Donald B. Olson

9.5k citations
123 papers · 7.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 47

Impact in

  • Oceanography top 0.1%
    • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
    • Marine and coastal ecosystems
    • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
    • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
    • Marine and fisheries research
    • Climate variability and models

Papers in

    • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 69
    • Marine and coastal ecosystems 40
    • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing 8
    • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements 8
    • Climate variability and models 21
    • Marine and fisheries research 18

Donald B. Olson

117 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Connectivity of Marine Populations: Open or Closed? 2000 · 945 citations
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Peers

Donald B. Olson
Comparison fields: 5 of 132
  • Oceanography 5.0k
  • Global and Planetary Change 3.4k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.7k
  • Ecology 2.2k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 775
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20231
2 201417
3 200731
4 2006235
5
Structure of flows in the Northern Aegean Sea from a pilot drifter array
20031
6
Excess Nitrate and Nitrogen Fixation in the Subtropical North Atlantic
20034
7
Biophysical Dynamics of Ocean Fronts, In: Biological-Physical Interactions, in the Sea, A.R. Robinson, J.J. McCarthy and B. Rothschild, (eds.)
200216
8 200242
9 1999445
10 1999286
11 199799
12 199616
13 1994228
14 199412
15 19903
16
CTD and Bottle Data from Leg 1: 20 December 1986 - 18 January 1987. Leg 2: 17 July - 15 August 1987
19891
17
Lateral exchange within Gulf Stream ring surface layers
198622
18 198639
19 198349
20 197823

About Donald B. Olson

Donald B. Olson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Geology, having authored 123 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (69 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (22 papers), Climate variability and models (21 papers), Marine and fisheries research (18 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (8 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (8 papers) and Geological formations and processes (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (5.0k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.7k citations), Ecology (2.2k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (775 citations). Donald B. Olson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Bermuda and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Claire B. Paris, Robert K. Cowen, Kamazima M. M. Lwiza, Su Sponaugle, Gary L. Hitchcock, Rana A. Fine, Jerald S. Ault, Robert H. Evans, Otis B. Brown and Guillermo Podestá. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Journal of Marine Research, Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers and Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

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