Stephen Holness

1.2k total citations
37 papers, 746 citations indexed

About

Stephen Holness is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Holness has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 746 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Stephen Holness's work include Coastal and Marine Management (9 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (8 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (8 papers). Stephen Holness is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Management (9 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (8 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (8 papers). Stephen Holness collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Stephen Holness's co-authors include Linda R. Harris, Kerry Sink, Ronel Nel, David S. Schoeman, Mélodie A. McGeoch, Victoria Goodall, Steven L. Chown, Nicola J. van Wilgen, Amanda T. Lombard and Amanda Driver and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Conservation Biology and Biological Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Holness

35 papers receiving 721 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Holness South Africa 16 367 347 235 137 99 37 746
Gabriela Mendoza‐González Mexico 11 308 0.8× 315 0.9× 168 0.7× 93 0.7× 68 0.7× 22 772
Andrew Skowno South Africa 18 491 1.3× 512 1.5× 235 1.0× 426 3.1× 121 1.2× 41 1.0k
Aurélie Shapiro United States 17 528 1.4× 383 1.1× 57 0.2× 145 1.1× 123 1.2× 32 850
Charlotte E. González-Abraham United States 10 327 0.9× 308 0.9× 56 0.2× 115 0.8× 56 0.6× 13 601
Katherine L. Yates United Kingdom 15 444 1.2× 385 1.1× 389 1.7× 100 0.7× 87 0.9× 26 850
Hongyan Yang China 7 838 2.3× 277 0.8× 166 0.7× 120 0.9× 97 1.0× 14 962
Robin M. Grossinger United States 16 410 1.1× 369 1.1× 60 0.3× 226 1.6× 62 0.6× 46 792
Jeremy Weiss United States 11 391 1.1× 601 1.7× 102 0.4× 117 0.9× 103 1.0× 17 996
Zhenshan Lin China 19 552 1.5× 598 1.7× 69 0.3× 238 1.7× 141 1.4× 48 1.1k
Tim Badman United Kingdom 11 304 0.8× 268 0.8× 95 0.4× 136 1.0× 151 1.5× 22 782

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Holness

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Holness

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Holness

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Holness. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Holness 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 Stephen Holness. Stephen Holness is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harris, Linda R., Lara Van Niekerk, Stephen Holness, et al.. (2025). Conserving cross-realm coastal biodiversity when real-world planning and implementation processes split the land and sea. Ocean & Coastal Management. 263. 107586–107586. 2 indexed citations
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Harris, Linda R., et al.. (2025). Sandy beach ecosystem and species red listing highlight priorities for beach conservation and restoration. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 324. 109447–109447.
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Staden, Lize von, Stephen Holness, & Amanda T. Lombard. (2024). Can strategic protected area expansion solve the insufficient representation of biodiversity in protected area networks? A case study from South Africa. Biological Conservation. 302. 110903–110903. 1 indexed citations
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Harris, Linda R. & Stephen Holness. (2023). A practical approach to setting heuristic marine biodiversity targets for systematic conservation planning. Biological Conservation. 285. 110218–110218. 6 indexed citations
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Harris, Linda R., et al.. (2022). A robust, systematic approach for developing the biodiversity sector's input for multi-sector Marine Spatial Planning. Ocean & Coastal Management. 230. 106368–106368. 14 indexed citations
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Staden, Lize von, Mervyn Lötter, Stephen Holness, & Amanda T. Lombard. (2022). An evaluation of the effectiveness of Critical Biodiversity Areas, identified through a systematic conservation planning process, to reduce biodiversity loss outside protected areas in South Africa. Land Use Policy. 115. 106044–106044. 15 indexed citations
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Holness, Stephen, Kerry Sink, Andrew Skowno, et al.. (2019). Practical actions for applied systematic conservation planning. Conservation Biology. 33(6). 1235–1246. 29 indexed citations
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Kirkman, Stephen P., Stephen Holness, Linda R. Harris, et al.. (2018). Using Systematic Conservation Planning to support Marine Spatial Planning and achieve marine protection targets in the transboundary Benguela Ecosystem. Ocean & Coastal Management. 168. 117–129. 38 indexed citations
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Pfab, M.F., et al.. (2017). The Gauteng Conservation Plan: Planning for biodiversity in a rapidly urbanising province. Bothalia. 47(2). 11 indexed citations
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Bourne, Amanda R., et al.. (2016). A Socio-Ecological Approach for Identifying and Contextualising Spatial Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Priorities at the Sub-National Level. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155235–e0155235. 32 indexed citations
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Holness, Stephen, et al.. (2013). Biodiversity Mainstreaming in South Africa’s Production Landscapes: Lessons and Achievements. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 1672–1677. 3 indexed citations
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Harris, Linda R., Ronel Nel, Stephen Holness, Kerry Sink, & David S. Schoeman. (2013). Setting conservation targets for sandy beach ecosystems. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 150. 45–57. 37 indexed citations
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Estes, Lyndon, Bethany A. Bradley, Jonathan Green, et al.. (2013). Using Changes in Agricultural Utility to Quantify Future Climate‐Induced Risk to Conservation. Conservation Biology. 28(2). 427–437. 7 indexed citations
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Bradley, Bethany A., Lyndon Estes, David Hole, et al.. (2012). Predicting how adaptation to climate change could affect ecological conservation: secondary impacts of shifting agricultural suitability. Diversity and Distributions. 18(5). 425–437. 45 indexed citations
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Sink, Kerry, Stephen Holness, Linda R. Harris, et al.. (2012). National Biodiversity Assessment 2011: Technical Report. Volume 4: Marine and Coastal Component. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.. 16 indexed citations
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McGeoch, Mélodie A., Peter Novellie, Stefanie Freitag, et al.. (2011). A strategic framework for biodiversity monitoring in South African National Parks. Koedoe. 53(2). 29 indexed citations
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Holness, Stephen & Harry Biggs. (2011). Systematic conservation planning and adaptive management. Koedoe. 53(2). 18 indexed citations
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Holness, Stephen & Harry Biggs. (1970). Systematic conservation planning and adaptive management. Koedoe. 53(2). 2 indexed citations

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