumhansl;Daniel K. Okamoto;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark Novak

  • Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

    Melissa M. Foley;Benjamin S. Halpern;Fiorenza Micheli;Matthew H. Armsby

  • COMPARING MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF COASTAL MARINE RESERVES

    Mark H. Carr;Joseph E. Neigel;James A. Estes;Sandy Andelman

  • Synergistic predation, density dependence, and population regulation in marine fish

    Mark A. Hixon;Mark A. Hixon;Mark H. Carr;Mark H. Carr

  • Predation effects on early post-settlement survivorship of coral-reef fishes

    M. H. Carr;M. A. Hixon

  • No‐take Reserve Networks: Sustaining Fishery Populations and Marine Ecosystems

    Steven N. Murray;Richard F. Ambrose;James A. Bohnsack;Louis W. Botsford

  • Conceptual Issues Relevant to Marine Harvest Refuges: Examples from Temperate Reef Fishes

    Mark H. Carr;Daniel C. Reed

  • Artificial Reefs: The Importance of Comparisons with Natural Reefs

    Mark H. Carr;Mark A. Hixon

  • Long-Term Studies Contribute Disproportionately to Ecology and Policy

    Brent B. Hughes;Rodrigo Beas-Luna;Allison K. Barner;Kimberly Brewitt

  • Effects of Macroalgal Dynamics on Recruitment of a Temperate Reef Fish

    Mark H. Carr

  • Habitat selection and recruitment of an assemblage of temperate zone reef fishes

    Mark H Carr

  • The ecology of substrate-associated juveniles of the genus Sebastes

    Milton S. Love;Mark H. Carr;Lewis J. Haldorson

  • Effects of macroalgal assemblages on the recruitment of temperate zone reef fishes

    Mark H. Carr

  • Wave disturbance overwhelms top-down and bottom-up control of primary production in California kelp forests.

    Daniel C. Reed;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark H. Carr;Kyle C. Cavanaugh

  • Emerging frontiers in social-ecological systems research for sustainability of small-scale fisheries

    John N Kittinger;Elena M Finkbeiner;Natalie C Ban;Natalie C Ban;Kenneth Broad

  • Incorporating biogeography into evaluations of the Channel Islands marine reserve network

    Scott L. Hamilton;Jennifer E. Caselle;Dan P. Malone;Mark H. Carr

  • Biodiversity, population regulation, and the stability of coral-reef fish communities

    Mark H. Carr;Todd W. Anderson;Mark A. Hixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Hixon
Mark A. Hixon University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jennifer E. Caselle
Jennifer E. Caselle University of California, Santa Barbara
Daniel C. Reed
Daniel C. Reed University of California, Santa Barbara
Natalie C. Ban
Natalie C. Ban University of Victoria
James A. Estes
James A. Estes University of California, Santa Cruz
Peter T. Raimondi
Peter T. Raimondi University of California, Santa Cruz
Louis W. Botsford
Louis W. Botsford University of California, Davis
Larry B. Crowder
Larry B. Crowder Stanford University
Robert S. Steneck
Robert S. Steneck University of Maine
Stephen R. Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi Stanford University

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