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Timothy E. Targett 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 Timothy E. Targett sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Timothy E. Targett 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 Timothy E. Targett sits on this spectrum.

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3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Timothy E. Targett is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States and specializes primarily in Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Immunology, Ecology, and Genetics.

Their work covers a range of topics centered on marine and fisheries research, encompassing Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Genetic diversity and population structure, Gut microbiota and health, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Recent publications by Targett reflect this diversity in marine-related research:

  • Using multiple natural tags provides evidence for extensive larval dispersal across space and through time in summer flounder, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Spatial variation in the gastrointestinal microbiome, diet, and nutritional condition of a juvenile flatfish among coastal habitats, 2021, Marine Environmental Research
  • Foraging by estuarine juveniles of two paralichthyid flounders: experimental analyses of the effects of light level, turbidity, and prey type, 2022, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Bacteria-Produced Algicide for Field Control of Toxic Dinoflagellates Does Not Cause a Cortisol Stress Response in Two Estuarine Fish Species, 2025, Marine Biotechnology
  • Ontogenetic Changes in Behavioral and Energetic Responses of Juvenile Atlantic Croaker to an Estuarine Salinity Gradient, 2021, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Timothy E. Targett frequently publishes in various venues, illustrating the interdisciplinary nature of their research:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Marine Biotechnology
  • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Collaborative work is a notable aspect of Targett's research, with regular co-authors including Eric J. Hilton, G. Todd Kellison, J. Christopher Taylor, Kenneth W. Able, and Jennifer A. Hoey.

The body of work demonstrates a strong focus on understanding marine ecosystems and the biological responses of fish species within estuarine and coastal environments. Specific attention is given to larval dispersal, microbiome variation, foraging behaviors, and physiological stress responses in fish.

Best Publications

  • Accurate classification of juvenile weakfish Cynoscion regalis to estuarine nursery areas based on chemical signatures in otoliths

    Simon R. Thorrold;Cynthia M. Jones;Peter K. Swart;Timothy E. Targett

  • Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Diel-Cycling Hypoxia in Estuarine Tributaries

    Robin M. Tyler;Damian C. Brady;Timothy E. Targett

  • Trophic Ecology and Structure of Coastal Antarctic Fish Communities

    TE Targett

  • Suitability of estuarine nursery zones for juvenile weakfish ( Cynoscion regalis ): effects of temperature and salinity on feeding, growth and survival

    T. E. Lankford;T. E. Targett

  • Nutrient enrichment and fisheries exploitation: interactive effects on estuarine living resources and their management

    D.L. Breitburg;J.K. Craig;J.K. Craig;R.S. Fulford;R.S. Fulford;K.A. Rose

  • Feeding, growth and survival of juvenile summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus:Experimental analysis of the effects of temperature and salinity.

    KD Malloy;TE Targett

  • Fish-nursery use in Georgia salt-marsh estuaries: the influence of springtime freshwater conditions

    S. Gordon Rogers;Timothy E. Targett;Scott B. Van Sant

  • Ecophysiological responses of juvenile summer and winter flounder to hypoxia: experimental and modeling analyses of effects on estuarine nursery quality

    Kevin L. Stierhoff;Timothy E. Targett;KerriLynn Miller

  • Tropical marine herbivore assimilation of phenolic-rich plants.

    Nancy M. Targett;Anne A. Boettcher;Timothy E. Targett;Nicholas H. Vrolijk

  • Low-temperature tolerance of age-0 Atlantic croakers : recruitment implications for U.S. mid-Atlantic estuaries

    Thomas E. Lankford;Timothy E. Targett

  • Juvenile weakfish Cynoscion regalis distribution in relation to diel-cycling dissolved oxygen in an estuarine tributary

    Robin M. Tyler;Timothy E. Targett

  • Effects of Ration Limitation and Low Temperature on Growth, Biochemical Condition, and Survival of Juvenile Summer Flounder from Two Atlantic Coast Nurseries

    Kirk D. Malloy;Timothy E. Targett

  • Hypoxia-induced growth limitation of juvenile fishes in an estuarine nursery: assessment of small-scale temporal dynamics using RNA:DNA

    Kevin L. StierhoffK.L. Stierhoff;Kevin L. StierhoffK.L. Stierhoff;Timothy E. TargettT.E. Targett;Timothy E. TargettT.E. Targett;James H. PowerJ.H. Power;James H. PowerJ.H. Power

  • Hypoxia tolerance of the mummichog: the role of access to the water surface

    K. L. Stierhoff;T. E. Targett;P. A. Grecay

  • Effect of Macrophyte Secondary Metabolites on Feeding Preferences of the Herbivorous Parrotfish Sparisoma Radians

    N. M. Targett;T. E. Targett;N. H. Vrolijk;John C. Ogden

  • Energetics of food selection by the herbivorous parrotfish Sparisoma radians: roles of assimilation efficiency, gut evacuation rate, and algal secondary metabolites

    TE Targett;NM Targett

  • Effects of turbidity, light level and prey concentration on feeding of juvenile weakfish Cynoscion regalis

    Grecay Pa;Targett Te

  • The use of RNA:DNA ratios to predict growth limitation of juvenile summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) from Delaware and North Carolina estuaries

    K. D. Malloy;T. E. Targett

  • Behavioral responses of juvenile weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) to diel-cycling hypoxia: swimming speed, angular correlation, expected displacement, and effects of hypoxia acclimation

    Damian C. BradyD.C. Brady;Timothy E. TargettT.E. Targett;Danielle M. TuzzolinoD.M. Tuzzolino

  • Rhythmic structural and chemical patterns in otoliths of the Antarctic fish Notothenia larseni: Their application to age determination

    R. L. Radtke;T. E. Targett

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. Burrows
Michael T. Burrows Scottish Association For Marine Science
Richard D.M. Nash
Richard D.M. Nash Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Anson H. Hines
Anson H. Hines Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Denise L. Breitburg
Denise L. Breitburg Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
David H. Secor
David H. Secor University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Scott W. Nixon
Scott W. Nixon University of Rhode Island
Thomas E. Jordan
Thomas E. Jordan Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
James A. Rice
James A. Rice North Carolina State University
Donald E. Weller
Donald E. Weller Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Walter R. Boynton
Walter R. Boynton University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

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