Colin A. Stedmon

276 total papers · 26.2k total citations
134 papers, 20.5k citations indexed

About

Colin A. Stedmon is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin A. Stedmon has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 20.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Oceanography, 50 papers in Atmospheric Science and 31 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Colin A. Stedmon's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (83 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (34 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (26 papers). Colin A. Stedmon is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (83 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (34 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (26 papers). Colin A. Stedmon collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Colin A. Stedmon's co-authors include Rasmus Bro, Stiig Markager, Kathleen R. Murphy, Anders J. Lawaetz, Daniel Graeber, Kristina Enders, Robin Lenz, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Philip Wenig and Rainer M. W. Amon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Colin A. Stedmon

130 papers receiving 20.2k citations

Hit Papers

Characterizing dissolved ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2008 2003 2013 2005 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Characterizing dissolved organic matter fluorescence with parallel factor analysis: a tutorial
    2008 2.3k citations Colin A. Stedmon, Rasmus Bro Limnology and Oceanography Methods profile →
  2. Tracing dissolved organic matter in aquatic environments using a new approach to fluorescence spectroscopy
    2003 1.6k citations Colin A. Stedmon, Stiig Markager et al. Marine Chemistry profile →
  3. Fluorescence spectroscopy and multi-way techniques. PARAFAC
    2013 1.5k citations Kathleen R. Murphy, Colin A. Stedmon et al. Analytical Methods profile →
  4. Resolving the variability in dissolved organic matter fluorescence in a temperate estuary and its catchment using PARAFAC analysis
    2005 964 citations Colin A. Stedmon, Stiig Markager Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  5. Fluorescence Intensity Calibration Using the Raman Scatter Peak of Water
    2009 880 citations Anders J. Lawaetz, Colin A. Stedmon Applied Spectroscopy profile →
  6. OpenFluor– an online spectral library of auto-fluorescence by organic compounds in the environment
    2013 801 citations Kathleen R. Murphy, Colin A. Stedmon et al. Analytical Methods profile →
  7. Distinguishing between terrestrial and autochthonous organic matter sources in marine environments using fluorescence spectroscopy
    2007 659 citations Kathleen R. Murphy, Colin A. Stedmon et al. Marine Chemistry profile →
  8. A critical assessment of visual identification of marine microplastic using Raman spectroscopy for analysis improvement
    2015 610 citations Robin Lenz, Kristina Enders et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  9. Measurement of Dissolved Organic Matter Fluorescence in Aquatic Environments: An Interlaboratory Comparison
    2010 604 citations Kathleen R. Murphy, Kenna D. Butler et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  10. Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥ 10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution
    2015 598 citations Kristina Enders, Robin Lenz et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  11. Tracing the production and degradation of autochthonous fractions of dissolved organic matter by fluorescence analysis
    2005 531 citations Colin A. Stedmon, Stiig Markager Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  12. Experimental insights into the importance of aquatic bacterial community composition to the degradation of dissolved organic matter
    2015 477 citations Jürg B. Logue, Colin A. Stedmon et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  13. Controls of dissolved organic matter quality: evidence from a large‐scale boreal lake survey
    2013 318 citations Dolly N. Kothawala, Colin A. Stedmon et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Colin A. Stedmon 11.9k 5.4k 5.2k 3.8k 3.8k 134 20.5k
George R. Aiken 7.9k 0.7× 5.6k 1.0× 2.6k 0.5× 5.3k 1.4× 5.4k 1.4× 193 25.3k
J.P. Riley 5.0k 0.4× 4.9k 0.9× 4.2k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 8.5k 2.2× 184 27.8k
Thorsten Dittmar 11.9k 1.0× 13.6k 2.5× 1.5k 0.3× 2.7k 0.7× 5.9k 1.5× 277 28.9k
Richard G. Zepp 4.9k 0.4× 2.3k 0.4× 2.1k 0.4× 2.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 163 14.5k
Rudolf Jaffé 6.4k 0.5× 4.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 2.2k 0.6× 177 12.0k
Lars J. Tranvik 15.5k 1.3× 12.6k 2.3× 1.7k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 10.5k 2.7× 216 28.8k
Boqiang Qin 11.5k 1.0× 6.9k 1.3× 2.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 12.8k 3.3× 348 20.8k
Ronald Benner 17.1k 1.4× 13.5k 2.5× 1.3k 0.2× 2.0k 0.5× 5.9k 1.5× 231 27.0k
Niels Peter Revsbech 7.0k 0.6× 8.3k 1.5× 1.1k 0.2× 4.7k 1.2× 4.6k 1.2× 192 18.4k
Marcel M. M. Kuypers 7.1k 0.6× 12.1k 2.2× 1.1k 0.2× 8.2k 2.1× 5.3k 1.4× 194 22.9k

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