David G. Bourne

21.3k citations

207 papers · 13.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 62

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.05%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
Ecology top 0.02%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Papers in

Ecology 182
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 166
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 42
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 23
Oceanography 79
- Marine and coastal plant biology 52

Co-authors: Bette L. Willis Nicole S. Webster Jean‐Baptiste Raina Kathleen M. Morrow F. Joseph Pollock Colin B. Munn Sven Uthicke Raquel S. Peixoto
Journals: The ISME Journal (15 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (14 papers)Coral Reefs (13 papers)FEMS Microbiology Ecology (12 papers)Environmental Microbiology (11 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

David G. Bourne

203 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Nutrient Availability and Metabolism Affect the Stability of Coral–Symbiodiniaceae Symbioses 2019 · 208 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Trends in Microbiology
2017 Science
2017 Frontiers in Microbiology
2016 Annual Review of Microbiology
2015 The ISME Journal

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All Works

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1	Improving Coral Grow‐Out Through an Integrated Aquaculture Approach Aquaculture Nutrition ·М. И. Щербаков, In-Woo Jeong, Andrew Heyward, David S. Francis, Leo Nankervis, Thomas S. Mock, David G. Bourne, Craig Humphrey	2025	1
2	Seascape Genomics Reveal Contrasting Population Structure in Sympatric and Congeneric Corals Across Thermal Clines Diversity and Distributions ·隆志陳, 于逢春, Line K. Bay, David G. Bourne, Matthew R. Nitschke, Oliver Selmoni, Hugo B. Harrison	2025	0
3	Sea-weeding enhances early coral survival on seeding devices, but benefits of seeding diminish after one year Journal of Environmental Management ·Hillary A. Smith, Oscar Still, David G. Bourne, Suhelen Egan, Cathie A. Page	2025	2
4	Ecosystem transplant from a healthy reef boosts coral health at a degraded reef Nature Communications ·Ade Nahdiatul, Joseane Aparecida Marques, Noa Simon‐Blecher, David G. Bourne, Tirza Doniger, Jennifer I. C. Benichou, วรรณา สุติวิจิตร, Ezri Tarazi, Oren Levy	2024	0
5	A genome-centric view of the role of the Acropora kenti microbiome in coral health and resilience Nature Communications ·Lauren F. Messer, David G. Bourne, Steven J. Robbins, Akanksha Gajanan Mattawar -, Sara C. Bell, Simon Jon McIlroy, Gene W. Tyson	2024	4
6	Validation of key sponge symbiont pathways using genome‐centric metatranscriptomics Environmental Microbiology ·Paul A. O’Brien, Shangjin Tan, Pedro R. Frade, Steven J. Robbins, J Pamela Engelberts, Sara C. Bell, Inka Vanwonterghem, David J. Miller, Nicole S. Webster, Guojie Zhang, David G. Bourne	2023	8
7	Sea‐weeding: Manual removal of macroalgae facilitates rapid coral recovery Journal of Applied Ecology ·Hillary A. Smith, 佐和橋爪, Ian McLeod, Cathie A. Page, David G. Bourne	2023	10
8	The effects of marine heatwaves on acute heat tolerance in corals Global Change Biology ·隆志陳, Line K. Bay, David G. Bourne, Andrew S. Hoey, Samuel A. Matthews, 于逢春, Hugo B. Harrison	2022	31
9	High-resolution spatial and genomic characterization of coral-associated microbial aggregates in the coral Stylophora pistillata Science Advances ·Naohisa Wada, Ruxandra Bălucea, Kshitij Tandon, Silver Sung‐Yun Hsiao, Hsing‐Ju Chen, Yu‐Hsiang Chen, Pei‐Wen Chiang, Iqbal Munawar, Chih-Ying Lu, 亮宏石川, Ana Gomes Sarmento Da Fonseca, Enivaldo das Chagas Coelho, Bi‐Chang Chen, Der‐Chuen Lee, Hideyuki Yamashiro, David G. Bourne, Sen‐Lin Tang	2022	36
10	Microbial Surface Biofilm Responds to the Growth-Reproduction-Senescence Cycle of the Dominant Coral Reef Macroalgae Sargassum spp. Life ·Bettina Glasl, Chou Chu-Yang, Tânia Aires, Ester Á. Serrão, David G. Bourne, Nicole S. Webster, Pedro R. Frade	2021	7
