André Morel

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

André Morel is a scholar working on Oceanography, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, André Morel has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Oceanography, 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in André Morel's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (20 papers), Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (5 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (4 papers). André Morel is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (20 papers), Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (5 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (4 papers). André Morel collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. André Morel's co-authors include Annick Bricaud, Marcel Babin, Dariusz Stramski, David Antoine, Bernard Gentili, Hervé Claustre, Karima Allali, Louis Marie Prieur, Frank Fell and Vincent Fournier-Sicre and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Remote Sensing of Environment and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

André Morel

20 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Variations of light absorption by suspended particles with chlorophyll a concentration in oceanic (case 1) waters: Analysis and implications for bio‐optical models
    1998 561 citations Annick Bricaud, André Morel et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
André Morel France 20 3.2k 958 898 779 448 20 3.6k
Louis Marie Prieur France 37 4.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 977 1.3× 738 1.6× 79 5.5k
Collin S. Roesler United States 32 2.7k 0.8× 819 0.9× 604 0.7× 718 0.9× 470 1.0× 64 3.2k
Yannick Huot Canada 30 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 644 0.7× 372 0.5× 337 0.8× 72 3.0k
Watson W. Gregg United States 34 3.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.5× 1.8k 2.0× 470 0.6× 779 1.7× 80 4.7k
Charles C. Trees United States 24 2.2k 0.7× 789 0.8× 533 0.6× 414 0.5× 281 0.6× 68 2.5k
Joséphine Ras France 30 3.0k 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 569 0.6× 445 0.6× 337 0.8× 50 3.6k
Yu-Hwan Ahn South Korea 21 1.7k 0.5× 697 0.7× 615 0.7× 385 0.5× 269 0.6× 59 2.2k
Dennis Clark United States 25 4.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 1.7k 1.9× 1.2k 1.5× 936 2.1× 52 4.9k
Joji Ishizaka Japan 38 3.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 381 0.5× 590 1.3× 151 4.2k
Giorgio Dall’Olmo United Kingdom 39 3.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 506 1.1× 91 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by André Morel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Morel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morel, André & Bernard Gentili. (2009). A simple band ratio technique to quantify the colored dissolved and detrital organic material from ocean color remotely sensed data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 113(5). 998–1011. 154 indexed citations
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Voss, Kenneth J. & André Morel. (2005). Bidirectional reflectance function for oceanic waters with varying chlorophyllconcentrations: Measurements versus predictions. Limnology and Oceanography. 50(2). 698–705. 31 indexed citations
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Babin, Marcel, André Morel, Vincent Fournier-Sicre, Frank Fell, & Dariusz Stramski. (2003). Light scattering properties of marine particles in coastal and open ocean waters asrelated to the particle mass concentration. Limnology and Oceanography. 48(2). 843–859. 458 indexed citations
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Stramski, Dariusz, Annick Bricaud, & André Morel. (2001). Modeling the inherent optical properties of the ocean based on the detailed composition of the planktonic community. Applied Optics. 40(18). 2929–2929. 308 indexed citations
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Bricaud, Annick, André Morel, & Vittorio Barale. (1999). MERIS potential for ocean colour studies in the open ocean. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 20(9). 1757–1769. 33 indexed citations
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Bricaud, Annick, André Morel, Marcel Babin, Karima Allali, & Hervé Claustre. (1998). Variations of light absorption by suspended particles with chlorophyll a concentration in oceanic (case 1) waters: Analysis and implications for bio‐optical models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(C13). 31033–31044. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morel, André. (1997). Consequences of a Synechococcus bloom upon the optical properties of oceanic (case 1) waters. Limnology and Oceanography. 42(8). 1746–1754. 54 indexed citations
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Morel, André, David Antoine, Marcel Babin, & Yves Dandonneau. (1996). Measured and modeled primary production in the northeast Atlantic (EUMELI JGOFS program): the impact of natural variations in photosynthetic parameters on model predictive skill. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 43(8). 1273–1304. 123 indexed citations
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Antoine, David & André Morel. (1996). Oceanic primary production: 1. Adaptation of a spectral light‐photosynthesis model in view of application to satellite chlorophyll observations. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 10(1). 43–55. 195 indexed citations
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Morel, André. (1996). An ocean flux study in eutrophic, mesotrophic and oligotrophic situations: the EUMELI program. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 43(8). 1185–1190. 27 indexed citations
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Morel, André & Bernard Gentili. (1996). Diffuse reflectance of oceanic waters III Implication of bidirectionality for the remote-sensing problem. Applied Optics. 35(24). 4850–4850. 333 indexed citations
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Babin, Marcel, André Morel, Hervé Claustre, et al.. (1996). Nitrogen- and irradiance-dependent variations of the maximum quantum yield of carbon fixation in eutrophic, mesotrophic and oligotrophic marine systems. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 43(8). 1241–1272. 241 indexed citations
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Stramski, Dariusz & André Morel. (1990). Optical properties of photosynthetic picoplankton in different physiological states as affected by growth irradiance. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 37(2). 245–266. 94 indexed citations
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Stramski, Dariusz, André Morel, & Annick Bricaud. (1988). Modeling the light attenuation and scattering by spherical phytoplanktonic cells: a retrieval of the bulk refractive index. Applied Optics. 27(19). 3954–3954. 54 indexed citations
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Bricaud, Annick, et al.. (1988). Optical properties of diverse phytoplanktonic species: experimental results and theoretical interpretation. Journal of Plankton Research. 10(5). 851–873. 192 indexed citations
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Morel, André. (1987). Chlorophyll-specific scattering coefficient of phytoplankton. A simplified theoretical approach. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 34(7). 1093–1105. 55 indexed citations
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Bricaud, Annick, André Morel, & Louis Marie Prieur. (1983). Optical efficiency factors of some phytoplankters1. Limnology and Oceanography. 28(5). 816–832. 282 indexed citations

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