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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
16231
World Ranking
8638
National Ranking
3877

Sandra E. Shumway publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sandra E. Shumway sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 177 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sandra E. Shumway 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 Sandra E. Shumway sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sandra E. Shumway is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science, with a strong focus on marine and aquatic studies. The main fields of study include environmental science with subfields covering global and planetary change, aquatic science, pollution, oceanography, and biomaterials.

Shumway's work predominantly addresses topics related to marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, microplastics and plastic pollution, aquaculture nutrition and growth, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, recycling and waste management techniques, marine biology and ecology research, and ocean acidification effects and responses.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
  • Journal of Shellfish Research
  • Nature
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Notable recent publications by Sandra E. Shumway include:

  • A Critical Assessment of Microplastics in Molluscan Shellfish with Recommendations for Experimental Protocols, Animal Husbandry, Publication, and Future Research (2023), Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
  • A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture (2021), Nature
  • Determining the Properties that Govern Selective Ingestion and Egestion of Microplastics by the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) (2022), Environmental Science & Technology
  • The thick-shell mussel Mytilus coruscus: Ecology, physiology, and aquaculture (2023), Aquaculture
  • Critical Need to Increase Aquatic Food Production and Food Supply from Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries: Trends and Outlook (2024), Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

Collaborations have been frequent with the following researchers:

  • J. Evan Ward
  • Kayla Mladinich
  • Bridget A. Holohan
  • Albert G. J. Tacon
  • Peter G. Beninger

Sandra E. Shumway has been recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • A Review of the Effects of Algal Blooms on Shellfish and Aquaculture

    Sandra E. Shumway

  • Separating the grain from the chaff: particle selection in suspension- and deposit-feeding bivalves

    J Evan Ward;Sandra E Shumway

  • Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Bivalve Molluscs: Occurrence, Transfer Kinetics, and Biotransformation

    V. Monica Bricelj;Sandra E. Shumway

  • PARTICLE SELECTION, INGESTION, AND ABSORPTION IN FILTER-FEEDING BIVALVES'

    Sandra E. Shumway;Terry L. Cucci;Richard C. Newell;Clarice M. Yentsch

  • Scallops : biology, ecology and aquaculture

    Sandra E. Shumway

  • The effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Protogonyaulax tamarensis on the feeding and behaviour of bivalve molluscs

    Sandra E. Shumway;Terry L. Cucci

  • Selective Ingestion and Egestion of Plastic Particles by the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica): Implications for Using Bivalves as Bioindicators of Microplastic Pollution

    J. Evan Ward;Shiye Zhao;Bridget A. Holohan;Kayla M. Mladinich

  • Marine birds and harmful algal blooms: sporadic victims or under-reported events?

    Sandra E. Shumway;Steven M. Allen;P. Dee Boersma

  • Synopsis of biological data on the pink shrimp,Pandalus borealis Kroyer, 1838

    Sandra E. Shumway;Herbert C. Perkins;Daniel F. Schick;Alden P. Stickney

  • Particle sorting in bivalves: in vivo determination of the pallial organs of selection

    J. E. Ward;J. S. Levinton;S. E. Shumway;T. Cucci

  • Shellfish aquaculture — In praise of sustainable economies and environments

    Sandra E. Shumway;Chris Davis;Robin Downey;Rick Karney

  • Bivalve Filter Feeding: Variability and Limits of the Aquaculture Biofilter

    Peter J. Cranford;J. Evan Ward;Sandra E. Shumway

  • Impact of fouling organisms on mussel rope culture: interspecific competition for food among suspension-feeding invertebrates☆

    Michael P. Lesser;Sandra E. Shumway;Terry Cucci;Jennifer Smith

  • Phycotoxin‐related shellfish poisoning: Bivalve molluscs are not the only vectors

    Sandra E. Shumway

  • Occurrence of cellulase activity in the stomachs of fishes

    Robert R. Stickney;Sandra E. Shumway

  • Effect of salinity fluctuation on the osmotic pressure and Na + , Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ion concentrations in the hemolymph of bivalve molluscs

    S. E. Shumway

  • 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

  • Selective feeding and biodeposition by zebra mussels and their relation to changes in phytoplankton composition and seston load

    S. M. Baker;J. S. Levinton;J. P. Kurdziel;S. E. Shumway

  • The effects of natural seston particle size and type on feeding rates feeding selectivity and food resource availability for the mussel mytilus edulis linnaeus 1758 at bottom culture sites in maine usa

    C. R. Newell;S. E. Shumway;T. L. Cucci;R. Selvin

  • Guest Editorial Shellfish aquaculture — In praise of sustainable economies and environments

    Sandra E. Shumway;Chris Davis;Robin Downey;Rick Karney

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Soudant
Philippe Soudant French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
JoAnn M. Burkholder
JoAnn M. Burkholder North Carolina State University
Jeffrey S. Levinton
Jeffrey S. Levinton Stony Brook University
Dianna K. Padilla
Dianna K. Padilla Stony Brook University
Max Troell
Max Troell Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Michael P. Lesser
Michael P. Lesser University of New Hampshire
Roger Mann
Roger Mann Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Hans G. Dam
Hans G. Dam University of Connecticut
Christophe Lambert
Christophe Lambert French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Richard H. Pierce
Richard H. Pierce Mote Marine Laboratory

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