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D-Index
55
Citations
24865
World Ranking
2892
National Ranking
192

Mary I. O'Connor 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 Mary I. O'Connor sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

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

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

Mary I. O'Connor 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 Mary I. O'Connor sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Mary I. O'Connor is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily centers on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing extensively to these fields through multiple publications.

Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. These areas reflect a broad engagement with ecological and environmental dynamics at multiple scales.

Core topics in their research include Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. These topics highlight a focus on both biological and ecological processes in marine and coastal environments.

Mary I. O'Connor's recent scholarly contributions feature several papers published between 2020 and 2023. These include:

  • Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Life in fluctuating environments, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • A framework for the detection and attribution of biodiversity change, 2023, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Aquatic biodiversity enhances multiple nutritional benefits to humans, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • From coast to coast to coast: ecology and management of seagrass ecosystems across Canada, 2021, FACETS

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mary I. O'Connor include:

  • Coreen Forbes
  • Joey R. Bernhardt
  • Matthew A. Whalen
  • Andrew Gonzalez
  • Patrick L. Thompson

The scientist has a strong record of publications in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
  • FACETS
  • The American Naturalist

Best Publications

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change

    David U. Hooper;E. Carol Adair;E. Carol Adair;Bradley J. Cardinale;Jarrett E. K. Byrnes

  • Global imprint of climate change on marine life

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;William J. Sydeman;Wolfgang Kiessling;Wolfgang Kiessling

  • Function and functional redundancy in microbial systems

    Stilianos Louca;Martin F Polz;Florent Mazel;Florent Mazel;Michaeline B N Albright

  • The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems

    Bradley J. Cardinale;Kristin L. Matulich;David U. Hooper;Jarrett E. Byrnes

  • The pace of shifting climate in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

    Michael T. Burrows;David S. Schoeman;David S. Schoeman;Lauren B. Buckley;Pippa Moore;Pippa Moore

  • Ecological and evolutionary insights from species invasions

    Dov F. Sax;John J. Stachowicz;James H. Brown;John F. Bruno

  • Temperature control of larval dispersal and the implications for marine ecology, evolution, and conservation

    Mary I. O'Connor;John F. Bruno;Steven D. Gaines;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Increased temperature variation poses a greater risk to species than climate warming

    David A. Vasseur;John P. DeLong;Benjamin Gilbert;Hamish S. Greig;Hamish S. Greig

  • Linking the influence and dependence of people on biodiversity across scales

    Forest Isbell;Andrew Gonzalez;Michael Loreau;Jane Cowles

  • Sustainability and Global Seafood

    Martin D. Smith;Cathy A. Roheim;Larry B. Crowder;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Geographical limits to species-range shifts are suggested by climate velocity

    Michael T. Burrows;David S. Schoeman;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson;Jorge García Molinos

  • Warming and resource availability shift food web structure and metabolism.

    Mary I. O'Connor;Michael F. Piehler;Dina M. Leech;Andrea Anton

  • Community ecology in a warming world: The influence of temperature on interspecific interactions in marine systems

    Rebecca L. Kordas;Christopher D.G. Harley;Mary I. O'Connor

  • Linking Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Current Uncertainties and the Necessary Next Steps

    Patricia Balvanera;Ilyas Siddique;Laura Dee;Alain Paquette

  • Warming strengthens an herbivore-plant interaction.

    Mary I. O'Connor

  • Estimating local biodiversity change: a critique of papers claiming no net loss of local diversity.

    Andrew Gonzalez;Bradley J. Cardinale;Ginger R. H. Allington;Jarrett Byrnes

  • Energy Flux: The Link between Multitrophic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

    Andrew D. Barnes;Andrew D. Barnes;Malte Jochum;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;Nico Eisenhauer

  • A bioenergetic framework for the temperature dependence of trophic interactions.

    Benjamin Gilbert;Tyler D. Tunney;Kevin S. McCann;John P. DeLong

  • Cascading effects of predator diversity and omnivory in a marine food web

    John F. Bruno;Mary I. O'Connor

  • Process-based models are required to manage ecological systems in a changing world

    K. Cuddington;M. J. Fortin;Leah Gerber;A. Hastings

Frequent Co-Authors

John F. Bruno
John F. Bruno University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer M. Sunday
Jennifer M. Sunday McGill University
Benjamin S. Halpern
Benjamin S. Halpern University of California, Santa Barbara
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Anthony J. Richardson
Anthony J. Richardson University of Queensland
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Diane S. Srivastava
Diane S. Srivastava University of British Columbia
Camille Parmesan
Camille Parmesan The University of Texas at Austin
Pippa J. Moore
Pippa J. Moore Newcastle University
Andrew Gonzalez
Andrew Gonzalez McGill University

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