Cliff Ross

2.1k citations

31 papers · 1.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 19

Impact in

Oceanography top 1%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
Ecology top 2%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Papers in ⓘ

Oceanography 24
- Marine and coastal plant biology 19
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 6
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses 3
Ecology 23
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 18

Co-authors: George Bowes (1 shared paper)Marguerite S. Koch (1 shared paper)Xing‐Hai Zhang (1 shared paper)Valerie J. Paul (10 shared papers)Raphael Ritson‐Williams (7 shared papers)Koty Sharp (2 shared papers)Karen E. Arthur (2 shared papers)Kathryn L. Van Alstyne (1 shared paper)
Journals: Coral Reefs (4 papers)PLoS ONE (4 papers)Aquatic Botany (2 papers)Global Change Biology (2 papers)Biological Bulletin (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Cliff Ross

31 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Human‐induced salinity changes impact marine organisms and ecosystems 2023 · 74 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Global Change Biology
2012 Global Change Biology

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Co-authors

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1	Climate change and ocean acidification effects on seagrasses and marine macroalgae Global Change Biology ·Marguerite S. Koch, George Bowes, Cliff Ross, Xing‐Hai Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2012	652
2	Chemical Defenses: From Compounds to Communities Biological Bulletin ·Valerie J. Paul, Karen E. Arthur, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Cliff Ross, Koty Sharp	2007	150
3	Human‐induced salinity changes impact marine organisms and ecosystems Global Change Biology ·Till Röthig, Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett, Christian R. Voolstra, Cliff Ross, Samuel Chaffron, Paul J. Durack, Laura M. Warmuth, Michael Sweet Hit paper breakdown →	2023	74
4	Copper accumulation and oxidative stress in the sea anemone, Aiptasia pallida, after waterborne copper exposure Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology ·W.P.L. Main, Cliff Ross, Gretchen K. Bielmyer	2009	70
5	INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN STRESS‐INDUCED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SCAVENGING BY THE ULVOID MACROALGA ULVA LACTUCA¹ Journal of Phycology ·Cliff Ross, Kathryn L. Van Alstyne	2007	60
6	Short-term and latent post-settlement effects associated with elevated temperature and oxidative stress on larvae from the coral Porites astreoides Coral Reefs ·Cliff Ross, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Kevin C. Olsen, Valerie J. Paul	2012	57
7	Phylogenetic and Chemical Diversity of Three Chemotypes of Bloom-Forming Lyngbya Species ( Cyanobacteria : Oscillatoriales ) from Reefs of Southeastern Florida Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Koty Sharp, Karen E. Arthur, Liangcai Gu, Cliff Ross, Genelle F. Harrison, Sarath P. Gunasekera, Theresa Meickle, Susan Matthew, Hendrik Luesch, Robert Thacker, David H. Sherman, Valerie J. Paul	2009	56
8	Macroalgal Extracts Induce Bacterial Assemblage Shifts and Sublethal Tissue Stress in Caribbean Corals PLoS ONE ·Kathleen M. Morrow, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Cliff Ross, Mark R. Liles, Valerie J. Paul	2012	53
9	Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Reactive Nitrogen Species in the Wound Response of Dasycladus vermicularis Chemistry & Biology ·Cliff Ross, Frithjof C. Küpper, Robert S. Jacobs	2006	51
10	Functional, Phylogenetic and Host-Geographic Signatures of Labyrinthula spp. Provide for Putative Species Delimitation and a Global-Scale View of Seagrass Wasting Disease Estuaries and Coasts ·Daniel L. Martin, Ylenia Chiari, Emily Boone, Timothy D. Sherman, Cliff Ross, Sandy Wyllie‐Echeverria, Joseph K. Gaydos, Anne Boettcher	2016	42
11	Antifungal defenses of seagrasses from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida Aquatic Botany ·Cliff Ross, Melany P. Puglisi, Valerie J. Paul	2007	35
12	Metabolites derived from the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum are bioactive against pathogenic Labyrinthula sp Aquatic Botany ·Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett, Amy L. Lane, Nichole D. Bishop, Cliff Ross	2014	33
13	Effects of short-term hypersalinity exposure on the susceptibility to wasting disease in the subtropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett, Amanda E. Kahn, Cliff Ross	2011	31
14	Elevated Temperature and Allelopathy Impact Coral Recruitment PLoS ONE ·Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Cliff Ross, Valerie J. Paul	2016	29
15	Detecting hyperthermal stress in larvae of the hermatypic coral Porites astreoides: the suitability of using biomarkers of oxidative stress versus heat-shock protein transcriptional expression Marine Biology ·Kevin C. Olsen, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Judith D. Ochrietor, Valerie J. Paul, Cliff Ross	2013	28
16	Effects of the Florida red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, on oxidative stress and metamorphosis of larvae of the coral Porites astreoides Harmful Algae ·Cliff Ross, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Richard H. Pierce, Jill Bullington, Michael Henry, Valerie J. Paul	2009	25
17	Bioassay-Guided Isolation and Identification of Desacetylmicrocolin B fromLyngbyacf.polychroa Planta Medica ·Theresa Meickle, Susan Matthew, Cliff Ross, Hendrik Luesch, Valerie J. Paul	2009	24
18	High, but localized recruitment of Montastraea annularis complex in St. John, United States Virgin Islands Coral Reefs ·Peter J. Edmunds, Cliff Ross, Craig Didden	2010	20
19	Nitric oxide and heat shock protein 90 co-regulate temperature-induced bleaching in the soft coral Eunicea fusca Coral Reefs ·Cliff Ross	2014	18
20	Mosquito control pesticides and sea surface temperatures have differential effects on the survival and oxidative stress response of coral larvae Ecotoxicology ·Cliff Ross, Kevin C. Olsen, Michael Henry, Richard Pierce	2014	16

About Cliff Ross

Cliff Ross is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Biotechnology, Ocean Engineering and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 31 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal plant biology (19 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (18 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (9 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (7 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (6 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (3 papers), Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (3 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (1.1k citations), Ecology (826 citations), Aquatic Science (137 citations), Biotechnology (153 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (326 citations). Cliff Ross has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include George Bowes, Marguerite S. Koch, Xing‐Hai Zhang, Valerie J. Paul, Raphael Ritson‐Williams, Koty Sharp, Karen E. Arthur, Kathryn L. Van Alstyne, Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett and Gretchen K. Bielmyer. Their work appears in journals such as Coral Reefs, PLoS ONE, Aquatic Botany, Global Change Biology and Biological Bulletin.

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