2026 Nathan F. Putman: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	39	6450	6226	402	379	109	5048

Overview

Nathan F. Putman is affiliated with LGL (Canada) and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work covers various subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Biophysics.

Their research topics include:

Turtle Biology and Conservation
Marine animal studies overview
Marine and coastal plant biology
Marine and fisheries research
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Amphibian and Reptile Biology
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Putman has contributed to multiple papers, with some recent examples listed below:

The establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event (2020, Progress In Oceanography)
Improving transport predictions of pelagic Sargassum (2020, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology)
Marine turtle regional management units 2.0: an updated framework for conservation and research of wide-ranging megafauna species (2023, Endangered Species Research)
Map-like use of Earth's magnetic field in sharks (2021, Current Biology)
Asymmetrical gene flow in five co-distributed syngnathids explained by ocean currents and rafting propensity (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

Their frequent coauthors include Kenneth J. Lohmann, Rick Lumpkin, Joaquín Triñanes, Gustavo Goñi, and Chuanmin Hu.

Putman's publications commonly appear in venues such as:

UNC Libraries
Current Biology
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Frontiers in Marine Science
Progress In Oceanography

The breadth of their research encompasses ecological and oceanographic processes, focusing on both marine and terrestrial intersections affecting conservation and biological transport phenomena. Putman's work engages with complex biological systems and environmental factors influencing marine biodiversity and species conservation strategies.

Best Publications

Geomagnetic imprinting: A unifying hypothesis of long-distance natal homing in salmon and sea turtles

Kenneth J. Lohmann;Nathan F. Putman;Catherine M. F. Lohmann

304
Citations
Magnetic maps in animals: nature's GPS.

Kenneth J. Lohmann;Catherine M. F. Lohmann;Nathan F. Putman

301
Citations
Evidence for Geomagnetic Imprinting as a Homing Mechanism in Pacific Salmon

Nathan F. Putman;Kenneth J. Lohmann;Emily M. Putman;Thomas P. Quinn

230
Citations
An Inherited Magnetic Map Guides Ocean Navigation in Juvenile Pacific Salmon

Nathan F. Putman;Michelle M. Scanlan;Eric J. Billman;Joseph P. O’Neil

221
Citations
The establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event

Elizabeth M. Johns;Rick Lumpkin;Nathan F. Putman;Ryan H. Smith

214
Citations
Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae

J. Emmett Duffy;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Frank E. Muller-Karger

205
Citations
Longitude perception and bicoordinate magnetic maps in sea turtles.

Nathan F. Putman;Courtney S. Endres;Catherine M.F. Lohmann;Kenneth J. Lohmann

186
Citations
Direct Evidence of Swimming Demonstrates Active Dispersal in the Sea Turtle “Lost Years”

Nathan F. Putman;Katherine L. Mansfield;Katherine L. Mansfield

171
Citations
Simulating transport pathways of pelagic Sargassum from the Equatorial Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea

Nathan F. Putman;Nathan F. Putman;Gustavo J. Goni;Lewis J. Gramer;Lewis J. Gramer;Chuanmin Hu

166
Citations
The magnetic map of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles.

Kenneth J Lohmann;Nathan F Putman;Catherine M F Lohmann

159
Citations
Tracking the long-distance dispersal of marine organisms: sensitivity to ocean model resolution

Nathan F. Putman;Ruoying He

148
Citations
Simulating transoceanic migrations of young loggerhead sea turtles: merging magnetic navigation behavior with an ocean circulation model

Nathan F. Putman;Philippe Verley;Philippe Verley;Thomas J. Shay;Kenneth J. Lohmann

138
Citations
A Magnetic Map Leads Juvenile European Eels to the Gulf Stream

Lewis C. Naisbett-Jones;Lewis C. Naisbett-Jones;Nathan F. Putman;Nathan F. Putman;Jessica F. Stephenson;Jessica F. Stephenson;Sam Ladak

113
Citations
A biologist's guide to assessing ocean currents: a review

Sabrina Fossette;Nathan F. Putman;Kenneth J. Lohmann;Robert Marsh

105
Citations
Sea turtle nesting distributions and oceanographic constraints on hatchling migration

Nathan F. Putman;John M. Bane;Kenneth J. Lohmann

99
Citations
Natal site and offshore swimming influence fitness and long-distance ocean transport in young sea turtles

Nathan F. Putman;Nathan F. Putman;Rebecca Scott;Philippe Verley;Robert Marsh

94
Citations
Finding the 'lost years' in green turtles: insights from ocean circulation models and genetic analysis.

Nathan F. Putman;Eugenia Naro-Maciel;Eugenia Naro-Maciel

93
Citations
Marine turtle regional management units 2.0: an updated framework for conservation and research of wide-ranging megafauna species

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89
Citations
Geomagnetic imprinting predicts spatio-temporal variation in homing migration of pink and sockeye salmon

Nathan F. Putman;Erica S. Jenkins;Catherine G. J. Michielsens;David L. G. Noakes

83
Citations
Improving transport predictions of pelagic Sargassum

Nathan F. Putman;Rick Lumpkin;Maria J. Olascoaga;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes

78
Citations
Incidental catch of sea turtles by the Brazilian pelagic longline fishery

Archie Carr;M. L. Cornwell;L. M. Campbell;Noberto Francisco

73
Citations
Natal homing and imprinting in sea turtles

Kenneth J Lohmann;Catherine M.F. Lohmann;Nathan F. Putman

67
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth J. Lohmann University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rick Lumpkin Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Gustavo Goni Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Chuanmin Hu University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Graeme C. Hays Deakin University

Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington

Erik van Sebille Utrecht University

Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida

Matthew H. Godfrey Duke University

External Links

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