Wayne A. O’Connor

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
194 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Wayne A. O’Connor is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne A. O’Connor has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 69 papers in Oceanography and 54 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Wayne A. O’Connor's work include Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (136 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (53 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (51 papers). Wayne A. O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (136 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (53 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (51 papers). Wayne A. O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Vietnam and United States. Wayne A. O’Connor's co-authors include Laura M. Parker, Pauline M. Ross, Palanisami Thavamani, Maddison Carbery, Hans‐Otto Pörtner, Michael Dove, Elliot Scanes, Michael P. Heasman, David A. Raftos and Geoff R. MacFarlane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wayne A. O’Connor

184 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

2018 998 citations Maddison Carbery, Wayne A. O’Connor et al. Environment International profile →
Impacts of ocean acidification on marine shelled molluscs

2013 547 citations Laura M. Parker, Wayne A. O’Connor et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wayne A. O’Connor Australia	44	4.1k	3.2k	2.1k	1.9k	1.1k	194	8.2k
Sami Souissi France	42	2.3k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	207	7.9k
Sandra E. Shumway United States	52	4.2k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	3.3k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	160	9.9k
J. Evan Ward United States	41	2.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	837 0.8×	90	5.3k
Youji Wang China	43	1.4k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	249	6.0k
Inna M. Sokolova Germany	53	4.5k 1.1×	3.9k 1.2×	4.2k 2.0×	1.6k 0.8×	3.4k 3.2×	231	10.7k
Menghong Hu China	40	1.3k 0.3×	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	204	4.9k
Siu Gin Cheung Hong Kong	38	1.4k 0.3×	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	681 0.6×	178	4.6k
Torkel Gissel Nielsen Denmark	55	3.1k 0.7×	5.8k 1.8×	3.9k 1.8×	2.3k 1.2×	780 0.7×	225	10.4k
Philippe Soudant France	53	3.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	6.7k 3.5×	2.1k 2.0×	203	13.0k
Mary A. Sewell New Zealand	35	2.1k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	202 0.2×	123	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wayne A. O’Connor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wayne A. O’Connor

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Campbell, Matthew A., et al.. (2025). A long-read–based de novo assembly of Magallana bilineata for improved tropical oyster aquaculture. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(12).

Kumar, Sazal, Rafiquel Islam, Wayne A. O’Connor, et al.. (2024). A metabolomic analysis on the toxicological effects of the universal solvent, dimethyl sulfoxide. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 287. 110073–110073. 4 indexed citations

Colyvas, Kim, Andrea S. Griffin, Michael Stat, et al.. (2024). Exposure to Lead (Pb) influences the outcomes of male-male competition during precopulatory intrasexual selection. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 24248–24248. 1 indexed citations

Bugnot, Ana B., Pauline M. Ross, Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, et al.. (2024). Recruitment of a threatened foundation oyster species varies with large and small spatial scales. Ecological Applications. 34(4). e2968–e2968. 5 indexed citations

Tran, Thi Kim Anh, et al.. (2023). Status, supply chain, challenges, and opportunities to advance oyster aquaculture in northern Vietnam. Aquaculture. 572. 739548–739548. 9 indexed citations

Duan, Luchun, Suresh R. Subashchandrabose, Patrick Sorgeloos, et al.. (2023). Agricultural wastes for brine shrimp Artemia production: A review. Reviews in Aquaculture. 15(3). 1159–1178. 6 indexed citations

Bugnot, Ana B., et al.. (2022). Below‐ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59(8). 2094–2105. 5 indexed citations

O’Connor, Wayne A., et al.. (2018). Molecular effects of a variable environment on Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata: Thermal and low salinity stress, and their synergistic effect. Marine Genomics. 43. 19–32. 23 indexed citations

Carbery, Maddison, Wayne A. O’Connor, & Palanisami Thavamani. (2018). Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health. Environment International. 115. 400–409. 998 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parker, Laura M., Wayne A. O’Connor, Christian Bock, et al.. (2017). Sensitivity to ocean acidification differs between populations of the Sydney rock oyster: Role of filtration and ion-regulatory capacities. Marine Environmental Research. 135. 103–113. 15 indexed citations

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Premachandra, H.K.A., Fabiola Lafarga‐De la Cruz, Yutaka Takeuchi, et al.. (2017). Genomic DNA variation confirmed Seriola lalandi comprises three different populations in the Pacific, but with recent divergence. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9386–9386. 28 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Wayne A., et al.. (2016). Transcriptome Analysis of the Sydney Rock Oyster, Saccostrea glomerata: Insights into Molluscan Immunity. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156649–e0156649. 52 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Wayne A., et al.. (2016). Reproductive neuropeptides that stimulate spawning in the Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata). Peptides. 82. 109–119. 33 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Wayne A., et al.. (2016). Molecular analysis of the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) CO2 stress response. 3(1). 14 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Wayne A., et al.. (2016). Combined exposure to pyrene and fluoranthene and their molecular effects on the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata. Aquatic Toxicology. 177. 136–145. 21 indexed citations

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Parker, Laura M., et al.. (2011). Adult exposure influences offspring response to ocean acidification in oysters. Global Change Biology. 18(1). 82–92. 355 indexed citations

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Parker, Laura M., Pauline M. Ross, David A. Raftos, Emma Thompson, & Wayne A. O’Connor. (2011). The proteomic response of larvae of the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata to elevated p CO2. Australian Zoologist. 35(4). 1011–1023. 10 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Wayne A. & Michael P. Heasman. (1998). Ontogenetic changes in salinity and temperature tolerance in the doughboy scallop, Mimachlamys asperrima. Journal of Shellfish Research. 17(1). 89–95. 18 indexed citations

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Heasman, Michael P., et al.. (1996). Ontogenetic changes in optimal rearing temperatures for the commercial scallop, Pecten fumatus Reeve. Journal of Shellfish Research. 15(3). 627–634. 17 indexed citations

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Heasman, Michael P., et al.. (1994). Improved hatchery and nursery rearing techniques for Pecten fumatus Reeve. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 12 indexed citations

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