Vanessa Messmer

2.2k total citations
41 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Vanessa Messmer is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanessa Messmer has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Vanessa Messmer's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (37 papers), Marine and fisheries research (29 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (10 papers). Vanessa Messmer is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (37 papers), Marine and fisheries research (29 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (10 papers). Vanessa Messmer collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Saudi Arabia. Vanessa Messmer's co-authors include Morgan S. Pratchett, Andrew S. Hoey, Geoffrey P. Jones, Shaun K. Wilson, Philip L. Munday, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Darren J. Coker, Andrew J. Tobin, Jacob L. Johansen and Thomas D. Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Vanessa Messmer

41 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vanessa Messmer Australia 23 1.4k 963 563 444 148 41 1.6k
Hugo B. Harrison Australia 19 1.2k 0.9× 903 0.9× 399 0.7× 424 1.0× 82 0.6× 48 1.5k
Karl‐Hermann Kock Germany 26 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 289 0.5× 794 1.8× 177 1.2× 53 1.8k
Mark Belchier United Kingdom 22 846 0.6× 760 0.8× 269 0.5× 349 0.8× 168 1.1× 58 1.2k
Eduardo F. Balart Mexico 18 711 0.5× 550 0.6× 326 0.6× 429 1.0× 182 1.2× 95 1.1k
Jeffrey Shima New Zealand 24 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 503 0.9× 692 1.6× 110 0.7× 71 1.8k
Mario La Mesa Italy 25 843 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 322 0.6× 802 1.8× 320 2.2× 119 1.7k
Ashley J. Frisch Australia 21 1.0k 0.7× 738 0.8× 168 0.3× 625 1.4× 180 1.2× 37 1.4k
Myra J. Shulman United States 18 1.2k 0.8× 955 1.0× 475 0.8× 557 1.3× 100 0.7× 20 1.6k
João P. Barreiros Portugal 16 883 0.6× 788 0.8× 181 0.3× 674 1.5× 428 2.9× 90 1.5k
Tyrone Ridgway Australia 18 1.6k 1.1× 760 0.8× 1.0k 1.9× 273 0.6× 34 0.2× 31 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vanessa Messmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vanessa Messmer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vanessa Messmer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vanessa Messmer 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 Vanessa Messmer. Vanessa Messmer 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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Pratchett, Morgan S., Vanessa Messmer, & Shaun K. Wilson. (2020). Size-specific recolonization success by coral-dwelling damselfishes moderates resilience to habitat loss. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17016–17016. 6 indexed citations
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Wilmes, Jennifer C., et al.. (2020). Habitat associations of settlement-stage crown-of-thorns starfish on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs. 39(4). 1163–1174. 27 indexed citations
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Wilmes, Jennifer C., Ciemon F. Caballes, Zara‐Louise Cowan, et al.. (2018). Contributions of pre- versus post-settlement processes to fluctuating abundance of crown-of-thorns starfishes (Acanthaster spp.). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 135. 332–345. 28 indexed citations
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Pratchett, Morgan S., Zara‐Louise Cowan, Lauren E. Nadler, et al.. (2017). Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0180805–e0180805. 23 indexed citations
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Harrison, Hugo B., Morgan S. Pratchett, Vanessa Messmer, Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo, & Michael L. Berumen. (2017). Microsatellites Reveal Genetic Homogeneity among Outbreak Populations of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Diversity. 9(1). 16–16. 22 indexed citations
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Almany, Glenn R., Serge Planes, Simon R. Thorrold, et al.. (2017). Larval fish dispersal in a coral-reef seascape. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(6). 148–148. 95 indexed citations
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Clark, Thomas D., Vanessa Messmer, Andrew J. Tobin, Andrew S. Hoey, & Morgan S. Pratchett. (2017). Rising temperatures may drive fishing-induced selection of low-performance phenotypes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40571–40571. 29 indexed citations
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Johansen, Jacob L., Morgan S. Pratchett, Vanessa Messmer, et al.. (2015). Large predatory coral trout species unlikely to meet increasing energetic demands in a warming ocean. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13830–13830. 62 indexed citations
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Harrison, Hugo B., et al.. (2015). Microsatellite multiplex assay for the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster cf. planci. Conservation Genetics Resources. 7(3). 627–630. 1 indexed citations
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Holbrook, Sally J., Russell J. Schmitt, Vanessa Messmer, et al.. (2015). Reef Fishes in Biodiversity Hotspots Are at Greatest Risk from Loss of Coral Species. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0124054–e0124054. 36 indexed citations
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Messmer, Vanessa, Shane A. Blowes, Geoffrey P. Jones, & Philip L. Munday. (2014). Experimental evaluation of diversity–productivity relationships in a coral reef fish assemblage. Oecologia. 176(1). 237–249. 6 indexed citations
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Cooke, Steven J., Vanessa Messmer, Andrew J. Tobin, Morgan S. Pratchett, & Thomas D. Clark. (2013). Refuge-Seeking Impairments Mirror Metabolic Recovery Following Fisheries-Related Stressors in the Spanish Flag Snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus) on the Great Barrier Reef. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 87(1). 136–147. 36 indexed citations
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Messmer, Vanessa, Geoffrey P. Jones, Philip L. Munday, & Serge Planes. (2012). CONCORDANCE BETWEEN GENETIC AND SPECIES DIVERSITY IN CORAL REEF FISHES ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN BIODIVERSITY GRADIENT. Evolution. 66(12). 3902–3917. 28 indexed citations
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Messmer, Vanessa, Geoffrey P. Jones, Philip L. Munday, et al.. (2011). Habitat biodiversity as a determinant of fish community structure on coral reefs. Ecology. 92(12). 2285–2298. 140 indexed citations
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Pratchett, Morgan S., Andrew S. Hoey, Shaun K. Wilson, Vanessa Messmer, & Nicholas A. J. Graham. (2011). Changes in Biodiversity and Functioning of Reef Fish Assemblages following Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss. Diversity. 3(3). 424–452. 221 indexed citations
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Lawton, Rebecca J., Vanessa Messmer, Morgan S. Pratchett, & Line K. Bay. (2011). High gene flow across large geographic scales reduces extinction risk for a highly specialised coral feeding butterflyfish. Molecular Ecology. 20(17). no–no. 27 indexed citations
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Gaither, Michelle R., Brian W. Bowen, Robert J. Toonen, et al.. (2010). Genetic consequences of introducing allopatric lineages of Bluestriped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) to Hawaii. Molecular Ecology. 19(6). 1107–1121. 37 indexed citations
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Messmer, Vanessa, Geoffrey P. Jones, Lynne van Herwerden, & Philip L. Munday. (2005). Genetic and Ecological Characterisation of Colour Dimorphism in a Coral Reef Fish. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 74(2). 175–183. 20 indexed citations
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Messmer, Vanessa, Lynne van Herwerden, Philip L. Munday, & Geoffrey P. Jones. (2005). Phylogeography of colour polymorphism in the coral reef fish Pseudochromis fuscus, from Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs. 24(3). 392–402. 57 indexed citations

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