Catherine Collier

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Catherine Collier is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Collier has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Oceanography, 50 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Catherine Collier's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (54 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (38 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (38 papers). Catherine Collier is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (54 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (38 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (38 papers). Catherine Collier collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Catherine Collier's co-authors include Michelle Waycott, Len McKenzie, Peter J. Ralph, Richard K. F. Unsworth, Paul S. Lavery, Sven Uthicke, Susana Enríquez, Martina A. Doblin, Michael J. Durako and Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Collier

68 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global challenges for seagrass conservation

2018 257 citations Richard K. F. Unsworth, Len McKenzie et al. AMBIO profile →

Peers

Catherine Collier

OCEAN

ECOLO

GPC

MMPL

Eugenia T. Apostolaki Greece

Iacopo Bertocci Italy

Masahiro Nakaoka Japan

Jennifer Hauxwell United States

Dominique Davoult France

Ainsley Calladine Australia

Joel C. Creed Brazil

Karen Filbee‐Dexter Norway

Len McKenzie Australia

Paul E. Gribben Australia

Eugenia T. Apostolaki Greece

Catherine Collier

2.8k ×1.1

OCEAN

2.6k ×1.1

ECOLO

908 ×1.5

GPC

307 ×1.4

MMPL

258 ×1.6

Citations per year, relative to Catherine Collier Catherine Collier (= 1×) peers Eugenia T. Apostolaki

Countries citing papers authored by Catherine Collier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Catherine Collier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Catherine Collier. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Catherine Collier. The network helps show where Catherine Collier may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Collier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Catherine Collier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Catherine Collier 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 Catherine Collier. Catherine Collier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fabricius, Katharina, et al.. (2025). The seven sins of climate change: A review of rates of change, and quantitative impacts on ecosystems and water quality in the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 219. 118267–118267. 1 indexed citations

Collier, Catherine, et al.. (2023). Subtidal seagrass detector: development of a deep learning seagrass detection and classification model for seagrass presence and density in diverse habitats from underwater photoquadrats. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 4 indexed citations

Adams, Matthew, Catherine Collier, Alex B. Carter, et al.. (2019). Towards Ecologically Relevant Targets: Impact of flow and sediment discharge on seagrass communities in the Great Barrier Reef. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 4 indexed citations

Bainbridge, Zoë, Stephen Lewis, Rebecca Bartley, et al.. (2018). Fine sediment and particulate organic matter: A review and case study on ridge-to-reef transport, transformations, fates, and impacts on marine ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 135. 1205–1220. 115 indexed citations

Unsworth, Richard K. F., Len McKenzie, Catherine Collier, et al.. (2018). Global challenges for seagrass conservation. AMBIO. 48(8). 801–815. 257 indexed citations breakdown →

Collier, Catherine, et al.. (2017). Combined effects of temperature and the herbicide diuron on Photosystem II activity of the tropical seagrass Halophila ovalis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 45404–45404. 25 indexed citations

O’Brien, Katherine R., Michelle Waycott, Paul Maxwell, et al.. (2017). Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 134. 166–176. 127 indexed citations

Waterhouse, Jane, Jon Brodie, Dieter Tracey, et al.. (2017). 2017 Scientific Consensus Statement: land use impacts on the Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition, Chapter 3: the risk from anthropogenic pollutants to Great Barrier Reef coastal and marine ecosystems. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 6 indexed citations

McKenzie, Len, et al.. (2017). Marine Monitoring Program: Annual report for inshore seagrass monitoring 2015-2016. GBRMPA ELibrary (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority). 11 indexed citations

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Adams, Matthew, et al.. (2017). Model fit versus biological relevance: Evaluating photosynthesis-temperature models for three tropical seagrass species. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 39930–39930. 43 indexed citations

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Collier, Catherine, Yan Xiang Ow, Sven Uthicke, et al.. (2017). Optimum Temperatures for Net Primary Productivity of Three Tropical Seagrass Species. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1446–1446. 74 indexed citations

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Ow, Yan Xiang, et al.. (2016). Nitrate fertilisation does not enhance CO2 responses in two tropical seagrass species. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23093–23093. 12 indexed citations

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Adams, Matthew, A. Ferguson, Catherine Collier, et al.. (2015). Assessment of light history indicators for predicting seagrass biomass. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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Unsworth, Richard K. F., Catherine Collier, Michelle Waycott, Len McKenzie, & Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth. (2015). A framework for the resilience of seagrass ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 100(1). 34–46. 194 indexed citations

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Collier, Catherine, et al.. (2015). A Miniature Bioassay for Testing the Acute Phytotoxicity of Photosystem II Herbicides on Seagrass. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117541–e0117541. 19 indexed citations

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Collier, Catherine & Michelle Waycott. (2014). Temperature extremes reduce seagrass growth and induce mortality. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 83(2). 483–490. 146 indexed citations

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Collier, Catherine, Cecilia Villacorta‐Rath, Kor‐jent van Dijk, Miwa Takahashi, & Michelle Waycott. (2014). Seagrass Proliferation Precedes Mortality during Hypo-Salinity Events: A Stress-Induced Morphometric Response. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94014–e94014. 43 indexed citations

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Petus, Caroline, Catherine Collier, Michelle Devlin, Michael Rasheed, & S.A. McKenna. (2014). Using MODIS data for understanding changes in seagrass meadow health: A case study in the Great Barrier Reef (Australia). Marine Environmental Research. 98. 68–85. 63 indexed citations

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Flores, Florita, Catherine Collier, Philip Mercurio, & Andrew P. Negri. (2013). Phytotoxicity of Four Photosystem II Herbicides to Tropical Seagrasses. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75798–e75798. 58 indexed citations

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Gibbes, Badin, et al.. (2000). South East Queensland Regional Water Quality Management Strategy. Water. 27(6). 42–47. 13 indexed citations

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