Glenn De’ath

18.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
93 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Glenn De’ath is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Glenn De’ath has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Ecology, 47 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 27 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Glenn De’ath's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (56 papers), Marine and fisheries research (42 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (17 papers). Glenn De’ath is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (56 papers), Marine and fisheries research (42 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (17 papers). Glenn De’ath collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Glenn De’ath's co-authors include Katharina Fabricius, Marji Puotinen, Hugh Sweatman, Janice Lough, Peter Speare, Sam H. C. Noonan, Ken Okaji, Stuart Kininmonth, Sven Uthicke and Mike Cappo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Glenn De’ath

91 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREES: A POWERFUL YET SIMPL... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2012 2007 2002 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREES: A POWERFUL YET SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS
    2000 2.6k citations Glenn De’ath, Katharina Fabricius Ecology profile →
  2. The 27–year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes
    2012 1.3k citations Glenn De’ath, Katharina Fabricius et al. profile →
  3. BOOSTED TREES FOR ECOLOGICAL MODELING AND PREDICTION
    2007 1.1k citations Glenn De’ath Ecology profile →
  4. MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION TREES: A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR MODELING SPECIES–ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS
    2002 1.0k citations Glenn De’ath Ecology profile →
  5. Losers and winners in coral reefs acclimatized to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
    2011 761 citations Katharina Fabricius, Chris Langdon et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  6. Declining Coral Calcification on the Great Barrier Reef
    2009 479 citations Glenn De’ath, Janice Lough et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Glenn De’ath Australia 45 9.4k 6.1k 4.8k 2.8k 879 93 13.7k
K.R. Clarke United Kingdom 40 9.5k 1.0× 5.8k 1.0× 5.9k 1.2× 4.6k 1.6× 827 0.9× 77 17.5k
Katharina Fabricius Australia 65 14.4k 1.5× 8.8k 1.5× 9.5k 2.0× 2.1k 0.7× 476 0.5× 178 18.4k
Paul J. Somerfield United Kingdom 51 7.6k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 5.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 625 0.7× 152 12.2k
Anthony J. Richardson Australia 72 10.8k 1.2× 9.8k 1.6× 8.3k 1.7× 4.4k 1.6× 1.8k 2.1× 350 22.6k
Stuart Phinn Australia 67 9.6k 1.0× 6.1k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 941 1.1× 394 15.6k
Carrie V. Kappel United States 38 9.8k 1.0× 8.4k 1.4× 4.9k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 864 1.0× 55 15.0k
Rod M. Connolly Australia 62 10.4k 1.1× 5.9k 1.0× 4.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 261 0.3× 300 13.4k
A.J. Underwood Australia 73 13.5k 1.4× 8.9k 1.5× 13.9k 2.9× 3.6k 1.3× 465 0.5× 228 23.7k
Mary I. O’Connor Canada 43 7.5k 0.8× 5.2k 0.9× 3.4k 0.7× 3.6k 1.3× 2.1k 2.4× 110 13.8k
Magnus Nyström Sweden 41 9.3k 1.0× 7.3k 1.2× 4.3k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 406 0.5× 71 13.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Glenn De’ath

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chennu, Arjun, P. Farber, Glenn De’ath, Dirk de Beer, & Katharina Fabricius. (2017). A diver-operated hyperspectral imaging and topographic surveying system for automated mapping of benthic habitats. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7122–7122. 67 indexed citations
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Fabricius, Katharina, et al.. (2013). Does Trophic Status Enhance or Reduce the Thermal Tolerance of Scleractinian Corals? A Review, Experiment and Conceptual Framework. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54399–e54399. 49 indexed citations
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De’ath, Glenn, Katharina Fabricius, & Janice Lough. (2013). Yes — Coral calcification rates have decreased in the last twenty-five years!. Marine Geology. 346. 400–402. 20 indexed citations
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De’ath, Glenn. (2012). The multinomial diversity model: linking Shannon diversity to multiple predictors. Ecology. 93(10). 2286–2296. 23 indexed citations
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Fabricius, Katharina, Timothy F. Cooper, Craig Humphrey, et al.. (2011). A bioindicator system for water quality on inshore coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 65(4-9). 320–332. 91 indexed citations
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Fabricius, Katharina, Chris Langdon, Sven Uthicke, et al.. (2011). Losers and winners in coral reefs acclimatized to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations. Nature Climate Change. 1(3). 165–169. 761 indexed citations breakdown →
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De’ath, Glenn & Katharina Fabricius. (2010). Water quality as a regional driver of coral biodiversity and macroalgae on the Great Barrier Reef. Ecological Applications. 20(3). 840–850. 361 indexed citations
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Kerrigan, Brigid, Glenn De’ath, Jon Day, et al.. (2010). Classifying the biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area for the classification phase of the representative areas program. GBRMPA ELibrary (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority). 2 indexed citations
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De’ath, Glenn, Janice Lough, & Katharina Fabricius. (2009). Declining Coral Calcification on the Great Barrier Reef. Science. 323(5910). 116–119. 479 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fabricius, Katharina & Glenn De’ath. (2008). PHOTOSYNTHETIC SYMBIONTS AND ENERGY SUPPLY DETERMINE OCTOCORAL BIODIVERSITY IN CORAL REEFS. Ecology. 89(11). 3163–3173. 54 indexed citations
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Fabricius, Katharina, et al.. (2004). RECOGNITION AND SELECTION OF SETTLEMENT SUBSTRATA DETERMINE POST-SETTLEMENT SURVIVAL IN CORALS. Ecology. 85(12). 3428–3437. 418 indexed citations
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Brodie, Jon, Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath, & Ken Okaji. (2004). Are increased nutrient inputs responsible for more outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish? An appraisal of the evidence. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 51(1-4). 266–278. 230 indexed citations
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Fabricius, Katharina, Glenn De’ath, Laurence J. McCook, Emre Turak, & David Williams. (2004). Changes in algal, coral and fish assemblages along water quality gradients on the inshore Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 51(1-4). 384–398. 377 indexed citations
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Swadling, Kerrie M., A. David McKinnon, Glenn De’ath, & John A. E. Gibson. (2004). Life cycle plasticity and differential growth and development in marine and lacustrine populations of an Antarctic copepod. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(3). 644–655. 16 indexed citations
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Fabricius, Katharina & Glenn De’ath. (2000). Soft Coral Atlas of the Great Barrier Reef. 4 indexed citations
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Cavalieri, John, J. E. Kinder, Glenn De’ath, & L. A. Fitzpatrick. (1998). Effects of short-term treatment with progesterone superimposed on 11 or 17 days of norgestomet treatment on the interval to oestrus and fertility in Bos indicus heifers. Animal Reproduction Science. 51(3). 169–183. 7 indexed citations
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Rhodes, F.M., Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick, KW Entwistle, & Glenn De’ath. (1995). Sequential changes in ovarian follicular dynamics in Bos indicus heifers before and after nutritional anoestrus. Reproduction. 104(1). 41–49. 94 indexed citations
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De’ath, Glenn, et al.. (1992). Pattern of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish ( Acanthaster planci L. ) along the Great Barrier Reef since 1966. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 43(3). 555–567. 35 indexed citations

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