Daniel J. Conley

30.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
212 papers, 19.2k citations indexed

About

Daniel J. Conley is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel J. Conley has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 19.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Oceanography, 73 papers in Atmospheric Science and 61 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Daniel J. Conley's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (84 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (71 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (53 papers). Daniel J. Conley is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (84 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (71 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (53 papers). Daniel J. Conley collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Daniel J. Conley's co-authors include Jacob Carstensen, Robert W. Howarth, Gene E. Likens, Christiane Lancelot, Karl E. Havens, Sybil P. Seitzinger, Donald F. Boesch, Hans W. Paerl, Jesper H. Andersen and Eric Struyf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Daniel J. Conley

211 papers receiving 18.3k 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.

Controlling Eutrophication: Nitrogen and Phosphorus

2009 3.1k citations Daniel J. Conley et al. profile →
Coupled biogeochemical cycles: eutrophication and hypoxia in temperate estuaries and coastal marine ecosystems

2011 612 citations Daniel J. Conley et al. profile →
Deoxygenation of the Baltic Sea during the last century

2014 482 citations Jacob Carstensen, Bo G. Gustafsson et al. profile →
Return to Neverland: Shifting Baselines Affect Eutrophication Restoration Targets

2008 475 citations Daniel J. Conley, Jacob Carstensen et al. profile →
Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years

2008 470 citations Daniel J. Conley et al. profile →
Hypoxia Is Increasing in the Coastal Zone of the Baltic Sea

2011 367 citations Daniel J. Conley, Jacob Carstensen et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Daniel J. Conley	8.7k	6.1k	5.5k	3.8k	3.5k	212	19.2k
Thorsten Dittmar	12.0k 1.4×	5.9k 1.0×	13.6k 2.5×	5.9k 1.6×	2.1k 0.6×	278	29.2k
Elizabeth W. Boyer	3.9k 0.4×	8.1k 1.3×	5.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	128	17.1k
R. Eugene Turner	9.0k 1.0×	5.3k 0.9×	8.5k 1.5×	2.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	236	19.6k
William H. McDowell	6.0k 0.7×	12.3k 2.0×	10.6k 1.9×	3.4k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	283	26.9k
Sybil P. Seitzinger	8.0k 0.9×	12.9k 2.1×	9.5k 1.7×	5.7k 1.5×	3.2k 0.9×	127	34.0k
David W. Schindler	4.1k 0.5×	8.3k 1.4×	7.5k 1.3×	1.8k 0.5×	890 0.3×	124	20.3k
Diane M. McKnight	7.1k 0.8×	7.5k 1.2×	8.6k 1.6×	4.8k 1.3×	2.0k 0.6×	309	23.0k
Douglas G. Capone	9.1k 1.0×	3.7k 0.6×	9.4k 1.7×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	144	17.2k
Jeffrey P. Chanton	3.0k 0.3×	6.6k 1.1×	9.1k 1.6×	6.0k 1.6×	2.4k 0.7×	359	21.1k
Hjalmar Laudon	4.5k 0.5×	7.4k 1.2×	7.0k 1.3×	4.6k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	387	20.2k

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Frings, Patrick, et al.. (2025). Impact of Diagenesis on Biogenic Silica‐ Structural, Chemical, and Isotope Proxies. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 130(2). 2 indexed citations

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Helmond, Niels A. G. M. van, Wytze K. Lenstra, Christoph Humborg, et al.. (2025). Sedimentary vanadium depletion under sulfidic conditions: Implications for (paleo)redox proxy applications. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 393. 238–253. 1 indexed citations

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Hargroves, Karlson, Daniel J. Conley, & Hussein Dia. (2023). Implications of Tech-Enabled Transport on Planning and Investment of Transport Infrastructure.

