Joshua E. Cinner

23.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
170 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Joshua E. Cinner is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua E. Cinner has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Ecology, 123 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 49 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Joshua E. Cinner's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (137 papers), Marine and fisheries research (98 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (43 papers). Joshua E. Cinner is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (137 papers), Marine and fisheries research (98 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (43 papers). Joshua E. Cinner collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Joshua E. Cinner's co-authors include Tim R. McClanahan, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Tim M. Daw, Christina C. Hicks, Michele L. Barnes, Terry P. Hughes, Andrew Wamukota, Michael J. Marnane, M. Aaron MacNeil and Shaun K. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Joshua E. Cinner

166 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Coral reefs in the Anthropocene 2012 2026 2016 2021 2017 2018 2012 2019 2019 400 800 1.2k
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. Coral reefs in the Anthropocene
    2017 1.4k citations Michele L. Barnes, Joshua E. Cinner et al. profile →
  2. Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
    2018 485 citations Joshua E. Cinner, Edward H. Allison et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  3. Comanagement of coral reef social-ecological systems
    2012 395 citations Joshua E. Cinner, Tim R. McClanahan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy
    2019 249 citations Philippa J. Cohen, Edward H. Allison et al. profile →
  5. Social Dimensions of Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems
    2019 228 citations Joshua E. Cinner, Michele L. Barnes profile →
  6. Ghost roads and the destruction of Asia-Pacific tropical forests
    2024 37 citations Joshua E. Cinner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joshua E. Cinner Australia 70 9.9k 8.8k 3.7k 2.0k 1.9k 170 14.6k
U. Rashid Sumaila Canada 73 8.3k 0.8× 10.5k 1.2× 3.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 361 17.2k
Edward H. Allison United States 58 5.6k 0.6× 5.9k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 687 0.4× 145 13.3k
Mark Spalding United Kingdom 48 14.0k 1.4× 9.6k 1.1× 3.5k 0.9× 805 0.4× 6.2k 3.3× 89 19.8k
Tim R. McClanahan United States 86 18.5k 1.9× 14.9k 1.7× 3.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 7.2k 3.8× 315 22.6k
Lance Gunderson United States 45 4.4k 0.4× 9.6k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 4.1k 2.0× 788 0.4× 96 19.1k
Marjan van den Belt New Zealand 16 5.5k 0.6× 10.4k 1.2× 4.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 28 17.9k
Nicholas A. J. Graham United Kingdom 77 16.7k 1.7× 13.4k 1.5× 2.3k 0.6× 866 0.4× 5.7k 3.0× 240 20.7k
Monica Grasso United States 10 5.7k 0.6× 11.8k 1.3× 4.7k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 17 19.2k
Karin E. Limburg United States 37 7.4k 0.7× 12.5k 1.4× 4.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 140 21.5k
Kerrie A. Wilson Australia 68 7.0k 0.7× 8.1k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 532 0.3× 198 16.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joshua E. Cinner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zamborain‐Mason, Jessica, Sean R. Connolly, M. Aaron MacNeil, et al.. (2025). Downscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheries. Conservation Biology. 39(3). e14440–e14440. 1 indexed citations
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Zamborain‐Mason, Jessica, Joshua E. Cinner, M. Aaron MacNeil, et al.. (2025). Potential yield and food provisioning gains from rebuilding the world’s coral reef fish stocks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(51). e2508805122–e2508805122.
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Morrison, Tiffany H., Jon Barnett, Georgina G. Gurney, et al.. (2024). Overcoming lock-in of science-policy responses to reef heating. Marine Policy. 170. 106380–106380. 4 indexed citations
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Sumaila, U. Rashid, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, Louise Teh, et al.. (2024). Utilizing basic income to create a sustainable, poverty-free tomorrow. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(6). 100104–100104. 2 indexed citations
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Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Anthony Charles, Joshua E. Cinner, et al.. (2024). COVID-19 highlights the need to improve resilience and equity in managing small-scale fisheries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 61–61.
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Gurney, Georgina G., et al.. (2023). Disparities in the impacts of co-management on fishers’ livelihoods. Sustainability Science. 18(6). 2723–2733. 4 indexed citations
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Sutcliffe, Sarah, Jacqueline Lau, Michele L. Barnes, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities. Ecology and Society. 28(1). 6 indexed citations
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Bergseth, Brock J., Adrian Arias, Michele L. Barnes, et al.. (2023). Closing the compliance gap in marine protected areas with human behavioural sciences. Fish and Fisheries. 24(4). 695–704. 12 indexed citations
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Mouillot, David, Joshua E. Cinner, Rick D. Stuart‐Smith, et al.. (2022). Towards process-oriented management of tropical reefs in the anthropocene. Nature Sustainability. 6(2). 148–157. 17 indexed citations
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Smallhorn‐West, Patrick, Philippa J. Cohen, Renato A. Morais, et al.. (2022). Hidden benefits and risks of partial protection for coral reef fisheries. Ecology and Society. 27(1). 10 indexed citations
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Mason, Julia G., Jacob G. Eurich, Jacqueline Lau, et al.. (2021). Attributes of climate resilience in fisheries: From theory to practice. Fish and Fisheries. 23(3). 522–544. 64 indexed citations
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Barnes, Michele L., Peng Wang, Joshua E. Cinner, et al.. (2020). Social determinants of adaptive and transformative responses to climate change. Nature Climate Change. 10(9). 823–828. 179 indexed citations
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Thiault, Lauric, Camilo Mora, Joshua E. Cinner, et al.. (2019). Escaping the perfect storm of simultaneous climate change impacts on agriculture and marine fisheries. Science Advances. 5(11). eaaw9976–eaaw9976. 72 indexed citations
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Bergseth, Brock J., Georgina G. Gurney, Michele L. Barnes, Adrian Arias, & Joshua E. Cinner. (2018). Addressing poaching in marine protected areas through voluntary surveillance and enforcement. Nature Sustainability. 1(8). 421–426. 39 indexed citations
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Gentner, Brad, Ulf Gräwe, René Friedland, et al.. (2016). The value of billfish resources to both commercial and recreational sectors in the Caribbean. Ecological Indicators. 73(1). 3 indexed citations
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Bruggemann, J. Henrich, Martine Rodier, Mireille M. M. Guillaume, et al.. (2012). Wicked Social-Ecological Problems Forcing Unprecedented Change on the Latitudinal Margins of Coral Reefs: the Case of Southwest Madagascar. Ecology and Society. 17(4). 50 indexed citations
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McClanahan, Tim R., Nicholas A. J. Graham, M. Aaron MacNeil, et al.. (2011). Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(41). 17230–17233. 258 indexed citations
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Pollnac, Richard Β., Patrick Christie, Joshua E. Cinner, et al.. (2010). Marine reserves as linked social–ecological systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(43). 18262–18265. 271 indexed citations
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Cinner, Joshua E. & Örjan Bodin. (2010). Livelihood Diversification in Tropical Coastal Communities: A Network-Based Approach to Analyzing ‘Livelihood Landscapes’. PLoS ONE. 5(8). e11999–e11999. 133 indexed citations
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Feary, David A., Joshua E. Cinner, Nicholas A. J. Graham, & Fraser A. Januchowski‐Hartley. (2010). Effects of Customary Marine Closures on Fish Behavior, Spear‐Fishing Success, and Underwater Visual Surveys. Conservation Biology. 25(2). 341–349. 78 indexed citations

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