Stuart Hamilton

4.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
38 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Stuart Hamilton is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart Hamilton has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Stuart Hamilton's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (16 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers) and Oil Palm Production and Sustainability (7 papers). Stuart Hamilton is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (16 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers) and Oil Palm Production and Sustainability (7 papers). Stuart Hamilton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Stuart Hamilton's co-authors include Daniel Casey, Daniel A. Friess, Chris Houser, Cheryl J. Hapke, Shing Yip Lee, Jurgenne H. Primavera, Edward B. Barbier, Jacob Hochard, Ken W. Krauss and Catherine E. Lovelock and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Stuart Hamilton

36 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

  1. Creation of a high spatiotemporal resolution global database of continuous mangrove forest cover for the 21st Century (CGMFC-21)
    2014 753 citations Stuart Hamilton, Daniel Casey Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) profile →
  2. The State of the World's Mangrove Forests: Past, Present, and Future
    2019 526 citations Daniel A. Friess, Kerrylee Rogers et al. Annual Review of Environment and Resources profile →
  3. Global carbon stocks and potential emissions due to mangrove deforestation from 2000 to 2012
    2018 271 citations Stuart Hamilton, Daniel A. Friess Nature Climate Change profile →
  4. Better restoration policies are needed to conserve mangrove ecosystems
    2019 207 citations Shing Yip Lee, Stuart Hamilton et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Stuart Hamilton 2.2k 852 727 405 283 38 2.9k
Sofyan Kurnianto 2.8k 1.3× 671 0.8× 781 1.1× 635 1.6× 228 0.8× 17 3.2k
Melanie Stidham 2.0k 0.9× 505 0.6× 909 1.3× 415 1.0× 184 0.7× 12 2.7k
David Lagomasino 1.9k 0.8× 511 0.6× 755 1.0× 303 0.7× 182 0.6× 60 2.4k
Jared O. Bosire 2.1k 1.0× 508 0.6× 694 1.0× 496 1.2× 232 0.8× 37 2.6k
María Fernanda Adame 3.2k 1.4× 816 1.0× 952 1.3× 331 0.8× 352 1.2× 104 4.0k
Nathan Thomas 2.7k 1.2× 557 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 491 1.2× 256 0.9× 42 3.3k
James Gitundu Kairo 3.2k 1.4× 747 0.9× 932 1.3× 684 1.7× 304 1.1× 111 3.7k
Edward Castañeda‐Moya 2.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 694 1.0× 245 0.6× 151 0.5× 55 3.4k
Sigit D. Sasmito 1.6k 0.7× 338 0.4× 468 0.6× 449 1.1× 193 0.7× 35 1.9k
Karen Diele 2.9k 1.3× 508 0.6× 917 1.3× 227 0.6× 192 0.7× 65 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stuart Hamilton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stuart Hamilton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stuart Hamilton

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Crown, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2025). Generative Artificial Intelligence for Compliance Risk Analysis. 2025(13). 1–1.
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Hamilton, Stuart, et al.. (2024). The Impact of Land Conversion on Primate Habitats: Refining the Extent of Occurrence Data for Four Capuchin Species in North and Northeastern Brazil. International Journal of Primatology. 45(5). 1049–1063. 1 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Stuart, Andréa Presotto, & Arthur J. Lembo. (2022). Establishing the relationship between non-human primates and mangrove forests at the global, national, and local scales. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0277440–e0277440. 3 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Stuart, Chrisphine S. Nyamweya, Zachary Ogari, et al.. (2022). High-resolution bathymetries and shorelines for the Great Lakes of the White Nile basin. Scientific Data. 9(1). 642–642. 11 indexed citations
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Hochard, Jacob, Edward B. Barbier, & Stuart Hamilton. (2021). Mangroves and coastal topography create economic “safe havens” from tropical storms. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15359–15359. 10 indexed citations
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Lee, Shing Yip, Stuart Hamilton, Edward B. Barbier, Jurgenne H. Primavera, & Roy R. Lewis. (2019). Better restoration policies are needed to conserve mangrove ecosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(6). 870–872. 207 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamilton, Stuart, et al.. (2019). The use of unmanned aircraft systems and high-resolution satellite imagery to monitor tilapia fish-cage aquaculture expansion in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Bulletin of Marine Science. 96(1). 71–94. 17 indexed citations
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Friess, Daniel A., Kerrylee Rogers, Catherine E. Lovelock, et al.. (2019). The State of the World's Mangrove Forests: Past, Present, and Future. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 44(1). 89–115. 526 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamilton, Stuart. (2019). Mangroves and Aquaculture. 14 indexed citations
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Castellanos‐Galindo, Gustavo A., et al.. (2018). A comparison of Colombian Pacific mangrove extent estimations: Implications for the conservation of a unique Neotropical tidal forest. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 212. 233–240. 28 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Stuart & Daniel A. Friess. (2018). Global carbon stocks and potential emissions due to mangrove deforestation from 2000 to 2012. Nature Climate Change. 8(3). 240–244. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamilton, Stuart, et al.. (2016). The Carbon Holdings of Northern Ecuador's Mangrove Forests. Figshare. 4 indexed citations
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Hancock, Gregory S., et al.. (2015). A Geospatial Methodology to Identify Locations of Concentrated Runoff from Agricultural Fields. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 51(6). 1613–1625. 8 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Stuart & Daniel Casey. (2014). Creation of a high spatiotemporal resolution global database of continuous mangrove forest cover for the 21st Century (CGMFC-21). Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium). 753 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamilton, Stuart, et al.. (2013). Livelihood responses to mangrove deforestation in the northern provinces of Ecuador Respuestas de subsistencia a la deforestación de los manglares en las provincias del norte de Ecuador. 1 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Stuart, et al.. (2011). Examining the relationship between international aid and mangrove deforestation in coastal Ecuador from 1970 to 2006. Journal of Land Use Science. 7(2). 177–202. 23 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Stuart. (2011). The impact of shrimp farming on mangrove ecosystems and local livelihoods along the Pacific coast of Ecuador. Aquila Digital Community (University of Southern Mississippi). 10 indexed citations
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Houser, Chris, et al.. (2007). EOF Analysis of Morphological Response to Hurricane Ivan. Scholarship at UWindsor (University of Windsor). 986–995. 7 indexed citations

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