Craig R. Smith

20.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
273 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Craig R. Smith is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig R. Smith has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Oceanography, 109 papers in Ecology and 55 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Craig R. Smith's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (130 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (51 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (49 papers). Craig R. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (130 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (51 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (49 papers). Craig R. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. Craig R. Smith's co-authors include Lisa A. Levin, Adrian G. Glover, David J. DeMaster, Malcolm R. Clark, Ashley A. Rowden, Sarah L. Mincks, Andrew J. Gooday, Fabio C. De Léo, Thomas G. Dahlgren and Deanna Malatesta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Craig R. Smith

254 papers receiving 12.5k citations

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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.

Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem

2010 604 citations Angelika Brandt, Lisa A. Levin et al. profile →
Environmental Influences on Regional Deep-Sea Species Diversity

2001 578 citations Lisa A. Levin, Ron J. Etter et al. profile →
Man and the Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea

2011 576 citations Paul A. Tyler, Lisa A. Levin et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Zooplankton community structure in the abyssal benthic boundary layer varies over time due to nonuniform species response to seasonal organic‐matter fluxes 2025 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·(unknown), Jeffrey C. Drazen, Craig R. Smith, Erica Goetze	0
2	Checklist of newly-vouchered annelid taxa from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean, based on morphology and genetic delimitation 2023 ·ZooKeys ·Helena Wiklund, Muriel Rabone, Adrian G. Glover, Guadalupe Bribiesca‐Contreras, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Craig R. Smith, Thomas G. Dahlgren, Lenka Neal	4
3	Benthic megafauna of the western Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean 2022 ·ZooKeys ·Guadalupe Bribiesca‐Contreras, Thomas G. Dahlgren, Diva J. Amon, Stephen D. Cairns, (unknown), Jennifer M. Durden, Marc Eléaume, (unknown), (unknown), Kirsty McQuaid, Timothy D. O’Hara, Muriel Rabone, Erik Simon‐Lledó, Craig R. Smith, Les Watling, Helena Wiklund, Adrian G. Glover	14
4	Patterns of eukaryotic diversity from the surface to the deep-ocean sediment 2022 ·Science Advances ·Tristan Cordier, Inès Barrenechea Angeles, Nicolas Henry, Franck Lejzerowicz, Cédric Berney, Raphaël Morard, Angelika Brandt, Marie‐Anne Cambon‐Bonavita, Lionel Guidi, Fabien Lombard, Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Ramón Massana, Covadonga Orejas, Julie Poulain, Craig R. Smith, Patrick Wincker, Sophie Arnaud‐Haond, Andrew J. Gooday, Colomban de Vargas, Jan Pawłowski	57
5	Using Radiocarbon to Assess the Abundance, Distribution, and Nature of Labile Organic Carbon in Marine Sediments 2021 ·Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·David J. DeMaster, (unknown), Craig R. Smith, Enrique Isla, Carrie Thomas	1
6	Trophic ecology surrounding kelp and wood falls in deep Norwegian fjords 2021 ·Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers ·(unknown), Craig R. Smith, Teresa F. Fernandes, Andrew K. Sweetman	7
7	How board members really feel about ESG, from Deniers to true believers 2019 ·Harvard business review ·Craig R. Smith, (unknown)	6
8	A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining 2018 ·Science Advances ·Daniel C. Dunn, Cindy Lee Van Dover, Ron J. Etter, Craig R. Smith, Lisa A. Levin, Telmo Morato, Ana Colaço, A Dale, Andrey Gebruk, Kristina M. Gjerde, Patrick N. Halpin, Kerry L. Howell, David E. Johnson, José Ángel Álvarez Pérez, Marta Chantal Ribeiro, Heiko Stuckas, P.P.E. Weaver, (unknown)	75
9	Implications of population connectivity studies for the design of marine protected areas in the deep sea: An example of a demosponge from the Clarion‐Clipperton Zone 2018 ·Molecular Ecology ·Sergi Taboada, Ana Riesgo, Helena Wiklund, Gordon Paterson, Vasiliki Koutsouveli, Nadiezhda Santodomingo, A Dale, Craig R. Smith, Daniel O. B. Jones, Thomas G. Dahlgren, Adrian G. Glover	43
10	Adam Smith and Rousseau: Ethics, Politics, Economics 2018 ·Digital Commons - Trinity University (Trinity University) ·Maria Pia Paganelli, Dennis C. Rasmussen, Craig R. Smith	7
11	Adam Smith and Rousseau 2018 ·Edinburgh University Press eBooks ·Maria Pia Paganelli, Dennis C. Rasmussen, Craig R. Smith	0
12	Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca 2017 ·Biodiversity Data Journal ·Diva J. Amon, (unknown), Jeffrey C. Drazen, Andrei V. Grischenko, Astrid B. Leitner, Dhugal J. Lindsay, Janet R. Voight, Mary K. Wicksten, Craig M. Young, Craig R. Smith	26
13	Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration claim, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata 2016 ·Biodiversity Data Journal ·Adrian G. Glover, Helena Wiklund, Muriel Rabone, Diva J. Amon, Craig R. Smith, Timothy D. O’Hara, Christopher L. Mah, Thomas G. Dahlgren	47
14	A shallow-water whale-fall experiment in the north Atlantic 2006 ·Cahiers de biologie marine ·Thomas G. Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund, Björn Källström, Tomas Lundälv, Craig R. Smith, Adrian G. Glover	72
15	The deep Indian Ocean floor 2003 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Amanda W.J. Demopoulos, Craig R. Smith, Paul A. Tyler	13
16	The anti‐war rhetoric of Daniel Webster 1999 ·Quarterly Journal of Speech ·Craig R. Smith	4
17	Silencing the opposition : government strategies of suppression 1996 ·State University of New York Press eBooks ·Craig R. Smith	3
18	Whale falls: chemosynthesis on the deep seafloor 1992 ·Craig R. Smith	36
19	Deep-water taphonomy of vertebrate carcasses: a whale skeleton in the bathyal Santa Catalina Basin 1991 ·Paleobiology ·Peter A. Allison, Craig R. Smith, (unknown), Jody W. Deming, B. A. Bennett	124
20	Actuality and Potentiality: The Essence of Criticism 1970 ·Philosophy and Rhetoric ·Craig R. Smith	6

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