Stephen E. Swearer

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
212 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Stephen E. Swearer is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen E. Swearer has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Ecology, 129 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 84 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Stephen E. Swearer's work include Marine and fisheries research (105 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (72 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (71 papers). Stephen E. Swearer is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (105 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (72 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (71 papers). Stephen E. Swearer collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. Stephen E. Swearer's co-authors include Robin Hale, Robert R. Warner, Jennifer E. Caselle, Jeffrey Shima, David W. Lea, Rebecca L. Morris, Tim Dempster, Michael Sievers, Eric A. Treml and Marco Ghisalberti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stephen E. Swearer

206 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Larval retention and recruitment in an island population of a coral-reef fish

1999 626 citations Stephen E. Swearer et al. profile →
From grey to green: Efficacy of eco‐engineering solutions for nature‐based coastal defence

2018 330 citations Rebecca L. Morris, Stephen E. Swearer et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen E. Swearer

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Post-release survival of marine gastropods: A review 2025 ·Biological Conservation ·Kathy Overton, Tim Dempster, Stephen E. Swearer, Luke T. Barrett	0
2	Effectiveness of novel hybrid mangrove living shorelines is context dependent 2025 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown), Benedikt Fest, (unknown), Stephen E. Swearer, Rebecca L. Morris	2
3	Spatio-temporal patterns in the biomass, species composition and nitrogen content of drift macroalgae in an urbanised coastal embayment 2024 ·Journal of Applied Phycology ·(unknown), Tim Dempster, Wei Wen Wong, John A. Lewis, Perran L. M. Cook, Stephen E. Swearer	1
4	Predictors of outplanted marine bivalve survival in restoration: A review and synthesis 2024 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Kathy Overton, Tim Dempster, Stephen E. Swearer, Rebecca L. Morris, Luke T. Barrett	1
5	Range restriction leads to narrower ecological niches and greater extinction risk in Australian freshwater fish 2021 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·(unknown), Tim Dempster, (unknown), Aaron M. Davis, Stephen E. Swearer	13
6	Landscape context and dispersal ability as determinants of population genetic structure in freshwater fishes 2021 ·Freshwater Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephen E. Swearer, Tim Dempster, (unknown), Craig D. H. Sherman, Adam D. Miller	8
7	Plio‐Pleistocene sea‐level changes drive speciation of freshwater fishes in north‐western Australia 2020 ·Journal of Biogeography ·(unknown), Stephen E. Swearer, Tim Dempster, Mark Adams, (unknown), Michael P. Hammer, Peter J. Unmack	17
8	In situ 3D visualization of biomineralization matrix proteins 2020 ·Journal of Structural Biology ·Oliver R. B. Thomas, Kay Richards, Steven Petrou, Blaine R. Roberts, Stephen E. Swearer	12
9	A revision of the bioregionalisation of freshwater fish communities in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics 2019 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Tim Dempster, (unknown), Peter J. Unmack, Shawn W. Laffan, Stephen E. Swearer	12
10	Detection of small molecule concentration gradients in ocular tissues and humours 2019 ·Journal of Mass Spectrometry ·Berin A. Boughton, Oliver R. B. Thomas, Nicholas J. Demarais, Dennis Trede, Stephen E. Swearer, Angus C. Grey	12
11	Otolith Biochemistry—A Review 2019 ·Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture ·Oliver R. B. Thomas, Stephen E. Swearer	94
12	A nonnative habitat‐former mitigates native habitat loss for endemic reef fishes 2019 ·Ecological Applications ·Luke T. Barrett, Tim Dempster, Stephen E. Swearer	10
13	The Kimberley, north‐western Australia, as a cradle of evolution and endemic biodiversity: An example using grunters (Terapontidae) 2019 ·Journal of Biogeography ·(unknown), Peter J. Unmack, Tim Dempster, (unknown), Stephen E. Swearer	6
14	Impacts of marine and freshwater aquaculture on wildlife: a global meta‐analysis 2018 ·Reviews in Aquaculture ·Luke T. Barrett, Stephen E. Swearer, Tim Dempster	90
15	The inner ear proteome of fish 2018 ·FEBS Journal ·Oliver R. B. Thomas, Stephen E. Swearer, Eugene A. Kapp, P. Peng, Gerry Tonkin‐Hill, Anthony T. Papenfuss, Anne M. Roberts, Pascal Bernard, Blaine R. Roberts	52
16	When good animals love bad restored habitats: how maladaptive habitat selection can constrain restoration 2016 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Robin Hale, Stephen E. Swearer	71
17	The Reef Ecosystem Evaluation Framework: Managing for Resilience in Temperate Environments 2015 ·eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·(unknown), Stephen E. Swearer, SD Ling, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Emily K. Fobert, KP Black, Keith Weston, (unknown)	5
18	Origin of yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi , from Lord Howe Island, Australia, inferred from otolith chemistry 2008 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·Heather Patterson, Stephen E. Swearer	6
19	Habitat as a surrogate measure of reef fish diversity in the zoning of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, Australia 2008 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephen E. Swearer	22
20	Avoidance of native versus non‐native predator odours by migrating whitebait and juveniles of the common galaxiid, galaxias maculatus 2007 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephen E. Swearer	17

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