Robert L. Pressey

34.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
235 papers, 23.4k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Pressey is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Pressey has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 23.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Ecology, 138 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 99 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Pressey's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (89 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (74 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (64 papers). Robert L. Pressey is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (89 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (74 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (64 papers). Robert L. Pressey collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Robert L. Pressey's co-authors include Chris Margules, Richard M. Cowling, Hugh P. Possingham, Kerrie A. Wilson, Anthony Nicholls, Natalie C. Ban, Amanda T. Lombard, Madeleine C. Bottrill, Chris Humphries and Matthew Watts and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Pressey

232 papers receiving 21.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Systematic conservation planning.

2000 3.2k citations Chris Margules, Robert L. Pressey profile →
Conservation planning in a changing world

2007 825 citations Robert L. Pressey, Mar Cabeza et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Beyond opportunism: Key principles for systematic reserve selection

1993 806 citations Robert L. Pressey, Chris Humphries et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Selecting networks of reserves to maximise biological diversity

1988 537 citations Chris Margules, Robert L. Pressey et al. profile →
A social–ecological approach to conservation planning: embedding social considerations

2013 431 citations Natalie C. Ban, Morena Mills et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert L. Pressey

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Residual marine protected areas five years on: Are we still favouring ease of establishment over need for protection? 2020 ·Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Rodolphe Devillers, Robert L. Pressey, Trevor Ward, Alana Grech, John N. Kittinger, Graham J. Edgar, Reg Watson	21
2	Scalar capital as ingredient of success in conservation governance: evidence from Melanesia 2020 ·Global Environmental Change ·Jessica Cheok, Rebecca Weeks, Tiffany H. Morrison, Robert L. Pressey	4
3	The relative conservation impact of strategies that prioritize biodiversity representation, threats, and protection costs 2020 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·(unknown), Rebecca Weeks, Michael Bode, Robert L. Pressey	12
4	Predicting impact to assess the efficacy of community‐based marine reserve design 2018 ·Conservation Letters ·Patrick Smallhorn‐West, Tom C. L. Bridge, (unknown), Robert L. Pressey, Geoffrey P. Jones	18
5	Designing connected marine reserves in the face of global warming 2017 ·Global Change Biology ·Jorge G. Álvarez‐Romero, Adrián Munguía‐Vega, Maria Beger, María del Mar Mancha-Cisneros, (unknown), Georgina G. Gurney, Robert L. Pressey, Leah R. Gerber, Hem Nalini Morzaria‐Luna, Héctor Reyes‐Bonilla, Vanessa M. Adams, Mélanie Kolb, Erin Graham, Jeremy VanDerWal, (unknown), Gustavo Hinojosa‐Arango, (unknown), Marcia Moreno‐Báez, (unknown), Jorge Torre	53
6	What is the extent and distribution of evidence on effectiveness of systematic conservation planning around the globe? A systematic map protocol 2016 ·Environmental Evidence ·Emma McIntosh, Madeleine McKinnon, Robert L. Pressey, Richard Grenyer	12
7	Risk analysis of the governance system affecting outcomes in the Great Barrier Reef 2016 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Allan Dale, Karen Vella, Robert L. Pressey, Jon Brodie, Margaret Gooch, Ruth Potts, Rachel Eberhard	15
8	Sympathy for the Devil: Detailing the Effects of Planning-Unit Size, Thematic Resolution of Reef Classes, and Socioeconomic Costs on Spatial Priorities for Marine Conservation 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Jessica Cheok, Robert L. Pressey, Rebecca Weeks, Serge Andréfouët, James Moloney	25
9	Conservation Objectives and Sea‐Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Great Barrier Reef 2012 ·Conservation Biology ·Natalie C. Ban, Robert L. Pressey, Scarla Weeks	38
10	The effectiveness and evaluation of conservation planning 2012 ·Conservation Letters ·Madeleine C. Bottrill, Robert L. Pressey	96
11	Where do national and local conservation actions meet? Simulating the expansion of ad hoc and systematic approaches to conservation into the future in Fiji 2012 ·Conservation Letters ·Morena Mills, Vanessa M. Adams, Robert L. Pressey, Natalie C. Ban, Stacy D. Jupiter	21
12	Marine Opportunity Costs: a method for calculating opportunity costs to multiple stakeholder groups 2010 ·eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·Vanessa M. Adams, (unknown), Stacy D. Jupiter, Robert L. Pressey	2
13	Habitat vulnerability in conservation planning—when it matters and how much 2010 ·Conservation Letters ·Piero Visconti, Robert L. Pressey, Michael Bode, Daniel B. Segan	30
14	Biodiversity Conservation Planning Tools: Present Status and Challenges for the Future 2008 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Sahotra Sarkar, Robert L. Pressey, Daniel P. Faith, C. R. Margules, Trevon Fuller, David M. Stoms, Alexander S. Moffett, Kerrie A. Wilson, Kristen J. Williams, Paul H. Williams, Sandy J. Andelman	1
15	Conserving Biodiversity Efficiently: What to Do, Where, and When 2007 ·PLoS Biology ·Kerrie A. Wilson, Emma C. Underwood, Scott A. Morrison, Kirk R. Klausmeyer, William W. Murdoch, Belinda Reyers, Grant Wardell‐Johnson, Pablo A. Marquet, Phil Rundel, Marissa F. McBride, Robert L. Pressey, Michael Bode, Jon Hoekstra, Sandy Andelman, (unknown), Carlo Rondinini, Peter Kareiva, M. Rebecca Shaw, Hugh P. Possingham	358
16	Conservation planning in a changing world breakdown → 2007 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Robert L. Pressey, Mar Cabeza, Matthew Watts, Richard M. Cowling, Kerrie A. Wilson	825
17	Representing biodiversity: Data and procedures for identifying priority areas for conservation 2002 ·Journal of Biosciences ·Chris Margules, Robert L. Pressey, Paul H. Williams	297
18	Beyond opportunism: Key principles for systematic reserve selection breakdown → 1993 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Robert L. Pressey, Chris Humphries, C. R. Margules, Richard I. Vane‐Wright, Paul H. Williams	806
19	Vegetation of the coastal lowlands of Tweed Shire, northern New South Wales: plant communities, species and conservation 1992 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Robert L. Pressey, (unknown)	6
20	Reserve selection in New South Wales: Where to from here? 1990 ·Australian Zoologist ·Robert L. Pressey	19

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