Philip Matich

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Philip Matich is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Matich has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 26 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Philip Matich's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (28 papers), Marine and fisheries research (27 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (23 papers). Philip Matich is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (28 papers), Marine and fisheries research (27 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (23 papers). Philip Matich collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Philip Matich's co-authors include Michael R. Heithaus, Craig A. Layman, Jeremy J. Vaudo, Adam Rosenblatt, Ross E. Boucek, Elizabeth Harrison, Zachary R. Jud, David M. Post, Stuart Bearhop and Lauren A. Yeager and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Philip Matich

40 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools

2011 1.0k citations Craig A. Layman, Márcio S. Araújo et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philip Matich United States	18	1.8k	1.2k	1.1k	236	130	43	2.3k
Jeremy J. Vaudo United States	17	1.4k 0.8×	917 0.8×	815 0.7×	191 0.8×	119 0.9×	32	1.8k
Carmen G. Montaña United States	17	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	778 0.7×	268 1.1×	160 1.2×	47	2.2k
Asta Audzijonytė Australia	22	1.1k 0.6×	617 0.5×	806 0.7×	415 1.8×	103 0.8×	62	1.7k
Mario La Mesa Italy	25	843 0.5×	802 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	322 1.4×	78 0.6×	119	1.7k
Karl‐Hermann Kock Germany	26	1.2k 0.6×	794 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	289 1.2×	76 0.6×	53	1.8k
Nadine M. Johnston United Kingdom	14	1.4k 0.8×	667 0.6×	874 0.8×	472 2.0×	211 1.6×	26	2.0k
Peter Grønkjær Denmark	28	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	286 1.2×	136 1.0×	80	2.4k
Kelton W. McMahon United States	24	2.2k 1.2×	433 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	697 3.0×	84 0.6×	47	2.6k
Manuel Biscoito Portugal	18	840 0.5×	400 0.3×	564 0.5×	439 1.9×	84 0.6×	78	1.6k
Christofer H. Boggs United States	17	1.0k 0.6×	713 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	308 1.3×	144 1.1×	33	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip Matich

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Guttridge, Tristan L., et al.. (2025). Stay or go? Space and resource use of the great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) off Andros Island, The Bahamas. Frontiers in Marine Science. 12. 1 indexed citations

Jensen, Christine C., et al.. (2024). Predicting habitat suitability for the co-occurrence of an estuarine mesopredator and two top predatory fishes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2.

Cartwright, John, Kristine O. Evans, Philip Matich, et al.. (2024). Warming waters lead to increased habitat suitability for juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas). Scientific Reports. 14(1). 4100–4100. 6 indexed citations

Cáceres, Camila, et al.. (2024). Relative abundance and use of elasmobranchs in artisanal fisheries of the Lesser Antilles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38(1).

Matich, Philip, et al.. (2024). Long‐term effects of climate change on juvenile bull shark migratory patterns. Journal of Animal Ecology. 93(10). 1445–1461. 8 indexed citations

Shipley, Oliver N., Philip J. Manlick, Alisa L. Newton, et al.. (2022). Energetic consequences of resource use diversity in a marine carnivore. Oecologia. 200(1-2). 65–78. 8 indexed citations

Guttridge, Tristan L., et al.. (2022). Local ecological knowledge from Andros Island, The Bahamas, reveals new insights on the distribution and use of the Critically Endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 32(12). 1940–1952.

Matich, Philip, Joseph J. Bizzarro, & Oliver N. Shipley. (2021). Are stable isotope ratios suitable for describing niche partitioning and individual specialization?. Ecological Applications. 31(6). e02392–e02392. 24 indexed citations

Shipley, Oliver N. & Philip Matich. (2020). Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis. Oecologia. 193(1). 27–51. 114 indexed citations

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Matich, Philip, et al.. (2020). New insights into the trophic ecology of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) from a subtropical estuary in the western Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology. 98(2). 470–484. 11 indexed citations

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Matich, Philip, et al.. (2020). Effects of Hurricane Harvey on the Trophic Status of Juvenile Sport Fishes (Cynoscion nebulosus, Sciaenops ocellatus) in an Estuarine Nursery. Estuaries and Coasts. 43(5). 997–1012. 4 indexed citations

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Ravigné, Virginie, Michaël C. Fontaine, Adrien Rieux, et al.. (2019). Population structure, connectivity, and demographic history of an apex marine predator, the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas. Ecology and Evolution. 9(23). 12980–13000. 19 indexed citations

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Matich, Philip & Christopher M. Schalk. (2019). Move it or lose it: interspecific variation in risk response of pond-breeding anurans. PeerJ. 7. e6956–e6956. 4 indexed citations

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Matich, Philip, Jérémy J. Kiszka, Johann Mourier, Serge Planes, & Michael R. Heithaus. (2017). Species co-occurrence affects the trophic interactions of two juvenile reef shark species in tropical lagoon nurseries in Moorea (French Polynesia). Marine Environmental Research. 127. 84–91. 29 indexed citations

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Matich, Philip, Jerald S. Ault, Ross E. Boucek, et al.. (2017). Ecological niche partitioning within a large predator guild in a nutrient‐limited estuary. Limnology and Oceanography. 62(3). 934–953. 59 indexed citations

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Matich, Philip & Michael R. Heithaus. (2015). Individual variation in ontogenetic niche shifts in habitat use and movement patterns of a large estuarine predator (Carcharhinus leucas). Oecologia. 178(2). 347–359. 77 indexed citations

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Layman, Craig A., Márcio S. Araújo, Ross E. Boucek, et al.. (2011). Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 87(3). 545–562. 1032 indexed citations breakdown →

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Matich, Philip & Michael R. Heithaus. (2011). Effects of an extreme temperature event on the behavior and age structure of an estuarine top predator, Carcharhinus leucas. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 447. 165–178. 65 indexed citations

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Matich, Philip, Michael R. Heithaus, & Craig A. Layman. (2010). Contrasting patterns of individual specialization and trophic coupling in two marine apex predators. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(1). 294–305. 283 indexed citations

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Vaudo, Jeremy J., Philip Matich, & Michael R. Heithaus. (2010). Mother–offspring isotope fractionation in two species of placentatrophic sharks. Journal of Fish Biology. 77(7). 1724–1727. 51 indexed citations

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