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D-Index
39
Citations
8718
World Ranking
6276
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2127

Thomas J. Minello 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 Thomas J. Minello sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas J. Minello 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 Thomas J. Minello sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas J. Minello is affiliated with the National Marine Fisheries Service in the United States and contributes to research primarily in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their published work addresses various aspects of coastal and marine ecosystems, reflecting expertise in interdisciplinary areas such as ecology and oceanography.

Their recent publications include the following:

  • Tidal Marsh Restoration Optimism in a Changing Climate and Urbanizing Seascape, 2021, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes, 2020, Science
  • FISHERY HABITAT IN ESTUARIES OF THE U.S. GULF OF MEXICO: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GULF ESTUARINE SYSTEMS (CAGES), 2021, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
  • Tidal Marsh Restoration Optimism in a Changing Climate and Urbanizing Seascape, 2025, UNC Libraries

Frequent collaborators with whom Minello has coauthored multiple works include:

  • Nathan J. Waltham
  • Caitlin Alcott
  • Myriam A. Barbeau
  • Just Cebrián
  • Rod M. Connolly

Their research has been published in various venues, specifically:

  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Science
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
  • UNC Libraries

Minello's main fields of study include environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Within these broader fields, subfields of focus are ecology, oceanography, earth-surface processes, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's research topics tend to concentrate on coastal and marine ecosystem dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, coastal and marine dynamics, isotope analysis in ecology, and marine and fisheries research.

Best Publications

  • The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

    Michael W. Beck;Kenneth L. Heck;Kenneth W. Able;Daniel L. Childers

  • Estimating densities of small fishes and decapod crustaceans in Shallow estuarine habitats : A review of sampling design with focus on gear selection

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello

  • Salt marshes as nurseries for nekton: testing hypotheses on density, growth and survival through meta-analysis

    Thomas J. Minello;Kenneth W. Able;Michael P. Weinstein;Cynthia G. Hays

  • The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries

    Michael W. Beck;Kenneth L. Heck;Kenneth W. Able;Daniel L. Childers

  • The importance of edge for natant macrofauna in a created salt marsh

    Thomas J. Minello;Roger J. Zimmerman;Richard Medina

  • Fish predation on juvenile brown shrimp, Penaeus aztecus Ives: The effect of simulated Spartina structure on predation rates

    Thomas J. Minello;Roger J. Zimmerman

  • Relative effects of turbidity and light intensity on reactive distance and feeding of an estuarine fish

    Mark C. Benfield;Thomas J. Minello

  • Densities ofPenaeus aztecus, Penaeus setiferus, and other natant macrofauna in a Texas salt marsh

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  • Mortality of young brown shrimp Penaeus aztecus in estuarine nurseries

    Thomas J. Minello;Roger J. Zimmerman;Eduardo X. Martinez

  • Salt Marsh Linkages to Productivity of Penaeid Shrimps and Blue Crabs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Roger J. Zimmerman;Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • NEKTON IN GULF COAST WETLANDS: FINE-SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS, LANDSCAPE PATTERNS, AND RESTORATION IMPLICATIONS

    Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • Habitat-related predation on juvenile wild-caught and hatchery-reared red drum Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus).

    Gregory W Stunz;Thomas J Minello

  • Relative value of oyster reef as habitat for estuarine nekton in Galveston Bay, Texas

    Gregory W. Stunz;Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas

  • A comparison of early juvenile red drum densities among various habitat types in Galveston Bay, Texas

    Gregory W. Stunz;Thomas J. Minello;Phillip S. Levin

  • Oyster reef as habitat for estuarine macrofauna

    Roger J. Zimmerman;Thomas Joseph Minello;T. J. Baumer;M. C. Castiglione

  • Growth of newly settled red drum Sciaenops ocellatus in different estuarine habitat types

    Gregory W. Stunz;Thomas J. Minello;Phillip S. Levin

  • Geographic Variability in Salt Marsh Flooding Patterns may Affect Nursery Value for Fishery Species

    Thomas J. Minello;Lawrence P. Rozas;Ronald Baker;Ronald Baker

  • Marsh terracing as a wetland restoration tool for creating fishery habitat

    Lawrence P. Rozas;Thomas J. Minello

  • BROWN SHRIMP ON THE EDGE: LINKING HABITAT TO SURVIVAL USING AN INDIVIDUAL-BASED SIMULATION MODEL

    Heather L. Haas;Kenneth A. Rose;Brian Fry;Thomas J. Minello

  • The distribution of benthic infauna of a Texas salt marsh in relation to the marsh edge

    Shannon D. Whaley;Thomas J. Minello

  • FISH PREDATION ON JUVENILE BROWN SHRIMp, PENAEUS AZTECUS IVES: EFFECTS OF TURBIDITY AND SUBSTRATUM ON PREDATION RATES

    Thomas J. Minello;Roger J. Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence P. Rozas
Lawrence P. Rozas National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael P. Weinstein
Michael P. Weinstein Montclair State University
Phillip S. Levin
Phillip S. Levin University of Washington
Kenneth W. Able
Kenneth W. Able Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brian Fry
Brian Fry Griffith University
Michael W. Beck
Michael W. Beck University of California, Santa Cruz
Just Cebrian
Just Cebrian Mississippi State University
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Bronwyn M. Gillanders University of Adelaide
Jeff Ollerhead
Jeff Ollerhead Mount Allison University
Robert J. Orth
Robert J. Orth Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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