Katie L. Cramer

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 989 citations indexed

About

Katie L. Cramer is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Katie L. Cramer has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Katie L. Cramer's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers), Marine and fisheries research (11 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (5 papers). Katie L. Cramer is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers), Marine and fisheries research (11 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (5 papers). Katie L. Cramer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and Australia. Katie L. Cramer's co-authors include Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Mary K. Donovan, Vivian Lam, DR Robertson, D. Ross Robertson, Aaron O’Dea, Richard D. Norris, Geoffrey M.W. Cook, Chelsea A. Korpanty and John M. Pandolfi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Katie L. Cramer

19 papers receiving 959 citations

Hit Papers

Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012
    2014 351 citations Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Mary K. Donovan et al. IUCN eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Katie L. Cramer United States 13 845 522 448 151 94 19 989
Mary Stafford-Smith Australia 4 852 1.0× 496 1.0× 468 1.0× 126 0.8× 101 1.1× 5 1.0k
Wilfredo Y. Licuanan Philippines 15 842 1.0× 423 0.8× 415 0.9× 216 1.4× 124 1.3× 40 947
Johnathan Kool Australia 14 823 1.0× 541 1.0× 377 0.8× 170 1.1× 67 0.7× 24 1.0k
Juan Carlos Ortiz Australia 21 1.1k 1.3× 751 1.4× 626 1.4× 111 0.7× 122 1.3× 40 1.4k
Luis E. Calderón‐Aguilera Mexico 20 722 0.9× 584 1.1× 493 1.1× 134 0.9× 38 0.4× 87 998
Cassandra E. Benkwitt United Kingdom 21 854 1.0× 686 1.3× 228 0.5× 224 1.5× 45 0.5× 45 1.1k
Evelyn F. Cox United States 16 975 1.2× 447 0.9× 669 1.5× 112 0.7× 53 0.6× 20 1.1k
Ken Okaji Japan 12 832 1.0× 562 1.1× 530 1.2× 91 0.6× 61 0.6× 18 948
Chhaya Chaudhary Germany 8 619 0.7× 343 0.7× 404 0.9× 134 0.9× 38 0.4× 16 938
Craig J. Starger United States 10 1.1k 1.3× 481 0.9× 716 1.6× 143 0.9× 53 0.6× 16 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Katie L. Cramer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katie L. Cramer

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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O’Dea, Aaron, Erin Dillon, Simon J. Brandl, et al.. (2025). Prehistoric archives reveal evidence of predator loss and prey release in Caribbean reef fish communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(27). e2503986122–e2503986122. 1 indexed citations
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Staples, Timothy L., Jessica L. Blois, Katie L. Cramer, et al.. (2025). A Conceptual Framework for Measuring Ecological Novelty. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34(2). 1 indexed citations
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McClenachan, Loren, et al.. (2024). Pathways for integrating historical information into fisheries decision‐making. Fish and Fisheries. 25(6). 918–935. 8 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., et al.. (2022). Historical declines in parrotfish on Belizean coral reefs linked to shifts in reef exploitation following European colonization. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. 4 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., Mary K. Donovan, Jeremy B. C. Jackson, et al.. (2021). The transformation of Caribbean coral communities since humans. Ecology and Evolution. 11(15). 10098–10118. 58 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L. & John N. Kittinger. (2021). Reef Conservation off the Hook: Can Market Interventions Make Coral Reef Fisheries More Sustainable?. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 11 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Mary K. Donovan, et al.. (2020). Widespread loss of Caribbean acroporid corals was underway before coral bleaching and disease outbreaks. Science Advances. 6(17). eaax9395–eaax9395. 97 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., Aaron O’Dea, Jill Leonard‐Pingel, & Richard D. Norris. (2019). Millennial‐scale change in the structure of a Caribbean reef ecosystem and the role of human and natural disturbance. Ecography. 43(2). 283–293. 25 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., et al.. (2018). Historical change in a Caribbean reef sponge community and long-term loss of sponge predators. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 601. 127–137. 14 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., Aaron O’Dea, Tara R. Clark, Jian‐xin Zhao, & Richard D. Norris. (2017). Prehistorical and historical declines in Caribbean coral reef accretion rates driven by loss of parrotfish. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14160–14160. 71 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., Aaron O’Dea, Carolina S. Carpenter, & Richard D. Norris. (2017). A 3000 year record of Caribbean reef urchin communities reveals causes and consequences of long‐term decline in Diadema antillarum. Ecography. 41(1). 164–173. 19 indexed citations
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Sibert, Elizabeth C, Katie L. Cramer, Philip A. Hastings, & R. D. Norris. (2017). Methods for isolation and quantification of microfossil fish teeth and elasmobranch dermal denticles (ichthyoliths) from marine sediments. Palaeontologia Electronica. 19 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., et al.. (2015). Molluscan subfossil assemblages reveal the long-term deterioration of coral reef environments in Caribbean Panama. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 96(1-2). 176–187. 19 indexed citations
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Jackson, John, Michael G. Donovan, Katie L. Cramer, & Adolphe O. Debrot. (2014). Part I: Overview and synthesis for the wider Caribbean region. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 55–154. 4 indexed citations
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Jackson, Jeremy B. C., Mary K. Donovan, Katie L. Cramer, & Vivian Lam. (2014). Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012. IUCN eBooks. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robertson, D. Ross & Katie L. Cramer. (2014). Defining and Dividing the Greater Caribbean: Insights from the Biogeography of Shorefishes. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e102918–e102918. 68 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L.. (2013). History of Human Occupation and Environmental Change in Western and Central Caribbean Panama. Bulletin of Marine Science. 89(4). 955–982. 39 indexed citations
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Robertson, DR & Katie L. Cramer. (2009). Shore fishes and biogeographic subdivisions of the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 380. 1–17. 147 indexed citations
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Cramer, Katie L., et al.. (2008). Declines in reproductive output in two dolphin populations depleted by the yellowfin tuna  purse-seine fishery. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 369. 273–285. 33 indexed citations

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