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Mark S. Ridgway

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
3622
World Ranking
7933
National Ranking
489

Mark S. Ridgway publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 93 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark S. Ridgway 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 S. Ridgway sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Mark S. Ridgway is affiliated with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to nature and landscape conservation, ecology, global and planetary change, aquatic science, and environmental chemistry.

The main topics covered in Ridgway's work include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Ridgway frequently publishes in several scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Environmental Biology of Fishes
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Recent publications by Ridgway and collaborators include:

  • Winter in water: differential responses and the maintenance of biodiversity, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • Seasonality can affect ecological interactions between fishes of different thermal guilds, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Seasonal variation of behavior and brain size in a freshwater fish, 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • Spatial ecology of Bay of Quinte walleye (Sander vitreus): Annual timing, extent, and patterns of migrations in eastern Lake Ontario, 2021, Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Thermal niche and habitat use by co-occurring lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and brook trout (S. fontinalis) in stratified lakes, 2022, Environmental Biology of Fishes

Ridgway has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Bailey C. McMeans
  • Trevor A. Middel
  • Paul J. Blanchfield
  • Connor W. Elliott
  • Bruce L. Tufts

Their research contributes to a diverse range of studies within environmental science, particularly addressing the interactions and behaviors of fish species in aquatic ecosystems and the ecological factors influencing these species over time and space.

Best Publications

  • Application of Stable Isotope Techniques to Trophic Studies of Age‐0 Smallmouth Bass

    M. Jake Vander Zanden;Menno Hulshof;Mark S. Ridgway;Joseph B. Rasmussen

  • The relative influence of body size and territorial behaviour on nesting asynchrony in male smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieui (Pisces : Centrarchidae)

    M.S. Ridgway;B.J. Shuter;E.E. Post

  • Developmental stage of offspring and brood defense in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui)

    Mark S. Ridgway

  • Influence of food web structure on the growth and bioenergetics of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

    Ivano Pazzia;Marc Trudel;Mark Ridgway;Joseph B Rasmussen

  • Reproductive timing and use of redd sites by lake-spawning brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

    Paul J. Blanchfield;Mark S. Ridgway

  • Ecology and evolution of sympatric sticklebacks (Gasterosteus): mate choice and reproductive isolation in the Enos Lake species pair

    Mark S. Ridgway;J. D. McPhail

  • Lake morphometry predicts the degree of habitat coupling by a mobile predator

    Rebecca Dolson;Kevin McCann;Neil Rooney;Mark Ridgway

  • Winter in water: differential responses and the maintenance of biodiversity

    Bailey C. McMeans;Kevin S. McCann;Matthew M. Guzzo;Timothy J. Bartley;Timothy J. Bartley

  • TREE REGRESSION ANALYSIS ON THE NESTING HABITAT OF SMALLMOUTH BASS

    Cynthia Rejwan;Nicholas C. Collins;L. Jerry Brunner;Brian J. Shuter

  • Size-based variation in somatic energy reserves and parental expenditure by male smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu

    Robert W. Mackereth;David L. G. Noakes;Mark S. Ridgway

  • Nest-site fidelity in a centrarchid fish, the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui)

    Mark S. Ridgway;James A. MacLean;J. Cameron MacLeod

  • Breeding success of male brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the wild

    Paul J. Blanchfield;Mark S. Ridgway;Chris C. Wilson

  • The cost of peripheral males in a brook trout mating system

    Paul J. Blanchfield;Paul J. Blanchfield;Mark S. Ridgway

  • Climate and body size influence nest survival in a fish with parental care.

    Cory David Suski;M. S. Ridgway

  • Annual variation in parental care in smallmouth bass,Micropterus dolomieu

    Mark S. Ridgway;Trevor G. Friesen

  • Modeling Growth and Survival in an Age-0 Fish Cohort

    D. L. Deangelis;B. J. Shuter;M. S. Ridgway;Marten Scheffer

  • Courtship and Spawning Behavior in Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui)

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  • A review of estimates of daily energy expenditure and food intake in cormorants (Phalacrocorax spp.)

    Mark S. Ridgway

  • Ecology and evolution of sympatric sticklebacks (Gasterosteus): spatial segregation and seasonal habitat shifts in the Enos Lake species pair

    P. Bentzen;M. S. Ridgway;J. D. McPhail

  • Effects of Displacement on the Seasonal Movements and Home Range Characteristics of Smallmouth Bass in Lake Opeongo

    Mark S. Ridgway;Brian J. Shuter

  • Spatial Ecology and Density-Dependent Processes in Smallmouth Bass: The Juvenile Transition Hypothesis

    Mark S. Ridgway;Brian J. Shuter;Trevor A. Middel;Mark L. Gross

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian J. Shuter
Brian J. Shuter University of Toronto
Paul J. Blanchfield
Paul J. Blanchfield Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Bailey C. McMeans
Bailey C. McMeans University of Toronto
Kevin S. McCann
Kevin S. McCann University of Guelph
Donald A. Jackson
Donald A. Jackson University of Toronto
J. D. McPhail
J. D. McPhail University of British Columbia
Cory D. Suski
Cory D. Suski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David L. G. Noakes
David L. G. Noakes Oregon State University
Chris C. Wilson
Chris C. Wilson Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Joseph B. Rasmussen
Joseph B. Rasmussen University of Lethbridge

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