2026 Peter L. Tyack: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	93	2115	1918	140	127	333	30048

Peter L. Tyack publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter L. Tyack sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 333 publications — 83rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Peter L. Tyack D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter L. Tyack sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Peter L. Tyack is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Developmental Biology, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's main topics of work include Marine Animal Studies Overview, Underwater Acoustics Research, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Cephalopods and Marine Biology, and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring.

Peter L. Tyack has contributed extensively to several publication venues. Frequent outlets include:

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Aquatic Mammals
Marine Mammal Science

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Peter L. Tyack demonstrate a range of ecological and acoustic research topics:

Understanding the impacts of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales (2023), The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge (2022), The Science of The Total Environment
Fear of Killer Whales Drives Extreme Synchrony in Deep Diving Beaked Whales (2020), Scientific Reports
The multi-dimensional nature of vocal learning (2021), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Marine Mammal Noise Exposure Criteria: Assessing the Severity of Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Human Noise (2021), Aquatic Mammals

Frequent collaborators include Peter T. Madsen, James J. Finneran, Dorian S. Houser, Patrick J. O. Miller, and Randall S. Wells, with whom Peter L. Tyack has co-authored multiple publications.

Among awards, Peter L. Tyack was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2016.

Best Publications

A digital acoustic recording tag for measuring the response of wild marine mammals to sound

M.P. Johnson;P.L. Tyack

1027
Citations
Responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic noise

Douglas P. Nowacek;Lesley H. Thorne;Lesley H. Thorne;David W. Johnston;Peter L. Tyack

913
Citations
Estimating animal population density using passive acoustics

Tiago A. Marques;Tiago A. Marques;Len Thomas;Stephen Martin;David Mellinger

728
Citations
The bottlenose dolphin: social relationships in a fission-fusion society

Rc Connor;RS Wells;J. Mann;AJ Read

701
Citations
Marine mammal noise exposure criteria: Initial scientific recommendations.

Brandon L. Southall;Ann E. Bowles;William T. Ellison;James J. Finneran

655
Citations
Wind turbine underwater noise and marine mammals: implications of current knowledge and data needs

Peter T. Madsen;Magnus Wahlberg;Jakob Tougaard;Klaus Lucke

593
Citations
Extreme diving of beaked whales

Peter L. Tyack;Mark Johnson;Natacha Aguilar Soto;Albert Sturlese

583
Citations
Cetacean Societies: Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales

Mason T. Weinrich;J. Mann;R. C. Connor;P. L. Tyack

562
Citations
Beaked whales echolocate on prey

Mark P. Johnson;Peter T. Madsen;Walter M. X. Zimmer;Natacha Aguilar De Soto

528
Citations
Measuring acoustic habitats

Nathan D. Merchant;Nathan D. Merchant;Nathan D. Merchant;Kurt M. Fristrup;Mark P. Johnson;Peter L. Tyack

522
Citations
Deep‐diving foraging behaviour of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)

Stephanie L. Watwood;Patrick J. O. Miller;Mark Johnson;Peter T. Madsen

499
Citations
Animal social complexity : intelligence, culture, and individualized societies

F. B. M. de Waal;Peter L. Tyack

485
Citations
Errata: Marine Mammal Noise Exposure Criteria: Updated Scientific Recommendations for Residual Hearing Effects

Brandon L. Southall;James J. Finneran;Colleen Reichmuth;Paul E. Nachtigall

458
Citations
Beaked Whales Respond to Simulated and Actual Navy Sonar

Peter L. Tyack;Walter M. X. Zimmer;David Moretti;Brandon L. Southall

453
Citations
MALE COMPETITION IN LARGE GROUPS OF WINTERING HUMPBACK WHALES

Peter Tyack;Hal Whitehead

444
Citations
Interactions between singing Hawaiian humpback whales and conspecifics nearby

Peter Tyack

443
Citations
The 20‐Hz signals of finback whales (Balaenoptera physalus)

William A. Watkins;Peter Tyack;Karen E. Moore;James E. Bird

439
Citations
IMPLICATIONS FOR MARINE MAMMALS OF LARGE-SCALE CHANGES IN THE MARINE ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT

Peter L. Tyack

415
Citations
Whale songs lengthen in response to sonar

Patrick J. O. Miller;Nicoletta Biassoni;Amy Samuels;Amy Samuels;Peter L. Tyack

406
Citations
Signature whistles of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus: stability and mother-offspring comparisons

Laela S. Sayigh;Peter L. Tyack;Randall S. Wells;Michael D. Scott

378
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick J. O. Miller University of St Andrews

Peter T. Madsen Aarhus University

Brandon L. Southall University of California, Santa Cruz

Douglas P. Nowacek Duke University

Len Thomas University of St Andrews

Mark A. Johnson Yale University

Randall S. Wells Chicago Zoological Society

Ari S. Friedlaender University of California, Santa Cruz

Jeremy A. Goldbogen Stanford University

Christopher W. Clark Cornell University

External Links

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