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D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
8321
World Ranking
4827
National Ranking
1669

Robert C. Carpenter publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 102 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert C. Carpenter 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 C. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1968 - Society for Information Display Fellow

Overview

Robert C. Carpenter is affiliated with California State University, Northridge in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a strong emphasis on the fields of ecology, oceanography, and global and planetary change.

The main topics of Carpenter's work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Carpenter are:

  • Peter J. Edmunds
  • Steve S. Doo
  • Thomas C. Adam
  • Deron E. Burkepile
  • Chiara Pisapia

The scientist has published extensively in various specialized venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Open Access Server of the Woods Hole Scientific Community (Woods Hole Scientific Community)
  • Ecological Applications
  • Ecosphere

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Carpenter are:

  • Global declines in coral reef calcium carbonate production under ocean acidification and warming, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Landscape-scale patterns of nutrient enrichment in a coral reef ecosystem: implications for coral to algae phase shifts, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Extreme rainfall events pulse substantial nutrients and sediments from terrestrial to nearshore coastal communities: a case study from French Polynesia, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Complex interactions among stressors evolve over time to drive shifts from short turfs to macroalgae on tropical reefs, 2020, Ecosphere
  • Resilience: insights from the U.S. LongTerm Ecological Research Network, 2021, Ecosphere

Carpenter's publication record reflects their involvement in studies addressing coral reef ecosystems, nutrient dynamics, coastal stressors, and resilience in ecological systems.

The scientist received the award Society for Information Display Fellow in 1968.

Best Publications

  • PARTITIONING HERBIVORY AND ITS EFFECTS ON CORAL REEF ALGAL COMMUNITIES

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  • Recovery of Diadema antillarum reduces macroalgal cover and increases abundance of juvenile corals on a Caribbean reef.

    Peter J. Edmunds;Robert C. Carpenter

  • Mass mortality ofDiadema antillarum

    R. C. Carpenter

  • Increasing relative abundance of Porites astreoides on Caribbean reefs mediated by an overall decline in coral cover

    Daniel H. Green;Peter J. Edmunds;Robert C. Carpenter

  • Herbivory, Connectivity, and Ecosystem Resilience: Response of a Coral Reef to a Large-Scale Perturbation

    Thomas C. Adam;Russell J. Schmitt;Sally J. Holbrook;Andrew J. Brooks

  • Local and regional scale recovery of Diadema promotes recruitment of scleractinian corals

    Robert C. Carpenter;Peter J. Edmunds

  • Algal Blooms on Coral Reefs: What Are the Causes?

    Terry Hughes;Alina M. Szmant;Robert Steneck;Robert Carpenter

  • Global declines in coral reef calcium carbonate production under ocean acidification and warming

    Christopher E Cornwall;Christopher E Cornwall;Christopher E Cornwall;Steeve Comeau;Steeve Comeau;Steeve Comeau;Niklas A Kornder;Niklas A Kornder;Chris T Perry

  • The responses of eight coral reef calcifiers to increasing partial pressure of CO2 do not exhibit a tipping point

    Steeve Comeau;Peter J. Edmunds;N. B. Spindel;Robert C. Carpenter

  • Mass mortality of a Caribbean sea urchin: Immediate effects on community metabolism and other herbivores.

    Unknown

  • Predator and population density control of homing behavior in the Caribbean echinoid Diadema antillarum

    Unknown

  • Coral reef calcifiers buffer their response to ocean acidification using both bicarbonate and carbonate.

    S. Comeau;R. C. Carpenter;P. J. Edmunds

  • Fast coral reef calcifiers are more sensitive to ocean acidification in short-term laboratory incubations

    Steeve Comeau;Peter J Edmunds;N B Spindel;Robert C Carpenter

  • Recruitment Drives Spatial Variation in Recovery Rates of Resilient Coral Reefs.

    Sally J. Holbrook;Thomas C. Adam;Peter J. Edmunds;Russell J. Schmitt

  • COMPETITION AMONG MARINE MACROALGAE: A PHYSIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

    Robert C. Carpenter

  • Measurements of primary productivity and nitrogenase activity of coral reef algae in a chamber incorporating oscillatory flow

    Robert C. Carpenter;John M. Hackney;Walter H. Adey

  • Ocean acidification and warming decrease calcification in the crustose coralline alga Hydrolithon onkodes and increase susceptibility to grazing

    Maggie D. Johnson;Robert C. Carpenter

  • THE EFFECTS OF MORPHOLOGY AND WATER FLOW ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF MARINE MACROALGAE

    Hannah L. Stewart;Robert C. Carpenter

  • Relationships between primary production and ii radiance in coral reef algal communities1

    Unknown

  • Effects of algal turf canopy height and microscale substratum topography on profiles of flow speed in a coral forereef environment

    Robert C. Carpenter;Susan L. Williams

  • Understanding ocean acidification impacts on organismal to ecological scales

    Andreas J. Andersson;David I. Kline;Peter J. Edmunds;Stephen D. Archer

  • Persistence and Change in Community Composition of Reef Corals through Present, Past, and Future Climates

    Peter J. Edmunds;Mehdi Adjeroud;Marissa Leanne Baskett;Iliana B. Baums

  • Partitioning the effects of algal species identity and richness on benthic marine primary production

    John F. Bruno;Sarah C. Lee;Johanna S. Kertesz;Robert C. Carpenter

  • Water flow modulates the response of coral reef communities to ocean acidification

    S. Comeau;P. J. Edmunds;C. A. Lantz;R. C. Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Edmunds
Peter J. Edmunds California State University, Northridge
Steeve Comeau
Steeve Comeau Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory
Russell J. Schmitt
Russell J. Schmitt University of California, Santa Barbara
Sally J. Holbrook
Sally J. Holbrook University of California, Santa Barbara
Christopher E. Cornwall
Christopher E. Cornwall Victoria University of Wellington
Susan L. Williams
Susan L. Williams University of California, Davis
Kazuhiko Sakai
Kazuhiko Sakai University of the Ryukyus
Andrew J. Brooks
Andrew J. Brooks University of California, Santa Barbara
Kevin Gross
Kevin Gross North Carolina State University
Libe Washburn
Libe Washburn University of California, Santa Barbara

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David R. Bellwood

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