Barbara M. Hickey

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Barbara M. Hickey is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara M. Hickey has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Oceanography, 34 papers in Atmospheric Science and 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Barbara M. Hickey's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (19 papers). Barbara M. Hickey is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (19 papers). Barbara M. Hickey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Barbara M. Hickey's co-authors include Neil S. Banas, Parker MacCready, Vera L. Trainer, A. MacFadyen, Nancy B. Kachel, William P. Cochlan, Raphael M. Kudela, Ryan M. McCabe, S. Geier and Richard E. Thomson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Barbara M. Hickey

93 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

The California current system—hypotheses and facts

1979 621 citations Barbara M. Hickey Progress In Oceanography profile →
An unprecedented coastwide toxic algal bloom linked to anomalous ocean conditions

2016 418 citations Ryan M. McCabe, Barbara M. Hickey et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara M. Hickey United States	51	5.4k	2.4k	2.2k	1.8k	1.1k	93	7.1k
Alberto Piola Argentina	44	4.3k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	449 0.4×	140	6.4k
Larry P. Atkinson United States	45	4.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	712 0.6×	123	6.0k
Kon‐Kee Liu Taiwan	49	5.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	970 0.9×	99	7.0k
Hendrik M. van Aken Netherlands	37	3.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	569 0.5×	78	4.4k
Katja Fennel Canada	39	4.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	689 0.6×	148	6.2k
Tsung‐Hung Peng United States	32	3.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	48	6.0k
Worth D. Nowlin United States	27	4.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	446 0.4×	70	5.5k
Frank Dehairs Belgium	57	5.6k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	5.4k 3.0×	1.2k 1.1×	241	10.6k
Volker Mohrholz Germany	32	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	666 0.6×	87	4.3k
Xavier Durrieu de Madron France	48	3.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	462 0.4×	115	5.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

McCabe, Ryan M., Barbara M. Hickey, & Vera L. Trainer. (2023). The Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Blooms Bulletin. Harmful Algae. 127. 102480–102480. 6 indexed citations

Davis, Kristen A., Neil S. Banas, Sarah N. Giddings, et al.. (2014). Estuary‐enhanced upwelling of marine nutrients fuels coastal productivity in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 119(12). 8778–8799. 72 indexed citations

Giddings, Sarah N., Parker MacCready, Barbara M. Hickey, et al.. (2014). Hindcasts of potential harmful algal bloom transport pathways on the Pacific Northwest coast. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 119(4). 2439–2461. 86 indexed citations

Pitcher, Grant C., F. G. Figueiras, Barbara M. Hickey, & Maria Teresa Moita. (2010). The physical oceanography of upwelling systems and the development of harmful algal blooms. Progress In Oceanography. 85(1-2). 5–32. 163 indexed citations

Hickey, Barbara M., Raphael M. Kudela, Jonathan D. Nash, et al.. (2010). River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems: Introduction and synthesis. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(C2). 148 indexed citations

Trainer, Vera L., Barbara M. Hickey, Evelyn J. Lessard, et al.. (2009). Variability of Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid in the Juan de Fuca eddy region and its adjacent shelves. Limnology and Oceanography. 54(1). 289–308. 80 indexed citations

Banas, Neil S., E. J. Lessard, Raphael M. Kudela, et al.. (2009). Planktonic growth and grazing in the Columbia River plume region: A biophysical model study. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(C2). 70 indexed citations

Rooper, Christopher N., Donald R. Gunderson, & Barbara M. Hickey. (2006). An examination of the feasibility of passive transport from coastal spawning grounds to estuarine nursery areas for English sole. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 68(3-4). 609–618. 11 indexed citations

Hickey, Barbara M.. (2004). River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems: Initial Impressions. AGUFM. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Banas, Neil S., Barbara M. Hickey, Parker MacCready, & Jan Newton. (2004). Dynamics of Willapa Bay, Washington: A Highly Unsteady, Partially Mixed Estuary. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 34(11). 2413–2427. 137 indexed citations

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Hickey, Barbara M., et al.. (2002). Influence of wind stress and ambient flow on a high discharge river plume. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(C9). 192 indexed citations

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Barth, John A., P. Michael Kosro, P. Ted Strub, et al.. (2002). The GLOBEC Northeast Pacific California Current System Program. Oceanography. 15(2). 36–47. 52 indexed citations

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Stockhausen, William T., Romuald N. Lipcius, & Barbara M. Hickey. (2000). Joint effects of larval dispersal, population regulation, marine reserve design, and exploitation on production and recruitment in the Caribbean spiny lobster. Bulletin of Marine Science. 66(3). 957–990. 50 indexed citations

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Hickey, Barbara M., et al.. (2000). Dense saline plumes in Exuma Sound, Bahamas. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(C5). 11471–11488. 37 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A., Barbara M. Hickey, & James R. Postel. (2000). Pseudo-nitzschia blooms and physical oceanography off Washington State, USA. South African Journal of Marine Science. 22(1). 299–308. 24 indexed citations

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Hickey, Barbara M., L. J. Pietrafesa, David A. Jay, & William C. Boicourt. (1998). The Columbia River Plume Study: Subtidal variability in the velocity and salinity fields. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(C5). 10339–10368. 201 indexed citations

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Hickey, Barbara M.. (1997). The Response of a Steep-Sided, Narrow Canyon to Time-Variable Wind Forcing. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 27(5). 697–726. 149 indexed citations

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Baker, Edward T. & Barbara M. Hickey. (1986). Contemporary sedimentation processes in and around an active West Coast submarine canyon. Marine Geology. 71(1-2). 15–34. 82 indexed citations

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Battisti, David S. & Barbara M. Hickey. (1984). Application of Remote Wind-Forced Coastal Trapped Wave Theory to the Oregon and Washington Coasts. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 14(5). 887–903. 106 indexed citations

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Taft, Bruce A., Barbara M. Hickey, Carl Wunsch, & D. James Baker. (1974). Equatorial undercurrent and deeper flows in the central Pacific. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 21(6). 403–430. 35 indexed citations

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