Chris Gotschalk

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Chris Gotschalk is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Gotschalk has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Oceanography, 6 papers in Atmospheric Science and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Chris Gotschalk's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (6 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (5 papers). Chris Gotschalk is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (6 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (5 papers). Chris Gotschalk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Chris Gotschalk's co-authors include Alice L. Alldredge, Sally MacIntyre, Libe Washburn, Timothy C. Granata, Tommy D. Dickey, Uta Passow, Ulf Riebesell, Christopher Melton, Melanie R. Fewings and Brian Emery and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Limnology and Oceanography and Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Chris Gotschalk

17 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

In situ settling behavior of marine snow1 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400
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. In situ settling behavior of marine snow1
    1988 498 citations Alice L. Alldredge, Chris Gotschalk Limnology and Oceanography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Gotschalk United States 14 1.1k 478 243 237 230 17 1.4k
Urmas Lips Estonia 22 958 0.9× 315 0.7× 188 0.8× 272 1.1× 293 1.3× 72 1.3k
Richard W. Spinrad United States 20 925 0.9× 418 0.9× 126 0.5× 181 0.8× 192 0.8× 51 1.2k
Lars Chresten Lund–Hansen Denmark 22 812 0.8× 687 1.4× 490 2.0× 208 0.9× 217 0.9× 95 1.5k
Markus Schartau Germany 20 1.3k 1.2× 434 0.9× 228 0.9× 202 0.9× 476 2.1× 43 1.6k
W. Paul Bissett United States 20 904 0.8× 406 0.8× 111 0.5× 166 0.7× 253 1.1× 31 1.2k
Nathan Briggs United Kingdom 20 1.6k 1.5× 459 1.0× 227 0.9× 147 0.6× 401 1.7× 43 1.8k
Ryan M. McCabe United States 16 842 0.8× 340 0.7× 328 1.3× 240 1.0× 327 1.4× 21 1.3k
J.A. Hughes United Kingdom 16 594 0.6× 423 0.9× 271 1.1× 178 0.8× 258 1.1× 26 1.1k
Thomas H. Badewien Germany 25 793 0.7× 704 1.5× 365 1.5× 182 0.8× 213 0.9× 56 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Gotschalk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Gotschalk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chris Gotschalk. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chris Gotschalk. The network helps show where Chris Gotschalk may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Gotschalk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chris Gotschalk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chris Gotschalk based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chris Gotschalk. Chris Gotschalk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Washburn, Libe, Chris Gotschalk, Stéphane Maritorena, et al.. (2020). An Island Mass Effect Resolved Near Mo’orea, French Polynesia. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 17 indexed citations
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Matson, Paul G., Libe Washburn, Erik Fields, et al.. (2019). Formation, Development, and Propagation of a Rare Coastal Coccolithophore Bloom. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(5). 3298–3316. 13 indexed citations
3.
Washburn, Libe, et al.. (2017). Measurement of Antenna Patterns for Oceanographic Radars Using Aerial Drones. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 34(5). 971–981. 21 indexed citations
4.
Rivest, Emily B., Margaret O’Brien, Lydia Kapsenberg, et al.. (2016). Beyond the benchtop and the benthos: Dataset management planning and design for time series of ocean carbonate chemistry associated with Durafet®-based pH sensors. Ecological Informatics. 36. 209–220. 22 indexed citations
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Washburn, Libe, et al.. (2016). Antenna calibration for oceanographic radars using aerial drones. 1–4. 7 indexed citations
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Washburn, Libe, et al.. (2015). Improved methods to calculate depth-resolved velocities from glider-mounted ADCPs. 1–10. 5 indexed citations
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Tonolla, Diego, Mark S. Lorang, Kurt Heutschi, Chris Gotschalk, & Klement Tockner. (2011). Characterization of spatial heterogeneity in underwater soundscapes at the river segment scale. Limnology and Oceanography. 56(6). 2319–2333. 24 indexed citations
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Washburn, Libe, Melanie R. Fewings, Christopher Melton, & Chris Gotschalk. (2011). The propagating response of coastal circulation due to wind relaxations along the central California coast. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(C12). 43 indexed citations
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Melton, Christopher, Libe Washburn, & Chris Gotschalk. (2009). Wind relaxations and poleward flow events in a coastal upwelling system on the central California coast. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(C11). 53 indexed citations
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Washburn, Libe, et al.. (2001). A Gas-Capture Buoy for Measuring Bubbling Gas Flux in Oceans and Lakes. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 18(8). 1411–1420. 21 indexed citations
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Crocker, Kenneth M. & Chris Gotschalk. (1997). A simple seawater-powered plankton wheel. Journal of Plankton Research. 19(1). 155–158. 6 indexed citations
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MacIntyre, Sally, Alice L. Alldredge, & Chris Gotschalk. (1995). Accumulation of marines now at density discontinuities in the water column. Limnology and Oceanography. 40(3). 449–468. 212 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., Chris Gotschalk, Uta Passow, & Ulf Riebesell. (1995). Mass aggregation of diatom blooms: Insights from a mesocosm study. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 42(1). 9–27. 136 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L., Timothy C. Granata, Chris Gotschalk, & Tommy D. Dickey. (1990). The physical strength of marine snow and its implications for particle disaggregation in the ocean. Limnology and Oceanography. 35(7). 1415–1428. 148 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L. & Chris Gotschalk. (1990). The relative contribution of marine snow of different origins to biological processes in coastal waters. Continental Shelf Research. 10(1). 41–58. 139 indexed citations
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Alldredge, Alice L. & Chris Gotschalk. (1988). In situ settling behavior of marine snow1. Limnology and Oceanography. 33(3). 339–351. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alldredge, Alice L., Chris Gotschalk, & Sally MacIntyre. (1987). Evidence for sustained residence of macrocrustacean fecal pellets in surface waters off Southern California. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 34(9). 1641–1652. 63 indexed citations

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