Brian Moss

24.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
211 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Brian Moss is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Moss has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 112 papers in Ecology and 67 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Brian Moss's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (149 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (66 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (50 papers). Brian Moss is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (149 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (66 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (50 papers). Brian Moss collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Brian Moss's co-authors include Erik Jeppesen, Marten Scheffer, Marie-Louise Meijer, S. H. Hosper, Geoffrey Phillips, John W. Eaton, Robert Timms, Kenneth Irvine, Geoff Phillips and David Atkinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Moss

208 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

Alternative equilibria in shallow lakes 1978 2026 1994 2010 1993 1987 2011 2011 1978 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Alternative equilibria in shallow lakes
    1993 2.2k citations Marten Scheffer, Brian Moss et al. profile →
  2. Handbook of Holocene Palaeoecology and Palaeohydrology.
    1987 2.0k citations Brian Moss et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
  3. Warmer climates boost cyanobacterial dominance in shallow lakes
    2011 689 citations Sarian Kosten, Vera L. M. Huszar et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  4. Allied attack: climate change and eutrophication
    2011 553 citations Brian Moss profile →
  5. A mechanism to account for macrophyte decline in progressively eutrophicated freshwaters
    1978 543 citations Brian Moss et al. Aquatic Botany profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Moss United Kingdom 61 9.7k 8.3k 4.7k 3.7k 2.3k 211 16.4k
Robert G. Wetzel United States 63 8.1k 0.8× 8.6k 1.0× 5.7k 1.2× 3.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 237 17.0k
D. W. Schindler Canada 66 8.4k 0.9× 5.9k 0.7× 4.5k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 126 14.9k
David W. Schindler Canada 52 8.3k 0.9× 7.5k 0.9× 4.1k 0.9× 3.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 124 20.3k
Martin Søndergaard Denmark 73 13.8k 1.4× 10.2k 1.2× 7.3k 1.6× 5.2k 1.4× 933 0.4× 300 20.8k
Ellen van Donk Netherlands 62 8.4k 0.9× 6.7k 0.8× 5.6k 1.2× 2.6k 0.7× 639 0.3× 213 14.0k
Robert E. Hecky Canada 63 9.0k 0.9× 9.5k 1.1× 4.9k 1.1× 3.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 200 17.3k
Dag O. Hessen Norway 61 7.4k 0.8× 7.4k 0.9× 6.8k 1.4× 3.3k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 290 15.9k
John Downing United States 68 9.6k 1.0× 10.0k 1.2× 7.8k 1.7× 5.8k 1.5× 2.0k 0.8× 199 22.4k
William M. Lewis United States 59 4.6k 0.5× 7.1k 0.9× 3.0k 0.6× 3.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 249 12.9k
C. S. Reynolds United Kingdom 61 12.7k 1.3× 6.9k 0.8× 9.1k 1.9× 2.9k 0.8× 579 0.2× 178 16.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Moss

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Moss

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Moss

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mazancourt, Claire de, Małgorzata Grzesiuk, Iwa Kołodziejska, et al.. (2021). Comparative studies on the structure of an upland African stream ecosystem. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 2 indexed citations
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Phillips, Geoff, Nigel Willby, & Brian Moss. (2016). Submerged macrophyte decline in shallow lakes: What have we learnt in the last forty years?. Aquatic Botany. 135. 37–45. 250 indexed citations
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Kosten, Sarian, Benoît O. L. Demars, & Brian Moss. (2013). Distinguishing autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration based on diel oxygen change curves: revisiting Dr. Faustus. Freshwater Biology. 59(3). 649–651. 3 indexed citations
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James, C. S., et al.. (2013). Dinophyta Characterise Nitrogen Scarcity More Strongly than Cyanobacteria in Moderately Deep Lakes. Acta Protozoologica. 52(3). 203–216. 6 indexed citations
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Blanco, Saúl, Ellen van Donk, Elisabeth M. Gross, et al.. (2013). Epiphytic Diatoms along Environmental Gradients in Western European Shallow Lakes. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 42(3). 229–235. 26 indexed citations
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Linstead, Conor, Edward Maltby, & Brian Moss. (2012). Ecosystem-based Indicators for Monitoring the Status of Rivers in Ghana. West African Journal of Applied Ecology. 20(3). 1–10. 1 indexed citations
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Kosten, Sarian, Vera L. M. Huszar, Eloy Bécares, et al.. (2011). Warmer climates boost cyanobacterial dominance in shallow lakes. Global Change Biology. 18(1). 118–126. 689 indexed citations breakdown →
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McKee, Dermot, David Atkinson, John W. Eaton, et al.. (2010). Heated aquatic microcosms for climate change experiments. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 14(1). 9 indexed citations
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Irfanullah, Haseeb Md. & Brian Moss. (2010). Comparative limnology of waters in a coniferous forest: is a generalisation possible?. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 24(1). 3 indexed citations
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Feuchtmayr, Heidrun, Rebecca Moran, Keith Hatton, et al.. (2009). Global warming and eutrophication: effects on water chemistry and autotrophic communities in experimental hypertrophic shallow lake mesocosms. Journal of Applied Ecology. 46(3). 713–723. 180 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian, et al.. (2002). Whitemere, a lake that defies some conventions about nutrients. Freshwater Biology. 47(2). 207–218. 22 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian. (1998). Ecology of fresh waters : man and medium, past to future. 160 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian, et al.. (1997). Do rooted macrophytes increase sediment phosphorus release?. Hydrobiologia. 342-343(0). 27–34. 52 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian. (1996). A land awash with nutrients - the problem of eutrophication. Chemistry & Industry. 407–411. 25 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian. (1984). MEDIAEVAL MAN-MADE LAKES: PROGENY AND CASUALTIES OF ENGLISH SOCIAL HISTORY, PATIENTS OF TWENTIETH CENTURY ECOLOGY. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 45(2). 115–128. 2 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian, Robert G. Wetzel, & George H. Lauff. (1980). Annual productivity and phytoplankton changes between 1969 and 1974 in Gull Lake, Michigan. Freshwater Biology. 10(2). 113–121. 11 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian, et al.. (1978). Ecosystem experimentation in the management of a system of shallow lakes. 3–51054013113510540142649653. 2 indexed citations
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Moss, Brian. (1967). A NOTE ON THE ESTIMATION OF CHLOROPHYLL a IN FRESHWATER ALGAL COMMUNITIES. Limnology and Oceanography. 12(2). 340–342. 84 indexed citations

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