Bethan C. O’Leary

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Bethan C. O’Leary is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Bethan C. O’Leary has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 22 papers in Ecology and 22 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Bethan C. O’Leary's work include Coastal and Marine Management (21 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (21 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (16 papers). Bethan C. O’Leary is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Management (21 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (21 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (16 papers). Bethan C. O’Leary collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Portugal. Bethan C. O’Leary's co-authors include Callum M. Roberts, Julie P. Hawkins, Douglas J. McCauley, U. Rashid Sumaila, Jane Lubchenco, Rod W. Wilson, Philippe Cury, Daniel Pauly, Juan Carlos Castilla and Carlos M. Duarte and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bethan C. O’Leary

38 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change
    2017 426 citations Callum M. Roberts, Bethan C. O’Leary et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Bethan C. O’Leary
Steven B. Scyphers United States
Kimberly A. Selkoe United States
Gabby N. Ahmadia United States
Mary Gleason United States
Jess Melbourne-Thomas Australia
Marcia Moreno‐Báez United States
Jorge G. Álvarez‐Romero Australia
Nate Peterson Australia
Cassandra M. Brooks United States
Catherine Longo United States
Steven B. Scyphers United States
Bethan C. O’Leary
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bethan C. O’Leary

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yates, Katherine L., et al.. (2024). Benefits and barriers for researcher-practitioner collaboration on marine and coastal management issues. Environmental Science & Policy. 155. 103713–103713. 2 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., Gema Casal, Cindy C. Cornet, et al.. (2024). A conceptual framework to help choose appropriate blue nature-based solutions. Journal of Environmental Management. 352. 119936–119936. 6 indexed citations
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Krause, Torsten, Elisa Furlan, Bethan C. O’Leary, et al.. (2024). Framing adaptive capacity of coastal communities: A review of the role of scientific framing in indicator-based adaptive capacity assessments in coastal social-ecological systems. Ocean & Coastal Management. 259. 107455–107455. 2 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., Louisa E. Wood, Cindy C. Cornet, Callum M. Roberts, & Catarina Fonseca. (2024). Practitioner insights on challenges and options for advancing blue Nature-based Solutions. Marine Policy. 163. 106104–106104. 3 indexed citations
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Fonseca, Catarina, Louisa E. Wood, Gema Casal, et al.. (2023). Survey data of public awareness on climate change and the value of marine and coastal ecosystems. Data in Brief. 47. 108924–108924. 11 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., et al.. (2023). Shifts in the size and distribution of marine trophy fishing world records. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 34(1). 3 indexed citations
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Konno, Ko, Samantha Cheng, Jacqualyn Eales, et al.. (2020). The CEEDER database of evidence reviews: An open-access evidence service for researchers and decision-makers. Environmental Science & Policy. 114. 256–262. 14 indexed citations
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Stewart, Bryce D., Charlotte Burns, Adam P. Hejnowicz, et al.. (2019). Making Brexit work for the environment and livelihoods: Delivering a stakeholder informed vision for agriculture and fisheries. People and Nature. 1(4). 442–456. 10 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., Bryce D. Stewart, Emma McKinley, et al.. (2019). What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence. 8(1). 4 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., et al.. (2018). Evidence gaps and biodiversity threats facing the marine environment of the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories. Biodiversity and Conservation. 28(2). 363–383. 9 indexed citations
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Carpenter, G. D. Hale, et al.. (2018). Who gets to fish for sea bass? Using social, economic, and environmental criteria to determine access to the English sea bass fishery. Marine Policy. 95. 199–208. 13 indexed citations
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Roberts, Callum M., Bethan C. O’Leary, Douglas J. McCauley, et al.. (2017). Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(24). 6167–6175. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hawkins, Julie P., et al.. (2016). Public awareness and attitudes towards marine protection in the United Kingdom. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 111(1-2). 231–236. 43 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., et al.. (2016). Effective Coverage Targets for Ocean Protection. Conservation Letters. 9(6). 398–404. 190 indexed citations
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Woodcock, Paul, Bethan C. O’Leary, Michel J. Kaiser, & Andrew S. Pullin. (2016). Your evidence or mine? Systematic evaluation of reviews of marine protected area effectiveness. Fish and Fisheries. 18(4). 668–681. 45 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., et al.. (2016). The cone snails of Cape Verde: Marine endemism at a terrestrial scale. Global Ecology and Conservation. 7. 201–213. 12 indexed citations
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Carpenter, G. D. Hale, et al.. (2015). Landing the blame: The influence of EU Member States on quota setting. Marine Policy. 64. 9–15. 50 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., et al.. (2015). Sharks and people: Insight into the global practices of tourism operators and their attitudes to Shark behaviour. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 91(1). 200–210. 30 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., et al.. (2013). Conus: First Comprehensive Conservation Red List Assessment of a Marine Gastropod Mollusc Genus. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e83353–e83353. 38 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Bethan C., et al.. (2011). The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next. Marine Policy. 36(3). 598–605. 84 indexed citations

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