André Rovai

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

André Rovai is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, André Rovai has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in André Rovai's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (27 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). André Rovai is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (27 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). André Rovai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and France. André Rovai's co-authors include Robert R. Twilley, Pablo Riul, Edward Castañeda‐Moya, Paulo Roberto Pagliosa, Paulo Antunes Horta, Miguel Cifuentes, José Carlos Simonassi, Alessandra Fonseca, Roy R. Lewis and Eric C. Milbrandt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

André Rovai

30 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Global controls on carbon storage in mangrove soils 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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. Global controls on carbon storage in mangrove soils
    2018 241 citations André Rovai, Robert R. Twilley et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
André Rovai United States 15 937 321 203 188 134 33 1.1k
Nicole Cormier United States 20 1.2k 1.3× 449 1.4× 279 1.4× 192 1.0× 209 1.6× 38 1.3k
Carolyn J. Ewers Lewis United States 9 805 0.9× 217 0.7× 151 0.7× 288 1.5× 118 0.9× 16 898
Carlos Coronado‐Molina United States 14 782 0.8× 306 1.0× 168 0.8× 193 1.0× 179 1.3× 26 915
Frida Sidik Indonesia 12 1.1k 1.1× 377 1.2× 302 1.5× 132 0.7× 132 1.0× 32 1.2k
Andrew S. From United States 15 1.2k 1.3× 569 1.8× 271 1.3× 244 1.3× 286 2.1× 21 1.4k
Pierre Taillardat Singapore 16 808 0.9× 202 0.6× 274 1.3× 193 1.0× 110 0.8× 26 1.0k
Mário Luiz Gomes Soares Brazil 18 650 0.7× 146 0.5× 181 0.9× 119 0.6× 76 0.6× 51 867
James Z. Sippo Australia 16 908 1.0× 285 0.9× 252 1.2× 320 1.7× 170 1.3× 25 1.1k
Michimasa Magi Japan 7 760 0.8× 542 1.7× 126 0.6× 115 0.6× 130 1.0× 11 892
Lisa Schile-Beers United States 6 641 0.7× 221 0.7× 139 0.7× 110 0.6× 129 1.0× 7 698

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Fields of papers citing papers by André Rovai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Rovai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of André Rovai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of André Rovai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with André Rovai. André Rovai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Twilley, Robert R., et al.. (2025). Incorporating uncertainty in a wetland soil accretion model (NUMAN 2.0) to test generality across coastal environmental settings of south Florida. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 323. 109407–109407.
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Rovai, André, et al.. (2025). Understanding saltmarsh distribution and mangrove co-occurrence at tropical estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 323. 109413–109413.
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Steinmuller, Havalend E., Joshua L. Breithaupt, André Rovai, et al.. (2024). Using loss-on-ignition to estimate total nitrogen content of mangrove soils. Geoderma. 448. 116956–116956. 2 indexed citations
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Lorenzo‐Trueba, Jorge, et al.. (2024). Net evaporation-induced mangrove area loss across low-lying Caribbean islands. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 45004–45004. 2 indexed citations
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Day, John W., Edward J. Anthony, Robert Costanza, et al.. (2024). Coastal Wetlands in the Anthropocene. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 49(1). 105–135. 10 indexed citations
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Twilley, Robert R., et al.. (2024). Patterns of marsh surface accretion rates along salinity and hydroperiod gradients between active and inactive coastal deltaic floodplains. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 301. 108757–108757. 2 indexed citations
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Jafari, Navid H., et al.. (2024). Large-Scale Laboratory Direct Shear Testing for Wetland Root Strength. Civil War Book Review. 370–376.
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Rovai, André, et al.. (2023). Mangrove interaction with saltmarsh varies at different life stages. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 167410–167410. 6 indexed citations
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Breithaupt, Joshua L., Havalend E. Steinmuller, André Rovai, et al.. (2023). An Improved Framework for Estimating Organic Carbon Content of Mangrove Soils Using loss-on-ignition and Coastal Environmental Setting. Wetlands. 43(6). 57–57. 13 indexed citations
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Stagg, Camille L., et al.. (2023). Above- and Belowground Biomass Carbon Stock and Net Primary Productivity Maps for Tidal Herbaceous Marshes of the United States. Remote Sensing. 15(6). 1697–1697. 11 indexed citations
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Rovai, André, et al.. (2023). The Challenges of Sustainable Forest Operations in Amazonia. Current Forestry Reports. 10(1). 77–88. 3 indexed citations
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Rovai, André, et al.. (2022). Biomass allocation of tidal freshwater marsh species in response to natural and manipulated hydroperiod in coastal deltaic floodplains. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 268. 107784–107784. 5 indexed citations
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Jensen, Daniel, et al.. (2020). Aboveground biomass distributions and vegetation composition changes in Louisiana's Wax Lake Delta. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 250. 107139–107139. 14 indexed citations
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Twilley, Robert R., John W. Day, Edward Castañeda‐Moya, et al.. (2019). Ecogeomorphology of coastal deltaic floodplains and estuaries in an active delta: Insights from the Atchafalaya Coastal Basin. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 227. 106341–106341. 42 indexed citations
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Rovai, André, et al.. (2019). Spatial variability of mangrove primary productivity in the neotropics. Ecosphere. 10(8). 50 indexed citations
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Twilley, Robert R., André Rovai, & Pablo Riul. (2018). Coastal morphology explains global blue carbon distributions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 16(9). 503–508. 135 indexed citations
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Lewis, Roy R., et al.. (2016). Stress in mangrove forests: Early detection and preemptive rehabilitation are essential for future successful worldwide mangrove forest management. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 109(2). 764–771. 111 indexed citations
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Rovai, André, et al.. (2016). On the impact of the Brazilian Forest Code on mangroves: A comment to Ferreira and Lacerda (2016). Ocean & Coastal Management. 132. 36–37. 10 indexed citations
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Rovai, André, José Bonomi‐Barufi, Paulo Roberto Pagliosa, et al.. (2013). Photosynthetic performance of restored and natural mangroves under different environmental constraints. Environmental Pollution. 181. 233–241. 14 indexed citations
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Rovai, André. (2012). Restauração de manguezais no Brasil: retrospectiva e perspectivas. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2 indexed citations

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