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Michael L. Jones

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
5482
World Ranking
5401
National Ranking
1837

Michael L. Jones 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 L. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 149 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael L. Jones 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 L. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael L. Jones is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans across several subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's research focuses on topics related to Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models, Marine and fisheries research, and Water resources management and optimization.

Michael L. Jones has published in multiple academic journals, with a frequent presence in the following venues:

  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Ecological Applications
  • Fisheries Research
  • Ecology and Society

Recent papers include:

  • Using decision analysis to collaboratively respond to invasive species threats: A case study of Lake Erie grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), 2020, Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • A matrix population model to aid agency response to grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in the Great Lakes Basin - Lake Erie, 2020, Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Where you trap matters: Implications for integrated sea lamprey management, 2020, Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Evidence of host switching: Sea lampreys disproportionately attack Chinook salmon when lake trout abundance is low in Lake Ontario, 2020, Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Using simulation to understand annual sea lamprey marking rates on lake trout, 2020, Journal of Great Lakes Research

Frequent co-authors in Michael L. Jones's research include:

  • Jean V. Adams
  • Kelly Robinson
  • Mark R. DuFour
  • Seth J. Herbst
  • James R. Bence

Best Publications

  • A general, life history based model for regional management of fish stocks: the inland lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) fisheries of Ontario

    B J Shuter;M L Jones;R M Korver;N P Lester

  • Unintended consequences and trade-offs of fish passage

    Robert L. Mclaughlin;Eric R B Smyth;Theodore Castro-Santos;Michael L. Jones

  • Modeling Steelhead Population Energetics in Lakes Michigan and Ontario

    Peter S. Rand;Donald J. Stewart;Paul W. Seelbach;Michael L. Jones

  • Sustainability of Hatchery-Dependent Salmonine Fisheries in Lake Ontario: The Conflict between Predator Demand and Prey Supply

    Michael L. Jones;Joseph F. Koonce;Robert O'Gorman

  • Systematic marine conservation planning in data-poor regions: Socioeconomic data is essential

    Natalie C. Ban;Gretchen J.A. Hansen;Gretchen J.A. Hansen;Michael Jones;Amanda C.J. Vincent

  • A field test verifies that pheromones can be useful for sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control in the Great Lakes

    C Michael Wagner;Michael L Jones;Michael B Twohey;Peter W Sorensen

  • A Rapid Assessment Procedure for the Enumeration of Salmonine Populations in Streams

    Michael L. Jones;Jason D. Stockwell

  • Landscape Equivalency Analysis: Methodology for Estimating Spatially Explicit Biodiversity Credits

    Douglas J. Bruggeman;Michael L. Jones;Frank Lupi;Kim T. Scribner

  • Selecting Great Lakes Streams for Lampricide Treatment Based On Larval Sea Lamprey Surveys

    Gavin C. Christie;Jean V. Adams;Todd B. Steeves;Jeffrey W. Slade

  • Forecasting effects of climate change on Great Lakes fisheries: models that link habitat supply to population dynamics can help

    Michael L. Jones;Brian J. Shuter;Yingming Zhao;Jason D. Stockwell

  • Compensatory Mechanisms in Great Lakes Sea Lamprey Populations: Implications for Alternative Control Strategies

    Michael L. Jones;Roger A. Bergstedt;Michael B. Twohey;Michael F. Fodale

  • AVERTING AND INSURANCE DECISIONS IN THE WILDLAND–URBAN INTERFACE: IMPLICATIONS OF SURVEY AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA FOR WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION POLICY

    John Talberth;Robert P. Berrens;Michael McKee;Michael L. Jones

  • Applying structured decision making to recreational fisheries management

    Brian J. Irwin;Michael J. Wilberg;Michael L. Jones;James R. Bence

  • Low-head Sea Lamprey Barrier Effects on Stream Habitat and Fish Communities in the Great Lakes Basin

    Hope R. Dodd;Daniel B. Hayes;Jeffery R. Baylis;Leon M. Carl

  • The Influence of Habitat Features on the Biomass and Distribution of Three Species of Southern Ontario Stream Salmonines

    C. L. Stoneman;M. L. Jones

  • Spatial and temporal distributions of lake whitefish spawning stocks in Northern lakes Michigan and Huron, 2003–2008

    Mark P. Ebener;Travis O. Brenden;Greg M. Wright;Michael L. Jones

  • A biophysical model of Lake Erie walleye (Sander vitreus) explains interannual variations in recruitment

    Yingming ZhaoY. Zhao;Yingming ZhaoY. Zhao;Yingming ZhaoY. Zhao;Michael L. JonesM.L. Jones;Michael L. JonesM.L. Jones;Michael L. JonesM.L. Jones;Brian J. ShuterB.J. Shuter;Brian J. ShuterB.J. Shuter;Brian J. ShuterB.J. Shuter;Edward F. RosemanE.F. Roseman;Edward F. RosemanE.F. Roseman;Edward F. RosemanE.F. Roseman

  • A multispecies statistical age-structured model to assess predator–prey balance: application to an intensively managed Lake Michigan pelagic fish community

    Iyob Tsehaye;Michael L. Jones;James R. Bence;Travis O. Brenden

  • Research to Guide Use of Pheromones to Control Sea Lamprey

    Weiming Li;Michael Twohey;Michael Jones;Michael Wagner

  • Assessing the ecological effects of habitat change: moving beyond productive capacity

    M. L. Jones;R. G. Randall;D. Hayes;W. Dunlop

  • Does the value of newly accessible spawning habitat for walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) depend on its location relative to nursery habitats

    Michael L Jones;John K Netto;Jason D Stockwell;Joseph B Mion

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael McKee
Michael McKee Appalachian State University
James R. Bence
James R. Bence Michigan State University
James Alm
James Alm Tulane University
Robert P. Berrens
Robert P. Berrens University of New Mexico
Todd L. Cherry
Todd L. Cherry University of Wyoming
Kim T. Scribner
Kim T. Scribner Michigan State University
Charles C. Krueger
Charles C. Krueger Michigan State University
Jason D. Stockwell
Jason D. Stockwell University of Vermont
Natalie C. Ban
Natalie C. Ban University of Victoria
Graham J. Hickling
Graham J. Hickling University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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