James E. Cloern

20.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
157 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

James E. Cloern is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, James E. Cloern has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Oceanography, 62 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 46 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in James E. Cloern's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (92 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (49 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (45 papers). James E. Cloern is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (92 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (49 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (45 papers). James E. Cloern collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Denmark. James E. Cloern's co-authors include Alan D. Jassby, Andrea E. Alpine, Brian E. Cole, Stephen G. Monismith, Elizabeth A. Canuel, Lisa V. Lucas, Frederic H. Nichols, David J. Harris, Amy E. Kleckner and Sarah Foster and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James E. Cloern

149 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Our evolving conceptual model of the coastal eutr... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2001 1996 1987 2002 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Our evolving conceptual model of the coastal eutrophication problem
    2001 2.2k citations James E. Cloern Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →
  2. Phytoplankton bloom dynamics in coastal ecosystems: A review with some general lessons from sustained investigation of San Francisco Bay, California
    1996 631 citations James E. Cloern profile →
  3. Turbidity as a control on phytoplankton biomass and productivity in estuaries
    1987 600 citations James E. Cloern profile →
  4. A comment on the use of flushing time, residence time, and age as transport time scales
    2002 580 citations James E. Cloern, Stephen G. Monismith et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  5. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope composition of aquatic and terrestrial plants of the San Francisco Bay estuarine system
    2002 548 citations James E. Cloern et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  6. Phytoplankton primary production in the world's estuarine-coastal ecosystems
    2014 541 citations James E. Cloern, Sarah Foster et al. Biogeosciences profile →
  7. The Modification of an Estuary
    1986 492 citations James E. Cloern et al. profile →
  8. Does the Benthos Control Phytoplankton Biomass in South San Francisco Bay?
    1982 468 citations James E. Cloern Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →
  9. Human activities and climate variability drive fast‐paced change across the world's estuarine–coastal ecosystems
    2015 398 citations James E. Cloern, Jacob Carstensen 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
James E. Cloern United States 61 10.6k 6.8k 5.5k 3.3k 2.1k 157 15.8k
Rutger Rosenberg Sweden 58 11.3k 1.1× 7.0k 1.0× 7.0k 1.3× 1.8k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 129 16.7k
Iván Valiela United States 67 8.8k 0.8× 11.9k 1.8× 4.5k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 274 18.2k
Robert J. Díaz United States 35 7.3k 0.7× 4.9k 0.7× 4.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 105 12.1k
Nancy N. Rabalais United States 64 10.9k 1.0× 6.7k 1.0× 4.7k 0.8× 5.4k 1.6× 1.7k 0.8× 168 18.6k
Jacob Carstensen Denmark 55 6.8k 0.6× 4.9k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 975 0.5× 193 11.8k
R. Eugene Turner United States 70 9.0k 0.8× 8.5k 1.2× 4.5k 0.8× 5.3k 1.6× 2.0k 0.9× 236 19.6k
TIMOTHY R. PARSONS Canada 41 12.3k 1.2× 7.4k 1.1× 5.0k 0.9× 4.4k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 107 19.3k
C. Hopkinson United States 53 4.8k 0.4× 5.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.4× 2.9k 0.9× 977 0.5× 140 11.3k
Walter R. Boynton United States 45 5.9k 0.6× 3.6k 0.5× 2.5k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 953 0.4× 83 8.9k
Yves T. Prairie Canada 55 7.2k 0.7× 5.1k 0.8× 4.7k 0.9× 5.5k 1.7× 1.7k 0.8× 141 14.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James E. Cloern

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cloern, James E., et al.. (2023). Phytoplankton as indicators of global warming?. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 9(3). 199–208. 6 indexed citations
2.
Deemer, Bridget R., Scott Hotaling, Kelsey L. Poulson‐Ellestad, et al.. (2021). Engaging the next generation of editorial talent through a hands‐on fellowship model. Ecology Letters. 24(7). 1297–1301. 2 indexed citations
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D’Alelio, Domenico, et al.. (2020). Machine learning identifies a strong association between warming and reduced primary productivity in an oligotrophic ocean gyre. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 3287–3287. 34 indexed citations
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Gibble, Corinne M., et al.. (2018). Blurred lines: Multiple freshwater and marine algal toxins at the land-sea interface of San Francisco Bay, California. Harmful Algae. 73. 138–147. 65 indexed citations
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Winder, Monika, Jacob Carstensen, Aaron W. E. Galloway, Hans Jakobsen, & James E. Cloern. (2017). The land–sea interface: A source of high‐quality phytoplankton to support secondary production. Limnology and Oceanography. 62(S1). 46 indexed citations
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Schraga, Tara S. & James E. Cloern. (2017). Water quality measurements in San Francisco Bay by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1969–2015. Scientific Data. 4(1). 170098–170098. 36 indexed citations
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Sutula, Martha, Raphael M. Kudela, James D. Hagy, et al.. (2017). Novel analyses of long-term data provide a scientific basis for chlorophyll-a thresholds in San Francisco Bay. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 197. 107–118. 26 indexed citations
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Cloern, James E.. (2017). Why large cells dominate estuarine phytoplankton. Limnology and Oceanography. 63(S1). 84 indexed citations
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Carstensen, Jacob, Riina Klais, & James E. Cloern. (2015). Phytoplankton blooms in estuarine and coastal waters: Seasonal patterns and key species. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 162. 98–109. 223 indexed citations
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Cloern, James E., Sarah Foster, & Amy E. Kleckner. (2014). Phytoplankton primary production in the world's estuarine-coastal ecosystems. Biogeosciences. 11(9). 2477–2501. 541 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cloern, James E., et al.. (2013). It’s Time for Bold New Approaches to Link Delta Science and Policymaking. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. 11(3). 2 indexed citations
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Cloern, James E., Noah Knowles, Larry R. Brown, et al.. (2011). Projected Evolution of California's San Francisco Bay-Delta-River System in a Century of Climate Change. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24465–e24465. 202 indexed citations
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Winder, Monika & James E. Cloern. (2010). The annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 365(1555). 3215–3226. 232 indexed citations
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Winder, Monika & James E. Cloern. (2009). Does the terrestrial phenology concept apply in water. AGUFM. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Cloern, James E. & Alan D. Jassby. (2008). Complex seasonal patterns of primary producers at the land–sea interface. Ecology Letters. 11(12). 1294–1303. 171 indexed citations
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Cloern, James E., Alan D. Jassby, Janet K. Thompson, & Kathryn A. Hieb. (2007). A cold phase of the East Pacific triggers new phytoplankton blooms in San Francisco Bay. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(47). 18561–18565. 140 indexed citations
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Jassby, Alan D. & James E. Cloern. (2000). Primary food resources in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. 13(3). 21–25. 1 indexed citations
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Cole, Brian E., et al.. (1999). Do Herbicides Impair Phytoplankton Primary Production in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta?. 26(2). 121–48. 8 indexed citations
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Koseff, Jeffrey R., et al.. (1999). Processes governing phytoplankton blooms in estuaries. I:The local production-loss balance. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 187. 1–15. 107 indexed citations
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Cole, Brian E., James E. Cloern, & Andrea E. Alpine. (1986). Biomass and Productivity of Three Phytoplankton Size Classes in San Francisco Bay. Estuaries. 9(2). 117–117. 41 indexed citations

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