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Marine animal studies overview

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
SM FLATTÉ
University of California, Santa Cruz
2
Tom Bradfer‐Lawrence
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
3
Audrey Looby
University of Victoria
4
Freya C. Womersley
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
5
Abdullah Al Muksit
United International University
6
Bastienne Zaremba
Heidelberg University
7
Aya Goldshtein
Tel Aviv University
8
Youenn Jézéquel
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
9
Helen F. Yan
The University of Sydney
10
Dominika Winiarska
University of Białystok

Papers

1
SOUND TRANSMISSION THROUGH A FLUCTUATING OCEAN
Unknown Journal|2024
416 cit.
2
The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices
Methods in Ecology and Evolution|2024
37 cit.
3
Climate-driven global redistribution of an ocean giant predicts increased threat from shipping
Nature Climate Change|2024
25 cit.
4
Identifying priority sites for whale shark ship collision management globally
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
24 cit.
5
Publication in Science (2024) [19 citations, W4403925009]
Science|2024
19 cit.
6
Publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025) [12 citations, W4409010317]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2025
12 cit.
7
Deriving meaning from acoustic data in hyper-diverse ecosystems
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2025
12 cit.
8
Spillovers and legacies of land management on temperate woodland biodiversity
Nature Ecology & Evolution|2025
6 cit.
9
Species abundances surpass richness effects in the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship across marine fishes
Nature Communications|2025
5 cit.
10
Publication in Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics (2024) [4 citations, W4404033093]
Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Diego Llusia
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2
William W. L. Cheung
University of British Columbia
3
Xuecao Li
China Agricultural University
4
Mengqing Geng
China Agricultural University
5
L. Benner
Zoological Society of London
6
Gergely Torda
Australian Research Council
7
Sterling B. Tebbett
University of Tasmania
8
Karl‐Heinz Frommolt
Museum für Naturkunde
9
Marvin Thielk
University of California San Diego
10
Marie Auger‐Méthé
University of Alberta

Papers

1
A global record of annual terrestrial Human Footprint dataset from 2000 to 2018
Scientific Data|2022
660 cit.
2
Understanding the impacts of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales
˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue|2023
412 cit.
3
Principles for coral reef restoration in the anthropocene
One Earth|2023
140 cit.
4
Benthic composition changes on coral reefs at global scales
Nature Ecology & Evolution|2023
133 cit.
5
Timing and magnitude of climate‐driven range shifts in transboundary fish stocks challenge their management
Global Change Biology|2022
91 cit.
6
The functional roles of surgeonfishes on coral reefs: past, present and future
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries|2022
65 cit.
7
Climate change exacerbates nutrient disparities from seafood
Nature Climate Change|2023
54 cit.
8
Decadal migration phenology of a long-lived Arctic icon keeps pace with climate change
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2022
51 cit.
9
Rebuilding fish biomass for the world's marine ecoregions under climate change
Global Change Biology|2022
45 cit.
10
On the Challenges of Identifying Benthic Dominance on Anthropocene Coral Reefs
BioScience|2023
32 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Peter L. Tyack
University of St Andrews
2
Daniel P. Costa
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
3
Peter T. Madsen
Aarhus University
4
Arthur N. Popper
University of Maryland, College Park
5
John A. Hildebrand
University of California San Diego
6
Philip S. Hammond
University of St Andrews
7
Ian Stirling
Environment and Climate Change Canada
8
Andrew H. Bass
Cornell University
9
Keith A. Hobson
Western University
10
Shaun K. Wilson
Australian Institute of Marine Science

Papers

1
Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals
Nature|2017
3.4k cit.
2
Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene
Science|2018
2.2k cit.
3
Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem
Science|2016
1.4k cit.
4
Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean
Nature|2011
1.3k cit.
5
Assessing Avian Diets Using Stable Isotopes I: Turnover of<sup>13</sup>C in Tissues
Ornithological Applications|1992
1.2k cit.
6
Anthropogenic and natural sources of ambient noise in the ocean
Marine Ecology Progress Series|2009
1.1k cit.
7
Global application of stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes to wildlife forensics
Oecologia|2005
1.1k cit.
8
The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2014
1k cit.
9
From birds to butterflies: animal movement patterns and stable isotopes
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2004
892 cit.
10
A digital acoustic recording tag for measuring the response of wild marine mammals to sound
IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering|2003
890 cit.

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