JE Purcell

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

JE Purcell is a scholar working on Paleontology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, JE Purcell has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Paleontology, 14 papers in Oceanography and 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in JE Purcell's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (17 papers), Marine and environmental studies (11 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (8 papers). JE Purcell is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (17 papers), Marine and environmental studies (11 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (8 papers). JE Purcell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. JE Purcell's co-authors include Shin-ichi Uye, DL Breitburg, JH Cowan, ED Houde, Edward Brown, KDE Stokesbury, Niels Jørgen Olesen, DK Stoecker, CB Miller and MB Decker and has published in prestigious journals such as Marine Ecology Progress Series.

In The Last Decade

JE Purcell

23 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Anthropogenic causes of jellyfish blooms and their direct... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Anthropogenic causes of jellyfish blooms and their direct consequences for humans: a review
    2007 816 citations JE Purcell, Shin-ichi Uye et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
JE Purcell United States 19 1.7k 1.1k 1.0k 616 466 23 2.3k
Mary Needler Arai Canada 16 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 815 0.8× 565 0.9× 582 1.2× 40 2.4k
Robert H. Condon United States 24 1.4k 0.8× 761 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 584 0.9× 633 1.4× 34 2.3k
Mark J. Gibbons South Africa 28 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 319 0.5× 878 1.9× 112 2.5k
Mary Beth Decker United States 20 1.0k 0.6× 765 0.7× 874 0.9× 311 0.5× 440 0.9× 30 1.7k
Francesc Pagès Spain 18 1.1k 0.7× 858 0.8× 540 0.5× 353 0.6× 534 1.1× 43 1.8k
Kelly L. Robinson United States 16 773 0.5× 582 0.5× 574 0.6× 249 0.4× 407 0.9× 24 1.3k
Cinzia Gravili Italy 21 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 682 0.7× 270 0.4× 873 1.9× 57 2.1k
Tamara A. Shiganova Russia 20 998 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 194 0.3× 411 0.9× 54 1.7k
Gerhard Jarms Germany 17 1.1k 0.6× 680 0.6× 289 0.3× 311 0.5× 270 0.6× 35 1.2k
Marsh J. Youngbluth United States 28 506 0.3× 745 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 306 0.5× 927 2.0× 54 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by JE Purcell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of JE Purcell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of JE Purcell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of JE Purcell 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 JE Purcell. JE Purcell 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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Purcell, JE, et al.. (2018). Jellyfish blooms: advances and challenges. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 591. 3–5. 12 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE. (2017). Successes and challenges in jellyfish ecology: examples from Aequorea spp.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 591. 7–27. 13 indexed citations
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Malej, Alenka, et al.. (2017). Seasonal fluctuations in population dynamics of Aurelia aurita polyps in situ with a modelling perspective. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 591. 155–166. 20 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (2017). Overwintering of gelatinous zooplankton in the coastal Arctic Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 591. 281–286. 11 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (2014). Digestion times and predation potentials of Pelagia noctiluca eating fish larvae and copepods in the NW Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 510. 201–213. 30 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (2014). Fine-scale vertical distributions of Mnemiopsis leidyi ctenophores: predation on copepods relative to stratification and hypoxia. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 500. 103–120. 9 indexed citations
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Breitburg, DL, et al.. (2010). Effects of hypoxia on Mnemiopsis leidyi, ichthyoplankton and copepods: clearance rates and vertical habitat overlap. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 411. 173–188. 23 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (2007). Anthropogenic causes of jellyfish blooms and their direct consequences for humans: a review. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 350. 153–174. 816 indexed citations breakdown →
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Breitburg, DL, et al.. (2004). Effects of low dissolved oxygen on zooplankton predation by the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 280. 163–172. 93 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (2001). Prey selection and dietary overlap among zooplanktivorous jellyfish and juvenile fishes in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 210. 67–83. 138 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (1999). Temperature, salinity and food effects on asexual reproduction and abundance of the scyphozoan Chrysaora quinquecirrha. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 180. 187–196. 108 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (1997). Effects of sampling and preservation on apparent feeding by chaetognaths. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 146. 37–42. 30 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (1997). Trophic interactions of chaetognaths, larval fish, and zooplankton in the South Atlantic Bight. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 146. 43–53. 78 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (1997). Abundance and grazing effects of Cyclosalpa bakeri in the subarctic Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 157. 175–183. 26 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE & JH Cowan. (1995). Predation by the scyphomedusan Chrysaora quinquecirrha on Mnemiopsis leidyi ctenophores. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 129. 63–70. 74 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (1994). Predation mortality of bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli eggs and larvae due to scyphomedusae and ctenophores in Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 114. 47–58. 140 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE. (1992). Effects of predation by the scyphomedusan Chrysaora quinquecirrha on zooplankton populations in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 87. 65–76. 136 indexed citations
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Purcell, JE, et al.. (1991). Diel patterns of migration, feeding, and spawning by salps in the subarctic Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 73. 211–217. 42 indexed citations

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