Boris Worm

42.8k total citations · 18 hit papers
143 papers, 27.2k citations indexed

About

Boris Worm is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Boris Worm has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 27.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Ecology, 89 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 47 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Boris Worm's work include Marine and fisheries research (81 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (50 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (30 papers). Boris Worm is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (81 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (50 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (30 papers). Boris Worm collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Boris Worm's co-authors include Ransom A. Myers, Heike K. Lotze, Derek P. Tittensor, Camilo Mora, Julia K. Baum, Michael R. Heithaus, J. Emmett Duffy, Daniel G. Boyce, Ulrich Sommer and Marlon R. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Boris Worm

140 papers receiving 25.7k citations

Hit Papers

Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services 2003 2026 2010 2018 2006 2003 2011 2010 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services
    2006 3.1k citations Boris Worm, Edward B. Barbier et al. Science profile →
  2. Rapid worldwide depletion of predatory fish communities
    2003 2.1k citations Ransom A. Myers, Boris Worm profile →
  3. How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean?
    2011 1.6k citations Derek P. Tittensor, Boris Worm et al. profile →
  4. Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa
    2010 1.1k citations Derek P. Tittensor, Heike K. Lotze et al. profile →
  5. Marine Taxa Track Local Climate Velocities
    2013 1.0k citations Malin L. Pinsky, Boris Worm et al. Science profile →
  6. Predicting ecological consequences of marine top predator declines
    2008 1.0k citations Boris Worm et al. profile →
  7. Global phytoplankton decline over the past century
    2010 980 citations Daniel G. Boyce, Boris Worm et al. profile →
  8. Collapse and Conservation of Shark Populations in the Northwest Atlantic
    2003 930 citations Ransom A. Myers, Boris Worm et al. Science profile →
  9. Ecosystem recovery after climatic extremes enhanced by genotypic diversity
    2005 887 citations Thorsten B. H. Reusch, Anneli Ehlers et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  10. Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean
    2010 751 citations Francesco Ferretti, Boris Worm et al. profile →
  11. Tracking the global footprint of fisheries
    2018 705 citations David A. Kroodsma, Juan Mayorga et al. Science profile →
  12. Cascading top‐down effects of changing oceanic predator abundances
    2009 701 citations Boris Worm et al. profile →
  13. Rebuilding marine life
    2020 626 citations Edward B. Barbier, Gregory L. Britten et al. profile →
  14. Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant
    2017 558 citations Boris Worm, Heike K. Lotze et al. profile →
  15. Globalization, Roving Bandits, and Marine Resources
    2006 516 citations Carl Folke, Boris Worm et al. Science profile →
  16. Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks
    2013 463 citations Boris Worm et al. profile →
  17. Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change
    2017 426 citations Boris Worm et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  18. Global shark fishing mortality still rising despite widespread regulatory change
    2024 41 citations Boris Worm, Laurenne Schiller et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Boris Worm Canada 65 15.2k 13.5k 7.9k 6.9k 2.4k 143 27.2k
David R. Bellwood Australia 85 25.1k 1.7× 17.4k 1.3× 10.5k 1.3× 9.8k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 351 32.1k
Jane Lubchenco United States 66 14.2k 0.9× 14.7k 1.1× 5.0k 0.6× 7.8k 1.1× 4.3k 1.8× 129 32.6k
Steven D. Gaines United States 91 18.8k 1.2× 15.5k 1.1× 6.6k 0.8× 10.9k 1.6× 3.0k 1.3× 262 31.0k
Larry B. Crowder United States 77 14.5k 1.0× 11.0k 0.8× 12.2k 1.5× 2.6k 0.4× 2.4k 1.0× 224 23.8k
J. Emmett Duffy United States 65 14.9k 1.0× 10.6k 0.8× 8.0k 1.0× 8.1k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 173 28.5k
Reg Watson Canada 73 16.7k 1.1× 18.3k 1.4× 4.9k 0.6× 5.6k 0.8× 4.8k 2.0× 188 28.8k
Nicholas K. Dulvy Canada 68 11.2k 0.7× 10.2k 0.8× 8.8k 1.1× 2.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 170 19.6k
James A. Estes United States 59 17.9k 1.2× 8.8k 0.7× 4.8k 0.6× 6.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 145 24.3k
Jeremy B. C. Jackson United States 58 21.1k 1.4× 15.6k 1.2× 4.5k 0.6× 12.3k 1.8× 2.7k 1.1× 141 29.9k
John M. Pandolfi Australia 55 16.8k 1.1× 11.3k 0.8× 3.6k 0.4× 9.1k 1.3× 1.6k 0.7× 206 22.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Boris Worm

