David C. Depew

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

David C. Depew is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Depew has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in David C. Depew's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (20 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (17 papers). David C. Depew is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (20 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (20 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (17 papers). David C. Depew collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. David C. Depew's co-authors include Stephanie J. Guildford, Linda M. Campbell, Neil M. Burgess, Robert E. Hecky, Yerubandi R. Rao, Susan B. Watson, George B. Arhonditsis, Murray N. Charlton, Shawn P. McElmurry and Morgan M. Steffen and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

David C. Depew

32 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia

2016 448 citations Susan B. Watson, Carol J. Miller et al. Harmful Algae profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David C. Depew Canada	18	653	602	373	364	324	33	1.4k
Jakob Schelker Austria	18	486 0.7×	460 0.8×	178 0.5×	169 0.5×	353 1.1×	32	1.2k
Gonzalo L. Pérez Argentina	20	627 1.0×	471 0.8×	141 0.4×	215 0.6×	612 1.9×	43	1.3k
Thomas B. Parr United States	17	400 0.6×	377 0.6×	196 0.5×	102 0.3×	263 0.8×	33	979
Mario Brauns Germany	19	441 0.7×	952 1.6×	613 1.6×	93 0.3×	237 0.7×	65	1.4k
Victor J. Bierman United States	20	752 1.2×	422 0.7×	294 0.8×	230 0.6×	544 1.7×	39	1.5k
Duane C. Gossiaux United States	21	520 0.8×	400 0.7×	145 0.4×	633 1.7×	356 1.1×	31	1.3k
Marko Järvinen Finland	19	628 1.0×	585 1.0×	234 0.6×	94 0.3×	511 1.6×	52	1.2k
M. Munawar Canada	22	869 1.3×	1.2k 1.9×	710 1.9×	343 0.9×	631 1.9×	102	2.0k
Isabelle Lavoie Canada	20	437 0.7×	635 1.1×	164 0.4×	174 0.5×	137 0.4×	60	1.2k
Magali Gérino France	24	375 0.6×	637 1.1×	134 0.4×	250 0.7×	462 1.4×	56	1.5k

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Depew, David C., et al.. (2025). Effects of wastewater on phosphorus, nitrogen, and nuisance benthic algae in nearshore regions of a large lake. The Science of The Total Environment. 962. 178484–178484. 1 indexed citations

Depew, David C., et al.. (2024). Investigating nearshore spatial and temporal trends in nutrient concentrations along an urban northern shoreline, Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 50(6). 102419–102419. 1 indexed citations

Depew, David C., et al.. (2023). Dynamics of dissolved organic phosphorus in the nearshore of eastern Lake Erie. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 26(4). 31–42. 1 indexed citations

Xia, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2022). Impacts of invasive mussels on a large lake: Direct evidence from in situ control-volume experiments. The Science of The Total Environment. 849. 157924–157924. 3 indexed citations

Molot, Lewis A., et al.. (2022). Long-term and seasonal nitrate trends illustrate potential prevention of large cyanobacterial biomass by sediment oxidation in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48(4). 971–984. 6 indexed citations

Xia, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2020). Multiple factors regulate filtration by invasive mussels: Implications for whole-lake ecosystems. The Science of The Total Environment. 765. 144435–144435. 9 indexed citations

Depew, David C., et al.. (2020). The distribution, density, and biomass of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on natural substrates in Lake Winnipeg 2017–2019. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 47(3). 556–566. 15 indexed citations

Smith, Robert B., Brad Bass, D. Sawyer, David C. Depew, & Susan B. Watson. (2019). Estimating the economic costs of algal blooms in the Canadian Lake Erie Basin. Harmful Algae. 87. 101624–101624. 75 indexed citations

Marković, Stefan, Anqi Liang, Sue B. Watson, et al.. (2019). Reduction of industrial iron pollution promotes phosphorus internal loading in eutrophic Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, Canada. Environmental Pollution. 252(Pt A). 697–705. 16 indexed citations

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Valipour, Reza, Yerubandi R. Rao, Luis F. De León, & David C. Depew. (2018). Nearshore-offshore exchanges in multi-basin coastal waters: Observations and three-dimensional modeling in Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 45(1). 50–60. 31 indexed citations

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Watson, Susan B., Carol J. Miller, George B. Arhonditsis, et al.. (2016). The re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. Harmful Algae. 56. 44–66. 448 indexed citations breakdown →

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Depew, David C., Neil M. Burgess, & Linda M. Campbell. (2013). Modelling mercury concentrations in prey fish: Derivation of a national-scale common indicator of dietary mercury exposure for piscivorous fish and wildlife. Environmental Pollution. 176. 234–243. 31 indexed citations

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Depew, David C., Neil M. Burgess, M. Robin Anderson, et al.. (2013). An overview of mercury concentrations in freshwater fish species: a national fish mercury dataset for Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 70(3). 436–451. 90 indexed citations

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Depew, David C., Niladri Basu, Neil M. Burgess, et al.. (2012). Toxicity of dietary methylmercury to fish: Derivation of ecologically meaningful threshold concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31(7). 1536–1547. 147 indexed citations

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Depew, David C., Niladri Basu, Neil M. Burgess, et al.. (2012). Derivation of screening benchmarks for dietary methylmercury exposure for the common loon (Gavia immer): Rationale for use in ecological risk assessment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31(10). 2399–2407. 56 indexed citations

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Smith, Ralph E., Sairah Y. Malkin, David C. Depew, et al.. (2012). Nested 3D modeling of the spatial dynamics of nutrients and phytoplankton in a Lake Ontario nearshore zone. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 38. 171–183. 39 indexed citations

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Depew, David C., et al.. (2010). Submerged aquatic vegetation in Cook's Bay, Lake Simcoe: Assessment of changes in response to increased water transparency. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 37. 72–82. 35 indexed citations

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Depew, David C., Andrew W. Stevens, Ralph E. Smith, & Robert E. Hecky. (2009). Detection and characterization of benthic filamentous algal stands (Cladophora sp.) on rocky substrata using a high‐frequency echosounder. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 7(10). 693–705. 20 indexed citations

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Depew, David C., et al.. (2006). Production and Respiration in Lake Erie Plankton Communities. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 32(4). 817–817. 14 indexed citations

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Depew, David C., et al.. (2006). Nearshoreoffshore comparison of chlorophyll a and phytoplankton production in the dreissenid-colonized eastern basin of Lake Erie. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 63(5). 1115–1129. 39 indexed citations

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