Kevin Stokes

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 975 citations indexed

About

Kevin Stokes is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Stokes has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 975 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kevin Stokes's work include Marine and fisheries research (10 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (3 papers). Kevin Stokes is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (10 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (3 papers). Kevin Stokes collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Kevin Stokes's co-authors include John Harwood, Ray Hilborn, Ana M. Parma, Keith Sainsbury, Carl J. Walters, Marc Mangel, Tony Smith, Stephen J. Hall, G.P. Kirkwood and Johann D. Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and Fish and Fisheries.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Stokes

11 papers receiving 876 citations

Hit Papers

When can marine reserves improve fisheries management? 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. When can marine reserves improve fisheries management?
    2004 522 citations Ray Hilborn, Kevin Stokes et al. Ocean & Coastal Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kevin Stokes New Zealand 11 777 623 311 178 52 12 975
Youen Vermard France 21 972 1.3× 539 0.9× 408 1.3× 146 0.8× 43 0.8× 52 1.1k
Anthony D. M. Smith Australia 18 814 1.0× 550 0.9× 332 1.1× 174 1.0× 52 1.0× 29 1.1k
M.A. Pastoors Netherlands 17 947 1.2× 423 0.7× 477 1.5× 186 1.0× 35 0.7× 43 1.1k
Marie-Joëlle Rochet France 19 945 1.2× 569 0.9× 416 1.3× 197 1.1× 19 0.4× 30 1.2k
Katell G. Hamon Netherlands 17 731 0.9× 436 0.7× 181 0.6× 243 1.4× 51 1.0× 37 900
Alex Tidd United Kingdom 16 668 0.9× 474 0.8× 282 0.9× 125 0.7× 33 0.6× 33 842
Julie B. Kellner United States 9 724 0.9× 728 1.2× 227 0.7× 159 0.9× 41 0.8× 12 946
David C. Smith Australia 9 709 0.9× 514 0.8× 286 0.9× 166 0.9× 40 0.8× 10 990
Gavin Fay United States 21 1.1k 1.4× 697 1.1× 419 1.3× 170 1.0× 55 1.1× 52 1.3k
Bruce D. Mapstone Australia 18 676 0.9× 586 0.9× 452 1.5× 77 0.4× 36 0.7× 30 969

Countries citing papers authored by Kevin Stokes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin Stokes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Stokes

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Carruthers, Thomas R., Adrian Hordyk, David H. Newman, et al.. (2023). Method evaluation and risk assessment: A framework for evaluating management strategies for data‐limited fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. 24(2). 279–296. 10 indexed citations
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Hilborn, Ray & Kevin Stokes. (2010). Defining Overfished Stocks: Have We Lost the Plot?. Fisheries. 35(3). 113–120. 67 indexed citations
3.
Stokes, Kevin, et al.. (2009). Moving Fisheries from Data-Poor to Data-Sufficient: Evaluating the Costs of Management versus the Benefits of Management. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 1(1). 378–390. 10 indexed citations
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Marchal, Paul, et al.. (2009). A comparative review of the fisheries resource management systems in New Zealand and in the European Union. Aquatic Living Resources. 22(4). 463–481. 20 indexed citations
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Stokes, Kevin, et al.. (2009). Contrasting Paradigms for Fisheries Management Decision Making: How Well Do They Serve Data-Poor Fisheries?. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 1(1). 391–401. 29 indexed citations
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Marchal, Paul, et al.. (2009). Catch-quota balancing in mixed-fisheries: a bio-economic modelling approach applied to the New Zealand hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) fishery. Aquatic Living Resources. 22(4). 483–498. 18 indexed citations
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Marchal, Paul, et al.. (2009). The relative weight of traditions, economics, and catch plans in New Zealand fleet dynamics. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 66(2). 291–311. 25 indexed citations
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Hilborn, Ray, Kevin Stokes, Tony Smith, et al.. (2004). When can marine reserves improve fisheries management?. Ocean & Coastal Management. 47(3-4). 197–205. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harwood, John & Kevin Stokes. (2003). Coping with uncertainty in ecological advice: lessons from fisheries. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 18(12). 617–622. 207 indexed citations
10.
Harte, Michael, et al.. (2002). The Training Managers for 21st Century Fisheries Initiative: Summary and Recommendations from the Inaugural International Workshop.
11.
Goodman, Daniel, et al.. (2002). Scientific Review of the Harvest Strategy Currently Used in the BSAI and GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plans. 26 indexed citations
12.
Stokes, Kevin. (1990). Basic fishery science programs. Fisheries Research. 8(3). 293–294. 41 indexed citations

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