I. G. Cowx

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
237 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

I. G. Cowx is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, I. G. Cowx has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 125 papers in Aquatic Science and 115 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in I. G. Cowx's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (185 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (117 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (56 papers). I. G. Cowx is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (185 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (117 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (56 papers). I. G. Cowx collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. I. G. Cowx's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Water Research.

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
I. G. Cowx United Kingdom	62	8.4k	6.6k	4.3k	3.4k	1.0k	237	12.2k
Doris Soto Chile	37	4.9k 0.6×	5.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	90	10.8k
Kirk O. Winemiller United States	73	14.6k 1.7×	9.8k 1.5×	7.0k 1.6×	4.9k 1.4×	916 0.9×	284	20.6k
Peter B. Moyle United States	65	11.5k 1.4×	9.7k 1.5×	3.8k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	239	16.3k
John R. Post Canada	48	6.6k 0.8×	4.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.4×	3.6k 1.0×	512 0.5×	122	8.9k
Scott G. Hinch Canada	60	8.0k 0.9×	6.8k 1.0×	2.3k 0.5×	3.6k 1.0×	813 0.8×	231	10.9k
Kurt D. Fausch United States	60	11.5k 1.4×	10.6k 1.6×	2.3k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	2.2k 2.1×	124	15.0k
Melanie L. J. Stiassny United States	31	6.0k 0.7×	4.8k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	877 0.9×	117	9.3k
Thierry Oberdorff France	53	7.9k 0.9×	5.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	675 0.7×	104	10.8k
Ângelo Antônio Agostinho Brazil	60	10.7k 1.3×	3.7k 0.6×	7.5k 1.7×	1.4k 0.4×	757 0.7×	294	13.0k
Duncan Knowler Canada	20	3.8k 0.5×	4.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	1.9k 0.6×	938 0.9×	54	8.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. G. Cowx

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Nunn, Andy D., Yueming Qu, Virginie Keller, et al.. (2025). Responses of fish to nationwide improvements in the water quality of a densely populated and heavily modified country over four decades. Water Research. 274. 123163–123163.

Jong, Michael, et al.. (2025). A watershed fragility index for assessing the vulnerability of river ecosystems. Ecological Indicators. 178. 113908–113908.

Cowx, I. G., An V. Vu, Zeb Hogan, et al.. (2024). Understanding the Threats to Fish Migration: Applying the Global Swimways Concept to the Lower Mekong. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. 33(2). 257–285. 8 indexed citations

Lynch, Abigail J., Holly S. Embke, Elizabeth A. Nyboer, et al.. (2024). Inland recreational fisheries contribute nutritional benefits and economic value but are vulnerable to climate change. Nature Food. 5(5). 433–443. 9 indexed citations

King, Myron, Michael Jong, & I. G. Cowx. (2023). A dynamic dendritic connectivity assessment tool for the planning and design of barrier mitigation strategies in river networks. Landscape Ecology. 38(6). 1431–1446. 4 indexed citations

Cowx, I. G., et al.. (2023). Can't pass or won't pass: the importance of motivation when quantifying improved connectivity for riverine brown trout Salmo trutta. Journal of Fish Biology. 104(3). 851–865. 5 indexed citations

Cowx, I. G., et al.. (2023). Putting the fish into inland fisheries – A global allocation of historic inland fish catch. Fish and Fisheries. 24(2). 263–278. 12 indexed citations

Arlinghaus, Robert, Howard I. Browman, Steven J. Cooke, et al.. (2023). Reasons to Be Skeptical about Sentience and Pain in Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. 32(1). 127–150. 23 indexed citations

Bergman, Eva, et al.. (2022). Resilient rivers and connected marine systems: a review of mutual sustainability opportunities. Global Sustainability. 6. 10 indexed citations

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Nyboer, Elizabeth A., Holly S. Embke, Robert Arlinghaus, et al.. (2022). Overturning stereotypes: The fuzzy boundary between recreational and subsistence inland fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. 23(6). 1282–1298. 19 indexed citations

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Vu, An V., Lee J. Baumgartner, Martin Mallen‐Cooper, et al.. (2022). Diverse migration tactics of fishes within the large tropical Mekong River system. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 29(5). 708–723. 17 indexed citations

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Cohen, Philippa J., Cindy Huchery, Sarah Sutcliffe, et al.. (2021). Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems. Fish and Fisheries. 23(1). 34–53. 30 indexed citations

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Bower, Shannon D., Øystein Aas, Robert Arlinghaus, et al.. (2020). Knowledge Gaps and Management Priorities for Recreational Fisheries in the Developing World. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. 28(4). 518–535. 20 indexed citations

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Lynch, Abigail J., D. M. Bartley, I. G. Cowx, et al.. (2019). Examining progress towards achieving the Ten Steps of the Rome Declaration on Responsible Inland Fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. 21(1). 190–203. 12 indexed citations

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Almeida, Oriana Trindade de, I. G. Cowx, Christophe Béné, et al.. (2010). A valoração da pesca em águas continentais. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1). 1 indexed citations

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Cowx, I. G.. (2003). Interactions between fish and birds :implications for management. 45 indexed citations

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Cowx, I. G.. (2002). Management and ecology of lake and reservoir fisheries. 37 indexed citations

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Pires, Ana Maria Setúbal, I. G. Cowx, & Maria M. Coelho. (2001). Diet and growth of two sympatric Iberian barbel, Barbus steindachneri and Barbus microcephalus, in the middle reaches of the Guadiana Basin (Portugal). Folia Zoologica. 50(4). 291–304. 6 indexed citations

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Amisah, Steve & I. G. Cowx. (2000). Response of the fish populations of the River Don in South Yorkshire to water quality and habitat improvements. Environmental Pollution. 108(2). 191–199. 26 indexed citations

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Cowx, I. G.. (1998). Stocking and introduction of fish. 246 indexed citations

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