Hamish A. Malcolm

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Hamish A. Malcolm is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Hamish A. Malcolm has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Hamish A. Malcolm's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (35 papers), Marine and fisheries research (34 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (15 papers). Hamish A. Malcolm is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (35 papers), Marine and fisheries research (34 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (15 papers). Hamish A. Malcolm collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Hamish A. Malcolm's co-authors include Alan Jordan, Stephen Smith, Barry D. Bruce, John D. Stevens, David Harasti, Nathan A. Knott, Michael Cappo, Peter Speare, Euan S. Harvey and Melinda A. Coleman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hamish A. Malcolm

47 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Long-term empirical evidence of ocean warming leading to tropicalization of fish communities, increased herbivory, and loss of kelp

2016 347 citations Adriana Vergés, Christopher Doropoulos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hamish A. Malcolm Australia	25	1.6k	1.3k	899	785	217	50	2.2k
Donald R. Kobayashi United States	26	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	497 0.6×	134 0.6×	63	2.6k
Cynthia G. Hays United States	11	1.8k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	755 0.8×	874 1.1×	287 1.3×	15	2.6k
Porzia Maiorano Italy	29	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	420 0.5×	605 0.8×	271 1.2×	90	2.2k
Lisa A. Kerr United States	22	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	998 1.1×	377 0.5×	248 1.1×	47	2.1k
M. Dorenbosch Netherlands	24	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	599 0.7×	771 1.0×	231 1.1×	37	2.3k
Maya Srinivasan Australia	19	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	627 0.7×	558 0.7×	106 0.5×	44	2.2k
JE Serafy United States	26	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	455 0.6×	384 1.8×	47	2.2k
Tim Ward Australia	26	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	649 0.7×	437 0.6×	216 1.0×	114	2.0k
Christopher H. R. Goatley Australia	27	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	826 0.9×	593 0.8×	135 0.6×	44	2.1k
Asta Audzijonytė Australia	22	1.1k 0.7×	806 0.6×	617 0.7×	415 0.5×	159 0.7×	62	1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hamish A. Malcolm

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20 of 20 papers shown

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2025). Long‐Term Mobility of a Harvested, Rocky‐Reef Gastropod. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 32(5). 189–202.

Rees, Matthew J., et al.. (2025). Quantifying the effects of extreme flooding on coastal reef fishes. Ecology. 106(6). e70143–e70143. 1 indexed citations

Sommer, Brigitte, Hamish A. Malcolm, Steven J. Dalton, et al.. (2025). Understanding and managing species range shifts: first observed mixed-species outbreak and coral predation by crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster brevispinus and A. cf. solaris) on subtropical reefs. Marine Environmental Research. 212. 107556–107556.

Knott, Nathan A., Matthew J. Rees, Tom R. Davis, et al.. (2025). Trends in eastern blue groper (Achoerodus viridis) abundance along south-eastern Australia (New South Wales): the influence of latitude, climate change and potential depth refuges. Marine and Freshwater Research. 76(2). 2 indexed citations

Harasti, David & Hamish A. Malcolm. (2024). Assessing changes in threatened black rockcod Epinephelus daemelii abundance and length over the past 15 years in New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Fish Biology. 106(4). 1160–1168.

Reimer, James Davis, Brigitte Sommer, Sun Wook Kim, et al.. (2023). Coral assemblages at higher latitudes favor short‐term potential over long‐term performance. Ecology. 104(9). e4138–e4138. 8 indexed citations

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2023). Extended and spatially asynchronous reproductive periodicity in a harvested, warm‐temperate rocky‐reef gastropod (Turbinidae). Fisheries Oceanography. 33(1). 1 indexed citations

Knott, Nathan A., Joel Williams, David Harasti, et al.. (2021). A coherent, representative, and bioregional marine reserve network shows consistent change in rocky reef fish assemblages. Ecosphere. 12(4). 32 indexed citations

Salguero‐Gómez, Roberto, Sun Wook Kim, Carrie A. Sims, et al.. (2020). The projected degradation of subtropical coral assemblages by recurrent thermal stress. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(1). 233–247. 26 indexed citations

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Ferrari, Renata, Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, Alan Jordan, et al.. (2018). Large-scale assessment of benthic communities across multiple marine protected areas using an autonomous underwater vehicle. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193711–e0193711. 20 indexed citations

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Malcolm, Hamish A., et al.. (2018). Wave energy drives biotic patterns beyond the surf zone: Factors influencing abundance and occurrence of mobile fauna adjacent to subtropical beaches. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 25. 100467–100467. 11 indexed citations

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Vergés, Adriana, Christopher Doropoulos, Hamish A. Malcolm, et al.. (2016). Long-term empirical evidence of ocean warming leading to tropicalization of fish communities, increased herbivory, and loss of kelp. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(48). 13791–13796. 347 indexed citations breakdown →

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Coleman, Melinda A., Amanda E. Bates, Rick D. Stuart‐Smith, et al.. (2015). Functional traits reveal early responses in marine reserves following protection from fishing. Diversity and Distributions. 21(8). 876–887. 64 indexed citations

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Malcolm, Hamish A., et al.. (2015). Decadal Changes in the Abundance and Length of Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in Subtropical Marine Sanctuaries. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0127616–e0127616. 36 indexed citations

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Malcolm, Hamish A., et al.. (2014). Depth and Medium-Scale Spatial Processes Influence Fish Assemblage Structure of Unconsolidated Habitats in a Subtropical Marine Park. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e96798–e96798. 29 indexed citations

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Harasti, David, Hamish A. Malcolm, Christopher Gallen, et al.. (2014). Appropriate set times to represent patterns of rocky reef fishes using baited video. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 463. 173–180. 79 indexed citations

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Scott, Anna, et al.. (2011). Long-term increases in abundance of anemonefish and their host sea anemones in an Australian marine protected area. Marine and Freshwater Research. 62(2). 187–196. 30 indexed citations

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Coleman, Melinda A., Nathan A. Knott, Hamish A. Malcolm, et al.. (2011). Connectivity within and among a Network of Temperate Marine Reserves. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e20168–e20168. 68 indexed citations

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Bruce, Barry D., John D. Stevens, & Hamish A. Malcolm. (2006). Movements and swimming behaviour of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Australian waters. Marine Biology. 150(2). 161–172. 140 indexed citations

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Pardini, Amanda T., Catherine S. Jones, Leslie R. Noble, et al.. (2001). Sex-biased dispersal of great white sharks. Nature. 412(6843). 139–140. 262 indexed citations

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