Cynthia A. Heil

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Cynthia A. Heil is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cynthia A. Heil has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Oceanography, 33 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 25 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Cynthia A. Heil's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (62 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (36 papers) and Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (24 papers). Cynthia A. Heil is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (62 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (36 papers) and Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (24 papers). Cynthia A. Heil collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Italy. Cynthia A. Heil's co-authors include Patricia M. Glibert, JoAnn M. Burkholder, Sybil P. Seitzinger, Gabriel A. Vargo, William P. Cochlan, Christopher J. Gobler, Donald M. Anderson, John A. Harrison, William C. Dennison and Kendall L. Carder and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Science of The Total Environment and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Cynthia A. Heil

64 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Eutrophication and harmful algal blooms: A scientific consensus

2008 1.5k citations Patricia M. Glibert, JoAnn M. Burkholder et al. Harmful Algae profile →
Escalating Worldwide use of Urea – A Global Change Contributing to Coastal Eutrophication

2006 521 citations Patricia M. Glibert, Cynthia A. Heil et al. Biogeochemistry profile →
Harmful algal blooms and eutrophication: Examining linkages from selected coastal regions of the United States

2008 511 citations Donald M. Anderson, JoAnn M. Burkholder et al. Harmful Algae profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cynthia A. Heil United States	30	4.0k	2.4k	1.9k	783	501	66	5.7k
Kevin G. Sellner United States	24	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	845 1.1×	565 1.1×	47	4.6k
Alan J. Lewitus United States	33	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	601 0.8×	594 1.2×	68	4.6k
Todd M. Kana United States	34	4.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	750 1.0×	415 0.8×	45	6.6k
William P. Cochlan United States	32	5.1k 1.3×	3.5k 1.4×	2.4k 1.2×	996 1.3×	434 0.9×	55	7.3k
Fanxiang Kong China	35	2.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	324 0.4×	631 1.3×	118	4.4k
Quay Dortch United States	38	5.4k 1.4×	3.5k 1.4×	2.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	776 1.5×	67	7.9k
Kedong Yin China	37	3.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	388 0.8×	136	5.0k
David T. Welsh Australia	43	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	495 1.0×	130	5.8k
Deborah A. Bronk United States	34	3.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	576 0.7×	201 0.4×	70	4.2k
Zhiming Yu China	35	2.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	401 0.5×	341 0.7×	254	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cynthia A. Heil

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hall, Emily R., et al.. (2025). Lessons learned from mesocosm experiments with curcumin: Pilot studies of a harmful algal bloom mitigation technique. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 24(1).

Chen, Yuren, et al.. (2025). A modeling investigation into the ecological role of mixotrophy in Karenia brevis blooms on the West Florida Shelf. Harmful Algae. 150. 102979–102979.

Lusk, Mary G., et al.. (2024). Karenia brevis and Pyrodinium bahamense Utilization of Dissolved Organic Matter in Urban Stormwater Runoff and Rainfall Entering Tampa Bay, Florida. Water. 16(10). 1448–1448. 4 indexed citations

Lusk, Mary G., et al.. (2023). Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter in urban stormwater pond and municipal wastewater discharges transformed by the Florida red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 166291–166291. 5 indexed citations

Glibert, Patricia M., et al.. (2021). Dissolved organic nutrients at the interface of fresh and marine waters: flow regime changes, biogeochemical cascades and picocyanobacterial blooms—the example of Florida Bay, USA. Biogeochemistry. 164(1). 229–255. 21 indexed citations

Heil, Cynthia A., Deborah A. Bronk, L. Kellie Dixon, et al.. (2014). The Gulf of Mexico ECOHAB: Karenia Program 2006–2012. Harmful Algae. 38. 3–7. 23 indexed citations

Hall, Emily R., et al.. (2012). The art of red tide science. Harmful Algae. 17. 1–5. 3 indexed citations

Hitchcock, Gary L., James W. Fourqurean, Jeana L. Drake, Ralph N. Mead, & Cynthia A. Heil. (2011). Brevetoxin persistence in sediments and seagrass epiphytes of east Florida coastal waters. Harmful Algae. 13. 89–94. 28 indexed citations

Carvalho, Gustavo Adolpho, et al.. (2010). Long-term evaluation of three satellite ocean color algorithms for identifying harmful algal blooms (Karenia brevis) along the west coast of Florida: A matchup assessment. Remote Sensing of Environment. 115(1). 1–18. 54 indexed citations

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Luther, Mark E., et al.. (2010). Lagrangian particle tracking of a toxic dinoflagellate bloom within the Tampa Bay estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60(12). 2233–2241. 27 indexed citations

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Wolny, Jennifer L., et al.. (2010). Harmful algal bloom species and phosphate-processing effluent: Field and laboratory studies. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62(3). 596–601. 19 indexed citations

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Glibert, Patricia M., JoAnn M. Burkholder, Donald M. Anderson, et al.. (2008). Eutrophication and harmful algal blooms: A scientific consensus. Harmful Algae. 8(1). 3–13. 1548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heil, Cynthia A., et al.. (2007). Nutrient quality drives differential phytoplankton community composition on the southwest Florida shelf. Limnology and Oceanography. 52(3). 1067–1078. 112 indexed citations

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Lester, Kristen M., Cynthia A. Heil, Susan Murasko, et al.. (2007). Zooplankton and Karenia brevis in the Gulf of Mexico. Continental Shelf Research. 28(1). 99–111. 31 indexed citations

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Mulholland, Margaret R., Peter Bernhardt, Cynthia A. Heil, Deborah A. Bronk, & Judy O’Neil. (2006). Nitrogen fixation and release of fixed nitrogen by Trichodesmium spp. in the Gulf of Mexico. Limnology and Oceanography. 51(4). 1762–1776. 179 indexed citations

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Jolliff, Jason K., John J. Walsh, Ruoying He, et al.. (2003). Dispersal of the Suwannee River plume over the West Florida shelf: Simulation and observation of the optical and biochemical consequences of a flushing event. Geophysical Research Letters. 30(13). 24 indexed citations

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Walsh, John J., Kenneth D. Haddad, Dwight A. Dieterle, et al.. (2002). A numerical analysis of landfall of the 1979 red tide of Karenia brevis along the west coast of Florida. Continental Shelf Research. 22(1). 15–38. 25 indexed citations

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Lenes, Jason M., Brian P. Darrow, Christopher Cattrall, et al.. (2001). Iron fertilization and the Trichodesmiumresponse on the West Florida shelf. Limnology and Oceanography. 46(6). 1261–1277. 226 indexed citations

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Vargo, Gabriel A., Kendall L. Carder, Watson W. Gregg, et al.. (1987). The potential contribution of primary production by red tides to the west Florida shelf ecosystem1. Limnology and Oceanography. 32(3). 762–767. 59 indexed citations

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Vargo, Gabriel A., Kent A. Fanning, Cynthia A. Heil, & Lauren E. Bell. (1986). Growth rates and the salinity response of an Antarctic ice microflora community. Polar Biology. 5(4). 241–247. 29 indexed citations

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