David K. Mellinger

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

David K. Mellinger is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David K. Mellinger has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Ecology, 113 papers in Oceanography and 50 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in David K. Mellinger's work include Marine animal studies overview (126 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (112 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (50 papers). David K. Mellinger is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (126 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (112 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (50 papers). David K. Mellinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Portugal. David K. Mellinger's co-authors include Christopher W. Clark, Kathleen M. Stafford, Sue E. Moore, Robert P. Dziak, Haru Matsumoto, Holger Klinck, Len Thomas, Sharon L. Nieukirk, Christopher G. Fox and Stephen W. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David K. Mellinger

131 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Estimating animal population density using passive acoustics

2012 463 citations Tiago A. Marques, Stephen W. Martin et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David K. Mellinger United States	35	3.8k	3.0k	2.0k	833	460	137	4.5k
Walter Zimmer Germany	25	2.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	824 0.4×	953 1.1×	535 1.2×	68	2.8k
Sean M. Wiggins United States	37	4.0k 1.1×	3.5k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	936 1.1×	502 1.1×	122	4.5k
Christopher W. Clark United States	44	5.5k 1.5×	3.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.5×	1.3k 1.5×	668 1.5×	142	6.1k
Megan F. McKenna United States	22	2.1k 0.6×	931 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	313 0.4×	349 0.8×	51	2.8k
Holger Klinck United States	31	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	308 0.4×	481 1.0×	160	3.6k
Douglas P. Nowacek United States	34	3.9k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	870 1.9×	98	4.6k
Patrick J. O. Miller United Kingdom	40	4.6k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	615 1.3×	179	5.4k
Ari S. Friedlaender United States	40	4.1k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	856 0.4×	1.6k 1.9×	906 2.0×	146	4.8k
Jeremy A. Goldbogen United States	41	4.4k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	639 0.3×	1.8k 2.1×	855 1.9×	138	5.2k
William A. Watkins United States	27	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	907 0.4×	436 0.5×	231 0.5×	79	2.5k

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Cronin, Meghan F., Robert P. Dziak, David K. Mellinger, et al.. (2024). The 2019 Marine Heatwave at Ocean Station Papa: A Multi‐Disciplinary Assessment of Ocean Conditions and Impacts on Marine Ecosystems. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(6). 4 indexed citations

Henderson, E. Elizabeth, Jennifer S. Trickey, Jay Barlow, et al.. (2023). Geographic distribution of the Cross Seamount beaked whale based on acoustic detections. Marine Mammal Science. 40(1). 164–183. 4 indexed citations

Nieukirk, Sharon L., Irma Cascão, Tiago A. Marques, et al.. (2023). Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic. eLife. 13. 7 indexed citations

Dziak, Robert P., Haru Matsumoto, Samara M. Haver, et al.. (2023). PMEL Passive Acoustics Research: Quantifying the Ocean Soundscape from Whales to Wave Energy. Oceanography. 1 indexed citations

Harris, Danielle, Haruyoshi Matsumoto, David K. Mellinger, et al.. (2022). Detection probability and density estimation of fin whales by a Seaglider. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 152(4). 2277–2291. 6 indexed citations

Fournet, Michelle E. H., et al.. (2018). More of the same: allopatric humpback whale populations share acoustic repertoire. PeerJ. 6. e5365–e5365. 15 indexed citations

Dziak, Robert P., J. H. Haxel, Tze Kin Lau, et al.. (2017). A pulsed-air model of blue whale B call vocalizations. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9122–9122. 12 indexed citations

Siderius, Martin, et al.. (2017). Marine mammal tracks from two-hydrophone acoustic recordings made with a glider. Ocean science. 13(2). 273–288. 31 indexed citations

Tripovich, Joy S., Holger Klinck, Sharon L. Nieukirk, et al.. (2015). Calls reveal population structure of blue whales across the southeast Indian Ocean and the southwest Pacific Ocean. Journal of Mammalogy. 96(6). 1184–1193. 43 indexed citations

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Risch, Denise, Manuel Castellote, Christopher W. Clark, et al.. (2014). Seasonal migrations of North Atlantic minke whales: novel insights from large-scale passive acoustic monitoring networks. Movement Ecology. 2(1). 24–24. 63 indexed citations

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Klinck, Holger, Sharon L. Nieukirk, David K. Mellinger, et al.. (2012). Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 132(3). EL176–EL181. 53 indexed citations

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Mellinger, David K., Sharon L. Nieukirk, Karolin Klinck, et al.. (2011). Confirmation of right whales near a historic whaling ground east of southern Greenland. Biology Letters. 7(3). 2 indexed citations

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Sagen, Hanne, Stein Sandven, Agnieszka Beszczyńska-Möller, et al.. (2009). Acoustic technologies for observing the interior of the Arctic Ocean. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 12 indexed citations

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Klinck, Holger, et al.. (2009). AAS Endurance: An autonomous acoustic sailboat formarine mammal research. Nanoscale. 14(5). 1566–1605. 6 indexed citations

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Moretti, David, Nancy DiMarzio, Ronald Morrissey, et al.. (2008). Overview of the 3 RD International workshop on the detection and classification of Marine Mammals using passive acoustics. Canadian acoustics. 36(1). 7–11. 10 indexed citations

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Mellinger, David K.. (2008). A neural network for classifying clicks of Blainville's beaked whales (Mesoplodon Densirostris). Canadian acoustics. 36(1). 55–59. 5 indexed citations

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Munger, Lisa M., David K. Mellinger, Sean M. Wiggins, Sue E. Moore, & John A. Hildebrand. (2005). PERFORMANCE OF SPECTROGRAM CROSS-CORRELATION IN DETECTING RIGHT WHALE CALLS IN LONG-TERM RECORDINGS FROM THE BERING SEA. Canadian acoustics. 33(2). 25–34. 29 indexed citations

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Mellinger, David K.. (2004). A comparison of methods for detecting right whale calls. Canadian acoustics. 32(2). 55–65. 64 indexed citations

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Mellinger, David K. & Jay Barlow. (2003). Future directions for acoustic marine mammal surveys : stock assessment and habitat use : report of a workshop held in La Jolla, California, 20-22 November 2002. 15 indexed citations

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Clark, Christopher W. & David K. Mellinger. (1994). Application of Navy IUSS for whale research. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 96(5_Supplement). 3315–3315. 4 indexed citations

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