Rob Toonen: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Rob Toonen's h-index is 76 (229 i10-index, 23,515+ total citations across 433+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Rob Toonen is affiliated with Ruth Gates Endowed Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Rob Toonen is a researcher affiliated with Ruth Gates Endowed Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, specializing in Marine Biology, Invertebrate Biology, Connectivity. Their work has been cited 23,515 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Rob Toonen's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 433 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 76
- i10-Index
- 229
- Total Citations
- 23,515
- Citing Countries
- 4
As of June 2026.
Rob Toonen has an h-index of 76 and 23,515 total citations across 433 publications, with research cited by institutions in 4 countries.
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About Rob Toonen's research
Rob Toonen is a researcher in Marine Biology, Invertebrate Biology and Connectivity at Ruth Gates Endowed Professor, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Their work has been cited 23,515 times across 433 publications (h-index 76), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Microsatellites for ecologists: a practical guide to using and evaluating microsatellite markers” (2006), has accumulated 2,492 citations. Other influential works include “Population genetics, larval dispersal, and connectivity in marine systems” (2009) with 722 citations and “Ocean currents help explain population genetic structure” (2010) with 673 citations.
Citations of Rob Toonen's research come primarily from United States, Belgium and Brazil, reflecting international research impact across 4+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











