Ramón Bonfil

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ramón Bonfil is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Ramón Bonfil has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 14 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Ramón Bonfil's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (15 papers), Marine animal studies overview (6 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (6 papers). Ramón Bonfil is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (15 papers), Marine animal studies overview (6 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (6 papers). Ramón Bonfil collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Brazil. Ramón Bonfil's co-authors include Elizabeth A. Babcock, John G. Pope, ED Houde, Christine Santora, Andrew Bakun, M.K. McAllister, Paul K. Dayton, Burr Heneman, David O. Conover and Phaedra Doukakis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Molecular Ecology and Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ramón Bonfil

25 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Ecosystem-Based Fishery M... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 500 1000 1.5k
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. Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
    2004 1.7k citations Ellen K. Pikitch, Christine Santora et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ramón Bonfil 1.9k 1.5k 1.4k 425 264 27 2.8k
M.K. McAllister 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 266 0.6× 276 1.0× 27 2.7k
Henning Winker 2.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 859 2.0× 181 0.7× 93 3.2k
Shelton J. Harley 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 554 1.3× 103 0.4× 40 2.9k
Yves Letourneur 1.9k 1.0× 2.1k 1.4× 722 0.5× 378 0.9× 191 0.7× 108 2.8k
JM Lyle 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 647 1.5× 114 0.4× 156 2.9k
Athanassios C. Tsikliras 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 876 0.6× 899 2.1× 125 0.5× 100 2.5k
Beatrice Padovani Ferreira 1.8k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 480 1.1× 223 0.8× 115 2.7k
John G. Pope 2.9k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 377 0.9× 323 1.2× 36 3.4k
P Livingston 2.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 930 0.7× 230 0.5× 299 1.1× 50 2.8k
Francesco Colloca 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 775 0.5× 481 1.1× 123 0.5× 100 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ramón Bonfil

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ramón Bonfil

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ramón Bonfil. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ramón Bonfil 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 Ramón Bonfil. Ramón Bonfil 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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Bonfil, Ramón, et al.. (2024). Improved eDNA assay evidences further refugia for critically endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 4 indexed citations
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Humble, Emily, Gary R. Carvalho, Mark de Bruyn, et al.. (2023). Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management. Molecular Ecology. 34(4). e17220–e17220. 3 indexed citations
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Mandelman, John W., et al.. (2020). First observation of mating behavior in three species of pelagic myliobatiform rays in the wild. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 103(2). 163–173. 16 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón, et al.. (2018). Tapping into local ecological knowledge to assess the former importance and current status of sawfishes in Mexico. Endangered Species Research. 36. 213–228. 17 indexed citations
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Díaz‐Jáimes, Píndaro, et al.. (2017). Mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata from Veracruz, Mexico. Conservation Genetics Resources. 10(4). 663–666. 6 indexed citations
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Macena, Bruno C. L., et al.. (2017). First record of the smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) in Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago: range extension for the equatorial region. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 45(2). 481–484. 5 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón & Shannon M. O’Brien. (2015). Strongly directional and differential swimming behavior of an adult female white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Chondrichthyes: Lamnidae) from Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 43(1). 267–273. 5 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón, Gordon R. Munro, David Preikshot, et al.. (2014). Distant water fleets : an ecological, economic and social assessment. Open Collections. 21 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón, et al.. (2009). Large-scale tropical movements and diving behavior of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias tagged off New Zealand. Aquatic Biology. 8. 115–123. 40 indexed citations
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Clò, Simona, Ramón Bonfil, & Eleonora de Sabata. (2009). Additional records of the bigeye thresher shark, Alopias superciliosus, from the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records. 2. 4 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón, Michael A. Meÿer, Michael C. Scholl, et al.. (2005). Transoceanic Migration, Spatial Dynamics, and Population Linkages of White Sharks. Science. 310(5745). 100–103. 357 indexed citations
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Corkeron, Peter, Ellen K. Pikitch, Christine Santora, et al.. (2004). Fishery management and culling [5] (multiple letters). 306(5703). 1891–1892. 2 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón. (1999). The dogfish (Squalus acanthias) fishery of British Columbia, Canada, and its management. 1 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón. (1997). Status of shark resources in the southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean: implications for management. Fisheries Research. 29(2). 101–117. 116 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón. (1995). Is the ragged‐tooth shark cosmopolitan? First record from the western North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology. 47(2). 341–344. 16 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón. (1994). Overview of world elasmobranch fisheries. 1(3). 293 indexed citations
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Bonfil, Ramón, et al.. (1992). The crabs of Todos Santos Bay, Baja California. Part II. Grapsidae, Pinnotheridae and Ocypodidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Ciencias Marinas. 18(3). 37–56. 4 indexed citations

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