Steve Dawson

Steve Dawson publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steve Dawson sits on this spectrum.

Steve Dawson D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steve Dawson sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The bottlenose dolphin community of Doubtful Sound features a large proportion of long-lasting associations

  David Lusseau;David Lusseau;Karsten Schneider;Oliver J. Boisseau;Patti Haase

  2740
  Citations

• Responses by Hector's dolphins to boats and swimmers in Porpoise bay, New Zealand

  Lars Bejder;Stephen M. Dawson;John A. Harraway

  369
  Citations

• The abundance and distribution of bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand

  Jamelia A. Williams;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  246
  Citations

• Design and field methods for sighting surveys of cetaceans in coastal and riverine habitats

  Steve Dawson;Paul Wade;Elisabeth Slooten;Jay Barlow

  221
  Citations

• First evidence that marine protected areas can work for marine mammals

  Andrew M. Gormley;Andrew M. Gormley;Elisabeth Slooten;Steve Dawson;Richard J. Barker

  210
  Citations

• To ping or not to ping: the use of active acoustic devices in mitigating interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries

  Steve Dawson;Simon Patrick Northridge;Danielle Waples;Andrew Read

  182
  Citations

• IMPACTS OF COMMERCIAL WHALE WATCHING ON MALE SPERM WHALES AT KAIKOURA, NEW ZEALAND

  Christoph Richter;Steve Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  150
  Citations

• Geographic isolation of Hector's Dolphin populations described by mitochondrial DNA sequences

  F. B. Pichler;S. M. Dawson;E. Slooten;C. S. Baker

  149
  Citations

• Survival rates for a declining population of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand: an information theoretic approach to assessing the role of human impacts

  Rohan J. C. Currey;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten;Karsten Schneider

  140
  Citations

• Seasonal distribution and diving behaviour of male sperm whales off Kaikoura: foraging implications

  Nathalie Jaquet;Stephen Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  138
  Citations

• Kernel density estimates of alongshore home range of Hector's dolphins at Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

  William Rayment;Steve Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten;Stefan Bräger

  130
  Citations

• Clicks and Communication: The Behavioural and Social Contexts of Hector's Dolphin Vocalizations

  Unknown

  128
  Citations

• Conservation of Hector's dolphins: The case and process which led to establishment of the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary

  S. M. Dawson;E. Slooten

  126
  Citations

• Pingers, porpoises and power: Uncertainties with using pingers to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans

  Stephen M. Dawson;Andrew Read;Elisabeth Slooten

  124
  Citations

• Vocal behavior of male sperm whales: Why do they click?

  Unknown

  120
  Citations

• An approach for regional threat assessment under IUCN Red List criteria that is robust to uncertainty: The Fiordland bottlenose dolphins are critically endangered

  Rohan J.C. Currey;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  113
  Citations

• Associations among photographically identified Hector's dolphins

  Elisabeth Slooten;Stephen M. Dawson;Hal Whitehead

  113
  Citations

• A new abundance estimate for Maui’s dolphin: What does it mean for managing this critically endangered species?

  Elisabeth Slooten;Stephen Dawson;William Rayment;Simon Childerhouse

  110
  Citations

• Site fidelity and along-shore range in Hector's dolphin, an endangered marine dolphin from New Zealand

  Stefan Bräger;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten;Susan Smith

  108
  Citations

• Population comparison of right whale body condition reveals poor state of the North Atlantic right whale

  F. Christiansen;F. Christiansen;S.M. Dawson;J.W. Durban;H. Fearnbach

  107
  Citations