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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
11542
World Ranking
4160
National Ranking
1449

Seth D. Newsome publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 196 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seth D. Newsome 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 Seth D. Newsome sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Seth D. Newsome is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States, with an extensive research focus within environmental science, particularly ecology. Their scholarly work encompasses a range of topics centered on isotope analysis and ecological studies involving various organisms and ecosystems.

The primary fields of study for Newsome include Environmental Science with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Oceanography. Their research topics largely focus on:

  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Newsome has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Ecosphere
  • Oecologia
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Some of Newsome's recent papers are:

  • "Meta-analysis of primary producer amino acid δ 15N values and their influence on trophic position estimation," 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Late Pleistocene megafauna extinction leads to missing pieces of ecological space in a North American mammal community," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Isotopic and genetic methods reveal the role of the gut microbiome in mammalian host essential amino acid metabolism," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Fasting affects amino acid nitrogen isotope values: a new tool for identifying nitrogen balance of free-ranging mammals," 2020, Oecologia
  • "Assessing the potential of amino acid δ 13C and δ 15N analysis in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems," 2022, Journal of Ecology

Newsome collaborates regularly with a range of coauthors, frequently working alongside:

  • Emma A. Elliott Smith
  • John P. Whiteman
  • Philip J. Manlick
  • Tara L. E. Trammell
  • Julie C. Zinnert

Best Publications

  • A niche for isotopic ecology

    Seth D. Newsome;Carlos Martinez del Rio;Stuart Bearhop;Donald L. Phillips

  • Combining sources in stable isotope mixing models: alternative methods.

    Donald L. Phillips;Seth D. Newsome;Jillian W. Gregg

  • Using stable isotope biogeochemistry to study marine mammal ecology

    Seth D. Newsome;Mark T. Clementz;Paul L. Koch

  • Agricultural origins and the isotopic identity of domestication in northern China

    Loukas Barton;Seth D. Newsome;Fa-Hu Chen;Hui Wang

  • Using Isoscapes to Trace the Movements and Foraging Behavior of Top Predators in Oceanic Ecosystems

    Brittany S. Graham;Paul L. Koch;Seth D. Newsome;Kelton W. McMahon

  • Using stable isotopes to investigate individual diet specialization in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

    Seth D. Newsome;M. Tim Tinker;Daniel H. Monson;Olav T. Oftedal

  • USING CARBON AND NITROGEN ISOTOPE VALUES TO INVESTIGATE MATERNAL STRATEGIES IN NORTHEAST PACIFIC OTARIIDS

    Seth D. Newsome;Paul L. Koch;Mike A. Etnier;David Aurioles-Gamboa

  • Tools for quantifying isotopic niche space and dietary variation at the individual and population level

    Seth D. Newsome;Justin D. Yeakel;Patrick V. Wheatley;M. Tim Tinker

  • Pleistocene to recent dietary shifts in California condors

    C. P. Chamberlain;J. R. Waldbauer;K. Fox-Dobbs;S. D. Newsome

  • Deuterium enrichments in chondritic macromolecular material—Implications for the origin and evolution of organics, water and asteroids

    C.M.O’D. Alexander;S.D. Newsome;M.L. Fogel;L.R. Nittler

  • A Guide to Using Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis to Study the Fates of Molecules in Organisms and Ecosystems

    John P. Whiteman;Emma A. Elliott Smith;Alexi C. Besser;Seth D. Newsome

  • Individual variation in anthropogenic resource use in an urban carnivore.

    Seth D. Newsome;Heidi M. Garbe;Evan C. Wilson;Stanley D. Gehrt

  • Dietary reconstruction of an early to middle Holocene human population from the central California coast: insights from advanced stable isotope mixing models

    Seth D. Newsome;Donald L. Phillips;Brendan J. Culleton;Tom P. Guilderson

  • Retrospective characterization of ontogenetic shifts in killer whale diets via δ 13 C and δ 15 N analysis of teeth

    Seth D. Newsome;Michael A. Etnier;Daniel H. Monson;Marilyn L. Fogel

  • Stable isotopes evaluate exploitation of anthropogenic foods by the endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

    Seth D. Newsome;Seth D. Newsome;Katherine Ralls;Christine Van Horn Job;Marilyn L. Fogel

  • Contributions of direct incorporation from diet and microbial amino acids to protein synthesis in Nile tilapia

    Seth D. Newsome;Seth D. Newsome;Marilyn L. Fogel;Leona Kelly;Carlos Martinez del Rio

  • The shifting baseline of northern fur seal ecology in the northeast Pacific Ocean

    Seth D. Newsome;Michael A. Etnier;Diane Gifford-Gonzalez;Donald L. Phillips

  • The interaction of intraspecific competition and habitat on individual diet specialization: a near range-wide examination of sea otters.

    Seth D. Newsome;M. Tim Tinker;Verena A. Gill;Zachary N. Hoyt

  • Variation in δ13C and δ15N diet–vibrissae trophic discrimination factors in a wild population of California sea otters

    Seth D. Newsome;Gena B. Bentall;M. Tim Tinker;Olav T. Oftedal

  • Amino Acid δ13C Analysis Shows Flexibility in the Routing of Dietary Protein and Lipids to the Tissue of an Omnivore

    Seth D. Newsome;Nathan Wolf;Jacob Peters;Marilyn L. Fogel

Frequent Co-Authors

Marilyn L. Fogel
Marilyn L. Fogel University of California, Riverside
Pablo Sabat
Pablo Sabat University of Chile
Paul L. Koch
Paul L. Koch University of California, Santa Cruz
S. Kathleen Lyons
S. Kathleen Lyons University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Felisa A. Smith
Felisa A. Smith University of New Mexico
Torben C. Rick
Torben C. Rick National Museum of Natural History
Carlos Martínez del Rio
Carlos Martínez del Rio University of Wyoming
Chris Harrod
Chris Harrod University of Glasgow
M. Tim Tinker
M. Tim Tinker United States Geological Survey
Katherine Ralls
Katherine Ralls Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

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