Robert Harcourt

17.3k citations

284 papers · 10.0k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

Developmental Biology top 0.1%
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Ecology top 0.1%
- Marine animal studies overview
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Avian ecology and behavior

Papers in

Developmental Biology 53
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior 53
Ecology 217
- Marine animal studies overview 190
- Avian ecology and behavior 35
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 31

Co-authors: Mark A. Hindell Clive R. McMahon Luciana M. Möller Corey J. A. Bradshaw Charlie Huveneers Ian D. Jonsen Isabelle Charrier David J. Slip
Journals: Frontiers in Marine Science (17 papers)Marine Ecology Progress Series (16 papers)Scientific Reports (10 papers)Animal Behaviour (9 papers)Wildlife Research (8 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States France

In The Last Decade

Robert Harcourt

280 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

aniMotum, an R package for animal movement data: Rapid quality control, behavioural estimation and simulation 2023 · 70 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2018 Scientific Reports
2018 Scientific Data
2017 Scientific Reports
2015 Science

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1	An enduring, 20-year, multidisciplinary seal-borne ocean sensor research collaboration in the Southern Ocean Elementa Science of the Anthropocene ·Clive R. McMahon, Fabien Roquet, Christophe Guinet, Mark A. Hindell, Robert Harcourt, Jean‐Benoit Charrassin, Sara Labrousse, Ian D. Jonsen, Baptiste Picard, Sophie Bestley, K. Campbell, M. A. Fedak	2025	0
2	Long‐term effects of tagging fishes with electronic tracking devices Fish and Fisheries ·Jordan K. Matley, Natalie V. Klinard, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Robert J. Lennox, Shreya Nerli, Jan Reubens, Robert Harcourt, Steven J. Cooke, Charlie Huveneers	2024	9
3	The voluntary code of conduct for dolphin watching in Port Stephens, Australia: is self-regulation an effective management tool? The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue ·Simon J. Allen, Hillman Smith, Kelly Waples, Robert Harcourt	2023	8
4	aniMotum, an R package for animal movement data: Rapid quality control, behavioural estimation and simulation Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Ian D. Jonsen, W. James Grecian, Lachlan Phillips, Gemma Carroll, Clive R. McMahon, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell, Toby A. Patterson Hit paper breakdown →	2023	70
5	Controls on Dense Shelf Water Formation in Four East Antarctic Polynyas Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Esther Portela, Stephen R. Rintoul, Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Fabien Roquet, Sophie Bestley, Esmee van Wijk, Takeshi Tamura, Clive R. McMahon, Christophe Guinet, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell	2022	9
6	New Zealand southern right whale (Eubalaena australis; Tohorā nō Aotearoa) behavioural phenology, demographic composition, and habitat use in Port Ross, Auckland Islands over three decades: 1998–2021 Polar Biology ·Emma L. Carroll, H. KEISER-NIELSEN, Virginia Andrews‐Goff, C. Scott Baker, Rochelle Constantine, Naoki Akita, Richard H Kirchmeyer, Robert Harcourt, G N Fox, 森亜紀子, Michał Zawilak, Richard O’Rorke, Nathalie J. Patenaude, Rodney Russ, Jose Santiago Mosquera, Minu Subramonian, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Simon Childerhouse	2022	6
7	Lipid extraction has tissue‐dependent effects on isotopic values (δ ³⁴ S, δ ¹³ C, and δ ¹⁵ N) from different marine predators Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry ·Shingo Watanabe, Vincent Raoult, David J. Slip, Robert Harcourt	2022	7
8	Elephant seal foraging success is enhanced in Antarctic coastal polynyas Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Rachel Macbeth, Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Simon Wotherspoon, Christophe Guinet, Robert Harcourt, Sophie Bestley	2022	12
9	Environmental drivers of foraging behaviour during long-distance foraging trips of male Antarctic fur seals Animal Behaviour ·M.R.J. Salton, Sophie Bestley, Nick Gales, Robert Harcourt	2021	4
