Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
James Cook University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Systematic Conservation Planning
Sustainable Management
Integrated Coastal Planning
Decision Support Systems
Marine Protecte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,213
14,773
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Coral Reef Science
Coral Biology and Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,168
16,864
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
reef fish ecology. climate change. ocean acidification.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,780
14,426
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mangrove Ecology and Biogeography
Marine Botany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,473
11,071
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Resilience
Coral reefs
functional ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,923
16,293
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Marine Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,658
12,685
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Marine Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,787
4,900
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
reef fish ecology
biological oceanography
benthic ecology
plankton
jellyfishes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,282
4,096
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Coral biology
metabolic scaling
energy budgets
behavioral ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,697
11,247
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marine turtles
dugong
plastic and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,664
7,015
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Marine Biology
Ecology
Estuary ecology
Estuary Biology
Mangrove ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,566
7,229
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Coastal geomorphology
coral reef geomorphology
tropical coasts
reef islands
sea level
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,445
3,983
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
marine protected areas (MPAs)
marine spatial planning/zoning
conservation planning
ocean governance
marine world heritage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,060
3,728
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
seagrass ecology
marine biology
resilience
monitoring
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
4,238
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Coral Reef Ecology
Population Genetics
Marine Reserves
Fisheries Management
Biodiversity and Conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,537
6,030
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marine Ecology
Climate Change Science
Acclimation
Parental Effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
4,385
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
systematic conservation planning
conservation planning
ridge to reef planning
spatial planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,458
4,519
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Fisheries
Coastal zone
Climate adaptation
Management Strategy Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,884
2,929
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marine Ecology
Seagrass Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
2,713
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Population Genetics
Coral Reefs
Larval Dispersal
Connectivity
Marine Snakes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,212
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Marine Invertebrates
Environmental Change
Ocean Acidification
Latitudinal Gradients
Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
2,727
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Palaeoclimate
tropical cyclones
palaeo-cyclones
fluvial and coastal geomorphology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
1,073
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
coastal eco hydrology
coastal processes
submarine groundwater discharge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,544
2,470
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Coral reef fishes
coral reefs
ecology
conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,280
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Water quality
fish ecology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
1,702
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,612
420
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bob Pressey
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,213
14,773
0.306
Systematic Conservation Planning
Sustainable Management
Integrated Coastal Planning
Decision Support Systems
Marine Protecte
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,443
640
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bette L Willis
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,168
16,864
0.442
Coral Reef Science
Coral Biology and Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,583
877
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philip Munday
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,780
14,426
0.454
reef fish ecology. climate change. ocean acidification.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,533
1,424
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Norman C Duke
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,473
11,071
0.472
Mangrove Ecology and Biogeography
Marine Botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,582
1,472
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew Hoey
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,923
16,293
0.711
Resilience
Coral reefs
functional ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,405
1,593
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David G Bourne
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,658
12,685
0.586
Marine Microbial Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,608
1,706
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Garry R Russ
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,787
4,900
0.236
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Marine Fisheries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,000
2,881
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kingsford Michael J
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,282
4,096
0.287
reef fish ecology
biological oceanography
benthic ecology
plankton
jellyfishes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,667
3,068
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mia Hoogenboom
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,697
11,247
0.821
Coral biology
metabolic scaling
energy budgets
behavioral ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,540
3,754
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Hamann
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,664
7,015
0.601
Marine turtles
dugong
plastic and conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,471
3,785
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marcus Sheaves
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,566
7,229
0.625
Marine Biology
Ecology
Estuary ecology
Estuary Biology
Mangrove ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,970
5,451
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Scott G Smithers
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,445
3,983
0.472
Coastal geomorphology
coral reef geomorphology
tropical coasts
reef islands
sea level
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,321
5,720
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jon C Day
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,060
3,728
0.463
marine protected areas (MPAs)
marine spatial planning/zoning
conservation planning
ocean governance
marine world heritage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,626
5,740
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Len Mckenzie
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
4,238
0.527
seagrass ecology
marine biology
resilience
monitoring
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,903
6,204
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hugo B Harrison
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,537
6,030
0.800
Coral Reef Ecology
Population Genetics
Marine Reserves
Fisheries Management
Biodiversity and Conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,470
6,742
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jennifer Donelson
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
4,385
0.628
Marine Ecology
Climate Change Science
Acclimation
Parental Effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,859
7,308
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jorge G Ãlvarez Romero
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,458
4,519
0.700
systematic conservation planning
conservation planning
ridge to reef planning
spatial planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,578
7,971
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cathy Dichmont Née Raubenheimer
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,884
2,929
0.498
Fisheries
Coastal zone
Climate adaptation
Management Strategy Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,171
9,395
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Rasheed
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,946
2,713
0.549
Marine Ecology
Seagrass Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,117
9,725
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vimoksalehi Lukoschek
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,757
2,212
0.465
Population Genetics
Coral Reefs
Larval Dispersal
Connectivity
Marine Snakes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,622
9,881
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sue Ann Watson
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,676
2,727
0.583
Marine Invertebrates
Environmental Change
Ocean Acidification
Latitudinal Gradients
Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,117
10,206
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonathan Nott
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,511
1,073
0.238
Palaeoclimate
tropical cyclones
palaeo-cyclones
fluvial and coastal geomorphology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,554
10,129
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas C Stieglitz
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,544
2,470
0.544
coastal eco hydrology
coastal processes
submarine groundwater discharge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,702
12,785
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maya Srinivasan
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,406
1,280
0.376
Coral reef fishes
coral reefs
ecology
conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,085
13,201
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Aaron M Davis
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,270
1,702
0.520
Water quality
fish ecology
evolutionary biology