Glenn De’ath

18.2k citations

94 papers · 14.6k · 6 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.1%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Ecology top 0.05%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine animal studies overview

Papers in

Ecology 68
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 57
- Marine animal studies overview 18
Global and Planetary Change 46
- Marine and fisheries research 41

Co-authors: Katharina Fabricius (38 shared papers)Marji Puotinen (2 shared papers)Hugh Sweatman (2 shared papers)Janice Lough (4 shared papers)Peter Speare (3 shared papers)Ken Okaji (3 shared papers)Sam H. C. Noonan (6 shared papers)Stuart Kininmonth (3 shared papers)
Journals: Ecology (10 papers)Coral Reefs (7 papers)Ecological Applications (5 papers)Marine and Freshwater Research (4 papers)Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (3 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Glenn De’ath

92 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Glenn De’ath's Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

The 27–year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes 2012 · 1.5k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2011 Nature Climate Change
2009 Science
2007 Ecology
2002 Ecology
2000 Ecology

Peers

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Paul J. Somerfield United Kingdom

Katharina Fabricius Australia

K.R. Clarke United Kingdom

Stuart Phinn Australia

Magnus Nyström Sweden

Andrew R. Watkinson United Kingdom

Martin Solan United Kingdom

Rod M. Connolly Australia

Stuart H. Hurlbert United States

Anthony J. Richardson Australia

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×1.7 3k/2k

NLC

×1.4 935/649

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Fields of papers citing papers by Glenn De’ath

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

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1	CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREES: A POWERFUL YET SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS Ecology ·Glenn De’ath, Katharina Fabricius Hit paper breakdown →	2000	2694
2	The 27–year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Glenn De’ath, Katharina Fabricius, Hugh Sweatman, Marji Puotinen Hit paper breakdown →	2012	1455
3	BOOSTED TREES FOR ECOLOGICAL MODELING AND PREDICTION Ecology ·Glenn De’ath Hit paper breakdown →	2007	1120
4	MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION TREES: A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR MODELING SPECIES–ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS Ecology ·Glenn De’ath Hit paper breakdown →	2002	1078
5	Losers and winners in coral reefs acclimatized to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations Nature Climate Change ·Katharina Fabricius, Chris Langdon, Sven Uthicke, Craig Humphrey, Sam H. C. Noonan, Glenn De’ath, Remy R. Okazaki, Nancy Muehllehner, Martin S. Glas, Janice Lough Hit paper breakdown →	2011	824
6	Declining Coral Calcification on the Great Barrier Reef Science ·Glenn De’ath, Janice Lough, Katharina Fabricius Hit paper breakdown →	2009	551
7	A comparison of the 1998 and 2002 coral bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef: spatial correlation, patterns, and predictions Coral Reefs ·Ray Berkelmans, Glenn De’ath, Stuart Kininmonth, William Skirving	2004	455
8	RECOGNITION AND SELECTION OF SETTLEMENT SUBSTRATA DETERMINE POST-SETTLEMENT SURVIVAL IN CORALS Ecology ·Lindsay Harrington, Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath, Andrew P. Negri	2004	438
9	Changes in algal, coral and fish assemblages along water quality gradients on the inshore Great Barrier Reef Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath, Laurence J. McCook, Emre Turak, David Williams	2004	397
10	Water quality as a regional driver of coral biodiversity and macroalgae on the Great Barrier Reef Ecological Applications ·Glenn De’ath, Katharina Fabricius	2010	386
11	Comparison of baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) and prawn (shrimp) trawls for assessments of fish biodiversity in inter-reefal areas of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·Mike Cappo, Peter Speare, Glenn De’ath	2003	378
12	Three lines of evidence to link outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci to the release of larval food limitation Coral Reefs ·Katharina Fabricius, Ken Okaji, Glenn De’ath	2010	292
13	Are increased nutrient inputs responsible for more outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish? An appraisal of the evidence Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Jon Brodie, Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath, Ken Okaji	2004	262
14	Multivariate Regression Trees: A New Technique for Modeling Species-Environment Relationships Ecology ·Glenn De’ath	2002	236
15	Declining coral calcification in massive Porites in two nearshore regions of the northern Great Barrier Reef Global Change Biology ·Timothy F. Cooper, Glenn De’ath, Katharina Fabricius, Janice Lough	2007	235
16	Environmental factors associated with the spatial distribution of crustose coralline algae on the Great Barrier Reef Coral Reefs ·Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath	2001	203
17	Ecological effects of ocean acidification and habitat complexity on reef-associated macroinvertebrate communities Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath, Sam H. C. Noonan, Sven Uthicke	2013	183
18	Disturbance gradients on inshore and offshore coral reefs caused by a severe tropical cyclone Limnology and Oceanography ·Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath, Marji Puotinen, Terry Done, Timothy F. Cooper, Scott C. Burgess	2008	157
19	Spatial and temporal patterns of near-surface chlorophyll a in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon Marine and Freshwater Research ·Jon Brodie, Glenn De’ath, Michelle Devlin, Miles Furnas, Margaret E. Wright	2007	147
20	Species richness and community structure of reef-building corals on the nearshore Great Barrier Reef Coral Reefs ·L. M. DeVantier, Glenn De’ath, Emre Turak, Terry Done, Katharina Fabricius	2006	143

About Glenn De’ath

Glenn De’ath is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Genetics, having authored 94 papers that have together received 14.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (57 papers), Marine and fisheries research (41 papers), Marine animal studies overview (18 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (17 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (8 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (7 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (5.2k citations), Ecology (9.9k citations), Global and Planetary Change (6.3k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.8k citations) and Ecological Modeling (935 citations). Glenn De’ath has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Katharina Fabricius, Marji Puotinen, Hugh Sweatman, Janice Lough, Peter Speare, Ken Okaji, Sam H. C. Noonan, Stuart Kininmonth, Sven Uthicke and Paloma Morán. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Coral Reefs, Ecological Applications, Marine and Freshwater Research and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

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