Robert Arlinghaus

22.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
307 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Arlinghaus is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Arlinghaus has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 223 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 140 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 134 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert Arlinghaus's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (219 papers), Marine and fisheries research (122 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (65 papers). Robert Arlinghaus is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (219 papers), Marine and fisheries research (122 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (65 papers). Robert Arlinghaus collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Canada and United States. Robert Arlinghaus's co-authors include Steven J. Cooke, Thomas Mehner, Thomas Klefoth, Len M. Hunt, Christian Wolter, I. G. Cowx, Josep Alós, Ulf Dieckmann, Cory D. Suski and Wolf‐Christian Lewin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert Arlinghaus

299 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding the Complexity of Catch-and-Release in Recr... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2007 2006 2007 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. Understanding the Complexity of Catch-and-Release in Recreational Fishing: An Integrative Synthesis of Global Knowledge from Historical, Ethical, Social, and Biological Perspectives
    2007 551 citations Robert Arlinghaus, Steven J. Cooke et al. profile →
  2. Documented and Potential Biological Impacts of Recreational Fishing: Insights for Management and Conservation
    2006 531 citations Wolf‐Christian Lewin, Robert Arlinghaus et al. profile →
  3. Ecology: Managing Evolving Fish Stocks
    2007 521 citations Robert Arlinghaus, Fiona D. Johnston et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Arlinghaus Germany 68 9.5k 7.0k 6.9k 2.3k 2.1k 307 15.0k
Boris Worm Canada 65 7.9k 0.8× 15.2k 2.2× 13.5k 2.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 143 27.2k
Ray Hilborn United States 80 11.6k 1.2× 13.3k 1.9× 17.0k 2.5× 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 364 25.9k
E.J. Milner‐Gulland United Kingdom 78 4.4k 0.5× 9.9k 1.4× 7.2k 1.0× 540 0.2× 1.7k 0.8× 426 19.6k
Klement Tockner Germany 73 9.0k 1.0× 15.0k 2.2× 5.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 751 0.4× 215 23.9k
Larry B. Crowder United States 77 12.2k 1.3× 14.5k 2.1× 11.0k 1.6× 2.2k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 224 23.8k
Nicholas K. Dulvy Canada 68 8.8k 0.9× 11.2k 1.6× 10.2k 1.5× 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 170 19.6k
James A. Estes United States 59 4.8k 0.5× 17.9k 2.6× 8.8k 1.3× 887 0.4× 2.8k 1.3× 145 24.3k
Callum M. Roberts United Kingdom 64 3.8k 0.4× 12.0k 1.7× 9.6k 1.4× 889 0.4× 809 0.4× 155 16.9k
Thomas M. Brooks United States 67 9.4k 1.0× 11.6k 1.7× 8.6k 1.3× 332 0.1× 4.8k 2.3× 193 24.6k
Carl J. Walters Canada 73 10.5k 1.1× 12.3k 1.8× 17.2k 2.5× 2.4k 1.0× 888 0.4× 279 24.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Arlinghaus

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Arlinghaus

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All Works

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Golden, Abigail S., William N. S. Arlidge, Thomas Klefoth, et al.. (2025). What Is(n't) Environmental Stewardship? Eliciting Unspoken Assumptions Using Fisheries as a Model. Conservation Letters. 18(2).
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Roy, Tamal, et al.. (2025). Impacts of angler skill and hook size on catch and welfare outcomes in freshwater recreational pole fishing. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 45(6). 1096–1107.
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Arlinghaus, Robert, Félicie Dhellemmes, Dieter Koemle, et al.. (2023). A synthesis of a coastal northern pike (Esox lucius) fishery and its social-ecological environment in the southern Baltic Sea: Implications for the management of mixed commercial-recreational fisheries. Fisheries Research. 263. 106663–106663. 13 indexed citations
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Bath, Alistair J., et al.. (2023). Co-designing management recommendations with stakeholders: A case study about northern pike (Esox lucius) in the southern Baltic Sea. Fisheries Research. 263. 106687–106687. 6 indexed citations
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Bronnmann, Julia, Dieter Koemle, Jürgen Meyerhoff, et al.. (2022). Willingness to pay for harvest regulations and catch outcomes in recreational fisheries: A stated preference study of German cod anglers. Fisheries Research. 259. 106536–106536. 11 indexed citations
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Lennox, Robert J., Valerio Sbragaglia, Knut Wiik Vollset, et al.. (2022). Digital fisheries data in the Internet age: Emerging tools for research and monitoring using online data in recreational fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. 23(4). 926–940. 49 indexed citations
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Marshall, Dustin J., Michael Bode, Marc Mangel, Robert Arlinghaus, & E. J. Dick. (2021). Reproductive hyperallometry and managing the world’s fisheries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(34). 44 indexed citations
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Monk, Christopher T., et al.. (2021). The battle between harvest and natural selection creates small and shy fish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(9). 43 indexed citations
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Wolter, Christian, et al.. (2021). Ecological impacts of water-based recreational activities on freshwater ecosystems: a global meta-analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1959). 20211623–20211623. 25 indexed citations
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Koemle, Dieter, Ben Beardmore, Malte Dorow, & Robert Arlinghaus. (2021). The Human Dimensions of Recreational Anglers Targeting Freshwater Species in Coastal Ecosystems, with Implications for Management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 41(5). 1572–1590. 19 indexed citations
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Aspillaga, Eneko, et al.. (2021). Performance of a novel system for high-resolution tracking of marine fish societies. Animal Biotelemetry. 9(1). 31 indexed citations
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Johnsson, Jörgen I., et al.. (2020). Hook Avoidance Induced by Private and Social Learning in Common Carp. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 149(4). 498–511. 18 indexed citations
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Cooke, Steven J., William M. Twardek, Andrea J. Reid, et al.. (2019). Searching for responsible and sustainable recreational fisheries in the Anthropocene. Journal of Fish Biology. 94(6). 845–856. 40 indexed citations
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Sbragaglia, Valerio, et al.. (2018). Spearfishing modulates flight initiation distance of fishes: the effects of protection, individual size, and bearing a speargun. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 75(5). 1779–1789. 31 indexed citations
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Uusi‐Heikkilä, Silva, et al.. (2018). Relatively large males lower reproductive success in female zebrafish. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 101(11). 1625–1638. 5 indexed citations
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Kochalski, Sophia, Carsten Riepe, Marie Fujitani, Øystein Aas, & Robert Arlinghaus. (2018). Public perception of river fish biodiversity in four European countries. Conservation Biology. 33(1). 164–175. 36 indexed citations
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Gwinn, Daniel C., Micheal S. Allen, Fiona D. Johnston, et al.. (2013). Rethinking length‐based fisheries regulations: the value of protecting old and large fish with harvest slots. Fish and Fisheries. 16(2). 259–281. 153 indexed citations

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