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 Colin S. Everson 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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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 →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick O’Farrell

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Land cover shifts strain resource nexus in southern Africa: evidence from Malawi 2025 ·Frontiers in Environmental Science ·(unknown), Patrick O’Farrell, Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Edeltraud Guenther	1
2	Beyond Academia: A case for reviews of gray literature for science-policy processes and applied research 2024 ·Environmental Science & Policy ·Yuki Yoshida, Nadia Sitas, Lelani Mannetti, Patrick O’Farrell, Gabriela Arroyo-Robles, Marta Berbés‐Blázquez, David González-Jiménez, Valerie Nelson, Aidin Niamir, Zuzana V. Harmáčková	10
3	Sustainability-aligned values: exploring the concept, evidence, and practice 2024 ·Ecology and Society ·Adrian Martin, Patricia Balvanera, (unknown), Erik Gómez‐Baggethun, Uta Eser, Rachelle K. Gould, Louise Guibrunet, Zuzana V. Harmáčková, Andra‐Ioana Horcea‐Milcu, Ann‐Kathrin Koessler, Ritesh Kumar, Dominic Lenzi, Juliana Merçon, (unknown), Patrick O’Farrell, Unai Pascual, Julian Rode, Yuki Yoshida, Noelia Zafra‐Calvo	5
4	Inclusion of ecosystem services in the management of municipal natural open space systems 2023 ·People and Nature ·(unknown), Nadia Sitas, Patrick O’Farrell, Karen J. Esler	4
5	Introducing ‘Anthropocene Science’: A New International Journal for Addressing Human Impact on the Resilience of Planet Earth 2021 ·CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·P.C. Abhilash, Simone Bastianoni, Wei‐Qiang Chen, Ruth DeFries, Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto, Neven S. Fučkar, Shizuka Hashimoto, Danny Hunter, Saskia Keesstra, Othmane Merah, Patrick O’Farrell, Prajal Pradhan, Simron Jit Singh, Pete Smith, Lindsay C. Stringer, B. L. Turner	6
6	Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science 2019 ·AMBIO ·Colleen L. Seymour, Lindsey Gillson, Matthew F. Child, Krystal A. Tolley, (unknown), Jessica M. da Silva, Graham J. Alexander, Pippin Anderson, Colleen T. Downs, Benis N. Egoh, David A. Ehlers Smith, Yvette C. Ehlers Smith, Karen J. Esler, Patrick O’Farrell, Andrew Skowno, (unknown), Ruan Veldtman	18
7	Alien tree invasion into a South African montane grassland ecosystem: impact of Acacia species on rangeland condition and livestock carrying capacity 2018 ·International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management ·(unknown), Patrick O’Farrell, Luthando Dziba, Karen J. Esler	40
8	Perceptions of impact: Invasive alien plants in the urban environment 2018 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Luke J. Potgieter, Mirijam Gaertner, Patrick O’Farrell, David M. Richardson	106
9	Mapping Ecological Processes and Ecosystem Services for Prioritizing Restoration Efforts in a Semi-arid Mediterranean River Basin 2014 ·Environmental Management ·(unknown), Patrick O’Farrell, Eduardo Notivol, Francisco A. Comı́n	29
10	Biofuels and biodiversity in South Africa : review article 2011 ·South African Journal of Science ·Ryan Blanchard, David M. Richardson, Patrick O’Farrell, Graham von Maltitz	5
11	Restoring natural capital 2009 ·Patrick O’Farrell, Clement Cupido, (unknown), (unknown)	20
12	Ecosystems services in South Africa: a research theme that can engage environmental, economic and social scientists in the development of sustainability science? 2007 ·South African Journal of Science ·David C. Le Maître, Patrick O’Farrell, Belinda Reyers	28
13	The Irish in Australia : 1788 to the present 1999 ·University of Notre Dame Press eBooks ·Patrick O’Farrell	21
14	The great oral history debate revisited 1987 ·Quadrant ·Patrick O’Farrell	3
15	Oral history: Facts and fiction Quadrant, November 1979 1982 ·Patrick O’Farrell	3
16	Irish-Australian diplomatic relations 1980 ·Quadrant ·Patrick O’Farrell	4
17	The Irish and Australian history 1978 ·Quadrant ·Patrick O’Farrell	0
18	The Catholic Church and community in Australia : a history 1977 ·Patrick O’Farrell	33
19	Ireland's English question : Anglo-Irish relations 1534-1970 1971 ·Patrick O’Farrell	8
20	The Catholic Church in Australia : a short history, 1788-1967 1969 ·Patrick O’Farrell	12

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