Stephen J. Hawkins

22.7k citations

265 papers · 15.8k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 66

Oceanography top 0.02%
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 148
- Marine and coastal plant biology 141
Ecology top 0.05%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 49
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 41
Global and Planetary Change top 0.1%
- Marine and fisheries research 53
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies 42
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies 31
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 0.2%
- Coastal and Marine Management 22

Co-authors: Richard C. Thompson Richard G. Hartnoll Michael T. Burrows Pippa J. Moore A. J. Southward Stuart R. Jenkins Martin J. Genner Nova Mieszkowska
Cited by: Oceanography Ecology Global and Planetary Change
Partner nations: United Kingdom Portugal Spain

In The Last Decade

Stephen J. Hawkins

259 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2017 The role of kelp species as biogenic habitat formers in coastal marine ecosystems
2017 Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions
2013 Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast Atlantic perspective
2006 Living on the Edge of Two Changing Worlds: Forecasting the Responses of Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems to Climate Change
1983 Grazing of intertidal algae by marine invertebrates

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1	Turning riprap into reefs: Integrating oyster shells into shoreline armouring Thea E Bradford,Chi C Lo,Juan C. Astudillo,Ricky Leung,Charlene Lai,Jay J. Minuti,Chris K.C. Wong,Stephen J. Hawkins,Rebecca L. Morris,Kmy Leung	2025	0
2	The role of limpets in biodiversity patterns and bioerosion on coastal infrastructure: Insights from Plymouth Breakwater Allison Cooper,Antony M. Knights,Simon J. Walker,Juan Sempere‐Valverde,Chris Moocarme,Stephen J. Hawkins,Louise B. Firth	2025	1
3	Foundation species loss alters algal community structure and dynamics at a trailing range edge Nathan G. King,Harry Teagle,Stephen J. Hawkins,Dan A. Smale	2025	0
4	Greening of grey and murky harbours: enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem functioning on artificial shorelines Thea E Bradford,Juan C. Astudillo,Charlene Lai,R Leung,Jay J. Minuti,Stephen J. Hawkins,Rebecca L. Morris,Janet Kit Yan Chan,Kmy Leung	2025	0
5	Metrics matter: Multiple diversity metrics at different spatial scales are needed to understand species diversity in urban environments Kathryn A. O’Shaughnessy,Antony M. Knights,Stephen J. Hawkins,Mick E. Hanley,Paul Lunt,Richard C. Thompson,Louise B. Firth	2023	17
6	Variability and connectivity in populations of different limpet species across rockpool-generated mosaic landscapes Maria Inês Seabra,Nélia Penteado,Teresa Cruz,Stephen J. Hawkins	2023	2
7	Applying landscape metrics to species distribution model predictions to characterize internal range structure and associated changes Amélia Curd,Mathieu Chevalier,Mickaël Vasquez,Aurélien Boyé,Louise B. Firth,Martin P. Marzloff,Lucy Bricheno,Michael T. Burrows,Laura Bush,Céline Cordier,Andrew J. Davies,Mattias Green,Stephen J. Hawkins,Fernando P. Lima,Claudia Meneghesso,Nova Mieszkowska,Rui Seabra,Sophie Dubois	2022	16
8	Climate‐driven substitution of foundation species causes breakdown of a facilitation cascade with potential implications for higher trophic levels Dan A. Smale,Harry Teagle,Stephen J. Hawkins,Helen L. Jenkins,Nadia Frontier,Catherine Wilding,Nathan G. King,Mathilde Jackson‐Bué,Pippa J. Moore	2022	23
9	Shell growth and age determined from annual lines in the southern warm-water limpet Patella depressa at its poleward geographic boundaries Mauricio H. Oróstica,Christopher A. Richardson,Juan Estrella‐Martínez,Stuart R. Jenkins,Stephen J. Hawkins	2021	0
10	Structures spread across our seas Stephen J. Hawkins,Louise B. Firth,A. Evans	2020	2
11	Rocky shores as tractable test systems for experimental ecology Stephen J. Hawkins,Kathryn E. Pack,Kieran Hyder,Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi,Stuart R. Jenkins	2020	20
12	Identifying niche and fitness dissimilarities in invaded marine macroalgal canopies within the context of contemporary coexistence theory Graham Epstein,Stephen J. Hawkins,Dan A. Smale	2019	13
13	Removal treatments alter the recruitment dynamics of a global marine invader - Implications for management feasibility Graham Epstein,Stephen J. Hawkins,Dan A. Smale	2018	5
14	From ocean sprawl to blue-green infrastructure – A UK perspective on an issue of global significance A. Evans,Louise B. Firth,Stephen J. Hawkins,Alice E. Hall,Joseph E. Ironside,Richard C. Thompson,Pippa J. Moore	2018	57
15	Impacts and effects of ocean warming on intertidal rocky habitats. Stephen J. Hawkins,A. Evans,Louise B. Firth,Martin J. Genner,Roger J.H. Herbert,Leoni Adams,Pippa J. Moore,Nova Mieszkowska,Richard C. Thompson,Michael T. Burrows,Phillip B. Fenberg	2016	51
16	A review of long-term research in the western English Channel A. J. Southward,Olivia Langmead,Nicholas J. Hardman-Mountford,James Aiken,G. T. Boalch,P. R. Dando,J. Genner,Ian Joint,Kendall,N. C. Halliday,Roger Harris,Rebecca Leaper,Nova Mieszkowska,R.D. Pingree,Anthony J. Richardson,David Sims,Tania Smith,Anthony W. Walne,Stephen J. Hawkins	2005	2
17	Use of the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus, as a bioindicator of tributyltin (TBT) contamination in the Solent and around the Isle of Wight Roger J.H. Herbert,Simon Bray,Stephen J. Hawkins	2000	1
18	Intertidal Ecology David Raffaelli,Stephen J. Hawkins	1999	197
19	Identification of stocks of the exploited limpets Patella aspera and P. candei at Madeira Archipelago by allozyme electrophoresis Laura Weber,J. P. Thorpe,Ricardo S. Santos,Stephen J. Hawkins	1998	10
20	Principles of chemical reaction engineering and plant design Barbara Elvers,Stephen J. Hawkins,Gail Schulz	1992	6

About Stephen J. Hawkins

Stephen J. Hawkins is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 265 papers that have together received 15.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (148 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (141 papers), Marine and fisheries research (53 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (49 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (42 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (41 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (31 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (9.9k citations), Ecology (9.2k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (6.2k citations). Stephen J. Hawkins has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Richard C. Thompson, Richard G. Hartnoll, Michael T. Burrows, Pippa J. Moore, A. J. Southward, Stuart R. Jenkins, Martin J. Genner, Nova Mieszkowska, Louise B. Firth and Dan A. Smale.

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