Sonja V. Fordham

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
16 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Sonja V. Fordham is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja V. Fordham has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 7 papers in Aquatic Science and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Sonja V. Fordham's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (16 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (7 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (6 papers). Sonja V. Fordham is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (16 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (7 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (6 papers). Sonja V. Fordham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Sonja V. Fordham's co-authors include Nicholas K. Dulvy, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Sarah Fowler, John A. Musick, Merry D. Camhi, Amie Bräutigam, Lindsay N. K. Davidson, Malcolm P. Francis, Claudine Gibson and Peter M. Kyne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Sonja V. Fordham

15 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and co... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2021 2017 200 400 600
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.

  1. You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays
    2008 623 citations Nicholas K. Dulvy, Julia K. Baum et al. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems profile →
  2. Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays
    2021 480 citations Nathan Pacoureau, Cassandra L. Rigby et al. Nature profile →
  3. Challenges and Priorities in Shark and Ray Conservation
    2017 355 citations Nicholas K. Dulvy, Colin A. Simpfendorfer et al. Current Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sonja V. Fordham United States 13 2.1k 1.0k 908 832 317 16 2.5k
Sarah Fowler United Kingdom 11 1.7k 0.8× 741 0.7× 623 0.7× 725 0.9× 241 0.8× 18 1.9k
Peter M. Kyne Australia 26 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 840 1.0× 430 1.4× 116 2.7k
Rima W. Jabado Australia 20 1.4k 0.6× 574 0.6× 560 0.6× 595 0.7× 346 1.1× 69 1.7k
Lindsay N. K. Davidson Canada 9 1.1k 0.5× 593 0.6× 603 0.7× 466 0.6× 199 0.6× 11 1.6k
Roberto Carlos Menni Argentina 24 1.4k 0.7× 802 0.8× 653 0.7× 712 0.9× 87 0.3× 63 1.8k
Nancy E. Kohler United States 21 1.5k 0.7× 850 0.8× 577 0.6× 533 0.6× 232 0.7× 29 1.8k
Andrés Domingo Uruguay 23 1.5k 0.7× 931 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 370 0.4× 154 0.5× 70 2.0k
Daniel Fernando United Kingdom 15 968 0.5× 396 0.4× 552 0.6× 263 0.3× 173 0.5× 33 1.2k
Nídia Noemi Fabré Brazil 21 1.0k 0.5× 579 0.6× 508 0.6× 709 0.9× 81 0.3× 76 1.5k
M.G. Pawson United Kingdom 22 961 0.5× 899 0.9× 593 0.7× 490 0.6× 71 0.2× 36 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Dulvy, Nicholas K., Hollie Booth, Sonja V. Fordham, et al.. (2026). Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss. 2(2). 92–115.
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Yan, Helen F., Peter M. Kyne, Rima W. Jabado, et al.. (2021). Overfishing and habitat loss drive range contraction of iconic marine fishes to near extinction. Science Advances. 7(7). 110 indexed citations
3.
Pacoureau, Nathan, Cassandra L. Rigby, Peter M. Kyne, et al.. (2021). Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays. Nature. 589(7843). 567–571. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lawson, Julia M., Riley A. Pollom, Joanna Barker, et al.. (2019). Extinction risk and conservation of critically endangered angel sharks in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 77(1). 12–29. 42 indexed citations
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Dulvy, Nicholas K., Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Lindsay N. K. Davidson, et al.. (2017). Challenges and Priorities in Shark and Ray Conservation. Current Biology. 27(11). R565–R572. 355 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lawson, Julia M., Sonja V. Fordham, Mary O’Malley, et al.. (2017). Sympathy for the devil: a conservation strategy for devil and manta rays. PeerJ. 5. e3027–e3027. 89 indexed citations
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Dulvy, Nicholas K., Lindsay N. K. Davidson, Peter M. Kyne, et al.. (2014). Ghosts of the coast: global extinction risk and conservation of sawfishes. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 26(1). 134–153. 158 indexed citations
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Lin, Victor S., S. Tanaka, Henry F. Mollet, et al.. (2014). The Last Frontier: Catch Records of White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94407–e94407. 24 indexed citations
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Kyne, Peter M., John K. Carlson, David A. Ebert, et al.. (2012). The conservation status of North American, Central American, and Caribbean chondrichthyans. CDU eSpace Institutional Repository (Charles Darwin University). 28 indexed citations
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Gibson, Claudine, et al.. (2009). The conservation status of pelagic sharks and rays : report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Pelagic Shark Red List Workshop. IUCN eBooks. 124 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Enric Cortés, Michelle R. Heupel, et al.. (2008). AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DETERMINING THE RISK OF OVER- EXPLOITATION FOR DATA-POOR PELAGIC ATLANTIC SHARKS. 12 indexed citations
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Dulvy, Nicholas K., Julia K. Baum, Shelley Clarke, et al.. (2008). You can swim but you can't hide: the global status and conservation of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 18(5). 459–482. 623 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cavanagh, Rachel D., Merry D. Camhi, George H. Burgess, et al.. (2005). Sharks, rays and chimaeras: the status of the chondrichthyan fishes. IUCN eBooks. 187 indexed citations
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Fordham, Sonja V., et al.. (2004). A Case Study in International Shark Conservation: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the Spiny Dogfish. Golden Gate University law review. 34(3). 4. 5 indexed citations
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Bräutigam, Amie, Merry D. Camhi, Sonja V. Fordham, Sarah Fowler, & John A. Musick. (1998). Sharks and their Relatives: Ecology And Conservation. 215 indexed citations
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Fordham, Sonja V., et al.. (1997). Managing shark fisheries: Opportunities for international conservation. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 11 indexed citations

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