Janice Lough

27.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
148 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Janice Lough is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Janice Lough has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Ecology, 95 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 51 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Janice Lough's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (109 papers), Marine and fisheries research (62 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (35 papers). Janice Lough is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (109 papers), Marine and fisheries research (62 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (35 papers). Janice Lough collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Janice Lough's co-authors include David Barnes, Terry P. Hughes, Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath, Malcolm T. McCulloch, Stephen R. Palumbi, Jeremy B. C. Jackson, David R. Bellwood, Alistair J. Hobday and Paul Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Janice Lough

148 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Climate Change, Human Impacts, and the Resilience of Cora... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2003 2017 2011 2001 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Climate Change, Human Impacts, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs
    2003 2.8k citations Terry P. Hughes, David R. Bellwood et al. Science profile →
  2. Coral reefs in the Anthropocene
    2017 1.4k citations Terry P. Hughes, Michele L. Barnes et al. Nature profile →
  3. Losers and winners in coral reefs acclimatized to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations
    2011 761 citations Katharina Fabricius, Glenn De’ath et al. profile →
  4. Variability in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation Through a Glacial-Interglacial Cycle
    2001 656 citations Alexander W. Tudhope, Malcolm T. McCulloch et al. Science profile →
  5. Coral record of increased sediment flux to the inner Great Barrier Reef since European settlement
    2003 583 citations Malcolm T. McCulloch, Stewart Fallon et al. Nature profile →
  6. Declining Coral Calcification on the Great Barrier Reef
    2009 479 citations Glenn De’ath, Janice Lough et al. Science profile →

Peers

Janice Lough
C. Mark Eakin United States
Jean‐Pierre Gattuso France
John M. Pandolfi Australia
Joan A. Kleypas United States
Mark Spalding United Kingdom
Roger Bradbury Australia
Andrew H. Baird Australia
Iván Valiela United States
Robert van Woesik United States
Robert S. Steneck United States
C. Mark Eakin United States
Janice Lough
Citations per year, relative to Janice Lough Janice Lough (= 1×) peers C. Mark Eakin

Countries citing papers authored by Janice Lough

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Fields of papers citing papers by Janice Lough

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Janice Lough. 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 Janice Lough. The network helps show where Janice Lough may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janice Lough

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Janice Lough. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Janice Lough 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 Janice Lough. Janice Lough is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Henley, Benjamin J., Helen McGregor, Andrew D. King, et al.. (2024). Highest ocean heat in four centuries places Great Barrier Reef in danger. Nature. 632(8024). 320–326. 28 indexed citations
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Dyez, Kelsey A., Julia E. Cole, & Janice Lough. (2024). Rainfall variability increased with warming in northern Queensland, Australia, over the past 280 years. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 2 indexed citations
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Cole, Julia E., et al.. (2023). Pacific‐Driven Salinity Variability in the Timor Passage Since 1777. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 38(12). 2 indexed citations
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Thompson, D. M., Malcolm T. McCulloch, Julia E. Cole, et al.. (2022). Marginal Reefs Under Stress: Physiological Limits Render Galápagos Corals Susceptible to Ocean Acidification and Thermal Stress. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 7 indexed citations
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Thompson, D. M., Julia E. Cole, Janice Lough, et al.. (2021). Impacts of Coral Growth on Geochemistry: Lessons From the Galápagos Islands. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 36(4). 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Yang, Stewart Fallon, Neal E. Cantin, & Janice Lough. (2021). SURFACE OCEAN RADIOCARBON FROM A PORITES CORAL RECORD IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF: 1945–2017. Radiocarbon. 63(4). 1193–1203. 12 indexed citations
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Erler, Dirk V., et al.. (2020). Coral skeletons reveal the history of nitrogen cycling in the coastal Great Barrier Reef. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1500–1500. 26 indexed citations
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Saha, Narottam, Gregory E. Webb, Jian‐xin Zhao, et al.. (2019). Coral-based high-resolution rare earth element proxy for terrestrial sediment discharge affecting coastal seawater quality, Great Barrier Reef. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 254. 173–191. 22 indexed citations
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Thompson, D. M., Julia E. Cole, Janice Lough, et al.. (2018). Paired Density and Geochemistry Records Demonstrate the Combined Impact of Skeletal Density and Architecture on the Geochemistry of Modern and Sub-Fossil Corals from the Galápagos Islands. AGUFM. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Hughes, Terry P., Michele L. Barnes, David R. Bellwood, et al.. (2017). Coral reefs in the Anthropocene. Nature. 546(7656). 82–90. 1377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zinke, Jens, Helen McGregor, Nerilie J. Abram, et al.. (2015). Dealing with climate change through understanding tropical ocean-atmosphere climate interactions and their impacts on marine ecosystems.. eSpace (Curtin University). 1 indexed citations
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Lough, Janice & Neal E. Cantin. (2014). Perspectives on Massive Coral Growth Rates in a Changing Ocean. Biological Bulletin. 226(3). 187–202. 75 indexed citations
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Saenger, Casey, Hagit P. Affek, Anne L. Cohen, et al.. (2011). Evaluating clumped isotope and Rayleigh-based, multi-element paleothermometers in corals. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Lough, Janice & Alistair J. Hobday. (2011). Observed climate change in Australian marine and freshwater environments. Marine and Freshwater Research. 62(9). 984–999. 261 indexed citations
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De’ath, Glenn, Janice Lough, & Katharina Fabricius. (2009). Declining Coral Calcification on the Great Barrier Reef. Science. 323(5910). 116–119. 479 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holbrook, Neil J., Julie Davidson, Ming Feng, et al.. (2009). El Nino - Southern Oscillation. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 53 indexed citations
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Lough, Janice, et al.. (2009). Coral bleaching: patterns, processes, causes and consequences. Ecological studies. 130 indexed citations
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Pelejero, Carles, Eva Calvo, Malcolm T. McCulloch, et al.. (2005). Preindustrial to Modern Interdecadal Variability in Coral Reef pH. Science. 309(5744). 2204–2207. 160 indexed citations
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Barnes, David & Janice Lough. (1996). Coral skeletons: storage and recovery of environmental information. Global Change Biology. 2(6). 569–582. 68 indexed citations

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