Michael J. Roberts

6.2k total citations
179 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Roberts is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Roberts has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 41 papers in Oceanography and 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Roberts's work include Marine and fisheries research (55 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (23 papers). Michael J. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (55 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (23 papers). Michael J. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and France. Michael J. Roberts's co-authors include Howard H. Stevenson, WHH Sauer, Jean‐François Ternon, J. R. E. Lutjeharms, Tamaryn Morris, Matthew Griffiths, Tissa Fernando, L.E. Beckley, Richard Wood and Ekaterina Popova and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Roberts

162 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael J. Roberts South Africa 32 1.4k 1.1k 1.0k 638 345 179 3.7k
Robert E. Ulanowicz United States 47 3.2k 2.3× 2.4k 2.2× 923 0.9× 866 1.4× 313 0.9× 138 8.3k
Pat Hutchings Australia 42 2.4k 1.7× 4.2k 3.8× 4.0k 3.8× 462 0.7× 122 0.4× 297 7.8k
Stephanie E. Hampton United States 35 637 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 797 0.8× 208 0.3× 540 1.6× 86 4.1k
Bernard C. Patten United States 37 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 536 0.5× 399 0.6× 249 0.7× 150 5.6k
Jacqueline McGlade United Kingdom 26 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 272 0.3× 345 0.5× 287 0.8× 60 4.0k
Walter V. Reid United States 28 3.0k 2.2× 1.7k 1.5× 159 0.2× 734 1.2× 167 0.5× 59 5.8k
David J. Smith United Kingdom 41 1.9k 1.4× 3.8k 3.5× 2.6k 2.5× 182 0.3× 162 0.5× 126 5.6k
Patricia A. Soranno United States 40 1.0k 0.7× 1.9k 1.7× 1.1k 1.1× 194 0.3× 329 1.0× 116 5.2k
John H. Porter United States 24 1.1k 0.8× 2.4k 2.1× 829 0.8× 360 0.6× 859 2.5× 64 6.4k
Mark Huxham United Kingdom 37 922 0.7× 2.3k 2.1× 1.0k 1.0× 176 0.3× 133 0.4× 102 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. Roberts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Roberts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lett, Christophe, et al.. (2024). Influence of Mozambique Channel eddies on larval loss of two shallow-water commercial shrimp species. PLOS Climate. 3(6). e0000414–e0000414. 1 indexed citations
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Ojea, Elena, Sarah Taylor, Michael J. Roberts, et al.. (2024). A new framework on climate-induced food-security risk for small-scale fishing communities in Tanzania. Food Security. 16(5). 1125–1145.
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Daly, Ryan, Amy F. Smoothey, Michael J. Roberts, et al.. (2024). Climate change-driven cooling can kill marine megafauna at their distributional limits. Nature Climate Change. 14(5). 526–535. 18 indexed citations
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Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2024). A rapid approach to assessing the vulnerability of Mozambican fisheries’ species to climate change. PLOS Climate. 3(5). e0000372–e0000372. 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael J., et al.. (2023). Active Reduction of Apparent Cable Capacitance. Sensors. 23(19). 8319–8319.
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Roberts, Michael J., et al.. (2023). Cold ridge formation mechanisms on the Agulhas Bank (South Africa) as revealed by satellite-tracked drifters. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 208. 105245–105245. 2 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Zoe, et al.. (2022). Projected climate change impacts on the ecosystems of the Agulhas Bank, South Africa. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 200. 105092–105092. 4 indexed citations
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Kamau, Joseph Nyingi, Zoe Jacobs, Fatma Jebri, et al.. (2021). Managing emerging fisheries of the North Kenya Banks in the context of environmental change. Ocean & Coastal Management. 209. 105671–105671. 8 indexed citations
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Palmer, Matthew R., Michael J. Roberts, Ekaterina Popova, et al.. (2021). Marine robots for coastal ocean research in the Western Indian Ocean. Ocean & Coastal Management. 212. 105805–105805. 8 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Zoe, Fatma Jebri, Joseph Nyingi Kamau, et al.. (2021). Productivity driven by Tana river discharge is spatially limited in Kenyan coastal waters. Ocean & Coastal Management. 211. 105713–105713. 8 indexed citations
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Sailley, Sévrine, Zoe Jacobs, Joseph Nyingi Kamau, et al.. (2021). Large projected reductions in marine fish biomass for Kenya and Tanzania in the absence of climate mitigation. Ocean & Coastal Management. 215. 105921–105921. 14 indexed citations
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Painter, Stuart C., Ekaterina Popova, & Michael J. Roberts. (2021). An introduction to East African Coastal Current ecosystems: At the frontier of climate change and food security. Ocean & Coastal Management. 216. 105977–105977. 6 indexed citations
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Vinayachandran, P. N., Yukio Masumoto, Michael J. Roberts, et al.. (2021). Reviews and syntheses: Physical and biogeochemical processes associated with upwelling in the Indian Ocean. Biogeosciences. 18(22). 5967–6029. 84 indexed citations
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Dorrington, Rosemary A., Amanda T. Lombard, Thomas G. Bornman, et al.. (2018). Working together for our oceans: A marine spatial plan for Algoa Bay, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 114(3/4). 6–6. 27 indexed citations
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Morris, Tamaryn, Juliet Hermes, Marcel du Plessis, et al.. (2017). importance of monitoring the Greater Agulhas Current and its inter-ocean exchanges using large mooring arrays. South African Journal of Science. 113(7/8). 7–7. 16 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael J.. (2010). Fire and storm : essays in Sri Lankan politics.
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Roberts, Michael J., et al.. (2006). Oceanographic environment of the Sodwana Bay coelacanths (Latimeria chalumnae), South Africa : coelacanth research. South African Journal of Science. 102. 435–443. 14 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Kriss J. & Michael J. Roberts. (1994). Alternative Habitat Concepts for the First Lunar Outpost. 1020–1035. 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael J.. (1986). The transition from entrepreneurial to professional management : an exploratory study. UMI eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael J., et al.. (1969). Wavell, supreme commander, 1941-1943. Collins eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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