Len McKenzie

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Len McKenzie is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Len McKenzie has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Oceanography, 57 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Len McKenzie's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (59 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (44 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (26 papers). Len McKenzie is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (59 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (44 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (26 papers). Len McKenzie collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Len McKenzie's co-authors include Richard K. F. Unsworth, Catherine Collier, Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth, Michelle Waycott, Stuart Campbell, Lina Mtwana Nordlund, Rob Coles, Benjamin L. Jones, Michael Rasheed and Chris Roelfsema and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Current Biology and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Len McKenzie

75 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Global challenges for seagrass conservation

2018 257 citations Richard K. F. Unsworth, Len McKenzie et al. profile →
The global distribution of seagrass meadows

2020 247 citations Len McKenzie, Lina Mtwana Nordlund et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Len McKenzie Australia	30	2.7k	2.7k	745	360	157	76	3.5k
Joel C. Creed Brazil	35	2.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 2.2×	330 0.9×	127 0.8×	116	3.6k
Masahiro Nakaoka Japan	30	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	917 1.2×	170 0.5×	158 1.0×	145	3.0k
Mathew A. Vanderklift Australia	31	3.7k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 2.2×	296 0.8×	154 1.0×	69	4.5k
Richard O. Smith United States	25	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 2.4×	256 0.7×	102 0.6×	39	3.8k
Karen Filbee‐Dexter Norway	32	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	876 1.2×	411 1.1×	184 1.2×	82	3.7k
Andrew D. Olds Australia	36	2.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	1.7k 2.3×	410 1.1×	100 0.6×	114	3.4k
Megan N. Dethier United States	35	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	189 0.5×	185 1.2×	83	3.9k
SD Ling Australia	28	2.7k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 2.1×	346 1.0×	226 1.4×	86	3.8k
Heather M. Galindo United States	8	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	213 0.6×	101 0.6×	9	2.6k
Ladd E. Johnson Canada	30	2.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	132 0.4×	163 1.0×	76	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Len McKenzie

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Fields of papers citing papers by Len McKenzie

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Len McKenzie

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bell, Ian P., et al.. (2025). The Apparent Change in Population Structure of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) at a Northern Great Barrier Reef Foraging Site Over Three Decades and an Evaluation of Potential Causes. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 35(3). 1 indexed citations

Quevedo, Jay Mar D., Triyono Triyono, Len McKenzie, et al.. (2024). Understanding stakeholders' perception on developing seagrass-associated tourism: Evidence from marine protected areas of Bintan Island, Indonesia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 209. 117063–117063. 2 indexed citations

Sondak, Calvyn F. A., Udhi Eko Hernawan, Jay Mar D. Quevedo, et al.. (2023). Hydrodynamics across seagrass meadows and its impacts on Indonesian coastal ecosystems: A review. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. 12 indexed citations

Carter, Alex B., S.A. McKenna, Michael Rasheed, et al.. (2021). Synthesizing 35 years of seagrass spatial data from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Queensland, Australia. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 6(4). 216–226. 17 indexed citations

McKenzie, Len, Serge Andréfouët, Patrick L. Colin, et al.. (2021). Seagrass ecosystem contributions to people's quality of life in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 167. 112307–112307. 44 indexed citations

McKenzie, Len, et al.. (2020). Over a decade monitoring Fiji's seagrass condition demonstrates resilience to anthropogenic pressures and extreme climate events. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 160. 111636–111636. 21 indexed citations

Schaffelke, Britta, Catherine Collier, Frederieke J. Kroon, et al.. (2017). 2017 Scientific Consensus Statement: land use impacts on the Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition, Chapter 1: the condition of coastal and marine ecosystems of the Great Barrioer Reef and their responses to water quality and disturbances. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 1 indexed citations

McKenzie, Len, et al.. (2017). Marine Monitoring Program: Annual report for inshore seagrass monitoring 2015-2016. GBRMPA ELibrary (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority). 11 indexed citations

O’Brien, Katherine R., Michelle Waycott, Paul Maxwell, et al.. (2017). Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 134. 166–176. 127 indexed citations

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Jones, Benjamin L., et al.. (2017). Crowdsourcing conservation: The role of citizen science in securing a future for seagrass. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 134. 210–215. 38 indexed citations

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Unsworth, Richard K. F., Catherine Collier, Michelle Waycott, Len McKenzie, & Leanne C. Cullen‐Unsworth. (2015). A framework for the resilience of seagrass ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 100(1). 34–46. 194 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Len, et al.. (2015). Marine Monitoring Program: Inshore seagrass, annual report for the sampling period 1st June 2013 - 31st May 2014. GBRMPA ELibrary (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority). 9 indexed citations

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Yaakub, Siti Maryam, Len McKenzie, P.L.A. Erftemeijer, Tjeerd J. Bouma, & Peter A. Todd. (2014). Courage under fire: Seagrass persistence adjacent to a highly urbanised city–state. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 83(2). 417–424. 57 indexed citations

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Cullen‐Unsworth, Leanne C., Lina Mtwana Nordlund, Jessica Paddock, et al.. (2013). Seagrass meadows globally as a coupled social–ecological system: Implications for human wellbeing. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 83(2). 387–397. 223 indexed citations

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Coles, Rob, Alana Grech, Michael Rasheed, & Len McKenzie. (2012). Evaluating risk to seagrasses in the Tropical Indo-Pacific Region. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 16(6). 473–481. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Qinglei, Len McKenzie, & Martin M. Matzuk. (2008). Revisiting oocyte-somatic cell interactions: in search of novel intrafollicular predictors and regulators of oocyte developmental competence. Molecular Human Reproduction. 14(12). 673–678. 79 indexed citations

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Grech, Alana, Rob Coles, Len McKenzie, & Michael Rasheed. (2008). Spatial Risk Assessment for Coastal Seagrass Habitats in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: a case study of the dry and wet tropics. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 2 indexed citations

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Minchinton, TE & Len McKenzie. (2008). Nutrient enrichment affects recruitment of oysters and barnacles in a mangrove forest. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 354. 181–189. 16 indexed citations

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Dennison, William C., Ben Longstaff, Michelle Waycott, et al.. (2002). Seagrass habitats of northeast Australia: Models of key processes and controls. Bulletin of Marine Science. 71(3). 1153–1169. 86 indexed citations

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Long, W.J. Lee, Len McKenzie, & Rob Coles. (1997). Seagrass communities in the Shoalwater Bay region, Queensland: Spring (September) 1995 and Autumn (April) 1996. 4 indexed citations

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