Most cited papers from Blue Resources Trust

Blue Resources Trust

What are the most cited papers from Blue Resources Trust?

The most cited paper from Blue Resources Trust is "Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis" (Nicholas K. Dulvy et al., 2021), with 1,082 citations. Next come "Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays" (824) and "Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks" (325).

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Showing 50 of 85 papers. Every paper is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis Nicholas K. Dulvy et al. · Current Biology Open access	6 Sep 2021	1,082
2	Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays Nathan Pacoureau, Cassandra L. Rigby, Peter M. Kyne et al. · Nature	27 Jan 2021	824
3	Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks M. Aaron MacNeil et al. · Nature Open access123 authors	22 Jul 2020	325
4	Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation Joshua David Stewart et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access	18 Sep 2018	188
5	Half a century of rising extinction risk of coral reef sharks and rays C. Samantha Sherman et al. · Nature Communications Open access	17 Jan 2023	152
6	Sympathy for the devil: a conservation strategy for devil and manta rays Julia M. Lawson, Sonja V. Fordham, Mary Pat O'Malley et al. · PeerJ Open access	14 Mar 2017	115
7	Troubled waters: Threats and extinction risk of the sharks, rays and chimaeras of the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters Rima W. Jabado et al. · Fish and Fisheries Open access	15 Aug 2018	109
8	Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays Colin Ashley Simpfendorfer et al. · Science Open access153 authors	15 Jun 2023	89
9	Phylogenomics and species delimitation for effective conservation of manta and devil rays Jane Hosegood et al. · Molecular Ecology Open access	9 Nov 2020	89
10	Spatial ecology and conservation of Manta birostris in the Indo-Pacific Joshua David Stewart, Calvin S. Beale, Daniel Fernando et al. · Biological Conservation Open access	21 Jun 2016	89
11	A One Health Framework for the Evaluation of Rabies Control Programmes: A Case Study from Colombo City, Sri Lanka Barbara Häsler, Elly F. Hiby, William Henry Gilbert et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access	23 Oct 2014	89
12	Fishing for oil and meat drives irreversible defaunation of deepwater sharks and rays Brittany Finucci et al. · Science Open access	7 Mar 2024	73
13	Trophic overlap in mobulid rays: insights from stable isotope analysis Joshua David Stewart, Christoph A. Rohner, Glauber Ribeiro de Sousa Araújo et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series Open access	16 Aug 2017	53
14	High bycatch rates of manta and devil rays in the “small-scale” artisanal fisheries of Sri Lanka Daniel Fernando, Joshua David Stewart · PeerJ Open access	8 Sep 2021	52
15	The 2014-17 Global Coral Bleaching Event: The Most Severe and Widespread Coral Reef Destruction C. Mark Eakin et al. · Research Square PreprintOpen access168 authors	6 Jun 2022	49
16	Quantification of blue carbon in tropical salt marshes and their role in climate change mitigation Nipuni S. Perera, Erandathie Lokupitiya, Devanmini Halwatura et al. · The Science of The Total Environment	20 Jan 2022	49
17	Spatiotemporal Variation of Urban Heat Islands for Implementing Nature-Based Solutions: A Case Study of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka Manjula Ranagalage, Sujith S. Ratnayake, DMSLB Dissanayake et al. · ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information Open access	21 Jul 2020	47
18	Conservation Concerns of Small-Scale Fisheries: By-Catch Impacts of a Shrimp and Finfish Fishery in a Sri Lankan Lagoon Benjamin L. Jones, Richard K. F. Unsworth, Susantha Udagedara et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access	22 Feb 2018	38
19	New insights into the identities of the elasmobranch fauna of Sri Lanka Daniel Fernando, Rosalind M. K. Bown, Akshay Tanna et al. · Zootaxa Open access	11 Apr 2019	37
20	Taxonomic status, biological notes, and conservation of the longhorned pygmy devil ray Mobula eregoodoo (Cantor, 1849) Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Sylvain Adnet, Mike Bennett et al. · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems	13 Nov 2019	36
21	Directed conservation of the world’s reef sharks and rays Jordan S. Goetze et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access114 authors	20 May 2024	31
22	Dependence on seagrass fisheries governed by household income and adaptive capacity Benjamin L. Jones, Richard K. F. Unsworth, Lina Mtwana Nordlund et al. · Ocean & Coastal Management Open access	Jun 2022	31
23	New Determination of Prey and Parasite Species for Northern Indian Ocean Blue Whales Asha de Vos, Cassandra E. Faux, James R. Marthick et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access	6 Apr 2018	31
24	Structure and Genetic Variability of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Determined Using Mitochondrial DNA Sâmia M. Camargo, Rui Coelho, Demian D. Chapman et al. · PLoS ONE Open access	17 May 2016	31
25	Mangrove Ecotourism along the Coasts of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review Lara G. Moussa et al. · Land ReviewOpen access	24 Aug 2024	29
