Mark A. Hixon

12.1k citations

80 papers · 8.5k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 41

Impact in

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.2%
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Global and Planetary Change top 0.2%
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Papers in

Nature and Landscape Conservation 32
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies 24
Global and Planetary Change 53
- Marine and fisheries research 42
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species 10

Co-authors: Mark H. Carr James P. Beets Geoffrey P. Jones Darren W. Johnson Bruce A. Menge F. Lynn Carpenter Terry P. Hughes M. Julian Caley
Journals: Ecology (9 papers)Fisheries (6 papers)Fishery Bulletin (4 papers)Ecological Monographs (3 papers)Science (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Mark A. Hixon

80 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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BOFFFFs: on the importance of conserving old-growth age structure in fishery populations 2013 · 482 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 ICES Journal of Marine Science
2004 Fisheries
1996 Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
1993 Ecological Monographs

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Mark A. Hixon, 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	Assessing the vulnerability of marine life to climate change in the Pacific Islands region PLoS ONE ·Jonatha Giddens, Donald R. Kobayashi, Gabriella N. M. Mukai, Jacob Asher, Charles Birkeland, Mark Fitchett, Mark A. Hixon, Melanie Hutchinson, Bruce C. Mundy, J. Michael O’Malley, Marlowe Sabater, Molly Scott, Jennifer Stahl, Robert J. Toonen, Michael S. Trianni, Phoebe A. Woodworth‐Jefcoats, Johanna L. K. Wren, Mark Nelson	2022	17
2	Using post-settlement demography to estimate larval survivorship: a coral reef fish example Oecologia ·Darren W. Johnson, Mark R. Christie, Christopher D. Stallings, Timothy J. Pusack, Mark A. Hixon	2015	4
3	Low Susceptibility of Invasive Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a Generalist Ectoparasite in Both Its Introduced and Native Ranges PLoS ONE ·Paul C. Sikkel, Lillian J. Tuttle, Katherine Cure, Ann Marie Coile, Mark A. Hixon	2014	34
4	Parasitism inPterois volitans(Scorpaenidae) from Coastal Waters of Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas Journal of Parasitology ·Zullaylee Ramos-Ascherl, Ernest H. Williams, Lucy Bunkley-Williams, Lillian J. Tuttle, Paul C. Sikkel, Mark A. Hixon	2014	15
5	Interactions Between Invasive Lionfish and Native Nassau Grouper Wendel W. Raymond, Mark A. Hixon, Mark A. Albins, Tim Pusack, Kurt Ingemen	2012	2
6	Worst case scenario: potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities Environmental Biology of Fishes ·Mark A. Albins, Mark A. Hixon	2011	258
7	Genetic correlations between adults and larvae in a marine fish: potential effects of fishery selection on population replenishment Evolutionary Applications ·Darren W. Johnson, Mark R. Christie, Jessica Moye, Mark A. Hixon	2011	17
8	Ontogenetic and spatial variation in size‐selective mortality of a marine fish Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Darren W. Johnson, Mark A. Hixon	2010	27
9	Larval Connectivity in an Effective Network of Marine Protected Areas PLoS ONE ·Mark R. Christie, Brian N. Tissot, Mark A. Albins, James P. Beets, Yanli Jia, Delisse M. Ortiz, Stephen E. Thompson, Mark A. Hixon	2010	180
10	Self‐recruitment and sweepstakes reproduction amid extensive gene flow in a coral‐reef fish Molecular Ecology ·Mark R. Christie, Darren W. Johnson, Christopher D. Stallings, Mark A. Hixon	2010	143
11	Tropical Marine EBM Feasibility: A Synthesis of Case Studies and Comparative Analyses Coastal Management ·Patrick Christie, Richard Β. Pollnac, David Fluharty, Mark A. Hixon, G. K. Lowry, Robin Mahon, Diana Pietri, Brian N. Tissot, Alan T. White, Nygiel B. Armada, Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio	2009	43
12	COMPETITION, PREDATION, AND DENSITY-DEPENDENT MORTALITY IN DEMERSAL MARINE FISHES Ecology ·Mark A. Hixon, Geoffrey P. Jones	2005	227
13	POPULATION REGULATION: HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES OF OPEN VS. CLOSED SYSTEMS Ecology ·Mark A. Hixon, Stephen W. Pacala, Stuart A. Sandin	2002	314
14	Integration of submersible transect data and high-resolution multibeam sonar imagery for a habitat-based groundfish assessment of Heceta Bank, Oregon Fishery Bulletin ·Nicole Nasby-Lucas, Bob W. Embley, Mark A. Hixon, S. G. Merle, Brian N. Tissot, Dawn J. Wright	2000	29
15	Food ration and condition affect early survival of the coral reef damselfish, Stegastes partitus Oecologia ·David J. Booth, Mark A. Hixon	1999	79
16	Succession and Herbivory: Effects of Differential Fish Grazing on Hawaiian Coral‐Reef Algae Ecological Monographs ·Mark A. Hixon, William N. Brostoff	1996	191
17	The Impact of Variation in Stopover Habitat Quality on Migrant Rufous Hummingbirds Conservation Biology ·Robert W. Russell, F. Lynn Carpenter, Mark A. Hixon, David Paton	1994	53
18	Fish assemblages of rocky banks of the Pacific Northwest: data report for final report supplement 1992 Mark A. Hixon, Brian N. Tissot, William G. Pearcy	1992	1
19	Submersible observations of deep-reef fishes of Heceta Bank, Oregon Fishery Bulletin ·William G. Pearcy, David L. Stein, Mark A. Hixon, Ellen K. Pikitch, William H. Barss, Richard M. Starr	1989	54
20	Territory Area as a Determinant of Mating Systems American Zoologist ·Mark A. Hixon	1987	69

About Mark A. Hixon

Mark A. Hixon is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Oceanography and Paleontology, having authored 80 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and fisheries research (42 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (24 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (10 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (10 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers), Marine animal studies overview (7 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.3k citations), Global and Planetary Change (5.6k citations), Ecology (6.1k citations), Oceanography (1.7k citations) and Aquatic Science (587 citations). Mark A. Hixon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Mark H. Carr, James P. Beets, Geoffrey P. Jones, Darren W. Johnson, Bruce A. Menge, F. Lynn Carpenter, Terry P. Hughes, M. Julian Caley, Susan M. Sogard and William N. Brostoff. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Fisheries, Fishery Bulletin, Ecological Monographs and Science.

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