Steven H. Ferguson

11.0k citations

252 papers · 6.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 41

Ecology top 0.1%
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 1%
Oceanography top 1%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 1%

Co-authors: Philip D. McLoughlin Jeff W. Higdon François Messier Ian Stirling David J. Yurkowski Cory J. D. Matthews Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen Lisa L. Loseto
Topics: Marine animal studies overview (193 papers)Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (110 papers)Isotope Analysis in Ecology (49 papers)
Cited by: Ecology Atmospheric Science Developmental Biology
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaEnvironmental Science & Technology
Partner nations: Canada United States Greenland

In The Last Decade

Steven H. Ferguson

245 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

QUANTIFYING THE SENSITIVITY OF ARCTIC MARINE MAMMALS TO CLIMATE-INDUCED HABITAT CHANGE

2008 520 citations Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen, Steven H. Ferguson et al. profile →
Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century

2015 294 citations Kit M. Kovacs, Steven H. Ferguson et al. profile →

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1	Bowhead whale mortality event in Nunavut, Canada – Autumn, 2020 2025 ·The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue ·(unknown),Brent G. Young,Gregory W. Thiemann,Jeff W. Higdon,Stephen Raverty,Magali Houde,Cory J. D. Matthews,(unknown),Steven H. Ferguson	1
2	A review of climate change impacts on migration patterns of marine vertebrates in Arctic and Subarctic ecosystems 2024 ·Frontiers in Environmental Science ·Kathy J. Kuletz,Steven H. Ferguson,Morten Frederiksen,Colin P. Gallagher,Donna D. W. Hauser,Haakon Hop,Kit M. Kovacs,Christian Lydersen,Anders Mosbech,Andrew C. Seitz	9
3	Dietary plasticity and broad North Atlantic origins inferred from bulk and amino acid‐specific δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C favour killer whale range expansions into Arctic waters 2024 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Cory J. D. Matthews,Christopher T. Yarnes,(unknown),(unknown),Jérémy J. Kiszka,Steven H. Ferguson	3
4	Not all maps are equal: Evaluating approaches for mapping vessel collision risk to large baleen whales 2024 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown),William D. Halliday,Jackie Dawson,Steven H. Ferguson,Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen,(unknown),(unknown),Brent G. Young,Lauren McWhinnie	2
5	Assessment of persistent organic pollutants in killer whales (Orcinus orca) of the Canadian Arctic: Implications for subsistence consumption and conservation strategies 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Jean‐Pierre Desforges,Steven H. Ferguson,(unknown),Melissa A. McKinney,Cortney A. Watt,Cory J. D. Matthews	5
6	Investigating the Relationship Between Body Shape and Life History Traits in Toothed Whales: Can Body Shape Predict Fast-Slow Life Histories? 2023 ·Evolutionary Biology ·Steven H. Ferguson,Jeff W. Higdon,Chloé Schmidt,Corinne Pomerleau,Cory J. D. Matthews	1
7	Estimating abundance of Eastern Canada-West Greenland bowhead whales using genetic mark-recapture analyses 2023 ·Global Ecology and Conservation ·(unknown),Steven H. Ferguson,Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen,Darren M. Gillis,Cortney A. Watt	2
8	Trophic Structure and a Temporal Shift in Trophic Diversity of Mobile Consumers in a Subarctic Estuary 2023 ·Estuaries and Coasts ·(unknown),Stephen D. Petersen,James D. Roth,Steven H. Ferguson,David J. Yurkowski	3
9	Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations 2022 ·Arctic Science ·(unknown),Stephen D. Petersen,Steven H. Ferguson,(unknown),Cortney A. Watt	6
10	Polar bear diet composition reveals spatiotemporal distribution of Arctic marine mammals across Nunavut, Canada 2021 ·Ecological Indicators ·(unknown),Gregory W. Thiemann,Markus Dyck,Steven H. Ferguson	6
11	Predicting how climate change threatens the prey base of Arctic marine predators 2021 ·Ecology Letters ·(unknown),Travis C. Tai,William W. L. Cheung,Steven H. Ferguson,U. Rashid Sumaila,David J. Yurkowski,Marie Auger‐Méthé	37
12	Marine mammal biodiversity and rare narwhal (Monodon monoceros) observations near northern Ellesmere Island, Canada 2021 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown),(unknown),Brent G. Young,David J. Yurkowski,Christine Michel,Steven H. Ferguson	6
13	Atlantic walrus signal latitudinal differences in the long-term decline of sea ice-derived carbon to benthic fauna in the Canadian Arctic 2020 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·David J. Yurkowski,Thomas A. Brown,Paul J. Blanchfield,Steven H. Ferguson	14
14	Novel observations of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in Archer Fjord, northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada 2019 ·Polar Biology ·David J. Yurkowski,(unknown),(unknown),Benjamin Lange,Andrew W.G. Platt,Jeff W. Higdon,(unknown),Adam W. Ferguson,Steven H. Ferguson,Christine Michel	1
15	Diet and isotopic niche overlap elucidate competition potential between seasonally sympatric phocids in the Canadian Arctic 2019 ·Marine Biology ·(unknown),David J. Yurkowski,Gail K. Davoren,Steven H. Ferguson	34
16	Baffin Bay narwhal (Monodon monoceros) select bathymetry over sea ice during winter 2018 ·Polar Biology ·(unknown),David J. Yurkowski,Jack Orr,David G. Barber,Steven H. Ferguson	11
17	A temporal shift in trophic diversity among a predator assemblage in a warming Arctic 2018 ·Royal Society Open Science ·David J. Yurkowski,Nigel E. Hussey,Steven H. Ferguson,Aaron T. Fisk	48
18	Temporal shifts in intraguild predation pressure between beluga whales and Greenland halibut in a changing Arctic 2017 ·Biology Letters ·David J. Yurkowski,Nigel E. Hussey,Aaron T. Fisk,(unknown),Ross F. Tallman,Steven H. Ferguson	27
19	Mercury and cadmium in ringed seals in the Canadian Arctic: Influence of location and diet 2016 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Tanya M. Brown,Aaron T. Fisk,Xiaowa Wang,Steven H. Ferguson,Brent G. Young,Ken Reimer,Derek C. G. Muir	39
20	Distribution and movements of Caribou, Rangifer tarandus, in the Central Arctic region of Alaska 1997 ·The Canadian Field-Naturalist ·(unknown),Steven H. Ferguson,(unknown)	3

About Steven H. Ferguson

Steven H. Ferguson is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography, having authored 252 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine animal studies overview (193 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (110 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (49 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (5.8k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.6k citations) and Developmental Biology (236 citations). Steven H. Ferguson has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Greenland. Frequent co-authors include Philip D. McLoughlin, Jeff W. Higdon, François Messier, Ian Stirling, David J. Yurkowski, Cory J. D. Matthews, Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen, Lisa L. Loseto, Serge Larivière and Øystein Wiig. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

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