David M. Livingstone

12.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
85 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

David M. Livingstone is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Livingstone has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Atmospheric Science, 27 papers in Oceanography and 26 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David M. Livingstone's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (24 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (22 papers). David M. Livingstone is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (24 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (22 papers). David M. Livingstone collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Germany. David M. Livingstone's co-authors include Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, André F. Lotter, Dietmar Straile, Rita Adrian, Rolf Kipfer, Barbara J. Benson, John J. Magnuson, Catherine M. O’Reilly, Stephen B. Baines and Wendel Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David M. Livingstone

84 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Lakes as sentinels of climate change

2009 1.4k citations Rita Adrian, David M. Livingstone et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
Historical Trends in Lake and River Ice Cover in the Northern Hemisphere

2000 1.0k citations John J. Magnuson, Dale M. Robertson et al. Science profile →
Morphometry and average temperature affect lake stratification responses to climate change

2015 312 citations Esko Kuusisto, David M. Livingstone et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David M. Livingstone Switzerland	37	2.9k	2.7k	2.7k	2.3k	1.6k	85	7.3k
Peter R. Leavitt Canada	57	5.7k 2.0×	2.8k 1.0×	4.1k 1.5×	5.3k 2.3×	1.9k 1.2×	223	10.9k
Catherine M. O’Reilly United States	27	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	883 0.5×	74	5.4k
Rita Adrian Germany	38	3.9k 1.4×	781 0.3×	3.3k 1.2×	3.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	98	6.6k
Monika Winder Sweden	35	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	3.9k 1.4×	3.8k 1.7×	1.8k 1.1×	95	8.0k
J. J. Cole United States	17	2.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	3.4k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	21	7.6k
R. Iestyn Woolway United Kingdom	35	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	104	5.0k
Roland I. Hall Canada	43	2.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	981 0.4×	2.6k 1.2×	749 0.5×	154	5.9k
Robert F. Stallard United States	40	1.3k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	832 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	92	8.1k
Bruce R. Forsberg Brazil	41	1.2k 0.4×	659 0.2×	1.6k 0.6×	2.7k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	113	6.4k
Jeffrey E. Richey United States	58	3.4k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	5.7k 2.1×	4.9k 2.2×	1.5k 0.9×	133	12.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David M. Livingstone

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20 of 20 papers shown

Clark, Beth, Marian Raley, Francisco Areal, et al.. (2025). Consumer Attitudes to Combined Sustainability and Nutrition Labelling of Foods: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 49(6).

Livingstone, David M., et al.. (2024). Food-based indices for the assessment of nutritive value and environmental impact of meals and diets: A systematic review protocol. PLoS ONE. 19(12). e0315894–e0315894. 2 indexed citations

Livingstone, David M., Beatrice Smyth, Rachel Cassidy, et al.. (2023). Reducing the time-dependent climate impact of intensive agriculture with strategically positioned short rotation coppice willow. Journal of Cleaner Production. 419. 137936–137936. 1 indexed citations

Livingstone, David M., et al.. (2023). Production pathways for profitability and valuing ecosystem services for willow coppice in intensive agricultural applications. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 36. 281–291. 2 indexed citations

North, Ryan P., Ryan P. North, Rebecca L. North, et al.. (2013). Long‐term changes in hypoxia and soluble reactive phosphorus in the hypolimnion of a large temperate lake: consequences of a climate regime shift. Global Change Biology. 20(3). 811–823. 183 indexed citations

Cornish, Paul, et al.. (2011). Cyber Security and the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure. 18(4). 138–40. 13 indexed citations

Kirchner, Ingo, et al.. (2011). The influence of large‐scale atmospheric circulation weather types on variations in the water level of Lake Urmia, Iran. International Journal of Climatology. 32(13). 1990–1996. 49 indexed citations

Benson, Barbara J., John J. Magnuson, Olaf P. Jensen, et al.. (2011). Extreme events, trends, and variability in Northern Hemisphere lake-ice phenology (1855–2005). Climatic Change. 112(2). 299–323. 215 indexed citations

Rempfer, Johannes, David M. Livingstone, Christian Blodau, et al.. (2010). The effect of the exceptionally mild European winter of 2006‐2007 on temperature and oxygen profiles in lakes in Switzerland: A foretaste of the future?. Limnology and Oceanography. 55(5). 2170–2180. 56 indexed citations

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Livingstone, David M.. (2008). A Change of Climate Provokes a Change of Paradigm: Taking Leave of Two Tacit Assumptions about Physical Lake Forcing. International Review of Hydrobiology. 93(4-5). 404–414. 60 indexed citations

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Peeters, Frank, Dietmar Straile, Andreas Lorke, & David M. Livingstone. (2007). Earlier onset of the spring phytoplankton bloom in lakes of the temperate zone in a warmer climate. Global Change Biology. 13(9). 1898–1909. 170 indexed citations

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Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Rita Adrian, Ursula Gaedke, David M. Livingstone, & Stephen C. Maberly. (2002). Response of phytoplankton in European lakes to a change in the North Atlantic Oscillation. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 28(3). 1436–1439. 24 indexed citations

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Livingstone, David M. & Irka Hajdas. (2001). Climatically relevant periodicities in the thickness of biogenic carbonate varves in Spooensee, Switzerland (9740-6870 calendar yr BP). Journal of Paleolimnology. 25(1). 17–24. 21 indexed citations

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Ohlendorf, Christian, Christian Bigler, G.‐H. Goudsmit, et al.. (2000). Causes and effects of long periods of ice cover on a remote high Alpine lake. Journal of Limnology. 59(1s). 50 indexed citations

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Magnuson, John J., Dale M. Robertson, Barbara J. Benson, et al.. (2000). Historical Trends in Lake and River Ice Cover in the Northern Hemisphere. Science. 289(5485). 1743–1746. 1022 indexed citations breakdown →

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Livingstone, David M., André F. Lotter, & Ian R. Walker. (1999). The Decrease in Summer Surface Water Temperature with Altitude in Swiss Alpine Lakes: A Comparison with Air Temperature Lapse Rates. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 31(4). 341–341. 119 indexed citations

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Livingstone, David M., et al.. (1999). The Decrease in Summer Surface Water Temperature with Altitude in Swiss Alpine Lakes: A Comparison with Air Temperature Lapse Rates. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 31(4). 341–352. 67 indexed citations

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Livingstone, David M. & André F. Lotter. (1998). The relationship between air and water temperatures in lakes of the Swiss Plateau: a case study with pal\sgmaelig;olimnological implications. Journal of Paleolimnology. 19(2). 181–198. 265 indexed citations

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Livingstone, David M., et al.. (1994). Transport and Burial as a Cause of Whitefish (Coregonus sp.) Egg Mortality in a Eutrophic Lake. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 51(9). 1908–1919. 29 indexed citations

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Livingstone, David M. & Dieter M. Imboden. (1993). The non-linear influence of wind-speed variability on gas transfer in lakes. Tellus B. 45(3). 275–275. 31 indexed citations

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