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Fields of papers citing papers by Boris Worm

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boris Worm

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Boris Worm. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Boris Worm 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 Boris Worm. Boris Worm 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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Schiller, Laurenne, Gregory L. Britten, Graeme Auld, & Boris Worm. (2024). Learning from positive deviants in fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. 25(3). 409–428. 3 indexed citations
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Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., et al.. (2023). The diversity of animals identified as keystone species. Ecology and Evolution. 13(10). e10561–e10561. 7 indexed citations
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Boyce, Daniel G., Derek P. Tittensor, Cristina Garilao, et al.. (2022). A climate risk index for marine life. Nature Climate Change. 12(9). 854–862. 64 indexed citations
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Memarzadeh, Milad, Gregory L. Britten, Boris Worm, & Carl Boettiger. (2019). Rebuilding global fisheries under uncertainty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(32). 15985–15990. 39 indexed citations
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Kroodsma, David A., Juan Mayorga, Timothy Hochberg, et al.. (2018). Tracking the global footprint of fisheries. Science. 359(6378). 904–908. 705 indexed citations breakdown →
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Worm, Boris & Derek P. Tittensor. (2018). A Theory of Global Biodiversity (MPB-60). Princeton University Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Crespo, Guillermo Ortuño, Daniel C. Dunn, Gabriel Reygondeau, et al.. (2018). The environmental niche of the global high seas pelagic longline fleet. Science Advances. 4(8). eaat3681–eaat3681. 46 indexed citations
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Dureuil, Manuel, et al.. (2018). Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot. Science. 362(6421). 1403–1407. 92 indexed citations
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Defeo, Omar, Carlos Alberto de Moura Barboza, Francisco R. Barboza, et al.. (2017). Aggregate patterns of macrofaunal diversity: An interocean comparison. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 26(7). 823–834. 37 indexed citations
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Pinsky, Malin L., Boris Worm, Michael J. Fogarty, Jorge L. Sarmiento, & Simon A. Levin. (2013). Marine Taxa Track Local Climate Velocities. Science. 341(6151). 1239–1242. 1027 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reglero, Patricia, et al.. (2013). Worldwide distributions of tuna larvae: revisiting hypotheses on environmental requirements for spawning habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 501. 207–224. 78 indexed citations
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Minto, Cóilín & Boris Worm. (2012). Interactions between small pelagic fish and young cod across the North Atlantic. Ecology. 93(10). 2139–2154. 38 indexed citations
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Hyrenbach, David, Boris Worm, A. Fonteneau, & Eric Gilman. (2007). Using Marine Reserves to Protect Highly Migratory Species: Scientists Discuss Potential Strategies, Including Mobile MPAs. Atherosclerosis. 8(8). 1–3. 2 indexed citations
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VanderZwaag, David & Boris Worm. (2007). High Seas Fisheries: Troubled Waters, Tangled Governance and Recovery Prospects. eYLS (Yale Law School). 64(5). 1. 5 indexed citations
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Worm, Boris, Edward B. Barbier, Nicola Beaumont, et al.. (2007). Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Worm, Boris, Edward B. Barbier, Nicola Beaumont, et al.. (2006). Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services. Science. 314(5800). 787–790. 3141 indexed citations breakdown →
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Worm, Boris & Heike K. Lotze. (2006). Effects of eutrophication, grazing, and algal blooms on rocky shores. Limnology and Oceanography. 51(1part2). 569–579. 180 indexed citations
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Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Anneli Ehlers, August Hämmerli, & Boris Worm. (2005). Ecosystem recovery after climatic extremes enhanced by genotypic diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(8). 2826–2831. 887 indexed citations breakdown →
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Worm, Boris, Marcel Sandow, Andreas Oschlies, Heike K. Lotze, & Ransom A. Myers. (2005). Global Patterns of Predator Diversity in the Open Oceans. Science. 309(5739). 1365–1369. 277 indexed citations

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