RE Scheibling

5.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
64 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

RE Scheibling is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, RE Scheibling has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Oceanography, 44 papers in Ecology and 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in RE Scheibling's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (53 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (34 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (26 papers). RE Scheibling is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (53 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (34 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (26 papers). RE Scheibling collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. RE Scheibling's co-authors include Heather L. Hunt, Karen Filbee‐Dexter, Anna Meta×as, Patrick Gagnon, Colette J. Feehan, TE Minchinton, Tucker Balch, Sean Johnson, Sara J. Iverson and B. G. Hatcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Marine Ecology Progress Series, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms and Aquatic Biology.

In The Last Decade

RE Scheibling

64 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Role of early post-settlement mortality in recruitment of... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2011 2013 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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. Role of early post-settlement mortality in recruitment of benthic marine invertebrates
    1997 541 citations Heather L. Hunt, RE Scheibling Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →
  2. Fatty acids as dietary tracers in benthic food webs
    2011 444 citations RE Scheibling et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →
  3. Sea urchin barrens as alternative stable states of collapsed kelp ecosystems
    2013 425 citations RE Scheibling et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →
  4. Production and fate of kelp detritus
    2012 358 citations RE Scheibling et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
RE Scheibling Canada 34 3.4k 3.0k 1.8k 479 281 64 4.5k
Robert E. Scheibling Canada 40 3.5k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 812 1.7× 512 1.8× 109 4.4k
David R. Schiel New Zealand 43 3.7k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 419 0.9× 191 0.7× 149 5.3k
Giulia Ceccherelli Italy 33 2.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 311 0.6× 181 0.6× 136 3.1k
Megan N. Dethier United States 35 3.0k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 185 0.4× 116 0.4× 83 3.9k
David O. Duggins United States 27 2.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 990 0.6× 246 0.5× 101 0.4× 34 3.1k
Rafel Coma Spain 46 2.7k 0.8× 4.1k 1.4× 3.0k 1.7× 140 0.3× 456 1.6× 87 5.4k
Per Åberg Sweden 28 2.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 754 0.4× 231 0.5× 167 0.6× 50 2.9k
J.J. Beukema Netherlands 42 3.3k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 3.7k 2.1× 294 0.6× 112 0.4× 91 4.9k
R. C. Carpenter United States 37 3.6k 1.0× 3.9k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 305 0.6× 67 0.2× 81 4.6k
Carol Thornber United States 22 2.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 170 0.4× 97 0.3× 57 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by RE Scheibling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of RE Scheibling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of RE Scheibling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of RE Scheibling 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 RE Scheibling. RE Scheibling 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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Scheibling, RE, et al.. (2018). Turf wars: competition between foundation and turf-forming species on temperate and tropical reefs and its role in regime shifts. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 590. 1–17. 85 indexed citations
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Scheibling, RE, et al.. (2015). Kelp in hot water: I. Warming seawater temperature induces weakening and loss of kelp tissue. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 537. 89–104. 81 indexed citations
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Feehan, Colette J., F. Francis, & RE Scheibling. (2014). Harbouring the enemy: kelp holdfasts protect juvenile sea urchins from predatory crabs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 514. 149–161. 7 indexed citations
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Feehan, Colette J., et al.. (2013). Validating the identity of Paramoeba invadens, the causative agent of recurrent mass mortality of sea urchins in Nova Scotia, Canada. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 103(3). 209–227. 66 indexed citations
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Scheibling, RE, et al.. (2012). Drift algal subsidies to sea urchins in low-productivity habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 452. 145–157. 45 indexed citations
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Scheibling, RE, et al.. (2012). Production and fate of kelp detritus. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 467. 281–302. 358 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scheibling, RE, Colette J. Feehan, & Jean‐Sébastien Lauzon‐Guay. (2010). Disease outbreaks associated with recent hurricanes cause mass mortality of sea urchins in Nova Scotia. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 408. 109–116. 28 indexed citations
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Scheibling, RE, et al.. (2009). Degradation of sea urchin feces in a rocky subtidal ecosystem: implications for nutrient cycling and energy flow. Aquatic Biology. 6. 99–108. 40 indexed citations
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Scheibling, RE, et al.. (2005). Role of grazing by sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in regulating the invasive alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides in Nova Scotia. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 292. 203–212. 51 indexed citations
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Meta×as, Anna, RE Scheibling, & Craig M. Young. (2002). Estimating fertilization success in marine benthic invertebrates: a case study with the tropical sea star Oreaster reticulatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 226. 87–101. 42 indexed citations
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Hunt, Heather L. & RE Scheibling. (1998). Spatial and temporal variability of patterns of colonization by mussels (Mytilus trossulus, M. edulis) on a wave-exposed rocky shore. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 167. 155–169. 47 indexed citations
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Meta×as, Anna & RE Scheibling. (1996). Spatial heterogeneity of phytoplankton assemblages in tidepools:effects of abiotic and biotic factors. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 130. 179–199. 18 indexed citations
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Hunt, Heather L. & RE Scheibling. (1995). Structure and dynamics of mussel patches in tidepools on a rocky shore in Nova Scotia, Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 124. 105–115. 19 indexed citations
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Meta×as, Anna & RE Scheibling. (1994). Spatial and temporal variability of tidepool hyper-benthos on a rocky shore in Nova Scotia, Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 108. 175–184. 19 indexed citations
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Meta×as, Anna & RE Scheibling. (1993). Community structure and organization of tidepools. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 98. 187–198. 191 indexed citations
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Scheibling, RE, et al.. (1990). Commensalism Between an Epizoic Limpet, Patelloida nigrosulcata , and Its Gastropod Hosts, Haliotis roei and Patella laticostata , on Intertidal Platforms off Perth, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 41(5). 647–655. 14 indexed citations
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Jellett, J. F., et al.. (1989). Non-occurrence of free-living Paramoeba invadens in water and sediments of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 56. 205–209. 9 indexed citations

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