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D-Index
65
Citations
17305
World Ranking
1773
National Ranking
649

Todd C. LaJeunesse 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 Todd C. LaJeunesse sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 117 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Todd C. LaJeunesse 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 Todd C. LaJeunesse sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Todd C. LaJeunesse is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of marine and ecological studies, with a particular emphasis on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Marine and Coastal Plant Biology. Additional topics include Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Mark E. Warner
  • Dustin W. Kemp
  • Kira E. Turnham
  • Kenneth D. Hoadley
  • Matthew R. Nitschke

Todd C. LaJeunesse has published multiple papers with notable venues where their work appears multiple times. These publication venues are:

  • Coral Reefs
  • Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
  • Journal of Phycology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Symbiosis

Selected recent papers include:

  • Revival of Philozoon Geddes for host-specialized dinoflagellates, 'zooxanthellae', in animals from coastal temperate zones of northern and southern hemispheres, 2021, European Journal of Phycology
  • Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity, 2023, PeerJ
  • Endosymbiotic dinoflagellates pump iron: differences in iron and other trace metal needs among the Symbiodiniaceae, 2020, Coral Reefs
  • Mutualistic microalgae co-diversify with reef corals that acquire symbionts during egg development, 2021, The ISME Journal
  • Different functional traits among closely related algal symbionts dictate stress endurance for vital Indo-Pacific reef-building corals, 2021, Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Systematic Revision of Symbiodiniaceae Highlights the Antiquity and Diversity of Coral Endosymbionts.

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;John Everett Parkinson;Paul W. Gabrielson;Hae Jin Jeong

  • INVESTIGATING THE BIODIVERSITY, ECOLOGY, AND PHYLOGENY OF ENDOSYMBIOTIC DINOFLAGELLATES IN THE GENUS SYMBIODINIUM USING THE ITS REGION: IN SEARCH OF A “SPECIES” LEVEL MARKER

    Todd C. LaJeunesse

  • Diversity and community structure of symbiotic dinoflagellates from Caribbean coral reefs

    T. C. LaJeunesse

  • Low symbiont diversity in southern Great Barrier Reef corals, relative to those of the Caribbean

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;William K. W. Loh;Robert van Woesik;Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

  • Different algal symbionts explain the vertical distribution of dominant reef corals in the eastern Pacific

    R. Iglesias-Prieto;V. H. Beltrán;T. C. LaJeunesse;H. Reyes-Bonilla

  • “Species” Radiations of Symbiotic Dinoflagellates in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Since the Miocene-Pliocene Transition

    Todd C. LaJeunesse

  • Multi-year, seasonal genotypic surveys of coral-algal symbioses reveal prevalent stability or post-bleaching reversion

    Daniel J. Thornhill;Todd C. LaJeunesse;Todd C. LaJeunesse;Dustin W. Kemp;William K. Fitt

  • Biogeography of two species of Symbiodinium (Freudenthal) inhabiting the intertidal sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima (Brandt).

    TC Lajeunesse;RK Trench

  • Long‐standing environmental conditions, geographic isolation and host–symbiont specificity influence the relative ecological dominance and genetic diversification of coral endosymbionts in the genus Symbiodinium

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;Daniel T. Pettay;Eugenia M. Sampayo;Niphon Phongsuwan

  • Closely related Symbiodinium spp. differ in relative dominance in coral reef host communities across environmental, latitudinal and biogeographic gradients

    T. C. LaJeunesse;R. Bhagooli;M. Hidaka;L. DeVantier

  • Genomes of coral dinoflagellate symbionts highlight evolutionary adaptations conducive to a symbiotic lifestyle

    Manuel Aranda;Yangyang Li;Yi Jin Liew;Sebastian Baumgarten

  • Measuring rDNA Diversity in Eukaryotic Microbial Systems: How Intragenomic Variation, Pseudogenes, and PCR Artifacts Confound Biodiversity Estimates

    Daniel J. Thornhill;Todd C. Lajeunesse;Scott R. Santos

  • Host-symbiont recombination versus natural selection in the response of coral-dinoflagellate symbioses to environmental disturbance.

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;Robin Smith;Mariana Walther;Jorge Pinzón

  • High diversity and host specificity observed among symbiotic dinoflagellates in reef coral communities from Hawaii

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;Daniel J. Thornhill;Evelyn F. Cox;Frank G. Stanton

  • Outbreak and persistence of opportunistic symbiotic dinoflagellates during the 2005 Caribbean mass coral bleaching event

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;Robin T. Smith;Jennifer Finney;Hazel Oxenford

  • SymPortal: A novel analytical framework and platform for coral algal symbiont next-generation sequencing ITS2 profiling.

    Benjamin C. C. Hume;Edward G. Smith;Maren Ziegler;Hugh J. M. Warrington

  • SYMBIODINIUM (PYRRHOPHYTA) GENOME SIZES (DNA CONTENT) ARE SMALLEST AMONG DINOFLAGELLATES

    Todd C. LaJeunesse;Georgina Lambert;Robert A. Andersen;Mary Alice Coffroth

  • Assessing Symbiodinium diversity in scleractinian corals via next‐generation sequencing‐based genotyping of the ITS2 rDNA region

    Chatchanit Arif;Camille Daniels;Till Bayer;Eulalia Banguera-Hinestroza

  • Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic.

    Iliana B. Baums;Andrew C. Baker;Sarah W. Davies;Andréa G. Grottoli

  • Host-specialist lineages dominate the adaptive radiation of reef coral endosymbionts.

    Daniel J. Thornhill;Allison M. Lewis;Drew C. Wham;Todd C. LaJeunesse

  • The Relative Significance of Host–Habitat, Depth, and Geography on the Ecology, Endemism, and Speciation of Coral Endosymbionts in the Genus Symbiodinium

    J. Christine Finney;Daniel Tye Pettay;Eugenia M. Sampayo;Mark E. Warner

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Warner
Mark E. Warner University of Delaware
William K. Fitt
William K. Fitt University of Georgia
Gregory W. Schmidt
Gregory W. Schmidt University of Georgia
Christian R. Voolstra
Christian R. Voolstra University of Konstanz
Iliana B. Baums
Iliana B. Baums Pennsylvania State University
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg University of Queensland
Hae Jin Jeong
Hae Jin Jeong Seoul National University
Héctor Reyes-Bonilla
Héctor Reyes-Bonilla Autonomous University of Baja California
James Davis Reimer
James Davis Reimer University of the Ryukyus
Andrew C. Baker
Andrew C. Baker University of Miami

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