Steven G. Morgan

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Steven G. Morgan is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven G. Morgan has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 59 papers in Ecology and 53 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Steven G. Morgan's work include Marine and fisheries research (57 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (38 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (29 papers). Steven G. Morgan is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (57 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (38 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (29 papers). Steven G. Morgan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Panama. Steven G. Morgan's co-authors include John H. Christy, Alan L. Shanks, Benjamin G. Miner, Kenyon C. Lindeman, Dianna K. Padilla, Rick A. Relyea, Sonia E. Sultan, Michael J. Kingsford, Jeffrey M. Leis and Jesús Pineda and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Steven G. Morgan

95 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Ecological consequences of phenotypic plasticity

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven G. Morgan United States	35	3.0k	2.7k	1.9k	971	586	97	4.8k
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara Italy	39	4.4k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	591 1.0×	120	5.7k
Alistair G. B. Poore Australia	35	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	717 0.7×	657 1.1×	128	4.2k
Jonathan H. Grabowski United States	41	3.7k 1.3×	4.2k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	872 0.9×	641 1.1×	137	6.5k
Oscar Iribarne Argentina	43	5.0k 1.7×	2.9k 1.1×	3.3k 1.7×	1.0k 1.0×	639 1.1×	219	7.2k
Piero Calosi Canada	41	3.9k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	3.1k 1.6×	676 0.7×	1.0k 1.7×	123	6.0k
Jonathan B. Geller United States	27	2.9k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	427 0.4×	298 0.5×	53	4.5k
R. N. Hughes United Kingdom	34	2.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	614 0.6×	574 1.0×	75	4.0k
Bernardo R. Broitman Chile	37	3.2k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	3.2k 1.6×	880 0.9×	739 1.3×	100	5.5k
Gray A. Williams Hong Kong	41	2.9k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	3.0k 1.6×	300 0.3×	386 0.7×	187	5.0k
Simon D. Rundle United Kingdom	38	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.7×	811 1.4×	104	4.8k

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Cole, Christine L., et al.. (2025). Rapid wing size evolution in African fig flies ( Zaprionus indianus ) following temperate colonization. Evolution. 79(8). 1607–1621. 1 indexed citations

Shanks, Alan L., Steven G. Morgan, Jamie MacMahan, et al.. (2017). Persistent Differences in Horizontal Gradients in Phytoplankton Concentration Maintained by Surf Zone Hydrodynamics. Estuaries and Coasts. 41(1). 158–176. 15 indexed citations

Hameed, Sarah O., J. Wilson White, Seth H. Miller, Kerry J. Nickols, & Steven G. Morgan. (2016). Inverse approach to estimating larval dispersal reveals limited population connectivity along 700 km of wave-swept open coast. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1833). 20160370–20160370. 20 indexed citations

Morgan, Steven G., Alan L. Shanks, Atsushi Fujimura, et al.. (2016). Surfzone hydrodynamics as a key determinant of spatial variation in rocky intertidal communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1840). 20161017–20161017. 29 indexed citations

Morgan, Steven G., et al.. (2014). Weakly synchronized larval release maintained in the presence of predatory fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 454. 26–31. 3 indexed citations

Renick, Violet Compton, Todd W. Anderson, Steven G. Morgan, & Gary N. Cherr. (2014). Interactive effects of pesticide exposure and habitat structure on behavior and predation of a marine larval fish. Ecotoxicology. 24(2). 391–400. 10 indexed citations

Largier, John L., Margaret A. McManus, Libe Washburn, et al.. (2005). Early Results and Historical Data from NEOCO (Network for Environmental Observations of the Coastal Ocean). 591–597.

Roughan, Moninya, Amber J. Mace, John L. Largier, et al.. (2005). Subsurface recirculation and larval retention in the lee of a small headland: A variation on the upwelling shadow theme. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(C10). 115 indexed citations

Morgan, Steven G. & Donald J. Willison. (2004). Post-Romanow Pharmacare: Last-Dollar First … First-Dollar Lost?. A Nudge Too Far? A Nudge at All? On Paying People to Be Healthy. 4(3). 10–20. 11 indexed citations

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Strathmann, Richard R., Terry P. Hughes, Armand M. Kuris, et al.. (2002). Evolution of local recruitment and its consequences for marine populations. Bulletin of Marine Science. 70(1). 377–396. 207 indexed citations

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Sponaugle, Su, Robert K. Cowen, Alan L. Shanks, et al.. (2002). Predicting self-recruitment in marine populations: Biophysical correlates and mechanisms. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 367 indexed citations

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Thorrold, Simon R., Geoffrey P. Jones, Michael E. Hellberg, et al.. (2002). Quantifying larval retention and connectivity in marine populations with artificial and natural markers. Bulletin of Marine Science. 70(1). 291–308. 220 indexed citations

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Kingsford, Michael J., Jeffrey M. Leis, Alan L. Shanks, et al.. (2002). Sensory environments, larval abilities and local self-recruitment. Bulletin of Marine Science. 70(1). 309–340. 424 indexed citations

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Morgan, Steven G. & John H. Christy. (1997). Planktivorous fishes as selective agents for reproductive synchrony. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 209(1-2). 89–101. 55 indexed citations

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Morgan, Steven G. & John H. Christy. (1994). Plasticity, Constraint, and Optimality in Reproductive Timing. Ecology. 75(8). 2185–2203. 83 indexed citations

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Morgan, Steven G.. (1990). Impact of Planktivorous Fishes on Dispersal, Hatching, and Morphology of Estuarine Crab Larvae. Ecology. 71(5). 1639–1652. 114 indexed citations

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Morgan, Steven G. & Joseph W. Goy. (1987). REPRODUCTION AND LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MANTIS SHRIMP GONODACTYLUS BREDINI (CRUSTACEA: STOMATOPODA) MAINTAINED IN THE LABORATORY. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 7(4). 595–618. 23 indexed citations

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Salmon, Michael, William Seiple, & Steven G. Morgan. (1986). Hatching Rhythms of Fiddler Crabs and Associated Species at Beaufort, North Carolina. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 6(1). 24–24. 46 indexed citations

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Morgan, Steven G.. (1980). Aspects of Larval Ecology of Squilla Empusa (Crustacea, Stomatopoda) in Chesapeake Bay. Fishery Bulletin. 78(3). 2 indexed citations

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Morgan, Steven G. & Anthony J. Provenzano. (1979). Development of Pelagic Larvae and Postlarva of Squilla empusa (Crustacea, Stomatopoda), with an Assessment of Larval Characters within the Squillidae. Fishery Bulletin. 77(1). 19 indexed citations

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