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39
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6298
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2135

Robert L. Pitman 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 L. Pitman sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 126 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Pitman 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 L. Pitman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert L. Pitman is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research centers on marine animal studies, particularly focusing on ecology, underwater acoustics, and marine biology. The scientist's work spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, emphasizing subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their main research topics include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Robert L. Pitman has contributed to a variety of publication venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Marine Mammal Science
  • The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Aquatic Mammals
  • Royal Society Open Science

Among their recent papers are:

  • Three forms of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctic waters, 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Known and inferred distributions of beaked whale species (Cetacea: Ziphiidae), 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Cetacean sightings around the Republic of the Maldives, April 1998, 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Cold call: the acoustic repertoire of Ross Sea killer whales (Orcinus orca,Type C) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 2020, Royal Society Open Science
  • The first three records of killer whales (Orcinus orca) killing and eating blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), 2022, Marine Mammal Science

The scientist regularly collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Lisa T. Ballance
  • Jay Barlow
  • John W. Durban
  • John Totterdell
  • Rebecca Wellard

Best Publications

  • An evaluation of camera traps for inventorying large‐ and medium‐sized terrestrial rainforest mammals

    M. W. Tobler;S. E. Carrillo-Percastegui;R. Leite Pitman;R. Mares

  • Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification

    Thomas A. Jefferson;Marc A. Webber;Robert L. Pitman

  • First human-caused extinction of a cetacean species?

    Samuel T Turvey;Robert L Pitman;Barbara L Taylor;Jay Barlow

  • Complete mitochondrial genome phylogeographic analysis of killer whales (Orcinus orca) indicates multiple species

    Phillip A. Morin;Frederick I. Archer;Andrew D. Foote;Julia Vilstrup

  • Three forms of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctic waters

    Robert L. Pitman;Paul Ensor

  • Oceanographic influences on seabirds and cetaceans of the eastern tropical Pacific: A review

    Lisa T. Ballance;Robert L. Pitman;Paul C. Fiedler

  • SEABIRD INTERACTIONS WITH DOLPHINS AND TUNA IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC

    David W. K. Au;Robert L. Pitman

  • SEABIRD COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ALONG A PRODUCTIVITY GRADIENT: IMPORTANCE OF COMPETITION AND ENERGETIC CONSTRAINT

    Lisa T. Ballance;Robert L. Pitman;Stephen B. Reilly

  • KILLER WHALE PREDATION ON SPERM WHALES: OBSERVATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

    Robert L. Pitman;Lisa T. Ballance;Sarah I. Mesnick;Susan J. Chivers

  • Satellite tracking reveals distinct movement patterns for Type B and Type C killer whales in the southern Ross Sea, Antarctica

    Russel D. Andrews;Robert L. Pitman;Lisa T. Ballance

  • Cooperative hunting behavior, prey selectivity and prey handling by pack ice killer whales (Orcinus orca), type B, in Antarctic Peninsula waters

    Robert L. Pitman;John W. Durban

  • CETACEANS OF THE WESTERN TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN: DISTRIBUTION, RELATIVE ABUNDANCE, AND COMPARISONS WITH CETACEAN COMMUNITIES OF TWO OTHER TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS

    Lisa T. Ballance;Robert L. Pitman

  • Abundance and conservation status of the Yangtze finless porpoise in the Yangtze River, China

    Xiujiang Zhao;Jay Barlow;Barbara L. Taylor;Robert L. Pitman

  • Known and inferred distributions of beaked whale species (Cetacea: Ziphiidae)

    Colin D. Macleod;William F. P Errin;Robert Pitman;Jay Barlow

  • Seabird Community Structure Along a Productivity Gradient: Importance of Competition and Energetic Constraint

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  • Antarctic killer whales make rapid, round-trip movements to subtropical waters: evidence for physiological maintenance migrations?

    J. W. Durban;R. L. Pitman

  • Positive selection on the killer whale mitogenome.

    Andrew D. Foote;Phillip A. Morin;John W. Durban;Robert L. Pitman

  • Whale killers: Prevalence and ecological implications of killer whale predation on humpback whale calves off Western Australia

    Robert L. Pitman;John A. Totterdell;Holly Fearnbach;Lisa T. Ballance

  • A DWARF FORM OF KILLER WHALE IN ANTARCTICA

    Robert L. Pitman;Wayne L. Perryman;Don LeRoi;Erik Eilers

  • The world's smallest whale population?

    Paul R. Wade;Amy Kennedy;Rick LeDuc;Jay Barlow

  • Parkinson's Petrel Distribution and Foraging Ecology in the Eastern Pacific: Aspects of an Exclusive Feeding Relationship with Dolphins

    Robert L. Pitman;Lisa T. Ballance

  • APPEARANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND GENETIC DISTINCTIVENESS OF LONGMAN'S BEAKED WHALE, INDOPACETUS PACIFICUS

    Merel L. Dalebout;C. Scott Baker;R. Charles Anderson;Peter B. Best

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa T. Ballance
Lisa T. Ballance Oregon State University
John W. Durban
John W. Durban New England Aquarium
Paul R. Wade
Paul R. Wade National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jay Barlow
Jay Barlow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Andrew D. Foote
Andrew D. Foote Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Phillip A. Morin
Phillip A. Morin National Marine Fisheries Service
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Nathan R. Lovejoy
Nathan R. Lovejoy University of Toronto
Phillip J. Clapham
Phillip J. Clapham National Marine Fisheries Service

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