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Stephen James Ormerod

Stephen James Ormerod

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
86
Citations
29109
World Ranking
583
National Ranking
89

Stephen James Ormerod 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 Stephen James Ormerod sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 313 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen James Ormerod 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 Stephen James Ormerod sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Stephen James Ormerod is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research contributions span a total of 69 publications, notably within key subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The primary focus of their work includes a variety of ecological and environmental topics. These encompass Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Ecology, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Ormerod has authored and co-authored several papers published in prominent journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan (2020) in BioScience
  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems (2020) in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Estimating the size distribution of plastics ingested by animals (2020) in Nature Communications
  • People need freshwater biodiversity (2023) in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Food web transfer of plastics to an apex riverine predator (2020) in Global Change Biology

The frequent collaborators of Ormerod include Isabelle Durance (10 joint publications), Ian P. Vaughan (7), Stephanie Tyler (5), David Tickner (4), and Steven J. Cooke (4). This network reflects a consistent partnership primarily within environmental and ecological research communities.

Ormerod's work appears regularly in specific scientific venues. The predominant publication outlets include The Science of The Total Environment and Birds of the World, each with five contributions. Other notable journals featuring their work are Global Change Biology with three papers, Environmental Pollution and Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, each with two publications.

The research contributions by Ormerod focus extensively on freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, and the impacts of pollutants such as microplastics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to environmental science and its applied aspects in management and conservation strategies.

Best Publications

  • Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity

    Andrea J. Reid;Andrew K. Carlson;Irena F. Creed;Erika J. Eliason

  • Evaluating presence-absence models in ecology: the need to account for prevalence

    Stephanie Manel;H. Ceri Williams;Stephen James Ormerod

  • Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan.

    David Tickner;Jeffrey J Opperman;Robin Abell;Mike Acreman

  • New paradigms for modelling species distributions

    S. P. Rushton;Stephen James Ormerod;G. Kerby

  • Multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems

    Stephen James Ormerod;M. Dobson;A. G. Hildrew;C. R. Townsend

  • Comparing discriminant analysis, neural networks and logistic regression for predicting species distributions: a case study with a Himalayan river bird

    Stéphanie Manel;Jean-Marie Dias;Steve J. Ormerod

  • Climate change effects on upland stream macroinvertebrates over a 25‐year period

    Isabelle Durance;Stephen James Ormerod

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems.

    Sebastian Birk;Daniel Chapman;Laurence Carvalho;Bryan M. Spears

  • Microplastic ingestion by riverine macroinvertebrates.

    Fredric M. Windsor;Fredric M. Windsor;Rosie M. Tilley;Charles R. Tyler;Steve J. Ormerod

  • Alternative methods for predicting species distribution: an illustration with Himalayan river birds

    Stéphanie Manel;J.M. Dias;S.T. Buckton;S.J. Ormerod

  • A catchment-scale perspective of plastic pollution.

    Fredric M. Windsor;Fredric M. Windsor;Isabelle Durance;Alice A. Horton;Richard C. Thompson

  • The continuing challenges of testing species distribution models

    Ian Phillip Vaughan;Stephen James Ormerod

  • Integrating ecology with hydromorphology: a priority for river science and management

    Ian Phillip Vaughan;M. Diamond;A. M. Gurnell;K. A. Hall

  • Dispersal of adult aquatic insects in catchments of differing land use

    Ian Petersen;Z. Masters;A. G. Hildrew;Stephen James Ormerod

  • UK National Ecosystem Assessment:understanding nature's value to society. Synthesis of key findings

    R. Watson;S. Albon;R. Aspinall;M. Austen

  • Grasslands, grazing and biodiversity: editors’ introduction

    A. R. Watkinson;Stephen James Ormerod

  • Managing aquatic ecosystems and water resources under multiple stress — An introduction to the MARS project

    Daniel Hering;Laurence Carvalho;Christine Argillier;Meryem Beklioglu

  • UK National Ecosystem Assessment:Technical report

    R Watson;S Albon;R Aspinall;M Austen

  • Acidity promotes degradation of multi-species environmental DNA in lotic mesocosms

    Mathew Seymour;Isabelle Durance;Bernard J. Cosby;Emma Ransom-Jones

  • River Channel Restoration: Guiding Principles for Sustainable Projects.

    S. Ormerod;A. Brookes;F. Douglas Shields

  • Climate change and water in the UK - past changes and future prospects

    Glen Watts;Richard W. Battarbee;John P. Bloomfield;Jill Crossman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Phillip Vaughan
Ian Phillip Vaughan Cardiff University
Alan Jenkins
Alan Jenkins UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Brian Reynolds
Brian Reynolds Bangor University
Simon D. Rundle
Simon D. Rundle Plymouth University
Richard W. Battarbee
Richard W. Battarbee University College London
Andrew R. Watkinson
Andrew R. Watkinson University of East Anglia
Stéphanie Manel
Stéphanie Manel PSL University
Alan G. Hildrew
Alan G. Hildrew Queen Mary University of London
Paul Whitehead
Paul Whitehead University of Oxford
Stephen Lofts
Stephen Lofts Natural Environment Research Council

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