10	Australian sperm whales from different whaling stocks belong to the same population Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Joanna Day, David Power, Rosemary Gales, John Bannister, Maxine P. Piggott, Kerstin Bilgmann, Robert Harcourt, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Luciana M. Möller	2021	2
11	First evidence of bubble‐net feeding and the formation of ‘super‐groups’ by the east Australian population of humpback whales during their southward migration Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Vanessa Pirotta, Kylie Owen, David Donnelly, M Brasier, Robert Harcourt	2021	30
12	Warm Modified Circumpolar Deep Water Intrusions Drive Ice Shelf Melt and Inhibit Dense Shelf Water Formation in Vincennes Bay, East Antarctica Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Paulina Herzog, Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Stephen R. Rintoul, Clive R. McMahon, Mark A. Hindell, Robert Harcourt, Guy D. Williams	2021	28
13	Refined Shortest Paths (RSP): Incorporation of topography in space use estimation from node‐based telemetry data Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Yuri Niella, Hugo Flávio, Amy F. Smoothey, Kim Aarestrup, Matthew D. Taylor, Victor M. Peddemors, Robert Harcourt	2020	29
14	Deep Learning Resolves Representative Movement Patterns in a Marine Predator Species Applied Sciences ·Chengbin Peng, Carlos M. Duarte, Daniel P. Costa, Christophe Guinet, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Mônica M. C. Muelbert, Michele Thums, Ka‐Chun Wong, Xiangliang Zhang	2019	4
15	Outcomes of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Ocean Biogeographic Information System OBIS-Event-Data Workshop on Animal Tagging and Tracking Biodiversity Information Science and Standards ·Abigail Benson, Ward Appeltans, C.L. Burnard, Samuel Bosch, Paul D. Cowley, R. Hokke, Peter Desmet, Robert Harcourt, Xavier Hoenner, Prof Sheikh Ahmad Abdullahi, Anton Van de Putte, Peter Walsh, Bill Woodward	2018	2
16	Decadal changes in habitat characteristics influence population trajectories of southern elephant seals Global Change Biology ·Mark A. Hindell, Michael Sumner, Sophie Bestley, Simon Wotherspoon, Robert Harcourt, Mary‐Anne Lea, Rachael Alderman, Clive R. McMahon	2017	33
17	Integrating research using animal‐borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management Journal of Applied Ecology ·Jennifer McGowan, Maria Beger, Rebecca L. Lewison, Robert Harcourt, Hamish A. Campbell, Mark A. Priest, Ross G. Dwyer, A.V. Bogomolov, Pia E. Lentini, Christine L. Dudgeon, Clive R. McMahon, Matthew Watts, Hugh P. Possingham	2016	103
18	The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay Nature Communications ·Guy D. Williams, Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Fabien Roquet, Takeshi Tamura, Κay I. Ohshima, Yasushi Fukamachi, Alexander Fraser, Libao Gao, Ze-long WANG, Clive R. McMahon, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell	2016	152
19	Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990–2000: Pinnipeds Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand ·Robert Harcourt	2001	28
20	Pup production of the New Zealand fur seal on Otago Peninsula, New Zealand Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand ·Chris Lalas, Robert Harcourt	1995	34

About Robert Harcourt

Robert Harcourt is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 284 papers that have together received 10.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine animal studies overview (190 papers), Marine and fisheries research (59 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (53 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (50 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (49 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (42 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (35 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (1.3k citations), Ecology (6.6k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.8k citations), Global and Planetary Change (2.4k citations) and Oceanography (1.1k citations). Robert Harcourt has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Luciana M. Möller, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Charlie Huveneers, Ian D. Jonsen, Isabelle Charrier, David J. Slip, Benjamin J. Pitcher and Frederick G. Whoriskey. Their work appears in journals such as Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Scientific Reports, Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Research.

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