Christopher J. Gobler

24.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
246 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Gobler is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Gobler has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Oceanography, 114 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 92 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Gobler's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (135 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (70 papers) and Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (67 papers). Christopher J. Gobler is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (135 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (70 papers) and Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (67 papers). Christopher J. Gobler collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Christopher J. Gobler's co-authors include Stephanie C. Talmage, T. W. Davis, Michele A. Burford, Judy O’Neil, Ying Zhong Tang, Matthew J. Harke, Hannes Baumann, Andrew W. Griffith, Timothy W. Davis and Gregory L. Boyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Gobler

240 papers receiving 17.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The rise of harmful cyanobacteria blooms: The potential roles of eutrophication and climate change

2011 1.7k citations Christopher J. Gobler et al. Harmful Algae profile →
Eutrophication and harmful algal blooms: A scientific consensus

2008 1.5k citations Christopher J. Gobler et al. Harmful Algae profile →
A review of the global ecology, genomics, and biogeography of the toxic cyanobacterium, Microcystis spp.

2016 832 citations Matthew J. Harke, Christopher J. Gobler et al. Harmful Algae profile →
The effects of temperature and nutrients on the growth and dynamics of toxic and non-toxic strains of Microcystis during cyanobacteria blooms

2009 683 citations Timothy W. Davis, Dianna L. Berry et al. Harmful Algae profile →
Harmful algal blooms and eutrophication: Examining linkages from selected coastal regions of the United States

2008 511 citations Christopher J. Gobler, Raphael M. Kudela et al. Harmful Algae profile →
Climate Change and Harmful Algal Blooms: Insights and perspective

2019 452 citations Christopher J. Gobler Harmful Algae profile →
Coastal ocean acidification: The other eutrophication problem

2014 412 citations Christopher J. Gobler et al. profile →
Ocean warming since 1982 has expanded the niche of toxic algal blooms in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans

2017 365 citations Christopher J. Gobler, Theresa K. Hattenrath-Lehmann et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Harmful algal blooms: A climate change co-stressor in marine and freshwater ecosystems

2019 362 citations Andrew W. Griffith, Christopher J. Gobler Harmful Algae profile →
Marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the United States: History, current status and future trends

2021 284 citations Christopher J. Gobler, David M. Kulis et al. Harmful Algae profile →

Peers

Christopher J. Gobler

OCEAN

ECOLO

GPC

Dag O. Hessen Norway

Patricia M. Glibert United States

Ellen van Donk Netherlands

Warwick F. Vincent Canada

JoAnn M. Burkholder United States

Hans W. Paerl United States

Robert W. Sterner United States

Ping Xie China

Douglas G. Capone United States

Donald M. Anderson United States

Dag O. Hessen Norway

Christopher J. Gobler

6.8k ×0.6

OCEAN

7.4k ×0.8

7.4k ×1.0

ECOLO

2.3k ×0.7

GPC

702 ×0.4

Citations per year, relative to Christopher J. Gobler Christopher J. Gobler (= 1×) peers Dag O. Hessen

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher J. Gobler

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher J. Gobler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J. Gobler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher J. Gobler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher J. Gobler 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 Christopher J. Gobler. Christopher J. Gobler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wang, Mian, et al.. (2025). Biologically active filtration (BAF) for metabolic 1,4-dioxane removal from contaminated groundwater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 490. 137827–137827. 1 indexed citations

Gobler, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). Inhibition of cosmopolitan toxic diatom, Pseudo‐nitzschia, by seaweeds. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(9). 2591–2602.

Li, Yaoguang, David Bailey, Michael H. Doall, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of six sugar kelp crosses selected for high yield at three Northeastern US farms. Aquaculture. 600. 742191–742191.

Gobler, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). The ability of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to degrade saxitoxin-, microcystin-, anatoxin-, and non-toxin-producing strains of the harmful cyanobacterium, Dolichospermum. Journal of Environmental Management. 387. 125696–125696. 1 indexed citations

Wallace, Michael B., Raphael M. Kudela, & Christopher J. Gobler. (2025). Environmental factors driving microcystin contamination of estuarine bivalve populations downstream of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 214. 117798–117798. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Mian, et al.. (2024). Greenhouse gas emission and denitrification kinetics of woodchip bioreactors treating onsite wastewater. Water Research. 268(Pt A). 122562–122562. 1 indexed citations

Wehrmann, Laura M., et al.. (2024). Phosphorus attenuation and mobilization in sand filters treating onsite wastewater. Chemosphere. 364. 143042–143042. 1 indexed citations

Gobler, Christopher J., et al.. (2024). Role of turbulence in Dinophysis spp. growth, feeding, and toxin leakage in culture. Harmful Algae. 137. 102666–102666. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Mian, et al.. (2024). Biofiltration matrix optimization for efficient nitrogen removal from domestic onsite wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 60. 105208–105208. 2 indexed citations

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Gobler, Christopher J., et al.. (2023). Effects of the harmful alga Margalefidinium (aka Cochlodinium) polykrikoides on clearance rates of the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 3 indexed citations

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Hill, Dustin, Ian Bradley, Mary B. Collins, et al.. (2023). Wastewater surveillance provides 10-days forecasting of COVID-19 hospitalizations superior to cases and test positivity: A prediction study. Infectious Disease Modelling. 8(4). 1138–1150. 19 indexed citations

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Kramer, Benjamin J. & Christopher J. Gobler. (2023). Simulated heat waves promote the growth but suppress the N2 fixation rates of Dolichospermum spp. and cyanobacterial communities in temperate lakes. Ecological Indicators. 147. 109983–109983. 9 indexed citations

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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

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Gann, Eric R., Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Frank O. Aylward, et al.. (2023). Kratosvirus quantuckense: the history and novelty of an algal bloom disrupting virus and a model for giant virus research. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1284617–1284617. 5 indexed citations

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Jankowiak, Jennifer G., et al.. (2022). Nitrogen Limitation of Intense and Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms in Lakes within Two of the Most Visited Parks in the USA: The Lake in Central Park and Prospect Park Lake. Toxins. 14(10). 684–684. 2 indexed citations

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Rountos, Konstantine J., et al.. (2019). Effects of the harmful algae, Alexandrium catenella and Dinophysis acuminata, on the survival, growth, and swimming activity of early life stages of forage fish. Marine Environmental Research. 148. 46–56. 25 indexed citations

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Rosen, Barry H., Timothy W. Davis, Christopher J. Gobler, Benjamin J. Kramer, & Keith A. Loftin. (2017). Cyanobacteria of the 2016 Lake Okeechobee and Okeechobee Waterway harmful algal bloom. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 26 indexed citations

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Griffith, Andrew W. & Christopher J. Gobler. (2016). Multigenerational Effects of Acidification on Early Life-Stage Mercenaria mercenaria (=hard clam). 2016. 1 indexed citations

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Harke, Matthew J., Dianna L. Berry, James W. Ammerman, & Christopher J. Gobler. (2011). Molecular Response of the Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterium, Microcystis aeruginosa, to Phosphorus Limitation. Microbial Ecology. 63(1). 188–198. 106 indexed citations

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Talmage, Stephanie C. & Christopher J. Gobler. (2010). Effects of past, present, and future ocean carbon dioxide concentrations on the growth and survival of larval shellfish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(40). 17246–17251. 292 indexed citations

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