Evan A. Howell

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Evan A. Howell is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Evan A. Howell has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Evan A. Howell's work include Marine and fisheries research (17 papers), Marine animal studies overview (12 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (9 papers). Evan A. Howell is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (17 papers), Marine animal studies overview (12 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (9 papers). Evan A. Howell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Evan A. Howell's co-authors include Jeffrey J. Polovina, Mélanie Abécassis, Michael P. Seki, Donald R. Kobayashi, Denise M. Parker, George H. Balazs, Peter H. Dutton, Steven J. Bograd, D Parker and John P. Dunne and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Applied Ecology and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Evan A. Howell

31 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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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.

Ocean's least productive waters are expanding

2008 594 citations Jeffrey J. Polovina, Evan A. Howell et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Evan A. Howell United States	24	2.0k	1.6k	1.3k	943	201	31	3.3k
David G. Foley United States	29	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	620 0.7×	459 2.3×	43	3.5k
Chris J. Harvey United States	34	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	601 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	88 0.4×	78	2.8k
Lene Buhl‐Mortensen Norway	29	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	239 0.3×	176 0.9×	77	2.8k
Donald R. Kobayashi United States	26	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	497 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	92 0.5×	63	2.6k
Mary M. Yoklavich United States	23	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	525 0.4×	739 0.8×	106 0.5×	57	2.1k
Angelo Tursi Italy	30	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	785 0.6×	453 0.5×	86 0.4×	103	2.6k
Matthew C. Kay United States	8	2.4k 1.2×	2.6k 1.6×	1.6k 1.2×	437 0.5×	129 0.6×	9	4.1k
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida Brazil	28	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	217 0.2×	195 1.0×	110	2.7k
SD Ling Australia	28	2.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.8×	311 0.3×	101 0.5×	86	3.8k
Marzia Bo Italy	32	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	287 0.3×	49 0.2×	133	3.2k

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Woodworth‐Jefcoats, Phoebe A., et al.. (2023). Creating Pathways for Nontraditional Graduate Students. Oceanography. 36(4). 1 indexed citations

Hazen, Elliott L., Daniel M. Palacios, Karin A. Forney, et al.. (2016). WhaleWatch: a dynamic management tool for predicting blue whale density in the California Current. Journal of Applied Ecology. 54(5). 1415–1428. 141 indexed citations

Polovina, Jeffrey J., Evan A. Howell, Donald R. Kobayashi, & Michael P. Seki. (2015). The Transition Zone Chlorophyll Front updated: Advances from a decade of research. Progress In Oceanography. 150. 79–85. 66 indexed citations

Woodworth‐Jefcoats, Phoebe A., Jeffrey J. Polovina, Evan A. Howell, & Julia L. Blanchard. (2015). Two takes on the ecosystem impacts of climate change and fishing: Comparing a size-based and a species-based ecosystem model in the central North Pacific. Progress In Oceanography. 138. 533–545. 23 indexed citations

Howell, Evan A., Colette C. C. Wabnitz, John P. Dunne, & Jeffrey J. Polovina. (2012). Climate-induced primary productivity change and fishing impacts on the Central North Pacific ecosystem and Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery. Climatic Change. 119(1). 79–93. 23 indexed citations

Baker, J.Dennis, Evan A. Howell, & JJ Polovina. (2012). Relative influence of climate variability and direct anthropogenic impact on a sub-tropical Pacific top predator, the Hawaiian monk seal. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 469. 175–189. 15 indexed citations

Hirata, Takafumi, Nick J. Hardman-Mountford, Robert J. W. Brewin, et al.. (2011). Synoptic relationships between surface Chlorophyll- a and diagnostic pigments specific to phytoplankton functional types. Biogeosciences. 8(2). 311–327. 280 indexed citations

Howell, Evan A., Steven J. Bograd, Carey Morishige, Michael P. Seki, & Jeffrey J. Polovina. (2011). On North Pacific circulation and associated marine debris concentration. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 65(1-3). 16–22. 135 indexed citations

Howell, Evan A., et al.. (2010). Spatiotemporal variability in bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) dive behavior in the central North Pacific Ocean. Progress In Oceanography. 86(1-2). 81–93. 50 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., et al.. (2009). Increases in the relative abundance of mid-trophic level fishes concurrent with declines in apex predators in the subtropical North Pacific, 1996–2006. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 70 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., Evan A. Howell, & Mélanie Abécassis. (2008). Ocean's least productive waters are expanding. Geophysical Research Letters. 35(3). 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Howell, Evan A., et al.. (2008). TurtleWatch: a tool to aid in the bycatch reduction of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery. Endangered Species Research. 5. 267–278. 208 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., Fei Chai, Evan A. Howell, et al.. (2008). Ecosystem dynamics at a productivity gradient: A study of the lower trophic dynamics around the northern atolls in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Progress In Oceanography. 77(2-3). 217–224. 24 indexed citations

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Baker, J.Dennis, JJ Polovina, & Evan A. Howell. (2007). Effect of variable oceanic productivity on the survival of an upper trophic predator, the Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 346. 277–283. 47 indexed citations

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Howell, Evan A. & Donald R. Kobayashi. (2006). El Niño effects in the Palmyra Atoll region: oceanographic changes and bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) catch rate variability. Fisheries Oceanography. 15(6). 477–489. 40 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J. & Evan A. Howell. (2005). Ecosystem indicators derived from satellite remotely sensed oceanographic data for the North Pacific. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 62(3). 319–327. 70 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., George H. Balazs, Evan A. Howell, et al.. (2003). Forage and migration habitat of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in the central North Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Oceanography. 13(1). 36–51. 291 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., Evan A. Howell, Denise M. Parker, & George H. Balazs. (2003). Dive-depth distribution of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in the central North Pacific: Might deep longline sets catch fewer turtles?. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 102 indexed citations

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Polovina, Jeffrey J., Michael P. Seki, & Evan A. Howell. (2000). Sensors detect biological change in mid‐latitude North Pacific. Eos. 81(44). 519–519. 4 indexed citations

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Howell, Evan A., Scott C. Doney, Rana A. Fine, & Donald B. Olson. (1997). Geochemical estimates of denitrification in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal during WOCE. Geophysical Research Letters. 24(21). 2549–2552. 61 indexed citations

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