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Stephen D. Cairns

Stephen D. Cairns publishes mostly in Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change, on topics such as Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology and Marine and fisheries research.

World rank
#437,032
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#150,907
of 358,040
Works
60
Citations
289
Citations per work
4.8

What does Stephen D. Cairns research?

Ecology: 31.3%Oceanography: 19.3%Global and Planetary Change: 16.9%Paleontology: 13.3%other fields: 19.2%31%top field
Ecology31.3%Oceanography19.3%Global and Planetary Change16.9%Paleontology13.3%other fields19.2%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Ecology31% of their works
  2. 2Oceanography19% of their works
  3. 3Global and Planetary Change17% of their works
  4. 4Paleontology13% of their works
  5. 5Molecular Biology4% of their works
  6. 6Nature and Landscape Conservation4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Stephen D. Cairns's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Coral Reefs, Marine Ecosystems, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning and Cnidarian Evolution.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change384 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification292 topics
  3. Coral Reefs211 topic
  4. Marine Ecosystems211 topic
  5. Benthic Communities162 topics
  6. Marine Biodiversity162 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning132 topics
  8. Cnidarian Evolution111 topic
  9. Coastal Protection112 topics
  10. Jellyfish Blooms111 topic
  11. Ecosystem Management91 topic
  12. Marine Fisheries91 topic
  13. Deep-Sea Ecology81 topic
  14. Estuarine Quality81 topic
  15. Kelp Forests81 topic
  16. Seagrasses81 topic
  17. Biodiversity72 topics
  18. Marine Invasions51 topic
  19. Mediterranean Sea51 topic
  20. Carbon Sequestration31 topic
  21. Mangrove Forests31 topic
  22. Crayfish21 topic
  23. Invasion21 topic

Where does Stephen D. Cairns work?

Stephen D. Cairns's main affiliation in the publication record is Smithsonian Institution, United States.

How many publications and citations does Stephen D. Cairns have?

Science Explorer counts 60 works and 289 citations for Stephen D. Cairns, ranking #437,032 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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