Craig A. Downs

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Craig A. Downs is a scholar working on Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig A. Downs has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 25 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 15 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Craig A. Downs's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (21 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (16 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). Craig A. Downs is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (21 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (16 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). Craig A. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Craig A. Downs's co-authors include Cheryl M. Woodley, John E. Fauth, Scott A. Heckathorn, James S. Coleman, Joseph C. DiNardo, John C. Halas, Esti Kramarsky‐Winter, Yossi Loya, Gary K. Ostrander and Phillip Dustan and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Craig A. Downs

67 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates

2014 690 citations Lennard Pisa, Luc Belzunces et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
Toxicopathological Effects of the Sunscreen UV Filter, Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3), on Coral Planulae and Cultured Primary Cells and Its Environmental Contamination in Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

2015 443 citations Craig A. Downs, Esti Kramarsky‐Winter et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Craig A. Downs United States	36	1.6k	858	814	757	726	68	4.4k
N. D. Paul United Kingdom	46	947 0.6×	389 0.5×	324 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	897 1.2×	131	5.6k
Janet F. Bornman Sweden	41	1.0k 0.6×	665 0.8×	280 0.3×	1.7k 2.3×	191 0.3×	108	7.0k
Kwang‐Sik Choi South Korea	35	1.4k 0.9×	585 0.7×	395 0.5×	386 0.5×	278 0.4×	194	3.9k
Marc Slattery United States	39	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.9×	445 0.5×	443 0.6×	70 0.1×	116	5.0k
Josefina Méndez Spain	39	890 0.5×	281 0.3×	1.5k 1.9×	1.3k 1.8×	152 0.2×	179	4.8k
Rui Ribeiro Portugal	36	937 0.6×	295 0.3×	2.7k 3.3×	205 0.3×	264 0.4×	154	4.3k
Andrew P. Negri Australia	54	5.5k 3.4×	4.2k 4.8×	1.4k 1.7×	875 1.2×	104 0.1×	178	9.4k
John E. Fauth United States	20	1.3k 0.8×	566 0.7×	372 0.5×	132 0.2×	76 0.1×	41	2.5k
Marcel A. K. Jansen Ireland	47	948 0.6×	306 0.4×	241 0.3×	3.0k 4.0×	226 0.3×	171	9.0k
Kirsten Benkendorff Australia	35	900 0.6×	720 0.8×	374 0.5×	531 0.7×	319 0.4×	158	3.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Downs, Craig A., Cheryl M. Woodley, Ahad Nazarpour, et al.. (2024). Potential impact of the 2023 Lahaina wildfire on the marine environment: Modeling the transport of ash-laden benzo[a]pyrene and pentachlorophenol. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176346–176346. 1 indexed citations

Li, Shuhao, et al.. (2023). A combined proteomics and metabolomics analysis reveals the invisible regulation of plant root responses to oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) stress. The Science of The Total Environment. 893. 164951–164951. 9 indexed citations

Downs, Craig A., et al.. (2022). Parabens preferentially accumulate in metastatic breast tumors compared to benign breast tumors and the association of breast cancer risk factors with paraben accumulation. Environmental Advances. 11. 100325–100325. 11 indexed citations

Laffoley, Dan, J. M. Baxter, Diva J. Amon, et al.. (2021). The forgotten ocean: Why COP26 must call for vastly greater ambition and urgency to address ocean change. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 32(1). 217–228. 13 indexed citations

Downs, Craig A., Elizabeth Bishop, M. Silvia Díaz‐Cruz, et al.. (2021). Oxybenzone contamination from sunscreen pollution and its ecological threat to Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A.. Chemosphere. 291(Pt 2). 132880–132880. 49 indexed citations

Zhong, Xin, Craig A. Downs, Xingkai Che, et al.. (2019). The toxicological effects of oxybenzone, an active ingredient in suncream personal care products, on prokaryotic alga Arthrospira sp. and eukaryotic alga Chlorella sp.. Aquatic Toxicology. 216. 105295–105295. 44 indexed citations

DiNardo, Joseph C. & Craig A. Downs. (2019). Should We Use Products Containing Chemical UV Absorbing Sunscreen Actives on Children. 4(1). 1–2. 2 indexed citations

DiNardo, Joseph C. & Craig A. Downs. (2019). Can oxybenzone cause Hirschsprung’s disease?. Reproductive Toxicology. 86. 98–100. 25 indexed citations

Pisa, Lennard, Luc Belzunces, Jean‐Marc Bonmatin, et al.. (2014). Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(1). 68–102. 690 indexed citations breakdown →

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Downs, Craig A., Esti Kramarsky‐Winter, John E. Fauth, et al.. (2013). Toxicological effects of the sunscreen UV filter, benzophenone-2, on planulae and in vitro cells of the coral, Stylophora pistillata. Ecotoxicology. 23(2). 175–191. 86 indexed citations

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Downs, Craig A., et al.. (2011). Concentrations of Irgarol in selected marinas of Oahu, Hawaii and effects on settlement of coral larval. Ecotoxicology. 21(1). 1–8. 33 indexed citations

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Kramarsky‐Winter, Esti, et al.. (2009). Cellular responses in the coral Stylophora pistillata exposed to eutrophication from fish mariculture. Evolutionary ecology research. 11(3). 381–401. 9 indexed citations

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Kurochkin, I. O., Anna V. Ivanina, Silke Eilers, et al.. (2009). Cadmium affects metabolic responses to prolonged anoxia and reoxygenation in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 297(5). R1262–R1272. 61 indexed citations

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Joyner‐Matos, Joanna, Craig A. Downs, & David Julián. (2006). Increased expression of stress proteins in the surf clam Donax variabilis following hydrogen sulfide exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 145(2). 245–257. 33 indexed citations

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Downs, Craig A., et al.. (2005). Cellular diagnostics and coral health: Declining coral health in the Florida Keys. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 51(5-7). 558–569. 83 indexed citations

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Downs, Craig A., Cheryl M. Woodley, Robert H. Richmond, Lynda Lanning, & Richard Owen. (2005). Shifting the paradigm of coral-reef ‘health’ assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 51(5-7). 486–494. 57 indexed citations

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Downs, Craig A., Robert T. Dillon, John E. Fauth, & Cheryl M. Woodley. (2001). A molecular biomarker system for assessing the health of gastropods (Ilyanassa obsoleta) exposed to natural and anthropogenic stressors. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 259(2). 189–214. 60 indexed citations

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Боровский, Г. Б., et al.. (2000). Accumulation of Dehydrin-like-proteins in the Mitochondria of Cold-treated Plants. Journal of Plant Physiology. 156(5-6). 797–800. 32 indexed citations

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Downs, Craig A., et al.. (1986). Influence of flow rate on Gambusia affinis growth rate and water quality.. 107–110. 1 indexed citations

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Downs, Craig A., et al.. (1983). Continuous production of Gambusia affinis.. 18. 44–46. 1 indexed citations

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