Trevor J. Willis

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Trevor J. Willis is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Trevor J. Willis has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Trevor J. Willis's work include Marine and fisheries research (24 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (18 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (15 papers). Trevor J. Willis is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (24 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (18 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (15 papers). Trevor J. Willis collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Italy and United Kingdom. Trevor J. Willis's co-authors include Marti J. Anderson, Russell C. Babcock, Russell B. Millar, Nick Tolimieri, Natasha J. Sharp, Ben K. Diggles, C. W. Poortenaar, Stuart Kininmonth, Malcolm Haddon and Germán Soler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Trevor J. Willis

45 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

CANONICAL ANALYSIS OF PRINCIPAL COORDINATES: A USEFUL METHOD OF CONSTRAINED ORDINATION FOR ECOLOGY

2003 2.1k citations Trevor J. Willis et al. profile →
Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity

2013 458 citations Rick D. Stuart‐Smith, Amanda E. Bates et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Trevor J. Willis

ECOLO

GPC

NLC

OCEAN

EEBS

Dan Minchin Lithuania

Sergej Olenin Lithuania

Stephan Gollasch Germany

Daniel F. R. Cleary Portugal

Susan S. Kilham United States

Ronaldo Sousa Portugal

P.F.M. Verdonschot Netherlands

Steven Declerck Belgium

Ross M. Thompson Australia

Eugene D. Gallagher United States

Dan Minchin Lithuania

Trevor J. Willis

2.7k ×0.9

ECOLO

2.8k ×1.3

GPC

913 ×0.6

NLC

1.3k ×1.5

OCEAN

337 ×0.8

EEBS

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Countries citing papers authored by Trevor J. Willis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Trevor J. Willis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Trevor J. Willis

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chung, Ming‐Tsung, et al.. (2025). Potential metabolic records in isotope signals of chondrichthyan hard tissues. Journal of Fish Biology. 107(3). 1001–1017.

Girolametti, Federico, et al.. (2024). Mercury bioaccumulation and its relationship with trophic biomarkers in a Mediterranean elasmobranch mesopredator. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 201. 116218–116218. 3 indexed citations

Danovaro, Roberto, Cinzia Corinaldesi, Antonio Dell’Anno, et al.. (2023). Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of heavy metals in marine micro-predators. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1206–1206. 23 indexed citations

Wyatt, Alex S. J., et al.. (2022). A Multi-Tissue, Multi-Species Assessment of Lipid and Urea Stable Isotope Biases in Mesopredator Elasmobranchs. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 10 indexed citations

Corinaldesi, Cinzia, Antonio Dell’Anno, Michael Tangherlini, et al.. (2021). Multiple impacts of microplastics can threaten marine habitat-forming species. Communications Biology. 4(1). 431–431. 110 indexed citations

Handley, Sean J., Mark Horrocks, Trevor J. Willis, et al.. (2020). Historical analyses of coastal marine sediments reveal land-based impacts on the benthos. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 4 indexed citations

Willis, Trevor J., Rona A. R. McGill, Luigi Musco, et al.. (2017). Kleptopredation: a mechanism to facilitate planktivory in a benthic mollusc. Biology Letters. 13(11). 20170447–20170447. 14 indexed citations

Soler, Germán, Graham J. Edgar, Russell Thomson, et al.. (2015). Reef Fishes at All Trophic Levels Respond Positively to Effective Marine Protected Areas. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140270–e0140270. 48 indexed citations

Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Amanda E. Bates, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, et al.. (2013). Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity. Nature. 501(7468). 539–542. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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Willis, Trevor J., et al.. (2013). Occurrence of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in natural gas fields of the northwestern Adriatic Sea. Marine Ecology. 34(3). 373–379. 20 indexed citations

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Shackleton, Charlie M., Trevor J. Willis, Katrina Brown, & Nicholas Polunin. (2010). Reflecting on the next generation of models for community-based natural resources management. Environmental Conservation. 37(1). 1–4. 70 indexed citations

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Houlahan, Jeff E., David J. Currie, Karl Cottenie, et al.. (2007). Compensatory dynamics are rare in natural ecological communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(9). 3273–3277. 238 indexed citations

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Willis, Trevor J., et al.. (2007). Direct versus indirect effects of wave exposure as a structuring force on temperate cryptobenthic fish assemblages. Marine Biology. 151(5). 1683–1694. 30 indexed citations

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Sharp, Natasha J., C. W. Poortenaar, Ben K. Diggles, & Trevor J. Willis. (2003). Metazoan parasites of yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi lalandi , in New Zealand: Prevalence, intensity, and site preference. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 37(2). 273–282. 42 indexed citations

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Willis, Trevor J., Darren M. Parsons, & Russell C. Babcock. (2001). Evidence for long‐term site fidelity of snapper (Pagrus auratus) within a marine reserve. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 35(3). 581–590. 74 indexed citations

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Willis, Trevor J. & Russell C. Babcock. (2000). A baited underwater video system for the determination of relative density of carnivorous reef fish. Marine and Freshwater Research. 51(8). 755–763. 271 indexed citations

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Willis, Trevor J., et al.. (1999). First New Zealand record of the Australian bridled goby, arenigobius bifrenatus (Pisces: Gobiidae). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 33(2). 189–192. 12 indexed citations

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Millar, Russell B. & Trevor J. Willis. (1999). Applications: Estimating the Relative Density of Snapper in and around a Marine Reserve Using a Log‐Linear Mixed‐Effects Model. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics. 41(4). 383–394. 23 indexed citations

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Willis, Trevor J. & Russell C. Babcock. (1998). Retention and in situ detectability of visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIFE) tags in Pagrus auratus (Sparidae). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 32(2). 247–254. 56 indexed citations

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Haddon, Malcolm, Trevor J. Willis, Robert G. Wear, & Victor C. Anderlini. (1996). Biomass and distribution of five species of surf clam off an exposed west coast North Island beach, New Zealand. Journal of Shellfish Research. 15(2). 247–339. 7 indexed citations

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