Eric W. Chan

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 944 citations indexed

About

Eric W. Chan is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric W. Chan has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 944 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 7 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Eric W. Chan's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (3 papers). Eric W. Chan is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (3 papers). Eric W. Chan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bermuda and Canada. Eric W. Chan's co-authors include J. D. Kessler, Molly C. Redmond, David L. Valentine, S. A. Yvon‐Lewis, Stephanie D. Mendes, Mengran Du, Thomas C. Weber, Fenix Garcia‐Tigreros, Lei Hu and Franklin S. Kinnaman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Eric W. Chan

14 papers receiving 908 citations

Hit Papers

A Persistent Oxygen Anomaly Reveals the Fate of Spilled M... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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.

  1. A Persistent Oxygen Anomaly Reveals the Fate of Spilled Methane in the Deep Gulf of Mexico
    2011 365 citations J. D. Kessler, David L. Valentine et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric W. Chan United States 10 466 383 333 283 200 15 944
Franklin S. Kinnaman United States 9 288 0.6× 351 0.9× 324 1.0× 194 0.7× 120 0.6× 10 694
Stephanie D. Mendes United States 4 453 1.0× 304 0.8× 319 1.0× 218 0.8× 182 0.9× 6 733
Fenix Garcia‐Tigreros United States 14 257 0.6× 369 1.0× 321 1.0× 212 0.7× 222 1.1× 16 798
Marshall W. Bowles United States 14 118 0.3× 537 1.4× 204 0.6× 459 1.6× 180 0.9× 26 928
Lei Hu United States 16 298 0.6× 207 0.5× 615 1.8× 184 0.7× 192 1.0× 46 1.2k
Jutta Kleikemper Switzerland 11 209 0.4× 378 1.0× 73 0.2× 325 1.1× 79 0.4× 12 895
Siegfried Krüger Germany 10 236 0.5× 109 0.3× 116 0.3× 345 1.2× 424 2.1× 20 825
Ulrike Jaekel United States 10 129 0.3× 284 0.7× 89 0.3× 282 1.0× 75 0.4× 15 582
M. A. Gough United Kingdom 10 184 0.4× 143 0.4× 125 0.4× 178 0.6× 324 1.6× 18 939
Solveig I Bühring Germany 17 83 0.2× 240 0.6× 87 0.3× 438 1.5× 349 1.7× 28 792

Countries citing papers authored by Eric W. Chan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric W. Chan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric W. Chan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric W. Chan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric W. Chan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Eric W. Chan. Eric W. Chan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Cohen, Natalie R., Dawn M. Moran, Matthew R. McIlvin, et al.. (2024). Microeukaryote metabolism across the western North Atlantic Ocean revealed through autonomous underwater profiling. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7325–7325. 9 indexed citations
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Chan, Eric W., et al.. (2023). Oxygen and hydrogen isotopic evidence that Kamaʻehuakanaloa (Lōʻihi) Seamount hydrothermal systems are recharged by deep Pacific seawater. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 197. 104049–104049. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Sarah K., R. Anderson, Sean P. Sylva, et al.. (2022). Globally‐distributed microbial eukaryotes exhibit endemism at deep‐sea hydrothermal vents. Molecular Ecology. 32(23). 6580–6598. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Sarah K., Maria Pachiadaki, Virginia P. Edgcomb, et al.. (2021). Protistan grazing impacts microbial communities and carbon cycling at deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(29). 29 indexed citations
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Breier, J. A., Michael V. Jakuba, Mak A. Saito, et al.. (2020). Revealing ocean-scale biochemical structure with a deep-diving vertical profiling autonomous vehicle. Science Robotics. 5(48). 19 indexed citations
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Chan, Eric W., Alan M. Shiller, DongJoo Joung, et al.. (2019). Investigations of Aerobic Methane Oxidation in Two Marine Seep Environments: Part 1—Chemical Kinetics. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(12). 8852–8868. 18 indexed citations
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Chan, Eric W., Alan M. Shiller, DongJoo Joung, et al.. (2019). Investigations of Aerobic Methane Oxidation in Two Marine Seep Environments: Part 2—Isotopic Kinetics. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(11). 8392–8399. 7 indexed citations
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Shiller, Alan M., Eric W. Chan, DongJoo Joung, Molly C. Redmond, & J. D. Kessler. (2017). Light rare earth element depletion during Deepwater Horizon blowout methanotrophy. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10389–10389. 68 indexed citations
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Chan, Eric W., et al.. (2016). Aqueous Mesocosm Techniques Enabling the Real-Time Measurement of the Chemical and Isotopic Kinetics of Dissolved Methane and Carbon Dioxide. Environmental Science & Technology. 50(6). 3039–3046. 7 indexed citations
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Kessler, J. D., David L. Valentine, Molly C. Redmond, et al.. (2011). A Persistent Oxygen Anomaly Reveals the Fate of Spilled Methane in the Deep Gulf of Mexico. Science. 331(6015). 312–315. 365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnson, Adam P., Lisa M. Pratt, Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, et al.. (2010). Extended survival of several organisms and amino acids under simulated martian surface conditions. Icarus. 211(2). 1162–1178. 32 indexed citations
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Valentine, David L., J. D. Kessler, Molly C. Redmond, et al.. (2010). Propane Respiration Jump-Starts Microbial Response to a Deep Oil Spill. Science. 330(6001). 208–211. 340 indexed citations
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Onstott, T. C., et al.. (2010). Precipitation of arsenic under sulfate reducing conditions and subsequent leaching under aerobic conditions. Applied Geochemistry. 26(3). 269–285. 31 indexed citations
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DeFlaun, Mary F., et al.. (2009). Anaerobic Biostimulation for the In Situ Precipitation and Long-Term Sequestration of Metal Sulfides. 1 indexed citations
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Pfiffner, Susan M., T. C. Onstott, Timo Ruskeeniemi, et al.. (2008). Challenges for Coring Deep Permafrost on Earth and Mars. Astrobiology. 8(3). 623–638. 11 indexed citations

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