Malcolm R. Clark

12.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

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Malcolm R. Clark is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm R. Clark has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 91 papers in Ecology and 73 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Malcolm R. Clark's work include Marine and fisheries research (86 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (64 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (64 papers). Malcolm R. Clark is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (86 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (64 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (64 papers). Malcolm R. Clark collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. Malcolm R. Clark's co-authors include Ashley A. Rowden, Craig R. Smith, David A. Bowden, Thomas A. Schlacher, Mireille Consalvey, Alan Williams, Alex D. Rogers, John Guinotte, Franziska Althaus and Les Watling and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm R. Clark

143 papers receiving 7.3k citations

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Man and the Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Malcolm R. Clark New Zealand	46	4.6k	3.7k	3.6k	1.0k	633	147	7.7k
Ashley A. Rowden New Zealand	54	6.0k 1.3×	5.6k 1.5×	3.9k 1.1×	771 0.8×	515 0.8×	195	9.4k
Thomas A. Schlacher Australia	56	7.3k 1.6×	4.8k 1.3×	3.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 2.0×	200	10.2k
Erik Bonsdorff Finland	46	3.7k 0.8×	5.0k 1.4×	3.3k 0.9×	725 0.7×	381 0.6×	151	7.2k
Daniel C. Reed United States	50	5.1k 1.1×	5.5k 1.5×	1.8k 0.5×	486 0.5×	395 0.6×	139	7.5k
Alf Norkko Finland	47	4.5k 1.0×	5.7k 1.5×	3.7k 1.0×	649 0.6×	470 0.7×	167	8.1k
Les Watling United States	37	3.2k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	579 0.6×	346 0.5×	141	5.5k
Francis Chan United States	34	3.1k 0.7×	4.3k 1.2×	2.9k 0.8×	474 0.5×	361 0.6×	73	6.7k
Marianne Holmer Denmark	60	7.3k 1.6×	7.4k 2.0×	3.1k 0.9×	393 0.4×	708 1.1×	182	11.8k
Carina B. Lange Chile	37	5.0k 1.1×	3.4k 0.9×	3.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	613 1.0×	132	9.1k
Daniel O. B. Jones United Kingdom	43	2.4k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	354 0.4×	459 0.7×	157	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malcolm R. Clark

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Hale, Rachel, Daniel Leduc, Ashley A. Rowden, et al.. (2025). Effects of an experimental in situ seabed disturbance on deep‐sea benthic ecosystem function and macro‐infaunal community structure on the Chatham Rise, Southwest Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 59(5). 1496–1529. 1 indexed citations

Kaikkonen, Laura, Malcolm R. Clark, Daniel Leduc, et al.. (2024). Probabilistic ecological risk assessment for deep‐sea mining: A Bayesian network for Chatham Rise, Pacific Ocean. Ecological Applications. 35(1). e3064–e3064. 2 indexed citations

Leduc, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Experimental seabed disturbance effects on Chatham Rise deep‐sea meiofaunal communities, Southwest Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 59(5). 1388–1421. 6 indexed citations

Rowden, Ashley A., Daniel Leduc, Scott D. Nodder, et al.. (2024). Effects of experimental in situ seabed disturbance on deep‐sea macrofaunal communities of Chatham Rise, Southwest Pacific. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 59(5). 1422–1459. 4 indexed citations

O’Callaghan, Joanne, et al.. (2023). The role of wind and buoyancy forcing on mixed layer depths and productivity on the Chatham Rise from ocean glider and ship‐based observations. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 59(5). 1350–1370. 5 indexed citations

Rowden, Ashley A., Carolyn J. Lundquist, Malcolm R. Clark, et al.. (2016). Developing Spatial Management Options for the Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the South Pacific Ocean Region.. 2016. 2 indexed citations

Hanchet, Stuart, et al.. (2013). Diversity, relative abundance, new locality records, and updated fish fauna of the Ross Sea region. Antarctic Science. 25(5). 619–636. 19 indexed citations

Clark, Malcolm R.. (2009). Deep-sea seamount fisheries: a review of global status and future prospects. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 37(3). 501–512. 35 indexed citations

Mortimer, N., W. J. Dunlap, J. Michael Palin, et al.. (2008). Ultra‐fast early Miocene exhumation of Cavalli Seamount, Northland Plateau, Southwest Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 51(1). 29–42. 11 indexed citations

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Clark, Malcolm R., Alex D. Rogers, & Derek P. Tittensor. (2006). Seamounts, deep-sea corals and fisheries. Vulnerability of deep-sea corals to fishing on seamounts beyond areas of national jurisdiction. UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series 25. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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Rowden, Ashley A., Malcolm R. Clark, & I. C. Wright. (2005). Physical characterisation and a biologically focused classification of “seamounts” in the New Zealand region. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 39(5). 1039–1059. 63 indexed citations

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O’Driscoll, Richard L. & Malcolm R. Clark. (2005). Quantifying the relative intensity of fishing on New Zealand seamounts. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 39(4). 839–850. 27 indexed citations

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Tracey, Dianne M., Brian S. Bull, Malcolm R. Clark, & Kevin Mackay. (2004). Fish species composition on seamounts and adjacent slope in New Zealand waters. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 38(1). 163–182. 37 indexed citations

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Clark, Malcolm R. & C. Gerald Crawford. (1994). Legal Medicine in History. BMJ. 309(6961). 1096.2–1097. 43 indexed citations

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Clark, Malcolm R., et al.. (1994). Fecundity of orange roughy ( Hoplostethus atlanticus ) in New Zealand waters. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 28(2). 193–200. 11 indexed citations

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Stewart, Andrew L. & Malcolm R. Clark. (1988). Records of three families and four species of fish new to the New Zealand fauna. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 15(4). 577–583. 3 indexed citations

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Clark, Malcolm R.. (1988). Records of fishes from the West Norfolk Ridge, north‐west of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 15(3). 415–421. 4 indexed citations

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Clark, Malcolm R.. (1985). The food and feeding of seven fish species from the Campbell Plateau, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 19(3). 339–363. 65 indexed citations

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Clark, Malcolm R.. (1985). Feeding relationships of seven fish species from the Campbell Plateau, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 19(3). 365–374. 16 indexed citations

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Clark, Malcolm R., et al.. (1984). The food of rig ( Mustelus lenticulatus ) and the relationship of feeding to reproduction and condition in Golden Bay. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 18(1). 29–42. 27 indexed citations

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