Craig A. Carlson

23.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
152 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Craig A. Carlson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig A. Carlson has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Oceanography, 98 papers in Ecology and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Craig A. Carlson's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (115 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (82 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (72 papers). Craig A. Carlson is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (115 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (82 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (72 papers). Craig A. Carlson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bermuda and Germany. Craig A. Carlson's co-authors include Dennis A. Hansell, Hugh W. Ducklow, Anthony F. Michaels, Nicholas R. Bates, Deborah K. Steinberg, Stephen J. Giovannoni, Kevin L. Vergin, Reiner Schlitzer, Robert M. Morris and Craig E. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Craig A. Carlson

145 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

SAR11 clade dominates ocean surface bacterioplankton communities

2002 862 citations Kevin L. Vergin, Craig A. Carlson et al. profile →
Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean: A Controversy Stimulates New Insights

2009 785 citations Dennis A. Hansell, Craig A. Carlson et al. profile →
Eddy/Wind Interactions Stimulate Extraordinary Mid-Ocean Plankton Blooms

2007 710 citations Craig A. Carlson, Dennis A. Hansell et al. profile →
The Marine Viromes of Four Oceanic Regions

2006 709 citations Florent Angly, Ben Felts et al. PLoS Biology profile →
Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter

2015 666 citations Dennis A. Hansell, Craig A. Carlson et al. profile →
Annual flux of dissolved organic carbon from the euphotic zone in the northwestern Sargasso Sea

1994 585 citations Craig A. Carlson et al. profile →
Overview of the US JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS): a decade-scale look at ocean biology and biogeochemistry

2001 538 citations Deborah K. Steinberg, Craig A. Carlson et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Craig A. Carlson	10.9k	8.8k	2.3k	2.2k	1.8k	152	15.2k
Hugh W. Ducklow	13.0k 1.2×	10.9k 1.2×	3.4k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	212	18.9k
Michael W. Lomas	7.2k 0.7×	4.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	158	10.1k
David A. Hutchins	12.3k 1.1×	6.8k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	3.0k 1.7×	228	16.6k
Oscar Schofield	8.5k 0.8×	5.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	278	12.6k
Paul A. del Giorgio	9.6k 0.9×	9.3k 1.1×	3.8k 1.7×	1.7k 0.8×	5.2k 2.9×	183	16.3k
John Beardall	9.8k 0.9×	5.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	3.4k 1.9×	305	17.3k
T. Frede Thingstad	8.6k 0.8×	10.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.4×	2.8k 1.6×	139	15.2k
Josep M. Gasol	11.1k 1.0×	14.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.6×	4.9k 2.3×	3.9k 2.2×	322	18.4k
Michael J. Follows	7.1k 0.7×	4.6k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	167	10.5k
Joseph P. Montoya	6.2k 0.6×	6.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	921 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	118	9.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Carlson, Craig A., et al.. (2025). Seasonal and developmental stage changes in mucilage carbohydrate content shape the kelp microbiome. ISME Communications. 5(1). ycaf197–ycaf197.

Bayer, Barbara, Katharina Kitzinger, Mak A. Saito, et al.. (2025). Minor contribution of ammonia oxidizers to inorganic carbon fixation in the ocean. Nature Geoscience. 18(11). 1144–1151.

Bolaños, Luis M., Craig A. Carlson, Ruth Curry, et al.. (2025). Seasonal patterns of DOM molecules are linked to microbial functions in the oligotrophic ocean. mSystems. 11(2). e0154025–e0154025.

Bayer, Barbara, Shuting Liu, Katherine Louie, et al.. (2024). Metabolite release by nitrifiers facilitates metabolic interactions in the ocean. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 3 indexed citations

Carlson, Craig A., et al.. (2024). Variable carbon isotope fractionation of photosynthetic communities over depth in an open-ocean euphotic zone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(10). e2304613121–e2304613121. 6 indexed citations

Stephens, Brandon M., Colleen A. Durkin, Margaret Estapa, et al.. (2024). Direct observations of microbial community succession on sinking marine particles. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 13 indexed citations

Bachy, Charles, Jan Strauss, Leocadio Blanco‐Bercial, et al.. (2024). Recurring seasonality exposes dominant species and niche partitioning strategies of open ocean picoeukaryotic algae. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 266–266. 4 indexed citations

Longnecker, Krista, Melissa C. Kido Soule, Gretchen J. Swarr, et al.. (2024). Seasonal and daily patterns in known dissolved metabolites in the northwestern Sargasso Sea. Limnology and Oceanography. 69(3). 449–466. 6 indexed citations

Poirier, Camille, David M. Needham, Frederik Schulz, et al.. (2024). Non-photosynthetic lineages sibling to Cyanobacteria associate with eukaryotes in the open ocean. Current Biology. 34(22). R1133–R1134. 1 indexed citations

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Stephens, Brandon M., Jason R. Graff, Nicolas Cassar, et al.. (2024). Microbial respiration in contrasting ocean provinces via high-frequency optode assays. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 1 indexed citations

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Catlett, Dylan, et al.. (2023). Food for all? Wildfire ash fuels growth of diverse eukaryotic plankton. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2010). 20231817–20231817. 10 indexed citations

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Saliba, Georges, Chia‐Li Chen, Savannah L. Lewis, et al.. (2020). Seasonal Differences and Variability of Concentrations, Chemical Composition, and Cloud Condensation Nuclei of Marine Aerosol Over the North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 125(19). 34 indexed citations

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Liu, Shuting, Rachel Parsons, Nicholas Baetge, et al.. (2020). Different carboxyl‐rich alicyclic molecules proxy compounds select distinct bacterioplankton for oxidation of dissolved organic matter in the mesopelagic Sargasso Sea. Limnology and Oceanography. 65(7). 1532–1553. 45 indexed citations

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Björkman, Karin M., et al.. (2019). Improved ultraviolet photo‐oxidation system yields estimates for deep‐sea dissolved organic nitrogen and phosphorus. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 17(4). 277–291. 19 indexed citations

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Nelson, Craig E., Alice L. Alldredge, Elizabeth A. McCliment, Linda Amaral‐Zettler, & Craig A. Carlson. (2011). Depleted dissolved organic carbon and distinct bacterial communities in the water column of a rapid-flushing coral reef ecosystem. The ISME Journal. 5(8). 1374–1387. 107 indexed citations

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Parsons, Rachel, Mya Breitbart, Michael W. Lomas, & Craig A. Carlson. (2011). Ocean time-series reveals recurring seasonal patterns of virioplankton dynamics in the northwestern Sargasso Sea. The ISME Journal. 6(2). 273–284. 118 indexed citations

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Hansell, Dennis A., Craig A. Carlson, Daniel J. Repeta, & Reiner Schlitzer. (2009). Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean: New Insights Stimulated by a Controversy. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 39 indexed citations

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Angly, Florent, Ben Felts, Mya Breitbart, et al.. (2006). The Marine Viromes of Four Oceanic Regions. PLoS Biology. 4(11). e368–e368. 709 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carlson, Craig A., et al.. (2004). Stocks and Distribution of Carbohydrates and the Bioreactivity of DOC Along Meridional Transects in the North Atlantic Basin. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Carlson, Craig A., et al.. (2004). Interactions among dissolved organic carbon, microbial processes, and community structure in the mesopelagic zone of the northwestern Sargasso Sea. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(4). 1073–1083. 180 indexed citations

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