Luiz A. Rocha

11.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
165 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Luiz A. Rocha is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Luiz A. Rocha has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Ecology, 91 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 56 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Luiz A. Rocha's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (102 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (79 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (51 papers). Luiz A. Rocha is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (102 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (79 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (51 papers). Luiz A. Rocha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Luiz A. Rocha's co-authors include Brian W. Bowen, D. Ross Robertson, Michelle R. Gaither, Matthew T. Craig, Sergio R. Floeter, Hudson T. Pinheiro, João Luiz Rosetti Gasparini, Claudia R. Rocha, Carlos Eduardo Leite Ferreira and Anna L. Bass and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Luiz A. Rocha

156 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Atlantic reef fish biogeography and evolution 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2016 2013 2023 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. Atlantic reef fish biogeography and evolution
    2007 504 citations Sergio R. Floeter, Luiz A. Rocha et al. profile →
  2. Fish biodiversity and conservation in South America
    2016 485 citations Roberto Esser dos Reis, Luiz A. Rocha et al. Journal of Fish Biology profile →
  3. The origins of tropical marine biodiversity
    2013 370 citations Brian W. Bowen, Luiz A. Rocha et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  4. Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs
    2023 122 citations Hudson T. Pinheiro, Ronaldo B. Francini‐Filho 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
Luiz A. Rocha United States 45 4.7k 3.6k 3.0k 2.4k 2.1k 165 8.1k
Kent E. Carpenter United States 41 3.3k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 784 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 119 6.6k
Martin J. Genner United Kingdom 41 3.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 143 6.3k
Michael L. Berumen Saudi Arabia 50 6.6k 1.4× 3.0k 0.8× 4.3k 1.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 312 8.8k
J. Howard Choat Australia 44 4.2k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 3.4k 1.1× 749 0.3× 929 0.4× 90 6.0k
John Benzie Australia 46 3.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 1.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 195 6.7k
Peter R. Last Australia 22 2.3k 0.5× 4.4k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 928 0.4× 3.2k 1.5× 113 6.8k
Sergio R. Floeter Brazil 43 5.2k 1.1× 2.7k 0.7× 4.1k 1.3× 671 0.3× 562 0.3× 154 6.8k
Paul H. Barber United States 42 3.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 110 5.0k
John E. Randall United States 34 2.8k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 574 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 358 5.3k
Einar Eg Nielsen Denmark 49 2.6k 0.5× 3.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 4.5k 1.8× 2.2k 1.0× 135 7.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luiz A. Rocha

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brownstein, Chase Doran, Richard Harrington, Laura R. V. Alencar, et al.. (2025). Phylogenomics establishes an Early Miocene reconstruction of reef vertebrate diversity. Science Advances. 11(19). eadu6149–eadu6149.
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Slattery, Marc, Michael P. Lesser, Luiz A. Rocha, Heather L. Spalding, & Tyler B. Smith. (2024). Function and stability of mesophotic coral reefs. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 39(6). 585–598. 10 indexed citations
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Rocha, Luiz A., et al.. (2023). Phylogenomics of the narrowly endemic Eurycheilichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Sympatric species with non-sister relationships suggest mainly allopatric speciation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 190. 107970–107970. 1 indexed citations
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Quimbayo, Juan P., Rui Freitas, Luiz A. Rocha, & Hudson T. Pinheiro. (2023). Are cleaning interactions offered by large cleaners positive?. Journal of Natural History. 57(17-20). 1152–1156.
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Pimentel, Caio Ribeiro, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Tommaso Giarrizzo, et al.. (2022). Ecological Links between Pelagic and Mesophotic Reef Fishes in an Oceanic Archipelago of the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean. Diversity. 14(4). 273–273. 5 indexed citations
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Pimentel, Caio Ribeiro, Luiz A. Rocha, Bart Shepherd, et al.. (2020). Mesophotic ecosystems at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil (South-western Atlantic), reveal unique ichthyofauna and need for conservation. Neotropical Ichthyology. 18(4). 15 indexed citations
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DiBattista, Joseph D., Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo, Marek J. Piatek, et al.. (2020). Population genomic response to geographic gradients by widespread and endemic fishes of the Arabian Peninsula. Ecology and Evolution. 10(10). 4314–4330. 17 indexed citations
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Pinheiro, Hudson T., Bruno C. L. Macena, Ronaldo B. Francini‐Filho, et al.. (2020). Fish biodiversity of Saint Peter and Saint Paulʼs Archipelago, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, Brazil: new records and a species database. Journal of Fish Biology. 97(4). 1143–1153. 25 indexed citations
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Pimentel, Caio Ribeiro, Raphael Mariano Macieira, João Batista Teixeira, et al.. (2020). New records of fishes for the Vitória-Trindade Chain, southwestern Atlantic. Check List. 16(3). 699–705. 8 indexed citations
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Cordeiro, César A. M. M., Juan P. Quimbayo, José Anchieta C. C. Nunes, et al.. (2020). Conservation status of the southernmost reef of the Amazon Reef System: the Parcel de Manuel Luís. Coral Reefs. 40(1). 165–185. 10 indexed citations
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Francini‐Filho, Ronaldo B., Sérgio N. Stampar, Hudson T. Pinheiro, et al.. (2019). Ecology of Prognathodes obliquus, a butterflyfish endemic to mesophotic ecosystems of St. Peter and St. Paul’s Archipelago. Coral Reefs. 38(5). 955–960. 11 indexed citations
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Pinheiro, Hudson T., Bart Shepherd, Brian D. Greene, & Luiz A. Rocha. (2019). Liopropoma incandescens sp. nov. (Epinephelidae, Liopropominae), a new species of basslet from mesophotic coral ecosystems of Pohnpei, Micronesia. ZooKeys. 863. 97–106. 2 indexed citations
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Pinheiro, Hudson T., Gal Eyal, Bart Shepherd, & Luiz A. Rocha. (2019). Ecological insights from environmental disturbances in mesophotic coral ecosystems. Ecosphere. 10(4). 24 indexed citations
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Pinheiro, Hudson T., Bart Shepherd, Cristina Castillo, et al.. (2019). Deep reef fishes in the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity. Coral Reefs. 38(5). 985–995. 35 indexed citations
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Rocha, Luiz A., D. Ross Robertson, Joe Roman, & Brian W. Bowen. (2005). Ecological speciation in tropical reef fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 272(1563). 573–579. 283 indexed citations

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