Alison Towner

903 total citations
12 papers, 312 citations indexed

About

Alison Towner is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Towner has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 312 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 8 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Alison Towner's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (8 papers), Marine animal studies overview (5 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (4 papers). Alison Towner is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (8 papers), Marine animal studies overview (5 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (4 papers). Alison Towner collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Alison Towner's co-authors include Oliver J. D. Jewell, M. J. Smale, David Edwards, Ryan R Reisinger, Robert S. Schick, Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Vianey Leos‐Barajas, Roland Langrock, Les G Underhill and William O. H. Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Functional Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Alison Towner

12 papers receiving 299 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alison Towner South Africa	9	253	156	107	74	23	12	312
Itsumi Nakamura Japan	9	378 1.5×	267 1.7×	214 2.0×	46 0.6×	23 1.0×	21	488
Paul E. Kanive United States	9	291 1.2×	197 1.3×	175 1.6×	54 0.7×	21 0.9×	15	382
Oliver J. D. Jewell South Africa	11	313 1.2×	221 1.4×	153 1.4×	86 1.2×	27 1.2×	20	415
Jill M. Hendon United States	11	288 1.1×	139 0.9×	132 1.2×	96 1.3×	49 2.1×	29	363
Santiago A. Barbini Argentina	14	355 1.4×	207 1.3×	233 2.2×	112 1.5×	36 1.6×	38	436
Amy F. Smoothey Australia	12	312 1.2×	201 1.3×	169 1.6×	64 0.9×	20 0.9×	21	404
Mark E. Bond United States	11	371 1.5×	274 1.8×	204 1.9×	71 1.0×	19 0.8×	17	452
Barbara E. Wueringer Australia	11	305 1.2×	157 1.0×	56 0.5×	75 1.0×	38 1.7×	28	356
Ivana Vejříková Czechia	11	262 1.0×	212 1.4×	136 1.3×	99 1.3×	17 0.7×	23	328
Stirling Peverell Australia	13	441 1.7×	200 1.3×	159 1.5×	166 2.2×	54 2.3×	17	489

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Gallagher, Austin J., et al.. (2023). Novel aerial observations of a group of killer whales Orcinus orca in The Bahamas. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 2 indexed citations

2.

Towner, Alison, et al.. (2022). Direct observation of killer whales preying on white sharks and evidence of a flight response. Ecology. 104(1). e3875–e3875. 21 indexed citations

3.

Kock, Alison A., Amanda T. Lombard, Ryan Daly, et al.. (2022). Sex and Size Influence the Spatiotemporal Distribution of White Sharks, With Implications for Interactions With Fisheries and Spatial Management in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 19 indexed citations

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Gennari, Enrico, Alison A. Kock, M. J. Smale, et al.. (2019). Antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria isolated from the oral cavities of live white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in South African waters. South African Journal of Science. 115(11/12). 1 indexed citations

5.

Inger, Richard, et al.. (2018). Sex, size and isotopes: cryptic trophic ecology of an apex predator, the white shark Carcharodon carcharias. Marine Biology. 165(6). 102–102. 22 indexed citations

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Wyk, J.H. van, David Edwards, Robert W. Dolan, et al.. (2017). The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth: tooth shape and ontogenetic shift dynamics in the white sharkCarcharodon carcharias. Journal of Fish Biology. 91(4). 1032–1047. 25 indexed citations

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Towner, Alison, Vianey Leos‐Barajas, Roland Langrock, et al.. (2015). Sex‐specific and individual preferences for hunting strategies in white sharks. Functional Ecology. 30(8). 1397–1407. 88 indexed citations

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Towner, Alison, Les G Underhill, Oliver J. D. Jewell, & M. J. Smale. (2013). Environmental Influences on the Abundance and Sexual Composition of White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Gansbaai, South Africa. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e71197–e71197. 37 indexed citations

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Towner, Alison, et al.. (2013). Correction: Gauging the Threat: The First Population Estimate for White Sharks in South Africa Using Photo Identification and Automated Software. PLoS ONE. 8(6). 1 indexed citations

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Towner, Alison, et al.. (2013). Gauging the Threat: The First Population Estimate for White Sharks in South Africa Using Photo Identification and Automated Software. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e66035–e66035. 59 indexed citations

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Towner, Alison, et al.. (2013). Correction: Gauging the Threat: The First Population Estimate for White Sharks in South Africa Using Photo Identification and Automated Software. PLoS ONE. 8(6). 10 indexed citations

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Jewell, Oliver J. D., et al.. (2011). Effects of Smart Position Only (SPOT) Tag Deployment on White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27242–e27242. 27 indexed citations

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