Nicholas Polunin

22.1k citations
296 papers · 15.5k · 4 hit papers · h-index 65

Impact in

  • Ecology top 0.02%
    • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
    • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
    • Marine animal studies overview
    • Marine and fisheries research
    • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Papers in

    • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 106
    • Isotope Analysis in Ecology 45
    • Marine animal studies overview 25
    • Marine and fisheries research 119
    • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies 32

Nicholas Polunin

272 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Nicholas Polunin's Hit Papers

Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems 2006 · 539 citations
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Nicholas Polunin
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  • Ecology 12.8k
  • Global and Planetary Change 10.3k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.6k
  • Oceanography 3.3k
  • Aquatic Science 873
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Nicholas Polunin, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Differential fractionation of δ13C and δ15N among fish tissues: implications for the study of trophic interactions
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1999827
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Critical science gaps impede use of no-take fishery reserves
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2004636
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Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient?
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2006582
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Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems
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2006539
5 2000413
6 1991386
7 2006356
8 2001353
9 2004344
10 2006326
11 2007324
12 2015270
13 2000267
14 2007235
15 2000223
16 2001217
17 2006214
18 2008210
19 2002205
20 2008204

About Nicholas Polunin

Nicholas Polunin is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, having authored 296 papers that have together received 15.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and fisheries research (119 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (106 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (45 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (32 papers), Marine animal studies overview (25 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (24 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (22 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (12.8k citations), Global and Planetary Change (10.3k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.6k citations), Oceanography (3.3k citations) and Aquatic Science (873 citations). Nicholas Polunin has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Simon Jennings, John K. Pinnegar, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Shaun K. Wilson, Christopher J. Sweeting, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Callum M. Roberts, Morgan S. Pratchett, Geoffrey P. Jones and Ivor D. Williams. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Conservation, Biological Conservation, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Journal of Fish Biology and Coral Reefs.

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