Colin D. Woodroffe

16.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
234 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

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Colin D. Woodroffe is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin D. Woodroffe has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Ecology, 124 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 104 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Colin D. Woodroffe's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (85 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (81 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (77 papers). Colin D. Woodroffe is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (85 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (81 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (77 papers). Colin D. Woodroffe collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United States. Colin D. Woodroffe's co-authors include Kerrylee Rogers, Colin V. Murray‐Wallace, Neil Saintilan, S Smithers, John Chappell, B. G. Thom, Roger McLean, David M. Kennedy, Monica E. Mulrennan and Thomas S.N. Oliver and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Colin D. Woodroffe

230 papers receiving 9.9k citations

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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.

Mangrove Sedimentation and Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise

2015 347 citations Colin D. Woodroffe, Kerrylee Rogers et al. profile →
Wetland carbon storage controlled by millennial-scale variation in relative sea-level rise

2019 331 citations Kerrylee Rogers, Colin D. Woodroffe et al. profile →
Post-glacial sea-level changes around the Australian margin: a review

2012 319 citations Colin V. Murray‐Wallace, Colin D. Woodroffe et al. Quaternary Science Reviews profile →
Thresholds of mangrove survival under rapid sea level rise

2020 268 citations Kerrylee Rogers, Colin D. Woodroffe et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin D. Woodroffe Australia	55	6.1k	4.7k	4.2k	1.8k	1.7k	234	10.4k
Yoshiki Saito Japan	67	6.9k 1.1×	9.2k 2.0×	9.2k 2.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	228	16.5k
William F Ruddiman United States	59	4.0k 0.7×	3.9k 0.8×	13.8k 3.3×	2.1k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	127	17.7k
Paul S. Kench New Zealand	44	3.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	138	5.6k
Peter U. Clark United States	58	3.3k 0.5×	3.7k 0.8×	13.9k 3.3×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	154	16.6k
Konrad A Hughen United States	44	5.1k 0.8×	3.3k 0.7×	12.5k 3.0×	2.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	118	15.9k
Liviu Giosan United States	46	3.4k 0.5×	3.7k 0.8×	4.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	157	8.0k
Françoise Gasse France	50	2.8k 0.5×	3.3k 0.7×	8.2k 1.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	102	11.1k
Irka Hajdas Switzerland	49	3.2k 0.5×	2.6k 0.6×	10.1k 2.4×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	267	13.4k
David A Hodell United States	80	6.8k 1.1×	4.2k 0.9×	16.9k 4.0×	3.4k 1.9×	1.4k 0.8×	292	21.1k
T. P. Guilderson United States	57	5.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.4×	8.7k 2.1×	2.3k 1.3×	2.6k 1.5×	197	13.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Woodroffe, Colin D.. (2025). Biogeomorphological inheritance: The legacy of past landforms constrains future tropical coastal landscapes. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 50(2). 1 indexed citations

Dickson, Mark E., et al.. (2025). The geomorphic evolution of the Tasmantid Seamount Chain. Marine Geology. 486. 107560–107560.

Carvalho, Rafael C. & Colin D. Woodroffe. (2024). Correction to: Coastal compartments: the role of sediment supply and morphodynamics in a beach management context. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 28(1).

Hesp, Patrick A., et al.. (2024). Foredune morphology: Regional patterns and surfzone–beach–dune interactions along the New South Wales coast, Australia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 49(10). 3115–3138. 5 indexed citations

Woodroffe, Colin D., et al.. (2023). Modified foredune eco-morphology in southeast Australia. Ocean & Coastal Management. 240. 106640–106640. 5 indexed citations

Hughes, Michael G., et al.. (2022). Intertidal wetland geomorphology influences main channel hydrodynamics in a mature barrier estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 267. 107783–107783. 6 indexed citations

Hughes, Michael G., et al.. (2021). Inundation characteristics of mangrove and saltmarsh in micro-tidal estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 261. 107553–107553. 33 indexed citations

McBride, Randolph A., Thomas S.N. Oliver, Amy J. Dougherty, et al.. (2020). The turnaround from transgression to regression of Holocene barrier systems in south‐eastern Australia: Geomorphology, geological framework and geochronology. Sedimentology. 68(3). 943–986. 15 indexed citations

Oliver, Thomas S.N., Toru Tamura, Brendan Brooke, et al.. (2020). Holocene evolution of the wave-dominated embayed Moruya coastline, southeastern Australia: Sediment sources, transport rates and alongshore interconnectivity. Quaternary Science Reviews. 247. 106566–106566. 30 indexed citations

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Brooke, Brendan, Zhi Huang, Thomas S.N. Oliver, et al.. (2019). Relative sea-level records preserved in Holocene beach-ridge strandplains – An example from tropical northeastern Australia. Marine Geology. 411. 107–118. 27 indexed citations

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Tamura, Toru, Thomas S.N. Oliver, Alastair Cunningham, & Colin D. Woodroffe. (2019). Recurrence of Extreme Coastal Erosion in SE Australia Beyond Historical Timescales Inferred From Beach Ridge Morphostratigraphy. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(9). 4705–4714. 40 indexed citations

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Oliver, Thomas S.N., David M. Kennedy, Toru Tamura, et al.. (2018). Interglacial-glacial climatic signatures preserved in a regressive coastal barrier, southeastern Australia. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 501. 124–135. 24 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Rafael C., et al.. (2018). Investigating compound flooding in an estuary using hydrodynamic modelling: a case study from the Shoalhaven River, Australia. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 18(2). 463–477. 116 indexed citations

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Bonetti, Jarbas, et al.. (2016). Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: A review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices. Ocean & Coastal Management. 123. 18–43. 234 indexed citations

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Zinke, Jens, Helen McGregor, Nerilie J. Abram, et al.. (2015). Dealing with climate change through understanding tropical ocean-atmosphere climate interactions and their impacts on marine ecosystems.. eSpace (Curtin University). 1 indexed citations

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McGregor, Helen, John Hellström, David Fink, Quan Hua, & Colin D. Woodroffe. (2010). Rapid U-series dating of young fossil corals by laser ablation MC-ICPMS. Quaternary Geochronology. 6(2). 195–206. 29 indexed citations

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Burkett, Virginia, et al.. (2008). Climate change impacts on coastal biodiversity. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 12 indexed citations

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Woodroffe, Colin D., John Chappell, & B. G. Thom. (1986). Geomorphological Dynamics and Evolution of the South Alligator Tidal River and Plains, Northern Territory. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 62 indexed citations

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Woodroffe, Colin D., et al.. (1985). Coasts and tidal wetlands of the Australian monsoon region : a collection of papers presented at a conference held in Darwin, 4-11 November 1984. 5 indexed citations

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Woodroffe, Colin D.. (1982). Litter production and decomposition in the New Zealand mangrove, Avicennia marina var. resinifera. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 16(2). 179–188. 72 indexed citations

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