Vanessa Stelzenmüller

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Vanessa Stelzenmüller is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanessa Stelzenmüller has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 50 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 47 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Vanessa Stelzenmüller's work include Marine and fisheries research (62 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (47 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers). Vanessa Stelzenmüller is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (62 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (47 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers). Vanessa Stelzenmüller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Spain. Vanessa Stelzenmüller's co-authors include S.I. Rogers, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Stephen Dye, Hein Rune Skjoldal, Simon Jennings, Antje Gimpel, Wolfgang Probst, Francesc Maynou, Andy South and Stelios Katsanevakis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Vanessa Stelzenmüller

82 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Climate change and deepening of the North Sea fish assemb... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Climate change and deepening of the North Sea fish assemblage: a biotic indicator of warming seas
    2008 588 citations S.I. Rogers, Vanessa Stelzenmüller et al. profile →
  2. A review of the combined effects of climate change and other local human stressors on the marine environment
    2020 213 citations Elena Gissi, Antonios D. Mazaris et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vanessa Stelzenmüller Germany 31 2.3k 1.9k 1.3k 599 490 88 3.5k
Daniel C. Dunn United States 32 2.2k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 888 0.7× 694 1.2× 1.0k 2.1× 71 4.0k
Matthew T. Perry United States 3 2.5k 1.1× 3.1k 1.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.7k 2.8× 515 1.1× 3 4.8k
Kristina M. Gjerde United States 38 1.7k 0.7× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.8× 417 0.9× 93 4.3k
Colin M. Ebert United States 6 2.7k 1.2× 3.3k 1.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.8k 3.0× 544 1.1× 7 5.2k
Tundi Agardy United States 22 1.6k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 462 0.8× 296 0.6× 44 2.9k
Caterina D'Agrosa United States 6 2.6k 1.1× 3.3k 1.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.7k 2.8× 567 1.2× 6 5.0k
Sara M. Maxwell United States 31 1.8k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 611 0.5× 504 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 60 3.4k
Octavio Aburto‐Oropeza United States 32 2.2k 1.0× 2.8k 1.4× 616 0.5× 707 1.2× 755 1.5× 105 3.7k
Sylvaine Giakoumi Greece 27 1.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 565 0.4× 556 0.9× 304 0.6× 51 2.5k
Gabriel Reygondeau Canada 35 2.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 567 0.4× 1.2k 2.1× 418 0.9× 70 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vanessa Stelzenmüller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vanessa Stelzenmüller

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McGowan, Jennifer, Kristian Metcalfe, Jeffrey O. Hanson, et al.. (2025). Multiple-use spatial planning for sustainable development and conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 40(11). 1126–1142. 1 indexed citations
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Rufino, Marta M, Tommaso Russo, Vanessa Stelzenmüller, et al.. (2025). Implications of low temporal resolution of vessel tracking systems. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82(8).
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Stelzenmüller, Vanessa, Jonas Letschert, Joachim Claudet, et al.. (2024). Exploring the adaptive capacity of a fisheries social-ecological system to global change. Ocean & Coastal Management. 258. 107391–107391. 3 indexed citations
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Petza, Dimitra, Francesco Colloca, Simonetta Fraschetti, et al.. (2024). Assessing the potential of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for contributing to conservation targets: A global scoping review protocol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 118–118.
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Borja, Ángel, Michael Elliott, Heliana Teixeira, et al.. (2024). Addressing the cumulative impacts of multiple human pressures in marine systems, for the sustainable use of the seas. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 1. 19 indexed citations
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Gimpel, Antje, et al.. (2023). Ecological effects of offshore wind farms on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the southern North Sea. The Science of The Total Environment. 878. 162902–162902. 21 indexed citations
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Stelzenmüller, Vanessa, et al.. (2023). The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms challenges the reliability of ICES-coordinated fish surveys—insights from the Baltic Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82(3). 9 indexed citations
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Stelzenmüller, Vanessa, Carsten Lemmen, Matthias Hasenbein, et al.. (2023). Framing future trajectories of human activities in the German North Sea to inform cumulative effects assessments and marine spatial planning. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119507–119507. 9 indexed citations
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Petza, Dimitra, Francesco Colloca, Simonetta Fraschetti, et al.. (2023). Assessing the potential of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for contributing to conservation targets: A global scoping review protocol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 118–118.
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Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Dimitra Petza, Stelios Katsanevakis, et al.. (2023). Current practices in marine systematic conservation planning: protocol for a global scoping review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 136–136. 1 indexed citations
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Letschert, Jonas, Casper Kraan, Christian Möllmann, & Vanessa Stelzenmüller. (2023). Socio-ecological drivers of demersal fishing activity in the North Sea: The case of three German fleets. Ocean & Coastal Management. 238. 106543–106543. 7 indexed citations
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Zuercher, Rachel, Natalie C. Ban, Wesley Flannery, et al.. (2023). Exploring the potential of theory-based evaluation to strengthen marine spatial planning practice. Ocean & Coastal Management. 239. 106594–106594. 7 indexed citations
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Katsanevakis, Stelios, Marta Coll, Simonetta Fraschetti, et al.. (2020). Twelve Recommendations for Advancing Marine Conservation in European and Contiguous Seas. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 65 indexed citations
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Schupp, Maximilian Felix, Andronikos Kafas, Bela H. Buck, et al.. (2020). Fishing within offshore wind farms in the North Sea: Stakeholder perspectives for multi-use from Scotland and Germany. Journal of Environmental Management. 279. 111762–111762. 63 indexed citations
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Mazaris, Antonios D., Athanasios S. Kallimanis, Elena Gissi, et al.. (2019). Threats to marine biodiversity in European protected areas. The Science of The Total Environment. 677. 418–426. 62 indexed citations
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Gimpel, Antje, Vanessa Stelzenmüller, Ibon Galparsoro, et al.. (2018). A GIS-based tool for an integrated assessment of spatial planning trade-offs with aquaculture. The Science of The Total Environment. 627. 1644–1655. 70 indexed citations
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Gimpel, Antje, Vanessa Stelzenmüller, Roland Cormier, Jens Floeter, & Axel Temming. (2013). A spatially explicit risk approach to support marine spatial planning in the German EEZ. Marine Environmental Research. 86. 56–69. 30 indexed citations
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Cormier, Roland, Andreas Kannen, Beatriz Morales-Nín, et al.. (2010). Risk-based frameworks in ICZM and MSP decision-making processes. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 1 indexed citations
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Stelzenmüller, Vanessa, et al.. (2010). Assessment of a Bayesian Belief Network–GIS framework as a practical tool to support marine planning. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60(10). 1743–1754. 85 indexed citations
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Stelzenmüller, Vanessa, et al.. (2006). Spatial distribution of heavy metal concentrations and biomass indices in Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus (1758) from the German Wadden Sea: An integrated biomonitoring approach. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 338(1). 81–95. 24 indexed citations

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