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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8770
World Ranking
17660
National Ranking
7245

Randall W. Davis 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 Randall W. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 147 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Randall W. Davis 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 Randall W. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Randall W. Davis is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and focuses primarily on Environmental Science with an emphasis on marine and ecological studies. Their research encompasses various subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Randall W. Davis has contributed frequently to several publication venues, notably:

  • Marine Mammal Science
  • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  • Science
  • Marine Biology
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Skeletal muscle thermogenesis enables aquatic life in the smallest marine mammal, 2021, Science
  • Ontogenetic niche partitioning in southern elephant seals from Argentine Patagonia, 2020, Marine Mammal Science
  • Physiological resiliency in diving mammals: Insights on hypoxia protection using the Krogh principle to understand COVID-19 symptoms, 2020, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Changes in Northern Elephant Seal Skeletal Muscle Following Thirty Days of Fasting and Reduced Activity, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets, 2025, Science

Throughout their career, Randall W. Davis has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Terrie M. Williams
  • D. Rodríguez
  • Russel D. Andrews
  • Lee A. Fuiman
  • Traver J. Wright

Best Publications

  • Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism during voluntary diving in Weddell seals: Evidence of preferred pathways from blood chemsitry and behavior

    G. L. Kooyman;E. A. Wahrenbrock;M. A. Castellini;R. W. Davis

  • Sink or swim: strategies for cost-efficient diving by marine mammals.

    Terrie M. Williams;R. W. Davis;Lee A Fuiman;J. Francis

  • Hunting Behavior of a Marine Mammal Beneath the Antarctic Fast Ice

    R. W. Davis;Lee A Fuiman;T. M. Williams;S. O. Collier

  • Cetacean habitat in the northern oceanic Gulf of Mexico

    Randall W Davis;Joel G Ortega-Ortiz;Christine A Ribic;William E Evans

  • Aerobic diving limits of immature Weddell seals

    G. L. Kooyman;M. A. Castellini;R. W. Davis;R. A. Maue

  • PHYSICAL HABITAT OF CETACEANS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL SLOPE IN THE NORTHCENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO

    R. W. Davis;G. S. Fargion;N. May;T. D. Leming

  • The cost of foraging by a marine predator, the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii: pricing by the stroke

    Terrie M. Williams;Lee A. Fuiman;Markus Horning;Randall W. Davis

  • Fur seal diving behaviour in relation to vertical distribution of krill

    J. P. Croxall;I. Everson;G. L. Kooyman;C. Ricketts

  • Physiology of diving in marine mammals.

    G L Kooyman;M A Castellini;R W Davis

  • Diving Patterns in Relation to Diet of Gentoo and Macaroni Penguins at South Georgia

    J. P. Croxall;R. W. Davis;M. J. O'Connell

  • The diving physiology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). II. Biomechanics and changes in buoyancy at depth

    Randolph C. Skrovan;T. M. Williams;P. S. Berry;P. W. Moore

  • A killer appetite: metabolic consequences of carnivory in marine mammals.

    Terrie M Williams;J Haun;R.W Davis;L.A Fuiman

  • Swimming Metabolism of Yearling and Adult Harbor Seals Phoca vitulina

    R. W. Davis;T. M. Williams;G. L. Kooyman

  • Diving Depths and Energy Requirements of King Penguins

    GL Kooyman;RW Davis;JP Croxall;DP Costa

  • Behavior of midwater fishes under the Antarctic ice: observations by a predator

    Lee A Fuiman;R. W. Davis;T. M. Williams

  • Convective oxygen transport and tissue oxygen consumption in Weddell seals during aerobic dives.

    Randall W. Davis;Shane B. Kanatous

  • Three-dimensional movements and swimming activity of a northern elephant seal.

    Randall W. Davis;Lee A. Fuiman;Terrie M. Williams;Burney J. Le Boeuf

  • Movements and Behavior of Satellite- tagged Spotted Seals (Phoca largha) in the Bering and Chukchi Seas

    Lloyd F. Lowry;Kathryn J. Frost;Randall Davis;Douglas P. DeMaster

  • Diving behavior of sperm whales in relation to behavior of a major prey species, the jumbo squid, in the Gulf of California, Mexico

    R.W. Davis;N. Jaquet;Diane Gendron;U. Markaida

  • Classification of Weddell seal dives based on 3-dimensional movements and video-recorded observations

    Randall W. Davis;Lee A. Fuiman;Terrie M. Williams;Markus Horning

Frequent Co-Authors

Terrie M. Williams
Terrie M. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz
Lee A. Fuiman
Lee A. Fuiman The University of Texas at Austin
Gerald L. Kooyman
Gerald L. Kooyman University of California, San Diego
Bernd Würsig
Bernd Würsig Texas A&M University at Galveston
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Gilbert T. Rowe
Gilbert T. Rowe Texas A&M University
Antonietta Quigg
Antonietta Quigg Texas A&M University at Galveston
Thomas R. Loughlin
Thomas R. Loughlin National Marine Fisheries Service
Ian L. Boyd
Ian L. Boyd University of St Andrews
Donald A. Croll
Donald A. Croll University of California, Santa Cruz

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Daniel E. Crocker

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Patrick J. Butler

Patrick J. Butler

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Mark A. Hindell

Mark A. Hindell

University of Tasmania

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Andrew W. Trites

Andrew W. Trites

University of British Columbia

Publications: 44

David A. S. Rosen

David A. S. Rosen

University of British Columbia

Publications: 40

Akiko Kato

Akiko Kato

University of La Rochelle

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Publications: 37

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