Steven W. Purcell

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Steven W. Purcell is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven W. Purcell has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Aquatic Science, 62 papers in Ecology and 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Steven W. Purcell's work include Echinoderm biology and ecology (67 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (55 papers) and Aquatic life and conservation (36 papers). Steven W. Purcell is often cited by papers focused on Echinoderm biology and ecology (67 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (55 papers) and Aquatic life and conservation (36 papers). Steven W. Purcell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Caledonia and Malaysia. Steven W. Purcell's co-authors include A. Lovatelli, Sven Uthicke, Chantal Conand, Annie Mercier, David R. Bellwood, Jean-François Hamel, Jean‐François Hamel, C Hair, David J. Mills and M. Verónica Toral-Granda and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Steven W. Purcell

99 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Advances in sea cucumber aquaculture and management

2004 431 citations A. Lovatelli, Chantal Conand et al. ePublications@SCU (Southern Cross University) profile →
Sea cucumber fisheries: global analysis of stocks, management measures and drivers of overfishing

2011 372 citations Steven W. Purcell, Annie Mercier et al. profile →

Peers

Steven W. Purcell

ECOLO

GPC

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Chantal Conand Réunion

Paul C. Southgate Australia

Andreas Kunzmann Germany

Johann D. Bell Australia

Jamaluddin Jompa Indonesia

Sebastian C. A. Ferse Germany

Patrice Francour France

Patrik Rönnbäck Sweden

Maria Lourdes D. Palomares Canada

Joan Moranta Spain

Chantal Conand Réunion

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Countries citing papers authored by Steven W. Purcell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven W. Purcell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven W. Purcell

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2025). Long‐Term Mobility of a Harvested, Rocky‐Reef Gastropod. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 32(5). 189–202.

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2024). Length–Weight and Body Condition Relationships of the Exploited Sea Cucumber Pearsonothuria graeffei. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12(3). 371–371. 2 indexed citations

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2024). Length–Weight Relationships of the Prized Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni from In Situ and Ex Situ Measurements. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12(12). 2283–2283.

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2024). Decadal changes in value of dried sea cucumbers (bêche-de-mer) in Hong Kong markets. Marine Policy. 171. 106450–106450. 4 indexed citations

Bay, Line K., Véronique J. L. Mocellin, Gaël Lecellier, et al.. (2024). Thermal tolerance traits of individual corals are widely distributed across the Great Barrier Reef. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2030). 20240587–20240587. 4 indexed citations

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2023). Long-term home ranging in the large sea cucumber, Holothuria fuscopunctata. Coral Reefs. 42(5). 1059–1066. 2 indexed citations

Purcell, Steven W., et al.. (2023). Extended and spatially asynchronous reproductive periodicity in a harvested, warm‐temperate rocky‐reef gastropod (Turbinidae). Fisheries Oceanography. 33(1). 1 indexed citations

Lin, Lisha, Longyan Zhao, Na Gao, et al.. (2019). From multi-target anticoagulants to DOACs, and intrinsic coagulation factor inhibitors. Blood Reviews. 39. 100615–100615. 38 indexed citations

Li, Xu, Na Gao, Chuang Xiao, et al.. (2018). Modulating the degree of fucosylation of fucosylated chondroitin sulfate enhances heparin cofactor II-dependent thrombin inhibition. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 154. 133–143. 19 indexed citations

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Gao, Na, Ronghua Yin, Lisha Lin, et al.. (2018). Precise structures of fucosylated glycosaminoglycan and its oligosaccharides as novel intrinsic factor Xase inhibitors. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 148. 423–435. 42 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaomei, Lan Luo, Ying Cai, et al.. (2017). Structural Elucidation and Biological Activity of a Highly Regular Fucosylated Glycosaminoglycan from the Edible Sea Cucumber Stichopus herrmanni. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 65(42). 9315–9323. 48 indexed citations

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Purcell, Steven W., Chantal Conand, Sven Uthicke, & Maria Byrne. (2016). Ecological Roles of Exploited Sea Cucumbers. 54. 367–386. 89 indexed citations

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Branch, Trevor A., Aaron Savio Lobo, & Steven W. Purcell. (2013). Opportunistic exploitation: an overlooked pathway to extinction. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 28(7). 409–413. 87 indexed citations

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Purcell, Steven W.. (2011). Principles and science of stocking marine areas with sea cucumbers. Journal of Child Neurology. 17 Suppl 1. 92–103. 13 indexed citations

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Purcell, Steven W., A. Lovatelli, M. Vasconcellos, & Yimin Ye. (2010). Managing sea cucumber fisheries with an ecosystem approach. ePublications@SCU (Southern Cross University). 171 indexed citations

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Lovatelli, A., Marcelo Vasconcellos, Chantal Conand, et al.. (2008). Sea Cucumbers: A global review of fisheries and trade. FAO eBooks. 28. 4–6. 216 indexed citations

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Friedman, Kim, Steven W. Purcell, Johann D. Bell, & C Hair. (2008). Sea cucumber fisheries: a manager's toolbox. ePublications@SCU (Southern Cross University). 29 indexed citations

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Lovatelli, A., Chantal Conand, Steven W. Purcell, et al.. (2004). Advances in sea cucumber aquaculture and management. ePublications@SCU (Southern Cross University). 431 indexed citations breakdown →

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Purcell, Steven W.. (2000). Association of epilithic algae with sediment distribution on a windward reef in the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Bulletin of Marine Science. 66(1). 199–214. 54 indexed citations

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Purcell, Steven W.. (1996). A direct method for assessing sediment load in epilithic algal communities. Coral Reefs. 15(4). 211–213. 26 indexed citations

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