David W. Menzel

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

David W. Menzel is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, David W. Menzel has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Oceanography, 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in David W. Menzel's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (24 papers), Marine and fisheries research (13 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (10 papers). David W. Menzel is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (24 papers), Marine and fisheries research (13 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (10 papers). David W. Menzel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bermuda and Canada. David W. Menzel's co-authors include Charles S. Yentsch, John H. Ryther, Nathaniel Corwin, Ralph F. Vaccaro, Richard C. Dugdale, John J. Goering, W. H. Sutcliffe, Edward R. Baylor, William M. Dunstan and Louis A. Hobson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

David W. Menzel

49 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

A method for the determination of phytoplankton chlorophyll and phaeophytin by fluorescence

1963 1.5k citations David W. Menzel et al. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts profile →
THE MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL PHOSPHORUS IN SEAWATER BASED ON THE LIBERATION OF ORGANICALLY BOUND FRACTIONS BY PERSULFATE OXIDATION1

1965 952 citations David W. Menzel et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
THE MEASUREMENT OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC AND PARTICULATE CARBON IN SEAWATER1

1964 736 citations David W. Menzel, Ralph F. Vaccaro Limnology and Oceanography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David W. Menzel United States	31	3.8k	2.0k	1.5k	1.0k	387	50	5.7k
Bostwick H. Ketchum United States	18	3.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	271 0.7×	36	5.1k
Joel C. Goldman United States	41	4.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	205 0.5×	76	6.3k
Lucia Solórzano United States	9	2.0k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	789 0.8×	436 1.1×	14	4.7k
Yoshiaki Maita Japan	16	4.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	276 0.7×	48	6.0k
T. H. Blackburn Denmark	37	2.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	157 0.4×	79	5.7k
Jonathan H. Sharp United States	29	2.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	988 0.6×	731 0.7×	191 0.5×	47	4.2k
Michael E. Q. Pilson United States	34	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	986 0.6×	947 0.9×	191 0.5×	68	4.0k
Carl J. Lorenzen United States	34	7.1k 1.9×	3.9k 1.9×	3.2k 2.1×	1.7k 1.7×	652 1.7×	39	10.1k
Nicholas A. Welschmeyer United States	32	5.1k 1.3×	3.3k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	306 0.8×	40	6.6k
J. Kalff Canada	38	2.0k 0.5×	2.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.9×	275 0.3×	799 2.1×	66	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David W. Menzel

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20 of 20 papers shown

Menzel, David W., et al.. (2018). Airport security threats and strategic options for mitigation. Journal of airport management. 12(2). 118–118. 3 indexed citations

Becker, Julia, David W. Menzel, L. J. Lourens, & F.J. Hilgen. (2003). High-frequency climate interactions between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic during marine oxygen isotope stage 100. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 8891. 1 indexed citations

Yoder, James A., Larry P. Atkinson, Jackson O. Blanton, et al.. (1981). Plankton Productivity and the Distribution of Fishes on the Southeastern U.S. Continental Shelf. Science. 214(4518). 352–353. 12 indexed citations

Grice, George D., Michael R. Reeve, Peter Koeller, & David W. Menzel. (1977). The use of large volume, transparent, enclosed sea-surface water columns in the study of stress on plankton ecosystems. Helgoland Marine Research. 30(1-4). 118–133. 18 indexed citations

Menzel, David W.. (1970). The role of in situ decomposition of organic matter on the concentration of non-conservative properties in the sea. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 17(4). 751–764. 26 indexed citations

Hobson, Louis A. & David W. Menzel. (1969). THE DISTRIBUTION AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ORGANIC PARTICULATE MATTER IN THE SEA AND SEDIMENTS OFF THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA1. Limnology and Oceanography. 14(1). 159–163. 25 indexed citations

Menzel, David W., et al.. (1969). Changes in Electrolytic Conductance of Seawater during Photosynthesis and Respiration. Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics. 25(3). 119–122. 2 indexed citations

Menzel, David W.. (1966). Bubbling of sea water and the production of organic particles: a re-evaluation. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 13(5). 963–966. 40 indexed citations

Goering, John J. & David W. Menzel. (1965). The nutrient chemistry of the sea surface. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 12(6). 839–843. 16 indexed citations

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Ryther, John H. & David W. Menzel. (1965). COMPARISON OF THE ¹⁴C‐TECHNIQUE WITH DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC CARBON FIXATION1. Limnology and Oceanography. 10(3). 490–492. 18 indexed citations

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Ryther, John H. & David W. Menzel. (1964). PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE SARGASSO SEA OFF BERMUDA, 1960-1963. Progress Report. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Menzel, David W. & Ralph F. Vaccaro. (1964). THE MEASUREMENT OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC AND PARTICULATE CARBON IN SEAWATER1. Limnology and Oceanography. 9(1). 138–142. 736 indexed citations breakdown →

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Menzel, David W., et al.. (1963). The effects of enriching Sargasso sea water on the production and species composition of the phytoplankton. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 10(3). 209–219. 88 indexed citations

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Steele, John H. & David W. Menzel. (1962). Conditions for maximum primary production in the mixed layer. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 9(1-2). 39–49. 28 indexed citations

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Menzel, David W., et al.. (1962). OCCURRENCE OF AMMONIA IN SARGASSO SEA WATERS AND IN RAIN WATER AT BERMUDA1. Limnology and Oceanography. 7(2). 159–162. 39 indexed citations

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Menzel, David W. & John H. Ryther. (1961). Nutrients limiting the production of phytoplankton in the Sargasso sea, with special reference to iron. Deep Sea Research (1953). 7(4). 276–281. 102 indexed citations

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Menzel, David W. & John H. Ryther. (1961). Annual variations in primary production of the Sargasso sea off Bermuda. Deep Sea Research (1953). 7(4). 282–288. 146 indexed citations

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Menzel, David W.. (1960). Utilization of Food by a Bermuda Reef Fish, Epinephelus guttatus. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 25(2). 216–222. 31 indexed citations

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Ryther, John H. & David W. Menzel. (1959). The seasonal and geographical range of primary production in the Western Sargasso Sea. Deep Sea Research (1953). 6. 235–238. 33 indexed citations

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Menzel, David W. & John H. Ryther. (1959). The annual cycle of primary production in the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda. Deep Sea Research (1953). 6. 351–367. 269 indexed citations

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