Deron E. Burkepile

20.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
135 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Deron E. Burkepile is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Deron E. Burkepile has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Ecology, 70 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 46 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Deron E. Burkepile's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (93 papers), Marine and fisheries research (61 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (43 papers). Deron E. Burkepile is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (93 papers), Marine and fisheries research (61 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (43 papers). Deron E. Burkepile collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and France. Deron E. Burkepile's co-authors include Mark E. Hay, Jesse Zaneveld, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber, J. Gregory Caporaso, Morgan G. I. Langille, Daniel McDonald, Rob Knight, José C. Clemente, Curtis Huttenhower and Dan Knights and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Deron E. Burkepile

132 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences

2013 7.1k citations Deron E. Burkepile, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber et al. profile →
Opposing Effects of Native and Exotic Herbivores on Plant Invasions

2006 492 citations John D. Parker, Deron E. Burkepile et al. Science profile →
A global analysis of coral bleaching over the past two decades

2019 411 citations Deron E. Burkepile, Mary K. Donovan et al. Nature Communications profile →
Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales

2016 391 citations Deron E. Burkepile, Andrew A. Shantz et al. Nature Communications profile →
Local conditions magnify coral loss after marine heatwaves

2021 173 citations Mary K. Donovan, Deron E. Burkepile et al. Science profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deron E. Burkepile

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Re-connecting ecosystems: Integrating coral reefs into monitoring of island restoration 2025 ·Ecological Indicators ·Cassandra E. Benkwitt, (unknown), Jayna L. DeVore, Simon Ducatez, (unknown), (unknown), Mayalen Zubia, (unknown), (unknown), Lisa M. Wedding, Deron E. Burkepile, (unknown), Nicholas A. J. Graham, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Hannah E. Epstein	2
2	Early life stage bottleneck determines rates of coral recovery following severe disturbance 2025 ·Ecology ·Kelly E. Speare, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas C. Adam, Peter J. Edmunds, Deron E. Burkepile	1
3	Land use shapes riverine nutrient and sediment concentrations on Moorea, French Polynesia 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Christian John, (unknown), (unknown), Jordan A. Hollarsmith, Deron E. Burkepile	1
4	Long sediment-laden algal turf likely impairs coral recovery on Florida’s coral reefs 2024 ·Coral Reefs ·Alain Durán, Kelly E. Speare, Christina Fuchs, Thomas C. Adam, (unknown), Margaret W. Miller, Ligia Collado‐Vides, Alastair R. Harborne, Deron E. Burkepile	7
5	Despite plasticity, heatwaves are costly for a coral reef fish 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Kim Birnie‐Gauvin, (unknown), Emily A. Hardison, (unknown), Deron E. Burkepile, Erika J. Eliason	2
6	Microbiome ecological memory and responses to repeated marine heatwaves clarify variation in coral bleaching and mortality 2023 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), Hannah E. Epstein, Kelly E. Speare, (unknown), Thomas C. Adam, Deron E. Burkepile, Thomas J. Sharpton, Rebecca Vega Thurber	11
7	Local conditions magnify coral loss after marine heatwaves breakdown → 2021 ·Science ·Mary K. Donovan, Deron E. Burkepile, (unknown), Tom Shlesinger, (unknown), Thomas A. Oliver, Gregor Hodgson, Jan Freiwald, Robert van Woesik	173
8	Phylogenetic conservatism drives nutrient dynamics of coral reef fishes 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Jacob E. Allgeier, Brian C. Weeks, Katrina S. Munsterman, (unknown), Seth J. Wenger, Valériano Parravicini, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Sébastien Villéger, Deron E. Burkepile	14
9	Differential herbivore occupancy of fire-manipulated savannas in the Satara region of the Kruger National Park, South Africa 2020 ·Koedoe ·(unknown), Brian K. Reilly, Dave I. Thompson, Deron E. Burkepile, Judith Botha, Anthony G. Rebelo	0
10	Macroborer presence on corals increases with nutrient input and promotes parrotfish bioerosion 2020 ·Coral Reefs ·Mallory M. Rice, Rebecca L. Maher, Adrienne M. S. Correa, Holly V. Moeller, Nathan P. Lemoine, Andrew A. Shantz, Deron E. Burkepile, Nyssa J. Silbiger	22
11	Multiple stressors interact primarily through antagonism to drive changes in the coral microbiome 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Rebecca L. Maher, Mallory M. Rice, Ryan McMinds, Deron E. Burkepile, Rebecca Vega Thurber	59
12	Different nitrogen sources speed recovery from corallivory and uniquely alter the microbiome of a reef-building coral 2019 ·PeerJ ·Mallory M. Rice, Rebecca L. Maher, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Deron E. Burkepile	16
13	Phylogenetic, genomic, and biogeographic characterization of a novel and ubiquitous marine invertebrate-associated Rickettsiales parasite, Candidatus Aquarickettsia rohweri, gen. nov., sp. nov 2019 ·The ISME Journal ·J. Grace Klinges, Stephanie Rosales, Ryan McMinds, Elizabeth C. Shaver, Andrew A. Shantz, Esther C. Peters, Michael Eitel, Gert Wörheide, Koty Sharp, Deron E. Burkepile, Brian R. Silliman, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber	61
14	A global analysis of coral bleaching over the past two decades breakdown → 2019 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Deron E. Burkepile, Mary K. Donovan, Gregor Hodgson, Robert van Woesik	411
15	Local management actions can increase coral resilience to thermally-induced bleaching 2018 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Elizabeth C. Shaver, Deron E. Burkepile, Brian R. Silliman	56
16	Animal pee in the sea: consumer‐mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans 2017 ·Global Change Biology ·Jacob E. Allgeier, Deron E. Burkepile, Craig A. Layman	91
17	Effects of predation and nutrient enrichment on the success and microbiome of a foundational coral 2016 ·Ecology ·Elizabeth C. Shaver, Andrew A. Shantz, Ryan McMinds, Deron E. Burkepile, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber, Brian R. Silliman	55
18	Nutrient loading alters the performance of key nutrient exchange mutualisms 2015 ·Ecology Letters ·Andrew A. Shantz, Nathan P. Lemoine, Deron E. Burkepile	71
19	A test of two mechanisms proposed to optimize grassland aboveground primary productivity in response to grazing 2012 ·Journal of Plant Ecology ·Alan K. Knapp, David L. Hoover, John M. Blair, (unknown), Deron E. Burkepile, (unknown), Scott L. Collins, Richard W.S. Fynn, Kevin Kirkman, Melinda D. Smith, Danielle M. Blake, Navashni Govender, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	66
20	Phylogenetic isolation increases plant success despite increasing susceptibility to generalist herbivores 2011 ·Diversity and Distributions ·John D. Parker, Deron E. Burkepile, Marc J. Lajeunesse, Eric M. Lind	46

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