David Coates

14.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
298 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

David Coates is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Coates has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 77 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 72 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David Coates's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (69 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (63 papers) and Plant and animal studies (41 papers). David Coates is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (69 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (63 papers) and Plant and animal studies (41 papers). David Coates collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. David Coates's co-authors include Margaret Byrne, Colin J. Yates, R. Elwyn Isaac, Anthony J. Turner, Linda Broadhurst, Craig Moritz, Colin Crouch, Alice H. Amsden, Peter A. Vesk and Malcolm King and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David Coates

282 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective

2011 668 citations Margaret Byrne, David Coates et al. profile →
Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential

2008 491 citations Linda Broadhurst, David Coates et al. profile →
Genetic Diversity and Conservation Units: Dealing With the Species-Population Continuum in the Age of Genomics

2018 297 citations David Coates, Margaret Byrne et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Coates Australia	45	2.4k	2.1k	1.9k	1.7k	1.4k	298	8.4k
William Chester Jordan United Kingdom	43	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	731 0.4×	509 0.4×	163	5.6k
Werner Ulrich Poland	50	4.1k 1.7×	1.3k 0.6×	4.3k 2.3×	3.1k 1.8×	924 0.6×	350	11.2k
Douglas H. Johnson United States	75	4.7k 2.0×	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	13.1k 7.7×	2.3k 1.6×	428	23.5k
Christopher J. Schneider United States	30	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	647 0.5×	71	5.0k
Allan Watt United Kingdom	42	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	3.0k 1.6×	3.9k 2.3×	411 0.3×	142	10.1k
Bengt Hansson Sweden	51	714 0.3×	3.3k 1.6×	3.1k 1.6×	3.2k 1.9×	852 0.6×	225	8.3k
Andrea Manica United Kingdom	61	1.7k 0.7×	3.5k 1.6×	3.0k 1.6×	4.4k 2.6×	1.5k 1.0×	240	13.8k
Douglas W. Yu United Kingdom	50	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	3.7k 2.2×	2.3k 1.6×	127	8.2k
Paul A. Lefebvre United States	60	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	590 0.3×	2.4k 1.4×	4.3k 3.0×	121	12.9k
Robert R. Dunn United States	69	3.0k 1.3×	4.0k 1.9×	5.0k 2.6×	3.7k 2.2×	2.0k 1.4×	306	16.2k

Countries citing papers authored by David Coates

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Coates

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Binks, Rachel M., et al.. (2023). Apomixis goes a long way: Genetic evidence of persistence and long‐distance seed dispersal in an ancient landscape. Journal of Biogeography. 51(4). 694–709. 1 indexed citations

Sommerville, Karen D., Lydia K. Guja, David J. Merritt, et al.. (2023). Ex situ germplasm collections of exceptional species are a vital part of the conservation of Australia's national plant treasures. Plants People Planet. 6(1). 44–66. 9 indexed citations

Millar, Melissa A., et al.. (2022). Limited phylogeographic and genetic connectivity in Acacia species of low stature in an arid landscape. Ecology and Evolution. 12(7). e9052–e9052. 5 indexed citations

Binks, Rachel M., et al.. (2022). The nuanced nature of mesic refugia in arid landscapes: a tale of two peas. Annals of Botany. 130(6). 901–916.

Millar, Melissa A., et al.. (2022). Historical persistence and isolation by distance of Mirbelia viminalis (Fabaceae) across the Hamersley Range of the Pilbara bioregion. Australian Journal of Botany. 70(5). 358–371. 1 indexed citations

Binks, Rachel M., et al.. (2019). Conservation genomics of range disjunction in a global biodiversity hotspot: a case study of Banksia biterax (Proteaceae) in southwestern Australia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 127(2). 390–406. 14 indexed citations

Brown, Andy, Tanya M. Llorens, David Coates, & Margaret Byrne. (2018). Eremophila subangustifolia (Scrophulariaceae), a rare new species from the Mid West Region of Western Australia, with notes on E. microtheca. Nuytsia—The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium. 29(Volume 29, 22 Mar 2018). 17–20. 1 indexed citations

Coates, David. (2017). Reflections on the Future of the Left. Agenda Publishing eBooks. 2 indexed citations

Llorens, Tanya M., et al.. (2015). Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite markers for the dwarf sheoak Allocasuarina humilis (Casuarinaceae), an important understorey species in ecological restoration. Muelleria An Australian Journal of Botany. 34. 59–62. 1 indexed citations

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Coates, David. (2013). Integrated Leadership Development Programmes: Are they Effective and What Role Does Coaching Play?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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Coates, David, et al.. (2011). Fire Responses of Threatened Flora in Western Australia. Australasian Plant Conservation journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation. 19(3). 36–37. 2 indexed citations

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Allen, Gerald R. & David Coates. (2009). An ichthyological survey of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 2 indexed citations

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Coates, David, et al.. (2007). Observations on the rare triggerplant Stylidium coroniforme (Stylidiaceae) and the description of two allied taxa of conservation concern. Nuytsia—The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium. 17(Volume 17, 5 Dec 2007). 433–444. 1 indexed citations

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Lowrie, A., et al.. (1999). Stylidium chiddarcoopingense (Stylidiaceae), a new species from south-west Western Australia. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations

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Coates, David. (1999). Labour Power and International Competitiveness: A Critique of Ruling Orthodoxies. Socialist register. 35(35). 5 indexed citations

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Coates, David, et al.. (1999). What Does It Tell Us? Developing Skills to Interpret Evidence.. 1 indexed citations

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Lowrie, A., et al.. (1998). A taxonomic review of the Stylidium caricifolium complex (Stylidiaceae), from south-west Western Australia. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 5 indexed citations

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Lowrie, Allen, et al.. (1998). A taxonomic review of the Stylidium caricifolium complex (Stylidiaceae), from south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia—The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium. 12(Volume 12 Part 1, 17 Feb 1998). 43–57. 1 indexed citations

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Yen, D. E., et al.. (1992). Chromosome numbers of Australian species of Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae). Austrobaileya A Journal of Plant Systematics. 3(4). 749–755. 8 indexed citations

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Coates, David. (1983). The Labour Party and the Future of the Left. Socialist register. 20(20). 1 indexed citations

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