Rob Coles

5.1k total citations
73 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Rob Coles is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Coles has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Ecology, 46 papers in Oceanography and 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Rob Coles's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (46 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (33 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (27 papers). Rob Coles is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (46 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (33 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (27 papers). Rob Coles collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Belgium. Rob Coles's co-authors include Alana Grech, Frederick T. Short, Len McKenzie, W.J. Lee Long, Michael Rasheed, Anthony Preen, WJ Lee Long, Helene Marsh, Reg Watson and S.A. McKenna and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Rob Coles

71 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rob Coles Australia 29 2.1k 1.8k 810 298 261 73 2.6k
Len McKenzie Australia 30 2.7k 1.3× 2.7k 1.5× 745 0.9× 360 1.2× 142 0.5× 76 3.5k
Michael Rasheed Australia 27 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 534 0.7× 209 0.7× 184 0.7× 91 2.3k
Paul Maxwell Australia 26 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 858 1.1× 263 0.9× 244 0.9× 55 2.5k
Joel C. Creed Brazil 35 2.8k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 2.0× 330 1.1× 179 0.7× 116 3.6k
A. Cecília Z. Amaral Brazil 23 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 687 0.8× 186 0.6× 155 0.6× 129 1.9k
Gilberto M. Amado‐Filho Brazil 25 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 826 1.0× 250 0.8× 207 0.8× 75 2.1k
G. A. Skilleter Australia 25 1.4k 0.7× 931 0.5× 893 1.1× 136 0.5× 358 1.4× 59 2.0k
Catherine Collier Australia 29 2.4k 1.1× 2.6k 1.5× 596 0.7× 219 0.7× 107 0.4× 70 3.2k
Ainsley Calladine Australia 9 2.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.5× 734 0.9× 342 1.1× 146 0.6× 11 3.2k
Andrew G. Bauman Singapore 26 1.6k 0.8× 997 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 223 0.7× 183 0.7× 58 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Coles

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Coles

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Coles

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rob Coles. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rob Coles 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 Rob Coles. Rob Coles 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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Choukroun, Séverine, Michael Rasheed, Jonathan Lambrechts, et al.. (2025). Integrating interspecific traits into biophysical models of seagrass dispersal. Ecological Modelling. 510. 111329–111329.
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Carter, Alex B., Rob Coles, Jessie C. Jarvis, et al.. (2023). A report card approach to describe temporal and spatial trends in parameters for coastal seagrass habitats. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 2295–2295. 2 indexed citations
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Choukroun, Séverine, Rob Coles, Kay Critchell, et al.. (2022). Marine plant dispersal and connectivity measures differ in their sensitivity to biophysical model parameters. Environmental Modelling & Software. 149. 105313–105313. 7 indexed citations
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Carter, Alex B., S.A. McKenna, Michael Rasheed, et al.. (2021). Synthesizing 35 years of seagrass spatial data from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Queensland, Australia. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 6(4). 216–226. 17 indexed citations
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Jarvis, Jessie C., et al.. (2021). Mutualistic relationships in marine angiosperms: Enhanced germination of seeds by mega‐herbivores. Biotropica. 53(6). 1535–1545. 5 indexed citations
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Coles, Rob, et al.. (2016). Dugong dugon feeding in tropical Australian seagrass meadows: implications for conservation planning. PeerJ. 4. e2194–e2194. 38 indexed citations
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Sheaves, Marcus, Rob Coles, Pat Dale, et al.. (2015). Enhancing the Value and Validity of EIA: Serious Science to Protect Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Conservation Letters. 9(5). 377–383. 24 indexed citations
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Collins, Cassandra, et al.. (2015). The progression of primary bud necrosis in the grapevine cv. Shiraz (Vitis vinifera L.): A histological analysis. Julius Kühn-Institut. 45(2). 57–62. 8 indexed citations
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McKenna, S.A., et al.. (2015). Declines of seagrasses in a tropical harbour, North Queensland, Australia, are not the result of a single event. Journal of Biosciences. 40(2). 389–398. 36 indexed citations
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Sheaves, Marcus, Justin D. Brookes, Rob Coles, et al.. (2014). Repair and revitalisation of Australia׳s tropical estuaries and coastal wetlands: Opportunities and constraints for the reinstatement of lost function and productivity. Marine Policy. 47. 23–38. 70 indexed citations
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Coles, Rob, et al.. (2014). Twenty years of seagrass networking and advancing seagrass science: The International Seagrass Biology Workshop Series.. Pacific Conservation Biology. 20(1). 8–16. 7 indexed citations
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Short, Frederick T., et al.. (2014). Monitoring in the Western Pacific region shows evidence of seagrass decline in line with global trends. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 83(2). 408–416. 60 indexed citations
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Coles, Rob, Alana Grech, Michael Rasheed, & Len McKenzie. (2012). Evaluating risk to seagrasses in the Tropical Indo-Pacific Region. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 16(6). 473–481. 5 indexed citations
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Grech, Alana, Katie Chartrand, P.L.A. Erftemeijer, et al.. (2012). A comparison of threats, vulnerabilities and management approaches in global seagrass bioregions. Environmental Research Letters. 7(2). 24006–24006. 205 indexed citations
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Grech, Alana, Rob Coles, Len McKenzie, & Michael Rasheed. (2008). Spatial Risk Assessment for Coastal Seagrass Habitats in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: a case study of the dry and wet tropics. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 2 indexed citations
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Mellors, Jane, Len McKenzie, & Rob Coles. (2008). Seagrass-Watch: Engaging Torres Strait Islanders in marine habitat monitoring. Continental Shelf Research. 28(16). 2339–2349. 25 indexed citations
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Short, Frederick T., et al.. (2001). Global seagrass research methods. University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester). 312 indexed citations
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Long, W.J. Lee, et al.. (1998). Baseline survey of Hinchinbrook region seagrasses - October (spring) 1996. 6 indexed citations
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Long, W.J. Lee, Len McKenzie, & Rob Coles. (1997). Seagrass communities in the Shoalwater Bay region, Queensland: Spring (September) 1995 and Autumn (April) 1996. 4 indexed citations
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Marsh, Helene, et al.. (1993). Intra-annual changes in seagrass standing crop, Green Island, Northern Queensland. Marine and Freshwater Research. 44(1). 33–41. 28 indexed citations

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