Philippa J. Cohen

5.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
68 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Philippa J. Cohen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippa J. Cohen has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 25 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Philippa J. Cohen's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (24 papers), Marine and fisheries research (17 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (14 papers). Philippa J. Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (24 papers), Marine and fisheries research (17 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (14 papers). Philippa J. Cohen collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Malaysia and United Kingdom. Philippa J. Cohen's co-authors include Christina C. Hicks, Simon Foale, Edward H. Allison, Louisa Evans, David J. Mills, Tiffany H. Morrison, Joshua E. Cinner, Terry P. Hughes, Sarah Lawless and Jacqueline Lau and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Philippa J. Cohen

65 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2019 2019 2021 100 200 300 400
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. Building adaptive capacity to climate change in tropical coastal communities
    2018 485 citations Joshua E. Cinner, W. Neil Adger et al. profile →
  2. Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies
    2019 480 citations Christina C. Hicks, Philippa J. Cohen et al. Nature profile →
  3. The black box of power in polycentric environmental governance
    2019 260 citations Tiffany H. Morrison, W. Neil Adger et al. Global Environmental Change profile →
  4. Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy
    2019 249 citations Philippa J. Cohen, Edward H. Allison et al. profile →
  5. Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions
    2021 97 citations Jacqueline Lau, Sarah Lawless et al. profile →

Peers

Philippa J. Cohen
Michael Fabinyi Australia
Christina C. Hicks United Kingdom
Marion Glaser Germany
Ratana Chuenpagdee Canada
Neil Andrew Australia
David J. Mills Australia
Louisa Evans United Kingdom
Simon Foale Australia
Xavier Basurto United States
Anthony Charles Canada
Michael Fabinyi Australia
Philippa J. Cohen
Citations per year, relative to Philippa J. Cohen Philippa J. Cohen (= 1×) peers Michael Fabinyi

Countries citing papers authored by Philippa J. Cohen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philippa J. Cohen

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philippa J. Cohen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Philippa J. Cohen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Philippa J. Cohen 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 Philippa J. Cohen. Philippa J. Cohen 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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Lawless, Sarah, Emily Ogier, Robert P. Streit, et al.. (2025). Promoting socially responsible governance of new marine climate intervention. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2(6). 100366–100366.
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Basurto, Xavier, Philippa J. Cohen, Nicole Franz, et al.. (2024). Accounting for existing tenure and rights over marine and freshwater systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 2 indexed citations
3.
Sutcliffe, Sarah, Jacqueline Lau, Michele L. Barnes, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities. Ecology and Society. 28(1). 6 indexed citations
4.
Robinson, James P. W., David J. Mills, Kendra Byrd, et al.. (2022). Small pelagic fish supply abundant and affordable micronutrients to low- and middle-income countries. Nature Food. 3(12). 1075–1084. 43 indexed citations
5.
Funge‐Smith, Simon, Xavier Basurto, Nicole Franz, et al.. (2022). Proximity to small-scale inland and coastal fisheries is associated with improved income and food security. Communications Earth & Environment. 3(1). 174–174. 15 indexed citations
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Smallhorn‐West, Patrick, Philippa J. Cohen, Renato A. Morais, et al.. (2022). Hidden benefits and risks of partial protection for coral reef fisheries. Ecology and Society. 27(1). 10 indexed citations
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Blythe, Jessica, et al.. (2022). Do governance networks build collaborative capacity for sustainable development? Insights from Solomon Islands. Environmental Management. 70(2). 229–240. 4 indexed citations
8.
Smallhorn‐West, Patrick, Philippa J. Cohen, Michael J. Phillips, et al.. (2022). Linking small‐scale fisheries co‐management to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Conservation Biology. 36(6). e13977–e13977. 16 indexed citations
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Chan, Chin Yee, Nhuong Van Tran, Timothy B. Sulser, et al.. (2021). The future of fish in Africa: Employment and investment opportunities. PLoS ONE. 16(12). e0261615–e0261615. 27 indexed citations
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Cohen, Philippa J., Pamela Marinda, Joseph Nagoli, et al.. (2021). Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Global Food Security. 28. 100483–100483. 38 indexed citations
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Cohen, Philippa J., Cindy Huchery, Sarah Sutcliffe, et al.. (2021). Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems. Fish and Fisheries. 23(1). 34–53. 30 indexed citations
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Lawless, Sarah, et al.. (2019). Gender norms and relations: implications for agency in coastal livelihoods. MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies. 18(3). 347–358. 59 indexed citations
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Hicks, Christina C., Philippa J. Cohen, Nicholas A. J. Graham, et al.. (2019). Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies. Nature. 574(7776). 95–98. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Morrison, Tiffany H., W. Neil Adger, Katrina Brown, et al.. (2019). The black box of power in polycentric environmental governance. Global Environmental Change. 57. 101934–101934. 260 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Song, Andrew M., Philippa J. Cohen, Quentin Hanich, Tiffany H. Morrison, & Neil Andrew. (2018). Multi-scale policy diffusion and translation in Pacific Island coastal fisheries. Ocean & Coastal Management. 168. 139–149. 28 indexed citations
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Blythe, Jessica, Philippa J. Cohen, Hampus Eriksson, et al.. (2017). Strengthening post-hoc analysis of community-based fisheries management through the social-ecological systems framework. Marine Policy. 82. 50–58. 22 indexed citations
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Cohen, Philippa J., et al.. (2016). Understanding adaptive capacity and capacity to innovate in social–ecological systems: Applying a gender lens. AMBIO. 45(S3). 309–321. 98 indexed citations
18.
Evans, Louisa, et al.. (2015). Understanding leadership in the environmental sciences. Ecology and Society. 20(1). 54 indexed citations
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Cohen, Philippa J., et al.. (2013). Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: A review of interventions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Philippa J., Louisa Evans, & Morena Mills. (2012). Social networks supporting governance of coastal ecosystems in Solomon Islands. Conservation Letters. 5(5). 376–386. 106 indexed citations

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