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D-Index
67
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14427
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1618
National Ranking
594

Richard D. Brodeur 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 Richard D. Brodeur sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 259 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard D. Brodeur 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 Richard D. Brodeur sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard D. Brodeur is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with substantial contributions to earth and planetary sciences. The scientist's work encompasses several subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, oceanography, nature and landscape conservation, and paleontology.

The main topics covered in Brodeur's research include marine and fisheries research, isotope analysis in ecology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, fish ecology and management studies, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine biology and ecology research, and marine invertebrate physiology and ecology.

Brodeur has published extensively in several academic venues, with frequent publications appearing in Marine Ecology Progress Series, Frontiers in Marine Science, Progress In Oceanography, PLoS ONE, and Fisheries. The scientist has contributed specifically seven publications to Marine Ecology Progress Series and five to Frontiers in Marine Science.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Brodeur include:

  • Demersal fish predators of gelatinous zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, 2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Predictability of Species Distributions Deteriorates Under Novel Environmental Conditions in the California Current System, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine heatwaves disrupt ecosystem structure and function via altered food webs and energy flux, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Responses of ichthyoplankton assemblages to the recent marine heatwave and previous climate fluctuations in several Northeast Pacific marine ecosystems, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Life in the fast lane: Revisiting the fast growth-High survival paradigm during the early life stages of fishes, 2023, Fish and Fisheries

Brodeur often collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including Toby D. Auth, Elizabeth A. Daly, David D. Huff, Su Sponaugle, and Dylan Gomes. These partnerships have resulted in multiple joint publications that contribute to understanding marine systems and ecological processes.

Best Publications

  • Climate change and control of the southeastern Bering Sea pelagic ecosystem

    George L. Hunt;Phyllis Stabeno;Gary Walters;Elizabeth Sinclair

  • Recurrent jellyfish blooms are a consequence of global oscillations

    Robert H. Condon;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Kelly L. Robinson

  • Increases in jellyfish biomass in the Bering Sea: implications for the ecosystem

    Richard D. Brodeur;Hiroya Sugisaki;George L. Hunt

  • Long-term variability in zooplankton biomass in the subarctic Pacific Ocean

    Richard D. Brodeur;Daniel M. Ware

  • Differential effects of turbidity on prey consumption of piscivorous and planktivorous fish

    Alex De Robertis;Clifford H Ryer;Adriana Veloza;Richard D Brodeur

  • Evidence for a substantial increase in gelatinous zooplankton in the Bering Sea, with possible links to climate change

    Richard D. Brodeur;Claudia E. Mills;James E. Overland;Gary E. Walters

  • Rise and fall of jellyfish in the eastern Bering Sea in relation to climate regime shifts

    Richard D. Brodeur;Mary Beth Decker;Lorenzo Ciannelli;Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Localization of actin messenger RNA during early ascidian development

    William R. Jeffery;William R. Jeffery;Craig R. Tomlinson;Craig R. Tomlinson;Richard D. Brodeur;Richard D. Brodeur

  • Effects of environmental variability on trophic interactions and food web structure in a pelagic upwelling ecosystem

    RD Brodeur;WG Pearcy

  • Interannual variations in zooplankton biomass in the Gulf of Alaska and covariation with California Current zooplankton biomass

    R. D. Brodeur

  • PACIFIC SARDINE (SARDINOPS SAGAX ) ABUNDANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

    Robert L. Emmett;Richard D. Brodeur;Todd W. Miller;Suzan S. Pool

  • Projecting future changes in distributions of pelagic fish species of Northeast Pacific shelf seas

    William W.L. Cheung;Richard D. Brodeur;Thomas A. Okey;Daniel Pauly

  • Functional responses and scaling in predator-prey interactions of marine fishes: contemporary issues and emerging concepts.

    Mary E. Hunsicker;Lorenzo Ciannelli;Kevin Mclean Bailey;Jeffrey A. Buckel

  • Habitat-specific distribution of Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) in Pribilof Canyon, Bering Sea

    Richard D Brodeur

  • Linking human well-being and jellyfish: ecosystem services, impacts and societal responses

    William M. Graham;Stefan Gelcich;Kelly L. Robinson;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Anomalous conditions in the south-eastern Bering Sea, 1997: nutrients, phytoplankton and zooplankton

    Dean A. Stockwell;Terry E. Whitledge;Stephan I. Zeeman;Kenneth O. Coyle

  • Spatial overlap and trophic interactions between pelagic fish and large jellyfish in the northern California Current

    R. D. Brodeur;C. L. Suchman;D. C. Reese;T. W. Miller

  • Species composition and community structure of pelagic nekton off Oregon and Washington under variable oceanographic conditions

    Richard D. Brodeur;Joseph P. Fisher;Robert L. Emmett;Cheryl A. Morgan

  • Prey selectivity and diel feeding chronology of juvenile chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho (O. kisutch) salmon in the Columbia River plume

    R. Schabetsberger;C. A. Morgan;R. D. Brodeur;C. L. Potts

  • Phenological and distributional shifts in ichthyoplankton associated with recent warming in the northeast Pacific Ocean

    Toby D. Auth;Elizabeth A. Daly;Richard D. Brodeur;Jennifer L. Fisher

  • Anomalous pelagic nekton abundance, distribution, and apparent recruitment in the northern California Current in 2004 and 2005

    Richard D. Brodeur;Stephen Ralston;Robert L. Emmett;Marc Trudel

  • Juvenile salmonid distribution, growth, condition, origin, and environmental and species associations in the Northern California Current

    Rick D. Brodeur;Joseph P. Fisher;David J. Teel;Robert L. Emmett

Frequent Co-Authors

William T. Peterson
William T. Peterson National Marine Fisheries Service
Lorenzo Ciannelli
Lorenzo Ciannelli Oregon State University
Jeffrey M. Napp
Jeffrey M. Napp National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John C. Field
John C. Field National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
George L. Hunt
George L. Hunt University of Washington
Kenneth O. Coyle
Kenneth O. Coyle University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kevin M. Bailey
Kevin M. Bailey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Phyllis J. Stabeno
Phyllis J. Stabeno Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Elliott L. Hazen
Elliott L. Hazen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael G. Jacox
Michael G. Jacox National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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