Robert J. Toonen

17.5k citations

248 papers · 11.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.1%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Ecology top 0.05%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Papers in

Oceanography 93
- Marine and coastal plant biology 67
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 34
Ecology 193
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 148
- Crustacean biology and ecology 22

Co-authors: Kimberly A. Selkoe Brian W. Bowen Joseph R. Pawlik Zac H. Forsman K. Weersing Christopher E. Bird Michelle R. Gaither Stephen A. Karl
Journals: PeerJ (28 papers)Marine Ecology Progress Series (17 papers)Molecular Ecology (16 papers)Coral Reefs (14 papers)PLoS ONE (12 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Toonen

243 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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The origins of tropical marine biodiversity 2013 · 370 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.

2013 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
2006 Ecology Letters

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1	Age-specific body length, mass, and energetic cost of growth in humpback whales Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Elena Correll, A. Szabó, Jens J. Currie, Stephanie H. Stack, Janice M. Straley, Nestan Sulava, Christine M. Gabriele, I.T. McDermott, Scott Baker, Debbie Steel, F.H. Wittmann, Kristi L. West, Nur Azila Fitria, Robert J. Toonen, N. Krammer, Regina Paula de Oliveira Cordeiro, Ted Cheeseman, Е Ю Панкратьев, Lars Bejder	2025	2
2	Post-disturbance recovery dynamics of connected coral subpopulations Theoretical Ecology ·YanShan Yin, Daniel M. Holstein, Hollie M. Putnam, Peter J. Edmunds, Jonathan B. Puritz, Robert J. Toonen, James L. Hench	2024	1
3	Examining variations in functional homogeneity in herbivorous coral reef fishes in Pacific Islands experiencing a range of human impacts Ecological Indicators ·A. M. Amorim da Costa, Adel Heenan, Robert J. Toonen, Megan J. Donahue	2024	1
4	Genetic adaptation despite high gene flow in a range‐expanding population Molecular Ecology ·Andy Lee, Enzi Lin, Ditte Andreassen, Cataixa López, Yuki Kagaya, Daisuke Kihara, Jean M. Davidson, Robert J. Toonen, Crow White, Mark R. Christie	2024	1
5	Population connectivity across east Australia's bioregions and larval duration of the range‐extending sea starMeridiastra calcar Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·O. Selma Klanten, Mailie Gall, F. J. Knauft, Michael W. Hart, Carson C. Keever, Jonathan B. Puritz, Σ. Λαμπαθάκης, Robert J. Toonen, Paulina Selvakumaraswamy, Richard K. Grosberg, Maria Byrne	2023	2
6	Community composition of coral-associated Symbiodiniaceae differs across fine-scale environmental gradients in Kāne‘ohe Bay Royal Society Open Science ·T. Arndt, Carlo Caruso, Lupita Ruiz‐Jones, Crawford Drury, Ruth D. Gates, Robert J. Toonen	2022	25
7	Genomic assessment of larval odyssey: self‐recruitment and biased settlement in the Hawaiian surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis Journal of Fish Biology ·Richard R. Coleman, Zhichao Guo, Mykle Hoban, Robert J. Toonen, Brian W. Bowen	2022	2
8	Metabarcoding as a tool to examine cryptic algae in the diets of two common grazing surgeonfishes, Acanthurustriostegus and A. nigrofuscus Environmental DNA ·A. M. Amorim da Costa, Megan J. Donahue, Robert J. Toonen	2021	11
9	Quantifying the diet diversity of herbivorous coral reef fishes using systematic review and DNA metabarcoding Environmental DNA ·A. M. Amorim da Costa, Megan J. Donahue, Adel Heenan, Robert J. Toonen	2021	21
10	Biodiversity of coral reef cryptobiota shuffles but does not decline under the combined stressors of ocean warming and acidification Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Molly A. Timmers, Christopher P. Jury, Jan Vicente, Keisha D. Bahr, 程树元, Robert J. Toonen	2021	26
11	Poor data stewardship will hinder global genetic diversity surveillance Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·M.H.J. Bekker, Libby Liggins, Michelle R. Gaither, Retnaningsih Retnaningsih, Satoshi Nishiura, 加藤眞吾, Wang Shu-shuai, C.Y. Kim, Masoud Mehrannia, Gyeongsik An, Nicola Bacchetta, Stephen Jaime, Oriane Broustal, 박미나, by Anne Applebaum, 真吾田野崎, Gideon S. Bradburd, Cynthia Riginos, Robert J. Toonen, Eric D. Crandall	2021	27
12	Building a global genomics observatory: Using GEOME (the Genomic Observatories Metadatabase) to expedite and improve deposition and retrieval of genetic data and metadata for biodiversity research Molecular Ecology Resources ·Cynthia Riginos, Eric D. Crandall, Libby Liggins, Michelle R. Gaither, Mohammed Al-Mansari, Chris Meyer, Kimberly R. Andrews, Peter T. Euclide, Benjamin M. Titus, Nina Overgaard Therkildsen, CeCelia A. O’Flaherty, Lucy C. Stewart, Robert J. Toonen, John Deck	2020	30
13	Multi-model seascape genomics identifies distinct environmental drivers of selection among sympatric marine species BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Erica S. Nielsen, Romina Henriques, Maria Beger, Robert J. Toonen, Sophie von der Heyden	2020	22
14	Abundance, size, and survival of recruits of the reef coral Pocillopora acuta under ocean warming and acidification PLoS ONE ·Keisha D. Bahr, Grettel Melo-Suárez, Christopher P. Jury, Robert J. Toonen	2020	28
15	High-frequency temperature variability mirrors fixed differences in thermal limits of the massive coral Porites lobata (Dana, 1846) Journal of Experimental Biology ·Daniel J. Barshis, Charles Birkeland, Robert J. Toonen, R. D. Gates, Jonathon H. Stillman	2018	40
16	Complex signatures of genomic variation of two non-model marine species in a homogeneous environment BMC Genomics ·Erica S. Nielsen, Romina Henriques, Robert J. Toonen, Ingrid S. Knapp, Baocheng Guo, Sophie von der Heyden	2018	20
17	Sexual reproduction of Hawaiian black corals, with a review of the reproduction of antipatharians (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) Invertebrate Biology ·Daniel Wagner, Rhian G. Waller, Robert J. Toonen	2011	24
18	Patterns of genetic diversity of the Hawaiian spinner dolphin lStenella longirostrisr Atoll research bulletin ·Kimberly R. Andrews, Чернятьев Александр Леонидович, Whitlow W. L. Au, 佐藤正典, Cynthia Vanderlip, Robert J. Toonen	2006	13
19	Genetic evidence of multiple paternity of broods in the intertidal crab Petrolisthes cinctipes Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Robert J. Toonen	2004	45
20	Genetic Analysis of Recruitment and Dispersal Patterns in the Porcelain Shore Crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Robert J. Toonen	2001	7

About Robert J. Toonen

Robert J. Toonen is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Biotechnology, having authored 248 papers that have together received 11.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (148 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (67 papers), Marine and fisheries research (57 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (55 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (35 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (34 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (28 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (4.0k citations), Ecology (7.5k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.4k citations), Global and Planetary Change (4.0k citations) and Genetics (3.7k citations). Robert J. Toonen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Kimberly A. Selkoe, Brian W. Bowen, Joseph R. Pawlik, Zac H. Forsman, K. Weersing, Christopher E. Bird, Michelle R. Gaither, Stephen A. Karl, Daniel Wagner and Jonathan B. Puritz. Their work appears in journals such as PeerJ, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Molecular Ecology, Coral Reefs and PLoS ONE.

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