I. G. Cowx

16.8k citations

237 papers · 12.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 62

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.05%
Ecology top 0.1%
Aquatic Science top 0.02%
Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%
Water Science and Technology top 1%

Co-authors: Steven J. Cooke Andy D. Nunn R. L. Welcomme Robert Arlinghaus J. Robert Britton Gordon H. Copp Rodolphe E. Gozlan Jonathan Harvey
Topics: Fish Ecology and Management Studies (185 papers)Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (117 papers)Marine and fisheries research (56 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Aquatic Science Ecology
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE Water Research
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Canada

In The Last Decade

I. G. Cowx

229 papers receiving 11.3k citations

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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.

Current knowledge on non‐native freshwater fish introductions

2010 673 citations I. G. Cowx et al. Journal of Fish Biology profile →
The Role of Recreational Fishing in Global Fish Crises

2004 657 citations Steven J. Cooke, I. G. Cowx profile →
The social, economic, and environmental importance of inland fish and fisheries

2016 304 citations Abigail J. Lynch, Steven J. Cooke et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Understanding the Threats to Fish Migration: Applying the Global Swimways Concept to the Lower Mekong 2024 ·Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture ·I. G. Cowx,An V. Vu,Zeb Hogan,Martin Mallen‐Cooper,Lee J. Baumgartner,(unknown),Günther Grill,(unknown)	8
2	A day in the life: quantifying nursery habitat use in a coastal shark species 2024 ·Animal Behaviour ·Robert Bullock,Simon Dedman,Maurits P. M. van Zinnicq Bergmann,(unknown),I. G. Cowx,Michael Elliott,Samuel H. Gruber,Tristan L. Guttridge	2
3	Inland recreational fisheries contribute nutritional benefits and economic value but are vulnerable to climate change 2024 ·Nature Food ·Abigail J. Lynch,Holly S. Embke,Elizabeth A. Nyboer,Louisa E. Wood,Andy Thorpe,Sui Chian Phang,Daniel Viana,Christopher D. Golden,Marco Milardi,Robert Arlinghaus,Claudio Baigún,T. Douglas Beard,Steven J. Cooke,I. G. Cowx,John D. Koehn,Roman Lyach,Warren M. Potts,(unknown),Josef Schmidhuber,Olaf L. F. Weyl	9
4	Can't pass or won't pass: the importance of motivation when quantifying improved connectivity for riverine brown trout Salmo trutta 2023 ·Journal of Fish Biology ·(unknown),I. G. Cowx,Domino A. Joyce,Jonathan D. Bolland	5
5	Putting the fish into inland fisheries – A global allocation of historic inland fish catch 2023 ·Fish and Fisheries ·(unknown),I. G. Cowx,Simon Funge‐Smith	12
6	Reasons to Be Skeptical about Sentience and Pain in Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates 2023 ·Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture ·(unknown),Robert Arlinghaus,Howard I. Browman,Steven J. Cooke,Robin L. Cooper,I. G. Cowx,Charles D. Derby,Stuart Derbyshire,Paul J. B. Hart,J. B. Jones,A. O. Kasumyan,Brian Key,Julian G. Pepperell,D. Christopher Rogers,James D. Rose,(unknown),Anne Berit Skiftesvik,Don Stevens,Jeffrey D. Shields,Craig A. Watson	23
7	Bright spots for inland fish and fisheries to guide future hydropower development 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·William M. Twardek,I. G. Cowx,Nicolas W. R. Lapointe,Craig P. Paukert,T. Douglas Beard,Elena M. Bennett,David R. Browne,Andrew K. Carlson,Keith D. Clarke,Zeb Hogan,Kai Lorenzen,Abigail J. Lynch,Peter B. McIntyre,Paulo dos Santos Pompeu,Mark W. Rogers,(unknown),William W. Taylor,Taylor D. Ward,Zeenatul Basher,Steven J. Cooke	15
