Craig Tobias

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Craig Tobias is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig Tobias has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Oceanography and 29 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Craig Tobias's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (28 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (20 papers). Craig Tobias is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (28 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (21 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (20 papers). Craig Tobias collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Craig Tobias's co-authors include J. K. Böhlke, Bongkeun Song, Sybil P. Seitzinger, Richard Lowrance, Lex Bouwman, G. Van Drecht, John A. Harrison, Bradley J. Peterson, Judson W. Harvey and Anne E. Giblin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Craig Tobias

69 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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 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.

DENITRIFICATION ACROSS LANDSCAPES AND WATERSCAPES: A SYNTHESIS

2006 1.3k citations Sybil P. Seitzinger, John A. Harrison et al. Ecological Applications profile →
The Importance of Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium (DNRA) in the Nitrogen Cycle of Coastal Ecosystems

2013 377 citations Craig Tobias, Bongkeun Song et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Craig Tobias United States	29	2.1k	2.1k	1.5k	1.2k	945	74	4.6k
Richard Carignan Canada	47	2.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	914 0.7×	692 0.7×	88	5.7k
Zhigang Yu China	45	1.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	638 0.4×	2.8k 2.3×	746 0.8×	203	6.0k
Jörg Lewandowski Germany	38	2.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	678 0.5×	566 0.5×	1.4k 1.5×	113	4.1k
Michael Hupfer Germany	36	3.3k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	555 0.4×	992 0.8×	899 1.0×	106	4.9k
Eran Hood United States	38	1.9k 0.9×	3.1k 1.5×	589 0.4×	2.9k 2.4×	1.2k 1.3×	104	7.5k
Durelle Scott United States	34	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	434 0.3×	947 0.8×	1.8k 1.9×	84	4.6k
Ying Wu China	41	1.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	679 0.5×	3.1k 2.5×	500 0.5×	183	6.1k
D. S. Jeffries Canada	34	2.5k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	542 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	88	5.1k
Jeffrey C. Cornwell United States	38	2.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	3.2k 2.6×	557 0.6×	105	7.0k
Dolly N. Kothawala Sweden	34	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	471 0.3×	2.8k 2.2×	838 0.9×	60	4.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Craig Tobias

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Messer, Tiffany, Craig Tobias, Daniel N. Miller, et al.. (2025). Isotopically tracing the impact of water contaminant “cocktails” on nitrogen pathways in constructed treatment wetlands. Water Research. 287(Pt A). 124294–124294.

Song, Bongkeun, et al.. (2024). Nitrification in a Subterranean Estuary: An Ex Situ and In Situ Method Comparison Determines Nitrate Is Available for Discharge. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 129(6). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Fenfang, Craig Tobias, Yao Wang, et al.. (2023). Salt marsh expansion into estuarine mangrove mudflats reduces nitrogen removal capacity. CATENA. 232. 107459–107459. 9 indexed citations

Anderson, Iris C., et al.. (2023). Temporal and Spatial Variations in Subterranean Estuary Geochemical Gradients and Nutrient Cycling Rates: Impacts on Groundwater Nutrient Export to Estuaries. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 128(6). 13 indexed citations

Granger, Julie, Jamie M.P. Vaudrey, Lija A. Treibergs, et al.. (2021). Seasonality of nitrogen sources, cycling, and loading in a New England river discerned from nitrate isotope ratios. Biogeosciences. 18(11). 3421–3444. 8 indexed citations

Hallstrøm, Søren, Mar Benavides, Julie Granger, et al.. (2021). Pelagic N₂ fixation dominated by sediment diazotrophic communities in a shallow temperate estuary. Limnology and Oceanography. 67(2). 364–378. 13 indexed citations

Christensen, Norman L., Patricia A. Cunningham, Iris C. Anderson, et al.. (2020). Ecosystem-based management for military training, biodiversity, carbon storage and climate resiliency on a complex coastal land/water-scape. Journal of Environmental Management. 280. 111755–111755. 1 indexed citations

Dam, Bryce Van, James B. Edson, & Craig Tobias. (2019). Parameterizing Air‐Water Gas Exchange in the Shallow, Microtidal New River Estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 124(7). 2351–2363. 15 indexed citations

Phillips, R., Gwen Grelet, Andrew M. S. McMillan, et al.. (2016). Fungal denitrification:Bipolaris sorokinianaexclusively denitrifies inorganic nitrogen in the presence and absence of oxygen. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363(4). fnw007–fnw007. 9 indexed citations

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Vlahos, Penny, et al.. (2016). Biodegradation and mineralization of isotopically labeled TNT and RDX in anaerobic marine sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 36(5). 1170–1180. 15 indexed citations

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Bushey, Joseph T., et al.. (2016). Impact of chloride on denitrification potential in roadside wetlands. Environmental Pollution. 212. 216–223. 28 indexed citations

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Sparks, Eric, Just Cebrián, Craig Tobias, & Christopher A. May. (2014). Groundwater nitrogen processing in Northern Gulf of Mexico restored marshes. Journal of Environmental Management. 150. 206–215. 15 indexed citations

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Hardison, Amber K., et al.. (2013). Microphytobenthos and benthic macroalgae determine sediment organic matter composition in shallow photic sediments. Biogeosciences. 10(8). 5571–5588. 58 indexed citations

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Smith, Richard, et al.. (2013). Removal rates of dissolved munitions compounds in seawater. Chemosphere. 92(8). 898–904. 18 indexed citations

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Song, Bongkeun & Craig Tobias. (2011). Molecular and Stable Isotope Methods to Detect and Measure Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox) in Aquatic Ecosystems. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 496. 63–89. 33 indexed citations

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Song, Bongkeun, et al.. (2010). Molecular and Stable Isotope Investigation of Nitrite Respiring Bacterial Communities Capable of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (ANAMMOX) and Denitrifying Anaerobic Methane Oxidation (DAMO) in Nitrogen Contaminated Groundwater. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Tobias, Craig, J. K. Böhlke, Judson W. Harvey, & Eurybiades Busenberg. (2009). A simple technique for continuous measurement of time‐variable gas transfer in surface waters. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 7(2). 185–195. 38 indexed citations

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Seitzinger, Sybil P., John A. Harrison, J. K. Böhlke, et al.. (2006). DENITRIFICATION ACROSS LANDSCAPES AND WATERSCAPES: A SYNTHESIS. Ecological Applications. 16(6). 2064–2090. 1329 indexed citations breakdown →

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Järnegren, Johanna, Craig Tobias, Stephen A. Macko, & Craig M. Young. (2005). Egg Predation Fuels Unique Species Association at Deep-Sea Hydrocarbon Seeps. Biological Bulletin. 209(2). 87–93. 20 indexed citations

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Tobias, Craig & J. K. Böhlke. (2004). Diel Variation of Oxygen and Inorganic Carbon in a High Productivity, High Alkalinity Stream: Biological and Geochemical Controls. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 3 indexed citations

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