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Nicholas K. Dulvy

Nicholas K. Dulvy

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
93
Citations
42223
World Ranking
382
National Ranking
26

Nicholas K. Dulvy 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 K. Dulvy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 237 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas K. Dulvy 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 K. Dulvy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas K. Dulvy is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, aquatic science, ecology, and molecular biology.

The scholar's work covers various key topics, including ichthyology and marine biology, fish ecology and management studies, fish biology and ecology studies, marine and fisheries research, fish biology, ecology, and behavior, physiological and biochemical adaptations, as well as identification and quantification in food.

Notable recent publications by Nicholas K. Dulvy include:

  • Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis (2021, Current Biology)
  • Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays (2021, Nature)
  • Overfishing and habitat loss drive range contraction of iconic marine fishes to near extinction (2021, Science Advances)
  • The thin edge of the wedge: Extremely high extinction risk in wedgefishes and giant guitarfishes (2020, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems)

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Fish and Fisheries, Current Biology, and Science.

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Nathan Pacoureau, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Rima W. Jabado, Riley A. Pollom, and Cassandra L. Rigby.

Best Publications

  • The effects of fishing on sharks, rays, and chimaeras (chondrichthyans), and the implications for marine ecosystems

    J. D. Stevens;R. Bonfil;N. K. Dulvy;P. A. Walker

  • Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Sarah L. Fowler;John A. Musick;Rachel D. Cavanagh

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries

    Edward H. Allison;Edward H. Allison;Allison L. Perry;Allison L. Perry;Marie-Caroline Badjeck;Marie-Caroline Badjeck;W. Neil Adger

  • Thermal tolerance and the global redistribution of animals

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates;Nicholas K. Dulvy

  • Extinction vulnerability in marine populations

    Nicholas K Dulvy;Yvonne Sadovy;John D Reynolds

  • Global analysis of thermal tolerance and latitude in ectotherms.

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Amanda E. Bates;Nicholas K. Dulvy

  • Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Jennifer M. Sunday;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates;Michael R. Kearney;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell

  • Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity

    Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Jennifer A. Gill;Jennifer A. Gill;Isabelle M. Côté

  • You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Julia K. Baum;Shelley Clarke;Leonard J. V. Compagno

  • Climate change and deepening of the North Sea fish assemblage: a biotic indicator of warming seas

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Stuart I. Rogers;Simon Jennings;Vanessa Stelzenmüller

  • Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis.

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Nathan Pacoureau;Cassandra L. Rigby;Riley A. Pollom

  • The Gulf: a young sea in decline.

    Charles Sheppard;Mohsen Al-Husiani;F. Al-Jamali;Faiza Al-Yamani

  • Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery-based livelihoods

    Marie-Caroline Badjeck;Marie-Caroline Badjeck;Marie-Caroline Badjeck;Edward H. Allison;Ashley S. Halls;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Nicholas K. Dulvy

  • Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays

    Nathan Pacoureau;Cassandra L. Rigby;Peter M. Kyne;Richard B. Sherley

  • Fishery Stability, Local Extinctions, and Shifts in Community Structure in Skates

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Julian D. Metcalfe;Jamie Glanville;Mike G. Pawson

  • Coral reef cascades and the indirect effects of predator removal by exploitation

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Robert P. Freckleton;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

  • The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK

    William J. Sutherland;Susan Armstrong-Brown;Paul R. Armsworth;Brereton Tom

  • Global marine primary production constrains fisheries catches

    Emmanuel Chassot;Sylvain Bonhommeau;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Frédéric Mélin

  • Fish conservation in freshwater and marine realms: status, threats and management

    Angela H. Arthington;Nicholas K. Dulvy;William Gladstone;Ian J. Winfield

  • Author response: Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays

    Nicholas K Dulvy;Sarah L Fowler;John A Musick;Rachel D Cavanagh

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Jennings
Simon Jennings Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
John D. Reynolds
John D. Reynolds Simon Fraser University
Andrew B. Cooper
Andrew B. Cooper Seattle Children's Hospital
Colin A. Simpfendorfer
Colin A. Simpfendorfer James Cook University
David A. Ebert
David A. Ebert South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Peter Kyne
Peter Kyne Charles Darwin University
Nicholas Polunin
Nicholas Polunin Newcastle University
Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip
Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip National Autonomous University of Mexico
Kent Carpenter
Kent Carpenter Old Dominion University

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