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Robert J. Orth

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
36897
World Ranking
3620
National Ranking
1807

Robert J. Orth publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 410 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Orth 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 Robert J. Orth sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert J. Orth is affiliated with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in the United States. Their research is concentrated in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific emphasis on Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their primary research topics cover areas such as Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Coastal and Marine Management, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Robert J. Orth's recent publications include the following:

  • Restoration of seagrass habitat leads to rapid recovery of coastal ecosystem services, 2020, Science Advances
  • Positive Ecological Interactions and the Success of Seagrass Restoration, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Seagrass Recovery Following Marine Heat Wave Influences Sediment Carbon Stocks, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Defining the Zostera marina (Eelgrass) Niche from Long-Term Success of Restored and Naturally Colonized Meadows: Implications for Seagrass Restoration, 2021, Estuaries and Coasts

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Reports
  • UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaborations are an integral part of Robert J. Orth's work. Frequent co-authors include Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Kenneth A. Moore, David J. Wilcox, Gary A. Kendrick, and Christopher J. Patrick.

Best Publications

  • Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

    Michelle Waycott;Carlos M. Duarte;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Robert J. Orth

  • A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

    Robert J. Orth;Tim J. B. Carruthers;William C. Dennison;Carlos M. Duarte

  • The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

    Michael W. Beck;Kenneth L. Heck;Kenneth W. Able;Daniel L. Childers

  • Faunal communities in seagrass beds: A review of the influence of plant structure and prey characteristics on predator-prey relationships

    Robert J. Orth;Kenneth L. Heck;Jacques van Montfrans

  • Assessing Water Quality with Submersed Aquatic Vegetation

    William C. Dennison;Robert J. Orth;Kenneth A. Moore;J. Court Stevenson

  • Critical evaluation of the nursery role hypothesis for seagrass meadows

    K. L. Heck;G. Hays;R. J. Orth

  • Seagrasses: biology, ecology and conservation

    A. W. D. Larkum;Robert J. Orth;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species

    Frederick T. Short;Beth Polidoro;Suzanne R. Livingstone;Kent E. Carpenter

  • Chesapeake Bay: An Unprecedented Decline in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

    Robert J. Orth;Kenneth A. Moore

  • SEAGRASS HABITATS: THE ROLES OF HABITAT COMPLEXITY, COMPETITION AND PREDATION IN STRUCTURING ASSOCIATED FISH AND MOTILE MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES

    Kenneth L. Heck;Robert J. Orth

  • The Charisma of Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing the Imbalance

    Carlos M. Duarte;William C. Dennison;Robert J. W. Orth;Tim J. B. Carruthers

  • Global analysis of seagrass restoration: the importance of large-scale planting

    Marieke M. van Katwijk;Anitra Thorhaug;Núria Marbà;Robert J. Orth

  • Trophic Transfers from Seagrass Meadows Subsidize Diverse Marine and Terrestrial Consumers

    Kenneth L. Heck;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Carlos M. Duarte;A. Randall Hughes

  • Seed Dispersal in a Marine Macrophyte: Implications for Colonization and Restoration

    Robert J. Orth;Mark Luckenbach;Kenneth A. Moore

  • Relative effects of nutrient enrichment and grazing on epiphyte-macrophyte (Zostera marina L.) dynamics

    Hilary A. Neckles;Richard L. Wetzel;Robert J. Orth

  • Epiphyte-seagrass relationships with an emphasis on the role of micrograzing: a review

    Robert J. Orth;Jacques Van Montfrans

  • Ultilization of a seagrass meadow and tidal marsh creek by blue crabs Callinectes sapidus. I. Seasonal and annual variations in abundance with emphasis on post-settlement juveniles

    RJ Orth;J van Montfrans

  • The central role of dispersal in the maintenance and persistence of seagrass populations

    Gary A. Kendrick;Michelle Waycott;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Marion L. Cambridge

  • NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) : guidance for regional implementation

    J. E. Dobson;E. A. Bright;R. L. Ferguson;D. W. Field

  • Structural components of eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows in the lower Chesapeake Bay—Fishes

    Robert J. Orth;Kenneth L. Heck

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Moore
Kenneth A. Moore Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gary A. Kendrick
Gary A. Kendrick University of Western Australia
Jonathan S. Lefcheck
Jonathan S. Lefcheck Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
William C. Dennison
William C. Dennison University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Kenneth L. Heck
Kenneth L. Heck University of South Alabama
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Mark W. Luckenbach
Mark W. Luckenbach Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Michelle Waycott
Michelle Waycott University of Adelaide
Karen J. McGlathery
Karen J. McGlathery University of Virginia
Romuald N. Lipcius
Romuald N. Lipcius Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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