Cynthia A. Heil

8.2k citations

66 papers · 5.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 30

Co-authors: Patricia M. Glibert JoAnn M. Burkholder Sybil P. Seitzinger Gabriel A. Vargo Christopher J. Gobler Donald M. Anderson William P. Cochlan John A. Harrison
Topics: Marine and coastal ecosystems (62 papers)Marine Biology and Ecology Research (36 papers)Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (24 papers)
Cited by: Oceanography Environmental Chemistry Ecology
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres The Science of The Total Environment Remote Sensing of Environment
Partner nations: United States Australia Italy

In The Last Decade

Cynthia A. Heil

64 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lessons learned from mesocosm experiments with curcumin: Pilot studies of a harmful algal bloom mitigation technique 2025 ·Limnology and Oceanography Methods ·(unknown),Emily R. Hall,Cynthia A. Heil,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Richard H. Pierce	0
2	A modeling investigation into the ecological role of mixotrophy in Karenia brevis blooms on the West Florida Shelf 2025 ·Harmful Algae ·Yuren Chen,Ming Li,Patricia M. Glibert,Cynthia A. Heil,(unknown)	0
3	More sustained, more severe blooms and shifting monthly patterns of the toxigenic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on the West Florida Shelf 2025 ·Harmful Algae ·Patricia M. Glibert,Cynthia A. Heil,Ming Li	1
4	Friends and foes: symbiotic and algicidal bacterial influence on Karenia brevis blooms 2024 ·ISME Communications ·Cong Fei,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Amin R. Mohamed,Muhammad Zulqarnain Arshad,Patricia M. Glibert,Cynthia A. Heil,Joaquín Martínez Martínez,Shady A. Amin	3
5	Plankton Community Changes and Nutrient Dynamics Associated with Blooms of the Pelagic Cyanobacterium Trichodesmium in the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Barrier Reef 2024 ·Water ·Judy O’Neil,Cynthia A. Heil,Patricia M. Glibert,Caroline Solomon,J.G. Greenwood,(unknown)	2
6	Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter in urban stormwater pond and municipal wastewater discharges transformed by the Florida red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown),Mary G. Lusk,Cynthia A. Heil,(unknown),Huan Chen,Amy M. McKenna,(unknown)	5
7	MurKy waters: Modeling the succession from r to K strategists (diatoms to dinoflagellates) following a nutrient release from a mining facility in Florida 2023 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Yuren Chen,Ming Li,Patricia M. Glibert,Cynthia A. Heil	6
8	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 2021 ·Biogeochemistry ·Patricia M. Glibert,Cynthia A. Heil,Christopher J. Madden,(unknown)	21
9	The Gulf of Mexico ECOHAB: Karenia Program 2006–2012 2014 ·Harmful Algae ·Cynthia A. Heil,Deborah A. Bronk,L. Kellie Dixon,Gary L. Hitchcock,Gary J. Kirkpatrick,Margaret R. Mulholland,Judy O’Neil,John J. Walsh,Robert H. Weisberg,(unknown)	23
10	The art of red tide science 2012 ·Harmful Algae ·Emily R. Hall,Kate Nierenberg,(unknown),Cynthia A. Heil,Leanne J. Flewelling,Barbara Kirkpatrick	3
11	Brevetoxin persistence in sediments and seagrass epiphytes of east Florida coastal waters 2011 ·Harmful Algae ·Gary L. Hitchcock,James W. Fourqurean,Jeana L. Drake,Ralph N. Mead,Cynthia A. Heil	28
12	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 2010 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Gustavo Adolpho Carvalho,Peter J. Minnett,Viva F. Banzon,(unknown),Cynthia A. Heil	54
13	Lagrangian particle tracking of a toxic dinoflagellate bloom within the Tampa Bay estuary 2010 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·(unknown),Mark E. Luther,Steven D. Meyers,Cynthia A. Heil	27
14	Harmful algal bloom species and phosphate-processing effluent: Field and laboratory studies 2010 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·(unknown),Jennifer L. Wolny,Earnest W. Truby,Cynthia A. Heil,Charles Kovach	19
15	Eutrophication and harmful algal blooms: A scientific consensusbreakdown → 2008 ·Harmful Algae ·(unknown),Patricia M. Glibert,JoAnn M. Burkholder,Donald M. Anderson,William P. Cochlan,William C. Dennison,Quay Dortch,Christopher J. Gobler,Cynthia A. Heil,(unknown),Alan J. Lewitus,Robert E. Magnien,Harold G. Marshall,Kevin G. Sellner,Dean A. Stockwell,Diane K. Stoecker,(unknown)	1548
16	Nitrogen fixation and release of fixed nitrogen by Trichodesmium spp. in the Gulf of Mexico 2006 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Margaret R. Mulholland,Peter Bernhardt,Cynthia A. Heil,Deborah A. Bronk,Judy O’Neil	179
17	A numerical analysis of landfall of the 1979 red tide of Karenia brevis along the west coast of Florida 2002 ·Continental Shelf Research ·John J. Walsh,Kenneth D. Haddad,Dwight A. Dieterle,Robert H. Weisberg,Zhenjiang Li,Huijun Yang,Frank Müller‐Karger,Cynthia A. Heil,W. Paul Bissett	25
18	Iron fertilization and the Trichodesmiumresponse on the West Florida shelf 2001 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Jason M. Lenes,Brian P. Darrow,Christopher Cattrall,Cynthia A. Heil,Michael R. Callahan,Gabriel A. Vargo,Robert H. Byrne,Joseph M. Prospero,David E. Bates,Kent A. Fanning,John J. Walsh	226
19	The potential contribution of primary production by red tides to the west Florida shelf ecosystem1 1987 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Gabriel A. Vargo,Kendall L. Carder,Watson W. Gregg,(unknown),Cynthia A. Heil,Karen A. Steidinger,Kenneth D. Haddad	59
20	Growth rates and the salinity response of an Antarctic ice microflora community 1986 ·Polar Biology ·Gabriel A. Vargo,Kent A. Fanning,Cynthia A. Heil,Lauren E. Bell	29

About Cynthia A. Heil

Cynthia A. Heil is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology, having authored 66 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (62 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (36 papers) and Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (4.0k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.4k citations) and Ecology (1.9k citations). Cynthia A. Heil has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Patricia M. Glibert, JoAnn M. Burkholder, Sybil P. Seitzinger, Gabriel A. Vargo, Christopher J. Gobler, Donald M. Anderson, William P. Cochlan, John A. Harrison, William C. Dennison and Kendall L. Carder. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Science of The Total Environment and Remote Sensing of Environment.

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