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Steven H. Ferguson

Steven H. Ferguson

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
13167
World Ranking
2196
National Ranking
140

Steven H. Ferguson publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 287 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven H. Ferguson 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 H. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven H. Ferguson is affiliated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Canada. Their research encompasses a wide range of interdisciplinary topics within environmental science, with a primary focus on marine and Arctic ecosystems.

The main fields of study for this scientist include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields such as Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research covers multiple key topics, including:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies

Steven H. Ferguson has published in various respected scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Arctic Science
  • Polar Biology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Ecology and Evolution

Their recent scholarly papers consist of the following:

  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues, 2023, Nature Aging
  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic, 2020, Science
  • DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits, 2023, Science
  • Killer whale presence drives bowhead whale selection for sea ice in Arctic seascapes of fear, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Regular collaboration is a hallmark of their scientific production. Frequent co-authors include:

  • David J. Yurkowski
  • Cortney A. Watt
  • Cory J. D. Matthews
  • Brent G. Young
  • Runé Dietz

Best Publications

  • QUANTIFYING THE SENSITIVITY OF ARCTIC MARINE MAMMALS TO CLIMATE-INDUCED HABITAT CHANGE

    Kristin L. Laidre;Ian Stirling;Lloyd F. Lowry;Øystein Wiig

  • Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century.

    Kristin L. Laidre;Harry Stern;Kit M. Kovacs;Lloyd Lowry

  • A hierarchical pattern of limiting factors helps explain variation in home range size

    Philip D. Mcloughlin;Steven H. Ferguson

  • CLIMATE CHANGE AND RINGED SEAL (PHOCA HISPIDA) RECRUITMENT IN WESTERN HUDSON BAY

    Steven H. Ferguson;Ian Stirling;Philip McLoughlin

  • Intraspecific Variation in Home Range Overlap with Habitat Quality: A Comparison among Brown Bear Populations

    Philip D. Mcloughlin;Steven H. Ferguson;François Messier

  • Phylogeny and divergence of the pinnipeds (Carnivora: Mammalia) assessed using a multigene dataset

    Jeff W Higdon;Olaf R P Bininda-Emonds;Robin M D Beck;Steven H Ferguson

  • Loss of Arctic sea ice causing punctuated change in sightings of killer whales (Orcinus orca) over the past century.

    Jeff W. Higdon;Jeff W. Higdon;Steven H. Ferguson

  • Trophodynamics of some PFCs and BFRs in a western Canadian Arctic marine food web.

    Gregg T. Tomy;Kerri Pleskach;Steve H. Ferguson;Jonathon Hare

  • Summer diet of beluga whales inferred by fatty acid analysis of the eastern Beaufort Sea food web

    L.L. Loseto;G.A. Stern;G.A. Stern;T.L. Connelly;D. Deibel

  • Delineating Canadian and Greenland polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations by cluster analysis of movements

    Mitchell K Taylor;Seeglook Akeeagok;Dennis Andriashek;William Barbour

  • Current state and trends in Canadian Arctic marine ecosystems: II. Heterotrophic food web, pelagic-benthic coupling, and biodiversity

    Gérald Darnis;Dominique Robert;Corinne Pomerleau;Heike Link

  • Determinants of Home Range Size for Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus).

    S.H. Ferguson;M.K. Taylor;E.W. Born;A. Rosing‐Asvid

  • Segregation of Beaufort Sea beluga whales during the open-water season

    L.L. LosetoL.L. Loseto;L.L. LosetoL.L. Loseto;P. RichardP. Richard;P. RichardP. Richard;G.A. SternG.A. Stern;G.A. SternG.A. Stern;J. OrrJ. Orr;J. OrrJ. Orr

  • INFLUENCE OF SEA ICE DYNAMICS ON HABITAT SELECTION BY POLAR BEARS

    Steven H. Ferguson;Mitchell K. Taylor;François Messier

  • Seasonal movement patterns of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)

    S. H. Ferguson;P. C. Elkie

  • Linking mercury exposure to habitat and feeding behaviour in Beaufort Sea beluga whales

    L.L. Loseto;G.A. Stern;G.A. Stern;D. Deibel;T.L. Connelly

  • Effect of energy availability, seasonality, and geographic range on brown bear life history

    Steven H. Ferguson;Philip D. McLoughlin

  • On the evolution of the mammalian baculum: vaginal friction, prolonged intromission or induced ovulation?

    S. Larivière;S. H. Ferguson

  • Predation risk and habitat selection in the persistence of a remnant caribou population.

    S. H. Ferguson;A. T. Bergerud;R. Ferguson

  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues

    Ake T. Lu;Zhe Fei;Amin Haghani

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron T. Fisk
Aaron T. Fisk University of Windsor
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Nigel E. Hussey
Nigel E. Hussey University of Windsor
François Messier
François Messier University of Saskatchewan
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gregory W. Thiemann
Gregory W. Thiemann York University
Erik W. Born
Erik W. Born University of Alberta
Melissa A. McKinney
Melissa A. McKinney McGill University
Ian Stirling
Ian Stirling University of Alberta
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen

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