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Nicholas A. J. Graham

Nicholas A. J. Graham

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
104
Citations
40587
World Ranking
220
National Ranking
30

Nicholas A. J. Graham 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 Nicholas A. J. Graham sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 279 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas A. J. Graham 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 Nicholas A. J. Graham sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nicholas A. J. Graham is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls under the field of Environmental Science, with 234 publications. Within this field, their work extensively covers several subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's research topics focus largely on marine and coastal environments. The main topics of their work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Nicholas A. J. Graham has contributed scholarly articles to a variety of publication venues, with notable frequent venues including:

  • Current Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Their recent papers cover diverse environmental topics and have accumulated citations reflecting research impact in their fields:

  • "Social determinants of adaptive and transformative responses to climate change" (2020, Nature Climate Change)
  • "Time to integrate global climate change and biodiversity science-policy agendas" (2021, Journal of Applied Ecology)
  • "Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world" (2020, Science)
  • "Climatic and local stressor interactions threaten tropical forests and coral reefs" (2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Biodiversity increases ecosystem functions despite multiple stressors on coral reefs" (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Cassandra E. Benkwitt
  • James P. W. Robinson
  • Martin J. Attrill
  • Kerry L. Howell
  • Michel J. Kaiser

Beyond articles, Nicholas A. J. Graham has authored a book titled Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts, published by Oxford University Press in 2020. This work has also attracted scholarly attention with numerous citations.

Best Publications

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene.

    Terry Hughes;Kristen D. Anderson;Sean R. Connolly;Scott F. Heron;Scott F. Heron

  • A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

    David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Sébastien Villéger;Sébastien Villéger;Norman W.H. Mason

  • Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience.

    Terry P. Hughes;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Jeremy B.C. Jackson;Peter J. Mumby

  • The importance of structural complexity in coral reef ecosystems

    N. A. J. Graham;K. L. Nash

  • Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient?

    Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Morgan S. Pratchett;Geoffrey P. Jones

  • Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Simon Jennings;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

  • Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;David Mouillot;David Mouillot

  • Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer outcomes and all cause mortality: prospective cohort study of half a million UK Biobank participants

    Carlos A Celis-Morales;Paul Welsh;Donald M Lyall;Lewis Steell

  • Effects of climate -induced coral bleaching on coral -reef fishes — ecological and economic consequences

    Morgan S. Pratchett;Philip L. Munday;Shaun K. Wilson;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

    Jos Barlow;Filipe França;Filipe França;Toby A. Gardner;Christina C. Hicks

  • Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies

    Christina C. Hicks;Christina C. Hicks;Philippa J. Cohen;Philippa J. Cohen;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Kirsty L. Nash

  • Comanagement of coral reef social ecological systems

    Joshua E. Cinner;Tim R. McClanahan;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A. J. Graham

  • Vulnerability of coastal communities to key impacts of climate change on coral reef fisheries.

    Joshua E Cinner;Tim R McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Tim M. Daw

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Lag effects in the impacts of mass coral bleaching on coral reef fish, fisheries, and ecosystems.

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Simon Jennings;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

  • Coral reef ecosystem services in the Anthropocene

    Anna Woodhead;Christina Hicks;Albert V. Norström;Gareth J. Williams

  • Appraisal of visual assessments of habitat complexity and benthic composition on coral reefs

    S. K. Wilson;S. K. Wilson;N. A J Graham;Nicholas V C Polunin

  • Linking Social and Ecological Systems to Sustain Coral Reef Fisheries

    Joshua E. Cinner;Timothy R. McClanahan;Tim M. Daw;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • TOWARD PRISTINE BIOMASS: REEF FISH RECOVERY IN CORAL REEF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN KENYA

    Tim R. McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Jacqulyn M. Calnan;M. Aaron MacNeil

  • Evidence for multiple stressor interactions and effects on coral reefs

    Stephen S. Ban;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Sean R. Connolly

  • Marine reserves as linked social–ecological systems

    Richard Pollnac;Patrick Christie;Joshua E. Cinner;Tracey Dalton

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Tim R. McClanahan
Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society
Joshua E. Cinner
Joshua E. Cinner James Cook University
M. Aaron MacNeil
M. Aaron MacNeil Dalhousie University
Nicholas Polunin
Nicholas Polunin Newcastle University
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
Kirsty L. Nash
Kirsty L. Nash University of Tasmania
Joseph Maina
Joseph Maina Macquarie University
Christina C. Hicks
Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University
Andrew S. Hoey
Andrew S. Hoey James Cook University

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