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2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
110
Citations
50041
World Ranking
196
National Ranking
91

Steven D. Gaines publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven D. Gaines sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 333 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Steven D. Gaines D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven D. Gaines sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Best Publications

  • Biological Effects Within No-Take Marine Reserves: A global Synthesis

    Sarah E. Lester;Benjamin S. Halpern;Kirsten Grorud-Colvert;Jane Lubchenco

  • Recruitment dynamics in complex life cycles

    Jonathan Roughgarden;Steven Gaines;Hugh Possingham

  • PROPAGULE DISPERSAL IN MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE

    Unknown

  • Ecological and evolutionary insights from species invasions

    Dov F. Sax;John J. Stachowicz;James H. Brown;John F. Bruno

  • Larval settlement rate: A leading determinant of structure in an ecological community of the marine intertidal zone

    S. Gaines;J. Roughgarden

  • Can catch shares prevent fisheries collapse

    Christopher Costello;Steven D. Gaines;John Lynham

  • An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Catherine Longo;Darren Hardy;Karen L. McLeod

  • Temperature control of larval dispersal and the implications for marine ecology, evolution, and conservation

    Mary I. O'Connor;John F. Bruno;Steven D. Gaines;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • PLUGGING A HOLE IN THE OCEAN: THE EMERGING SCIENCE OF MARINE RESERVES1

    Jane Lubchenco;Stephen R. Palumbi;Steven D. Gaines;Sandy Andelman

  • Designing marine reserve networks for both conservation and fisheries management

    Steven D. Gaines;Crow White;Mark H. Carr;Stephen R. Palumbi

  • Species diversity: from global decreases to local increases

    Dov F. Sax;Steven D. Gaines

  • Status and Solutions for the World’s Unassessed Fisheries

    Christopher Costello;Daniel Ovando;Ray Hilborn;Steven D. Gaines

  • Species invasions and extinction : The future of native biodiversity on islands

    Dov F. Sax;Steven D. Gaines

  • Marine community ecology

    Mark D. Bertness;Steven D. Gaines;Mark E. Hay

  • The ‘abundant centre’ distribution: to what extent is it a biogeographical rule?

    Unknown

  • Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes

    Christopher Costello;Daniel Ovando;Tyler Clavelle;C. Kent Strauss

  • Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate

    Enric Sala;Juan Mayorga;Darcy Bradley;Reniel B. Cabral

  • A Unified Approach to Marine Plant-Herbivore Interactions. I. Populations and Communities

    Unknown

  • Species Invasions Exceed Extinctions on Islands Worldwide: A Comparative Study of Plants and Birds

    Dov F. Sax;Steven D. Gaines;James H. Brown

  • Lagrangian descriptions of marine larval dispersion

    D. A. Siegel;B. P. Kinlan;B. Gaylord;S. D. Gaines

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco Oregon State University
Sharon Y. Strauss
Sharon Y. Strauss University of California, Davis
Bruce A. Menge
Bruce A. Menge Oregon State University
Fiorenza Micheli
Fiorenza Micheli Stanford University
Sylvaine Giakoumi
Sylvaine Giakoumi University of Queensland

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