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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
9970
World Ranking
3642
National Ranking
1274

Robert B. Whitlatch 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 Robert B. Whitlatch sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 108 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert B. Whitlatch 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 Robert B. Whitlatch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert B. Whitlatch is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their academic work is centered within the framework of this institution.

Although specific details on their research papers, including titles, years of publication, and venues, are not documented here, their ongoing association with a major research university suggests active engagement in scholarly activities.

There are no recorded frequent co-authors or publication venues connected with their work in the available data. Likewise, information on book publications or detailed fields of study has not been provided.

The absence of listed main fields, subfields, and primary topics of work indicates that further data is necessary to precisely categorize their research focus or specialized areas within their discipline.

Additionally, there are no awards or honors recorded, nor is there indication that Robert B. Whitlatch is deceased.

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

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

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

  • Scale-Dependent Recolonization: The Role of Sediment Stability in a Dynamic Sandflat Habitat

    S. F. Thrush;R. B. Whitlatch;R. D. Pridmore;J. E. Hewitt

  • Responses of Estuarine Infauna to Disturbance. I. Spatial and Temporal Variation of Initial Recolonization

    Roman N. Zajac;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • The colonial ascidian Didemnum sp. A: Current distribution, basic biology and potential threat to marine communities of the northeast and west coasts of North America

    Stephan G. Bullard;Gretchen Lambert;Mary R. Carman;J. Byrnes

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

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Interactions among aliens: apparent replacement of one exotic species by another.

    Andrew M. Lohrer;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Animal-sediment relationships in intertidal marine benthic habitats: Some determinants of deposit-feeding species diversity

    Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Biofouling in Marine Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Survey Assessing the Business and Economic Implications of Mitigation

    Charles M. Adams;Sandra E. Shumway;Robert B. Whitlatch;Tessa Getchis

  • The effects of infaunal biodiversity on biogeochemistry of coastal marine sediments

    George G. Waldbusser;Roberta L. Marinelli;Robert B. Whitlatch;Pieter T. Visscher

  • 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

  • SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF THE MACROBENTHOS INHABITING THE INTERTIDAL SAND AND MUD FLATS OF BARNSTABLE HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS

    Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Spatial structure of bivalves in a sandflat:: Scale and generating processes

    P. Legendre;S. F. Thrush;V. J. Cummings;P. K. Dayton

  • Recolonization and succession in soft-sediment infaunal communities: the spatial scale of controlling factors

    Roman N. Zajac;Robert B. Whitlatch;Simon F. Thrush

  • Genetic conspecificity of the worldwide populations of Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002.

    L. Stefaniak;G. Lambert;A. Gittenberger;H. Zhang

  • Responses of Estuarine Infauna to Disturbance. II. Spatial and Temporal Variation of Succession

    Roman N. Zajac;Robert B. Whitlatch

  • Effects of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine communities

    Safra Altman;Robert B. Whitlatch

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

    Richard W. Osman;Robert B. Whitlatch

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard W. Osman
Richard W. Osman Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Simon F. Thrush
Simon F. Thrush University of Auckland
Judi E. Hewitt
Judi E. Hewitt University of Auckland
Vonda J. Cummings
Vonda J. Cummings National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Andrew M. Lohrer
Andrew M. Lohrer National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Anson H. Hines
Anson H. Hines Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Paul K. Dayton
Paul K. Dayton Scripps Institution of Oceanography
John J. Stachowicz
John J. Stachowicz University of California, Davis
Pierre Legendre
Pierre Legendre University of Montreal
Senjie Lin
Senjie Lin University of Connecticut

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