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8365
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3030
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339

Michael R. Heath 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 R. Heath sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 202 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael R. Heath 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 R. Heath 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

Michael R. Heath is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant emphasis on marine and fisheries research. Their work spans several subfields including global and planetary change, oceanography, ecology, atmospheric science, and genetics.

The scientist's published work covers a range of topics related to marine ecosystems and the Arctic environment. Key research areas include marine and fisheries research, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, isotope analysis in ecology, and marine and coastal ecosystems. Their research also explores bacteriophages and microbial interactions, as well as evolution and genetic dynamics.

Michael R. Heath has published articles in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science

Noteworthy recent papers authored by Michael R. Heath are:

  • Ecosystem approach to harvesting in the Arctic: Walking the tightrope between exploitation and conservation in the Barents Sea, 2021, AMBIO
  • S trath E2E2: An r package for modelling the dynamics of marine food webs and fisheries, 2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Douglas C. Speirs (10 coauthored works)
  • Neil S. Banas (7 coauthored works)
  • Jack H. Laverick (6 coauthored works)
  • Robin Cook (5 coauthored works)
  • Melinda Choua (4 coauthored works)

Michael R. Heath's research integrates diverse scientific disciplines and methodologies to address complex interactions within marine ecosystems, particularly focusing on the Arctic environment. Their contributions include ecosystem modelling and interdisciplinary approaches to ecosystem dynamics and fishery management.

Best Publications

  • Field Investigations of the Early Life Stages of Marine Fish

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  • A Dark Hole in our Understanding of Marine Ecosystems and their Services: Perspectives from the mesopelagic community.

    Michael A. St. John;Angel Borja;Guillem Chust;Michael Heath

  • Challenges of Modeling Ocean Basin Ecosystems

    Brad deYoung;Mike Heath;Francisco Werner;Fei Chai

  • Seasonal copepod lipid pump promotes carbon sequestration in the deep North Atlantic

    Sigrún Huld Jónasdóttir;André W. Visser;Katherine Richardson;Michael R. Heath

  • Changes in the structure and function of the North Sea fish foodweb, 1973–2000, and the impacts of fishing and climate

    Michael R. Heath

  • The North Atlantic Ocean as habitat for Calanus finmarchicus: Environmental factors and life history traits

    Webjørn Melle;Jeffrey A. Runge;Erica Head;Stéphane Plourde

  • Evidence for impacts by jellyfish on North Sea herring recruitment

    Christopher P. Lynam;Michael R. Heath;Stephen J. Hay;Andrew S. Brierley

  • Understanding patterns and processes in models of trophic cascades

    Michael R. Heath;Douglas C. Speirs;John H. Steele

  • Modelling the advection of herring larvae in the North Sea

    J. Bartsch;Keith Brander;M. Heath;Peter Munk

  • Climate fluctuations and the spring invasion of the North Sea by Calanus finmarchicus

    Michael R. Heath;Jan O. Backhaus;Katherine Richardson;Eddie McKenzie

  • Comparative ecology of over-wintering Calanus finmarchicus in the northern North Atlantic, and implications for life-cycle patterns

    Michael R. Heath;Peter R. Boyle;Astthor Gislason;William S.C. Gurney

  • Ocean-scale modelling of the distribution, abundance, and seasonal dynamics of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus

    D.C. Speirs;W.S.C. Gurney;M.R. Heath;W. Horbelt

  • Review of climate change impacts on marine fish and shellfish around the UK and Ireland

    Michael R. Heath;Francis C. Neat;John K. Pinnegar;David G. Reid

  • Analysis of the spatial distributions of mature cod (gadus morhua) and haddock (melanogrammus aeglefinus) abundance in the North Sea (1980-1999) using generalised additive models

    Richard Hedger;Eddie McKenzie;Mike Heath;Peter Wright

  • A synthesis of large-scale patterns in the planktonic prey of larval and juvenile cod (Gadus morhua)

    M. R. Heath;R. G. Lough

  • Modelling the dynamics of the North Sea's Mesozooplankton

    N. Broekhuizen;M.R. Heath;S.J. Hay;W.S.C. Gurney

  • Seasonal variation in the consumption of food by fish in the North Sea and implications for food web dynamics

    Simon P. R. Greenstreet;Andrew D. Bryant;Niall Broekhuizen;Stephen J. Hall

  • Cascading ecological effects of eliminating fishery discards

    Michael R. Heath;Robin M. Cook;Angus I. Cameron;David J. Morris

  • Optical assessment of phytoplankton nutrient depletion

    M.R. Heath;K. Richardson;T. Kiπrboe

  • From the biology of the individual to the dynamics of the population: bridging the gap in fish early life studies

    M. Heath;A. Gallego

  • PERSPECTIVE Understanding patterns and processes in models of trophic cascades

    Michael R. Heath;John H. Steele;Livingstone Tower

Frequent Co-Authors

William Gurney
William Gurney University of Strathclyde
Sigrun Jonasdottir
Sigrun Jonasdottir Technical University of Denmark
Katherine Richardson
Katherine Richardson University of Copenhagen
Barbara Niehoff
Barbara Niehoff Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Erica J. H. Head
Erica J. H. Head Bedford Institute of Oceanography
John K. Pinnegar
John K. Pinnegar Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Pierre Pepin
Pierre Pepin Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Simon N. Wood
Simon N. Wood University of Edinburgh
Andrew S. Brierley
Andrew S. Brierley University of St Andrews

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