Michael Fabinyi

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Fabinyi is a scholar working on Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Fabinyi has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, 35 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Fabinyi's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (36 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (25 papers) and International Maritime Law Issues (16 papers). Michael Fabinyi is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (36 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (25 papers) and International Maritime Law Issues (16 papers). Michael Fabinyi collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Malaysia and United States. Michael Fabinyi's co-authors include Simon Foale, Louisa Evans, Kate Barclay, Neng Liu, Wolfram Dressler, Michael D. Pido, Edward H. Allison, Neil Andrew, Philippa J. Cohen and Andrew M. Song and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, World Development and Global Environmental Change.

In The Last Decade

Michael Fabinyi

75 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Social-ecological systems, social diversity, and power: insights from anthropology and political ecology

2014 265 citations Michael Fabinyi et al. profile →
Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy

2019 249 citations Edward H. Allison, Michael Fabinyi et al. Frontiers in Marine Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Fabinyi Australia	31	1.2k	963	899	595	283	81	2.7k
Philippa J. Cohen Australia	29	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.6×	830 0.9×	714 1.2×	327 1.2×	68	3.5k
Marion Glaser Germany	32	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	953 1.1×	417 0.7×	333 1.2×	77	3.3k
Selina M. Stead United Kingdom	30	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	733 0.8×	319 0.5×	457 1.6×	91	2.5k
David J. Mills Australia	26	1.1k 0.9×	956 1.0×	389 0.4×	314 0.5×	549 1.9×	56	2.3k
Louisa Evans United Kingdom	29	1.2k 1.1×	1.9k 2.0×	1.1k 1.3×	941 1.6×	76 0.3×	54	3.9k
Narriman Jiddawi Tanzania	31	2.2k 1.9×	1.6k 1.7×	787 0.9×	283 0.5×	331 1.2×	106	3.2k
Ratana Chuenpagdee Canada	35	2.2k 1.9×	2.7k 2.8×	1.7k 1.9×	771 1.3×	189 0.7×	114	4.9k
Simon Foale Australia	30	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	601 0.7×	437 0.7×	208 0.7×	75	2.8k
Anne‐Sophie Crépin Sweden	20	443 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	317 0.4×	504 0.8×	247 0.9×	44	2.5k
Andrés M. Cisneros‐Montemayor Canada	31	1.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.7×	1.3k 1.4×	586 1.0×	160 0.6×	96	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Fabinyi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Fabinyi

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Agostini, Vera N., Erik Olsen, Edward H. Allison, et al.. (2025). Charting a science course for the sustainable transformation of aquatic food systems. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82(1).

Horigue, Vera, et al.. (2025). Strengthening governance and institutional arrangements for coral restoration in the Philippines.

Barclay, Kate, et al.. (2024). What are the Impacts on Community Wellbeing of Social Relations in Conservation Projects?. Conservation and Society. 22(3). 111–124.

Bavinck, Maarten, Joeri Scholtens, & Michael Fabinyi. (2024). Maximum sustainable employment: Adding to the beacons of wild fisheries governance. Fish and Fisheries. 25(4). 619–629. 5 indexed citations

Mamauag, Samuel S., Michael Fabinyi, Dexter W. dela Cruz, et al.. (2024). Implications of fisher perceptions on coral restoration in Tondol, northwestern Philippines. Ocean & Coastal Management. 255. 107233–107233.

Fabinyi, Michael, et al.. (2024). Institutional dimensions of coral reef restoration in the Philippines. Environmental Science & Policy. 156. 103734–103734. 4 indexed citations

Fabinyi, Michael. (2024). Small-scale fisheries, large-scale fisheries and fisheries governance in the Philippines. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 26(2). 159–172. 2 indexed citations

Fabinyi, Michael, et al.. (2023). China and seafood trade after coronavirus: the role of state actors. Marine Policy. 160. 105992–105992. 4 indexed citations

Fabinyi, Michael, et al.. (2023). Blue economy: industrialisation and coastal fishing livelihoods in Ghana. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 33(3). 801–818. 23 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael, et al.. (2023). Industrial and small-scale fisheries relations in Ghana: A political ecology perspective on blue economy exclusion. Journal of Rural Studies. 102. 103085–103085. 5 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael, Ben Belton, Wolfram Dressler, et al.. (2022). Coastal transitions: Small-scale fisheries, livelihoods, and maritime zone developments in Southeast Asia. Journal of Rural Studies. 91. 184–194. 60 indexed citations

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Lau, Jacqueline, Andrew M. Song, Tiffany H. Morrison, et al.. (2021). Morals and climate decision-making: insights from social and behavioural sciences. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 52. 27–35. 15 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael, et al.. (2020). Changing inland waterbody livelihoods in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Marine and Island Cultures. 9(1). 3 indexed citations

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Satizábal, Paula, Wolfram Dressler, Michael Fabinyi, & Michael D. Pido. (2020). Blue economy discourses and practices: reconfiguring ocean spaces in the Philippines. MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies. 19(2). 207–221. 47 indexed citations

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Stoll, Joshua S., et al.. (2018). Seafood Trade Routes for Lobster Obscure Teleconnected Vulnerabilities. Frontiers in Marine Science. 5. 17 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael, Kate Barclay, & Hampus Eriksson. (2017). Chinese Trader Perceptions on Sourcing and Consumption of Endangered Seafood. Frontiers in Marine Science. 4. 31 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael. (2014). Seafood banquets put tropical reef fish at risk. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 1 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael. (2012). Fishing for Fairness : Poverty, Morality and Marine Resource Regulation in the Philippines. ANU Press eBooks. 34 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael, et al.. (2012). Luxury seafood consumption in China and the intensification of coastal livelihoods in Southeast Asia: The live reef fish for food trade in Balabac, Philippines. Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 53(2). 118–132. 31 indexed citations

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Fabinyi, Michael, et al.. (2010). Policy and practice in the live reef fish for food trade: A case study from Palawan, Philippines. Marine Policy. 35(3). 371–378. 31 indexed citations

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