Brian D. Bill

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Brian D. Bill is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian D. Bill has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 19 papers in Oceanography and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Brian D. Bill's work include Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (23 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (18 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers). Brian D. Bill is often cited by papers focused on Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (23 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (18 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers). Brian D. Bill collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Brian D. Bill's co-authors include Vera L. Trainer, Nicolaus G. Adams, William P. Cochlan, Kathi A. Lefebvre, Frances M. D. Gulland, Ryan M. McCabe, Raphael M. Kudela, Richard E. Thomson, Barbara M. Hickey and Keri A. Baugh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Brian D. Bill

26 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

An unprecedented coastwide toxic algal bloom linked to anomalous ocean conditions

2016 418 citations Raphael M. Kudela, Kathi A. Lefebvre et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian D. Bill United States	17	983	970	458	318	198	27	1.5k
Nicolaus G. Adams United States	15	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	551 1.2×	352 1.1×	187 0.9×	22	1.6k
Mindy L. Richlen United States	19	882 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	700 1.5×	439 1.4×	134 0.7×	34	1.7k
Holly A. Bowers United States	19	732 0.7×	838 0.9×	774 1.7×	556 1.7×	197 1.0×	30	1.5k
Katherine A. Hubbard United States	18	777 0.8×	964 1.0×	764 1.7×	444 1.4×	178 0.9×	35	1.7k
Carmelo R. Tomas United States	28	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	541 1.2×	596 1.9×	173 0.9×	57	1.9k
Yukihiko Matsuyama Japan	28	1.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	801 1.7×	553 1.7×	218 1.1×	85	2.2k
Manuel Zapata Spain	22	492 0.5×	828 0.9×	462 1.0×	452 1.4×	126 0.6×	41	1.4k
Daniel Grzebyk France	23	923 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	613 1.3×	537 1.7×	94 0.5×	36	1.7k
Mitsunori Iwataki Japan	27	1.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	1.1k 2.3×	800 2.5×	115 0.6×	86	2.2k
Lars‐Johan Naustvoll Norway	23	504 0.5×	903 0.9×	548 1.2×	205 0.6×	349 1.8×	48	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian D. Bill

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Lefebvre, Kathi A., Raphaela Stimmelmayr, Peigen Lin, et al.. (2025). Bowhead whale faeces link increasing algal toxins in the Arctic to ocean warming. Nature. 644(8077). 693–698.

Fischer, Alexis D., Brian D. Bill, Maria T. Kavanaugh, et al.. (2024). Nutrient limitation dampens the response of a harmful algae to a marine heatwave in an upwelling system. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(S1). 3 indexed citations

Fischer, Alexis D., et al.. (2023). Does prey availability influence the detection of Dinophysis spp. by the imaging FlowCytobot?. Harmful Algae. 130. 102544–102544. 3 indexed citations

Cochlan, William P., et al.. (2023). Domoic acid production by Pseudo-nitzschia australis: Re-evaluating the role of macronutrient limitation on toxigenicity. Harmful Algae. 125. 102431–102431. 10 indexed citations

Bill, Brian D., Michael L. Brosnahan, Lisa Campbell, et al.. (2023). A survey ofDinophysisspp. and their potential to cause diarrhetic shellfish poisoning in coastal waters of the United States. Journal of Phycology. 59(4). 658–680. 14 indexed citations

Bill, Brian D., Jonathan P. Davis, Tod A. Leighfield, et al.. (2023). Biotoxin Uptake, Retention, and Depuration Trends in Purple-Hinged Rock Scallops, Crassadoma gigantea (Gray 1825). Journal of Shellfish Research. 42(2). 1 indexed citations

King, Teri L., Gregory J. Doucette, Zhihong Wang, et al.. (2021). Hiding in plain sight: Shellfish-killing phytoplankton in Washington State. Harmful Algae. 105. 102032–102032. 20 indexed citations

Dai, Xinfeng, Brian D. Bill, Nicolaus G. Adams, et al.. (2019). The effect of temperature and salinity on growth rate and azaspiracid cell quotas in two strains of Azadinium poporum (Dinophyceae) from Puget Sound, Washington State. Harmful Algae. 89. 101665–101665. 7 indexed citations

Lucas, Jane M., Brian D. Bill, Bradley S. Stevenson, & Michael Kaspari. (2017). The microbiome of the ant‐built home: the microbial communities of a tropical arboreal ant and its nest. Ecosphere. 8(2). 29 indexed citations

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Paranjpye, Rohinee N., William B. Nilsson, Martin Liermann, et al.. (2015). Environmental influences on the seasonal distribution ofVibrio parahaemolyticusin the Pacific Northwest of the USA. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(12). fiv121–fiv121. 44 indexed citations

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Moore, Stephanie K., et al.. (2015). Factors regulating excystment of Alexandrium in Puget Sound, WA, USA. Harmful Algae. 43. 103–110. 27 indexed citations

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Masura, Julie, Stephanie K. Moore, Brian D. Bill, et al.. (2014). Alexandrium cyst distribution and germination in Puget Sound. Western CEDAR (Western Washington University). 1 indexed citations

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Lundholm, Nina, Stephen S. Bates, Keri A. Baugh, et al.. (2012). CRYPTIC AND PSEUDO‐CRYPTIC DIVERSITY IN DIATOMS—WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF PSEUDO‐NITZSCHIA HASLEANA SP. NOV. AND P. FRYXELLIANA SP. NOV.¹. Journal of Phycology. 48(2). 436–454. 120 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, Kathi A., et al.. (2008). Characterization of Intracellular and Extracellular Saxitoxin Levels in Both Field and Cultured Alexandrium spp. Samples from Sequim Bay, Washington. Marine Drugs. 6(2). 103–116. 67 indexed citations

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Trainer, Vera L., et al.. (2007). Recent domoic acid closures of shellfish harvest areas in Washington State inland waterways. Harmful Algae. 6(3). 449–459. 89 indexed citations

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Trainer, Vera L. & Brian D. Bill. (2004). Characterization of a domoic acid binding site from Pacific razor clam. Aquatic Toxicology. 69(2). 125–132. 37 indexed citations

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Stehr, Carla M., Laurie B. Connell, Keri A. Baugh, et al.. (2002). MORPHOLOGICAL, TOXICOLOGICAL, AND GENETIC DIFFERENCES AMONG PSEUDO‐NITZSCHIA (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) SPECIES IN INLAND EMBAYMENTS AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS OF WASHINGTON STATE, USA¹. Journal of Phycology. 38(1). 55–65. 50 indexed citations

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Trainer, Vera L., Nicolaus G. Adams, Brian D. Bill, et al.. (2000). Domoic acid production near California coastal upwelling zones, June 1998. Limnology and Oceanography. 45(8). 1818–1833. 179 indexed citations

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Trainer, Vera L., Nicolaus G. Adams, Brian D. Bill, Bernadita F. Anulacion, & John C. Wekell. (1998). Concentration and dispersal of aPseudo-nitzschia bloom in Penn Cove, Washington, USA. Natural Toxins. 6(3-4). 113–125. 44 indexed citations

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Anulacion, Bernadita F., Brian D. Bill, & Tracy K. Collier. (1997). Stability of cytochrome P4501A-associated enzyme activity in cryogenically stored teleost liver samples. Chemosphere. 34(9-10). 2029–2039. 4 indexed citations

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