Colin A. Simpfendorfer

26.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
325 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Colin A. Simpfendorfer is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin A. Simpfendorfer has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 295 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 142 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 139 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Colin A. Simpfendorfer's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (263 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (179 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (129 papers). Colin A. Simpfendorfer is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (263 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (179 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (129 papers). Colin A. Simpfendorfer collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Colin A. Simpfendorfer's co-authors include Michelle R. Heupel, Andrew J. Tobin, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Robert E. Hueter, Andrew Chin, Tonya R. Wiley, Rory B. McAuley, Peter M. Kyne, John K. Carlson and Sonja V. Fordham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Colin A. Simpfendorfer

324 papers receiving 14.8k 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.

Shark nursery areas: concepts, definition, characterization and assumptions

2007 574 citations Michelle R. Heupel, Colin A. Simpfendorfer et al. profile →
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays

2021 480 citations Nathan Pacoureau, Cassandra L. Rigby et al. Nature profile →
Challenges and Priorities in Shark and Ray Conservation

2017 355 citations Nicholas K. Dulvy, Colin A. Simpfendorfer et al. profile →
Continental-scale animal tracking reveals functional movement classes across marine taxa

2018 297 citations Michelle R. Heupel, Colin A. Simpfendorfer et al. profile →
Australia’s continental-scale acoustic tracking database and its automated quality control process

2018 237 citations Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Michelle R. Heupel et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Colin A. Simpfendorfer	12.9k	7.1k	7.1k	3.9k	1.2k	325	15.6k
Michelle R. Heupel	9.2k 0.7×	5.4k 0.8×	6.3k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	660 0.5×	198	11.7k
Barbara A. Block	6.9k 0.5×	6.7k 0.9×	8.2k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	2.8k 2.3×	229	15.4k
Mark G. Meekan	7.2k 0.6×	6.7k 0.9×	8.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.4×	708 0.6×	291	13.1k
Jeffrey M. Leis	3.5k 0.3×	4.7k 0.7×	5.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	437 0.4×	155	7.3k
Kenneth H. Pollock	7.4k 0.6×	4.6k 0.6×	14.0k 2.0×	819 0.2×	818 0.7×	256	19.1k
Scott G. Hinch	8.0k 0.6×	3.6k 0.5×	6.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	214 0.2×	231	10.9k
Michael R. Heithaus	7.0k 0.5×	5.2k 0.7×	9.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.3×	496 0.4×	215	13.7k
David H. Secor	5.9k 0.5×	7.1k 1.0×	4.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	289 0.2×	180	9.7k
Heidi Dewar	3.5k 0.3×	3.4k 0.5×	3.6k 0.5×	695 0.2×	332 0.3×	88	6.1k
J. F. Steffensen	4.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.2×	5.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.6×	377 0.3×	188	8.4k

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Dulvy, Nicholas K., Hollie Booth, Sonja V. Fordham, et al.. (2026). Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss. 2(2). 92–115.

Heupel, Michelle R., et al.. (2024). Performance and detection range of acoustic receivers in mangrove habitats. Journal of Fish Biology. 106(5). 1540–1553. 1 indexed citations

Dulvy, Nicholas K., Nathan Pacoureau, Jay H. Matsushiba, et al.. (2024). Ecological erosion and expanding extinction risk of sharks and rays. Science. 386(6726). eadn1477–eadn1477. 15 indexed citations

Pacoureau, Nathan, John K. Carlson, Holly K. Kindsvater, et al.. (2023). Conservation successes and challenges for wide-ranging sharks and rays. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(5). e2216891120–e2216891120. 41 indexed citations

Sherman, C. Samantha, et al.. (2022). M‐Risk : A framework for assessing global fisheries management efficacy of sharks, rays and chimaeras. Fish and Fisheries. 23(6). 1383–1399. 7 indexed citations

Martins, Ana Paula Barbosa, Jordan K. Matley, Michelle R. Heupel, et al.. (2022). Trophic ecology of sympatric juvenile stingrays within a nursery area. Marine and Freshwater Research. 73(5). 678–688. 6 indexed citations

Huerlimann, Roger, Richard C. Edmunds, Alyssa M. Budd, et al.. (2021). Improved detection sensitivity using an optimal eDNA preservation and extraction workflow and its application to threatened sawfishes. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31(8). 2131–2148. 20 indexed citations

Pacoureau, Nathan, Cassandra L. Rigby, Peter M. Kyne, et al.. (2021). Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays. Nature. 589(7843). 567–571. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

Matley, Jordan K., Natalie V. Klinard, Ana Paula Barbosa Martins, et al.. (2021). Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 37(1). 79–94. 98 indexed citations

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Rigby, Cassandra L., Timothy J. Emery, M. Fuller, et al.. (2020). Ecological risks of demersal fishing on deepwater chondrichthyan populations in the Southern Indian and South Pacific Oceans. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 77(5). 1711–1727. 18 indexed citations

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Matley, Jordan K., Gregory E. Maes, Floriaan Devloo‐Delva, et al.. (2018). Integrating complementary methods to improve diet analysis in fishery‐targeted species. Ecology and Evolution. 8(18). 9503–9515. 45 indexed citations

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Heupel, Michelle R., et al.. (2018). Latitudinal and seasonal variation in space use by a large, predatory reef fish,Plectropomus leopardus. Functional Ecology. 33(4). 670–680. 12 indexed citations

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Green, Madeline, J. Hobbs, Kevin A. Feldheim, et al.. (2018). Mixed-marker approach suggests maternal philopatry and sex-biased behaviours of narrow sawfish Anoxypristis cuspidata. Endangered Species Research. 37. 45–54. 10 indexed citations

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Simpfendorfer, Colin A. & Bradley M. Wetherbee. (2015). Shark and ray life history. Marine and Freshwater Research. 66(4). i–ii. 3 indexed citations

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Rigby, Cassandra L., et al.. (2015). Novel method for shark age estimation using near infrared spectroscopy. Marine and Freshwater Research. 67(5). 537–545. 15 indexed citations

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Harry, Alastair V., Andrew J. Tobin, & Colin A. Simpfendorfer. (2013). Age, growth and reproductive biology of the spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah, and the Australian blacktip shark, C. tilstoni, from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, north-eastern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research. 64(4). 277–293. 54 indexed citations

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Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Michelle R. Heupel, William T. White, & Nicholas K. Dulvy. (2011). The importance of research and public opinion to conservation management of sharks and rays: a synthesis. Marine and Freshwater Research. 62(6). 518–527. 233 indexed citations

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Awruch, CA, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, & N. W. Pankhurst. (2011). Evaluation and use of a portable field kit for measuring whole-blood lactate in sharks. Marine and Freshwater Research. 62(6). 694–699. 19 indexed citations

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Harry, Alastair V., Andrew J. Tobin, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, et al.. (2011). Evaluating catch and mitigating risk in a multispecies, tropical, inshore shark fishery within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Marine and Freshwater Research. 62(6). 710–721. 69 indexed citations

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Harry, Alastair V., et al.. (2011). The life histories of endangered hammerhead sharks (Carcharhiniformes, Sphyrnidae) from the east coast of Australia. Journal of Fish Biology. 78(7). 2026–2051. 74 indexed citations

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