Robert W. Furness

21.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
315 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Furness is a scholar working on Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Furness has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 249 papers in Ecology, 66 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 61 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Furness's work include Avian ecology and behavior (205 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (60 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (55 papers). Robert W. Furness is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (205 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (60 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (55 papers). Robert W. Furness collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Portugal. Robert W. Furness's co-authors include David R. Thompson, Stuart Bearhop, L. R. Monteiro, Stephen C. Votier, Susan Waldron, Ma. Lourdes A. Cuvin-Aralar, Keith C. Hamer, Richard A. Phillips, Elizabeth A. Masden and R. W. G. Caldow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Furness

313 papers receiving 14.8k citations

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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.

Seabirds as monitors of the marine environment

1997 539 citations Robert W. Furness profile →
Global Seabird Response to Forage Fish Depletion—One-Third for the Birds

2011 531 citations Philippe Cury, Tycho Anker‐Nilssen et al. Science profile →
Factors That Influence Assimilation Rates and Fractionation of Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotopes in Avian Blood and Feathers

2002 512 citations Stuart Bearhop, Susan Waldron et al. profile →
Mercury and selenium interaction: A review

1991 447 citations Robert W. Furness et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Furness United Kingdom	70	12.1k	4.7k	4.0k	2.7k	2.6k	315	16.3k
Andy J. Green Spain	58	9.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	2.4k 0.6×	4.0k 1.5×	3.5k 1.3×	325	14.8k
Stuart Bearhop United Kingdom	62	18.9k 1.6×	1.6k 0.3×	6.8k 1.7×	4.4k 1.7×	3.1k 1.2×	210	21.9k
Rick A. Relyea United States	65	5.3k 0.4×	2.6k 0.6×	6.5k 1.6×	3.5k 1.3×	5.4k 2.1×	216	15.1k
Anthony Ricciardi Canada	54	9.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.2×	3.2k 0.8×	6.6k 2.5×	2.0k 0.8×	172	13.8k
Graham J. Pierce United Kingdom	60	8.6k 0.7×	837 0.2×	5.9k 1.5×	1.5k 0.6×	3.9k 1.5×	350	12.0k
Ian C. T. Nisbet United States	42	4.4k 0.4×	2.7k 0.6×	718 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	2.6k 1.0×	181	8.6k
Kit M. Kovacs Norway	58	8.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	2.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	301	11.9k
Anthony J. Gaston Canada	50	7.0k 0.6×	639 0.1×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	2.6k 1.0×	240	8.6k
Fernando Hiraldo Spain	54	6.9k 0.6×	995 0.2×	820 0.2×	2.4k 0.9×	3.4k 1.3×	226	9.5k
Ian Newton United Kingdom	60	13.3k 1.1×	839 0.2×	1.8k 0.4×	4.5k 1.7×	5.2k 2.0×	242	16.1k

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Jeglinski, Jana W. E., Jude V. Lane, Stephen C. Votier, et al.. (2024). HPAIV outbreak triggers short-term colony connectivity in a seabird metapopulation. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 3126–3126. 11 indexed citations

Furness, Robert W., et al.. (2024). Strategic seaweed farming to support protected seabirds impacted by offshore windfarms. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 210. 115266–115266.

Saraux, Claire, William J. Sydeman, John F. Piatt, et al.. (2020). Seabird‐induced natural mortality of forage fish varies with fish abundance: Evidence from five ecosystems. Fish and Fisheries. 22(2). 262–279. 15 indexed citations

Grecian, W. James, Matthew J. Witt, Martin J. Attrill, et al.. (2016). Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Biology Letters. 12(8). 54 indexed citations

Masden, Elizabeth A., Richard Reeve, Mark Desholm, et al.. (2012). Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(74). 2120–2130. 29 indexed citations

Bugoni, Leandro & Robert W. Furness. (2009). Ageing Immature Atlantic Yellow-nosed Thalassarche Chlororhynchos and Black-browed T Melanophris Albatrosses in Wintering Grounds Using Bill Colour and Moult. Marine ornithology. 37(3). 15 indexed citations

Bugoni, Leandro & Robert W. Furness. (2009). Age Composition and Sexual Size Dimorphism of Albatrosses and Petrels Off Brazil. Marine ornithology. 37(3). 22 indexed citations

Kelly, Andrew, et al.. (2007). THE INFLUENCE OF DIETARY SPECIALIZATION AND TROPHIC STATUS ON MERCURY LEVELS IN TWO SPECIES USING COMMON COASTAL WETLANDS, HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS AND STERNA ALBIFRONS. Ardeola. 54(2). 275–288. 6 indexed citations

Furness, Robert W., Stuart Bearhop, Stefan Garthe, et al.. (2006). Techniques to link individual migration patterns of seabirds with diet specialization, condition and breeding performance. Ardea. 94(3). 631–638. 40 indexed citations

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Bearhop, Stuart, Wolfgang Fiedler, Robert W. Furness, et al.. (2005). Assortative Mating as a Mechanism for Rapid Evolution of a Migratory Divide. Science. 310(5747). 502–504. 301 indexed citations

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Votier, Stephen C., Stuart Bearhop, Norman Ratcliffe, & Robert W. Furness. (2004). Reproductive Consequences for Great Skuas Specializing as Seabird Predators. Ornithological Applications. 106(2). 275–287. 17 indexed citations

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Furness, Robert W., et al.. (2001). Diet and nest attendance of incubating and chick-rearing northern fulmars ( Fulmarus glacialis ) in Shetland. Marine Biology. 139(6). 1193–1200. 30 indexed citations

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Goutner, Vassilis, et al.. (2001). Mercury in feathers of Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) chicks in relation to age, hatching order, growth, and sampling dates. Environmental Pollution. 111(1). 107–115. 33 indexed citations

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Hilton, Geoff M., Graeme D. Ruxton, Robert W. Furness, & David J. Houston. (2000). Optimal digestion strategies in seabirds: A modelling approach. Evolutionary ecology research. 2(2). 207–230. 11 indexed citations

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Ramli, Rosli, Maggie Cusack, Gordon B. Curry, & Robert W. Furness. (2000). Morphological variation of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from different skua taxa. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 71(1). 91–101. 6 indexed citations

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Hilton, Geoff M., Kristján Lilliendahl, Jón Sólmundsson, David J. Houston, & Robert W. Furness. (2000). Geographical variation in the size of body organs in seabirds. Functional Ecology. 14(3). 369–379. 19 indexed citations

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Thomson, David, Robert W. Furness, & Pat Monaghan. (1998). Field metabolic rates of Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla during incubation and chick rearing. Ardea. 86(2). 169–175. 19 indexed citations

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Furness, Robert W. & L. R. Monteiro. (1995). Red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus in the Azores: First breeding record for Europe. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club. 115. 6–8. 5 indexed citations

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Becker, Peter, et al.. (1994). Differences in mercury contamination and elimination during feather development in gull and tern broods. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 27(2). 162–7. 67 indexed citations

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Furness, Robert W.. (1984). Diets and feeding of Fulmars Fulmarus glacialis during the breeding season : a comparison between St Kilda and Shetland colonies. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 126. 379–387. 17 indexed citations

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