Nessa E. O’Connor

5.1k citations

84 papers · 4.1k · 2 hit papers · h-index 29

Impact in

Oceanography top 1%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Ecology top 1%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Papers in

Oceanography 60
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 49
- Marine and coastal plant biology 36
Ecology 48
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 16
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology 12
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 10
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior 7

Co-authors: Tasman P. Crowe (11 shared papers)Ian Donohue (11 shared papers)Pippa J. Moore (3 shared papers)Stephen John Hawkins (3 shared papers)Dan A. Smale (4 shared papers)Tomasz Adamek (1 shared paper)Mark Emmerson (11 shared papers)Michael Burrows (4 shared papers)
Journals: Marine Ecology Progress Series (6 papers)Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (6 papers)Ecology (6 papers)Oikos (5 papers)Ecology and Evolution (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Ireland United States

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Nessa E. O’Connor

82 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Nessa E. O’Connor's Hit Papers

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Navigating the complexity of ecological stability 2016 · 499 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2016 Ecology Letters
2013 Ecology and Evolution

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1	Navigating the complexity of ecological stability Ecology Letters ·Ian Donohue, Helmut Hillebrand, José M. Montoya, Owen L. Petchey, Stuart L. Pimm, Mike S. Fowler, Kevin Healy, Andrew L. Jackson Hit paper breakdown →	2016	499
2	Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast A tlantic perspective Ecology and Evolution ·Dan A. Smale, Michael Burrows, Pippa J. Moore, Nessa E. O’Connor, Stephen John Hawkins Hit paper breakdown →	2013	435
3	On the dimensionality of ecological stability Ecology Letters ·Ian Donohue, Owen L. Petchey, José M. Montoya, Andrew L. Jackson, Luke McNally, Mafalda S. Viana, Kevin Healy, Miguel Lurgi	2013	362
4	Microplastics Affect the Ecological Functioning of an Important Biogenic Habitat Environmental Science & Technology ·Dannielle Senga Green, Bas Boots, Nessa E. O’Connor, Richard C. Thompson	2016	237
5	BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN NUMBER AND IDENTITY OF SPECIES Ecology ·Nessa E. O’Connor, Tasman P. Crowe	2005	229
6	Ocean Sprawl: Challenges and Opportunities for Biodiversity Management In A Changing World ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Louise B. Firth, Antony M. Knights, Danielle Bridger, A. Evans, Nova Mieszkowska, Pippa J. Moore, Nessa E. O’Connor, Emma V. Sheehan	2016	227
7	A Multiscale Representation Method for Nonrigid Shapes With a Single Closed Contour IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology ·Tomasz Adamek, Nessa E. O’Connor	2004	201
8	Event detection in field sports video using audio-visual features and a support vector Machine IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology ·David A. Sadlier, Nessa E. O’Connor	2005	192
9	Functional responses of the intertidal amphipod Echinogammarus marinus: effects of prey supply, model selection and habitat complexity Marine Ecology Progress Series ·ME Alexander, JTA Dick, Nessa E. O’Connor, Neal Haddaway, Keith D. Farnsworth	2012	94
10	Latitude, temperature, and habitat complexity predict predation pressure in eelgrass beds across the Northern Hemisphere Ecology ·Pamela L. Reynolds, John J. Stachowicz, Kevin A. Hovel, Christoffer Boström, Katharyn E. Boyer, Mathieu Cusson, Johan Eklöf, Friederike G. Engel	2017	86
11	SIMULATED PREDATOR EXTINCTIONS: PREDATOR IDENTITY AFFECTS SURVIVAL AND RECRUITMENT OF OYSTERS Ecology ·Nessa E. O’Connor, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Laura M. Ladwig, John F. Bruno	2008	74
12	The efficacy and safety of nutritional supplement use in a representative sample of adults in the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey Public Health Nutrition ·Mairead E Kiely, Albert Flynn, KE Harrington, Paula J. Robson, Nessa E. O’Connor, EM Hannon, Madison O’Brien, Stephanie Bell	2001	67
13	Loss of predator species, not intermediate consumers, triggers rapid and dramatic extinction cascades Global Change Biology ·Ian Donohue, Owen L. Petchey, Sonia Kéfi, Alexandre Génin, Andrew L. Jackson, Qiang Yang, Nessa E. O’Connor	2017	65
14	Individual species provide multifaceted contributions to the stability of ecosystems Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Lydia J. White, Nessa E. O’Connor, Qiang Yang, Mark Emmerson, Ian Donohue	2020	60
15	Environmental context determines multi‐trophic effects of consumer species loss Global Change Biology ·Nessa E. O’Connor, Ian Donohue	2012	56
16	Trait‐mediated indirect interactions in a marine intertidal system as quantified by functional responses Oikos ·Mhairi E. Alexander, Jaimie T. A. Dick, Nessa E. O’Connor	2013	55
17	Distinguishing between direct and indirect effects of predators in complex ecosystems Journal of Animal Ecology ·Nessa E. O’Connor, Mark Emmerson, Tasman P. Crowe, Ian Donohue	2012	51
18	Effects of epibiotic algae on the survival, biomass and recruitment of mussels, Mytilus L. (Bivalvia: Mollusca) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·Nessa E. O’Connor, Tasman P. Crowe, David Gibbs McGrath	2005	47
19	Modelling potential production of macroalgae farms in UK and Dutch coastal waters Biogeosciences ·Johan van der Molen, P. Ruardij, Karen M. Mooney, Philip D. Kerrison, Nessa E. O’Connor, Emma Gorman, Klaas R. Timmermans, Serena R. Wright	2018	40
20	Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Matthew A. Whalen, Ross Whippo, John J. Stachowicz, Paul H. York, Erin J. Aiello, Teresa Alcoverro, Andrew H. Altieri, Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi	2020	40

About Nessa E. O’Connor

Nessa E. O’Connor is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 84 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (49 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (36 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (26 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (16 papers), Marine and fisheries research (14 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (12 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (10 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (1.6k citations), Ecology (1.9k citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.3k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (738 citations) and Ecological Modeling (179 citations). Nessa E. O’Connor has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Frequent co-authors include Tasman P. Crowe, Ian Donohue, Pippa J. Moore, Stephen John Hawkins, Dan A. Smale, Tomasz Adamek, Mark Emmerson, Michael Burrows, Andrew L. Jackson and Owen L. Petchey. Their work appears in journals such as Marine Ecology Progress Series, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Ecology, Oikos and Ecology and Evolution.

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