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Michael J. Keough

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
25439
World Ranking
2491
National Ranking
190

Michael J. Keough 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 Michael J. Keough sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 185 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Keough 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 Michael J. Keough sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael J. Keough is a researcher affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific focus on Oceanography, Ecology, Pollution, Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Engineering.

Their research topics include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Heavy metals in the environment
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Michael J. Keough has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Metal forms and dynamics in urban stormwater runoff: New insights from diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) measurements," 2021, Water Research
  • "More severe disturbance regimes drive the shift of a kelp forest to a sea urchin barren in south-eastern Australia," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Potamopyrgus antipodarum has the potential to detect effects from various land use activities on a freshwater ecosystem," 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • "Copper sulphate treatment induces Heterozostera seed germination and improves seedling growth rates," 2022, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • "Experimental design and statistical analysis in aquatic live animal radiotracing studies: A systematic review," 2021, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael J. Keough include:

  • Gerry P. Quinn
  • Sara M. Long
  • Sarah McDonald
  • William W. Bennett
  • Kathryn L. Hassell

Their publications appear across various scientific venues such as Water Research, Scientific Reports, Environmental Pollution, Global Ecology and Conservation, and Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology.

In addition to journal articles, Michael J. Keough has published a book titled Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists, released in 2023 by Cambridge University Press, which currently holds a significant citation count.

Best Publications

  • Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

    Gerry Peter Quinn;Michael J Keough

  • Recruitment of marine invertebrates: the role of active larval choices and early mortality

    Michael J. Keough;Barbara J. Downes

  • Monitoring Ecological Impacts - Concepts and practice in flowing waters

    Barbara J. Downes;Leon A. Barmuta;Peter G. Fairweather;Daniel P. Faith

  • Introduced and cryptogenic species in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

    Chad L. Hewitt;Marnie L. Campbell;Ronald E. Thresher;Richard B. Martin

  • Disturbance and patch dynamics of subtidal marine animals on hard substrata

    Joseph H. Connell;Michael J. Keough

  • Phenotype–environment mismatches reduce connectivity in the sea

    Dustin Marshall;Keyne Monro;M Bode;Michael Keough

  • Variation in the dispersal potential of non-feeding invertebrate larvae: The desperate larva hypothesis and larval size

    Dustin J. Marshall;Michael J. Keough

  • The Evolutionary Ecology of Offspring Size in Marine Invertebrates

    Dustin J Marshall;Michael J Keough

  • Effects of Patch Size on the Abundance of Sessile Marine Invertebrates

    Michael J. Keough

  • Responses of settling invertebrate larvae to bioorganic films: effects of different types of films

    Michael J. Keough;Peter T. Raimondi

  • Introduced and cryptogenic species in Port Phillip

    Chad L. Hewitt;Marnie L. Campbell;Ronald E. Thresher;Richard B. Martin

  • EFFECTS OF PERIODIC DISTURBANCES FROM TRAMPLING ONROCKY INTERTIDAL ALGAL BEDS

    Michael J Keough;Gerry Peter Quinn

  • Identification of microplastics in surface water and Australian freshwater shrimp Paratya australiensis in Victoria, Australia.

    Bingxu Nan;Lei Su;Claudette Kellar;Nicholas J Craig

  • Dynamics of the Epifauna of the Bivalve Pinna Bicolor: Interactions Among Recruitment, Predation, and Competition

    Michael J. Keough

  • OFFSPRING SIZE AFFECTS THE POST-METAMORPHIC PERFORMANCE OF A COLONIAL MARINE INVERTEBRATE

    Dustin J. Marshall;Toby F. Bolton;Michael J. Keough

  • Occupation of patches in the epifaunal communities on pier pilings and the bivalve Pinna bicolor at Edithburgh, South Australia.

    Alice M. Kay;Alice M. Kay;Michael J. Keough

  • Effects of trampling on plant and animal populations on rocky shores

    Anna Povey;Michael J. Keough

  • Patterns of recruitment of sessile invertebrates in two subtidal habitats

    Michael J. Keough

  • Correlations between human collecting and intertidal mollusc populations on rocky shores

    Michael J. Keough;Gerald P. Quinn;Alice King

  • Larval settlement in hard substratum epifaunal assemblages: a manipulative field study of the effects of substratum filming and the presence of incumbents

    Christopher D. Todd;Christopher D. Todd;Michael J. Keough

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara J. Downes
Barbara J. Downes University of Melbourne
Peter G. Fairweather
Peter G. Fairweather Flinders University
Daniel P. Faith
Daniel P. Faith Australian Museum
Gregory P. Jenkins
Gregory P. Jenkins University of Melbourne
Bruce D. Mapstone
Bruce D. Mapstone CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Peter I. Macreadie
Peter I. Macreadie Deakin University
Leon A. Barmuta
Leon A. Barmuta University of Tasmania
Dustin J. Marshall
Dustin J. Marshall Monash University
Phillip Spencer Lake
Phillip Spencer Lake Monash University
Vincent Pettigrove
Vincent Pettigrove RMIT University

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