Stephen D. Simpson

10.4k citations

141 papers · 7.1k · 2 hit papers · h-index 50

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Developmental Biology top 0.05%
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Ecology top 0.1%
- Marine animal studies overview
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Papers in

Ecology 108
- Marine animal studies overview 78
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 61
Global and Planetary Change 58
- Marine and fisheries research 53
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies 14

Co-authors: Andrew N. Radford (43 shared papers)Mark G. Meekan (23 shared papers)Andrew Jeffs (8 shared papers)Sophie L. Nedelec (11 shared papers)John C. Montgomery (4 shared papers)Mark I. McCormick (17 shared papers)Matthew A. Wale (5 shared papers)Julia Purser (8 shared papers)
Journals: Marine Ecology Progress Series (8 papers)Global Change Biology (7 papers)Scientific Reports (6 papers)PLoS ONE (6 papers)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia United States

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Stephen D. Simpson

136 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Stephen D. Simpson's Hit Papers

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Marine invertebrates and noise 2023 · 65 citations

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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.

2023 Frontiers in Marine Science
2016 Nature Communications

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1	Sound as an Orientation Cue for the Pelagic Larvae of Reef Fishes and Decapod Crustaceans Advances in marine biology ·John C. Montgomery, Andrew Jeffs, Stephen D. Simpson, Mark G. Meekan, Chris T. Tindle	2006	286
2	Anthropogenic noise increases fish mortality by predation Nature Communications ·Stephen D. Simpson, Andrew N. Radford, Sophie L. Nedelec, Maud C. O. Ferrari, Douglas P. Chivers, Mark I. McCormick, Mark G. Meekan Hit paper breakdown →	2016	285
3	Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life: Publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management Ocean & Coastal Management ·Rob Williams, Andrew Wright, Erin Ashe, Louise K. Blight, Rick Bruintjes, Rosaline Canessa, Christopher W. Clark, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, D. Tom Dakin, Christine Erbe, Philip S. Hammond, Nathan D. Merchant, Patrick D. O’Hara, Julia Purser, Andrew N. Radford, Stephen D. Simpson, Len Thomas, Matthew A. Wale	2015	266
4	Homeward Sound Science ·Stephen D. Simpson, Mark G. Meekan, John C. Montgomery, Rob McCauley, Andrew Jeffs	2005	259
5	Ocean acidification erodes crucial auditory behaviour in a marine fish Biology Letters ·Stephen D. Simpson, Philip L. Munday, Matthew L. Wittenrich, R. P. Manassa, Danielle L. Dixson, Monica Gagliano, Hong Yan	2011	212
6	Continental Shelf-Wide Response of a Fish Assemblage to Rapid Warming of the Sea Current Biology ·Stephen D. Simpson, Simon Jennings, Mark P. Johnson, Julia L. Blanchard, Pieter‐Jan Schön, David Sims, Martin J. Genner	2011	211
7	Noise negatively affects foraging and antipredator behaviour in shore crabs Animal Behaviour ·Matthew A. Wale, Stephen D. Simpson, Andrew N. Radford	2013	209
8	Coral Larvae Move toward Reef Sounds PLoS ONE ·Mark J. A. Vermeij, Kristen L. Marhaver, Chantal M. Huijbers, Ivan Nagelkerken, Stephen D. Simpson	2010	207
9	Acoustic communication in a noisy world: can fish compete with anthropogenic noise? Behavioral Ecology ·Andrew N. Radford, E. Kerridge, Stephen D. Simpson	2014	203
10	Particle motion: the missing link in underwater acoustic ecology Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Sophie L. Nedelec, James Campbell, Andrew N. Radford, Stephen D. Simpson, Nathan D. Merchant	2016	192
11	Climate Change Drives Poleward Increases and Equatorward Declines in Marine Species Current Biology ·Reuben A. Hastings, Louise A. Rutterford, Jennifer Freer, Rupert A. Collins, Stephen D. Simpson, Martin J. Genner	2020	176
12	Anthropogenic noise compromises antipredator behaviour in European eels Global Change Biology ·Stephen D. Simpson, Julia Purser, Andrew N. Radford	2014	163
13	Attraction of settlement-stage coral reef fishes to reef noise Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Stephen D. Simpson, Mark G. Meekan, R. D. McCAULEY, Andrew Jeffs	2004	163
14	Boat noise disrupts orientation behaviour in a coral reef fish Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Sophie Holles, Stephen D. Simpson, AN Radford, Laëtitia Berten, David Lecchini	2013	138
15	GROUP NAVIGATION AND THE “MANY-WRONGS PRINCIPLE” IN MODELS OF ANIMAL MOVEMENT Ecology ·Edward A. Codling, Jonathan W. Pitchford, Stephen D. Simpson	2007	133
16	Acoustic noise reduces foraging success in two sympatric fish species via different mechanisms Animal Behaviour ·Irene K. Voellmy, Julia Purser, Douglas Flynn, Philippa Kennedy, Stephen D. Simpson, Andrew N. Radford	2014	125
17	Size-dependent physiological responses of shore crabs to single and repeated playback of ship noise Biology Letters ·Matthew A. Wale, Stephen D. Simpson, Andrew N. Radford	2013	123
18	Settlement-stage coral reef fish prefer the higher-frequency invertebrate-generated audible component of reef noise Animal Behaviour ·Stephen D. Simpson, Mark G. Meekan, Andrew Jeffs, John C. Montgomery, Robert D. McCauley	2008	122
19	Juvenile coral reef fish use sound to locate habitats Coral Reefs ·Craig A. Radford, Jenni A. Stanley, Stephen D. Simpson, Andrew Jeffs	2011	120
20	A test of the senses: Fish select novel habitats by responding to multiple cues Ecology ·Chantal M. Huijbers, Ivan Nagelkerken, Pauline A. C. Lössbroek, Ines E. Schulten, Andjin Siegenthaler, Marc W. Holderied, Stephen D. Simpson	2011	110

About Stephen D. Simpson

Stephen D. Simpson is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Developmental Biology and Oceanography, having authored 141 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine animal studies overview (78 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (61 papers), Marine and fisheries research (53 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (36 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (23 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (17 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (16 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (2.1k citations), Ecology (5.7k citations), Oceanography (2.5k citations), Global and Planetary Change (2.7k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.4k citations). Stephen D. Simpson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Andrew N. Radford, Mark G. Meekan, Andrew Jeffs, Sophie L. Nedelec, John C. Montgomery, Mark I. McCormick, Matthew A. Wale, Julia Purser, Martin J. Genner and Edward A. Codling. Their work appears in journals such as Marine Ecology Progress Series, Global Change Biology, Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

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