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Stephen D. Cairns

National Museum of Natural History
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Ecology and Evolution D-index 37 Citations 7,972 201 World Ranking 4205 National Ranking 1524

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Awards & Achievements

2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Ecology
Genus
Scleractinia

Stephen D. Cairns mainly investigates Ecology, Scleractinia, Oceanography, Coral and Cnidaria. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Deep sea and Ecology. His work on Caryophylliidae, Tubastraea and Dendrophylliidae as part of general Scleractinia study is frequently linked to Monophyly, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His study in Oceanography is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Taxonomy and Fishery. His Coral research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Range, Coral reef, Species diversity and Habitat. Cnidaria is represented through his Stylasteridae and Octocorallia research.

His most cited work include:

The magnitude of global marine species diversity (540 citations)
Cold-water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. (404 citations)
Will human-induced changes in seawater chemistry alter the distribution of deep-sea scleractinian corals? (307 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Stephen D. Cairns mainly focuses on Ecology, Scleractinia, Oceanography, Cnidaria and Zoology. His works in Anthozoa, Coral, Genus, Coelenterata and Taxonomy are all subjects of inquiry into Ecology. The Coral study combines topics in areas such as Reef, Coral reef and Habitat.

His Scleractinia research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Range, Paleontology and Hermatypic coral. His work in the fields of Oceanography, such as Deep sea, overlaps with other areas such as Distribution. His Cnidaria study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Fauna.

He most often published in these fields:

Ecology (33.45%)
Scleractinia (28.17%)
Oceanography (27.82%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

Oceanography (27.82%)
Coral (15.14%)
Deep sea (7.04%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Oceanography, Coral, Deep sea, Genus and Octocorallia. His studies deal with areas such as Fauna, Exclusive economic zone and Habitat as well as Oceanography. The concepts of his Coral study are interwoven with issues in Data descriptor and Trait.

He has included themes like Alcyonacea, Zoology and Anthozoa in his Octocorallia study. His Anthozoa study also includes fields such as

Publication data that connect with fields like Evolutionary biology,
Ecology most often made with reference to RDFa. His work in Scleractinia and Cnidaria are all subfields of Ecology research.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

The invasion of the azooxanthellate coral Tubastraea (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) throughout the world: history, pathways and vectors (51 citations)
Characterization of deep-sea benthic invertebrate megafauna of the Galapagos Islands (18 citations)
Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States: Scleractinia (11 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Ecology
Genus
Oceanography

Stephen D. Cairns mainly investigates Oceanography, Primnoidae, Ecology, Octocorallia and Coral. His work investigates the relationship between Oceanography and topics such as Habitat that intersect with problems in Archipelago, Invertebrate, Benthic zone and Biome. His Scleractinia and Cnidaria investigations are all subjects of Ecology research.

His research in the fields of Tubastraea overlaps with other disciplines such as Vector. His Octocorallia study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Alcyonacea and Seamount. Stephen D. Cairns works mostly in the field of Coral, limiting it down to topics relating to Deep sea and, in certain cases, Taxon, State, Sponge and Ecosystem.

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