Mark Briffa

5.9k total citations
123 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Mark Briffa is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Briffa has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 58 papers in Ecology and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Mark Briffa's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (81 papers), Plant and animal studies (48 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (32 papers). Mark Briffa is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (81 papers), Plant and animal studies (48 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (32 papers). Mark Briffa collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Mark Briffa's co-authors include Robert W. Elwood, Lynne U. Sneddon, Peter A. Biro, Sarah Lane, Ian C.W. Hardy, Judy A. Stamps, Danielle Bridger, Simon D. Rundle, Philip L. Munday and Sophie L. Mowles and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Mark Briffa

119 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Briffa United Kingdom 40 2.8k 2.1k 1.1k 904 506 123 4.5k
Enrico L. Rezende Chile 44 2.6k 0.9× 3.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.8× 336 0.7× 113 6.0k
Thomas J. DeWitt United States 26 2.6k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.6× 328 0.6× 49 5.3k
Ulrika Candolin Finland 36 4.2k 1.5× 2.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.6× 1.2k 1.4× 171 0.3× 104 6.1k
Patricia R.Y. Backwell Australia 35 3.0k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 849 0.9× 105 0.2× 125 4.1k
Anne Peters Australia 40 3.6k 1.3× 2.8k 1.3× 753 0.7× 613 0.7× 132 0.3× 122 5.3k
Robbie S. Wilson Australia 41 2.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.3× 1.8k 1.7× 908 1.0× 208 0.4× 154 5.2k
Barney Luttbeg United States 25 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 760 0.7× 523 0.6× 197 0.4× 63 3.1k
Sarah E. Diamond United States 36 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 736 0.7× 1.6k 1.8× 107 0.2× 84 4.4k
John R. Turner United Kingdom 35 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 684 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 579 1.1× 122 3.4k
Stephen M. Shuster United States 29 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 826 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 318 0.6× 86 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Briffa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Briffa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Briffa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Briffa based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mark Briffa. Mark Briffa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Nash, Susan Smith, et al.. (2025). A sensory investment syndrome hypothesis: personality and predictability are linked to sensory capacity in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2050). 20250932–20250932. 1 indexed citations
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Cotton, Peter A., et al.. (2025). Plastic or natural? The impact of marine debris on the shell preference of a terrestrial hermit crab. Animal Behaviour. 229. 123347–123347.
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Simpson, Samantha J. & Mark Briffa. (2024). Sea anemones ( Actinia equina ) show consistent individual differences in boldness and thoroughness but lack a behavioural syndrome. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2027). 20241345–20241345. 2 indexed citations
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Denton, Jai A., et al.. (2022). Under the influence of light: How light pollution disrupts personality and metabolism in hermit crabs. Environmental Pollution. 316(Pt 2). 120594–120594. 14 indexed citations
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Olfat, Hamed, Behnam Atazadeh, Abbas Rajabifard, et al.. (2020). Moving Towards a Single Smart Cadastral Platform in Victoria, Australia. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 9(5). 303–303. 10 indexed citations
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Chapin, Kenneth James, Paulo Enrique Cardoso Peixoto, & Mark Briffa. (2019). The point of the triangle and utility of repeated measures: a response to comments on Chapin et al. Behavioral Ecology. 30(5). 1191–1192. 1 indexed citations
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Olfat, Hamed, et al.. (2019). Tackling the challenges of visualising digital cadastral plans: The Victorian cadastre experience. Land Use Policy. 83. 84–94. 8 indexed citations
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Chapin, Kenneth James, Paulo Enrique Cardoso Peixoto, & Mark Briffa. (2019). Further mismeasures of animal contests: a new framework for assessment strategies. Behavioral Ecology. 30(5). 1177–1185. 43 indexed citations
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Olfat, Hamed, et al.. (2018). Strategic Actions for Increasing the Submission of Digital Cadastral Data by the Surveying Industry Based on Lessons Learned from Victoria, Australia. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 7(2). 47–47. 15 indexed citations
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Shojaei, Davood, Hamed Olfat, Abbas Rajabifard, & Mark Briffa. (2018). Design and Development of a 3D Digital Cadastre Visualization Prototype. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 7(10). 384–384. 16 indexed citations
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Briffa, Mark, et al.. (2017). Physiological responses to ocean acidification and warming synergistically reduce condition of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule. Marine Environmental Research. 130. 38–47. 45 indexed citations
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Tidau, Svenja & Mark Briffa. (2016). Review on behavioral impacts of aquatic noise on crustaceans. Proceedings of meetings on acoustics. 10028–10028. 20 indexed citations
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Olfat, Hamed, Davood Shojaei, & Mark Briffa. (2016). The Victorian digital Cadastre: Challengesand investigations. Minerva Access (University of Melbourne). 1570. 5 indexed citations
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Palaoro, Alexandre V. & Mark Briffa. (2016). Weaponry and defenses in fighting animals: how allometry can alter predictions from contest theory. Behavioral Ecology. 28(1). 328–336. 32 indexed citations
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Briffa, Mark, Lynne U. Sneddon, & Alastair J. Wilson. (2015). Animal personality as a cause and consequence of contest behaviour. Biology Letters. 11(3). 20141007–20141007. 112 indexed citations
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Hardy, Ian C.W. & Mark Briffa. (2013). Animal Contests. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 156 indexed citations
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Briffa, Mark, et al.. (2012). High CO2 and marine animal behaviour: Potential mechanisms and ecological consequences. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 64(8). 1519–1528. 172 indexed citations
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Briffa, Mark & Alexander Weiß. (2010). Animal personality. Current Biology. 20(21). R912–R914. 73 indexed citations
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Briffa, Mark. (2003). Analysis of multiple aspects of a repeated signal: power and rate of rapping during shell fights in hermit crabs. Behavioral Ecology. 14(1). 74–79. 40 indexed citations

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