Allen J. Milligan

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Allen J. Milligan is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Allen J. Milligan has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Oceanography, 14 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Allen J. Milligan's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (31 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (13 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers). Allen J. Milligan is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (31 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (13 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers). Allen J. Milligan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Allen J. Milligan's co-authors include Michael J. Behrenfeld, Paul G. Falkowski, François M. M. Morel, Robert T. O’Malley, Kimberly H. Halsey, Emmanuel Boss, David A. Siegel, Jorge L. Sarmiento, Gene C. Feldman and Charles R. McClain and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Allen J. Milligan

37 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean productivity

2006 1.8k citations Michael J. Behrenfeld, Robert T. O’Malley et al. Nature profile →
THE ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF SOME MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON¹

2003 573 citations Allen J. Milligan, Paul G. Falkowski et al. Journal of Phycology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allen J. Milligan United States	28	4.0k	2.3k	1.1k	597	560	38	5.5k
Björn Rost Germany	43	5.6k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	683 1.1×	537 1.0×	101	6.6k
Philippe D. Tortell Canada	38	4.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.9×	462 0.8×	115	6.0k
C. Mark Moore United Kingdom	44	4.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	770 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	520 0.9×	105	5.7k
Zoe V. Finkel Canada	42	5.2k 1.3×	3.3k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	672 1.1×	802 1.4×	102	7.5k
Marcel J.W. Veldhuis Netherlands	44	3.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	614 0.5×	382 0.6×	757 1.4×	73	4.9k
James L. Pinckney United States	46	3.9k 1.0×	3.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	574 1.0×	537 1.0×	118	6.7k
Larry E. Brand United States	33	3.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	544 0.5×	667 1.1×	750 1.3×	57	5.5k
Giacomo R. DiTullio United States	46	5.9k 1.5×	3.1k 1.3×	797 0.7×	1.4k 2.4×	595 1.1×	90	7.2k
Tracy A. Villareal United States	41	3.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	454 0.4×	489 0.8×	645 1.2×	101	4.6k
Stéphane Blain France	42	4.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	726 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	464 0.8×	132	5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Silsbe, Greg M., Michael J. Behrenfeld, Kimberly H. Halsey, Allen J. Milligan, & Toby K. Westberry. (2016). The CAFE model: A net production model for global ocean phytoplankton. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 30(12). 1756–1777. 131 indexed citations

Kustka, Adam B., Josh Kohut, Angelicque White, et al.. (2015). The roles of MCDW and deep water iron supply in sustaining a recurrent phytoplankton bloom on central Pennell Bank (Ross Sea). Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 105. 171–185. 13 indexed citations

Kustka, Adam B., Bethan Jones, Mariko Hatta, M. Field, & Allen J. Milligan. (2014). The influence of iron and siderophores on eukaryotic phytoplankton growth rates and community composition in the Ross Sea. Marine Chemistry. 173. 195–207. 26 indexed citations

Kustka, Adam B., et al.. (2014). Low CO₂ results in a rearrangement of carbon metabolism to support C₄ photosynthetic carbon assimilation in Thalassiosira pseudonana. New Phytologist. 204(3). 507–520. 45 indexed citations

Halsey, Kimberly H., Allen J. Milligan, & Michael J. Behrenfeld. (2014). Contrasting Strategies of Photosynthetic Energy Utilization Drive Lifestyle Strategies in Ecologically Important Picoeukaryotes. Metabolites. 4(2). 260–280. 32 indexed citations

Hayes, Patrick M., et al.. (2013). Suppression of cyanobacterial growth of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae by vascular plant decomposition products in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Lake and Reservoir Management. 29(1). 13–22. 10 indexed citations

Halsey, Kimberly H., Robert T. O’Malley, Jason R. Graff, Allen J. Milligan, & Michael J. Behrenfeld. (2013). A common partitioning strategy for photosynthetic products in evolutionarily distinct phytoplankton species. New Phytologist. 198(4). 1030–1038. 74 indexed citations

O’Malley, Robert T., et al.. (2013). Improbability mapping: A metric for satellite-detection of submarine volcanic eruptions. Remote Sensing of Environment. 140. 596–603. 7 indexed citations

Behrenfeld, Michael J. & Allen J. Milligan. (2012). Photophysiological Expressions of Iron Stress in Phytoplankton. Annual Review of Marine Science. 5(1). 217–246. 196 indexed citations

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Schrader, Paul S., Allen J. Milligan, & Michael J. Behrenfeld. (2011). Surplus Photosynthetic Antennae Complexes Underlie Diagnostics of Iron Limitation in a Cyanobacterium. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e18753–e18753. 69 indexed citations

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Halsey, Kimberly H., Allen J. Milligan, & Michael J. Behrenfeld. (2011). LINKING TIME‐DEPENDENT CARBON‐FIXATION EFFICIENCIES IN DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA (CHLOROPHYCEAE) TO UNDERLYING METABOLIC PATHWAYS¹. Journal of Phycology. 47(1). 66–76. 63 indexed citations

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Halsey, Kimberly H., Allen J. Milligan, & Michael J. Behrenfeld. (2010). Physiological optimization underlies growth rate-independent chlorophyll-specific gross and net primary production. Photosynthesis Research. 103(2). 125–137. 111 indexed citations

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Milligan, Allen J.. (2009). The influence of iron availability on nitrogen assimilation in the marine diatom thalassiosira weissflogii. Open Collections. 1 indexed citations

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Behrenfeld, Michael J., Kimberly H. Halsey, & Allen J. Milligan. (2008). Evolved physiological responses of phytoplankton to their integrated growth environment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 363(1504). 2687–2703. 169 indexed citations

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Behrenfeld, Michael J., Robert T. O’Malley, David A. Siegel, et al.. (2006). Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean productivity. Nature. 444(7120). 752–755. 1774 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reinfelder, John R., Allen J. Milligan, & François M. M. Morel. (2004). The Role of the C4 Pathway in Carbon Accumulation and Fixation in a Marine Diatom. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 135(4). 2106–2111. 137 indexed citations

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Milligan, Allen J., Diana E. Varela, Mark A. Brzezinski, & François M. M. Morel. (2004). Dynamics of silicon metabolism and silicon isotopic discrimination in a marine diatomas a function of pCO₂. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(2). 322–329. 141 indexed citations

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Milligan, Allen J. & François M. M. Morel. (2002). A Proton Buffering Role for Silica in Diatoms. Science. 297(5588). 1848–1850. 137 indexed citations

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Morel, François M. M., Elizabeth H. Cox, Anne M. L. Kraepiel, et al.. (2002). Acquisition of inorganic carbon by the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 29(3). 301–308. 64 indexed citations

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Peers, Graham, Allen J. Milligan, & Paul J. Harrison. (2000). ASSAY OPTIMIZATION AND REGULATION OF UREASE ACTIVITY IN TWO MARINE DIATOMS. Journal of Phycology. 36(3). 523–528. 31 indexed citations

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