Rob Coles

5.1k citations

80 papers · 4k · 1 hit paper · h-index 31

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.5%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Ecology top 2%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine animal studies overview

Papers in

Oceanography 62
- Marine and coastal plant biology 60
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 4
Ecology 15
- Crustacean biology and ecology 4
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 4
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 3
- Marine animal studies overview 2

Co-authors: Frederick T. Short (7 shared papers)Alana Grech (19 shared papers)Len McKenzie (22 shared papers)Warren J. Lee Long (7 shared papers)WJ Lee Long (6 shared papers)Michael A. Rasheed (19 shared papers)Anthony R. Preen (1 shared paper)Helene Marsh (6 shared papers)
Journals: Continental Shelf Research (5 papers)Marine Pollution Bulletin (4 papers)Scientific Reports (3 papers)Pacific Conservation Biology (3 papers)Marine and Freshwater Research (3 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States Belgium

In The Last Decade

Rob Coles

76 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Rob Coles's Hit Papers

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Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species 2011 · 699 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.

2011 Biological Conservation

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1	Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species Biological Conservation ·Frederick T. Short, Beth Polidoro, Suzanne R. Livingstone, Kent E. Carpenter, Salomão Bandeira, Japar Sidik Bujang, Hilconida P. Calumpong, Tim J. B. Carruthers Hit paper breakdown →	2011	699
2	Global seagrass research methods University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester) ·Frederick T. Short, Rob Coles, C. A. Short	2001	332
3	Flood and cyclone related loss, and partial recovery, of more than 1000 km2 of seagrass in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia Aquatic Botany ·Anthony R. Preen, Warren J. Lee Long, Rob Coles	1995	270
4	A comparison of threats, vulnerabilities and management approaches in global seagrass bioregions Environmental Research Letters ·Alana Grech, Katie Chartrand, P.L.A. Erftemeijer, Mark S. Fonseca, Len McKenzie, Michael A. Rasheed, Helen Taylor, Rob Coles	2012	217
5	Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae Frontiers in Marine Science ·J. Emmett Duffy, Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi, Joaquin A. Trinanes, Frank Edgar Muller-Karger, Rohani Ambo‐Rappe, Christoffer Boström, Alejandro H. Buschmann, Jarrett E. K. Byrnes	2019	182
6	Global seagrass distribution Elsevier eBooks ·Frederick T. Short, Rob Coles, Christine Pergent-Martinì	2001	128
7	A broad-scale assessment of the risk to coastal seagrasses from cumulative threats Marine Policy ·Alana Grech, Rob Coles, Helene Marsh	2011	102
8	The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area seagrasses: Managing this iconic Australian ecosystem resource for the future Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Rob Coles, Michael A. Rasheed, Len McKenzie, Alana Grech, Paul H. York, Marcus J. Sheaves, Skye A. McKenna, Catherine Bryant	2014	87
9	Simulation estimates of annual yield and landed value for commercial penaeid prawns from a tropical seagrass habitat, Northern Queensland, Australia Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Reg A. Watson, Rob Coles, WJ Lee Long	1993	84
10	Distribution of seagrasses, and their fish and penaeid prawn communities, in Cairns harbour, a tropical estuary, Northern Queensland, Australia Marine and Freshwater Research ·Rob Coles, WJ Lee Long, Reg A. Watson, KJ Derbyshire	1993	82
11	Contrasting recovery of shallow and deep water seagrass communities following climate associated losses in tropical north Queensland, Australia Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Michael A. Rasheed, Skye A. McKenna, Alex B. Carter, Rob Coles	2014	82
12	Guiding principles for the improved governance of port and shipping impacts in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Alana Grech, Melissa Bos, Jon Brodie, Rob Coles, Allan Patrick Dale, Mark Hamann, Helene Marsh, Kate Neil	2013	77
13	Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: An Australian perspective Marine Environmental Research ·Paul H. York, Timothy M. Smith, Rob Coles, Skye A. McKenna, Rod M. Connolly, Andrew D. Irving, Emma L. Jackson, Kathryn McMahon	2016	77
14	Seagrasses between Cape York and Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·WJ Lee Long, JE Mellors, Rob Coles	1993	76
15	Repair and revitalisation of Australia׳s tropical estuaries and coastal wetlands: Opportunities and constraints for the reinstatement of lost function and productivity Marine Policy ·Marcus J. Sheaves, Justin D. Brookes, Rob Coles, Marnie L. Freckelton, Paul Groves, Ross Johnston, Pia C. Winberg	2014	73
16	Monitoring in the Western Pacific region shows evidence of seagrass decline in line with global trends Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Frederick T. Short, Rob Coles, Miguel D. Fortes, Steven Victor, Maxwell Salik, Irwan Isnain, Jay Andrew, Aganto Seno	2014	70
17	An ecosystem‐scale predictive model of coastal seagrass distribution Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Alana Grech, Rob Coles	2010	68
18	Seagrass meadows in a globally changing environment Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Richard K. F. Unsworth, Mike van Keulen, Rob Coles	2014	63
19	Seagrass Conservation Biology: An Interdisciplinary Science for Protection of the Seagrass Biome Springer eBooks ·Sandy Wyllie‐Echeverria, Rob Coles, Gérard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martinì +1 other	2007	62
20	Distribution of seagrasses and associated juvenile commercial penaeid prawns in north-eastern Queensland waters Marine and Freshwater Research ·Rob Coles, WJ Lee Long, BA Squire, JM Bibby +1 other	1987	60

About Rob Coles

Rob Coles is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 80 papers that have together received 4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal plant biology (60 papers), Marine and fisheries research (7 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (7 papers), Crustacean biology and ecology (4 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (4 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (4 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (3 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (2.8k citations), Ecology (776 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (309 citations), Global and Planetary Change (284 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (146 citations). Rob Coles has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Frederick T. Short, Alana Grech, Len McKenzie, Warren J. Lee Long, WJ Lee Long, Michael A. Rasheed, Anthony R. Preen, Helene Marsh, Christine Pergent-Martinì and Reg A. Watson. Their work appears in journals such as Continental Shelf Research, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Scientific Reports, Pacific Conservation Biology and Marine and Freshwater Research.

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