D. Cotter

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

D. Cotter is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Cotter has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 14 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in D. Cotter's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (7 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (6 papers). D. Cotter is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (7 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (6 papers). D. Cotter collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Finland. D. Cotter's co-authors include Lucy Wright, Mary Hickson, Ger Rogan, Philip McGinnity, Paulo A. Prodöhl, Gary Frost, Niall Ó Maoiléidigh, R. A. Hynes, Natalie Baker and A. Ferguson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Frontiers in Immunology and Animal Behaviour.

In The Last Decade

D. Cotter

36 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Fitness reduction and potential extinction of wild populations of Atlantic salmon,Salmo salar, as a result of interactions with escaped farm salmon
    2003 589 citations Philip McGinnity, Paulo A. Prodöhl 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
D. Cotter Ireland 17 800 443 439 386 306 36 1.6k
Sheri L. Johnson New Zealand 20 134 0.2× 190 0.4× 51 0.1× 211 0.5× 169 0.6× 56 1.3k
Vincenzo Caputo Italy 25 358 0.4× 636 1.4× 195 0.4× 166 0.4× 468 1.5× 98 1.6k
JK Kirkwood 4 209 0.3× 144 0.3× 62 0.1× 352 0.9× 104 0.3× 6 982
S. Adam Fuller United States 13 79 0.1× 111 0.3× 113 0.3× 119 0.3× 65 0.2× 45 688
Christopher Dalton United States 14 311 0.4× 92 0.2× 94 0.2× 326 0.8× 157 0.5× 25 717
Atle Mortensen Norway 25 338 0.4× 88 0.2× 524 1.2× 690 1.8× 480 1.6× 69 1.5k
Julian K. Christians Canada 25 153 0.2× 357 0.8× 35 0.1× 914 2.4× 106 0.3× 71 2.2k
G. Bitterlich Austria 9 122 0.2× 16 0.0× 206 0.5× 198 0.5× 159 0.5× 13 781
Jonas Berglund Sweden 17 157 0.2× 1.0k 2.3× 40 0.1× 262 0.7× 108 0.4× 21 1.7k
Bonnie L. Brown United States 20 313 0.4× 369 0.8× 171 0.4× 349 0.9× 293 1.0× 68 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by D. Cotter

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Cotter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Cotter

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Waters, Catherine, D. Cotter, J. J. Cooney, et al.. (2024). The use of predator tags to explain reversal movement patterns in Atlantic salmon smolts (Salmo salar L.). Journal of Fish Biology. 106(5). 1316–1333. 2 indexed citations
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Vaughan, Louise, Katie Thomas, Niall Ó Maoiléidigh, et al.. (2023). Recent marine growth declines in wild and ranched Atlantic salmonSalmo salarfrom a western European catchment discovered using a 62-year time series. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 80(6). 1697–1709. 5 indexed citations
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Cormican, Sarah, Tomás P. Griffin, Silvia Maretto, et al.. (2018). Chronic Kidney Disease Severity Is Associated With Selective Expansion of a Distinctive Intermediate Monocyte Subpopulation. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 2845–2845. 29 indexed citations
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Aykanat, Tutku, Susan E. Johnston, D. Cotter, et al.. (2014). Molecular pedigree reconstruction and estimation of evolutionary parameters in a wild Atlantic salmon river system with incomplete sampling: a power analysis. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14(1). 68–68. 20 indexed citations
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Karlsson, Sten, Kjetil Hindar, Arne J. Jensen, et al.. (2012). A genetic marker for the maternal identification of Atlantic salmon × brown trout hybrids. Conservation Genetics Resources. 5(1). 47–49. 11 indexed citations
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Hubert, Sophie, Samantha White, Patrick F. Forde, et al.. (2010). Testes and brain gene expression in precocious male and adult maturing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). BMC Genomics. 11(1). 211–211. 24 indexed citations
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Murphy, Thomas M., et al.. (2010). Anisakid Larvae in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Grilse and Post-Smolts: Molecular Identification and Histopathology. Journal of Parasitology. 96(1). 77–82. 25 indexed citations
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Wright, Lucy, D. Cotter, & Mary Hickson. (2009). Dysphagia and nutrition: An extended scope of practice. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 68(OCE1). 3 indexed citations
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Wright, Lucy, D. Cotter, & Mary Hickson. (2008). The effectiveness of targeted feeding assistance to improve the nutritional intake of elderly dysphagic patients in hospital. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 21(6). 555–562. 61 indexed citations
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Moore, Andrew D., D. Cotter, Victoria A. Quayle, et al.. (2008). The impact of a pesticide on the physiology and behaviour of hatchery‐reared Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, smolts during the transition from fresh water to the marine environment. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 15(5-6). 385–392. 16 indexed citations
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Wright, Lucy, D. Cotter, Mary Hickson, & Gary Frost. (2005). Comparison of energy and protein intakes of older people consuming a texture modified diet with a normal hospital diet. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 18(3). 213–219. 192 indexed citations
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Cramon‐Taubadel, Noreen von, et al.. (2005). Determination of body shape variation in Irish hatchery‐reared and wild Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish Biology. 66(5). 1471–1482. 58 indexed citations
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McGinnity, Philip, Paulo A. Prodöhl, Niall Ó Maoiléidigh, et al.. (2004). Differential lifetime success and performance of native and non‐native Atlantic salmon examined under communal natural conditions. Journal of Fish Biology. 65(s1). 173–187. 69 indexed citations
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Dowling, Kevin, et al.. (2003). Changes in mucus cell numbers in the epidermis of the Atlantic salmon at the onset of smoltification. Journal of Fish Biology. 63(6). 1625–1630. 11 indexed citations
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Cotter, D., et al.. (2002). Which Commercial Thickening Agent Do Patients Prefer?. Dysphagia. 18(1). 46–52. 55 indexed citations
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Wilkins, N. P., D. Cotter, & N. O’Maoiléidigh. (2001). Ocean migration and recaptures of tagged, triploid, mixed-sex and all-female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) released from rivers in Ireland. Genetica. 111(1-3). 197–212. 16 indexed citations

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