26	From rivers to ocean basins: The role of ocean barriers and philopatry in the genetic structuring of a cosmopolitan coastal predator Floriaan Devloo‐Delva et al. · Ecology and Evolution Open access	Feb 2023	29
27	Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event C. Mark Eakin et al. · Nature Communications Open access179 authors	10 Feb 2026	28
28	Stepping up to genome scan allows stock differentiation in the worldwide distributed blue shark Prionace glauca Natacha Nikolic et al. · Molecular Ecology Open access	13 Dec 2022	23
29	Speak of the devil ray (Mobula mobular) fishery in Gaza Mohammed Abudaya, Aylin Ulman, Jehad Salah et al. · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries	24 Jul 2017	23
30	Global assessment of manta and devil ray gill plate and meat trade: conservation implications and opportunities Marta D. Palacios, Laura Weiand, Betty J. L. Laglbauer et al. · Environmental Biology of Fishes Open access	13 Dec 2024	20
31	Devil rays (Chondrichthyes: Mobula) of the Arabian Seas, with a redescription of Mobula kuhlii (Valenciennes in Müller and Henle, 1841) Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Daniel Fernando, Sylvain Adnet et al. · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems	2 May 2016	20
32	The giant devil ray Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788) is not giant, but it is the only spinetail devil ray Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Guy M. W. Stevens, Daniel Fernando · Marine Biodiversity Records Open access	30 Apr 2020	18
33	Blue carbon ecosystems in Sri Lanka: A review Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil, Vikram Puri, Deepthi Wickramasinghe et al. · Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science	3 Aug 2024	14
34	Local Ecological Knowledge Reveals Change in Seagrass Social–Ecological Systems Benjamin L. Jones, Richard K. F. Unsworth, Lina Mtwana Nordlund et al. · Oceans Open access	10 Aug 2022	14
35	Where have all the sawfishes gone? Perspectives on declines of these Critically Endangered species in Sri Lanka Akshay Tanna, Daniel Fernando, Ramajeyam Gobiraj et al. · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems	25 May 2021	14
36	First record of the megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) from Sri Lanka, northern Indian Ocean Daniel Fernando, Nishan Perera, David A. Ebert · Marine Biodiversity Records	2015	14
37	Global genetic diversity and historical demography of the Bull Shark Bautisse D. Postaire et al. · Journal of Biogeography Open access	11 Dec 2023	10
38	International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade Diego Cardeñosa, Elizabeth A. Babcock, Stanley K. H. Shea et al. · Science Advances Open access	5 Nov 2025	7
39	Trade regulations drive improved global shark and ray management Mark E. Bond, Hollie L. Booth, Akshay Tanna et al. · Marine Policy	3 Jul 2025	7
40	Exploring Fungal Diversity in Seagrass Ecosystems for Pharmaceutical and Ecological Insights Oshadi Rajakaruna, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Susantha Udagedara et al. · Journal of Fungi Open access	2 Sep 2024	7
41	Comparative population genomics of manta rays has global implications for management Emily Humble, Jane Hosegood, Gary R. Carvalho et al. · Molecular Ecology Open access	23 Nov 2023	7
42	Past, Present and Future of Sri Lankan Coastal Macrophyte-Dominated Ecosystems: Blue Carbon, Conservation, Restoration and Policy Daniel Gorman, Sevvandi Jayakody, Sunanda Kodikara et al. Book chapterOpen access	16 Nov 2022	7
43	Genome-wide data for effective conservation of manta and devil ray species Jane Hosegood et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) PreprintOpen access	31 Oct 2018	7
44	Current status and checklist of seagrass in Sri Lanka Susantha Udagedara, Dahanayakage Don Gihan Lakmal Dahanayaka · International journal of aquatic biology Open access	24 Oct 2020	7
45	Cross-Shore Microplastic Accumulation on Sri Lanka’s West Coast One Year After the Catastrophic X-Press Pearl Pollution Event Paula Masiá, Susantha Udagedara, Ross Williamson et al. · Microplastics Open access	Jul 2025	6
46	Habitat Preference and Population Structure of Two Data Deficient Seahorse (Syngnathidae) Species Nishan Perera, D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka, Susantha Udagedara · OUSL Journal Open access	27 Dec 2017	6
47	Reconciling surveillance systems with limited resources: an evaluation of passive surveillance for rabies in an endemic setting Laura Craighead, William Henry Gilbert, Dynatra W.D. Subasinghe et al. · Preventive Veterinary Medicine Open access	8 Jul 2015	6
48	Mangrove-based carbon market projects: Current trends and future perspectives Jorge F. Montenegro et al. · Forest Policy and Economics Open access	Nov 2025	5
49	First record of the Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Boddaert, 1783 (Aves: Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae) breeding in the lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka Hemachandra Kularatne, Susantha Udagedara · Journal of Threatened Taxa Open access	26 Jan 2017	5
50	Population structure and genetic diversity of the Critically Endangered bowmouth guitarfish ( Rhina ancylostomus ) in the Northwest Indian Ocean Marja J. Kipperman, Rima W. Jabado, Alifa Bintha Haque et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) PreprintOpen access	16 Mar 2024	4

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