S.T. Fennessy

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

S.T. Fennessy is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, S.T. Fennessy has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 20 papers in Ecology and 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in S.T. Fennessy's work include Marine and fisheries research (25 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (13 papers). S.T. Fennessy is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (25 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (13 papers). S.T. Fennessy collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Kenya. S.T. Fennessy's co-authors include Sabine P. Wintner, Jill A. Olin, M. Aaron MacNeil, Nigel E. Hussey, Bailey C. McMeans, Aaron T. Fisk, Sheldon F. Dudley, Geremy Cliff, Áthila Andrade Bertoncini and D. Pollard and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology Letters and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

In The Last Decade

S.T. Fennessy

39 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rescaling the trophic structure of marine food webs

2013 400 citations Nigel E. Hussey, M. Aaron MacNeil et al. Ecology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.T. Fennessy South Africa	16	970	890	558	262	111	40	1.4k
G. Bianchi Norway	16	744 0.8×	967 1.1×	566 1.0×	370 1.4×	146 1.3×	31	1.4k
Pamela J. Schofield United States	20	1.0k 1.1×	794 0.9×	559 1.0×	384 1.5×	173 1.6×	53	1.5k
Richard D. Pillans Australia	23	983 1.0×	740 0.8×	1.1k 1.9×	406 1.5×	150 1.4×	70	1.7k
Áthila Andrade Bertoncini Brazil	17	771 0.8×	749 0.8×	528 0.9×	273 1.0×	153 1.4×	48	1.1k
Marianna Giannoulaki Greece	25	826 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	412 0.7×	287 1.1×	107 1.0×	58	1.5k
Yorgos Stratoudakis Portugal	24	721 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	733 1.3×	371 1.4×	103 0.9×	54	1.6k
Athanassios Machias Greece	26	758 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	564 1.0×	473 1.8×	130 1.2×	56	1.7k
Brett W. Molony Australia	22	830 0.9×	952 1.1×	769 1.4×	400 1.5×	54 0.5×	59	1.4k
William F. Patterson United States	25	1.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	699 1.3×	166 0.6×	133 1.2×	92	1.8k
Christine A. Ward‐Paige Canada	13	995 1.0×	798 0.9×	1.1k 2.0×	327 1.2×	106 1.0×	19	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.T. Fennessy

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2025). Patterns in the occurrence of elasmobranchs in demersal trawl catches in the Western Indian Ocean. 67–86.

Shabangu, Fannie W., Trevor A. Branch, Flore Samaran, et al.. (2025). Contraventions of MPA regulations by the South African demersal trawl fisheries: Evidence from loss and damage of scientific instruments. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 85. 104141–104141. 2 indexed citations

Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2024). A rapid approach to assessing the vulnerability of Mozambican fisheries’ species to climate change. PLOS Climate. 3(5). e0000372–e0000372. 2 indexed citations

Pollom, Riley A., Jessica Cheok, Nathan Pacoureau, et al.. (2024). Overfishing and climate change elevate extinction risk of endemic sharks and rays in the southwest Indian Ocean hotspot. PLoS ONE. 19(9). e0306813–e0306813. 8 indexed citations

Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2024). Planning for climate change resilience—Collation, update and assessment of Mozambique’s marine fisheries data and management. PLOS Climate. 3(10). e0000494–e0000494. 1 indexed citations

Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2023). Metabarcoding of ichthyoplankton communities associated with a highly dynamic shelf region of the southwest Indian Ocean. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0284961–e0284961. 2 indexed citations

Green, Andrew, et al.. (2022). Lifting back the waters: Marine geophysics provides new insights into the uThukela Banks Marine Protected Area. South African Journal of Science. 118(11/12). 2 indexed citations

Wambiji, Nina, et al.. (2020). Challenges and opportunities for sustainable development and management of marine recreational and sport fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean. Marine Policy. 124. 104351–104351. 25 indexed citations

Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2020). Using hotspot analysis to track changes in the crustacean fishery off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 41. 101553–101553. 6 indexed citations

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Temple, Andrew J., Jérémy J. Kiszka, Selina M. Stead, et al.. (2017). Marine megafauna interactions with small-scale fisheries in the southwestern Indian Ocean: a review of status and challenges for research and management. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 28(1). 89–115. 70 indexed citations

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Groeneveld, Johan C., S.T. Fennessy, Mathias M. Igulu, et al.. (2015). Composition and abundance of deep-water crustaceans in the Southwest Indian Ocean: Enough to support trawl fisheries?. Ocean & Coastal Management. 111. 50–61. 10 indexed citations

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Yan, Ka, et al.. (2014). Verification of the cryptic species Penaeus pulchricaudatus in the commercially important kuruma shrimp P. japonicus (Decapoda : Penaeidae) using molecular taxonomy. Invertebrate Systematics. 28(5). 476–490. 29 indexed citations

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Hussey, Nigel E., M. Aaron MacNeil, Bailey C. McMeans, et al.. (2013). Rescaling the trophic structure of marine food webs. Ecology Letters. 17(2). 239–250. 400 indexed citations breakdown →

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Attwood, CG, Paul D. Cowley, Tracey P. Fairweather, et al.. (2012). Assessment of the effectiveness of South Africa's marine protected areas at representing ichthyofaunal communities. Environmental Conservation. 39(3). 259–270. 18 indexed citations

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Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2010). Influence of the sardine run on selected nearshore predatory teleosts in KwaZulu-Natal. African Journal of Marine Science. 32(2). 375–382. 21 indexed citations

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Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (2003). An Assessment of the Recreational and Commercial Skiboat Fishery in the Transkei. African Journal of Marine Science. 25(1). 61–78. 13 indexed citations

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Beckley, L.E., et al.. (1996). Informal fisheries on the east coast of South Africa (HSRC project). Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 4 indexed citations

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Robertson, W.D., Michael H. Schleyer, L.E. Beckley, et al.. (1996). Inshore marine resources and associated opportunities for development of the coast of southern Mozambique: Ponta do Ouro to Cabo de Santa Maria. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 6 indexed citations

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Beckley, L.E. & S.T. Fennessy. (1996). The beach-seine fishery off durban, Kwazulu-Natal. South African Journal of Zoology. 31(4). 186–192. 12 indexed citations

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Fennessy, S.T., et al.. (1994). Distribution and seasonality of ichthyofauna associated with commercial prawn trawl catches on the Tugela Bank of Natal, South Africa. Fisheries Research. 20(2-3). 263–282. 16 indexed citations

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