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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
10532
World Ranking
5705
National Ranking
1946

Michael P. Weinstein publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael P. Weinstein 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 P. Weinstein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael P. Weinstein is affiliated with Montclair State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to the fields of ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, earth-surface processes, and environmental management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Coastal and marine dynamics
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Land use and ecosystem services
  • Environmental conservation and management

They have published extensively in journals such as Estuaries and Coasts, Science, AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), Laboratory Investigation, and UNC Libraries. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Human Actions Alter Tidal Marsh Seascapes and the Provision of Ecosystem Services," 2020, Estuaries and Coasts
  • "Tidal Marsh Restoration Optimism in a Changing Climate and Urbanizing Seascape," 2021, Estuaries and Coasts
  • "Marine And Estuarine Ecosystem And Habitat Classification," 2024, AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
  • "Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes," 2020, Science
  • "Protecting People and Property While Restoring Coastal Wetland Habitats," 2021, Estuaries and Coasts

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ben L. Gilby
  • Just Cebrián
  • Rod M. Connolly
  • Lucy A. Goodridge Gaines
  • Christopher J. Henderson

Their work addresses issues related to the dynamics and restoration of coastal and tidal marsh ecosystems, with attention to the effects of human activities and climate change on these habitats. Research efforts also encompass ecosystem classification and the impact of habitat degradation on fisheries.

Best Publications

  • The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

    Michael W. Beck;Kenneth L. Heck;Kenneth W. Able;Daniel L. Childers

  • Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology

    Michael P. Weinstein;Daniel A. Kreeger

  • Shallow marsh habitats as primary nurseries for fishes and shellfish, Cape Fear River, North Carolina.

    M.P. Weinstein

  • Salt marshes as nurseries for nekton: testing hypotheses on density, growth and survival through meta-analysis

    Thomas J. Minello;Kenneth W. Able;Michael P. Weinstein;Cynthia G. Hays

  • Relative importance of benthic microalgae, phytoplankton and the detritus of smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora and the common reed Phragmites australis to brackish-marsh food webs

    Sam C. Wainright;Sam C. Wainright;Michael P. Weinstein;Kenneth W. Able;Carolyn A. Currin

  • RETENTION OF THREE TAXA OF POSTLARVAL FISHES IN AN INTENSIVELY FLUSHED TIDAL ESTUARY, CAPE FEAR RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA

    Michael P. Weinstein;Sidney L. Weiss;Ronald G. Hodson;R Lawrence

  • Metal contamination in sediments of the western Bohai Bay and adjacent estuaries, China.

    Huan Feng;Hongyou Jiang;Wensheng Gao;Michael P. Weinstein

  • The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries

    Michael W. Beck;Kenneth L. Heck;Kenneth W. Able;Daniel L. Childers

  • Multiple determinants of community structure in shallow marsh habitats, Cape Fear River estuary, North Carolina, USA

    M. P. Weinstein;S. L. Weiss;M. F. Walters

  • Ichthyofauna of seagrass meadows along the Caribbean coast of Panamá and in the Gulf of Mexico: Composition, structure and community ecology

    M. P. Weinstein;K. L. Heck

  • Issues in sediment toxicity and ecological risk assessment

    Peter M Chapman;Kay T Ho;Wayne R Munns;Keith Solomon

  • Comparative ecology of nekton residing in a tidal creek and adjacent seagrass meadow, community composition and structure

    MP Weinstein;HA Brooks

  • Does the common reed,Phragmites australis, affect essential fish habitat?

    Michael P. Weinstein;John H. Balletto

  • The Role of Tidal Salt Marsh as an Energy Source for Marine Transient and Resident Finfishes: A Stable Isotope Approach

    Michael P. Weinstein;Steven Y. Litvin;Keith L. Bosley;Charlotte M. Fuller

  • Success criteria and adaptive management for a large-scale wetland restoration project

    Michael P. Weinstein;John H. Balletto;John M. Teal;David F. Ludwig

  • Determination of Food Web Support and Trophic Position of the Mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, in New Jersey Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora ), Common Reed (Phragmites australis), and Restored Salt Marshes

    C. A. Currin;S. C. Wainright;K. W. Able;M. P. Weinstein

  • Restoration principles emerging from one of the world's largest tidal marsh restoration projects

    Michael P. Weinstein;John M. Teal;John H. Balletto;Kenneth A. Strait

  • Managing coastal resources in the 21st century

    Michael P. Weinstein;Ronald C. Baird;David O. Conover;Matthias Gross

  • Marine and estuarine ecosystem and habitat classification

    Rebecca J. Allee;Megan Dethier;Dail Brown;Linda Deegan

  • Effects of temperature and salinity on the growth of laboratory-reared juvenile blue crabs Callinectes sapidus Rathbun

    Linda R. Cadman;Michael P. Weinstein

  • Sustainability science : the emerging paradigm and the urban environment

    Michael P. Weinstein;R. E. Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth W. Able
Kenneth W. Able Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John M. Teal
John M. Teal Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Thomas J. Minello
Thomas J. Minello National Marine Fisheries Service
Linda A. Deegan
Linda A. Deegan Woods Hole Research Center
R. Eugene Turner
R. Eugene Turner Louisiana State University
Michael W. Beck
Michael W. Beck University of California, Santa Cruz
Nathan J. Waltham
Nathan J. Waltham James Cook University
Just Cebrian
Just Cebrian Mississippi State University
Charles A. Simenstad
Charles A. Simenstad University of Washington
Rod M. Connolly
Rod M. Connolly Griffith University

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Patrick Reis-Santos

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Bronwyn M. Gillanders

University of Adelaide

Publications: 27

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Publications: 25

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