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D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
13727
World Ranking
6991
National Ranking
2346

Nyawira A. Muthiga publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 76 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nyawira A. Muthiga 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 Nyawira A. Muthiga sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nyawira A. Muthiga is affiliated with the Wildlife Conservation Society in the United States. Their work focuses primarily on environmental science with particular attention to marine and coastal ecosystems. The main fields of study include environmental science, with subfields such as global and planetary change, ecology, management, monitoring, policy and law, sociology and political science, and oceanography.

The scientist's research covers several key topics, including:

  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Climate change, adaptation, migration
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology

Nyawira A. Muthiga has contributed to various academic publications, appearing frequently in venues such as Conservation Biology and Regional Environmental Change, with additional publications in Nature, Global Ecology and Biogeography, and One Earth.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs, 2021, Nature
  • Large geographic variability in the resistance of corals to thermal stress, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Triple exposure: Reducing negative impacts of climate change, blue growth, and conservation on coastal communities, 2023, One Earth
  • Limited Progress in Improving Gender and Geographic Representation in Coral Reef Science, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • COVID-19 impacts on coastal communities in Kenya, 2021, Marine Policy

Collaborations with co-authors form an important part of their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Tim R. McClanahan
  • Emily S. Darling
  • Sangeeta Mangubhai
  • Georgina G. Gurney
  • Stacy D. Jupiter

Best Publications

  • Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

    O. Hoegh-Guldberg;P. J. Mumby;A. J. Hooten;Robert S. Steneck

  • Non‐linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection

    Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Brian R. Silliman;Denise J. Reed

  • Ecosystem services as a common language for coastal ecosystem-based management.

    Elise F. Granek;Stephen Polasky;Carrie V. Kappel;Denise J. Reed

  • Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries

    Tim R. McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nyawira A. Muthiga

  • Coral and algal changes after the 1998 coral bleaching: interaction with reef management and herbivores on Kenyan reefs

    T. R. Mcclanahan;N. A. Muthiga;S. Mangi

  • Tropical Pacific Forcing of Decadal SST Variability in the Western Indian Ocean over the Past Two Centuries

    Julia E. Cole;Robert B. Dunbar;Timothy R. McClanahan;Nyawira A. Muthiga

  • The effects of marine parks and fishing on coral reefs of northern Tanzania

    T.R. McClanahan;N.A. Muthiga;A.T. Kamukuru;H. Machano

  • Changes in Kenyan coral reef community structure and function due to exploitation

    Timothy R. McClanahan;Nyawira A. Muthiga

  • Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Tim R McClanahan;Joseph Maina;Georgina G Gurney

  • Effect of Sea Urchin Reductions on Algae, Coral, and Fish Populations

    T.R. McClanahan;A.T. Kamukuru;N.A. Muthiga;M. Gilagabher Yebio

  • An ecological shift in a remote coral atoll of Belize over 25 years

    Timothy R. McCLANAHAN;Nyawira A. Muthiga

  • Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being

    Tim M. Daw;Christina C. Hicks;Katrina Brown;Tomas Chaigneau

  • Transitions toward co-management: The process of marine resource management devolution in three east African countries

    J. E. Cinner;T. M. Daw;T. M. Daw;T. R. McClanahan;N. Muthiga

  • Patterns of preedation on a sea urchin, Echinometra mathaei (de Blainville), on Kenyan coral reefs

    Timothy R. McClanahan;Nyawira A. Muthiga

  • Sea urchin overgrazing of seagrasses: A review of current knowledge on causes, consequences, and management

    J.S. Eklöf;M. de la Torre-Castro;Martin Gullström;J. Uku

  • Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs.

    Georgina G. Gurney;Emily S. Darling;Gabby N. Ahmadia;Vera N. Agostini

  • THE EFFECTS OF SALINITY STRESS ON THE RATES OF AEROBIC RESPIRATION AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THE HERMATYPIC CORAL SIDERASTREA SIDEREA.

    Nyawira A. Muthiga;Alina M. Szmant

  • The way forward with ecosystem-based management in tropical contexts: Reconciling with existing management systems

    Shankar Aswani;Patrick Christie;Nyawira A. Muthiga;Robin Mahon

  • Management of the Kenyan coast

    T.R. McClanahan;S. Mwaguni;N.A. Muthiga

  • Utility of primary scientific literature to environmental managers: An international case study on coral-dominated marine protected areas

    C. Cvitanovic;C. Cvitanovic;C.J. Fulton;Shaun Wilson;L. Van Kerkhoff

  • Temperature patterns and mechanisms influencing coral bleaching during the 2016 El Niño

    Tim R. McClanahan;Emily S. Darling;Emily S. Darling;Joseph M. Maina;Joseph M. Maina;Joseph M. Maina;Nyawira A. Muthiga

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim R. McClanahan
Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society
Emily S. Darling
Emily S. Darling Wildlife Conservation Society
Joseph Maina
Joseph Maina Macquarie University
Stacy D. Jupiter
Stacy D. Jupiter Wildlife Conservation Society
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Sangeeta Mangubhai
Sangeeta Mangubhai Talanoa Consulting
Joshua E. Cinner
Joshua E. Cinner James Cook University
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Christina C. Hicks
Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University
Joachim Claudet
Joachim Claudet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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