Alice L. Alldredge

15.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
76 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Alice L. Alldredge is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alice L. Alldredge has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Oceanography, 36 papers in Ecology and 23 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alice L. Alldredge's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (52 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (27 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (14 papers). Alice L. Alldredge is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (52 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (27 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (14 papers). Alice L. Alldredge collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Hong Kong. Alice L. Alldredge's co-authors include Uta Passow, Mary W. Silver, Bruce E. Logan, Chris Gotschalk, Diana G. Franks, Edward F. DeLong, Farooq Azam, C. Gotschalk, David C. Smith and Meinhard Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Alice L. Alldredge

76 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

Characteristics, dynamics and significance of marine snow 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 1993 1992 1993 2004 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Characteristics, dynamics and significance of marine snow
    1988 1.1k citations Alice L. Alldredge et al. Progress In Oceanography profile →
  2. Phylogenetic diversity of aggregate‐attached vs. free‐living marine bacterial assemblages
    1993 908 citations Alice L. Alldredge et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  3. Intense hydrolytic enzyme activity on marine aggregates and implications for rapid particle dissolution
    1992 796 citations David C. Smith, Meinhard Simon et al. Nature profile →
  4. The abundance and significance of a class of large, transparent organic particles in the ocean
    1993 736 citations Alice L. Alldredge, Uta Passow et al. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers profile →
  5. The oceanic gel phase: a bridge in the DOM–POM continuum
    2004 550 citations Alice L. Alldredge, Farooq Azam et al. profile →
  6. A dye‐binding assay for the spectrophotometric measurement of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP)
    1995 547 citations Uta Passow, Alice L. Alldredge Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  7. In situ settling behavior of marine snow1
    1988 498 citations Alice L. Alldredge et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  8. Direct observations of the mass flocculation of diatom blooms: characteristics, settling velocities and formation of diatom aggregates
    1989 450 citations Alice L. Alldredge et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alice L. Alldredge United States 53 8.5k 5.8k 2.2k 2.1k 1.3k 76 12.2k
Edward A. Laws United States 56 7.9k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 2.0k 1.6× 236 12.2k
Uta Passow United States 51 7.0k 0.8× 3.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 972 0.8× 116 10.4k
Richard J. Geider United Kingdom 50 10.2k 1.2× 5.2k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 1.6k 0.8× 976 0.8× 111 13.1k
Ronnie N. Glud Denmark 67 7.4k 0.9× 6.0k 1.0× 3.7k 1.7× 2.1k 1.0× 2.4k 1.9× 268 14.0k
Douglas G. Capone United States 63 9.1k 1.1× 9.4k 1.6× 3.7k 1.7× 2.4k 1.1× 1.9k 1.5× 144 17.2k
Richard T. Barber United States 57 9.2k 1.1× 4.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 2.7k 1.3× 2.0k 1.6× 114 11.8k
David A. Hutchins United States 70 12.3k 1.4× 6.8k 1.2× 3.0k 1.4× 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 228 16.6k
Victor Smetacek Germany 51 10.5k 1.2× 6.2k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 3.0k 1.4× 2.6k 2.1× 128 15.3k
TIMOTHY R. PARSONS Canada 41 12.3k 1.4× 7.4k 1.3× 4.4k 2.0× 5.0k 2.4× 1.2k 1.0× 107 19.3k
Oscar Schofield United States 57 8.5k 1.0× 5.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 2.4k 1.9× 278 12.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leray, Matthieu, Alice L. Alldredge, Joy Yang, et al.. (2019). Dietary partitioning promotes the coexistence of planktivorous species on coral reefs. Molecular Ecology. 28(10). 2694–2710. 30 indexed citations
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Leichter, James J., Alice L. Alldredge, Giacomo Bernardi, et al.. (2013). Biological and Physical Interactions on a Tropical Island Coral Reef: Transport and Retention Processes on Moorea, French Polynesia. Oceanography. 26(3). 52–63. 64 indexed citations
