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D-Index
58
Citations
21884
World Ranking
2497
National Ranking
191

Norman C. Duke 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 Norman C. Duke sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 200 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.

Norman C. Duke 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 Norman C. Duke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Norman C. Duke is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia, with a research focus spanning environmental science, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and earth and planetary sciences. Their scholarly output is concentrated in subfields including ecology, molecular biology, global and planetary change, oceanography, and genetics.

Their research topics prominently cover coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, genomics and phylogenetic studies, genetic diversity and population structure, marine and coastal plant biology, plant and fungal species descriptions, coastal and marine dynamics, and land use and ecosystem services.

Recent publications by Norman C. Duke include:

  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • Evolution of coastal forests based on a full set of mangrove genomes (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems (2020, mSystems)
  • Convergent adaptation of the genomes of woody plants at the land-sea interface (2020, National Science Review)
  • When nature needs a helping hand: Different levels of human intervention for mangrove (re-)establishment (2022, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as National Science Review, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Global Change Biology, Nature Ecology & Evolution, and mSystems.

Norman C. Duke has collaborated extensively with several co-authors including:

  • Cairong Zhong
  • Zixiao Guo
  • Suhua Shi
  • Ziwen He
  • Shaohua Xu

Best Publications

  • Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data

    Chandra Giri;E. Ochieng;Larry L. Tieszen;Zhi-Liang Zhu

  • A World Without Mangroves

    Norman C. Duke;Jan-Olaf Meynecke;Sabine Dittmann;Aaron M. Ellison

  • The Loss of Species: Mangrove Extinction Risk and Geographic Areas of Global Concern

    Beth A. Polidoro;Kent E. Carpenter;Lorna Collins;Lorna Collins;Norman C. Duke

  • Threats to mangroves from climate change and adaptation options: A review

    Eric L. Gilman;Joanna Ellison;Norman C. Duke;Colin Field

  • Mangrove Production and Carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates

    Steven Bouillon;Alberto V. Borges;Edward Castaneda-Moya;Karen Diele

  • Factors influencing biodiversity and distributional gradients in mangroves

    Norman C. Duke;Marilyn C. Ball;Joanna C. Ellison

  • Mangroves as nursery sites: comparisons of the abundance and species composition of fish and crustaceans in mangroves and other nearshore habitats in tropical Australia

    A. I. Robertson;N. C. Duke

  • Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events

    R.M.B. Harris;R.M.B. Harris;L.J. Beaumont;T.R. Vance;C.R. Tozer;C.R. Tozer

  • Mangrove Floristics and Biogeography

    Norman C. Duke

  • Australia's mangroves : the authoritative guide to Australia's mangrove plants

    Norman Duke

  • Large-scale dieback of mangroves in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria: a severe ecosystem response, coincidental with an unusually extreme weather event

    Norman C. Duke;John M. Kovacs;Anthony D. Griffiths;Luke Preece

  • Mangrove fish-communities in tropical Queensland, Australia: spatial and temporal patterns in densities, biomass and community structure *

    A. I. Robertson;N. C. Duke;N. C. Duke

  • Oil spill impacts on mangroves: Recommendations for operational planning and action based on a global review.

    Norman C. Duke

  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

    Dana M. Bergstrom;Dana M. Bergstrom;Barbara C. Wienecke;John van den Hoff;Lesley Hughes

  • Advances and limitations of individual-based models to analyze and predict dynamics of mangrove forests: a review

    Uta Berger;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Thomas W. Doyle;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • Water quality in the Great Barrier Reef region: responses of mangrove, seagrass and macroalgal communities.

    Britta Schaffelke;Jane Mellors;Norman C. Duke

  • Gap creation and regenerative processes driving diversity and structure of mangrove ecosystems

    Norman C. Duke

  • Phenological trends with latitude in the mangrove tree Avicennia marina.

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  • Global distribution and genetic discontinuities of mangroves – emerging patterns in the evolution of Rhizophora

    Norman C. Duke;Eugenia Yuk Ying Lo;Mei Sun

  • GENETIC STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF SPECIES IN THE MANGROVE GENUS AVICENNIA (AVICENNIACEAE) IN THE INDO-WEST PACIFIC.

    Norman C. Duke;Norman C. Duke;John A. H. Benzie;John A. Goodall;Elizabeth R. Ballment

  • Linking spatial metrics and fish catch reveals the importance of coastal wetland connectivity to inshore fisheries in Queensland, Australia

    Jan-Olaf Meynecke;Shing Yip Lee;N.C. Duke

  • The importance of mangroves to people: a call to action

    Norman Duke;Ivan Nagelkerken;Tundi Agardy;Sue Wells

Frequent Co-Authors

Chung-I Wu
Chung-I Wu Sun Yat-sen University
Chris Roelfsema
Chris Roelfsema University of Queensland
Shing Yip Lee
Shing Yip Lee Chinese University of Hong Kong
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas Université Libre de Bruxelles
Stefano Cannicci
Stefano Cannicci University of Hong Kong
Nico Koedam
Nico Koedam Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Stuart R. Phinn
Stuart R. Phinn University of Queensland
Geoff Eaglesham
Geoff Eaglesham University of Queensland
Eric Wolanski
Eric Wolanski James Cook University
Shayne McGregor
Shayne McGregor Monash University

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