Elizabeth R. Selig

16.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
55 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth R. Selig is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth R. Selig has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 19 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth R. Selig's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (32 papers), Marine and fisheries research (23 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (16 papers). Elizabeth R. Selig is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (32 papers), Marine and fisheries research (23 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (16 papers). Elizabeth R. Selig collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Elizabeth R. Selig's co-authors include John F. Bruno, Kenneth S. Casey, Benjamin S. Halpern, Mark Spalding, Shaun Walbridge, Colin M. Ebert, Kimberly A. Selkoe, Rod Fujita, Reg Watson and Helen Fox and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth R. Selig

49 papers receiving 10.4k citations

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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.

A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems

2008 4.8k citations Benjamin S. Halpern, Shaun Walbridge et al. Science profile →
Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean

2015 1.1k citations Benjamin S. Halpern, Melanie Frazier et al. Nature Communications profile →
Regional Decline of Coral Cover in the Indo-Pacific: Timing, Extent, and Subregional Comparisons

2007 920 citations John F. Bruno, Elizabeth R. Selig PLoS ONE profile →
Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks

2007 637 citations John F. Bruno, Elizabeth R. Selig et al. PLoS Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elizabeth R. Selig United States	30	7.7k	5.7k	3.8k	2.4k	1.1k	55	10.8k
Helen Fox United States	24	6.2k 0.8×	4.9k 0.9×	3.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	55	9.6k
Kimberly A. Selkoe United States	26	5.9k 0.8×	4.3k 0.8×	2.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	31	9.7k
Michael W. Beck United States	44	7.1k 0.9×	5.6k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	106	11.4k
Omar Defeo Uruguay	52	6.3k 0.8×	6.0k 1.1×	5.0k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	239	11.2k
Kenneth S. Casey United States	20	5.2k 0.7×	6.6k 1.2×	5.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	778 0.7×	38	11.1k
Rod M. Connolly Australia	62	10.4k 1.4×	5.9k 1.0×	4.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	300	13.4k
Juan Carlos Castilla Chile	53	5.7k 0.7×	4.9k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	146	9.7k
Thomas A. Schlacher Australia	56	7.3k 1.0×	3.9k 0.7×	4.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	200	10.2k
Carrie V. Kappel United States	38	9.8k 1.3×	8.4k 1.5×	4.9k 1.3×	3.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.6×	55	15.0k
William W. L. Cheung Canada	49	6.1k 0.8×	7.6k 1.3×	2.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.6×	126	11.0k

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Kristiansen, Trond, Øystein Varpe, Elizabeth R. Selig, et al.. (2025). Climate change impacts on ocean light in Arctic ecosystems. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9798–9798. 1 indexed citations

Tigchelaar, Michelle, Bethany Jackson, Elizabeth R. Selig, et al.. (2025). Decent work in fishing in a changing climate. Marine Policy. 181. 106846–106846.

Tigchelaar, Michelle, Elizabeth R. Selig, Ali Sarhadi, et al.. (2024). Nutrition-sensitive climate risk across food production systems. Environmental Research Letters. 20(1). 14046–14046. 2 indexed citations

Selig, Elizabeth R., Shinnosuke Nakayama, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, et al.. (2022). Revealing global risks of labor abuse and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1612–1612. 52 indexed citations

Spijkers, Jessica, Andrew Merrie, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, et al.. (2021). Exploring the future of fishery conflict through narrative scenarios. One Earth. 4(3). 386–396. 36 indexed citations

Reyers, Belinda & Elizabeth R. Selig. (2020). Global targets that reveal the social–ecological interdependencies of sustainable development. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(8). 1011–1019. 170 indexed citations

Fogarty, Michael J., Andrew A. Rosenberg, Andrew B. Cooper, et al.. (2016). Fishery production potential of large marine ecosystems: A prototype analysis. Environmental Development. 17. 211–219. 18 indexed citations

Halpern, Benjamin S., Catherine Longo, Julia Stewart Lowndes, et al.. (2015). Patterns and Emerging Trends in Global Ocean Health. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0117863–e0117863. 81 indexed citations

Casey, Kenneth S., et al.. (2015). The Coral Reef Temperature Anomaly Database (CoRTAD) Version 5 - Global, 4 km Sea Surface Temperature and Related Thermal Stress Metrics for 1982-2012 (NCEI Accession 0126774). 5 indexed citations

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Gerber, Leah R., María del Mar Mancha-Cisneros, Mary I. O’Connor, & Elizabeth R. Selig. (2014). Climate change impacts on connectivity in the ocean: Implications for conservation. Ecosphere. 5(3). 1–18. 121 indexed citations

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Selig, Elizabeth R., Catherine Longo, Benjamin S. Halpern, et al.. (2013). Assessing Global Marine Biodiversity Status within a Coupled Socio-Ecological Perspective. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e60284–e60284. 20 indexed citations

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Bruno, John F., et al.. (2011). Empirical Models of Transitions between Coral Reef States: Effects of Region, Protection, and Environmental Change. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e26339–e26339. 6 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Mary I., Elizabeth R. Selig, Malin L. Pinsky, & Florian Altermatt. (2011). Toward a conceptual synthesis for climate change responses. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 21(7). 693–703. 69 indexed citations

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Selig, Elizabeth R., Kenneth S. Casey, & John F. Bruno. (2010). New insights into global patterns of ocean temperature anomalies: implications for coral reef health and management. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 19(3). 397–411. 108 indexed citations

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Selkoe, Kimberly A., Benjamin S. Halpern, Colin M. Ebert, et al.. (2009). A map of human impacts to a “pristine” coral reef ecosystem, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Coral Reefs. 28(3). 635–650. 106 indexed citations

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Bruno, John F., Hugh Sweatman, William F. Precht, Elizabeth R. Selig, & Virginia G. W. Schutte. (2009). Assessing evidence of phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs. Ecology. 90(6). 1478–1484. 360 indexed citations

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Selkoe, Kimberly A., Carrie V. Kappel, Benjamin S. Halpern, et al.. (2008). Response to Comment on "A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems". Science. 321(5895). 1446–1446. 13 indexed citations

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Halpern, Benjamin S., Shaun Walbridge, Kimberly A. Selkoe, et al.. (2008). A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems. Science. 319(5865). 948–952. 4760 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bruno, John F. & Elizabeth R. Selig. (2007). Regional Decline of Coral Cover in the Indo-Pacific: Timing, Extent, and Subregional Comparisons. PLoS ONE. 2(8). e711–e711. 920 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bruno, John F., Elizabeth R. Selig, Kenneth S. Casey, et al.. (2007). Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks. PLoS Biology. 5(6). e124–e124. 637 indexed citations breakdown →

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