Godfrey Merlen

544 total citations
20 papers, 320 citations indexed

About

Godfrey Merlen is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Godfrey Merlen has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 320 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 4 papers in Oceanography and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Godfrey Merlen's work include Marine animal studies overview (7 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (4 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers). Godfrey Merlen is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (7 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (4 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers). Godfrey Merlen collaborates with scholars based in Ecuador, United States and Canada. Godfrey Merlen's co-authors include Robert B. Dunbar, G. M. Wellington, Malcolm C. Coulter, Carlos A. Valle, Felipe Cruz, Noémi d’Ozouville, Ghislain de Marsily, Benoı̂t Deffontaines, Esben Auken and Sophie Violette and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Canadian Journal of Zoology.

In The Last Decade

Godfrey Merlen

19 papers receiving 295 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Godfrey Merlen Ecuador 7 207 148 96 70 40 20 320
Nikolaus Malchus Spain 10 82 0.4× 92 0.6× 134 1.4× 81 1.2× 35 0.9× 21 310
Patrick Geistdoerfer France 10 132 0.6× 164 1.1× 107 1.1× 68 1.0× 62 1.6× 32 387
David T. Dockery United States 7 131 0.6× 69 0.5× 159 1.7× 145 2.1× 16 0.4× 18 311
Halard L. Lescinsky United States 11 140 0.7× 77 0.5× 269 2.8× 116 1.7× 18 0.5× 14 410
Ursula Toom Estonia 12 104 0.5× 86 0.6× 258 2.7× 167 2.4× 50 1.3× 77 479
Marcos Gektidis Germany 8 235 1.1× 118 0.8× 262 2.7× 66 0.9× 9 0.2× 11 409
Karl Kleemann Austria 12 149 0.7× 118 0.8× 223 2.3× 46 0.7× 14 0.3× 21 327
R. D. Norris United States 6 105 0.5× 44 0.3× 63 0.7× 235 3.4× 35 0.9× 11 361
Robert J. Elias Canada 16 205 1.0× 56 0.4× 320 3.3× 153 2.2× 46 1.1× 60 678
Tim Palmer United Kingdom 8 103 0.5× 45 0.3× 234 2.4× 122 1.7× 17 0.4× 12 399

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Godfrey Merlen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Merlen, Godfrey. (2021). Ecuadorian whale refuge. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 2 indexed citations
2.
Merlen, Godfrey, et al.. (2021). Whish : more than a tool-using finch. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
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Pirotta, Enrico, et al.. (2020). Historical and contemporary habitat use of sperm whales around the Galápagos Archipelago: Implications for conservation. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 31(6). 1466–1481. 6 indexed citations
4.
Boersma, P. Dee, et al.. (2017). First observations of post-fledging care in Galapagos Penguins ( Spheniscus mendiculus ). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 129(1). 186–191. 5 indexed citations
5.
Cantor, Maurício, et al.. (2017). Galápagos sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus): waxing and waning over three decades. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 95(9). 645–652. 12 indexed citations
6.
Alava, Juan José & Godfrey Merlen. (2009). Video-documentation of a killer whale (Orcinus orca) predatory attack on a giant manta (Manta birostris) in the Galápagos Islands. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. 7(1-2). 9 indexed citations
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Merlen, Godfrey, et al.. (2009). Protection of shallow marine ecosystems in Galapagos by permanent moorings. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 1 indexed citations
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d’Ozouville, Noémi, Esben Auken, Kurt Sørensen, et al.. (2008). Extensive perched aquifer and structural implications revealed by 3D resistivity mapping in a Galapagos volcano. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 269(3-4). 518–522. 54 indexed citations
9.
Merlen, Godfrey. (2000). NOCTURNAL ACOUSTIC LOCATION OF THE GALAPAGOS FUR SEAL ARCTOCEPHALUS GALAPAGOENSIS. Marine Mammal Science. 16(1). 248–253. 1 indexed citations
10.
Merlen, Godfrey. (1999). The Orca in Galapagos : 135 sightings. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 5 indexed citations
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Merlen, Godfrey. (1999). Restoring the tortoise dynasty : the decline and recovery of the Galapagos giant tortoise. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Merlen, Godfrey, et al.. (1999). El Reino Del Galapago: Volviendo A Su Edad De Oro. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1 indexed citations
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Merlen, Godfrey. (1998). Scavenging behavior of the waved albatross in Galápagos : a potential problem with increasing longlining. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 2 indexed citations
14.
McCosker, John E., et al.. (1997). Deepslope fishes collected during the 1995 eruption of Isla Fernandina, Galápagos. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 10 indexed citations
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Wellington, G. M., Robert B. Dunbar, & Godfrey Merlen. (1996). Calibration of stable oxygen isotope signatures in Galápagos corals. Paleoceanography. 11(4). 467–480. 129 indexed citations
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Merlen, Godfrey. (1995). Use and misuse of the seas around the Galápagos Archipelago. Oryx. 29(2). 99–106. 6 indexed citations
17.
Merlen, Godfrey. (1988). A field guide to the fishes of Galapagos. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
18.
Valle, Carlos A., et al.. (1987). The impact of the 1982–1983 El Niño‐Southern Oscillation on seabirds in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(C13). 14437–14444. 53 indexed citations
19.
Duffy, David Cameron & Godfrey Merlen. (1986). Seabird Densities and Aggregations during the 1983 El Nino in the Galapagos Islands. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 2 indexed citations
20.
Merlen, Godfrey. (1984). The 1982—83 El Niño: some of its consequences for Galápagos wildlife. Oryx. 18(4). 210–214. 18 indexed citations

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