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Nelson, Craig E., Alice L. Alldredge, Elizabeth A. McCliment, Linda Amaral‐Zettler, & Craig A. Carlson. (2011). Depleted dissolved organic carbon and distinct bacterial communities in the water column of a rapid-flushing coral reef ecosystem. The ISME Journal. 5(8). 1374–1387. 107 indexed citations
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Goldthwait, Sarah A. & Alice L. Alldredge. (2006). An investigation of diel synchronicity between water column marine snow concentration and the flux of organic matter in the Santa Barbara Channel, California. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 53(3). 485–505. 7 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., et al.. (2003). Coastal bioluminescent marine snow: fine structure of bioluminescence distribution. Continental Shelf Research. 24(3). 413–429. 19 indexed citations
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Shipe, R., Uta Passow, Mark A. Brzezinski, et al.. (2002). Effects of the 1997–98 El Niño on seasonal variations in suspended and sinking particles in the Santa Barbara basin. Progress In Oceanography. 54(1-4). 105–127. 40 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L.. (2000). Interstitial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations within sinking marine aggregates and their potential contribution to carbon flux. Limnology and Oceanography. 45(6). 1245–1253. 94 indexed citations
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Graham, William M., Sally MacIntyre, & Alice L. Alldredge. (2000). Diel variations of marine snow concentration in surface waters and implications for particle flux in the sea. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 47(3). 367–395. 39 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., David L. Bradley, Douglas Butterworth, & John H. Steele. (1999). Assessing the Global Distribution and Abundance of Marine Life: Summary of a Workshop Sponsored by the Sloan Foundation and the Office of Naval Research, January 13–15, 1998, Monterey, California. Oceanography. 12(3). 41–46. 4 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L.. (1998). The carbon, nitrogen and mass content of marine snow as a function of aggregate size. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 45(4-5). 529–541. 164 indexed citations
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Kiørboe, Thomas, Bettina E. Hansen, Alice L. Alldredge, et al.. (1996). Sedimentation of phytoplankton during a diatom bloom: Rates and mechanisms. Journal of Marine Research. 54(6). 1123–1148. 85 indexed citations
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Passow, Uta & Alice L. Alldredge. (1995). A dye‐binding assay for the spectrophotometric measurement of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP). Limnology and Oceanography. 40(7). 1326–1335. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, David C., Meinhard Simon, Alice L. Alldredge, & Farooq Azam. (1992). Intense hydrolytic enzyme activity on marine aggregates and implications for rapid particle dissolution. Nature. 359(6391). 139–142. 796 indexed citations breakdown →
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Crocker, Kenneth M., Alice L. Alldredge, & Deborah K. Steinberg. (1991). Feeding rates of the doliolid, Dolioletta gegenbauri, on diatoms and bacteria. Journal of Plankton Research. 13(1). 77–82. 29 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., Jonathan J. Cole, & David A. Caron. (1986). Production of heterotrophic bacteria inhabiting macroscopic organic aggregates (marine snow) from surface waters1. Limnology and Oceanography. 31(1). 68–78. 166 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., et al.. (1986). Effects of drilling muds and mud additives on the primary production of natural assemblages of marine phytoplankton. Marine Environmental Research. 19(2). 157–176. 3 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L.. (1981). The impact of appendicularian grazing on natural food concentrations in situ1. Limnology and Oceanography. 26(2). 247–257. 103 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., et al.. (1980). Effects of moonlight on the vertical migration patterns of demersal zooplankton. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 44(2). 133–156. 189 indexed citations
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Hamner, William M., et al.. (1975). Underwater observations of gelatinous zooplankton: Sampling problems, feeding biology, and behavior1. Limnology and Oceanography. 20(6). 907–917. 221 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., et al.. (1974). Effect of Light on the Emergence Pattern of Plagiorchis micracanthos Cercariae from Stagnicola exilis. Journal of Parasitology. 60(5). 782–782. 18 indexed citations

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