Simon Foale

4.1k citations

75 papers · 2.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Global and Planetary Change top 1%
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Ecology top 1%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine animal studies overview

Papers in

Ecology 48
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 42
- Marine animal studies overview 12
Demography 20
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs 19

Co-authors: Michael Fabinyi Martha Macintyre Philippa J. Cohen Louisa Evans Matthew A. Young David R. Bellwood Thane A. Militz Jeff Kinch
Journals: Marine Policy (7 papers)Environmental Conservation (3 papers)Ocean & Coastal Management (3 papers)Conservation Letters (3 papers)Fish and Fisheries (3 papers)
Partner nations: Australia Papua New Guinea Malaysia

In The Last Decade

Simon Foale

71 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Social-ecological systems, social diversity, and power: insights from anthropology and political ecology 2014 · 265 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.

2014 Ecology and Society
2010 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Simon Foale, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Maw money, maw problems: A lucrative fish maw fishery in Papua New Guinea highlights a global conservation issue driven by Chinese cultural demand Conservation Letters ·Howayada Mahany Mostafa, Andrew Chin, Simon Foale, Glenn Sant, V. SHARMAF, Michael I. Grant	2024	1
2	Weedy Life: Coloniality, Decoloniality, and Tropicality eTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics ·Rosita Henry, Julien Zhang, Debbi Long, Greg Acciaioli, Simon Foale, Zhang Hongxia, SARA B. ALVAREZ, Michael Wood	2023	3
3	Who cares about coral? The biological species concept and ‘cumulative intrinsic value’ in cross-cultural perspective Simon Foale	2023	2
4	Social and economic challenges to community-based sea cucumber mariculture development in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea Marine Policy ·C Hair, Simon Foale, Nicholas A. Daniels, Hafiz Iqbar Manan, Z. Cybertowic, Paul C. Southgate	2020	21
5	Indigenous Environmental Values as Human Values SSRN Electronic Journal ·P. HARAZIM, Stephen G. Sutton, James Butler, Erin Bohensky, Simon Foale	2016	4
6	Fish Rejections in the Marine Aquarium Trade: An Initial Case Study Raises Concern for Village-Based Fisheries PLoS ONE ·Thane A. Militz, Jeff Kinch, Simon Foale, Paul C. Southgate	2016	21
7	Multiple Factors Affect Socioeconomics and Wellbeing of Artisanal Sea Cucumber Fishers PLoS ONE ·Steven W. Purcell, Jason Brown, Simon Foale, Constanţa ŞERBAN, B. R. Cullis, YU Sheng-ping	2016	35
8	Influence of Governance Context on the Management Performance of Marine Protected Area Networks Coastal Management ·Vera Horigue, Michael Fabinyi, Robert L. Pressey, Simon Foale, Porfirio M. Aliño	2016	11
9	The last marine wilderness: spearfishing for trophy fishes in the Coral Sea Environmental Conservation ·Matthew A. Young, Simon Foale, David R. Bellwood	2015	4
10	Impacts of recreational fishing in Australia: historical declines, self-regulation and evidence of an early warning system Environmental Conservation ·Matthew A. Young, Simon Foale, David R. Bellwood	2014	39
11	Understanding Characteristics that Define the Feasibility of Conservation Actions in a Common Pool Marine Resource Governance System Conservation Letters ·Morena Mills, Robert L. Pressey, Natalie C. Ban, Simon Foale, Shankar Aswani, Andrew T. Knight	2013	38
12	Science, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and Anthropology: Managing the Impacts of Mining in Papua New Guinea Martha Macintyre, Simon Foale	2013	5
13	Conserving Melanesia’s coral reef heritage in the face of climate change The Historic Environment Policy & Practice ·Simon Foale	2008	11
14	Appraising the resilience of trochus and other nearshore artisanal fisheries in the Western Pacific ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) ·Simon Foale	2008	6
15	Challenging Coasts: Transdisciplinary Excursions Into Integrated Coastal Zone Development Development ·Simon Foale	2006	1
16	Medical pluralism and the maintenance of a traditional healing technique on Lihir, Papua New Guinea Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) ·Martha Macintyre, Simon Foale, Nicholas Bainton, Alexandra Touw	2005	6
17	Privatising fish? barriers to the use of marine protected areas for conservation and fishery management in Melanesia ANU Open Research (Australian National University) ·Simon Foale, Katherine Mustard	2004	8
18	Social and political barriers to the use of Marine Protected Areas for conservation and fishery management in Melanesia Asia Pacific Viewpoint ·Simon Foale, Katherine Mustard	2004	113
19	Local Ecological Knowledge and Biology of the Land Crab Cardisoma hirtipes (Decapoda: Gecarcinidae) at West Nggela, Solomon Islands Pacific Science ·Simon Foale	1999	17
20	Recognizability of algae ingested by abalone Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Simon Foale, Robert W. Day	1992	22

About Simon Foale

Simon Foale is a scholar working on Ecology, Demography, Global and Planetary Change, Geography, Planning and Development and Aquatic Science, having authored 75 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers), Marine and fisheries research (26 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (19 papers), Marine animal studies overview (12 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (10 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (8 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 papers) and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (1.3k citations), Ecology (1.5k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (601 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (203 citations) and Aquatic Science (208 citations). Simon Foale has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia. Frequent co-authors include Michael Fabinyi, Martha Macintyre, Philippa J. Cohen, Louisa Evans, Matthew A. Young, David R. Bellwood, Thane A. Militz, Jeff Kinch, Per Olsson and Robert S. Steneck. Their work appears in journals such as Marine Policy, Environmental Conservation, Ocean & Coastal Management, Conservation Letters and Fish and Fisheries.

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