Anusha Rajkaran

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Anusha Rajkaran is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Anusha Rajkaran has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Oceanography and 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Anusha Rajkaran's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (34 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (11 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (10 papers). Anusha Rajkaran is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (34 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (11 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (10 papers). Anusha Rajkaran collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and Hong Kong. Anusha Rajkaran's co-authors include Kerrylee Rogers, Ken W. Krauss, Janine B. Adams, Neil Saintilan, Trishan Naidoo, Shing Yip Lee, Daniel A. Friess, Stuart Hamilton, Suhua Shi and Richard Lucas and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Pollution, Global Change Biology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Anusha Rajkaran

40 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The State of the World's Mangrove Forests: Pas... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2019 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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. The State of the World's Mangrove Forests: Past, Present, and Future
    2019 526 citations Daniel A. Friess, Kerrylee Rogers et al. Annual Review of Environment and Resources profile →
  2. Mangrove expansion and salt marsh decline at mangrove poleward limits
    2013 462 citations Kerrylee Rogers, Anusha Rajkaran et al. profile →

Peers

Anusha Rajkaran
Raymond D. Ward Estonia
Martin W. Skov United Kingdom
L.A. Trott Australia
Andrew H. Baldwin United States
A. Sasekumar Malaysia
Mark Walton United Kingdom
Jeffrey J. Kelleway Australia
Inga Nordhaus Germany
Inés Mazarrasa Spain
Ariane Arias‐Ortiz Spain
Raymond D. Ward Estonia
Anusha Rajkaran
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Countries citing papers authored by Anusha Rajkaran

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anusha Rajkaran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anusha Rajkaran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anusha Rajkaran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anusha Rajkaran 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 Anusha Rajkaran. Anusha Rajkaran 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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Adams, Janine B., Lucienne R.D. Human, Anusha Rajkaran, et al.. (2025). Blue Carbon at the southern tip of Africa: current knowledge and future perspectives for dynamic estuarine environments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 322. 109360–109360. 1 indexed citations
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Rajkaran, Anusha, et al.. (2024). Temporal shifts in key mangrove crab species linked to biotic and abiotic factors at a latitudinal range limit. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 313. 109116–109116.
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Raw, Jacqueline L., Tom Van der Stocken, Dustin Carroll, et al.. (2022). Dispersal and coastal geomorphology limit potential for mangrove range expansion under climate change. Journal of Ecology. 111(1). 139–155. 26 indexed citations
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Adams, Janine B. & Anusha Rajkaran. (2021). Changes in mangroves at their southernmost African distribution limit. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 248. 107158–107158. 17 indexed citations
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Niekerk, Lara Van, Janine B. Adams, Nicola C. James, et al.. (2020). An Estuary Ecosystem Classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 45(1-2). 199–216. 84 indexed citations
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Rajkaran, Anusha, et al.. (2019). Oil induces chlorophyll deficient propagules in mangroves. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 150. 110667–110667. 14 indexed citations
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James, Nicola C., et al.. (2019). The importance of different juvenile habitats as nursery areas for a ubiquitous estuarine-dependent marine fish species. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 226. 106270–106270. 20 indexed citations
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Friess, Daniel A., Kerrylee Rogers, Catherine E. Lovelock, et al.. (2019). The State of the World's Mangrove Forests: Past, Present, and Future. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 44(1). 89–115. 526 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adams, Janine B., et al.. (2019). Barcoding of estuarine macrophytes and phylogenetic diversity of estuaries along the South African coastline. Genome. 62(9). 585–595. 2 indexed citations
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Naidoo, Trishan, Sershen Naidoo, Richard C. Thompson, & Anusha Rajkaran. (2019). Quantification and characterisation of microplastics ingested by selected juvenile fish species associated with mangroves in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Environmental Pollution. 257. 113635–113635. 130 indexed citations
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Adams, Janine B., et al.. (2019). Relating microalgal response to nutrient status in a mangrove-dominated estuary. Hydrobiologia. 843(1). 183–199. 1 indexed citations
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Peer, Nasreen, Anusha Rajkaran, Nelson A. F. Miranda, et al.. (2018). Latitudinal gradients and poleward expansion of mangrove ecosystems in South Africa: 50 years after Macnae’s first assessment. African Journal of Marine Science. 40(2). 101–120. 20 indexed citations
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Adams, Janine B., et al.. (2017). Key factors that drive phytoplankton biomass and community composition in the urbanised Nahoon Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 42(3). 245–257. 3 indexed citations
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Adams, Janine B., et al.. (2013). Response of mangroves to drought and non-tidal conditions in St Lucia Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 38(2). 153–162. 29 indexed citations
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Rajkaran, Anusha & Janine B. Adams. (2011). Mangrove Forests of Northern KwaZulu-Natal: Sediment Conditions and Population Structure of the Largest Mangrove Forests in South Af. 10(1). 25–38. 9 indexed citations
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Adams, Janine B., et al.. (2011). The response of the red mangrove Rhizophora mucronata Lam. to salinity and inundation in South Africa. Aquatic Botany. 95(2). 71–76. 86 indexed citations
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Rajkaran, Anusha & Janine B. Adams. (2007). Mangrove litter production and organic carbon pools in the Mngazana Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 32(1). 17–25. 22 indexed citations

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