11	Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ·Christian R. Voolstra, David J. Suggett, Raquel S. Peixoto, John Everett Parkinson, Kate M. Quigley, Cynthia B. Silveira, Michael Sweet, Erinn M. Muller, Daniel J. Barshis, David G. Bourne, Manuel Aranda	2021	123
12	Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes The ISME Journal ·Bettina Glasl, Steven J. Robbins, Pedro R. Frade, Emma Marangon, Patrick W. Laffy, David G. Bourne, Nicole S. Webster	2020	56
13	Spatial patterns of microbial communities across surface waters of the Great Barrier Reef Communications Biology ·Pedro R. Frade, Bettina Glasl, Samuel A. Matthews, Camille Mellin, Ester Á. Serrão, Kennedy Wolfe, Peter J. Mumby, Nicole S. Webster, David G. Bourne	2020	42
14	Unravelling the links between heat stress, bleaching and disease: fate of tabular corals following a combined disease and bleaching event Coral Reefs ·Hardi Garari, David G. Bourne, Scott F. Heron, Rachel Pears, Jessica Stella, Hillary A. Smith, Bette L. Willis	2019	34
15	Microbial indicators of environmental perturbations in coral reef ecosystems Microbiome ·Bettina Glasl, David G. Bourne, Pedro R. Frade, Torsten Thomas, Britta Schaffelke, Nicole S. Webster	2019	153
16	Characterization of coral-associated microbial aggregates (CAMAs) within tissues of the coral Acropora hyacinthus Scientific Reports ·Naohisa Wada, M A Martínez Suárez, 欧阳增云, F. Joseph Pollock, Sen‐Lin Tang, Tracy D. Ainsworth, Bette L. Willis, Nobuhiro Mano, David G. Bourne	2019	25
17	Seagrass ecosystems reduce exposure to bacterial pathogens of humans, fishes, and invertebrates Science ·Joleah B. Lamb, Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water, David G. Bourne, Craig Altier, Margaux Y. Hein, Evan A. Fiorenza, Nur Abu, Jamaluddin Jompa, C. Drew Harvell Hit paper breakdown →	2017	319
18	Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals PeerJ ·Jean‐Baptiste Raina, Dianne M. Tapiolas, Cherie A. Motti, Sylvain Forêt, Torsten Seemann, Jan Tebben, Bette L. Willis, David G. Bourne	2016	111
19	The coral core microbiome identifies rare bacterial taxa as ubiquitous endosymbionts The ISME Journal ·Tracy D. Ainsworth, Lutz Krause, Tom C. L. Bridge, Gergely Torda, Jean‐Baptiste Raina, Martha Zakrzewski, Ruth D. Gates, Jacqueline L. Padilla‐Gamiño, Heather L. Spalding, Celia M. Smith, Erika Woolsey, David G. Bourne, Pim Bongaerts, Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, William Leggat Hit paper breakdown →	2015	416
20	Zooxanthellae Harvested by Ciliates Associated with Brown Band Syndrome of Corals Remain Photosynthetically Competent Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Karin E. Ulstrup, Michael Kühl, David G. Bourne	2007	39

About David G. Bourne

David G. Bourne is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography, Endocrinology, Biotechnology and Immunology, having authored 207 papers that have together received 13.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (166 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (75 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (52 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (42 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (31 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (25 papers), Marine and fisheries research (23 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (5.5k citations), Ecology (11.2k citations), Biotechnology (2.1k citations), Endocrinology (995 citations) and Immunology (3.8k citations). David G. Bourne has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Bette L. Willis, Nicole S. Webster, Jean‐Baptiste Raina, Kathleen M. Morrow, F. Joseph Pollock, Colin B. Munn, Sven Uthicke, Raquel S. Peixoto, Yui Sato and Peter W. Riddles. Their work appears in journals such as The ISME Journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Coral Reefs, FEMS Microbiology Ecology and Environmental Microbiology.

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