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Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

University of Queensland
Australia

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Ecology and Evolution
Australia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
131
Citations
100988
World Ranking
64
National Ranking
7

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 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 Ove Hoegh-Guldberg sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 464 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 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 Ove Hoegh-Guldberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 131 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Australia Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans diverse areas within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on marine ecosystems and the impact of climate change on biodiversity.

The primary fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these domains, their subfields of study are detailed as:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg's research topics are centered on marine and coastal ecosystems, including:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

The scientist has published frequently in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Scientific Data
  • Coral Reefs
  • Biological Conservation

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Ove Hoegh-Guldberg include:

  • "IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change" (2021), published in Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • "Estimating the global risk of anthropogenic climate change" (2021), Nature Climate Change
  • "Actions to halt biodiversity loss generally benefit the climate" (2022), Global Change Biology
  • "Monitoring of Coral Reefs Using Artificial Intelligence: A Feasible and Cost-Effective Approach" (2020), Remote Sensing
  • "Designing a blueprint for coral reef survival" (2021), Biological Conservation

The scientist's frequent collaborators include:

  • Sophie Dove
  • Manuel González-Rivero
  • Julie Vercelloni
  • Pim Bongaerts
  • Kristen T. Brown

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg was recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Ecological responses to recent climate change.

    Gian Reto Walther;Eric Post;Peter Convey;Annette Menzel

  • Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

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

  • Climate Change, Human Impacts, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs

    T.P. Hughes;A.H. Baird;D.R. Bellwood;M. Card

  • Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world's coral reefs

    Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

  • The impact of climate change on the world's marine ecosystems.

    Ove Hoegh-Guldberg;John F. Bruno;John F. Bruno

  • Climate Change 2014: Impacts,Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Christopher B. Field;Vicente R. Barros;Michael D. Mastrandrea;Katharine J. Mach

  • Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

  • Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change.

    Terence P. Hughes;Maria J. Rodrigues;David R. Bellwood;Daniela Ceccarelli

  • Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios

    J. P. Gattuso;J. P. Gattuso;A. Magnan;R. Bille;W. W. L. Cheung

  • Ocean acidification causes bleaching and productivity loss in coral reef builders

    K. R. N. Anthony;D. I. Kline;Guillermo Diaz-Pulido;S. Dove

  • Ocean acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide

    J Raven;K Caldeira;H Elderfield;O Hoegh-Guldberg

  • Assisted colonization and rapid climate change.

    Ove Hoegh-Guldberg;Laura Hughes;Sue McIntyre;David Lindenmayer

  • Impacts of 1.5°C Global Warming on Natural and Human Systems

    O. Hoegh-Guldberg;D. Jacob;M. Bindi;S. Brown

  • Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Elvira S. Poloczanska;Michael T. Burrows;Christopher J. Brown;Jorge García Molinos;Jorge García Molinos;Jorge García Molinos

  • Assessing "dangerous climate change": required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature.

    James E. Hansen;Pushker A. Kharecha;Pushker A. Kharecha;Makiko H. Sato;Valerie Masson-Delmotte

  • The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C

    O. Hoegh-Guldberg;D. Jacob;M. Taylor;T. Guillén Bolaños

  • Coral Reef Ecosystems under Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

    Ove Hoegh-Guldberg;Elvira S. Poloczanska;Elvira S. Poloczanska;William Skirving;Sophie Dove

  • Global assessment of coral bleaching and required rates of adaptation under climate change

    Simon D. Donner;William J. Skirving;Christopher M. Little;Michael Oppenheimer

  • Temperature-induced bleaching of corals begins with impairment of the CO2 fixation mechanism in zooxanthellae

    R. J. Jones;O. Hoegh-Guldberg;A. W. D. Larkum;U. Schreiber

  • Fluorescent pigments in corals are photoprotective

    Anya Salih;Anthony Larkum;Guy Cox;Michael Kühl

  • Technical Summary. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways

    Myles R. Allen;Heleen de Coninck;Opha P. Dube;Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie Dove
Sophie Dove University of Queensland
Pim Bongaerts
Pim Bongaerts California Academy of Sciences
Janice M. Lough
Janice M. Lough Australian Institute of Marine Science
David I. Kline
David I. Kline University of California, San Diego
Kenneth R. N. Anthony
Kenneth R. N. Anthony Australian Institute of Marine Science
Peter J. Mumby
Peter J. Mumby University of Queensland
Tracy D. Ainsworth
Tracy D. Ainsworth University of New South Wales
Elvira S. Poloczanska
Elvira S. Poloczanska Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto Pennsylvania State University
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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