Jeffrey J. Polovina

12.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
111 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Jeffrey J. Polovina is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeffrey J. Polovina has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Ecology, 65 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 34 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Jeffrey J. Polovina's work include Marine and fisheries research (56 papers), Marine animal studies overview (32 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (22 papers). Jeffrey J. Polovina is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (56 papers), Marine animal studies overview (32 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (22 papers). Jeffrey J. Polovina collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. Jeffrey J. Polovina's co-authors include Evan A. Howell, Michael P. Seki, Mélanie Abécassis, Donald R. Kobayashi, Stephen Ralston, Denise M. Parker, George H. Balazs, Anne B. Hollowed, J. Emmett Duffy and Heather M. Galindo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jeffrey J. Polovina

106 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

2011 2.1k citations Scott C. Doney, Mary Ruckelshaus et al. Annual Review of Marine Science profile →
Model of a coral reef ecosystem

1984 699 citations Jeffrey J. Polovina profile →
Ocean's least productive waters are expanding

2008 594 citations Jeffrey J. Polovina, Evan A. Howell et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
Tropical snappers and groupers: biology and fisheries management

1987 411 citations Jeffrey J. Polovina, Stephen Ralston profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jeffrey J. Polovina United States	47	5.6k	5.3k	3.5k	2.4k	574	111	9.4k
Michael X. Kirby United States	14	5.6k 1.0×	5.0k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	447 0.8×	19	8.5k
David G. Reid United Kingdom	50	4.5k 0.8×	4.3k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	470 0.8×	256	8.3k
Malcolm R. Clark New Zealand	46	4.6k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	3.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	449 0.8×	147	7.7k
Andrew Bakun United States	38	3.8k 0.7×	6.2k 1.2×	4.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	971 1.7×	62	9.0k
Claire B. Paris United States	46	5.5k 1.0×	5.2k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	288 0.5×	129	8.1k
Christopher J. Brown Australia	46	7.0k 1.3×	5.2k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	467 0.8×	164	10.8k
Bruce J. Bourque United States	9	6.3k 1.1×	4.9k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	333 0.6×	16	9.2k
Rod M. Connolly Australia	62	10.4k 1.9×	5.9k 1.1×	4.8k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	595 1.0×	300	13.4k
Elvira S. Poloczanska Australia	35	5.6k 1.0×	4.4k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	450 0.8×	64	8.8k
Elliott L. Hazen United States	52	6.0k 1.1×	4.6k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 2.2×	214	9.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jeffrey J. Polovina

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Gaspar, Philippe, Dana K. Briscoe, Masanori Kurita, et al.. (2025). Swim, baby, swim: the active dispersal scenario of juvenile North Pacific loggerhead turtles revealed by historical satellite tracking data and novel operational oceanography products. Movement Ecology. 13(1). 39–39.

Pethybridge, Heidi, C. Anela Choy, Jeffrey J. Polovina, & Elizabeth A. Fulton. (2018). Improving Marine Ecosystem Models with Biochemical Tracers. Annual Review of Marine Science. 10(1). 199–228. 71 indexed citations

Doney, Scott C., Mary Ruckelshaus, Joseph Duffy, et al.. (2015). Introduction. Annual Review of Marine Science. 7(1). 1 indexed citations

Abécassis, Mélanie, Jeffrey J. Polovina, Robin W. Baird, et al.. (2015). Characterizing a Foraging Hotspot for Short-Finned Pilot Whales and Blainville’s Beaked Whales Located off the West Side of Hawai‘i Island by Using Tagging and Oceanographic Data. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0142628–e0142628. 50 indexed citations

Townsend, Howard, Christopher Harvey, Kerim Aydin, et al.. (2014). Report of the 3rd National Ecosystem Modeling Workshop (NEMoW 3) : mingling models for marine resource management, multiple model inference. 11 indexed citations

Woodworth‐Jefcoats, Phoebe A., Jeffrey J. Polovina, John P. Dunne, & Julia L. Blanchard. (2012). Ecosystem size structure response to 21st century climate projection: large fish abundance decreases in the central North Pacific and increases in the California Current. Global Change Biology. 19(3). 724–733. 56 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Donald R., I-Jiunn Cheng, Denise M. Parker, et al.. (2011). Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) movement off the coast of Taiwan: characterization of a hotspot in the East China Sea and investigation of mesoscale eddies. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 68(4). 707–718. 45 indexed citations

Schorr, Gregory S., Robin W. Baird, Daniel L. Webster, et al.. (2011). Eddies as offshore foraging grounds for melon‐headed whales (Peponocephala electra). Marine Mammal Science. 28(3). 638–647. 38 indexed citations

Schultz, Jennifer K., et al.. (2010). Tempering Expectations of Recovery for Previously Exploited Populations in a Fully Protected Marine Reserve. Journal of Marine Biology. 2011. 1–14. 8 indexed citations

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Lehodey, Patrick, Inna Senina, Beatriz Calmettes, et al.. (2010). Towards operational management of pelagic ecosystems. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 2 indexed citations

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Vera, Carolina, Manuel Barangé, B Dube, et al.. (2010). Needs Assessment for Climate Information on Decadal Timescales and Longer. Procedia Environmental Sciences. 1. 275–286. 40 indexed citations

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Meekan, Mark G., Steven G. Wilson, Jeffrey J. Polovina, et al.. (2010). To go or not to go with the flow: Environmental influences on whale shark movement patterns. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 390(2). 84–98. 66 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., Evan A. Howell, & Mélanie Abécassis. (2008). Ocean's least productive waters are expanding. Geophysical Research Letters. 35(3). 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kobayashi, Donald R., Jeffrey J. Polovina, Denise M. Parker, et al.. (2008). Pelagic habitat characterization of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the North Pacific Ocean (1997–2006): Insights from satellite tag tracking and remotely sensed data. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 356(1-2). 96–114. 100 indexed citations

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Hearn, Alex, et al.. (2005). Population dynamics of the exploited sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus in the western Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Fisheries Oceanography. 14(5). 377–385. 29 indexed citations

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Antonelis, George A., Jason D. Baker, & Jeffrey J. Polovina. (2003). IMPROVED BODY CONDITION OF WEANED HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL PUPS ASSOCIATED WITH EL Niño EVENTS: POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. Marine Mammal Science. 19(3). 590–598. 20 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., George H. Balazs, Evan A. Howell, et al.. (2003). Forage and migration habitat of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in the central North Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Oceanography. 13(1). 36–51. 291 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., Evan A. Howell, Denise M. Parker, & George H. Balazs. (2003). Dive-depth distribution of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in the central North Pacific: Might deep longline sets catch fewer turtles?. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 102 indexed citations

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Watters, George M., Robert Olson, Robert C. Francis, et al.. (2003). Physical forcing and the dynamics of the pelagic ecosystem in the eastern tropical Pacific: simulations with ENSO-scale and global-warming climate drivers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 60(9). 1161–1175. 72 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J. & Stephen Ralston. (1987). Tropical snappers and groupers: biology and fisheries management. 411 indexed citations breakdown →

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