Heather N. Koopman

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Heather N. Koopman is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather N. Koopman has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Ecology, 20 papers in Atmospheric Science and 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Heather N. Koopman's work include Marine animal studies overview (40 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (20 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (12 papers). Heather N. Koopman is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (40 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (20 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (12 papers). Heather N. Koopman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Heather N. Koopman's co-authors include Sara J. Iverson, Suzanne M. Budge, Andrew J. Westgate, Andrew J. Read, D. E. Gaskin, D. Ann Pabst, William A. McLellan, Richard J. Smith, D. M. Lavigne and Keith A. Hobson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Heather N. Koopman

55 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

STUDYING TROPHIC ECOLOGY IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS USING FATTY ACIDS: A PRIMER ON ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

2006 508 citations Suzanne M. Budge, Sara J. Iverson et al. Marine Mammal Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather N. Koopman United States	21	1.6k	613	459	408	246	56	1.9k
Dawn P. Noren United States	24	1.5k 1.0×	346 0.6×	336 0.7×	544 1.3×	204 0.8×	49	1.8k
I. L. Boyd United Kingdom	27	1.8k 1.2×	747 1.2×	450 1.0×	230 0.6×	313 1.3×	44	2.0k
Mary Hammill Canada	25	1.1k 0.7×	536 0.9×	355 0.8×	175 0.4×	168 0.7×	38	1.4k
Kjell Tormod Nilssen Norway	21	1.0k 0.7×	629 1.0×	399 0.9×	208 0.5×	129 0.5×	75	1.3k
Thomas R. Loughlin United States	30	2.3k 1.5×	911 1.5×	408 0.9×	413 1.0×	801 3.3×	70	2.8k
D. E. Gaskin Canada	26	1.4k 0.9×	509 0.8×	354 0.8×	410 1.0×	188 0.8×	66	1.8k
Stephen J. Trumble United States	21	795 0.5×	265 0.4×	206 0.4×	160 0.4×	89 0.4×	43	1.2k
J. L. Watkins United Kingdom	27	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 2.2×	274 0.6×	678 1.7×	574 2.3×	62	2.0k
Giuseppa Buscaino Italy	30	1.8k 1.2×	816 1.3×	124 0.3×	802 2.0×	272 1.1×	113	2.5k
Motoi Yoshioka Japan	20	682 0.4×	207 0.3×	182 0.4×	141 0.3×	200 0.8×	75	1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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McLellan, William A., Sentiel A. Rommel, Craig A. Harms, et al.. (2025). Histochemical indications for a chemically complex signal produced by the cervical gill slit gland of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps). The Anatomical Record. 308(9). 2413–2432. 1 indexed citations

Quirós, Yara Bernaldo de, et al.. (2020). Lipids of lung and lung fat emboli of the toothed whales (Odontoceti). Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14752–14752.

Westgate, Andrew J., et al.. (2017). Microvascular characteristics of the acoustic fats: Novel data suggesting taxonomic differences between deep and shallow‐diving odontocetes. Journal of Morphology. 279(4). 458–471. 6 indexed citations

Midway, Stephen R., et al.. (2016). Seasonal physiological dynamics of maturing female southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma). Conservation Physiology. 4(1). cow043–cow043. 6 indexed citations

Reece, Kimberly S., et al.. (2016). Impact of Environment and Ontogeny on Relative Fecundity and Egg Quality of Female Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Four Sites in Northern Chesapeake Bay. Biological Bulletin. 231(3). 185–198. 7 indexed citations

McLellan, William A., Frederick S. Scharf, Heather N. Koopman, et al.. (2015). Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the U.S. mid‐Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science. 32(1). 86–121. 21 indexed citations

Westgate, Andrew J., et al.. (2015). Nitrogen solubility in odontocete blubber and mandibular fats in relation to lipid composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 218(16). 2620–2630. 13 indexed citations

Koopman, Heather N., et al.. (2013). Variation in egg quality in blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from North Carolina: does female size matter?. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 33(4). 481–487. 8 indexed citations

McLellan, William A., et al.. (2013). The distribution and stratification of persistent organic pollutants and fatty acids in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) blubber. The Science of The Total Environment. 463-464. 581–588. 22 indexed citations

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Westgate, Andrew J., et al.. (2013). Seasonal Variation in the Spatial Distribution of Basking Sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in the Lower Bay of Fundy, Canada. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82074–e82074. 21 indexed citations

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Pabst, D. Ann, et al.. (2012). Microvascular patterns in the blubber of shallow and deep diving odontocetes. Journal of Morphology. 273(8). 932–942. 26 indexed citations

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Koopman, Heather N. & Andrew J. Westgate. (2012). Solubility of nitrogen in marine mammal blubber depends on its lipid composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 215(Pt 21). 3856–63. 14 indexed citations

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Ronconi, Robert A., et al.. (2010). Modified Hoop-net Techniques for Capturing Birds at Sea and Comparison with Other Capture Methods. Marine ornithology. 38(1). 14 indexed citations

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Koopman, Heather N., et al.. (2009). Distribution and development of the highly specialized lipids in the sound reception systems of dolphins. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 179(6). 783–798. 19 indexed citations

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Neimanis, Aleksija, Heather N. Koopman, Andrew J. Westgate, K. Nielsen, & F. A. Leighton. (2008). Evidence of Exposure to Brucella sp. in Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 44(2). 480–485. 6 indexed citations

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Borrell, Asunción, Álex Aguilar, Abraham Brouwer, et al.. (2007). Post-mortem stability of blubber DLCs, PCB and tDDT in by-caught harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54(10). 1663–1666. 3 indexed citations

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Koopman, Heather N., Sara J. Iverson, & Andrew J. Read. (2003). High concentrations of isovaleric acid in the fats of odontocetes: variation and patterns of accumulation in blubber vs. stability in the melon. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 173(3). 247–261. 53 indexed citations

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McLellan, William A., Heather N. Koopman, S. A. Rommel, et al.. (2002). Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L.) from the western North Atlantic. Journal of Zoology. 257(4). 457–471. 98 indexed citations

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Koopman, Heather N., Sara J. Iverson, & D. E. Gaskin. (1996). Stratification and age-related differences in blubber fatty acids of the male harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 165(8). 628–639. 165 indexed citations

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Koopman, Heather N. & D. E. Gaskin. (1994). Individual and geographical variation in pigmentation patterns of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (L.). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 72(1). 135–143. 17 indexed citations

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