8	Overturning stereotypes: The fuzzy boundary between recreational and subsistence inland fisheries 2022 ·Fish and Fisheries ·Elizabeth A. Nyboer,Holly S. Embke,(unknown),Robert Arlinghaus,Shannon D. Bower,Claudio Baigún,T. Douglas Beard,Steven J. Cooke,I. G. Cowx,John D. Koehn,Roman Lyach,Marco Milardi,Warren M. Potts,Abigail J. Lynch	19
9	Diverse migration tactics of fishes within the large tropical Mekong River system 2022 ·Fisheries Management and Ecology ·An V. Vu,Lee J. Baumgartner,Martin Mallen‐Cooper,Gregory Doran,Karin E. Limburg,Bronwyn M. Gillanders,Jason D. Thiem,Julia Howitt,Cameron M. Kewish,Juliane Reinhardt,I. G. Cowx	17
10	Resilient rivers and connected marine systems: a review of mutual sustainability opportunities 2022 ·Global Sustainability ·(unknown),Eva Bergman,I. G. Cowx,Lovisa Lind,(unknown),Kathryn Willis	10
11	Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems 2021 ·Fish and Fisheries ·(unknown),Philippa J. Cohen,Cindy Huchery,Sarah Sutcliffe,Sharon Suri,(unknown),Shakuntala H. Thilsted,Peter Oosterveer,Cynthia McDougall,(unknown),(unknown),Kendra Byrd,Joshua Wesana,I. G. Cowx,David J. Mills,Michael Akester,Chin Yee Chan,Joseph Nagoli,Jillian Wate,Michael J. Phillips	30
12	Knowledge Gaps and Management Priorities for Recreational Fisheries in the Developing World 2020 ·Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture ·Shannon D. Bower,Øystein Aas,Robert Arlinghaus,T. Douglas Beard,I. G. Cowx,Andy J. Danylchuk,Kátia Meirelles Felizola Freire,Warren M. Potts,Stephen G. Sutton,Steven J. Cooke	20
13	InFish: A Professional Network to Promote Global Conservation and Responsible Use of Inland Fish 2020 ·Fisheries ·Abigail J. Lynch,D. M. Bartley,(unknown),David B. Bunnell,Steven J. Cooke,I. G. Cowx,Simon Funge‐Smith,Craig P. Paukert,Mark W. Rogers,William W. Taylor	1
14	Examining progress towards achieving the Ten Steps of the Rome Declaration on Responsible Inland Fisheries 2019 ·Fish and Fisheries ·Abigail J. Lynch,D. M. Bartley,(unknown),I. G. Cowx,Simon Funge‐Smith,William W. Taylor,Steven J. Cooke	12
15	Fishing for conservation of freshwater tropical fishes in the Anthropocene 2019 ·Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Sui Chian Phang,Michael S. Cooperman,Abigail J. Lynch,E. Ashley Steel,Vittoria Elliott,Karen J. Murchie,Steven J. Cooke,(unknown),I. G. Cowx	17
16	Welfare of aquatic animals: where things are, where they are going, and what it means for research, aquaculture, recreational angling, and commercial fishing 2018 ·ICES Journal of Marine Science ·Howard I. Browman,Steven J. Cooke,I. G. Cowx,Stuart Derbyshire,A. O. Kasumyan,Brian Key,James D. Rose,Alexander Schwab,Anne Berit Skiftesvik,Don Stevens,Craig A. Watson,Robert Arlinghaus	79
17	Management and ecology of lake and reservoir fisheries 2002 ·I. G. Cowx	37
18	Rehabilitation of freshwater fisheries 1994 ·I. G. Cowx	82
19	Developments in electric fishing 1990 ·I. G. Cowx	151
20	Long-term effects of land drainage works on fish stocks in the upper reaches of a lowland River 1986 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·I. G. Cowx,G. A. Wheatley,(unknown)	12

About I. G. Cowx

I. G. Cowx is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, having authored 237 papers that have together received 12.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (185 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (117 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (56 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (8.4k citations), Aquatic Science (4.3k citations) and Ecology (6.6k citations). I. G. Cowx has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Steven J. Cooke, Andy D. Nunn, R. L. Welcomme, Robert Arlinghaus, J. Robert Britton, Gordon H. Copp, Rodolphe E. Gozlan, Jonathan Harvey, Maria João Collares‐Pereira and Martin Van der Knaap. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Water Research.

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