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33
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Zoe Richards 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 Zoe Richards sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 119 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zoe Richards 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 Zoe Richards sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zoe Richards is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia and focuses primarily on environmental science with particular emphasis in ecology, global and planetary change, and oceanography. Their research encompasses a notable contribution to the study of coral and marine ecosystems, marine and fisheries research, and environmental DNA applications in biodiversity studies.

Their publication record includes important papers in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Molecular Ecology, Diversity and Distributions, Global Change Biology, and Science Advances. Some recent works include:

  • "Aquatic environmental DNA: A review of the macro-organismal biomonitoring revolution" (2023) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine-scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem" (2020) in Molecular Ecology
  • "Large-scale eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biogeographic break and transitions over tropical north-western Australia" (2021) in Diversity and Distributions
  • "Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem" (2023) in Global Change Biology
  • "Spatially varying selection between habitats drives physiological shifts and local adaptation in a broadcast spawning coral on a remote atoll in Western Australia" (2022) in Science Advances

Richards's work spans various subfields, notably ecology with 56 publications, global and planetary change with 22, oceanography with 13, nature and landscape conservation with 12, and molecular biology with 10. The research topics predominantly cover:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

The frequent publication venues where Richards has contributed multiple papers include:

  • Coral Reefs (6 papers)
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (4 papers)
  • Environmental DNA (3 papers)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 papers)
  • Molecular Ecology (2 papers)

Richards collaborates regularly with several researchers, including James Gilmour, Katrina M. West, Michael Bunce, Arne A. S. Adam, and Nicole E. White. These collaborations suggest a strong network in marine ecology and molecular biodiversity research.

Best Publications

  • One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

    Kent E. Carpenter;Muhammad Abrar;Greta Aeby;Richard B. Aronson

  • Aquatic environmental DNA: A review of the macro-organismal biomonitoring revolution

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  • Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Tim R McClanahan;Joseph Maina;Georgina G Gurney

  • eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine-scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem.

    Katrina M. West;Michael Stat;Michael Stat;Euan S. Harvey;Craig L. Skepper

  • Habitat degradation increases functional originality in highly diverse coral reef fish assemblages

    Simon J. Brandl;Simon J. Brandl;Michael J. Emslie;Daniela M. Ceccarelli;Zoe T. Richards;Zoe T. Richards

  • Large-scale eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biogeographic break and transitions over tropical north-western Australia

    Katrina West;Michael J. Travers;Michael Stat;Euan S. Harvey

  • A quantification of the standing stock of macro-debris in Majuro lagoon and its effect on hard coral communities.

    Zoe T. Richards;Maria Beger

  • A diverse assemblage of reef corals thriving in a dynamic intertidal reef setting (Bonaparte archipelago, Kimberley, Australia)

    Zoe T. Richards;Rodrigo A. Garcia;Carden C. Wallace;Natalie L. Rosser

  • Exploring Symbiodinium diversity and host specificity in Acropora corals from geographical extremes of Western Australia with 454 amplicon pyrosequencing

    L. Thomas;G. Kendrick;W. Kennington;Zoe Richards

  • Development of a multi-assay approach for monitoring coral diversity using eDNA metabarcoding

    Jason B. Alexander;Michael Bunce;Michael Bunce;Nicole White;Shaun P. Wilkinson

  • Enigmatic declines of Australia’s sea snakes from a biodiversity hotspot

    Vimoksalehi Lukoschek;Maria Beger;Daniela Ceccarelli;Zoe Richards

  • Hybridisation on coral reefs and the conservation of evolutionary novelty

    Zoe T. Richards;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  • Some rare Indo-Pacific coral species are probable hybrids.

    Zoe T. Richards;Zoe T. Richards;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Carden C. Wallace;Bette L. Willis

  • Molecular phylogenetics of geographically restricted Acropora species: Implications for threatened species conservation

    Z.T. Richards;D.J. Miller;C.C. Wallace

  • The state of Western Australia’s coral reefs

    James P. Gilmour;James P. Gilmour;Kylie L. Cook;Nicole M. Ryan;Marjetta L. Puotinen

  • Cryptic genetic divergence within threatened species of Acropora coral from the Indian and Pacific Oceans

    Zoe T. Richards;Oliver Berry;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen

  • Spatially varying selection between habitats drives physiological shifts and local adaptation in a broadcast spawning coral on a remote atoll in Western Australia

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  • Bikini Atoll Coral Biodiversity Resilience Five Decades After Nuclear Testing

    Zoe T. Richards;Maria Beger;Silvia Pinca;Carden C. Wallace

  • Gradients of disturbance and environmental conditions shape coral community structure for south‐eastern Indian Ocean reefs

    Jens Zinke;James P. Gilmour;James P. Gilmour;Rebecca Fisher;Rebecca Fisher;Marji Puotinen;Marji Puotinen

  • Genetic signatures through space, time and multiple disturbances in a ubiquitous brooding coral.

    Jim N. Underwood;Zoe T. Richards;Zoe T. Richards;Karen J. Miller;Marji L. Puotinen

  • A comparison of proxy performance in coral biodiversity monitoring

    Zoe T. Richards

  • Phylogenomics provides new insight into evolutionary relationships and genealogical discordance in the reef-building coral genus Acropora

    Natalie L. Rosser;Luke Thomas;Sean Stankowski;Zoe T. Richards

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Beger
Maria Beger University of Leeds
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs Curtin University
Carden C. Wallace
Carden C. Wallace Queensland Museum
Michael Bunce
Michael Bunce Curtin University
Michael Stat
Michael Stat University of Newcastle Australia
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen University of Melbourne
Nerida G. Wilson
Nerida G. Wilson University of Western Australia
Joseph D. DiBattista
Joseph D. DiBattista Griffith University
Emily S. Darling
Emily S. Darling Wildlife Conservation Society
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science

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