Francesco Ferretti

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Francesco Ferretti is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Ferretti has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 33 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Francesco Ferretti's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (26 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (26 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (25 papers). Francesco Ferretti is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (26 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (26 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (25 papers). Francesco Ferretti collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Francesco Ferretti's co-authors include Heike K. Lotze, Boris Worm, Gregory L. Britten, Michael R. Heithaus, Fabrizio Serena, Ransom A. Myers, Fiorenza Micheli, Barbara A. Block, Loren McClenachan and Julia K. Baum and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Ferretti

48 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean

2010 751 citations Francesco Ferretti, Boris Worm et al. profile →
Tracking the global footprint of fisheries

2018 705 citations David A. Kroodsma, Juan Mayorga et al. Science profile →
Cumulative Human Impacts on Mediterranean and Black Sea Marine Ecosystems: Assessing Current Pressures and Opportunities

2013 414 citations Fiorenza Micheli, Benjamin S. Halpern et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Ferretti United States	25	2.1k	2.0k	2.0k	582	388	50	3.8k
Miguel N. Santos Portugal	33	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	709 1.2×	481 1.2×	127	3.1k
Josep Lloret Spain	33	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	865 0.4×	662 1.1×	340 0.9×	102	3.1k
Telmo Morato Portugal	36	2.4k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	505 0.9×	1.1k 2.8×	99	4.0k
Maria Lourdes D. Palomares Canada	33	3.1k 1.5×	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	534 0.9×	803 2.1×	99	4.9k
Petri Suuronen Finland	32	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	407 0.7×	357 0.9×	75	3.0k
Eric Gilman United States	33	2.0k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	279 0.5×	232 0.6×	102	4.3k
Simon Nicol Australia	33	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	536 0.9×	478 1.2×	128	3.4k
María Grazia Pennino Spain	32	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	854 0.4×	261 0.4×	290 0.7×	153	3.0k
Rodrigo L. Moura Brazil	38	2.1k 1.0×	3.3k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	376 0.6×	1.5k 3.9×	143	4.4k
Francesco Colloca Italy	27	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	775 0.4×	481 0.8×	288 0.7×	100	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Ferretti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Ferretti

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ferretti, Francesco, Edward A. Fox, S. H. D. Haddock, et al.. (2025). From Data Deficient to Big Data in Shark Conservation. Fish and Fisheries. 26(6). 977–990.

Martino, Sara, et al.. (2024). Estimating the spatial distribution of the white shark in the Mediterranean Sea via an integrated species distribution model accounting for physical barriers. Environmetrics. 36(1). 4 indexed citations

Williamson, Michael J., Emma J. Tebbs, David J. Curnick, et al.. (2024). Environmental stress reduces shark residency to coral reefs. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1018–1018. 3 indexed citations

Dunn, Nicholas, Taylor K. Chapple, Austin J. Gallagher, et al.. (2023). Detecting Mediterranean White Sharks with Environmental DNA. Oceanography. 12 indexed citations

Dunn, Nicholas, David J. Curnick, Chris Carbone, et al.. (2023). Environmental DNA helps reveal reef shark distribution across a remote archipelago. Ecological Indicators. 154. 110718–110718. 12 indexed citations

Shea, Brendan D., et al.. (2023). Quantifying longline bycatch mortality for pelagic sharks in western Pacific shark sanctuaries. Science Advances. 9(33). eadg3527–eadg3527. 10 indexed citations

McDevitt‐Irwin, Jamie M., Douglas J. McCauley, Daniel R. Brumbaugh, et al.. (2023). Dynamic interplay: disentangling the temporal variability of fish effects on coral recruitment. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20971–20971. 1 indexed citations

McDevitt‐Irwin, Jamie M., Douglas J. McCauley, Daniel R. Brumbaugh, et al.. (2023). Consumers decrease variability across space and turnover through time during coral reef succession. Oecologia. 202(2). 431–443. 4 indexed citations

Lucrezi, Serena, et al.. (2020). Opportunities from citizen science for shark conservation, with a focus on the Mediterranean Sea. The European Zoological Journal. 87(1). 20–34. 47 indexed citations

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Ferretti, Francesco, David Jacoby, Timothy D. White, et al.. (2020). Shark fin trade bans and sustainable shark fisheries. Conservation Letters. 13(3). 28 indexed citations

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Jorgensen, Salvador J., Scot D. Anderson, Francesco Ferretti, et al.. (2019). Killer whales redistribute white shark foraging pressure on seals. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6153–6153. 48 indexed citations

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Kroodsma, David A., Juan Mayorga, Timothy Hochberg, et al.. (2018). Tracking the global footprint of fisheries. Science. 359(6378). 904–908. 705 indexed citations breakdown →

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Novaglio, Camilla, Anthony D. M. Smith, SD Frusher, et al.. (2018). Fishery Development and Exploitation in South East Australia. Frontiers in Marine Science. 5. 17 indexed citations

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Novaglio, Camilla, Francesco Ferretti, Anthony D. M. Smith, & SD Frusher. (2016). Species–area relationships as indicators of human impacts on demersal fish communities. Diversity and Distributions. 22(11). 1186–1198. 8 indexed citations

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Ferretti, Francesco, Salvador J. Jorgensen, Taylor K. Chapple, Giulio A. De Leo, & Fiorenza Micheli. (2015). Reconciling predator conservation with public safety. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13(8). 412–417. 55 indexed citations

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Micheli, Fiorenza, Benjamin S. Halpern, Shaun Walbridge, et al.. (2013). Cumulative Human Impacts on Mediterranean and Black Sea Marine Ecosystems: Assessing Current Pressures and Opportunities. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e79889–e79889. 414 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ferretti, Francesco, Giacomo Chato Osio, Chris Jenkins, Andrew A. Rosenberg, & Heike K. Lotze. (2013). Long-term change in a meso-predator community in response to prolonged and heterogeneous human impact. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1057–1057. 105 indexed citations

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McClenachan, Loren, Francesco Ferretti, & Julia K. Baum. (2012). From archives to conservation: why historical data are needed to set baselines for marine animals and ecosystems. Conservation Letters. 5(5). 349–359. 237 indexed citations

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Anderson, Sean C., et al.. (2011). Correlates of Vertebrate Extinction Risk in Canada. BioScience. 61(7). 538–549. 29 indexed citations

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Ferretti, Francesco. (2007). Perché non siamo speciali. Iris (Roma Tre University). 1 indexed citations

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