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Richard W. Osman 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 W. Osman sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

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Richard W. Osman 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 W. Osman sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Richard W. Osman is affiliated with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the United States. Their professional focus is grounded in environmental research, a field that involves the study of interactions between organisms and their environments, including ecological and conservation topics.

The scientist's publication record does not list specific recent papers, co-authors, or predominant publication venues, indicating either a niche area of research or a developmental stage in the publication profile accessible through the data source. No book publications have been recorded under their name.

No main fields of study, subfields, or distinct research topics have been explicitly documented, which limits detailed insight into their precise scientific contributions or specializations. Similarly, there are no recorded awards connected to their career.

Despite the absence of extensive bibliometric data, the affiliation with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center suggests involvement with research related to environmental science, potentially encompassing areas such as ecology, environmental monitoring, conservation science, or related disciplines aligned with the center's mission.

Best Publications

  • Linking climate change and biological invasions: Ocean warming facilitates nonindigenous species invasions

    John J. Stachowicz;Jeffrey R. Terwin;Robert B. Whitlatch;Richard W. Osman

  • Species diversity and invasion resistance in a marine ecosystem

    John J. Stachowicz;Robert B. Whitlatch;Richard W. Osman

  • The Establishment and Development of a Marine Epifaunal Community

    Richard W. Osman

  • BIODIVERSITY, INVASION RESISTANCE, AND MARINE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION: RECONCILING PATTERN AND PROCESS

    John J. Stachowicz;Heather Fried;Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • The control of the development of a marine benthic community by predation on recruits

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Stronger predation in the tropics shapes species richness patterns in marine communities

    Amy L. Freestone;Amy L. Freestone;Richard W. Osman;Gregory M. Ruiz;Mark E. Torchin

  • Effects of Resident Species on Recruitment into a Community: Larval Settlement Versus Post-Settlement Mortality in the Oyster Crassostrea virginica

    RW Osman;RB Whitlatch;RN Zajac

  • The influence of resident adults on recruitment: a comparison to settlement

    R. W. Osman;R. B. Whitlatch

  • Predation on early ontogenetic life stages and its effect on recruitment into a marine epifaunal community

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Variability in responses to nutrients and trace elements, and transmission of stressor effects through an estuarine food web

    Denise L. Breitburg;James G. Sanders;Cynthia C. Gilmour;Colleen A. Hatfield

  • Potential role of micropredators in determining recruitment into a marine community

    RW Osman;RB Whitlatch;RJ Malatesta

  • The influence of resident adults on larval settlement: experiments with four species of ascidians

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Variation in the ability of Didemnum sp. to invade established communities

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Mutualism among sessile invertebrates: a mediator of competition and predation.

    Richard W. Osman;Julie Ann Haugsness

  • Local control of recruitment in an epifaunal community and the consequences to colonization processes

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • The Influence of Seasonality and Stability on the Species Equilibrium

    Richard W. Osman

  • Biogeochemical control on the flux of trace elements from estuarine sediments : Water column oxygen concentrations and benthic infauna

    Gerhardt F. Riedel;James G. Sanders;Richard W. Osman

  • Pathways of arsenic uptake and incorporation in estuarine phytoplankton and the filter-feeding invertebrates Eurytemora affinis, Balanus improvisus and Crassostrea virginica

    J. G. Sanders;R. W. Osman;G. F. Riedel

  • Patterns of species diversity; fact or artifact?

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • The effect of biological and physical disturbances on the transport of arsenic from contaminated estuarine sediments

    Gerhardt F. Riedel;James G. Sanders;Richard W. Osman

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Whitlatch
Robert B. Whitlatch University of Connecticut
James G. Sanders
James G. Sanders University of Georgia
John J. Stachowicz
John J. Stachowicz University of California, Davis
Valerie J. Paul
Valerie J. Paul Smithsonian Institution
Denise L. Breitburg
Denise L. Breitburg Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Sybil P. Seitzinger
Sybil P. Seitzinger University of Victoria
Sandra E. Shumway
Sandra E. Shumway University of Connecticut
Cynthia C. Gilmour
Cynthia C. Gilmour Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Ilka C. Feller
Ilka C. Feller Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Mark E. Torchin
Mark E. Torchin Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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