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Ecology and Evolution
New Zealand
2025

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
86
Citations
23510
World Ranking
605
National Ranking
54

Mark I. McCormick 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 I. McCormick sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 313 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark I. McCormick 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 I. McCormick sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Mark I. McCormick is affiliated with the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on marine and ecological studies.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, their subfields of study are:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Oceanography

The key research topics they have contributed to cover:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark I. McCormick include:

  • Eric P. Fakan
  • Douglas P. Chivers
  • Maud C. O. Ferrari
  • Stephen D. Simpson
  • Geoffrey P. Jones

Publication venues where Mark I. McCormick has frequently contributed are:

  • Coral Reefs
  • Oikos
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Mark I. McCormick include:

  • "Microplastic exposure interacts with habitat degradation to affect behaviour and survival of juvenile fish in the field", 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Other significant papers in related fields include:

  • "Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies", 2020, Nature
  • "Limiting motorboat noise on coral reefs boosts fish reproductive success", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Parasite infection directly impacts escape response and stress levels in fish", 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Assessing and mitigating impacts of motorboat noise on nesting damselfish", 2020, Environmental Pollution

Best Publications

  • Coral decline threatens fish biodiversity in marine reserves.

    Geoffrey P. Jones;Mark I. McCormick;Maya Srinivasan;Janelle V. Eagle

  • Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function

    Göran E. Nilsson;Danielle L. Dixson;Paolo Domenici;Mark I. McCormick

  • Replenishment of fish populations is threatened by ocean acidification

    Philip L. Munday;Danielle L. Dixson;Mark I. McCormick;Mark Meekan

  • Rapid transgenerational acclimation of a tropical reef fish to climate change

    Jennifer Donelson;Jennifer Donelson;Philip Munday;Mark McCormick;C.R. Pitcher

  • Comparison of field methods for measuring surface topography and their associations with a tropical reef fish assemblage

    Mark I. McCormick

  • Anthropogenic noise increases fish mortality by predation

    Stephen D. Simpson;Andrew N. Radford;Sophie L. Nedelec;Maud C. O. Ferrari

  • Parental environment mediates impacts of increased carbon dioxide on a coral reef fish

    Gabrielle M. Miller;Sue-Ann Watson;Jennifer M. Donelson;Mark I. McCormick

  • Effects of elevated water temperature and food availability on the reproductive performance of a coral reef fish

    J. M. Donelson;P. L. Munday;M. I. McCormick;Neville William Pankhurst

  • BEHAVIORALLY INDUCED MATERNAL STRESS IN A FISH INFLUENCES PROGENY QUALITY BY A HORMONAL MECHANISM

    Mark I. McCormick

  • Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish

    Mikaela A.J. Bergenius;Mark G. Meekan;D. Ross Robertson;Mark I. Mccormick

  • Influence of water temperature during the larval stage on size, age and body condition of a tropical reef fish at settlement

    M. I. McCormick;B. W. Molony

  • Elevated carbon dioxide affects behavioural lateralization in a coral reef fish

    Paolo Domenici;Bridie Allan;Mark I. McCormick;Philip L. Munday

  • Selective predation for low body condition at the larval-juvenile transition of a coral reef fish.

    Andrew S. Hoey;Mark I. McCormick

  • Ocean Acidification Affects Prey Detection by a Predatory Reef Fish

    Ingrid L. Cripps;Philip L. Munday;Mark I. McCormick

  • Acclimation to predicted ocean warming through developmental plasticity in a tropical reef fish

    Jennifer M. Donelson;Jennifer M. Donelson;Philip L. Munday;Mark I. McCORMICK;Göran E. Nilsson

  • Estimating total abundance of a large temperate-reef fish using visual strip-transects

    M. I. McCormick;J. H. Choat

  • Sublethal effects of coral bleaching on an obligate coral feeding butterflyfish

    Morgan S. Pratchett;S. K. Wilson;M. L. Berumen;Mark I. McCormick

  • Experimental test of the effect of maternal hormones on larval quality of a coral reef fish.

    M. I. McCormick

  • Impact of global warming and rising CO2 levels on coral reef fishes: what hope for the future?

    Philip L. Munday;Mark I. McCormick;Göran E. Nilsson

  • Putting prey and predator into the CO2 equation – qualitative and quantitative effects of ocean acidification on predator–prey interactions

    Maude C.O. Ferrari;Mark I. McCormick;Philip L. Munday;Mark G. Meekan

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip L. Munday
Philip L. Munday James Cook University
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Douglas P. Chivers
Douglas P. Chivers University of Saskatchewan
Geoffrey P. Jones
Geoffrey P. Jones James Cook University
Paolo Domenici
Paolo Domenici National Research Council (CNR)
Jennifer M. Donelson
Jennifer M. Donelson James Cook University
Maud C. O. Ferrari
Maud C. O. Ferrari University of Saskatchewan
Stephen D. Simpson
Stephen D. Simpson University of Exeter
Danielle L. Dixson
Danielle L. Dixson University of Delaware
Alexandra S. Grutter
Alexandra S. Grutter University of Queensland

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Best Scientists Citing Mark I. McCormick

Philip L. Munday

Philip L. Munday

James Cook University

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Morgan S. Pratchett

Morgan S. Pratchett

James Cook University

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Geoffrey P. Jones

Geoffrey P. Jones

James Cook University

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Shaun K. Wilson

Shaun K. Wilson

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Publications: 72

Nicholas A. J. Graham

Nicholas A. J. Graham

Lancaster University

Publications: 71

Michael L. Berumen

Michael L. Berumen

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Publications: 71

David R. Bellwood

David R. Bellwood

James Cook University

Publications: 60

Andrew S. Hoey

Andrew S. Hoey

James Cook University

Publications: 58

Maud C. O. Ferrari

Maud C. O. Ferrari

University of Saskatchewan

Publications: 53

Peter J. Mumby

Peter J. Mumby

University of Queensland

Publications: 49

David Lecchini

David Lecchini

PSL University

Publications: 48

Danielle L. Dixson

Danielle L. Dixson

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Jennifer M. Donelson

Jennifer M. Donelson

James Cook University

Publications: 46

Su Sponaugle

Su Sponaugle

Oregon State University

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Douglas P. Chivers

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Ivan Nagelkerken

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