Michael J. Rule

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Rule is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Rule has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Oceanography, 13 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Rule's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (13 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers). Michael J. Rule is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (13 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers). Michael J. Rule collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Malaysia. Michael J. Rule's co-authors include Stephen Smith, Alistair McIlgorm, Harry F. Campbell, Gary A. Kendrick, Paul S. Lavery, Shaun K. Wilson, Miguel Á. Mateo, Óscar Serrano, Antonio Esteban and Carlos M. Duarte and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Global Change Biology and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Rule

19 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. A marine heatwave drives massive losses from the world’s largest seagrass carbon stocks
    2018 352 citations Ariane Arias‐Ortiz, Óscar Serrano et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

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. Rule Australia 12 657 651 334 280 183 20 1.2k
Abı́lio Soares-Gomes Brazil 20 566 0.9× 452 0.7× 356 1.1× 372 1.3× 144 0.8× 63 1.2k
Daniel Gorman Australia 20 955 1.5× 611 0.9× 482 1.4× 285 1.0× 197 1.1× 55 1.5k
Vincent Saderne Saudi Arabia 20 648 1.0× 662 1.0× 336 1.0× 226 0.8× 124 0.7× 31 1.2k
Pedro Range Qatar 20 513 0.8× 725 1.1× 667 2.0× 232 0.8× 173 0.9× 50 1.3k
Anusha Rajkaran South Africa 21 1.5k 2.3× 340 0.5× 406 1.2× 298 1.1× 208 1.1× 44 2.0k
Ayaka Amaha Öztürk Türkiye 17 558 0.8× 189 0.3× 227 0.7× 375 1.3× 181 1.0× 50 1.2k
Joseph A. Borg Malta 17 638 1.0× 636 1.0× 492 1.5× 128 0.5× 43 0.2× 67 1.2k
Nicolas Spilmont France 19 512 0.8× 672 1.0× 290 0.9× 134 0.5× 54 0.3× 42 1.0k
Thierry Laugier France 19 418 0.6× 580 0.9× 290 0.9× 93 0.3× 52 0.3× 37 1.1k
Diego Lercari Uruguay 19 703 1.1× 721 1.1× 551 1.6× 105 0.4× 43 0.2× 48 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. Rule

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael J. Rule. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael J. Rule 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 Michael J. Rule. Michael J. Rule is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rule, Michael J., et al.. (2025). Drivers of benthic invertebrate diversity in the protected Walpole-Nornalup Estuary, southwest Australia. Biodiversity and Conservation. 34(4). 1449–1469.
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Rakib, Md. Refat Jahan, et al.. (2021). Macro marine litter survey of sandy beaches along the Cox's Bazar Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: Land-based sources of solid litter pollution. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 174. 113246–113246. 71 indexed citations
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French, Ben J., Shaun K. Wilson, Thomas H. Holmes, et al.. (2021). Comparing five methods for quantifying abundance and diversity of fish assemblages in seagrass habitat. Ecological Indicators. 124. 107415–107415. 34 indexed citations
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French, Ben J., Shaun K. Wilson, Alan Kendrick, & Michael J. Rule. (2021). The mesh size effect: counting long thin fish in seagrass. Fisheries Research. 242. 106019–106019. 1 indexed citations
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Strydom, Simone, Shaun K. Wilson, Bart Huntley, et al.. (2020). Too hot to handle: Unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area. Global Change Biology. 26(6). 3525–3538. 189 indexed citations
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Arias‐Ortiz, Ariane, Óscar Serrano, Pere Masqué, et al.. (2018). A marine heatwave drives massive losses from the world’s largest seagrass carbon stocks. Nature Climate Change. 8(4). 338–344. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wilson, Shaun K., Rebecca Fisher, Thomas H. Holmes, et al.. (2018). Climatic forcing and larval dispersal capabilities shape the replenishment of fishes and their habitat‐forming biota on a tropical coral reef. Ecology and Evolution. 8(3). 1918–1928. 23 indexed citations
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Bessey, Cindy, Michael J. Rule, Anne Brearley, et al.. (2018). Geology is a significant indicator of algal cover and invertebrate species composition on intertidal reefs of Ngari Capes Marine Park, south-western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research. 70(2). 270–279. 5 indexed citations
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Wilson, Shaun K., Kim Friedman, Kelly Waples, et al.. (2016). Strategic marine ecological research priorities for CALM act marine parks and reserves 2016–2021. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 10. 6 indexed citations
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Huisman, John M., et al.. (2015). Mangrove-associated macroalgae and cyanobacteria in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 5 indexed citations
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Kendrick, Alan, Michael J. Rule, Paul S. Lavery, & Glenn A. Hyndes. (2014). Spatial and temporal patterns in the distribution of large bivalves in a permanently open temperate estuary: implications for management. Marine and Freshwater Research. 66(1). 41–49. 4 indexed citations
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Wernberg, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Reproductive synchrony in a habitat-forming kelp and its relationship with environmental conditions. Marine Biology. 160(1). 119–126. 36 indexed citations
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McIlgorm, Alistair, Harry F. Campbell, & Michael J. Rule. (2011). The economic cost and control of marine debris damage in the Asia-Pacific region. Ocean & Coastal Management. 54(9). 643–651. 214 indexed citations
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Huisman, John M., Alan Kendrick, & Michael J. Rule. (2011). Benthic algae and seagrasses of the Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park, Western Australia. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 4 indexed citations
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Rule, Michael J. & Stephen Smith. (2007). Depth-associated patterns in the development of benthic assemblages on artificial substrata deployed on shallow, subtropical reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 345(1). 38–51. 34 indexed citations
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Smith, Stephen & Michael J. Rule. (2002). Artificial substrata in a shallow sublittoral habitat: do they adequately represent natural habitats or the local species pool?. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 277(1). 25–41. 59 indexed citations
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Smith, Stephen & Michael J. Rule. (2001). The Effects of Dredge-Spoil Dumping on a Shallow Water Soft-Sediment Community in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, NSW, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 42(11). 1040–1048. 63 indexed citations

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