James True

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 899 citations indexed

About

James True is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James True has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 899 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 3 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in James True's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (6 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (5 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (3 papers). James True is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (6 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (5 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (3 papers). James True collaborates with scholars based in Thailand, Australia and United Kingdom. James True's co-authors include Bette L. Willis, Joleah B. Lamb, Courtney S. Couch, Douglas N. Rader, Jamaluddin Jompa, Robert Howard, Evan A. Fiorenza, C. Drew Harvell, Lisa A. Kelly and Bert W. Hoeksema and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Biological Conservation and Journal of Fish Biology.

In The Last Decade

James True

9 papers receiving 879 citations

Hit Papers

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs
    2018 582 citations Joleah B. Lamb, Bette L. Willis et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James True Thailand 6 437 376 256 143 128 10 899
Douglas N. Rader United States 6 450 1.0× 472 1.3× 267 1.0× 427 3.0× 126 1.0× 7 1.2k
Evan A. Fiorenza United States 8 454 1.0× 503 1.3× 264 1.0× 145 1.0× 290 2.3× 13 1.1k
Christine Pascoe United Kingdom 12 557 1.3× 203 0.5× 366 1.4× 234 1.6× 216 1.7× 14 1.1k
Courtney S. Couch United States 13 441 1.0× 561 1.5× 256 1.0× 211 1.5× 256 2.0× 36 1.1k
John Virdin United States 17 360 0.8× 319 0.8× 272 1.1× 266 1.9× 57 0.4× 40 1.1k
Nelson Vásquez Chile 12 691 1.6× 250 0.7× 395 1.5× 158 1.1× 262 2.0× 17 1.1k
Paris V. Stefanoudis United Kingdom 12 271 0.6× 256 0.7× 213 0.8× 144 1.0× 133 1.0× 28 645
Ryan Andrades Brazil 18 855 2.0× 368 1.0× 472 1.8× 156 1.1× 68 0.5× 49 1.3k
Benjamin S. Halpern United States 6 1.0k 2.3× 181 0.5× 681 2.7× 112 0.8× 72 0.6× 10 1.6k
Monika Peterlin Italy 14 974 2.2× 149 0.4× 604 2.4× 109 0.8× 46 0.4× 18 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by James True

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Fields of papers citing papers by James True

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by James True. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by James True. The network helps show where James True may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of James True

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James True. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James True based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James True. James True is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Lamb, Joleah B., Bette L. Willis, Evan A. Fiorenza, et al.. (2018). Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs. Science. 359(6374). 460–462. 582 indexed citations breakdown →
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True, James, et al.. (2018). Catch composition and aspects of the biology of sharks caught by Thai commercial fisheries in the Andaman Sea. Journal of Fish Biology. 92(5). 1487–1504. 18 indexed citations
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True, James, et al.. (2017). Recruitment and habitat ecology of juvenile mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus Forsskal, 1775) in central Vietnam. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 5(6). 103–107. 2 indexed citations
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True, James, et al.. (2015). Validation of Microsatellite Markers for Lutjanus russellii Species Complex. 13(7). 521–529. 1 indexed citations
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Pascoe, Sean, Amar Doshi, Olivier Thébaud, et al.. (2014). Estimating the potential impact of entry fees for marine parks on dive tourism in South East Asia. Marine Policy. 47. 147–152. 52 indexed citations
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Lamb, Joleah B., et al.. (2014). Scuba diving damage and intensity of tourist activities increases coral disease prevalence. Biological Conservation. 178. 88–96. 169 indexed citations
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Hoeksema, Bert W., Chad M. Scott, & James True. (2013). Dietary shift in corallivorous Drupella snails following a major bleaching event at Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand. Coral Reefs. 32(2). 423–428. 62 indexed citations
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Doshi, Amar, Sean Pascoe, Olivier Thébaud, et al.. (2012). Loss of economic value from coral bleaching in S.E. Asia. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 12 indexed citations
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Wallace, Carden C., Jackie Wolstenholme, & James True. (1999). Staghorn corals of the world: an identification key and photo library for species of Acropora. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University).

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