Alan M. Friedlander

16.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
200 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Alan M. Friedlander is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan M. Friedlander has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Ecology, 117 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 49 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Alan M. Friedlander's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (151 papers), Marine and fisheries research (113 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (76 papers). Alan M. Friedlander is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (151 papers), Marine and fisheries research (113 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (76 papers). Alan M. Friedlander collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Alan M. Friedlander's co-authors include James D. Parrish, Enric Sala, Jennifer E. Caselle, Eric K. Brown, Lisa M. Wedding, Michel Kulbicki, Laurent Vigliola, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Jim Beets and Sergio R. Floeter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alan M. Friedlander

189 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands

2008 671 citations Edward E. DeMartini, Alan M. Friedlander et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Habitat characteristics affecting fish assemblages on a Hawaiian coral reef

1998 524 citations Alan M. Friedlander et al. profile →
Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs

2014 439 citations David Mouillot, Sébastien Villéger et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan M. Friedlander United States	48	7.0k	5.0k	2.2k	2.2k	926	200	8.7k
Mark H. Carr United States	38	6.0k 0.9×	5.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	79	7.8k
John K. Pinnegar United Kingdom	48	5.7k 0.8×	5.3k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	599 0.6×	121	8.2k
M. Aaron MacNeil Australia	44	5.9k 0.8×	4.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	719 0.8×	90	7.5k
Michael X. Kirby United States	14	5.6k 0.8×	5.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	910 1.0×	19	8.5k
Rod M. Connolly Australia	62	10.4k 1.5×	5.9k 1.2×	4.8k 2.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	300	13.4k
Helen Fox United States	24	6.2k 0.9×	4.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 2.2×	55	9.6k
Andrew S. Hoey Australia	50	8.7k 1.2×	6.5k 1.3×	4.0k 1.8×	2.5k 1.1×	553 0.6×	182	10.3k
Thomas A. Schlacher Australia	56	7.3k 1.0×	3.9k 0.8×	4.8k 2.2×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	200	10.2k
Michael W. Beck United States	44	7.1k 1.0×	5.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 2.0×	106	11.4k
Shaun K. Wilson Australia	61	10.7k 1.5×	8.5k 1.7×	4.1k 1.8×	2.7k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	165	12.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan M. Friedlander

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20 of 20 papers shown

Adams, Josh, Barbara A. Block, Jennifer E. Caselle, et al.. (2025). Multi‐Species Telemetry Quantifies Current and Future Efficacy of a Remote Marine Protected Area. Global Change Biology. 31(4). e70138–e70138.

Letessier, Tom B., David Mouillot, Laura Mannocci, et al.. (2024). Divergent responses of pelagic and benthic fish body-size structure to remoteness and protection from humans. Science. 383(6686). 976–982. 7 indexed citations

Friedlander, Alan M., et al.. (2023). Assessing and managing charismatic marine megafauna in Palau: Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) and Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus). Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33(4). 349–365. 4 indexed citations

Friedlander, Alan M., et al.. (2023). Shallow subtidal marine benthic communities of Nachvak Fjord, Nunatsiavut, Labrador: A glimpse into species composition and drivers of their distribution. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0293702–e0293702. 1 indexed citations

Friedlander, Alan M., et al.. (2023). Patterns and drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the kelp forests of southern Patagonia. PLoS ONE. 18(1). e0279200–e0279200. 9 indexed citations

Hüne, Mathias, Alan M. Friedlander, Enric Ballesteros, Jennifer E. Caselle, & Enric Sala. (2021). Assemblage structure and spatial diversity patterns of kelp forest-associated fishes in Southern Patagonia. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0257662–e0257662. 10 indexed citations

Friedlander, Alan M., et al.. (2021). Deep-sea biodiversity at the extremes of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges with implications for conservation. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0253213–e0253213. 12 indexed citations

McClanahan, Tim R., Alan M. Friedlander, Laurent Wantiez, et al.. (2021). Best‐practice fisheries management associated with reduced stocks and changes in life histories. Fish and Fisheries. 23(2). 422–444. 14 indexed citations

Friedlander, Alan M., Mary K. Donovan, Edward E. DeMartini, & Brian W. Bowen. (2020). Dominance of endemics in the reef fish assemblages of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Journal of Biogeography. 47(12). 2584–2596. 4 indexed citations

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Hernández, Sebastían, et al.. (2020). Residential movements of top predators in Chile’s most isolated marine protected area: Implications for the conservation of the Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, and the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31(2). 340–355. 7 indexed citations

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McClanahan, Tim R., Alan M. Friedlander, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Pascale Chabanet, & J. Henrich Bruggemann. (2020). Variability in coral reef fish baseline and benchmark biomass in the central and western Indian Ocean provinces. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31(1). 28–42. 12 indexed citations

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Friedlander, Alan M. & Carlos F. Gaymer. (2020). Progress, opportunities and challenges for marine conservation in the Pacific Islands. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31(2). 221–231. 18 indexed citations

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Eddy, Tyler D., Alan M. Friedlander, & Pelayo Salinas‐de‐León. (2019). Ecosystem effects of fishing & El Niño at the Galápagos Marine Reserve. PeerJ. 7. e6878–e6878. 11 indexed citations

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Wedding, Lisa M., Stacy Jørgensen, Christopher A. Lepczyk, & Alan M. Friedlander. (2019). Remote sensing of three‐dimensional coral reef structure enhances predictive modeling of fish assemblages. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 5(2). 150–159. 31 indexed citations

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Friedlander, Alan M., Yimnang Golbuu, Enric Ballesteros, et al.. (2017). Size, age, and habitat determine effectiveness of Palau's Marine Protected Areas. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0174787–e0174787. 43 indexed citations

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Delaney, David G., et al.. (2017). Patterns in artisanal coral reef fisheries revealed through local monitoring efforts. PeerJ. 5. e4089–e4089. 17 indexed citations

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Lewis, Nai‘a, Jon Day, Daniel Wagner, et al.. (2017). Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas. IUCN eBooks.

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Pla‐Rabès, Sergi, Paul B. Hamilton, Enric Ballesteros, et al.. (2016). The structure and diversity of freshwater diatom assemblages from Franz Josef Land Archipelago: a northern outpost for freshwater diatoms. PeerJ. 4. e1705–e1705. 21 indexed citations

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Mouillot, David, Sébastien Villéger, Valériano Parravicini, et al.. (2014). Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(38). 13757–13762. 439 indexed citations breakdown →

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Friedlander, Alan M., et al.. (2012). The shallow-water fish assemblage of Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica: structure and patterns in an isolated, predator-dominated ecosystem. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 43 indexed citations

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