Stephen P. Kirkman

2.0k total citations
64 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Stephen P. Kirkman is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen P. Kirkman has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 18 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen P. Kirkman's work include Marine animal studies overview (43 papers), Marine and fisheries research (25 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (17 papers). Stephen P. Kirkman is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (43 papers), Marine and fisheries research (25 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (17 papers). Stephen P. Kirkman collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Norway and United States. Stephen P. Kirkman's co-authors include Pierre Pistorius, Marthán N Bester, G. J. Greg Hofmeyr, M.N. Bester, Daniel P. Costa, John P. Y. Arnould, Azwianewi B. Makhado, Autumn‐Lynn Harrison, Stella Villegas‐Amtmann and Herman Oosthuizen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Oecologia and Biological Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Stephen P. Kirkman

63 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers

Stephen P. Kirkman

ECOLO

GPC

OCEAN

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Mirtha Lewis Argentina

Jefferson T. Hinke United States

Sophie Smout United Kingdom

Michael Sumner Australia

Karen Evans Australia

Samantha E. Simmons United States

Glenn R. VanBlaricom United States

Mark Jessopp Ireland

Lyne Morissette Canada

Jaime Jahncke United States

Mirtha Lewis Argentina

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948 ×0.8

ECOLO

379 ×0.7

GPC

167 ×0.6

218 ×1.0

OCEAN

179 ×1.0

NLC

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Countries citing papers authored by Stephen P. Kirkman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen P. Kirkman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen P. Kirkman

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Shabangu, Fannie W., et al.. (2025). Monthly and Diel Acoustic Occurrence of Four Baleen Whale Species in South African Waters. Ecology and Evolution. 15(8). e72004–e72004. 1 indexed citations

Harris, Linda R., Janine B. Adams, Nancy Job, et al.. (2025). Cross-realm biodiversity profile of the South African coastal zone. African Journal of Marine Science. 47(1). 1–18. 2 indexed citations

Kirkman, Stephen P., et al.. (2025). Life history and behavioural observations during the rearing of Dira clytus clytus (Linnaeus, 1764) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae), with notes on implications for climate change adaptation. African Invertebrates. 66(1). 65–72.

Sullivan‐Stack, Jenna, et al.. (2024). Assessing South Africa’s marine protected area quality and progress towards conservation goals: An application of The MPA Guide framework. Marine Policy. 173. 106513–106513. 1 indexed citations

Trueman, Clive N., Stephen P. Kirkman, John P. Y. Arnould, et al.. (2023). Geographical, temporal, and individual‐based differences in the trophic ecology of female Cape fur seals. Ecology and Evolution. 13(2). e9790–e9790. 3 indexed citations

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

Oliveira, Larissa Rosa de, Enrique A. Crespo, Susana Cárdenas‐Alayza, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere. Systematic Biology. 70(4). 786–802. 35 indexed citations

Kirkman, Stephen P., et al.. (2020). Abundance of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) along the south coast of South Africa. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0227085–e0227085. 2 indexed citations

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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Reisinger, Ryan R, Ben Raymond, Mark A. Hindell, et al.. (2018). Habitat modelling of tracking data from multiple marine predators identifies important areas in the Southern Indian Ocean. Diversity and Distributions. 24(4). 535–550. 70 indexed citations

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Kirkman, Stephen P., Dawit Yemane, Tarron Lamont, Michael A. Meÿer, & Pierre Pistorius. (2016). Foraging Behavior of Subantarctic Fur Seals Supports Efficiency of a Marine Reserve’s Design. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0152370–e0152370. 20 indexed citations

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Costa, Daniel P., Patrick W. Robinson, John P. Y. Arnould, et al.. (2010). Accuracy of ARGOS Locations of Pinnipeds at-Sea Estimated Using Fastloc GPS. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8677–e8677. 213 indexed citations

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Gründlingh, Marten L., John J. Bolton, Leonard J. V. Compagno, et al.. (2007). AfrOBIS: a marine biogeographic information system for sub-Saharan Africa. South African Journal of Science. 103. 91–93. 3 indexed citations

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Bruyn, P J Nico de, et al.. (2003). Temporal variation of cephalopods in the diet of Cape fur seals in Namibia: research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 33(2). 85–96. 3 indexed citations

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Bruyn, P J Nico de, et al.. (2003). Temporal variation of cephalopods in the diet of Cape fur seals in Namibia. Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR). 15 indexed citations

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Kirkman, Stephen P., et al.. (2003). Variation in the timing of moult in southern elephant seals at Marion Island : research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 33(2). 79–84. 5 indexed citations

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Kirkman, Stephen P., Marthán N Bester, Azwianewi B. Makhado, & Pierre Pistorius. (2003). Female attendance patterns of Antarctic fur seals at Marion Island. African Zoology. 38(2). 402–405. 9 indexed citations

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Pistorius, Pierre, et al.. (2002). Implications of the winter haulout for future survival and resighting probability of southern elephant seals at Marion Island. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 32(1). 59–63. 7 indexed citations

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Kirkman, Stephen P., et al.. (2001). Steroidogenic correlates of pregnancy in the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis). Life Sciences. 68(18). 2061–2072. 13 indexed citations

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Pistorius, Pierre, Marthán N Bester, & Stephen P. Kirkman. (1999). Survivorship of a declining population of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina , in relation to age, sex and cohort. Oecologia. 121(2). 201–211. 53 indexed citations

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