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D-Index
46
Citations
6666
World Ranking
4699
National Ranking
372

Simon D. Goldsworthy 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 Simon D. Goldsworthy sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 152 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Simon D. Goldsworthy 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 Simon D. Goldsworthy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Simon D. Goldsworthy is affiliated with the South Australian Research and Development Institute in Australia. Their scientific contributions focus primarily on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on ecology and related subfields.

Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science, including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, and global and planetary change. Subfields of particular note in their work include ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, atmospheric science, and nature and landscape conservation.

Goldsworthy's main topics of research involve marine animal studies overview, ichthyology and marine biology, cephalopods and marine biology, marine and fisheries research, isotope analysis in ecology, turtle biology and conservation, and species distribution and climate change.

Recent published papers exemplify their diverse interests and collaborative nature, including the following works:

  • "Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems" (2020, Nature)
  • "The genetic legacy of extreme exploitation in a polar vertebrate" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project" (2020, Scientific Data)
  • "Rapid condition monitoring of an endangered marine vertebrate using precise, non-invasive morphometrics" (2020, Biological Conservation)
  • "Satellite derived offshore migratory movements of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from Australian and New Zealand wintering grounds" (2020, PLoS ONE)

Goldsworthy frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating active engagement in their scientific community. Notable coauthors include Andrew Lowther, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell, Roger Kirkwood, and Virginia Andrews-Goff.

They have published in a variety of venues, most commonly appearing in:

  • Nature
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Data

Best Publications

  • Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

    Nuno Queiroz;Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Ana Couto;Marisa Vedor

  • Global threats to pinnipeds

    Kit M. Kovacs;Alex Aguilar;David Aurioles;Vladimir Burkanov

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Entanglement of Australian sea lions and New Zealand fur seals in lost fishing gear and other marine debris before and after Government and industry attempts to reduce the problem.

    Brad Page;Jane McKenzie;Rebecca McIntosh;Alastair Baylis

  • Spatial distribution of foraging in female Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella in relation to oceanographic variables: a scale-dependent approach using geographic information systems

    Christophe Guinet;Laurent Dubroca;Marie-Anne Lea;Simon D. Goldsworthy

  • Important marine habitat off east Antarctica revealed by two decades of multi‐species predator tracking

    Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Mary Anne Lea;Toby Patterson;Virginia Andrews-Goff;Virginia Andrews-Goff

  • Dietary resource partitioning among sympatric New Zealand and Australian fur seals

    Brad Page;Jane McKenzie;Simon D. Goldsworthy

  • Trophic interactions between marine mammals and Australian fisheries: An ecosystem approach

    Simon. Goldsworthy;C. Bulman;X. He;Charles. Littnan

  • Postsealing genetic variation and population structure of two species of fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella and A-tropicalis)

    Louise P. Wynen;Simon D. Goldsworthy;Christophe Guinet;Marthán N. Bester

  • Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans

    A. M. M. Sequeira;J. P. Rodríguez;V. M. Eguíluz;R. Harcourt

  • A risk-assessment approach to evaluating the significance of seal bycatch in two Australian fisheries

    Simon D. Goldsworthy;Brad Page

  • Spatial separation of foraging habitats among New Zealand fur seals

    Brad Page;Jane McKenzie;Michael D. Sumner;Michael Coyne

  • Phylogenetic relationships within the eared seals (Otariidae: Carnivora): implications for the historical biogeography of the family.

    Wynen Lp;Goldsworthy Sd;Insley Sj;Adams M

  • Distribution and abundance of New Zealand fur seals, Arctocephalus forsteri, in South Australia and Western Australia

    PD Shaughnessy;NJ Gales;TE Dennis;SD Goldsworthy

  • Demographic histories and genetic diversity across pinnipeds are shaped by human exploitation, ecology and life-history

    M. A. Stoffel;M. A. Stoffel;E. Humble;E. Humble;A. J. Paijmans;Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse

  • Assessing morphological and DNA-based diet analysis techniques in a generalist predator, the arrow squid Nototodarus gouldi.

    Michelle Braley;Simon D. Goldsworthy;Brad Page;Mike Steer

  • Overhauling Ocean Spatial Planning to Improve Marine Megafauna Conservation

    Ana Micaela Martins Sequeira;Graeme Clive Hays;David W. Sims;Víctor M. Eguíluz

  • Ménage à trois on Macquarie Island: hybridization among three species of fur seal (Arctocephalus spp.) following historical population extinction.

    Melanie Louise Lancaster;Neil J Gemmell;Sandra Ms Negro;Simon Goldsworthy;Simon Goldsworthy

  • Inter-sexual differences in New Zealand fur seal diving behaviour

    Brad Page;Jane McKenzie;Simon D. Goldsworthy

  • Variability in the diving activity of Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Iles Kerguelen

    Mary-Anne Lea;Mark Hindell;Christophe Guinet;Simon Goldsworthy

  • Population structure of adult female Australian sea lions is driven by fine-scale foraging site fidelity

    A.D. Lowther;A.D. Lowther;R.G. Harcourt;S.D. Goldsworthy;A. Stow

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Mary-Anne Lea
Mary-Anne Lea University of Tasmania
Robert Harcourt
Robert Harcourt Macquarie University
Christophe Guinet
Christophe Guinet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Clive R. McMahon
Clive R. McMahon University of Tasmania
Nicholas J. Gales
Nicholas J. Gales Australian Antarctic Division
Paul Sunnucks
Paul Sunnucks Monash University
Nuno Queiroz
Nuno Queiroz University of Porto
Christian Lydersen
Christian Lydersen Norwegian Polar Institute

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