Brian R. Silliman

30.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
200 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

Brian R. Silliman is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian R. Silliman has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Ecology, 95 papers in Oceanography and 58 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Brian R. Silliman's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (111 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (82 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (57 papers). Brian R. Silliman is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (111 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (82 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (57 papers). Brian R. Silliman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Brian R. Silliman's co-authors include Mark D. Bertness, Edward B. Barbier, Evamaria W. Koch, Sally D. Hacker, Chris Kennedy, Adrian C. Stier, Qiang He, Keryn B. Gedan, Steven Bouillon and Catherine E. Lovelock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian R. Silliman

198 papers receiving 20.2k citations

Hit Papers

The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services 2008 2026 2014 2020 2010 2011 2008 2008 2010 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. The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services
    2010 3.9k citations Edward B. Barbier, Sally D. Hacker et al. Ecological Monographs profile →
  2. A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2
    2011 2.4k citations Elizabeth Mcleod, Gail L. Chmura et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
  3. Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values
    2008 792 citations Edward B. Barbier, Evamaria W. Koch et al. Science profile →
  4. Centuries of Human-Driven Change in Salt Marsh Ecosystems
    2008 730 citations Brian R. Silliman, Mark D. Bertness et al. profile →
  5. The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm
    2010 719 citations Eric Wolanski, Edward B. Barbier et al. profile →
  6. Non‐linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection
    2009 603 citations Evamaria W. Koch, Edward B. Barbier et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
  7. Climate Change, Human Impacts, and Coastal Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
    2019 474 citations Qiang He, Brian R. Silliman profile →
  8. Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots
    2022 222 citations Ralph J. M. Temmink, Leon P. M. Lamers et al. Science profile →
  9. Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species
    2023 112 citations Thomas Wernberg, Mads S. Thomsen 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
Brian R. Silliman United States 66 16.0k 7.3k 6.0k 4.1k 2.8k 200 21.0k
Catherine E. Lovelock Australia 76 17.3k 1.1× 5.4k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 4.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.4× 322 23.2k
Tjeerd J. Bouma Netherlands 72 14.3k 0.9× 6.1k 0.8× 3.8k 0.6× 7.8k 1.9× 1.4k 0.5× 413 19.5k
Mark Spalding United Kingdom 48 14.0k 0.9× 6.2k 0.9× 9.6k 1.6× 1.3k 0.3× 2.2k 0.8× 89 19.8k
John F. Bruno United States 57 15.4k 1.0× 9.3k 1.3× 10.5k 1.7× 669 0.2× 3.8k 1.3× 156 23.3k
Mark D. Bertness United States 78 17.1k 1.1× 9.6k 1.3× 6.5k 1.1× 3.0k 0.7× 6.8k 2.4× 193 24.2k
Núria Marbà Spain 70 13.5k 0.8× 13.1k 1.8× 4.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 677 0.2× 222 18.4k
James W. Fourqurean United States 61 14.3k 0.9× 13.5k 1.9× 4.0k 0.7× 980 0.2× 1.2k 0.4× 158 18.5k
Charles H. Peterson United States 63 12.6k 0.8× 8.0k 1.1× 12.1k 2.0× 938 0.2× 3.9k 1.4× 159 21.7k
Sally D. Hacker United States 34 6.3k 0.4× 2.9k 0.4× 2.8k 0.5× 2.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 82 9.1k
Michael W. Beck United States 44 7.1k 0.4× 3.1k 0.4× 5.6k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 106 11.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian R. Silliman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Paxton, Avery B., Brendan J. Runde, Carter S. Smith, et al.. (2025). Leveraging built marine structures to benefit and minimize impacts on natural habitats. BioScience. 75(2). 172–183. 5 indexed citations
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Choi, Jonathan J., et al.. (2024). Role of low‐impact‐factor journals in conservation implementation. Conservation Biology. 39(2). e14391–e14391. 9 indexed citations
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Silliman, Brian R., et al.. (2024). Parasites disrupt a keystone mutualism that underpins the structure, functioning, and resilience of a coastal ecosystem. Ecological Monographs. 94(4). 1 indexed citations
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Paxton, Avery B., Brandon J. Puckett, Jahson B. Alemu, et al.. (2024). Evidence on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems: a systematic map. Environmental Evidence. 13(1). 28–28. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Y. Stacy, et al.. (2023). Sediment carbon storage differs in native and non-native Caribbean seagrass beds. Marine Environmental Research. 194. 106307–106307. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chunming, Xiaolin Liao, Christine Angelini, et al.. (2023). Shorebirds-driven trophic cascade helps restore coastal wetland multifunctionality. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8076–8076. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Xincheng, Hanchen Wang, Douglas J. McCauley, et al.. (2023). A wide megafauna gap undermines China’s expanding coastal ecosystem conservation. Science Advances. 9(32). eadg3800–eadg3800. 5 indexed citations
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Silliman, Brian R., et al.. (2023). Grazer host density mediates the ability of parasites to protect foundational plants from overgrazing. Oikos. 2023(9). 3 indexed citations
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Temmink, Ralph J. M., Leon P. M. Lamers, Christine Angelini, et al.. (2022). Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots. Science. 376(6593). eabn1479–eabn1479. 222 indexed citations breakdown →
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Daleo, Pedro, et al.. (2021). Flood‐stimulated herbivory drives range retraction of a plant ecosystem. Journal of Ecology. 109(10). 3541–3554. 7 indexed citations
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Silliman, Brian R., et al.. (2017). An invasive foundation species enhances multifunctionality in a coastal ecosystem. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(32). 8580–8585. 96 indexed citations
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Angelini, Christine, Tjisse van der Heide, John N. Griffin, et al.. (2015). Foundation species' overlap enhances biodiversity and multifunctionality from the patch to landscape scale in southeastern United States salt marshes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1811). 20150421–20150421. 120 indexed citations
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Hensel, Marc J. S. & Brian R. Silliman. (2013). Consumer diversity across kingdoms supports multiple functions in a coastal ecosystem. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(51). 20621–20626. 41 indexed citations
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Silliman, Brian R., Johan van de Koppel, Michael McCoy, et al.. (2012). Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes after the BP–Deepwater Horizonoil spill. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(28). 11234–11239. 240 indexed citations
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Mcleod, Elizabeth, Gail L. Chmura, Steven Bouillon, et al.. (2011). A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 9(10). 552–560. 2441 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silliman, Brian R., Mark D. Bertness, Andrew H. Altieri, et al.. (2011). Whole-Community Facilitation Regulates Biodiversity on Patagonian Rocky Shores. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e24502–e24502. 105 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Mads S., Thomas Wernberg, Andrew H. Altieri, et al.. (2010). Habitat Cascades: The Conceptual Context and Global Relevance of Facilitation Cascades via Habitat Formation and Modification. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 50(2). 158–175. 208 indexed citations
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Barbier, Edward B., Evamaria W. Koch, Brian R. Silliman, et al.. (2008). Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values. Science. 319(5861). 321–323. 792 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alberti, Juan, Mauricio Escapa, Pedro Daleo, et al.. (2007). Local and geographic variation in grazing intensity by herbivorous crabs in SW Atlantic salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 349. 235–243. 66 indexed citations
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Silliman, Brian R. & Mark D. Bertness. (2002). A trophic cascade regulates salt marsh primary production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(16). 10500–10505. 378 indexed citations

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