Malcolm P. Francis

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Malcolm P. Francis is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm P. Francis has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 30 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Malcolm P. Francis's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (52 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (48 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (43 papers). Malcolm P. Francis is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (52 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (48 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (43 papers). Malcolm P. Francis collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Malcolm P. Francis's co-authors include Clinton Duffy, John D. Stevens, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Sonja V. Fordham, Mark A. Morrison, Leonard J. V. Compagno, Claudine Gibson, Alen Soldo, Andrés Domingo and John A. Musick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm P. Francis

89 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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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.

You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays

2008 623 citations Malcolm P. Francis, John D. Stevens et al. profile →
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays

2021 480 citations Malcolm P. Francis et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Get them off the deck: Straightforward interventions increase post-release survival rates of manta and devil rays in tuna purse seine fisheries 2024 ·Biological Conservation ·Joshua D. Stewart, Melissa R. Cronin, (unknown), Nerea Lezama‐Ochoa, Jon López, Martín Hall, Melanie Hutchinson, Emma Jones, Malcolm P. Francis, Maitane Grande, (unknown), (unknown), Salvador J. Jorgensen	2
2	A New Zealand demersal fish classification using Gradient Forest models 2019 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·F Stephenson, John R. Leathwick, Malcolm P. Francis, Carolyn J. Lundquist	8
3	Invasion of the Asian goby, Acentrogobius pflaumii , into New Zealand, with new locality records of the introduced bridled goby, Arenigobius bifrenatus 2003 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis, (unknown), Mark A. Morrison, (unknown)	18
4	Fish assemblages in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand 2002 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·(unknown), Malcolm P. Francis	21
5	Evidence of summer parturition in shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) sharks from New Zealand waters 2001 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Clinton Duffy, Malcolm P. Francis	18
6	Age, growth, and sexual maturity of two New Zealand endemic skates, Dipturus nasutus and D. innominatus 2001 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis, (unknown), Darren W. Stevens	42
7	Movement of hapuku ( Polyprion oxygeneios ) determined from tagging studies 1999 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·(unknown), Malcolm P. Francis	22
8	Movements of the New Zealand school shark, Galeorhinus galeus , from tag returns 1999 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Rosemary J. Hurst, (unknown), (unknown), Malcolm P. Francis	30
9	Spatial and temporal variation in the growth rate of elephantfish (Callorhinchus milii) 1997 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis	32
10	Spatial and seasonal variation in the abundance of juvenile snapper ( Pagrus auratus ) in the north‐western Hauraki Gulf 1995 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis	37
11	Exploitation rates of rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) around the South Island of New Zealand 1989 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis	18
12	Commercial catch composition and reproductive biology of rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) from Pegasus Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand 1989 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·(unknown), Malcolm P. Francis	9
13	New records of Somniosus (Elasmobranchii: Squalidae) from Australasia, with comments on the taxonomy of the genus 1988 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis, John D. Stevens, Peter R. Last	14
14	Confirmation of Parma polylepis, a pomacentrid teleost, in New Zealand waters (note) 1988 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis	4
15	Sediments and benthos of northeastern Great Barrier Island, New Zealand 1986 ·Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand ·Bruce W. Hayward, Roger V. Grace, Malcolm P. Francis	9
16	Underwater photography and television for scientists, edited by J. D.George, G. I.Lythgoe and J. N.Lythgoe. Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 184, 1985. £32.50, cased. 1986 ·Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand ·Malcolm P. Francis	22
17	Meristic and morphometric variation in the lancet fish, Alepisaurus , with notes on the distribution of A. ferox and A. brevirostris 1981 ·New Zealand Journal of Zoology ·Malcolm P. Francis	4
18	Spawning migration of moki ( Latridopsis ciliaris ) off eastern New Zealand 1981 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis	3
19	Age and growth of moki, Latridopsis ciliaris (Teleostei: Latridae) 1981 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis	2
20	Reproductive biology of Mustelus lenticulatus from Kaikoura and Nelson 1980 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Malcolm P. Francis, (unknown)	40

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