2026 Nicholas A. J. Graham: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	104	223	210	30	28	279	40587

Overview

Nicholas A. J. Graham is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls under the field of Environmental Science, with 234 publications. Within this field, their work extensively covers several subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's research topics focus largely on marine and coastal environments. The main topics of their work include:

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Marine and fisheries research
Marine and coastal plant biology
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Nicholas A. J. Graham has contributed scholarly articles to a variety of publication venues, with notable frequent venues including:

Current Biology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Their recent papers cover diverse environmental topics and have accumulated citations reflecting research impact in their fields:

"Social determinants of adaptive and transformative responses to climate change" (2020, Nature Climate Change)
"Time to integrate global climate change and biodiversity science-policy agendas" (2021, Journal of Applied Ecology)
"Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world" (2020, Science)
"Climatic and local stressor interactions threaten tropical forests and coral reefs" (2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
"Biodiversity increases ecosystem functions despite multiple stressors on coral reefs" (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)

Their frequent co-authors include:

Cassandra E. Benkwitt
James P. W. Robinson
Martin J. Attrill
Kerry L. Howell
Michel J. Kaiser

Beyond articles, Nicholas A. J. Graham has authored a book titled Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts, published by Oxford University Press in 2020. This work has also attracted scholarly attention with numerous citations.

Best Publications

Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene.

Terry Hughes;Kristen D. Anderson;Sean R. Connolly;Scott F. Heron;Scott F. Heron

2219
Citations
A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Sébastien Villéger;Sébastien Villéger;Norman W.H. Mason

2130
Citations
Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience.

Terry P. Hughes;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Jeremy B.C. Jackson;Peter J. Mumby

1295
Citations
The importance of structural complexity in coral reef ecosystems

N. A. J. Graham;K. L. Nash

1064
Citations
Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient?

Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Morgan S. Pratchett;Geoffrey P. Jones

939
Citations
Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems

Nicholas A. J. Graham;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Simon Jennings;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

894
Citations
Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs

Nicholas A. J. Graham;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;David Mouillot;David Mouillot

879
Citations
Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer outcomes and all cause mortality: prospective cohort study of half a million UK Biobank participants

Carlos A Celis-Morales;Paul Welsh;Donald M Lyall;Lewis Steell

780
Citations
Effects of climate -induced coral bleaching on coral -reef fishes — ecological and economic consequences

Morgan S. Pratchett;Philip L. Munday;Shaun K. Wilson;Nicholas A.J. Graham

716
Citations
The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

Jos Barlow;Filipe França;Filipe França;Toby A. Gardner;Christina C. Hicks

692
Citations
Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies

Christina C. Hicks;Christina C. Hicks;Philippa J. Cohen;Philippa J. Cohen;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Kirsty L. Nash

675
Citations
Comanagement of coral reef social ecological systems

Joshua E. Cinner;Tim R. McClanahan;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A. J. Graham

651
Citations
Vulnerability of coastal communities to key impacts of climate change on coral reef fisheries.

Joshua E Cinner;Tim R McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Tim M. Daw

631
Citations
Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

578
Citations
Lag effects in the impacts of mass coral bleaching on coral reef fish, fisheries, and ecosystems.

Nicholas A. J. Graham;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Simon Jennings;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

530
Citations
Coral reef ecosystem services in the Anthropocene

Anna Woodhead;Christina Hicks;Albert V. Norström;Gareth J. Williams

476
Citations
Appraisal of visual assessments of habitat complexity and benthic composition on coral reefs

S. K. Wilson;S. K. Wilson;N. A J Graham;Nicholas V C Polunin

476
Citations
Linking Social and Ecological Systems to Sustain Coral Reef Fisheries

Joshua E. Cinner;Timothy R. McClanahan;Tim M. Daw;Nicholas A.J. Graham

457
Citations
TOWARD PRISTINE BIOMASS: REEF FISH RECOVERY IN CORAL REEF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN KENYA

Tim R. McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Jacqulyn M. Calnan;M. Aaron MacNeil

449
Citations
Evidence for multiple stressor interactions and effects on coral reefs

Stephen S. Ban;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Sean R. Connolly

448
Citations
Marine reserves as linked social–ecological systems

Richard Pollnac;Patrick Christie;Joshua E. Cinner;Tracey Dalton

427
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science

Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society

Joshua E. Cinner James Cook University

M. Aaron MacNeil Dalhousie University

Nicholas Polunin Newcastle University

Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University

Kirsty L. Nash University of Tasmania

Joseph Maina Macquarie University

Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University

Andrew S. Hoey James Cook University

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