Francisco P. Chávez

36.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
265 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Francisco P. Chávez is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco P. Chávez has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Oceanography, 92 papers in Ecology and 81 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Francisco P. Chávez's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (160 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (94 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (67 papers). Francisco P. Chávez is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (160 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (94 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (67 papers). Francisco P. Chávez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Peru. Francisco P. Chávez's co-authors include Richard T. Barber, Monique Messié, John P. Ryan, J. Timothy Pennington, Gernot E. Friederich, Salvador E. Lluch‐Cota, Peter G. Strutton, Kenneth S. Johnson, Kurt R. Buck and Raphael M. Kudela and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Francisco P. Chávez

260 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

From Anchovies to Sardine... 1983 2026 1997 2011 2003 1996 1983 2006 2009 400 800 1.2k
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. From Anchovies to Sardines and Back: Multidecadal Change in the Pacific Ocean
    2003 1.3k citations Francisco P. Chávez, John P. Ryan et al. profile →
  2. A massive phytoplankton bloom induced by an ecosystem-scale iron fertilization experiment in the equatorial Pacific Ocean
    1996 1.2k citations Kenneth S. Johnson, Steve E. Fitzwater et al. profile →
  3. Biological Consequences of El Niño
    1983 579 citations Francisco P. Chávez et al. profile →
  4. Primary production in the eastern tropical Pacific: A review
    2006 564 citations J. Timothy Pennington, Victor S. Kuwahara et al. profile →
  5. A comparison of Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems
    2009 558 citations Francisco P. Chávez, Monique Messié profile →
  6. Biological and Chemical Response of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean to the 1997-98 El Niño
    1999 516 citations Francisco P. Chávez, Peter G. Strutton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francisco P. Chávez United States 77 13.1k 8.0k 6.5k 3.5k 1.9k 265 19.6k
Frank Müller‐Karger United States 71 10.1k 0.8× 6.3k 0.8× 5.1k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 325 16.1k
Michael J. Behrenfeld United States 56 15.1k 1.2× 7.5k 0.9× 6.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 136 20.3k
Victor Smetacek Germany 51 10.5k 0.8× 6.2k 0.8× 3.0k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 128 15.3k
P.M.J. Herman Netherlands 79 10.4k 0.8× 13.4k 1.7× 5.7k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 318 20.7k
Ulf Riebesell Germany 81 18.2k 1.4× 7.3k 0.9× 5.9k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 337 22.1k
Philip W. Boyd Australia 86 17.5k 1.3× 8.0k 1.0× 5.2k 0.8× 5.0k 1.4× 2.4k 1.3× 296 23.5k
Hugh W. Ducklow United States 73 13.0k 1.0× 10.9k 1.4× 3.4k 0.5× 2.7k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 212 18.9k
Nicolas Gruber Switzerland 81 20.8k 1.6× 7.7k 1.0× 12.0k 1.8× 7.2k 2.0× 3.5k 1.8× 244 30.0k
Karline Soetaert Netherlands 62 8.0k 0.6× 6.4k 0.8× 3.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 315 13.6k
Oscar Schofield United States 57 8.5k 0.7× 5.1k 0.6× 2.2k 0.3× 2.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 278 12.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Francisco P. Chávez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francisco P. Chávez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francisco P. Chávez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francisco P. Chávez 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 Francisco P. Chávez. Francisco P. Chávez is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiménez, Valeria, Sebastian Sudek, Charles Bachy, et al.. (2024). Distinct phytoplankton assemblages underlie hotspots of primary production in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(2). 477–492. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, J. L., Allison R. Moreno, Clarissa R. Anderson, et al.. (2023). A cross-regional examination of patterns and environmental drivers of Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal blooms along the California coast. Harmful Algae. 126. 102435–102435. 12 indexed citations
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Holmes, Christopher D., C. Rauschenberg, C. Rosie Williams, et al.. (2023). Variability of Atmospheric CO 2 Over the Arctic Ocean: Insights From the O‐Buoy Chemical Observing Network. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(6). 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Yuan, T. P. Guilderson, Francisco P. Chávez, & Matthew D. McCarthy. (2023). Important Contribution of Bacterial Carbon and Nitrogen to Sinking Particle Export. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(11). 4 indexed citations
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Leinen, Margaret, Francisco P. Chávez, R.M. Meyer, et al.. (2022). The Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON). Marine Technology Society Journal. 56(3). 106–107. 3 indexed citations
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Truelove, Nathan K., Nastassia Patin, Kathleen Pitz, et al.. (2022). Expanding the temporal and spatial scales of environmental DNA research with autonomous sampling. Environmental DNA. 4(4). 972–984. 34 indexed citations
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Lamy, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Environmental DNA reveals the fine-grained and hierarchical spatial structure of kelp forest fish communities. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 14439–14439. 30 indexed citations
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Santora, Jarrod A., Isaac D. Schroeder, Steven J. Bograd, et al.. (2021). Pelagic Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and Services: An Integrated Observing and Modeling Approach. Oceanography. 34(2). 23 indexed citations
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Djurhuus, Anni, Collin J. Closek, Ryan P. Kelly, et al.. (2020). Environmental DNA reveals seasonal shifts and potential interactions in a marine community. Nature Communications. 11(1). 254–254. 212 indexed citations
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Buttigieg, Pier Luigi, Ward Appeltans, Gabrielle Canonico, et al.. (2019). Building a strategy towards an Omic Biodiversity Observation Network (Omic BON). Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations
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Ryan, John P., Danelle E. Cline, John E. Joseph, et al.. (2019). Humpback whale song occurrence reflects ecosystem variability in feeding and migratory habitat of the northeast Pacific. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0222456–e0222456. 20 indexed citations
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Chao, Yi, John D. Farrara, Eric P. Bjorkstedt, et al.. (2017). The origins of the anomalous warming in the California coastal ocean and San Francisco Bay during 2014–2016. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(9). 7537–7557. 23 indexed citations
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Smith, Jason M., Karen L. Casciotti, Francisco P. Chávez, & Christopher Francis. (2014). Differential contributions of archaeal ammonia oxidizer ecotypes to nitrification in coastal surface waters. The ISME Journal. 8(8). 1704–1714. 79 indexed citations
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Ottesen, Elizabeth A., Curtis R. Young, John M. Eppley, et al.. (2013). Pattern and synchrony of gene expression among sympatric marine microbial populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(6). E488–97. 140 indexed citations
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Ryan, John P., James G. Bellingham, Julio B.J. Harvey, et al.. (2011). Classification of Water Masses and Targeted Sampling of Ocean Plankton Populations by an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. AGUFM. 2011. 5 indexed citations
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Shulman, Igor, Robert Arnone, Francisco P. Chávez, et al.. (2008). Modeling and Field Study of Coupled Bio-Optical Physical Processes in the Monterey Bay Area.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Ryan, John P., Heidi M. Dierssen, Raphael M. Kudela, et al.. (2005). Coastal Ocean Physics and Red Tides: An Example from Monterey Bay, California. Oceanography. 18(2). 246–255. 53 indexed citations
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Schwarz, J., Piotr Kowalczuk, B. Greg Mitchell, et al.. (2002). Two models for absorption by coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 61 indexed citations
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Elrod, Virginia A., et al.. (2002). Iron in the MBARI Monterey Bay Time Series. AGUFM. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Strutton, Peter G., et al.. (2001). Merging Data from Ships, Satellites and Moorings to Understand Biological-Physical Coupling in the Equatorial Pacific. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001.

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