| Calcified macroalgae–critical to coastal ecosystems and vulnerable to change: a review WA Nelson Marine and Freshwater Research 60 (8), 787-801, 2009 | 453 | 2009 |
| A NEW LOOK AT AN ANCIENT ORDER: GENERIC REVISION OF THE BANGIALES (RHODOPHYTA)1 JE Sutherland, SC Lindstrom, WA Nelson, J Brodie, MDJ Lynch, ... Journal of phycology 47 (5), 1131-1151, 2011 | 438 | 2011 |
| A systematic review of marine-based species distribution models (SDMs) with recommendations for best practice NM Robinson, WA Nelson, MJ Costello, JE Sutherland, CJ Lundquist Frontiers in Marine Science 4, 421, 2017 | 277 | 2017 |
| Carbon dioxide mitigation potential of seaweed aquaculture beds (SABs) CFA Sondak, PO Ang, J Beardall, A Bellgrove, SM Boo, GS Gerung, ... Journal of Applied Phycology 29, 2363-2373, 2017 | 176 | 2017 |
| Coralline algae of central New Zealand: an identification guide to common'crustose'species A Harvey NIWA information series 57, 1-145, 2005 | 152 | 2005 |
| A reassessment of the taxonomic status of Porphyra suborbiculata, Porphyra carolinensis and Porphyra lilliputiana (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological data JE Broom, WA Nelson, C Yarish, WA Jones, RA Rosas, LEA Rosas European Journal of Phycology 37 (2), 227-235, 2002 | 149 | 2002 |
| Utility of psbA and nSSU for phylogenetic reconstruction in the Corallinales based on New Zealand taxa JES Broom, DR Hart, TJ Farr, WA Nelson, KF Neill, AS Harvey, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 46 (3), 958-973, 2008 | 137 | 2008 |
| Genetic diversity in Undaria pinnatifida (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) deduced from mitochondria genes – origins and succession of introduced populations S Uwai, W Nelson, K Neill, WD Wang, LE Aguilar-Rosas, SM Boo, ... Phycologia 45 (6), 687-695, 2006 | 135 | 2006 |
| New Zealand pest management: current and future challenges SL Goldson, GW Bourdôt, EG Brockerhoff, AE Byrom, MN Clout, ... Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 45 (1), 31-58, 2015 | 132 | 2015 |
| Ulva, Umbraulva and Gemina: genetic survey of New Zealand taxa reveals diversity and introduced species S Heesch, JES Broom, KF Neill, TJ Farr, JL Dalen, WA Nelson European Journal of Phycology 44 (2), 143-154, 2009 | 131 | 2009 |
| Rhodolith/maërl beds: a global perspective R Riosmena-Rodríguez, W Nelson, J Aguirre Springer International Publishing, 2017 | 130 | 2017 |
| Multi‐gene phylogenetic analyses of New Zealand coralline algae: Corallinapetra Novaezelandiae gen. et sp. nov. and recognition of the Hapalidiales ord. nov. WA Nelson, JE Sutherland, TJ Farr, DR Hart, KF Neill, HJ Kim, HS Yoon Journal of Phycology 51 (3), 454-468, 2015 | 127 | 2015 |
| Common coralline algae of northern New Zealand: an identification guide TJ Farr, J Broom, DR Hart, K Neill, WA Nelson NIWA, 2009 | 102 | 2009 |
| Terminology used to describe reproduction and life history stages in the genus Porphyra (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) WA Nelson, J Brodie, MD Guiry Journal of applied phycology 11, 407-410, 1999 | 102 | 1999 |
| Species recognition in New Zealand Porphyra using 18S rDNA sequencing JE Broom, WA Jones, DF Hill, GA Knight, WA Nelson Journal of Applied Phycology 11, 421-428, 1999 | 96 | 1999 |
| Highly conserved mitochondrial genomes among multicellular red algae of the Florideophyceae EC Yang, KM Kim, SY Kim, JM Lee, GH Boo, JH Lee, WA Nelson, G Yi, ... Genome biology and evolution 7 (8), 2394-2406, 2015 | 88 | 2015 |
| Phylogeny of the Bangia flora of New Zealand suggests a southern origin for Porphyra and Bangia (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) JES Broom, TJ Farr, WA Nelson Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 (3), 1197-1207, 2004 | 86 | 2004 |
| Symphyocladia lithophila sp. nov. (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales), a new Korean red algal species based on morphology and rbcL sequences MS Kim, SY Kim, W Nelson Walter de Gruyter 53 (3), 233-241, 2010 | 84 | 2010 |
| Ocean acidification in New Zealand waters: trends and impacts CS Law, JJ Bell, HC Bostock, CE Cornwall, VJ Cummings, K Currie, ... New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 52 (2), 155-195, 2018 | 82 | 2018 |
| New Zealand seaweeds: an illustrated guide WA Nelson (No Title), 2013 | 78 | 2013 |
