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Walter H. Adey 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 Walter H. Adey sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 193 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Walter H. Adey 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 Walter H. Adey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Walter H. Adey is affiliated with the National Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research spans several areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular focus on oceanography and ecology. Adey's body of work covers topics such as marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research.

The scientist's recent publications include: Growth as a function of sea ice cover, light and temperature in the arctic/subarctic coralline C. compactum: A year-long in situ experiment in the high arctic (2022, Frontiers in Marine Science), Suitability of the Coralline Alga Clathromorphum compactum as an Arctic Archive for Past Sea Ice Cover (2021, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology), Sporolithon franciscanum sp. nov. (Sporolithales, Rhodophyta), a New Rhodolith-Forming Species from Northeast Brazil (2020, Diversity), High Magnesium Calcite and Dolomite composition carbonate in Amphiroa (Lithophyllaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta): further documentation of elevated Mg in Corallinales with climate change implications (2020, Journal of Phycology), and Arctic crustose coralline alga resilient to recent environmental change (2020, Limnology and Oceanography).

Adey has frequently collaborated with several researchers including Jochen Halfar, B. Williams, P. Chan, Thew Suskiewicz, and Douglas B. Rasher. Their work has been published repeatedly in journals such as Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal of Phycology, Diversity, and Coral Reefs.

Their subfields of study consist primarily of oceanography, ecology, atmospheric science, global and planetary change, and environmental chemistry. This diverse expertise supports their contributions across multiple interconnected scientific disciplines.

In addition to journal articles, Adey has authored books published by the Smithsonian Institution, notably "Marine Ecosystem Analysis of Gouldsboro and Dyer Bays, Maine" released in 2020.

Adey was recognized in 1958 as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine and environmental studies

  • Jochen Halfar
  • B. Williams
  • P. Chan
  • Thew Suskiewicz
  • Douglas B. Rasher

  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Phycology
  • Diversity
  • Coral Reefs

Best Publications

  • Crustose Coralline Algae: A Re-evaluation in the Geological Sciences

    W. H. Adey;I. G. Macintyre

  • Coral Reef Morphogenesis: A Multidimensional Model

    Walter H. Adey

  • Studies on the biosystematics and ecology of the Epilithic Crustose Corallinaceae of the British Isles

    Walter H. Adey;Patricia J. Adey

  • REVIEW—CORAL REEFS: ALGAL STRUCTURED AND MEDIATED ECOSYSTEMS IN SHALLOW, TURBULENT, ALKALINE WATERS

    Walter H. Adey

  • The crustose coralline algae (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae) of the Hawaiian Islands

    Walter H. Adey;Roberta A. Townsend;William T. Boykins

  • Colonization, succession and growth rates of tropical crustose coralline algae (Rhodophyta, Cryptonemiales)*

    W. H. Adey;J. Michael Vassar

  • Dynamic Aquaria: Building Living Ecosystems

    Walter H. Adey;Karen Loveland

  • Studies on the Maerl Species Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) nov. comb. and Lithothamnium coralloides Crouan in the Ria de Vigo

    Walter H Adey;Dale L. McKIBBIN

  • The effect of micrograzers on algal community structure in a coral reef microcosm

    S. H. Brawley;W. H. Adey

  • The Algal Ridges and Coral Reefs of St. Croix: Their Structure and Holocene Development

    Walter H. Adey

  • Territorial behavior of threespot damselfish (Eupomacentrus planifrons) increases reef algal biomass and productivity

    Susan H. Brawley;Walter H. Adey

  • Holocene bioherms (algal ridges and bank-barrier reefs) of the eastern Caribbean

    Walter H. Adey;Randolph Burke

  • Coralline algae as indicators of sea-level

    W. H. Adey

  • Algal Turf Scrubbing: Cleaning Surface Waters with Solar Energy while Producing a Biofuel

    Walter H. Adey;Patrick C. Kangas;Walter Mulbry

  • Phosphorus removal from wastewater using an algal turf scrubber

    Rupert J. Craggs;Walter H. Adey;Kyle R. Jenson;Matthais S. St. John

  • The Role of Environment in Control of Morphology in Lithophyllum congestum, a Caribbean Algal Ridge Builder

    R. S. Steneck;W. H. Adey

  • Phosphorus Removal from Natural Waters Using Controlled Algal Production

    W. Adey;C. Luckett;K Jensen

  • THERMOGEOGRAPHY OVER TIME CREATES BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGIONS: A TEMPERATURE/SPACE/TIME‐INTEGRATED MODEL AND AN ABUNDANCE‐WEIGHTED TEST FOR BENTHIC MARINE ALGAE

    Walter H. Adey;Robert S. Steneck

  • THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT AND TEMPERATURE ON GROWTH RATES IN BOREAL‐SUBARCTIC CRUSTOSE CORALLINES1

    Walter H. Adey

  • A controlled stream mesocosm for tertiary treatment of sewage

    Rupert J Craggs;Walter H. Adey;Benjamin K. Jessup;William J. Oswald

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen Halfar
Jochen Halfar University of Toronto
Robert S. Steneck
Robert S. Steneck University of Maine
Andreas Kronz
Andreas Kronz University of Göttingen
Thomas Zack
Thomas Zack University of Gothenburg
Dorrit E. Jacob
Dorrit E. Jacob Macquarie University
Noel Keenlyside
Noel Keenlyside University of Bergen
Zoltán Zajacz
Zoltán Zajacz University of Geneva
G. W. K. Moore
G. W. K. Moore University of Toronto
David I. Kline
David I. Kline University of California, San Diego
Bernd R. Schöne
Bernd R. Schöne Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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