Geoff Syme

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Geoff Syme is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Small Animals and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoff Syme has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ocean Engineering, 15 papers in Small Animals and 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Geoff Syme's work include Water resources management and optimization (16 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (15 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (9 papers). Geoff Syme is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (16 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (15 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (9 papers). Geoff Syme collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and India. Geoff Syme's co-authors include Blair E. Nancarrow, Lesley A. Syme, Laurent Charlet, Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Corrado Corradini, Denis Hughes, András Bàrdossy, Okke Batelaan, Patrick Willems and Peter W. Swarzenski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, British Journal of Pharmacology and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Geoff Syme

75 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
    2013 521 citations Geoff Syme et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Geoff Syme Australia 19 421 419 363 298 286 78 2.1k
Charles F. Mason United States 38 147 0.3× 586 1.4× 183 0.5× 200 0.7× 171 0.6× 207 5.1k
Rachel Hine United Kingdom 18 194 0.5× 405 1.0× 153 0.4× 266 0.9× 62 0.2× 20 2.8k
Elery Hamilton‐Smith Australia 16 296 0.7× 329 0.8× 92 0.3× 132 0.4× 101 0.4× 75 1.2k
Robert Fish United Kingdom 25 337 0.8× 1.1k 2.6× 193 0.5× 312 1.0× 57 0.2× 76 2.1k
Søren Bøye Olsen Denmark 31 255 0.6× 587 1.4× 154 0.4× 538 1.8× 96 0.3× 80 2.9k
Zhao Ma United States 26 335 0.8× 843 2.0× 134 0.4× 253 0.8× 89 0.3× 97 2.0k
Matt Walpole United Kingdom 22 538 1.3× 1.3k 3.2× 104 0.3× 463 1.6× 42 0.1× 28 2.6k
Jordan W. Smith United States 28 1.1k 2.6× 805 1.9× 73 0.2× 241 0.8× 119 0.4× 139 2.6k
Shelley Burgin Australia 24 176 0.4× 529 1.3× 108 0.3× 265 0.9× 49 0.2× 119 1.9k
R. Edward Grumbine China 21 490 1.2× 1.7k 4.0× 373 1.0× 679 2.3× 131 0.5× 39 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Geoff Syme

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Fields of papers citing papers by Geoff Syme

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Geoff Syme. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Geoff Syme. The network helps show where Geoff Syme may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geoff Syme

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tingey-Holyoak, Joanne L., Andrew Fenemor, & Geoff Syme. (2024). Improving water planning through integration of humanitarian and utilitarian needs. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 31(2). 161–181. 1 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Serena H., et al.. (2022). Affecting behavioural change through empowerment: conceptual insights from theory and agricultural case studies in South Asia. Regional Environmental Change. 22(3). 85–85. 4 indexed citations
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Alexander, Karen, Aysha Fleming, Narissa Bax, et al.. (2021). Equity of our future oceans: practices and outcomes in marine science research. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 32(1). 297–311. 26 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Claudia, Graham R. Marshall, Helen Ross, et al.. (2019). Hybrid Neoliberalism: Implications for Sustainable Development. Society & Natural Resources. 32(5). 566–587. 23 indexed citations
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Chapman, Kelly, Fabio Boschetti, Elizabeth A. Fulton, et al.. (2017). Knowledge that Acts: Evaluating the Outcomes of a Knowledge Brokering Intervention in Western Australia’s Ningaloo Region. Environmental Management. 60(5). 896–907. 14 indexed citations
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Curtis, Allan, Helen Ross, Graham R. Marshall, et al.. (2014). The great experiment with devolved NRM governance: lessons from community engagement in Australia and New Zealand since the 1980s. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 21(2). 175–199. 114 indexed citations
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Fulton, Elizabeth A., Tod Jones, Fabio Boschetti, et al.. (2013). Assessing the Impact of Stakeholder Engagement in Management Strategy Evaluation. eSpace (Curtin University). 3(3). 82–98. 16 indexed citations
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Syme, Geoff, et al.. (2011). Guidelines for policy modellers – 30 years on: New tricks or old dogs?. Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. 5 indexed citations
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Syme, Geoff. (2008). Urban Water: Is Efficiency Enough?. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 41(4). 435–440. 2 indexed citations
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Burn, Stewart, et al.. (2002). Determining Customer Service Levels - Overarching Report. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 2 indexed citations
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Burn, Stewart, Darla Hatton MacDonald, Blair E. Nancarrow, et al.. (2002). Determining customer service levels - development of a methodology overarching report. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 2 indexed citations
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Nancarrow, Blair E., et al.. (2001). Tourist perception of environmental impact. Annals of Tourism Research. 28(4). 853–867. 157 indexed citations
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Booker, N. A., et al.. (2000). Sustainable alternatives in the provision of urban water services - an Australian Approach. 1247. 2 indexed citations
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Syme, Geoff, et al.. (1983). The Effects of Appraised Severity and Efficacy in Promoting Water Conservation: An Informational Analysis. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 13(2). 164–182. 76 indexed citations
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Lindsay, D. R., et al.. (1976). Audience effects on the mating behaviour of rams. Animal Behaviour. 24(4). 818–821. 63 indexed citations
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Syme, Geoff & Lesley A. Syme. (1975). The concept of spatial leadership in farm animals: An experiment with sheep. Animal Behaviour. 23. 921–925. 15 indexed citations
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Syme, Lesley A. & Geoff Syme. (1974). The role of sex and novelty in determining the social response to lithium chloride. Psychopharmacology. 40(1). 91–99. 18 indexed citations
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Syme, Lesley A. & Geoff Syme. (1974). Group instability and the social response to methamphetamine. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2(6). 851–854. 12 indexed citations
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Syme, Geoff, et al.. (1974). A note on variations in the level of aggression within a herd of goats. Animal Science. 18(3). 309–312. 2 indexed citations
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Syme, Geoff & Jane Pollard. (1972). The relation between differences in level of food deprivation and dominance in food getting in the rat. Psychonomic Science. 29(5). 297–298. 4 indexed citations

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