Cole Easson

2.1k total citations
26 papers, 704 citations indexed

About

Cole Easson is a scholar working on Ecology, Biotechnology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Cole Easson has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 704 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 14 papers in Biotechnology and 7 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Cole Easson's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (15 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (14 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (7 papers). Cole Easson is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (15 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (14 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (7 papers). Cole Easson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Panama. Cole Easson's co-authors include Robert Thacker, Jose V. Lopez, Robert P. Smith, Sarah M. Lyle, Jaime L. Tartar, Christopher Freeman, David M. Baker, Andia Chaves‐Fonnegra, Kenan Matterson and Kevin M. Boswell and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Microbiology and The ISME Journal.

In The Last Decade

Cole Easson

25 papers receiving 695 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cole Easson United States 14 279 249 209 102 89 26 704
Maya Lalzar Israel 15 198 0.7× 169 0.7× 36 0.2× 20 0.2× 16 0.2× 36 533
Daniel A. Medina Chile 17 97 0.3× 959 3.9× 26 0.1× 165 1.6× 18 0.2× 32 1.6k
D. Scott Snyder United States 14 89 0.3× 324 1.3× 21 0.1× 15 0.1× 20 0.2× 18 861
Brittany R. Jenkins United States 11 153 0.5× 414 1.7× 8 0.0× 123 1.2× 15 0.2× 16 902
Qiongzhen Li China 14 97 0.3× 138 0.6× 25 0.1× 38 0.4× 7 0.1× 44 617
Dong-Wook Hyun South Korea 9 102 0.4× 515 2.1× 12 0.1× 258 2.5× 29 0.3× 14 780
Eduardo Narbona Spain 23 52 0.2× 505 2.0× 20 0.1× 42 0.4× 10 0.1× 72 1.6k
Adam C. Silver United States 13 77 0.3× 175 0.7× 5 0.0× 356 3.5× 59 0.7× 19 949
Knut Hjelmeland Norway 16 118 0.4× 197 0.8× 27 0.1× 10 0.1× 26 0.3× 32 1.2k
Tong Jiang China 16 92 0.3× 237 1.0× 43 0.2× 39 0.4× 4 0.0× 43 855

Countries citing papers authored by Cole Easson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cole Easson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cole Easson

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

All Works

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Mathis, Alicia, et al.. (2025). Freshwater sponges in the southeastern U.S. harbor unique microbiomes that are influenced by host and environmental factors. PeerJ. 13. e18807–e18807. 1 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, et al.. (2024). Sponge-derived matter is assimilated by coral holobionts. Communications Biology. 7(1). 146–146. 2 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, Deborah J. Gochfeld, & Marc Slattery. (2024). Microbiome changes in Sinularia spp. soft corals relative to health status. Marine Biology. 171(2). 1 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, et al.. (2021). Microbiome Analyses Demonstrate Specific Communities Within Five Shark Species. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 605285–605285. 14 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, et al.. (2020). Microbial community shift under exposure of dredged sediments from a eutrophic bay. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 192(8). 539–539. 7 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, Andia Chaves‐Fonnegra, Robert Thacker, & Jose V. Lopez. (2020). Host population genetics and biogeography structure the microbiome of the sponge Cliona delitrix. Ecology and Evolution. 10(4). 2007–2020. 35 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, et al.. (2020). Combined eDNA and Acoustic Analysis Reflects Diel Vertical Migration of Mixed Consortia in the Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 37 indexed citations
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Baker, L., Cole Easson, Jose V. Lopez, et al.. (2019). Diverse deep-sea anglerfishes share a genetically reduced luminous symbiont that is acquired from the environment. eLife. 8. 25 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole & Jose V. Lopez. (2019). Depth-Dependent Environmental Drivers of Microbial Plankton Community Structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 3175–3175. 20 indexed citations
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Johnston, Matthew W., Rosanna Milligan, Cole Easson, et al.. (2019). An empirically validated method for characterizing pelagic habitats in the Gulf of Mexico using ocean model data. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 17(6). 362–375. 10 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, L. Baker, Danté B. Fenolio, et al.. (2019). Characterization of the microbiome and bioluminescent symbionts across life stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95(10). 19 indexed citations
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Smith, Robert P., et al.. (2019). Gut microbiome diversity is associated with sleep physiology in humans. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0222394–e0222394. 253 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, et al.. (2018). Culture-independent Characterization of the Microbiome of Healthy Pulp. Journal of Endodontics. 44(7). 1132–1139.e2. 24 indexed citations
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Freeman, Christopher & Cole Easson. (2016). Sponge distribution and the presence of photosymbionts in Moorea, French Polynesia. PeerJ. 4. e1816–e1816. 12 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole, Kenan Matterson, Christopher Freeman, Stephanie K. Archer, & Robert Thacker. (2015). Variation in species diversity and functional traits of sponge communities near human populations in Bocas del Toro, Panama. PeerJ. 3. e1385–e1385. 19 indexed citations
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Easson, Cole & Robert Thacker. (2014). Phylogenetic signal in the community structure of host-specific microbiomes of tropical marine sponges. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5. 532–532. 130 indexed citations
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Gaston, Gary R., et al.. (2009). Seagrass Loss in Belize: Studies of Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) Habitat Using Remote Sensing and Ground-Truth Data. Gulf and Caribbean Research. 21. 4 indexed citations

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