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D-Index
117
Citations
43987
World Ranking
122
National Ranking
53

Tim R. McClanahan 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 Tim R. McClanahan sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 386 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tim R. McClanahan 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 Tim R. McClanahan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award

Overview

Tim R. McClanahan is affiliated with the Wildlife Conservation Society in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science, contributing extensively to the understanding of global and planetary change, ecology, oceanography, management, monitoring, policy and law, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their research spans multiple aspects of marine and coastal ecosystems, with main topics including coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, coastal and marine management, fish ecology and management studies, and ocean acidification effects and responses.

Tim R. McClanahan has published research in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Coral Reefs, Fish and Fisheries, Conservation Biology, Marine Policy, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Coauthors who frequently collaborate with McClanahan include:

  • Nyawira A. Muthiga (11 publications)
  • Jesse K. Kosgei (10 publications)
  • Nicholas A. J. Graham (9 publications)
  • Austin T. Humphries (9 publications)
  • Joseph Maina (8 publications)

Their recent papers cover topics such as fisheries management, ecosystem functions, biodiversity goals, and coral bleaching responses. Notable publications include:

  • "Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world," 2020, Science
  • "Identifying management actions that promote sustainable fisheries," 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • "Attributes of climate resilience in fisheries: From theory to practice," 2021, Fish and Fisheries
  • "Highly variable taxa-specific coral bleaching responses to thermal stresses," 2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series

Best Publications

  • Rebuilding Global Fisheries

    Boris Worm;Ray Hilborn;Julia K. Baum;Trevor A. Branch

  • Coral reefs: corals' adaptive response to climate change

    Andrew C. Baker;Andrew C. Baker;Craig J. Starger;Tim R. McClanahan;Peter W. Glynn

  • Evaluating life‐history strategies of reef corals from species traits

    Emily S. Darling;Lorenzo Alvarez‐Filip;Thomas A. Oliver;Timothy R. McClanahan

  • Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status.

    Ray Hilborn;Ricardo Oscar Amoroso;Christopher M. Anderson;Julia K. Baum

  • Decadal trends in marine reserves reveal differential rates of change in direct and indirect effects

    RC Babcock;Nicholas Shears;AC Alcala;NS Barrett

  • Effects of climate -induced coral bleaching on coral -reef fishes — ecological and economic consequences

    Morgan S. Pratchett;Philip L. Munday;Shaun K. Wilson;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • SPILLOVER OF EXPLOITABLE FISHES FROM A MARINE PARK AND ITS EFFECT ON THE ADJACENT FISHERY

    T. R. McClanahan;S. Mangi

  • Comanagement of coral reef social ecological systems

    Joshua E. Cinner;Tim R. McClanahan;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A. J. Graham

  • A Comparison of Marine Protected Areas and Alternative Approaches to Coral-Reef Management

    Timothy R. McClanahan;Michael J. Marnane;Joshua E. Cinner;William E. Kiene

  • Vulnerability of coastal communities to key impacts of climate change on coral reef fisheries.

    Joshua E Cinner;Tim R McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Tim M. Daw

  • Conservation of Coral Reefs after the 1998 Global Bleaching Event

    Tom Goreau;Tim McClanahan;Ray Hayes;Al Strong

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Causes and consequences of sea urchin abundance and diversity in Kenyan coral reef lagoons.

    T. R. McClanahan;S. H. Shafir

  • Socioeconomic Factors that Affect Artisanal Fishers’ Readiness to Exit a Declining Fishery

    J.E. Cinner;T. Daw;T.R. McCLANAHAN

  • Seasonality in East Africa's coastal waters

    T.R. McClanahan

  • Linking Social and Ecological Systems to Sustain Coral Reef Fisheries

    Joshua E. Cinner;Timothy R. McClanahan;Tim M. Daw;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Fishery Recovery in a Coral‐reef Marine Park and Its Effect on the Adjacent Fishery

    T.R. McClanahan;B. Kaunda-Arara

  • TOWARD PRISTINE BIOMASS: REEF FISH RECOVERY IN CORAL REEF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN KENYA

    Tim R. McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Jacqulyn M. Calnan;M. Aaron MacNeil

  • Marine reserves as linked social–ecological systems

    Richard Pollnac;Patrick Christie;Joshua E. Cinner;Tracey Dalton

  • Recovery potential of the world's coral reef fishes

    M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Joshua E. Cinner;Shaun K. Wilson

  • Kenyan coral reef lagoon fish : effects of fishing, substrate complexity, and sea urchins

    T. R. McClanahan

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua E. Cinner
Joshua E. Cinner James Cook University
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Joseph Maina
Joseph Maina Macquarie University
Nyawira A. Muthiga
Nyawira A. Muthiga Wildlife Conservation Society
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Emily S. Darling
Emily S. Darling Wildlife Conservation Society
Tim M. Daw
Tim M. Daw Stockholm University
Christina C. Hicks
Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University
M. Aaron MacNeil
M. Aaron MacNeil Dalhousie University
Andrew C. Baker
Andrew C. Baker University of Miami

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