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D-Index
53
Citations
10975
World Ranking
3285
National Ranking
1160

Steven G. Morgan 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 Steven G. Morgan sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 144 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven G. Morgan 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 Steven G. Morgan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Steven G. Morgan is affiliated with the University of California, Davis, in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics of their research cover areas including Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, Plant and animal studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Insect behavior and control techniques.

Morgan's recent publications illustrate a consistent engagement with marine and ecological sciences. Notable papers include:

  • "Larval dispersal in a changing ocean with an emphasis on upwelling regions" (2020), published in Ecosphere
  • "Effects of a marine heatwave on adult body length of three numerically dominant krill species in the California Current Ecosystem" (2021), published in ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • "Collaborative fisheries research reveals reserve size and age determine efficacy across a network of marine protected areas" (2024), published in Conservation Letters
  • "Quantifying the statistical power of monitoring programs for marine protected areas" (2020), published in Ecological Applications
  • "Costs and compensation in zooplankton pigmentation under countervailing threats of ultraviolet radiation and predation" (2020), published in Oecologia

Their research contributions appear across several scientific journals, including Ecosphere, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Conservation Letters, Ecological Applications, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Morgan frequently collaborates with various researchers. Some of the most common coauthors include Connor Dibble, Samuel M. Bashevkin, Erin V. Satterthwaite, Helen Killeen, and Shelby L. Ziegler.

Best Publications

  • Ecological consequences of phenotypic plasticity.

    Benjamin G. Miner;Sonia E. Sultan;Steven G. Morgan;Dianna K. Padilla;Dianna K. Padilla

  • Sensory environments, larval abilities and local self-recruitment

    Michael J. Kingsford;Jeffrey M. Leis;Alan Shanks;Kenyon C. Lindeman

  • Predicting self-recruitment in marine populations: Biophysical correlates and mechanisms

    Su Sponaugle;Robert K. Cowen;Alan Shanks;Steven G. Morgan

  • EVIDENCE OF SELF-RECRUITMENT IN DEMERSAL MARINE POPULATIONS

    Stephen E. Swearer;Jeffrey S. Shima;Michael E. Hellberg;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Life and death in the plankton:larval mortality and adaptation

    Steven G. Morgan

  • Quantifying larval retention and connectivity in marine populations with artificial and natural markers

    Simon R. Thorrold;Geoffrey P. Jones;Michael E. Hellberg;Ronald S. Burton

  • Evolution of local recruitment and its consequences for marine populations

    Richard R. Strathmann;Terence P. Hughes;Armand M. Kuris;Kenyon C. Lindeman

  • ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TIMING OF LARVAL RELEASE BY CRABS

    Steven G. Morgan;John H. Christy

  • Beyond connectivity: how empirical methods can quantify population persistence to improve marine protected-area design.

    Scott C. Burgess;Kerry J. Nickols;Chris D. Griesemer;Lewis A. K. Barnett

  • Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Linked Life-History Stages in the Sea

    Dustin J. Marshall;Steven G. Morgan

  • Nearshore larval retention in a region of strong upwelling and recruitment limitation

    Steven G. Morgan;Steven G. Morgan;Jennifer L. Fisher;Seth H. Miller;Skyli T. McAfee

  • Impact of Planktivorous Fishes on Dispersal, Hatching, and Morphology of Estuarine Crab Larvae

    Steven G. Morgan

  • When is dispersal for dispersal? Unifying marine and terrestrial perspectives

    Scott C. Burgess;Marissa Leanne Baskett;Richard K. Grosberg;Steven G. Morgan

  • Unexpectedly high mortality in Pacific herring embryos exposed to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay

    John P. Incardona;Carol A. Vines;Bernadita F. Anulacion;David H. Baldwin

  • Larval behavior regulates nearshore retention and offshore migration in an upwelling shadow and along the open coast

    Steven G. Morgan;Jennifer L. Fisher

  • Subsurface recirculation and larval retention in the lee of a small headland: A variation on the upwelling shadow theme

    Moninya Roughan;Amber J. Mace;John L. Largier;Steven G. Morgan

  • Population regulation of blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Postlarval supply

    Morgan Sg;Zimmer-Faust Rk;Heck Kl;Coen Ld

  • Adaptive Significance of Spination in Estuarine Crab Zoeae

    Steven G. Morgan

  • PLASTICITY, CONSTRAINT, AND OPTIMALITY IN REPRODUCTIVE TIMING'

    Steven G. Morgan;John H. Christy

  • Pre- and post-settlement factors as determinants of juvenile blue crab Callinectes sapidus abundance: results from the north-central Gulf of Mexico

    K. L. Heck;L. D. Coen;S. G. Morgan

  • Predicting self-recruitment in marine populations: biophysical correlates

    S Sponaugle;R.K Cowen;Shanks A;S.G Morgan

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan L. Shanks
Alan L. Shanks University of Oregon
John L. Largier
John L. Largier University of California, Davis
Ad Reniers
Ad Reniers Delft University of Technology
Jamie MacMahan
Jamie MacMahan Naval Postgraduate School
John H. Christy
John H. Christy Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Claire B. Paris
Claire B. Paris University of Miami
Gary N. Cherr
Gary N. Cherr University of California, Davis
Kenneth L. Heck
Kenneth L. Heck University of South Alabama
Christopher A. Edwards
Christopher A. Edwards University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert R. Warner
Robert R. Warner University of California, Santa Barbara

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