Patrick O’Farrell

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Patrick O’Farrell is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick O’Farrell has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Patrick O’Farrell's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (36 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (29 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Patrick O’Farrell is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (36 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (29 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Patrick O’Farrell collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and Australia. Patrick O’Farrell's co-authors include Benis N. Egoh, Belinda Reyers, Pippin Anderson, David C. Le Maître, David M. Richardson, Richard M. Cowling, Dirk J. Roux, Mirijam Gaertner, James M. Bullock and Jan Bengtsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Patrick O’Farrell

92 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think

2019 688 citations Benis N. Egoh, Patrick O’Farrell et al. profile →
Distilling the role of ecosystem services in the Sustainable Development Goals

2017 384 citations Patrick O’Farrell et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Patrick O’Farrell	2.7k	1.1k	955	776	528	101	4.6k
Matthias Bürgi	4.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	750 1.0×	553 1.0×	129	5.6k
Cécile Girardin	2.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	513 0.7×	399 0.8×	33	4.4k
Jan Hanspach	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	738 1.0×	632 1.2×	90	4.7k
José A. González	2.5k 0.9×	974 0.9×	623 0.7×	645 0.8×	443 0.8×	75	4.2k
Emma Pharo	2.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	856 0.9×	960 1.2×	594 1.1×	38	4.8k
James Blignaut	2.0k 0.7×	785 0.7×	684 0.7×	771 1.0×	336 0.6×	137	4.0k
Walter V. Reid	3.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	846 1.1×	384 0.7×	59	5.8k
Catharina J.E. Schulp	3.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	621 0.7×	689 0.9×	412 0.8×	71	5.3k
Roy Haines‐Young	4.4k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	869 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	490 0.9×	94	6.1k
Liba Pejchar	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	532 0.7×	413 0.8×	81	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick O’Farrell

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick O’Farrell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick O’Farrell

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

O’Farrell, Patrick, et al.. (2025). Land cover shifts strain resource nexus in southern Africa: evidence from Malawi. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 13. 1 indexed citations

Yoshida, Yuki, Nadia Sitas, Lelani Mannetti, et al.. (2024). Beyond Academia: A case for reviews of gray literature for science-policy processes and applied research. Environmental Science & Policy. 162. 103882–103882. 10 indexed citations

Martin, Adrian, Patricia Balvanera, Erik Gómez‐Baggethun, et al.. (2024). Sustainability-aligned values: exploring the concept, evidence, and practice. Ecology and Society. 29(4). 5 indexed citations

Sitas, Nadia, et al.. (2023). Inclusion of ecosystem services in the management of municipal natural open space systems. People and Nature. 6(1). 301–320. 4 indexed citations

Abhilash, P.C., Simone Bastianoni, Wei‐Qiang Chen, et al.. (2021). Introducing ‘Anthropocene Science’: A New International Journal for Addressing Human Impact on the Resilience of Planet Earth. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1(1). 1–4. 6 indexed citations

Balvanera, Patricia, Sander Jacobs, Harini Nagendra, et al.. (2020). The science-policy interface on ecosystems and people: challenges and opportunities. Ecosystems and People. 16(1). 345–353. 31 indexed citations

Seymour, Colleen L., Lindsey Gillson, Matthew F. Child, et al.. (2019). Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science. AMBIO. 49(6). 1211–1221. 18 indexed citations

O’Farrell, Patrick, et al.. (2018). Alien tree invasion into a South African montane grassland ecosystem: impact of Acacia species on rangeland condition and livestock carrying capacity. International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management. 14(1). 105–116. 40 indexed citations

Blanchard, Ryan, David M. Richardson, Patrick O’Farrell, & Graham von Maltitz. (2011). Biofuels and biodiversity in South Africa : review article. South African Journal of Science. 107. 1–8. 5 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick, et al.. (2009). Restoring natural capital. 95(4). 210. 20 indexed citations

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Maître, David C. Le, Patrick O’Farrell, & Belinda Reyers. (2007). Ecosystems services in South Africa: a research theme that can engage environmental, economic and social scientists in the development of sustainability science?. South African Journal of Science. 103. 367–376. 28 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick, et al.. (2002). Assessment and selection of new hybrids from the Australian cashew breeding program. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 42(5). 615–623. 4 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1999). The Irish in Australia : 1788 to the present. University of Notre Dame Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1987). The great oral history debate revisited. Quadrant. 31(7). 10. 3 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1982). Oral history: Facts and fiction Quadrant, November 1979. 3. 3 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1980). Irish-Australian diplomatic relations. Quadrant. 24(3). 11. 4 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1978). The Irish and Australian history. Quadrant. 22(12). 17.

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1977). The Catholic Church and community in Australia : a history. 33 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1971). Ireland's English question : Anglo-Irish relations 1534-1970. 8 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Patrick. (1969). The Catholic Church in Australia : a short history, 1788-1967. 12 indexed citations

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