Barbara M. Hickey

9.2k citations

93 papers · 7.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 51

Co-authors: Neil S. Banas Parker MacCready Vera L. Trainer A. MacFadyen Nancy B. Kachel William P. Cochlan Raphael M. Kudela Ryan M. McCabe
Topics: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers)Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers)Marine and fisheries research (19 papers)
Cited by: Oceanography Earth-Surface Processes Atmospheric Science
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Geophysical Research Letters Limnology and Oceanography
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

Barbara M. Hickey

93 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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 →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara M. Hickey

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Blooms Bulletin 2023 ·Harmful Algae ·Ryan M. McCabe,Barbara M. Hickey,Vera L. Trainer	6
2	Estuary‐enhanced upwelling of marine nutrients fuels coastal productivity in the U.S. Pacific Northwest 2014 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Kristen A. Davis,Neil S. Banas,Sarah N. Giddings,Samantha Siedlecki,Parker MacCready,Evelyn J. Lessard,Raphael M. Kudela,Barbara M. Hickey	72
3	The physical oceanography of upwelling systems and the development of harmful algal blooms 2010 ·Progress In Oceanography ·Grant C. Pitcher,F. G. Figueiras,Barbara M. Hickey,Maria Teresa Moita	163
4	River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems: Introduction and synthesis 2010 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Barbara M. Hickey,Raphael M. Kudela,Jonathan D. Nash,Kenneth W. Bruland,William T. Peterson,Parker MacCready,E. J. Lessard,David A. Jay,Neil S. Banas,António M. Baptista,E. P. Dever,P. Michael Kosro,(unknown),Alexander R. Horner‐Devine,Edward D. Zaron,Ryan M. McCabe,Jay Peterson,Philip Orton,Jiayi Pan,Maeve C. Lohan	148
5	Processes influencing seasonal hypoxia in the northern California Current System 2010 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·T. Connolly,Barbara M. Hickey,S. Geier,William P. Cochlan	108
6	Variability of Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid in the Juan de Fuca eddy region and its adjacent shelves 2009 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Vera L. Trainer,Barbara M. Hickey,Evelyn J. Lessard,William P. Cochlan,Charles G. Trick,Mark L. Wells,A. MacFadyen,Stephanie K. Moore	80
7	Why is the Northern End of the California Current System So Productive? 2008 ·Oceanography ·Barbara M. Hickey,Neil S. Banas	169
8	Observational estimates of entrainment and vertical salt flux in the interior of a spreading river plume 2008 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Ryan M. McCabe,Barbara M. Hickey,Parker MacCready	35
9	A model study of tide- and wind-induced mixing in the Columbia River Estuary and plume 2008 ·Continental Shelf Research ·Parker MacCready,Neil S. Banas,Barbara M. Hickey,E. P. Dever,Yonggang Liu	136
10	A bi-directional river plume: The Columbia in summer 2005 ·Continental Shelf Research ·Barbara M. Hickey,S. Geier,Nancy B. Kachel,A. MacFadyen	188
11	River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems: Initial Impressions 2004 ·AGUFM ·Barbara M. Hickey	1
12	Dynamics of Willapa Bay, Washington: A Highly Unsteady, Partially Mixed Estuary 2004 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·Neil S. Banas,Barbara M. Hickey,Parker MacCready,Jan Newton	137
13	Evidence for a regime shift after the 1997–1998 El Niño, based on 1995, 1998, and 2001 acoustic surveys in the Pacific Eastern Boundary Current 2003 ·Estuaries ·Gordon L. Swartzman,Barbara M. Hickey	23
14	Influence of wind stress and ambient flow on a high discharge river plume 2002 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown),Barbara M. Hickey,M. Kawase	192
15	The GLOBEC Northeast Pacific California Current System Program 2002 ·Oceanography ·(unknown),John A. Barth,P. Michael Kosro,P. Ted Strub,Richard D. Brodeur,William T. Peterson,Cynthia T. Tynan,Mark D. Ohman,Louis W. Botsford,Thomas M. Powell,Franklin B. Schwing,David G. Ainley,David L. Mackas,Barbara M. Hickey,Steven R. Ramp	52
16	Joint effects of larval dispersal, population regulation, marine reserve design, and exploitation on production and recruitment in the Caribbean spiny lobster 2000 ·Bulletin of Marine Science ·William T. Stockhausen,Romuald N. Lipcius,Barbara M. Hickey	50
17	Pseudo-nitzschia blooms and physical oceanography off Washington State, USA 2000 ·South African Journal of Marine Science ·Rita A. Horner,Barbara M. Hickey,James R. Postel	24
18	Dense saline plumes in Exuma Sound, Bahamas 2000 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Barbara M. Hickey,Parker MacCready,(unknown),Nancy B. Kachel	37
19	The Columbia River Plume Study: Subtidal variability in the velocity and salinity fields 1998 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Barbara M. Hickey,L. J. Pietrafesa,David A. Jay,William C. Boicourt	201
20	The Relationship Between Fluctuations in Sea Level, Wind Stress and Sea Surface Temperature in the Equatorial Pacific 1975 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·Barbara M. Hickey	35

About Barbara M. Hickey

Barbara M. Hickey is a scholar working on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science, having authored 93 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (5.4k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (993 citations) and Atmospheric Science (2.2k citations). Barbara M. Hickey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Limnology and Oceanography.

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