Robert S. Steneck

39.7k total citations · 11 hit papers
120 papers, 27.7k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Steneck is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Steneck has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 27.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Ecology, 74 papers in Oceanography and 60 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Steneck's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (74 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (65 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (54 papers). Robert S. Steneck is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (74 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (65 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (54 papers). Robert S. Steneck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Robert S. Steneck's co-authors include Peter J. Mumby, Terry P. Hughes, James A. Estes, Hunter S. Lenihan, Roger Bradbury, Bruce J. Bourque, Jon M. Erlandson, Megan N. Dethier, Mia J. Tegner and Jeremy B. C. Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Steneck

120 papers receiving 26.1k 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.

Historical Overfishing and the Recent Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems

2001 4.9k citations Jeremy B. C. Jackson, James A. Estes et al. Science profile →
A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems

2008 4.8k citations Robert S. Steneck et al. Science profile →
Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

2007 4.2k citations Peter J. Mumby, Robert S. Steneck et al. Science profile →
Kelp forest ecosystems: biodiversity, stability, resilience and future

2002 1.5k citations Robert S. Steneck, James A. Estes et al. profile →
Phase Shifts, Herbivory, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs to Climate Change

2007 1.2k citations Terry P. Hughes, Robert S. Steneck et al. Current Biology profile →
A Functional Group Approach to the Structure of Algal-Dominated Communities

1994 891 citations Robert S. Steneck et al. profile →
Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience

2010 795 citations Terry P. Hughes, Nicholas A. J. Graham et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
New paradigms for supporting the resilience of marine ecosystems

2005 714 citations Terry P. Hughes, Carl Folke et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Feeding capabilities and limitation of herbivorous molluscs: A functional group approach

1982 495 citations Robert S. Steneck et al. profile →
THE ECOLOGY OF CORALLINE ALGAL CRUSTS: Convergent Patterns and Adaptative Strategies

1986 472 citations Robert S. Steneck profile →
Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources

2010 410 citations Terry P. Hughes, Per Olsson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert S. Steneck

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Trends in Dominican Republic Coral Reef Biodiversity 2015–2022 2023 ·Diversity ·Robert S. Steneck, Rubén Torres	2
2	Revisiting the evidentiary basis for ecological cascades with conservation impacts 2021 ·Conservation Letters ·Peter J. Mumby, Milani Chaloupka, Yves‐Marie Bozec, Robert S. Steneck, Ignasi Montero‐Serra	5
3	Keystone predators govern the pathway and pace of climate impacts in a subarctic marine ecosystem 2020 ·Science ·Douglas B. Rasher, Robert S. Steneck, Jochen Halfar, Kristy J. Kroeker, Justin B. Ries, M. Tim Tinker, (unknown), Jan Fietzke, Nicholas A. Kamenos, Brenda Konar, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Chris J. D. Norley, Benjamin P. Weitzman, Isaac Westfield, James A. Estes	43
4	Efficient coralline algal psbA mini barcoding and High Resolution Melt (HRM) analysis using a simple custom DNA preparation 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Marc Anglès d’Auriac, Line Le Gall, Viviana Peña, Jason M. Hall‐Spencer, Robert S. Steneck, Stein Fredriksen, (unknown), Hartvig Christie, Vivian Husa, Ellen Sofie Grefsrud, Eli Rinde	8
5	Managing Recovery Resilience in Coral Reefs Against Climate-Induced Bleaching and Hurricanes: A 15 Year Case Study From Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean 2019 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·Robert S. Steneck, Suzanne N. Arnold, Robert Boenish, (unknown), Peter J. Mumby, Douglas B. Rasher, Margaret W. Wilson	53
6	Fishing through the Anthropocene 2019 ·Current Biology ·Robert S. Steneck, Daniel Pauly	27
7	North Pacific twentieth century decadal‐scale variability is unique for the past 342 years 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·B. Williams, Jochen Halfar, Kristine L. DeLong, (unknown), Robert S. Steneck, P. A. Lebednik, Dorrit E. Jacob, Jan Fietzke, G. W. K. Moore	14
8	Century-scale trends and seasonality in pH and temperature for shallow zones of the Bering Sea 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jan Fietzke, Federica Ragazzola, Jochen Halfar, Heiner Dietze, L. C. Foster, Thor H. Hansteen, Anton Eisenhauer, Robert S. Steneck	51
9	Phase shift facilitation following cyclone disturbance on coral reefs 2015 ·Oecologia ·George Roff, Christopher Doropoulos, Mirta Zupan, Alice Rogers, Robert S. Steneck, Yimnang Golbuu, Peter J. Mumby	49
10	Caribbean-wide decline in carbonate production threatens coral reef growth 2013 ·Nature Communications ·Chris T. Perry, Gary N. Murphy, Paul S. Kench, S Smithers, Evan Edinger, Robert S. Steneck, Peter J. Mumby	280
11	Settling into an Increasingly Hostile World: The Rapidly Closing “Recruitment Window” for Corals 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Suzanne N. Arnold, Robert S. Steneck	90
12	Creation of a Gilded Trap by the High Economic Value of the Maine Lobster Fishery 2011 ·Conservation Biology ·Robert S. Steneck, Terry P. Hughes, Joshua E. Cinner, W. Neil Adger, Suzanne N. Arnold, Fikret Berkes, Stephanie A. Boudreau, Katrina Brown, Carl Folke, Lance Gunderson, Per Olsson, Marten Scheffer, (unknown), Brian Walker, James A. Wilson, Boris Worm	216
13	Twentieth century δ ¹³ C variability in surface water dissolved inorganic carbon recorded by coralline algae in the northern North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea 2011 ·Biogeosciences ·B. Williams, Jochen Halfar, Robert S. Steneck, Ulrich G. Wortmann, Steffen Hetzinger, Walter H. Adey, P. A. Lebednik, Michael M. Joachimski	42
14	A fisheries play in an ecosystem theater: challenges of managing ecological and social drivers of marine fisheries at multiple spatial scales: Challenges of managing ecological and social drivers of marine fisheries at multiple spatial scales 2010 ·Bulletin of Marine Science ·Robert S. Steneck, James A. Wilson	17
15	The spatial dimensions of fisheries: Putting it all in place 2010 ·Bulletin of Marine Science ·Kai Lorenzen, Robert S. Steneck, Robert R. Warner, Ana M. Parma, Felicia C. Coleman, Kenneth M. Leber	47
16	Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience breakdown → 2010 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Terry P. Hughes, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Peter J. Mumby, Robert S. Steneck	795
17	Climate Change, Coral Reef Ecosystems, and Management Options for Marine Protected Areas 2009 ·Environmental Management ·Brian D. Keller, Daniel F. Gleason, Elizabeth Mcleod, Christa M. Woodley, Satie Airamé, Billy Causey, Alan M. Friedlander, Rikki Grober‐Dunsmore, Johanna E. Johnson, Steven L. Miller, Robert S. Steneck	83
18	THERMOGEOGRAPHY OVER TIME CREATES BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGIONS: A TEMPERATURE/SPACE/TIME‐INTEGRATED MODEL AND AN ABUNDANCE‐WEIGHTED TEST FOR BENTHIC MARINE ALGAE 2001 ·Journal of Phycology ·Walter H. Adey, Robert S. Steneck	117
19	Escalating herbivory and resulting adaptive trends in calcareous algal crusts 1983 ·Paleobiology ·Robert S. Steneck	191
20	A limpet-coralline alga association: adaptations and defenses between a selective herbivore and its prey [Clathromorphum circumscriptum, Gulf of Maine]. 1982 ·Ecology ·Robert S. Steneck	2

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