Nessa E. O’Connor

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Nessa E. O’Connor is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Nessa E. O’Connor has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Oceanography, 42 papers in Ecology and 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Nessa E. O’Connor's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (44 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (31 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (27 papers). Nessa E. O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (44 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (31 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (27 papers). Nessa E. O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and France. Nessa E. O’Connor's co-authors include Tasman P. Crowe, Ian Donohue, Dan A. Smale, Mark Emmerson, Tomasz Adamek, Michael T. Burrows, Stephen J. Hawkins, Pippa J. Moore, Andrew L. Jackson and Owen L. Petchey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nessa E. O’Connor

75 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Navigating the complexity of ecological stability

2016 431 citations Ian Donohue, José M. Montoya et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast Atlantic perspective

2013 391 citations Dan A. Smale, Michael T. Burrows et al. Ecology and Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nessa E. O’Connor United Kingdom	26	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	621	406	76	3.3k
Young‐Seuk Park South Korea	38	2.2k 1.4×	371 0.3×	605 0.6×	1.6k 2.6×	473 1.2×	201	4.7k
John M. Kovacs Canada	30	3.0k 1.9×	229 0.2×	1.0k 1.0×	97 0.2×	103 0.3×	55	4.3k
Ruiliang Pu United States	51	4.5k 2.9×	337 0.3×	2.9k 2.7×	410 0.7×	92 0.2×	157	7.6k
Dailiang Peng China	39	2.8k 1.8×	249 0.2×	2.3k 2.2×	325 0.5×	136 0.3×	126	4.5k
Ross S. Lunetta United States	24	2.4k 1.6×	384 0.3×	1.8k 1.7×	205 0.3×	64 0.2×	46	3.9k
Jadunandan Dash United Kingdom	41	4.8k 3.1×	224 0.2×	3.2k 3.1×	345 0.6×	344 0.8×	157	6.7k
Megan Lewis Australia	27	1.4k 0.9×	155 0.1×	847 0.8×	307 0.5×	141 0.3×	105	2.6k
Juhua Luo China	29	1.5k 1.0×	462 0.4×	899 0.8×	168 0.3×	87 0.2×	120	2.9k
Lifen Jiang China	30	1.9k 1.3×	235 0.2×	993 0.9×	614 1.0×	286 0.7×	94	4.0k
Tae‐Soo Chon South Korea	27	1.0k 0.7×	146 0.1×	233 0.2×	827 1.3×	182 0.4×	116	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Nessa E. O’Connor

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nessa E. O’Connor

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gupta, Modadugu V., et al.. (2025). Can the Emerging European Seaweed Industry Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation by Enhancing Carbon Sequestration?. Reviews in Aquaculture. 17(2). 2 indexed citations

Baum, Julia K., Katharyn E. Boyer, J. Emmett Duffy, et al.. (2025). Host traits and temperature predict biogeographical variation in seagrass disease prevalence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2040). 20243055–20243055. 1 indexed citations

O’Connor, Nessa E., et al.. (2024). Species contributions to ecosystem stability change with disturbance type. Oikos. 2024(7). 2 indexed citations

Taylor, David, et al.. (2024). Key benthic species are affected by predicted warming in winter but show resistance to ocean acidification. Ecology and Evolution. 14(9). e70308–e70308.

Burrows, Michael T., et al.. (2023). Seasonal and spatial variability in rates of primary production and detritus release by intertidal stands of Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima on wave‐exposed shores in the northeast Atlantic. Ecology and Evolution. 13(6). e10146–e10146. 7 indexed citations

O’Connor, Nessa E., et al.. (2023). What does the future look like for kelp when facing multiple stressors?. Ecology and Evolution. 13(6). e10203–e10203. 8 indexed citations

O’Connor, Nessa E., et al.. (2022). Estimating growth, loss and potential carbon sequestration of farmed kelp: a case study ofSaccharina latissimaat Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 324–339. 11 indexed citations

Roberts, Dai, et al.. (2019). Can an invasive species compensate for the loss of a declining native species? Functional similarity of native and introduced oysters. Marine Environmental Research. 153. 104793–104793. 13 indexed citations

Mooney, Karen, Gemma E. Beatty, Björn Elsäßer, et al.. (2018). Hierarchical structuring of genetic variation at differing geographic scales in the cultivated sugar kelp Saccharina latissima. Marine Environmental Research. 142. 108–115. 13 indexed citations

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Bertolini, Camilla, W. Ian Montgomery, & Nessa E. O’Connor. (2018). Habitat with small inter-structural spaces promotes mussel survival and reef generation. Marine Biology. 165(10). 163–163. 24 indexed citations

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Molen, Johan van der, P. Ruardij, Karen Mooney, et al.. (2018). Modelling potential production of macroalgae farms in UK and Dutch coastal waters. Biogeosciences. 15(4). 1123–1147. 36 indexed citations

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Molen, Johan van der, P. Ruardij, Karen Mooney, et al.. (2017). Modelling potential production and environmental effects of macroalgae farms in UK and Dutch coastal waters. 5 indexed citations

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Emmerson, Mark, et al.. (2016). Benthic assemblages associated with native and non-native oysters are similar. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 111(1-2). 305–310. 27 indexed citations

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Reddin, Carl J., Nessa E. O’Connor, & Chris Harrod. (2016). Living to the range limit: consumer isotopic variation increases with environmental stress. PeerJ. 4. e2034–e2034. 9 indexed citations

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Maggs, Christine A., et al.. (2015). Consistent effects of consumer species loss across different habitats. Oikos. 124(12). 1555–1563. 11 indexed citations

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Donohue, Ian, Owen L. Petchey, José M. Montoya, et al.. (2013). On the dimensionality of ecological stability. Ecology Letters. 16(4). 421–429. 311 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Nessa E., Ian Donohue, Tasman P. Crowe, & Mark Emmerson. (2011). Importance of consumers on exposed and sheltered rocky shores. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 443. 65–75. 23 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Nessa E., Jonathan H. Grabowski, Laura M. Ladwig, & John F. Bruno. (2008). SIMULATED PREDATOR EXTINCTIONS: PREDATOR IDENTITY AFFECTS SURVIVAL AND RECRUITMENT OF OYSTERS. Ecology. 89(2). 428–438. 71 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Nessa E., et al.. (2005). The ORION Project: A European Union Thematic Network. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 103–112. 1 indexed citations

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Smeaton, Alan F., et al.. (2001). Online Television Library: Organisation and Content Browsing for General Users. 1 indexed citations

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