Cliff Ross

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Cliff Ross is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cliff Ross has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Oceanography, 23 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Cliff Ross's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (19 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (18 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (9 papers). Cliff Ross is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (19 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (18 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (9 papers). Cliff Ross collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Cliff Ross's co-authors include George Bowes, Xing‐Hai Zhang, Marguerite S. Koch, Valerie J. Paul, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Karen E. Arthur, Koty Sharp, Kathryn L. Van Alstyne, Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett and Gretchen K. Bielmyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Cliff Ross

31 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Climate change and ocean acidification effects on seagras... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2023 200 400 600
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. Climate change and ocean acidification effects on seagrasses and marine macroalgae
    2012 652 citations Cliff Ross et al. Global Change Biology profile →
  2. Human‐induced salinity changes impact marine organisms and ecosystems
    2023 74 citations Till Röthig, Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cliff Ross United States 19 1.1k 826 326 153 137 31 1.6k
Ranjeet Bhagooli Mauritius 22 1.3k 1.2× 1.8k 2.2× 544 1.7× 311 2.0× 82 0.6× 87 2.3k
Marı́a Altamirano Spain 22 1.1k 1.0× 465 0.6× 213 0.7× 42 0.3× 147 1.1× 59 1.6k
I. M. Yakovleva Russia 19 649 0.6× 712 0.9× 243 0.7× 164 1.1× 176 1.3× 36 1.2k
Benoı̂t Véron France 23 767 0.7× 464 0.6× 277 0.8× 63 0.4× 189 1.4× 32 1.4k
David L. Ballantine Puerto Rico 22 980 0.9× 608 0.7× 150 0.5× 157 1.0× 195 1.4× 109 1.4k
M. N. Clayton Australia 28 1.8k 1.7× 825 1.0× 209 0.6× 52 0.3× 299 2.2× 93 2.3k
Giovanni Furnari Italy 22 1.4k 1.3× 770 0.9× 739 2.3× 173 1.1× 376 2.7× 92 2.0k
Alexandre Meinesz France 32 2.2k 2.0× 1.4k 1.6× 739 2.3× 99 0.6× 376 2.7× 72 2.7k
Ignacio Bárbara Spain 23 1.7k 1.5× 847 1.0× 336 1.0× 64 0.4× 243 1.8× 122 2.0k
Anne Boettcher United States 16 457 0.4× 310 0.4× 173 0.5× 72 0.5× 259 1.9× 32 950

Countries citing papers authored by Cliff Ross

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cliff Ross

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cliff Ross. 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 Cliff Ross. The network helps show where Cliff Ross may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cliff Ross

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lohan, Katrina M. Pagenkopp, A. Randall Hughes, Bradley J. Peterson, et al.. (2025). Phylogeography of Labyrinthula species and strains shows high connectivity and low genetic variation across seagrass hosts and geographic locations in North America. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 1 indexed citations
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Röthig, Till, Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett, Christian R. Voolstra, et al.. (2023). Human‐induced salinity changes impact marine organisms and ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 29(17). 4731–4749. 74 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reynolds, D. A., Mi‐Jeong Yoo, Danielle L. Dixson, & Cliff Ross. (2020). Exposure to the Florida red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, and its associated brevetoxins induces ecophysiological and proteomic alterations in Porites astreoides. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0228414–e0228414. 8 indexed citations
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Lohan, Katrina M. Pagenkopp, et al.. (2019). Diversity and microhabitat associations of Labyrinthula spp. in the Indian River Lagoon System. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 137(2). 145–157. 9 indexed citations
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Ritson‐Williams, Raphael, Cliff Ross, & Valerie J. Paul. (2016). Elevated Temperature and Allelopathy Impact Coral Recruitment. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0166581–e0166581. 29 indexed citations
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Waddell, David, et al.. (2013). Lipopolysaccharides elicit an oxidative burst as a component of the innate immune system in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 70. 295–303. 12 indexed citations
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Morrow, Kathleen M., Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Cliff Ross, Mark R. Liles, & Valerie J. Paul. (2012). Macroalgal Extracts Induce Bacterial Assemblage Shifts and Sublethal Tissue Stress in Caribbean Corals. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44859–e44859. 53 indexed citations
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Trevathan‐Tackett, Stacey M., Amanda E. Kahn, & Cliff Ross. (2011). Effects of short-term hypersalinity exposure on the susceptibility to wasting disease in the subtropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 49(9). 1051–1058. 31 indexed citations
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Ross, Cliff, et al.. (2011). A Desulfatation–Oxidation Cascade Activates Coumarin‐Based Cross‐Linkers in the Wound Reaction of the Giant Unicellular Alga Dasycladus vermicularis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(33). 7691–7694. 7 indexed citations
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Edmunds, Peter J., et al.. (2010). High, but localized recruitment of Montastraea annularis complex in St. John, United States Virgin Islands. Coral Reefs. 30(1). 123–130. 20 indexed citations
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Sharp, Koty, Karen E. Arthur, Liangcai Gu, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetic and Chemical Diversity of Three Chemotypes of Bloom-Forming Lyngbya Species ( Cyanobacteria : Oscillatoriales ) from Reefs of Southeastern Florida. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(9). 2879–2888. 56 indexed citations
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Ross, Cliff, et al.. (2009). Copper accumulation and oxidative stress in the sea anemone, Aiptasia pallida, after waterborne copper exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 151(2). 216–221. 70 indexed citations
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Matthew, Susan, et al.. (2009). Bioassay-Guided Isolation and Identification of Desacetylmicrocolin B fromLyngbyacf.polychroa. Planta Medica. 75(13). 1427–1430. 24 indexed citations
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Ross, Cliff, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Richard H. Pierce, et al.. (2009). Effects of the Florida red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, on oxidative stress and metamorphosis of larvae of the coral Porites astreoides. Harmful Algae. 9(2). 173–179. 25 indexed citations
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Paul, Valerie J., Karen E. Arthur, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Cliff Ross, & Koty Sharp. (2007). Chemical Defenses: From Compounds to Communities. Biological Bulletin. 213(3). 226–251. 150 indexed citations
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Ross, Cliff, Frithjof C. Küpper, & Robert S. Jacobs. (2006). Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Reactive Nitrogen Species in the Wound Response of Dasycladus vermicularis. Chemistry & Biology. 13(4). 353–364. 51 indexed citations

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