Alex De Robertis

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Alex De Robertis is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex De Robertis has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 62 papers in Ecology and 38 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Alex De Robertis's work include Marine and fisheries research (59 papers), Marine animal studies overview (51 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (29 papers). Alex De Robertis is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (59 papers), Marine animal studies overview (51 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (29 papers). Alex De Robertis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and United Kingdom. Alex De Robertis's co-authors include Christopher D. Wilson, Richard D. Brodeur, Nils Olav Handegard, Patrick H. Ressler, Clifford H. Ryer, Jules S. Jaffe, Mark D. Ohman, Kresimir Williams, Stan Kotwicki and Kevin C. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alex De Robertis

83 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

  1. Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway
    2020 219 citations Henry P. Huntington, Seth L. Danielson et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex De Robertis United States 30 1.7k 1.7k 1.1k 1.0k 484 89 2.9k
Tore Haug Norway 34 1.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.4× 903 0.8× 628 0.6× 1.2k 2.4× 168 3.8k
Brenda L. Norcross United States 27 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 586 0.5× 742 0.7× 488 1.0× 71 2.2k
David M. Checkley United States 28 2.6k 1.5× 2.0k 1.2× 2.1k 2.0× 786 0.7× 293 0.6× 51 4.0k
Inigo Everson United Kingdom 31 2.3k 1.3× 2.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 476 1.0× 98 3.7k
Russell R. Hopcroft United States 40 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 2.5k 2.3× 304 0.3× 762 1.6× 117 3.9k
Michael R. Heath United Kingdom 41 3.5k 2.0× 2.1k 1.3× 2.5k 2.3× 1.3k 1.2× 247 0.5× 159 5.0k
Bjørn Ådlandsvik Norway 26 1.5k 0.9× 838 0.5× 946 0.9× 544 0.5× 1.0k 2.1× 55 2.7k
Yvan Simard Canada 29 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 356 0.3× 491 1.0× 75 2.4k
Sophie Fielding United Kingdom 32 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 398 0.4× 411 0.8× 72 2.8k
Thomas P. Hurst United States 28 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 699 0.7× 909 0.9× 192 0.4× 72 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex De Robertis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex De Robertis

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All Works

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Levine, Robert M., Christopher Bassett, & Alex De Robertis. (2025). Broadband and narrowband echosounder signals produce comparable estimates of volume backscattering. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82(9).
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Levine, Robert M., et al.. (2024). Acoustic observations of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) migration across the US-Russia boundary in the northwest Bering Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 81(6). 1111–1125. 1 indexed citations
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Handegard, Nils Olav, Alex De Robertis, Espen Johnsen, et al.. (2024). Uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) as platforms for fisheries and plankton acoustics. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 81(9). 1712–1723. 5 indexed citations
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Levine, Robert M., et al.. (2023). Transport-driven seasonal abundance of pelagic fishes in the Chukchi Sea observed with seafloor-mounted echosounders. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 80(4). 987–1001. 2 indexed citations
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Baker, M. R., Alex De Robertis, Robert M. Levine, Daniel W. Cooper, & Edward V. Farley. (2022). Spatial distribution of arctic sand lance in the Chukchi Sea related to the physical environment. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 206. 105213–105213. 19 indexed citations
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Robertis, Alex De, et al.. (2021). Application of Emerging Science and Technologies to Advance NOAA Missions in the Arctic. 78(1). 2 indexed citations
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Huntington, Henry P., Seth L. Danielson, Francis K. Wiese, et al.. (2020). Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway. Nature Climate Change. 10(4). 342–348. 219 indexed citations breakdown →
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Levine, Robert M., Alex De Robertis, Daniel Grünbaum, et al.. (2020). Autonomous vehicle surveys indicate that flow reversals retain juvenile fishes in a highly advective high‐latitude ecosystem. Limnology and Oceanography. 66(4). 1139–1154. 23 indexed citations
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Deary, Alison L., Olav A. Ormseth, Alex De Robertis, et al.. (2020). Spatial and temporal dynamics of Pacific capelin Mallotus catervarius in the Gulf of Alaska: implications for ecosystem-based fisheries management. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 637. 117–140. 5 indexed citations
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Robertis, Alex De, Noah Lawrence‐Slavas, Richard Jenkins, et al.. (2019). Long-term measurements of fish backscatter from Saildrone unmanned surface vehicles and comparison with observations from a noise-reduced research vessel. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 76(7). 2459–2470. 45 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Mark, Alex De Robertis, & Olav A. Ormseth. (2018). Verification of historical smooth sheet bathymetry for the Gulf of Alaska – Integrated Ecosystem Research Program. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 165. 292–302. 6 indexed citations
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Mordy, Calvin W., Edward D. Cokelet, Alex De Robertis, et al.. (2017). Advances in Ecosystem Research: Saildrone Surveys of Oceanography, Fish, and Marine Mammals in the Bering Sea. Oceanography. 30(2). 62 indexed citations
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Robertis, Alex De, Robert M. Levine, & Christopher D. Wilson. (2017). Can a bottom-moored echo sounder array provide a survey-comparable index of abundance?. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 75(4). 629–640. 14 indexed citations
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Rieucau, Guillaume, Kevin M. Boswell, Alex De Robertis, Gavin J. Macaulay, & Nils Olav Handegard. (2014). Experimental Evidence of Threat-Sensitive Collective Avoidance Responses in a Large Wild-Caught Herring School. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e86726–e86726. 21 indexed citations
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Robertis, Alex De, Christopher D. Wilson, & Neal J. Williamson. (2011). Do Silent Ships See More Fish? Comparison of a Noise-Reduced and a Conventional Research Vessel in Alaska. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 730. 331–334. 2 indexed citations
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Robertis, Alex De & Kresimir Williams. (2008). Weight‐Length Relationships in Fisheries Studies: The Standard Allometric Model Should Be Applied with Caution. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 137(3). 707–719. 70 indexed citations
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Hjellvik, Vidar & Alex De Robertis. (2007). Vessel Comparison on the Seabed Echo: Influence of Vessel Attitude. 7 indexed citations

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