Craig J. Brown

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Craig J. Brown is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig J. Brown has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Oceanography, 56 papers in Ecology and 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Craig J. Brown's work include Underwater Acoustics Research (42 papers), Marine and fisheries research (38 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (34 papers). Craig J. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Underwater Acoustics Research (42 papers), Marine and fisheries research (38 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (34 papers). Craig J. Brown collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Craig J. Brown's co-authors include Jenny Collier, Peter Lawton, John Anderson, Stephen J. Smith, Philippe Blondel, VL Lucieer, Rodolphe Devillers, Rory Quinn, Vincent Lecours and Benjamin Misiuk and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Craig J. Brown

89 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Benthic habitat mapping: A review of progress towards imp... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Benthic habitat mapping: A review of progress towards improved understanding of the spatial ecology of the seafloor using acoustic techniques
    2011 497 citations Craig J. Brown 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
Craig J. Brown Canada 29 2.2k 1.9k 1.4k 402 213 92 3.2k
VL Lucieer Australia 23 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 683 0.5× 168 0.4× 159 0.7× 98 2.0k
Aniello Russo Italy 28 1.8k 0.8× 969 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 102 0.3× 312 1.5× 63 3.1k
John D. Hedley United Kingdom 27 1.8k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 881 0.6× 145 0.4× 262 1.2× 47 3.4k
Gabriel Jordá Spain 31 2.1k 1.0× 899 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 120 0.3× 344 1.6× 114 3.1k
Markus Diesing United Kingdom 22 898 0.4× 779 0.4× 562 0.4× 96 0.2× 240 1.1× 47 1.5k
Anthony Grehan Ireland 25 965 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 73 0.2× 120 0.6× 45 2.4k
Renata Ferrari Australia 26 898 0.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 71 0.2× 270 1.3× 55 2.5k
Kazuo Nadaoka Japan 33 1.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 887 0.6× 228 0.6× 1.4k 6.4× 246 4.2k
Boris Dorschel Germany 26 929 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 453 0.3× 137 0.3× 385 1.8× 61 2.3k
Scott Nichol Australia 34 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 819 0.6× 153 0.4× 1.2k 5.5× 135 4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Craig J. Brown

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All Works

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Misiuk, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Benthic habitat mapping of the glass sponge (Vazella pourtalesii), and associated community composition on Sambro Bank, Scotian Shelf, Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 82. 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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Bastos, Alex Cardoso, et al.. (2024). Exploring the multispectral acoustic response of reef habitats. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1 indexed citations
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‎Walker, Tony R., et al.. (2023). Evaluating the use of side scan sonar for improved detection and targeted retrieval of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear. Continental Shelf Research. 265. 105077–105077. 7 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Thomas S., Craig J. Brown, Paul V. R. Snelgrove, et al.. (2023). Benthic Invertebrates on the Move: A Tale of Ocean Warming and Sediment Carbon Storage. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. 32(1). 1–5. 6 indexed citations
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Greene, H. Gary, Craig J. Brown, Peter T. Harris, & Kim Picard. (2023). Mapping anthropogenic impacts on marine benthic habits. Continental Shelf Research. 269. 105142–105142. 1 indexed citations
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Misiuk, Benjamin & Craig J. Brown. (2023). Benthic habitat mapping: A review of three decades of mapping biological patterns on the seafloor. 4 indexed citations
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Devillers, Rodolphe, et al.. (2020). Integrating fine‐scale seafloor mapping and spatial pattern metrics into marine conservation prioritization. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30(8). 1613–1625. 10 indexed citations
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Devillers, Rodolphe, et al.. (2020). Seafloor mapping to support conservation planning in an ecologically unique fjord in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 24(3). 13 indexed citations
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Brown, Craig J., et al.. (2019). Multispectral Multibeam Echo Sounder Backscatter as a Tool for Improved Seafloor Characterization. Geosciences. 9(3). 126–126. 87 indexed citations
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Misiuk, Benjamin, Markus Diesing, Alec E. Aitken, et al.. (2019). A Spatially Explicit Comparison of Quantitative and Categorical Modelling Approaches for Mapping Seabed Sediments Using Random Forest. Geosciences. 9(6). 254–254. 44 indexed citations
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Misiuk, Benjamin, Trevor Bell, Alec E. Aitken, Craig J. Brown, & Evan Edinger. (2019). Mapping Arctic clam abundance using multiple datasets, models, and a spatially explicit accuracy assessment. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 76(7). 2349–2361. 3 indexed citations
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Lurton, Xavier, Geoffroy Lamarche, Craig J. Brown, et al.. (2015). Backscatter measurements by seafloor‐mapping sonars. Guidelines and Recommendations. Figshare. 1–200. 71 indexed citations
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Lurton, Xavier, Geoffroy Lamarche, Craig J. Brown, et al.. (2015). Seafloor backscatter acquisition and processing: best practice and recommendations by the GEOHAB Backscatter Working Group. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations
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Lurton, Xavier, et al.. (2015). Multibeam sonar backscatter data acquisition and processing: guidelines and recommendations from the GEOHAB Backscatter Working Group. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Craig J., et al.. (2006). Application of Multibeam: Mapping the Loch Linnhe Artificial Reef complex.. 47(6). 31–36. 8 indexed citations
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Sylwester, B., J. Sylwester, M. Siarkowski, et al.. (2004). Identification of Lines in the Range 3.35 A - 6.1 A Observed in RESIK Spectra. UCL Discovery (University College London). 35. 2663. 1 indexed citations

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