Les Watling

9.0k citations
141 papers · 5.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 37

Les Watling

133 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Hydrothermal Vents...3011982202619962011200400600

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Les Watling
Comparison fields: 5 of 144
  • Oceanography 3.0k
  • Ecology 3.2k
  • Global and Planetary Change 2.5k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 579
  • Aquatic Science 278
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Countries citing papers authored by Les Watling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Les Watling

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Les Watling, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1 20250
2 20240
3 20231
4 202214
5 202212
6 20215
7 202118
8 202016
9 20202
10 201639
11 20154
12 201511
13 20151
14 201312
15 201219
16 201258
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Identifying ecologically and biologically significant areas on seamounts
201112
18 200328
19 19993
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Two new cumacean (Crustacea) species from the deep South Atlantic : Brazilian deep water fauna : Results of the oceanographic cruise TAAF MD55
19993

About Les Watling

Les Watling is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, having authored 141 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (68 papers), Marine and fisheries research (59 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (53 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (32 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (21 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (13 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (12 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (3.0k citations), Ecology (3.2k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (2.5k citations). Les Watling has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Chile and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Elliott A. Norse, Robert S. Steneck, Robert H. Findlay, Craig R. Smith, Gary M. King, Malcolm R. Clark, John Guinotte, Peter J. Auster, Lawrence M. Mayer and Exequiel R. González. Their work appears in journals such as Zootaxa, Hydrobiologia, Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Biology and Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

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