Marcus Sheaves

9.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
211 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Marcus Sheaves is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcus Sheaves has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Ecology, 134 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 78 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Marcus Sheaves's work include Marine and fisheries research (114 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (85 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (68 papers). Marcus Sheaves is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (114 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (85 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (68 papers). Marcus Sheaves collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Marcus Sheaves's co-authors include Ronald J. Baker, Rod M. Connolly, Ross Johnston, Ivan Nagelkerken, Kátya G. Abrantes, Nathan J. Waltham, Brett W. Molony, Adam Barnett, Michael Bradley and Christina A. Buelow and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Marcus Sheaves

206 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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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.

The seascape nursery: a novel spatial approach to identify and manage nurseries for coastal marine fauna

2013 386 citations Marcus Sheaves, Ronald J. Baker et al. Fish and Fisheries profile →
True Value of Estuarine and Coastal Nurseries for Fish: Incorporating Complexity and Dynamics

2014 346 citations Marcus Sheaves, Ronald J. Baker et al. profile →
High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth’s tidal wetlands

2022 274 citations Nicholas Murray, Stephanie Duce et al. profile →
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030—What Chance for Success in Restoring Coastal Ecosystems?

2020 250 citations Nathan J. Waltham, Chris L. Gillies et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marcus Sheaves Australia	44	5.2k	4.2k	2.0k	1.5k	651	211	7.1k
Michael X. Kirby United States	14	5.6k 1.1×	5.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	2.7k 1.8×	910 1.4×	19	8.5k
Nick C. Davidson Australia	30	4.3k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	806 1.2×	53	6.6k
Bruce J. Bourque United States	9	6.3k 1.2×	4.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	3.6k 2.4×	1.0k 1.6×	16	9.2k
Ángel Pérez‐Ruzafa Spain	41	2.8k 0.5×	2.8k 0.7×	664 0.3×	2.1k 1.4×	685 1.1×	160	5.3k
Helen Fox United States	24	6.2k 1.2×	4.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	3.3k 2.2×	2.0k 3.1×	55	9.6k
Neil R. Loneragan Australia	47	4.5k 0.9×	3.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	304 0.5×	187	6.9k
Serge Andréfouët New Caledonia	43	4.9k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	584 0.3×	2.4k 1.6×	582 0.9×	188	6.2k
Stelios Katsanevakis Greece	51	4.5k 0.9×	5.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	1.0k 1.6×	200	8.1k
Alasdair J. Edwards United Kingdom	33	7.3k 1.4×	4.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	4.3k 2.9×	726 1.1×	85	8.9k
M. Aaron MacNeil Australia	44	5.9k 1.1×	4.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	719 1.1×	90	7.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marcus Sheaves

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Saleh, Alzayat, Marcus Sheaves, Dean R. Jerry, & Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi. (2025). Adaptive deep learning framework for robust unsupervised underwater image enhancement. Expert Systems with Applications. 268. 126314–126314. 13 indexed citations

Sheaves, Marcus, et al.. (2025). Restoring mangrove biodiversity: can restored mangroves support fish assemblages comparable to natural mangroves over time?. Restoration Ecology. 33(4). 3 indexed citations

Waltham, Nathan J. & Marcus Sheaves. (2024). Investigating thermal regime on seawalls to maximise nature positive outcomes for encrusting tropical oysters. Ecological Engineering. 209. 107426–107426. 2 indexed citations

Duce, Stephanie, et al.. (2024). Predicting the impacts of clearing on vegetation communities: a model-based approach for identifying conservation priorities in Queensland, Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 31(1). 40–63. 1 indexed citations

Sheaves, Marcus, Ronald J. Baker, Kátya G. Abrantes, et al.. (2024). Consequences for nekton of the nature, dynamics, and ecological functioning of tropical tidally dominated ecosystems. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 304. 108825–108825. 5 indexed citations

Sheaves, Marcus, et al.. (2024). Tracking the long‐term vegetation and soil characteristics of restored mangroves: a case study from Guyana's coast. Restoration Ecology. 32(5). 7 indexed citations

Sheaves, Marcus, et al.. (2024). Mangrove forest ecological function is influenced by the environmental settings and the benthic fauna composition. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 309. 108959–108959. 3 indexed citations

Sheaves, Marcus, et al.. (2024). Mangrove restoration reinstates similar macrobenthos communities to natural mangroves in Guyana, South America. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82(2).

Daly, Ryan, John D. Filmalter, Marcus Sheaves, et al.. (2023). Context drives movement patterns in a mobile marine predator. Movement Ecology. 11(1). 28–28. 15 indexed citations

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Saleh, Alzayat, Marcus Sheaves, Dean R. Jerry, & Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi. (2023). Applications of deep learning in fish habitat monitoring: A tutorial and survey. Expert Systems with Applications. 238. 121841–121841. 41 indexed citations

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Sheaves, Marcus, et al.. (2023). Whale sharks as oceanic nurseries for Golden Trevally. Pacific Conservation Biology. 30(1). 3 indexed citations

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Bradley, Michael, et al.. (2022). Environmental conditions constrain nursery habitat value in Australian sub-tropical estuaries. Marine Environmental Research. 175. 105568–105568. 11 indexed citations

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Saleh, Alzayat, Marcus Sheaves, & Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi. (2022). Computer vision and deep learning for fish classification in underwater habitats: A survey. Fish and Fisheries. 23(4). 977–999. 1 indexed citations

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Waltham, Nathan J., et al.. (2022). Remotely operated vehicle reveals fish orientate to the substrate underneath marina floating pontoons. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 280. 108184–108184. 2 indexed citations

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Barnett, Adam, Richard Fitzpatrick, Michael Bradley, et al.. (2022). Scientific response to a cluster of shark bites. People and Nature. 4(4). 963–982. 15 indexed citations

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Sheaves, Marcus, et al.. (2020). Optimizing video sampling for juvenile fish surveys: Using deep learning and evaluation of assumptions to produce critical fisheries parameters. Fish and Fisheries. 21(6). 1259–1276. 24 indexed citations

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Waltham, Nathan J., et al.. (2019). Patterns of fish utilisation in a tropical Indo-Pacific mangrove-coral seascape, New Caledonia. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0207168–e0207168. 26 indexed citations

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Creighton, Colin, et al.. (2019). Prospects for seascape repair: Three case studies from eastern Australia. Ecological Management & Restoration. 20(3). 182–191. 8 indexed citations

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Gillies, Chris L., Ian McLeod, Heidi K. Alleway, et al.. (2018). Australian shellfish ecosystems: Past distribution, current status and future direction. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0190914–e0190914. 110 indexed citations

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Sheaves, Marcus, et al.. (2012). Vulnerability of freshwater habitats and fisheries to climate change in the tropical Pacific. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 2 indexed citations

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