Eileen Bresnan

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Eileen Bresnan is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eileen Bresnan has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Oceanography, 25 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 18 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Eileen Bresnan's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (34 papers), Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (21 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (15 papers). Eileen Bresnan is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (34 papers), Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (21 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (15 papers). Eileen Bresnan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Ireland. Eileen Bresnan's co-authors include Keith Davidson, Larry E. Brand, Lisa Campbell, Jean-Pierre Lacaze, Elizabeth Turrell, Joe Silke, Sarah Swan, Paul Tett, Peter I. Miller and Michelle Devlin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Eileen Bresnan

61 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Perceived global increase in algal blooms is attributable to intensified monitoring and emerging bloom impacts

2021 313 citations Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff, Donald M. Anderson et al. Communications Earth & Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eileen Bresnan United Kingdom	22	1.2k	876	678	369	322	66	1.8k
Emma Orive Spain	26	1.2k 1.0×	720 0.8×	736 1.1×	302 0.8×	334 1.0×	63	1.7k
Robin Raine Ireland	29	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	679 1.0×	374 1.0×	393 1.2×	74	2.2k
Rhodora V. Azanza Philippines	22	991 0.8×	591 0.7×	568 0.8×	293 0.8×	220 0.7×	71	1.5k
Bengt Karlson Sweden	21	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	915 1.3×	280 0.8×	381 1.2×	60	2.5k
Behzad Mostajir France	26	1.5k 1.2×	457 0.5×	1.0k 1.5×	351 1.0×	196 0.6×	70	2.1k
Henrik Enevoldsen Denmark	11	817 0.7×	784 0.9×	506 0.7×	213 0.6×	214 0.7×	18	1.5k
Timo Tamminen Finland	24	1.5k 1.2×	891 1.0×	872 1.3×	323 0.9×	143 0.4×	52	2.2k
Patricija Mozetič Slovenia	23	1.1k 0.9×	337 0.4×	760 1.1×	468 1.3×	173 0.5×	51	1.6k
Nicola Sechi Italy	22	882 0.7×	622 0.7×	591 0.9×	251 0.7×	133 0.4×	78	1.4k
Katherine A. Hubbard United States	18	964 0.8×	777 0.9×	764 1.1×	178 0.5×	444 1.4×	35	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Eileen Bresnan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eileen Bresnan

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Rees, Siân, Angus Atkinson, Mike Best, et al.. (2025). An assessment model for linking changes in pelagic habitat state to impacts on human wellbeing. Marine Policy. 182. 106863–106863.

Atkinson, Angus, Mike Best, Eileen Bresnan, et al.. (2024). Predictors of long-term variability in NE Atlantic plankton communities. The Science of The Total Environment. 952. 175793–175793. 5 indexed citations

Cook, Kathryn, et al.. (2023). The influence of the toxin-producing dinoflagellate, Alexandrium catenella, on feeding, reproduction and toxin retention in Calanus helgolandicus. Harmful Algae. 132. 102564–102564. 2 indexed citations

Artigas, Luis Felipe, Clare Ostle, Angus Atkinson, et al.. (2023). Major declines in NE Atlantic plankton contrast with more stable populations in the rapidly warming North Sea. The Science of The Total Environment. 898. 165505–165505. 20 indexed citations

González‐Gil, Ricardo, Neil S. Banas, Eileen Bresnan, & Michael R. Heath. (2022). The onset of the spring phytoplankton bloom in the coastal North Sea supports the Disturbance Recovery Hypothesis. Biogeosciences. 19(9). 2417–2426. 6 indexed citations

Vázquez, Víctor, P. León, Francisco J. L. Gordillo, et al.. (2022). High-CO2 Levels Rather than Acidification Restrict Emiliania huxleyi Growth and Performance. Microbial Ecology. 86(1). 127–143. 12 indexed citations

Angelova, Angelina, Barbara Berx, Eileen Bresnan, et al.. (2021). Inter- and Intra-Annual Bacterioplankton Community Patterns in a Deepwater Sub-Arctic Region: Persistent High Background Abundance of Putative Oil Degraders. mBio. 12(2). 11 indexed citations

Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M., Donald M. Anderson, Catherine Belin, et al.. (2021). Perceived global increase in algal blooms is attributable to intensified monitoring and emerging bloom impacts. Communications Earth & Environment. 2(1). 313 indexed citations breakdown →

Kershaw, Joanna, Bernie McConnell, Jean-Pierre Lacaze, et al.. (2021). Toxins from harmful algae in fish from Scottish coastal waters. Harmful Algae. 105. 102068–102068. 8 indexed citations

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Nézan, Élisabeth, Yacine Badis, Gwenaël Bilien, et al.. (2018). Novel Widespread Marine Oomycetes Parasitising Diatoms, Including the Toxic Genus Pseudo-nitzschia: Genetic, Morphological, and Ecological Characterisation. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2918–2918. 35 indexed citations

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Bresnan, Eileen, R. J. Fryer, Nancy F. Smith, et al.. (2017). The relationship between Pseudo-nitzschia (Peragallo) and domoic acid in Scottish shellfish. Harmful Algae. 63. 193–202. 25 indexed citations

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Berdalet, Elisa, Raphael M. Kudela, Ed Urban, et al.. (2017). GlobalHAB: A New Program to Promote International Research, Observations, and Modeling of Harmful Algal Blooms in Aquatic Systems. Oceanography. 30(1). 70–81.

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Bresnan, Eileen, et al.. (2016). Phytoplankton Distribution in Relation to Environmental Drivers on the North West European Shelf Sea. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164482–e0164482. 17 indexed citations

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Bresnan, Eileen, et al.. (2016). The competitive dynamics of toxic Alexandrium fundyense and non-toxic Alexandrium tamarense : The role of temperature. Harmful Algae. 53. 135–144. 20 indexed citations

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Pollard, Pat, Craig D. Robinson, Lynda Webster, et al.. (2013). Occurrence and potential combined toxicity of dissolved organic contaminants in the Forth estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland assessed using passive samplers and an algal toxicity test. The Science of The Total Environment. 461-462. 230–239. 12 indexed citations

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Bresnan, Eileen, et al.. (2012). The influence of demersal trawl fishing gears on the resuspension of dinoflagellate cysts. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 66(1-2). 17–24. 11 indexed citations

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Brand, Larry E., Lisa Campbell, & Eileen Bresnan. (2011). Karenia: The biology and ecology of a toxic genus. Harmful Algae. 14. 156–178. 176 indexed citations

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Davidson, Keith & Eileen Bresnan. (2009). Shellfish toxicity in UK waters: a threat to human health?. Environmental Health. 8(Suppl 1). S12–S12. 30 indexed citations

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Collins, Catherine, Jennifer Graham, Leslie R. Brown, et al.. (2009). IDENTIFICATION AND TOXICITY OF ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE (DINOPHYCEAE) IN SCOTTISH WATERS¹. Journal of Phycology. 45(3). 692–703. 45 indexed citations

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Turrell, Elizabeth, et al.. (2007). Development of an `early warning system' for harmful algal blooms using solid-phase adsorption toxin tracking (SPATT). OCEANS 2007 - Europe. 1–6. 11 indexed citations

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