2026 Selina S. Heppell: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	38	8539	8196	3053	2837	85	7795

Overview

Selina S. Heppell is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science with a specialization in Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and General Health Professions.

Their work covers several main topics including:

Turtle Biology and Conservation
Marine animal studies overview
Marine and fisheries research
Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
Mining and Resource Management
Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Recent publications by Selina S. Heppell include:

"Boundary spanners: a critical role for enduring collaborations between Indigenous communities and mainstream scientists" (2023) published in Ecology and Society
"Regional Variation in Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Diet Composition and Its Potential Relationship With Somatic Growth" (2020) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
"A morphologist, a modeler, and an endocrinologist consider sea turtle sex ratios in a changing climate. Some wine was involved" (2022) published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
"Regional environmental drivers of Kemp's ridley sea turtle somatic growth variation" (2020) published in Marine Biology
"Integration of scientific and local expertise to develop risk assessments for nearshore species at different spatial scales" (2021) published in Fisheries Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Selina S. Heppell include:

Matthew D. Ramirez
Larisa Avens
Lisa R. Goshe
Melissa L. Snover
Melissa Cook

Their publications appear in diverse scientific journals, some of which are:

Ecology and Society
Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Fisheries Research
Marine Biology

Best Publications

LIFE HISTORIES AND ELASTICITY PATTERNS: PERTURBATION ANALYSIS FOR SPECIES WITH MINIMAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Selina S. Heppell;Hal Caswell;Larry B. Crowder

747
Citations
Application of Life-History Theory and Population Model Analysis to Turtle Conservation

Selina S. Heppell

661
Citations
Predicting the impact of Turtle Excluder Devices on loggerhead sea turtle populations

Larry B. Crowder;Deborah T. Crouse;Selina S. Heppell;Thomas H. Martin

631
Citations
The global contribution of forage fish to marine fisheries and ecosystems

Ellen K Pikitch;Konstantine J Rountos;Timothy E Essington;Christine Santora

525
Citations
Models to Evaluate Headstarting as a Management Tool for Long‐Lived Turtles

Selina S. Heppell;Larry B. Crowder;Deborah T. Crouse

446
Citations
Sustainability of deep-sea fisheries

Elliott A. Norse;Sandra Brooke;William W. L. Cheung;Malcolm R. Clark

429
Citations
Little Fish, Big Impact: Managing a Crucial Link in Ocean Food Webs

Ellen Pikitch;Patricia Dee Boersma;Ian Boyd;David Conover

356
Citations
Life table analysis of long-lived marine species with implications for conservation and management

S.S. Heppell;L.B. Crowder;T.R. Menzel

214
Citations
Carryover Aquatic Effects On Survival Of Metamorphic Frogs During Pond Emigration

Nathan D. Chelgren;Daniel K. Rosenberg;Selina S. Heppell;Alix I. Gitelman

206
Citations
Sea Turtle Population Ecology

Selina Heppell;Larry Crowder;Melissa Snover

178
Citations
The relationship between maternal phenotype and offspring quality: do older mothers really produce the best offspring?

Dustin J. Marshall;Selina S. Heppell;Stephan B. Munch;Robert R. Warner

177
Citations
Evaluating Management Alternatives for Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers: A Modeling Approach

Selina S. Heppell;Jeffrey R. Walters;Larry B. Crowder

173
Citations
Impacts of Fisheries Bycatch on Loggerhead Turtles Worldwide Inferred from Reproductive Value Analyses

Bryan P. Wallace;Bryan P. Wallace;Selina S. Heppell;Rebecca L. Lewison;Shaleyla Kelez

172
Citations
Population model analysis for the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in Queensland

S. S. Heppell;C. J. Limpus;D. T. Crouse;N. B. Frazer

147
Citations
Population Models for Atlantic Loggerheads: Past, Present, and Future

S. S. Heppell;L. B. Crowder;D. T. Crouse;S. P. Epperly

139
Citations
The use of demographic sensitivity analysis in marine species conservation planning

Leah R Gerber;Selina S Heppell

135
Citations
Models to compare management options for a protogynous fish.

Selina S. Heppell;Scott A. Heppell;Felicia C. Coleman;Christopher C. Koenig

131
Citations
Can catch share fisheries better track management targets

Michael C. Melnychuk;Timothy E. Essington;Trevor A. Branch;Selina S. Heppell

123
Citations
The role of dispersal and demography in determining the efficacy of marine reserves

Leah R Gerber;Selina S Heppell;Ford Ballantyne;Enric Sala

122
Citations
Elasticity Analysis in Population Biology: Methods and Applications1

Selina Heppell;Cathy Pfister;Hans de Kroon

109
Citations
Conservation and fisheries effects of spawning aggregation marine protected areas: What we know, where we should go, and what we need to get there

Arnaud Grüss;Arnaud Grüss;Jan Robinson;Selina S. Heppell;Scott A. Heppell

106
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry B. Crowder Stanford University

Timothy E. Essington University of Washington

Olaf P. Jensen University of Wisconsin–Madison

Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia

Ana M. Parma National Scientific and Technical Research Council

Brice X. Semmens University of California, San Diego

Anthony D.M. Smith CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Ian L. Boyd University of St Andrews

Jeffrey A. Seminoff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Trevor A. Branch University of Washington

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