James P. Beets

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

James P. Beets is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, James P. Beets has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in James P. Beets's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (22 papers), Marine and fisheries research (20 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (4 papers). James P. Beets is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (22 papers), Marine and fisheries research (20 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (4 papers). James P. Beets collaborates with scholars based in United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and New Caledonia. James P. Beets's co-authors include Mark A. Hixon, Caroline S. Rogers, Rikki Grober‐Dunsmore, Alan M. Friedlander, William J. Lindberg, H. Carl Fitz, T. K. Frazer, Yanli Jia, Mark R. Christie and Mark A. Albins and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecological Monographs and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

James P. Beets

22 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Predation, Prey Refuges, and the Structure of Coral‐Reef Fish Assemblages

1993 611 citations Mark A. Hixon, James P. Beets Ecological Monographs profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James P. Beets United States	16	1.4k	1.2k	503	452	83	24	1.6k
Eran Brokovich Israel	18	1.2k 0.8×	899 0.7×	664 1.3×	273 0.6×	61 0.7×	27	1.5k
Daniel R. Brumbaugh United States	17	2.1k 1.5×	1.8k 1.5×	825 1.6×	469 1.0×	85 1.0×	24	2.5k
Jean‐Georges Harmelin France	22	1.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	781 1.6×	266 0.6×	114 1.4×	54	2.1k
Robert L. Emmett United States	22	731 0.5×	968 0.8×	394 0.8×	678 1.5×	97 1.2×	47	1.4k
Craig P. Dahlgren United States	19	1.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	833 1.7×	488 1.1×	29 0.3×	31	2.2k
Lorenzo Bramanti France	32	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 2.6×	253 0.6×	53 0.6×	88	2.3k
John Guinotte United States	19	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 2.7×	222 0.5×	49 0.6×	24	2.2k
Michel Pichon France	29	2.1k 1.5×	973 0.8×	1.3k 2.5×	527 1.2×	130 1.6×	60	2.4k
Cynthia Hunter United States	17	1.6k 1.1×	904 0.7×	1.1k 2.3×	190 0.4×	37 0.4×	32	1.9k
Richard S. Appeldoorn Puerto Rico	31	2.1k 1.5×	1.7k 1.4×	760 1.5×	664 1.5×	38 0.5×	105	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James P. Beets

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20 of 20 papers shown

Beets, James P., et al.. (2024). Response of four Vallisneria taxa to aquatic herbicides. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 17(4). 297–304.

Wiegner, Tracy N., Steven L. Colbert, John H. R. Burns, et al.. (2023). Detection and impact of sewage pollution on South Kohala's coral reefs, Hawai‘i. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 188. 114662–114662. 8 indexed citations

Wiegner, Tracy N., et al.. (2018). A multi-indicator approach for identifying shoreline sewage pollution hotspots adjacent to coral reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 129(1). 70–80. 30 indexed citations

Wiegner, Tracy N., et al.. (2018). Spatial distribution of sewage pollution on a Hawaiian coral reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 130. 335–347. 45 indexed citations

DeMartini, Edward E., Paul L. Jokiel, James P. Beets, et al.. (2013). Terrigenous sediment impact on coral recruitment and growth affects the use of coral habitat by recruit parrotfishes (F. Scaridae). Journal of Coastal Conservation. 17(3). 417–429. 42 indexed citations

Donovan, Mary K., et al.. (2011). Catalog of coral reef fish life history specimens for the Hawaiian islands. 1 indexed citations

Kulbicki, Michel, James P. Beets, Pascale Chabanet, et al.. (2011). Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges: implications for the Atlantic invasion. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 446. 189–205. 119 indexed citations

Christie, Mark R., Brian N. Tissot, Mark A. Albins, et al.. (2010). Larval Connectivity in an Effective Network of Marine Protected Areas. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15715–e15715. 180 indexed citations

Boulon, Rafe, Mark E. Monaco, Alan M. Friedlander, et al.. (2010). An ecological correction to marine reserves boundaries in the US Virgin Islands. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

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Friedlander, Alan M. & James P. Beets. (2008). Temporal trends in reef fish assemblages inside Virgin Islands National Park and around St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1988-2006. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 10 indexed citations

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Monaco, Mark E., Alan M. Friedlander, Chris Caldow, et al.. (2007). Characterising reef fish populations and habitats within and outside the US Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument: a lesson in marine protected area design. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 14(1). 33–40. 36 indexed citations

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Grober‐Dunsmore, Rikki, T. K. Frazer, William J. Lindberg, & James P. Beets. (2006). Reef fish and habitat relationships in a Caribbean seascape: the importance of reef context. Coral Reefs. 26(1). 201–216. 101 indexed citations

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Menza, Charles W., Jerald S. Ault, James P. Beets, et al.. (2006). A guide to monitoring reef fish in the National Park Service's South Florida/Caribbean Network. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 15 indexed citations

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Beets, James P.. (2005). Preservation, exploitation, or conservation: effects of a trap fishery in Virgin Islands National Park. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 1 indexed citations

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Wolff, Nicholas H., Rikki Grober‐Dunsmore, Caroline S. Rogers, & James P. Beets. (1999). Management implications of fish trap effectiveness in adjacent coral reef and gorgonian habitats. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 55(1-2). 81–90. 31 indexed citations

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Garrison, Virginia H., Caroline S. Rogers, & James P. Beets. (1998). OF REEF FISHES, OVERFISHING AND IN SITU OBSERVATIONS OF FISH TRAPS IN ST. JOHN, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Revista de Biología Tropical. 46(5). 41–59. 21 indexed citations

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Beets, James P.. (1997). Effects of a predatory fish on the recruitment and abundance of Caribbean coral reef fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 148. 11–21. 49 indexed citations

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Hixon, Mark A. & James P. Beets. (1993). Predation, Prey Refuges, and the Structure of Coral‐Reef Fish Assemblages. Ecological Monographs. 63(1). 77–101. 611 indexed citations breakdown →

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Beets, James P. & Alan M. Friedlander. (1992). Stock analysis and management strategies for Red Hind, Epinephelus guttatus in the U.S. Virgin Islands. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 39 indexed citations

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Rogers, Caroline S., et al.. (1984). Scleractinian coral recruitment patterns at Salt River submarine canyon, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Coral Reefs. 3(2). 69–76. 169 indexed citations

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