Robin Abell

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Robin Abell is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Abell has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 18 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Robin Abell's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (24 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (8 papers). Robin Abell is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (24 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (8 papers). Robin Abell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Africa. Robin Abell's co-authors include Peter H. Raven, Callum M. Roberts, Stuart L. Pimm, Thomas M. Brooks, John L. Gittleman, Lucas Joppa, Joe Sexton, Clinton N. Jenkins, J. David Allan and Bernhard Lehner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robin Abell

32 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection

2014 2.2k citations Stuart L. Pimm, Clinton N. Jenkins et al. Science profile →
Overfishing of Inland Waters

2005 502 citations J. David Allan, Robin Abell et al. BioScience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin Abell United States	19	2.5k	2.5k	1.2k	1.1k	599	33	4.7k
Simon Linke Australia	38	2.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	945 0.9×	257 0.4×	103	4.8k
Miguel Clavero Spain	31	2.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	627 0.6×	700 1.2×	117	4.1k
Fabien Leprieur France	42	3.5k 1.4×	3.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.7×	97	5.7k
Julian Reid Australia	17	2.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	732 0.7×	222 0.4×	30	6.1k
Lara J. Hansen United States	17	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	744 0.7×	392 0.7×	41	3.3k
Lisa G. Crozier United States	19	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	212 0.4×	30	3.6k
Gaël Grenouillet France	42	4.8k 1.9×	4.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.1×	2.2k 2.0×	1.2k 2.1×	123	7.2k
Bernard Hugueny France	44	4.5k 1.8×	3.8k 1.5×	661 0.5×	993 0.9×	1.5k 2.5×	100	6.2k
Jansen Zuanon Brazil	40	4.4k 1.8×	2.2k 0.9×	992 0.8×	427 0.4×	2.3k 3.8×	202	6.2k
Frank J. Rahel United States	46	5.9k 2.4×	5.6k 2.2×	1.5k 1.2×	856 0.8×	1.4k 2.3×	115	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Abell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Abell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Abell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robin Abell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robin Abell based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robin Abell. Robin Abell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Abell, Robin, Carmen Revenga, Paulo Petry, et al.. (2025). Ecoregional distributions of the world’s freshwater vertebrate species. Scientific Data. 12(1). 1286–1286.

Cooke, Steven J., Abigail J. Lynch, David Tickner, et al.. (2024). Can the planetary health concept save freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems?. The Lancet Planetary Health. 8(1). e2–e3. 7 indexed citations

Abell, Robin, Nigel Dudley, Ian Harrison, et al.. (2024). Designing and managing protected and conserved areas to support inland water ecosystems and biodiversity. 2 indexed citations

Flitcroft, Rebecca, Robin Abell, Ian Harrison, Iván Arismendi, & Brooke E. Penaluna. (2023). Making global targets local for freshwater protection. Nature Sustainability. 6(12). 1499–1502. 10 indexed citations

Huggins, Xander, Tom Gleeson, Samuel C. Zipper, et al.. (2023). Overlooked risks and opportunities in groundwatersheds of the world’s protected areas. Nature Sustainability. 6(7). 855–864. 35 indexed citations

Abell, Robin, et al.. (2023). Effects of Different Substrates on Growth and Survival of <i>Labeo victorianus</i> (Pisces: Cyprinidae, Boulenger 1901) Fry towards Its Conservation along the Mara Basin. Open Journal of Ecology. 13(1). 37–48. 1 indexed citations

Fox, Clive, C. J. Webb, Janet Grant, et al.. (2023). Measuring and modelling the dispersal of salmon farm organic waste over sandy sediments. Aquaculture Environment Interactions. 15. 251–269. 5 indexed citations

Vollmer, Derek, et al.. (2023). A watershed moment for healthy watersheds. Nature Sustainability. 6(3). 233–235. 11 indexed citations

Thieme, Michele, Nikolai Sindorf, Jonathan Higgins, et al.. (2016). Freshwater conservation potential of protected areas in the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins, USA. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 26(S1). 60–77. 27 indexed citations

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Abell, Robin, Siân Morgan, & Alexis Morgan. (2015). Taking High Conservation Value from Forests to Freshwaters. Environmental Management. 56(1). 1–10. 7 indexed citations

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Pimm, Stuart L., Clinton N. Jenkins, Robin Abell, et al.. (2014). The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection. Science. 344(6187). 1246752–1246752. 2249 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abell, Robin, Michele Thieme, Taylor H. Ricketts, et al.. (2010). Concordance of freshwater and terrestrial biodiversity. Conservation Letters. 4(2). 127–136. 58 indexed citations

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Herbert, Matthew E., Peter B. McIntyre, Patrick J. Doran, J. David Allan, & Robin Abell. (2010). Terrestrial Reserve Networks Do Not Adequately Represent Aquatic Ecosystems. Conservation Biology. 24(4). 1002–1011. 89 indexed citations

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Thieme, Michele, Bernhard Lehner, Robin Abell, & John Matthews. (2010). Exposure of Africa's freshwater biodiversity to a changing climate. Conservation Letters. 3(5). 324–331. 13 indexed citations

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Revenga, Carmen, et al.. (2005). Prospects for monitoring freshwater ecosystems towards the 2010 targets. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 360(1454). 397–413. 237 indexed citations

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Allan, J. David, Robin Abell, Zeb Hogan, et al.. (2005). Overfishing of Inland Waters. BioScience. 55(12). 1041–1041. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gilman, R. Tucker, Robin Abell, & Christopher E. Williams. (2004). How can conservation biology inform the practice of Integrated River Basin Management?. International Journal of River Basin Management. 2(2). 135–148. 30 indexed citations

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Blom, Ashley, et al.. (2001). Assessment of biological priorities for conservation in the Guinean-Congolian Forest Region. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations

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Abell, Robin, David M. Olson, Eric Dinerstein, & Patrick T. Hurley. (2000). Freshwater ecoregions of North America. 28 indexed citations

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Olson, David M., et al.. (1998). Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean : a conservation assessment. Report of a workshop. 17 indexed citations

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