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Sean P. Powers

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
10485
World Ranking
5707
National Ranking
1947

Sean P. Powers 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 Sean P. Powers sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 154 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sean P. Powers 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 Sean P. Powers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sean P. Powers is affiliated with the University of South Alabama in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several connected subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics, with significant emphasis on Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Marine animal studies overview, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Frequent coauthors in Sean P. Powers' scholarly collaborations include:

  • J. Marcus Drymon
  • Hunter S. Lenihan
  • Crystal L. Hightower
  • T. Reid Nelson
  • Debra P. C. Peters

Sean P. Powers has contributed to several publication venues with recurring publications in these journals and platforms:

  • Ecosphere
  • UNC Libraries
  • Marine and Coastal Fisheries
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Environmental Biology of Fishes

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • "Estimating and Applying Fish and Invertebrate Density and Production Enhancement from Seagrass, Salt Marsh Edge, and Oyster Reef Nursery Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico" (2021, Estuaries and Coasts)
  • "Defining Sex-Specific Habitat Suitability for a Northern Gulf of Mexico Shark Assemblage" (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "Fish and invertebrate use of restored vs. natural oyster reefs in a shallow temperate latitude estuary" (2022, Ecosphere)
  • "Elemental Concentrations of Water and Otoliths as Salinity Proxies in a Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuary" (2020, Estuaries and Coasts)
  • "Patterns and consequences of life history diversity in salinity exposure of an estuarine dependent fish" (2021, Environmental Biology of Fishes)

Best Publications

  • Cascading effects of the loss of apex predatory sharks from a coastal ocean.

    Ransom A. Myers;Julia K. Baum;Travis D. Shepherd;Sean P. Powers

  • Ecosystem services related to oyster restoration

    Loren D. Coen;Robert D. Brumbaugh;David Bushek;Ray Grizzle

  • Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Oyster Reefs

    Jonathan H. Grabowski;Robert D. Brumbaugh;Robert F. Conrad;Andrew G. Keeler

  • Estimated enhancement of fish production resulting from restoring oyster reef habitat: quantitative valuation

    Charles H. Peterson;Jonathan H. Grabowski;Sean P. Powers

  • Oyster reefs as natural breakwaters mitigate shoreline loss and facilitate fisheries.

    Steven B. Scyphers;Sean P. Powers;Kenneth L. Heck;Dorothy Byron

  • Historical ecology with real numbers: past and present extent and biomass of an imperilled estuarine habitat

    Philine S. E. Zu Ermgassen;Mark D. Spalding;Brady Blake;Loren D. Coen

  • Success of constructed oyster reefs in no-harvest sanctuaries: implications for restoration

    Sean P. Powers;Charles H. Peterson;Jonathan H. Grabowski;Hunter S. Lenihan

  • Climate‐related, decadal‐scale assemblage changes of seagrass‐associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico

    F. Joel Fodrie;Kenneth L. Heck;Sean P. Powers;William M. Graham

  • Guidelines for evaluating performance of oyster habitat restoration

    Lesley P. Baggett;Sean P. Powers;Robert D. Brumbaugh;Loren D. Coen

  • Habitat complexity mitigates trophic transfer on oyster reefs

    Jonathan H. Grabowski;Sean P. Powers

  • Estimating enhancement of fish production by offshore artificial reefs: uncertainty exhibited by divergent scenarios

    Sean P. Powers;Jonathan H. Grabowski;Charles H. Peterson;William J. Lindberg

  • Estimating the spatial extent of bottom-water hypoxia and habitat degradation in a shallow estuary

    Christopher P. Buzzelli;Richard A. Luettich;Sean P. Powers;Charles H. Peterson

  • Site-specific and density-dependent extinction of prey by schooling rays: generation of a population sink in top-quality habitat for bay scallops.

    Charles H. Peterson;Joel F. Fodrie;Henry C. Summerson;Sean P. Powers

  • Quantifying fish and mobile invertebrate production from a threatened nursery habitat

    Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen;Jonathan H. Grabowski;Jonathan R. Gair;Sean P. Powers

  • Effects of eutrophication on bottom habitat and prey resources of demersal fishes

    Sean P. Powers;Charles H. Peterson;Robert R. Christian;Elizabeth Sullivan

  • A Tale of Two Spills: Novel Science and Policy Implications of an Emerging New Oil Spill Model

    Charles H. Peterson;Sean S. Anderson;Gary N. Cherr;Richard F. Ambrose

  • Development of a Low-Cost Arduino-Based Sonde for Coastal Applications

    Grant Lockridge;Brian Dzwonkowski;Reid Nelson;Sean Powers

  • The Role of Citizens in Detecting and Responding to a Rapid Marine Invasion

    Stephen B. Scyphers;Sean P. Powers;J. Lad Akins;J. Marcus Drymon

  • Participatory Conservation of Coastal Habitats: The Importance of Understanding Homeowner Decision Making to Mitigate Cascading Shoreline Degradation

    Steven B. Scyphers;Steven B. Scyphers;J. Steven Picou;Sean P. Powers

  • Hydrodynamic mediation of predator–prey interactions: differential patterns of prey susceptibility and predator success explained by variation in water flow

    Sean P Powers;John N Kittinger

  • Supporting Online Material for Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean

    Ransom A. Myers;Julia K. Baum;Travis D. Shepherd;Sean P. Powers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan H. Grabowski
Jonathan H. Grabowski Northeastern University
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth L. Heck
Kenneth L. Heck University of South Alabama
William M. Graham
William M. Graham University of Southern Mississippi
F. Joel Fodrie
F. Joel Fodrie University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Just Cebrian
Just Cebrian Mississippi State University
Mark W. Luckenbach
Mark W. Luckenbach Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gary N. Cherr
Gary N. Cherr University of California, Davis
Ronald S. Tjeerdema
Ronald S. Tjeerdema University of California, Davis
Samantha B. Joye
Samantha B. Joye University of Georgia

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