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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
3420
World Ranking
8261
National Ranking
2734

Thomas R. Hrabik publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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This scientist: 94 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Thomas R. Hrabik 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 R. Hrabik sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Thomas R. Hrabik is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States, focusing extensively on environmental science and related subfields. Their research addresses topics such as nature and landscape conservation, ecology, global and planetary change, aquatic science, and oceanography.

The main themes explored in their scientific work include fish ecology and management studies, marine and fisheries research, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, isotope analysis in ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation, microplastics and plastic pollution, as well as recycling and waste management techniques.

They have contributed to numerous publications in prominent venues, including:

  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • North American Journal of Fisheries Management
  • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Variability of microplastic loading and retention in four inland lakes in Minnesota, USA" (2023), Environmental Pollution
  • "Hydroacoustic Surveys Underestimate Yellow Perch Population Abundance: The Importance of Considering Habitat Use" (2021), North American Journal of Fisheries Management
  • "Trophic transfer efficiency in the Lake Superior food web: Assessing the impacts of non-native species" (2021), Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • "Spatial and vertical bias in down-looking ship-based acoustic estimates of fish density in Lake Superior: Lessons learned from multi-directional acoustics" (2020), Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • "Variability in the drivers of microplastic consumption by fish across four lake ecosystems" (2024), Frontiers in Earth Science

Frequent collaborators with whom they have co-authored multiple works include Greg G. Sass, Allen F. Mensinger, Noland O. Michels, Quinnlan C. Smith, and Casey W. Schoenebeck.

Best Publications

  • Integrated Measures of Anthropogenic Stress in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin

    Nicholas P. Danz;Gerald J Niemi;Ronald R. Regal;Tom Hollenhorst

  • Fish community and food web responses to a whole-lake removal of coarse woody habitat

    Greg G. Sass;James F. Kitchell;Stephen R. Carpenter;Thomas R. Hrabik

  • Diel vertical migration in the Lake Superior pelagic community. I. Changes in vertical migration of coregonids in response to varying predation risk

    Thomas R Hrabik;Olaf P Jensen;Steven J.D. Martell;Carl J Walters

  • Predicting mercury levels in yellow perch: use of water chemistry, trophic ecology, and spatial traits

    Ben K. Greenfield;Thomas R. Hrabik;Chris J. Harvey;Stephen R. Carpenter

  • Stocking piscivores to improve fishing and water clarity: a synthesis of the Lake Mendota biomanipulation project

    Richard C. Lathrop;Richard C. Lathrop;B. M. Johnson;T. B. Johnson;M. T. Vogelsang

  • Predicting the effects of rainbow smelt on native fishes in small lakes: evidence from long-term research on two lakes

    Thomas R. Hrabik;John J. Magnuson;Ann S. McLain

  • Recent declines in mercury concentration in a freshwater fishery: isolating the effects of de-acidification and decreased atmospheric mercury deposition in Little Rock Lake

    T.R Hrabik;C.J Watras

  • A Synthesis of Cisco Recovery in Lake Superior: Implications for Native Fish Rehabilitation in the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Jason D. Stockwell;Mark P. Ebener;Jeff A. Black;Owen T. Gorman

  • Depth gradients in food-web processes linking habitats in large lakes: Lake Superior as an exemplar ecosystem

    Michael E. Sierszen;Thomas R. Hrabik;Jason D. Stockwell;Anne M. Cotter

  • Trophic connections in Lake Superior Part I: The offshore fish community

    Allison E. Gamble;Thomas R. Hrabik;Jason D. Stockwell;Daniel L. Yule

  • Cyclic dynamics of a yellow perch (Perca flavescens) population in an oligotrophic lake: evidence for the role of intraspecific interactions

    Beth L. Sanderson;Thomas R. Hrabik;John J. Magnuson;David M. Post

  • Diel vertical migration in the Lake Superior pelagic community. II. Modeling trade-offs at an intermediate trophic level

    Olaf P Jensen;Thomas R Hrabik;Steven J.D. Martell;Carl J Walters

  • Diet and Prey Selection by Lake Superior Lake Trout during Spring, 1986–2001

    Bradley A. Ray;Thomas R. Hrabik;Mark P. Ebener;Owen T. Gorman

  • Light intensity, prey detection and foraging mechanisms of age 0 year yellow perch

    H. E. Richmond;Thomas R Hrabik;Allen Mensinger

  • Empirical evaluation of predator-driven diel vertical migration in Lake Superior

    Jason D. StockwellJ.D. Stockwell;Jason D. StockwellJ.D. Stockwell;Thomas R. HrabikT.R. Hrabik;Thomas R. HrabikT.R. Hrabik;Thomas R. HrabikT.R. Hrabik;Olaf P. JensenO.P. Jensen;Olaf P. JensenO.P. Jensen;Olaf P. JensenO.P. Jensen;Daniel L. YuleD.L. Yule

  • Forecasting the spread of invasive rainbow smelt in the Laurentian Great Lakes region of North America.

    Norman Mercado-Silva;Julian D. Olden;Jeffrey T. Maxted;Thomas R. Hrabik

  • Trophic connections in Lake Superior Part II: The nearshore fish community

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  • Seasonally Dynamic Diel Vertical Migrations of Mysis diluviana, Coregonine Fishes, and Siscowet Lake Trout in the Pelagia of Western Lake Superior

    Tyler D. Ahrenstorff;Thomas R. Hrabik;Jason D. Stockwell;Daniel L. Yule

  • Habitat coupling in a large lake system: delivery of an energy subsidy by an offshore planktivore to the nearshore zone of Lake Superior

    Jason D. Stockwell;Daniel L. Yule;Thomas R. Hrabik;Michael E. Sierszen

  • Evaluating recreational fisheries for an endangered species: a case study of taimen, Hucho taimen, in Mongolia

    Olaf P. JensenO.P. Jensen;David J. GilroyD.J. Gilroy;Zeb HoganZ. Hogan;Brant C. AllenB.C. Allen

  • Fish Community and Food Web Responses to a Whole-lake Removal of

    Greg G. Sass;James F. Kitchell;Stephen R. Carpenter;Thomas R. Hrabik

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason D. Stockwell
Jason D. Stockwell University of Vermont
Olaf P. Jensen
Olaf P. Jensen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
James F. Kitchell
James F. Kitchell University of Wisconsin–Madison
M. Jake Vander Zanden
M. Jake Vander Zanden University of Wisconsin–Madison
Greg G. Sass
Greg G. Sass Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
John J. Magnuson
John J. Magnuson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chris J. Harvey
Chris J. Harvey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Brian C. Weidel
Brian C. Weidel United States Geological Survey
Monica G. Turner
Monica G. Turner University of Wisconsin–Madison

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University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Greg G. Sass

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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Jason D. Stockwell

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University of Vermont

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Charles C. Krueger

Charles C. Krueger

Michigan State University

Publications: 27

David B. Bunnell

David B. Bunnell

United States Geological Survey

Publications: 26

Stephen R. Carpenter

Stephen R. Carpenter

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications: 25

Lars G. Rudstam

Lars G. Rudstam

Cornell University

Publications: 25

Thomas Mehner

Thomas Mehner

Leibniz Association

Publications: 23

Steven J. Cooke

Steven J. Cooke

Carleton University

Publications: 23

Brian C. Weidel

Brian C. Weidel

United States Geological Survey

Publications: 19

Olaf P. Jensen

Olaf P. Jensen

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications: 18

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Charles R. Bronte

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Publications: 18

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Karen A. Kidd

McMaster University

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Julian D. Olden

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