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Gaspard, F., Sophie Opfergelt, Catherine Hirst, et al.. (2021). Quantifying Non‐Thermal Silicate Weathering Using Ge/Si and Si Isotopes in Rivers Draining the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, USA. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 22(11). 5 indexed citations

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Olid, Carolina, et al.. (2021). Modern silicon dynamics of a small high-latitude subarctic lake. Biogeosciences. 18(7). 2325–2345. 9 indexed citations

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Helmond, Niels A. G. M. van, Elizabeth K. Robertson, Daniel J. Conley, et al.. (2020). Removal of phosphorus and nitrogen in sediments of the eutrophic Stockholm archipelago, Baltic Sea. Biogeosciences. 17(10). 2745–2766. 31 indexed citations

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Robertson, Elizabeth K., Marco Bartoli, Volker Brüchert, et al.. (2019). Application of the isotope pairing technique in sediments: Use, challenges, and new directions. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 17(2). 112–136. 30 indexed citations

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Lenstra, Wytze K., Matthias Egger, Niels A. G. M. van Helmond, et al.. (2018). Variations in river input of iron impact sedimentary phosphorusburial in an oligotrophic Baltic Sea estuary. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 1 indexed citations

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Lenstra, Wytze K., Matthias Egger, Niels A. G. M. van Helmond, et al.. (2018). Large variations in iron input to an oligotrophic Baltic Sea estuary: impact on sedimentary phosphorus burial. Biogeosciences. 15(22). 6979–6996. 44 indexed citations

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Clymans, Wim, Lúcia Barão, Nathalie Van der Putten, et al.. (2015). The contribution of tephra constituents during biogenic silica determination: implications for soil and palaeoecological studies. Biogeosciences. 12(12). 3789–3804. 8 indexed citations

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Stadmark, Johanna & Daniel J. Conley. (2012). Mussel farming can be used as a mitigation tool - Response. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 64(2). 455–456. 5 indexed citations

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Norkko, Joanna, Daniel C. Reed, Karen Timmermann, et al.. (2011). A welcome can of worms? Hypoxia mitigation by an invasive species. Global Change Biology. 18(2). 422–434. 141 indexed citations

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Clymans, Wim, Eric Struyf, Gérard Govers, Floor Vandevenne, & Daniel J. Conley. (2011). Anthropogenic impact on biogenic Si pools in temperate soils. 10 indexed citations

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Clymans, Wim, Eric Struyf, Gérard Govers, Floor Vandevenne, & Daniel J. Conley. (2011). Anthropogenic impact on amorphous silica pools in temperate soils. Biogeosciences. 8(8). 2281–2293. 96 indexed citations

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Zillén, Lovisa & Daniel J. Conley. (2010). Hypoxia and cyanobacterial blooms are not natural features of the Baltic Sea. 5 indexed citations

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Zillén, Lovisa & Daniel J. Conley. (2010). Hypoxia and cyanobacteria blooms - are they really natural features of the late Holocene history of the Baltic Sea?. Biogeosciences. 7(8). 2567–2580. 62 indexed citations

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Cox, Tom J. S., Tom Maris, Karline Soetaert, et al.. (2009). A macro-tidal freshwater ecosystem recovering from hypereutrophication: the Schelde case study. Biogeosciences. 6(12). 2935–2948. 47 indexed citations

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Kemp, W. Michael, Jeremy M. Testa, Daniel J. Conley, Denis Gilbert, & James D. Hagy. (2009). Coastal hypoxia responses to remediation. 6(4). 6889–6948. 12 indexed citations

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Humborg, Christoph, Daniel J. Conley, Lars Rahm, et al.. (2000). Silicon Retention in River Basins: Far-reaching Effects on Biogeochemistry and Aquatic Food Webs in Coastal Marine Environments. AMBIO. 29(1). 45–50. 268 indexed citations

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Humborg, Christoph, Daniel J. Conley, Lars Rahm, et al.. (2000). Silicon Retention in River Basins: Far-reaching Effects on Biogeochemistry and Aquatic Food Webs in Coastal Marine Environments. AMBIO. 29(1). 45–45. 17 indexed citations

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