William Skirving

13.5k citations

70 papers · 6.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.2%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Ecology top 0.1%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Papers in

Oceanography 33
- Marine and coastal plant biology 14
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 11
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 5
Ecology 59
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 57
- Marine animal studies overview 19

Co-authors: Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg Scott F. HeronGang LiuC. Mark Eakin A. E. Strong Sophie Dove Elvira S. Poloczanska Ray Berkelmans
Journals: Coral Reefs (7 papers)Remote Sensing (6 papers)Frontiers in Marine Science (4 papers)Global Change Biology (4 papers)Limnology and Oceanography (3 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

William Skirving

69 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Ecological memory modifies the cumulative impact of recurrent climate extremes 2018 · 287 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Nature Climate Change
2018 Nature
2017 Frontiers in Marine Science
2016 Remote Sensing

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1	The 4th global coral bleaching event: ushering in an era of near-annual bleaching Coral Reefs ·Blake L. Spady, William Skirving, Jacqueline L. De La Cour, Erick Geiger, Gang Liu, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Andrew Norrie, H. E. Scott, Morgan Pomeroy, Graham Kolodziej, Kristen T. Brown, Derek P. Manzello	2026	1
2	The Thermal Stress History of South Atlantic Reefs Reveals Increasing Intensity, Duration, Frequency, and Likely Undocumented Bleaching Episodes Global Change Biology ·Giovanna Destri, Arthur Z. Güth, André Luís Luza, J. Severino P. Ibánhez, Marcelo Dottori, Ilson Carlos Almeida da Silveira, Giulia B. Braz, Jacqueline L. De La Cour, Derek P. Manzello, William Skirving, Miguel Mies	2025	6
3	Photoacclimation dynamics in coral holobionts responding to thermal and irradiance changes correlate with photon pressure per symbiont Limnology and Oceanography ·Robert A. B. Mason, William Skirving, Sophie Dove	2023	0
4	Coral reefs in peril in a record-breaking year Science ·Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, William Skirving, Sophie Dove, Blake L. Spady, Andrew Norrie, Erick Geiger, Gang Liu, Jacqueline L. De La Cour, Derek P. Manzello	2023	58
5	Fine-Tuning Heat Stress Algorithms to Optimise Global Predictions of Mass Coral Bleaching Remote Sensing ·Liam Lachs, John C. Bythell, Holly K. East, Alasdair J. Edwards, Peter J. Mumby, William Skirving, Blake L. Spady, James R. Guest	2021	22
6	S2P3-R v2.0: computationally efficient modelling of shelf seas on regional to global scales Geoscientific model development ·Paul R. Halloran, Jennifer K. McWhorter, Beatriz Arellano Nava, Robert Marsh, William Skirving	2021	8
7	The importance of 1.5°C warming for the Great Barrier Reef Global Change Biology ·Jennifer K. McWhorter, Paul R. Halloran, George Roff, William Skirving, Chris T. Perry, Peter J. Mumby	2021	30
8	Use of NOAA Coral Reef Watch Ecoforecasts by Resource Managers During the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event C. Mark Eakin, Gang Liu, Jacqueline L. De La Cour, Erick Geiger, William Skirving, Andrea Gómez, Ben Marsh, Scott F. Heron, Kyle Tirak, Denise Devotta	2018	3
9	Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages Nature ·Terry P. Hughes, James T. Kerry, Andrew H. Baird, Sean R. Connolly, Andreas Dietzel, C. Mark Eakin, Scott F. Heron, Andrew S. Hoey, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Gang Liu, Mike McWilliam, Rachel Pears, Morgan S. Pratchett, William Skirving, Jessica Stella, Gergely Torda Hit paper breakdown →	2018	1203
10	Remote Sensing of Coral Bleaching Using Temperature and Light: Progress towards an Operational Algorithm Remote Sensing ·William Skirving, Susana Enríquez, John D. Hedley, Sophie Dove, C. Mark Eakin, Robert A. B. Mason, Jacqueline L. De La Cour, Gang Liu, Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, A. E. Strong, Peter J. Mumby, Roberto Iglesias‐Prieto	2017	74
11	Validation of Reef-Scale Thermal Stress Satellite Products for Coral Bleaching Monitoring Remote Sensing ·Scott F. Heron, Lyza Johnston, Gang Liu, Erick Geiger, Jeffrey Maynard, Jacqueline L. De La Cour, Steven Johnson, Ryan Okano, David Benavente, T. Burgess, John Iguel, Denise Perez, William Skirving, A. E. Strong, Kyle Tirak, C. Mark Eakin	2016	83
12	Seasonal and spatial heterogeneity of recent sea surface temperature trends in the Caribbean Sea and southeast Gulf of Mexico Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Iliana Chollett, Frank Müller‐Karger, Scott F. Heron, William Skirving, Peter J. Mumby	2012	83
13	Identifying oceanic thermal anomalies in the coral triangle region ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) ·Scott F. Heron, Robert L. Pressey, William Skirving, J. Rauenzahn, Britt-Anne A. Parker, C. Mark Eakin	2012	5
14	Summer Hot Snaps and Winter Conditions: Modelling White Syndrome Outbreaks on Great Barrier Reef Corals PLoS ONE ·Scott F. Heron, Bette L. Willis, William Skirving, C. Mark Eakin, Cathie A. Page, Ian Miller	2010	95
15	Reserve design for uncertain responses of coral reefs to climate change Ecology Letters ·Peter J. Mumby, Ian A. Elliott, C. Mark Eakin, William Skirving, Claire B. Paris, Helen J. Edwards, Susana Enríquez, Roberto Iglesias‐Prieto, Laurent M. Chérubin, Jamie R. Stevens	2010	140
16	Monitoring Coral Reefs from Space Oceanography ·C. Mark Eakin, Carl Nim, Russell E. Brainard, Christoph Aubrecht, Chris Elvidge, D. K. Gledhill, Frank Müller‐Karger, Peter J. Mumby, William Skirving, A. E. Strong, Menghua Wang, Scarla Weeks, Frank Wentz, Daniel Ziskin	2010	38
17	Tsunami observations by coastal ocean radar International Journal of Remote Sensing ·M.L. Heron, A. Prytz, Scott F. Heron, Thomas Helzel, T. Schlick, Diana Greenslade, Eric Schulz, William Skirving	2008	12
18	Global assessment of coral bleaching and required rates of adaptation under climate change Global Change Biology ·Simon D. Donner, William Skirving, Christopher M. Little, Michael Oppenheimer, Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg	2005	465
19	Remote sensing of coral reefs and their physical environment Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Peter J. Mumby, William Skirving, A. E. Strong, John T. Hardy, E. LeDrew, Eric J. Hochberg, Rick P. Stumpf, Laura David	2003	238
20	Spectral discrimination of coral reef bottom types Tiit Kutser, William Skirving, John Parslow, Lesley Clementson, T. J. Done, Mary Wakeford, I. Miller	2002	3

About William Skirving

William Skirving is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes and Ecological Modeling, having authored 70 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (57 papers), Marine and fisheries research (33 papers), Marine animal studies overview (19 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (14 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (11 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (5 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (5 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (3.3k citations), Ecology (5.1k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.3k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (475 citations) and Ecological Modeling (155 citations). William Skirving has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, Scott F. Heron, Gang Liu, C. Mark Eakin, A. E. Strong, Sophie Dove, Elvira S. Poloczanska, Ray Berkelmans, Peter J. Mumby and Simon D. Donner. Their work appears in journals such as Coral Reefs, Remote Sensing, Frontiers in Marine Science, Global Change Biology and Limnology and Oceanography.

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