John B. Colton

633 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 501 citations indexed

About

John B. Colton is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John B. Colton has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 501 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 6 papers in Oceanography and 4 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in John B. Colton's work include Marine and fisheries research (8 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (4 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (3 papers). John B. Colton is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (8 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (4 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (3 papers). John B. Colton collaborates with scholars based in United States. John B. Colton's co-authors include Bruce R. Burns, Jack W. Jossi and Derek Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

John B. Colton

14 papers receiving 436 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.

Plastic Particles in Surface Waters of the Northwestern Atlantic

1974 367 citations John B. Colton, Bruce R. Burns et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John B. Colton United States	8	340	232	108	70	70	15	501
Jean-Claude Mahé France	4	409 1.2×	198 0.9×	157 1.5×	32 0.5×	137 2.0×	6	592
Jean‐Pierre Léauté France	6	477 1.4×	228 1.0×	154 1.4×	41 0.6×	189 2.7×	10	684
Daniel Latrouite France	10	424 1.2×	199 0.9×	224 2.1×	67 1.0×	249 3.6×	23	748
A.D. Connell South Africa	10	179 0.5×	93 0.4×	93 0.9×	46 0.7×	136 1.9×	17	392
Yves Vérin France	5	409 1.2×	198 0.9×	146 1.4×	37 0.5×	129 1.8×	9	582
A. Meijboom Netherlands	13	435 1.3×	307 1.3×	163 1.5×	157 2.2×	176 2.5×	33	749
Ciarán O’Donnell Ireland	9	251 0.7×	205 0.9×	124 1.1×	65 0.9×	144 2.1×	27	454
Giorgio Massaro Italy	12	288 0.8×	193 0.8×	100 0.9×	81 1.2×	119 1.7×	16	454
T. Deprez Belgium	7	365 1.1×	285 1.2×	49 0.5×	123 1.8×	109 1.6×	14	528
Clare E. Morrall Grenada	7	282 0.8×	148 0.6×	45 0.4×	77 1.1×	141 2.0×	11	447

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Colton, John B.. (1985). The shelf/slope front south of Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank as delineated by satellite infrared imagery and shipboard hydrographic and plankton observations. 1 indexed citations

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Colton, John B.. (1985). Eastward Extension of the Distribution of the Marine Cladoceran (Penilia avirostis) in the Northwest Atlantic: a Case of Ecesis?. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science. 6. 141–148. 7 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1983). Residual.Drift and Residence Time of Georges Bank Surface Waters with Reference to the Distribution, Transport, and Survival of Larval Fishes. 8 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1977). Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank ichthyoplankton collected on ICNAF larval herring surveys September 1971-February 1975. 2 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., Derek Smith, & Jack W. Jossi. (1975). Further observations on a thermal front in the Sargasso Sea. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 22(6). 433–439. 12 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1974). Plastic Particles in Surface Waters of the Northwestern Atlantic. Science. 185(4150). 491–497. 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1973). Bottom-water temperatures on the continental shelf :. 3 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1973). Bottom-water temperatures on the continental shelf : Nova Scotia to New Jersey /. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 12 indexed citations

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Colton, John B.. (1969). Temperature Conditions in the Gulf of Maine and Adjacent Waters During 1968. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 26(10). 2746–2751. 2 indexed citations

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Colton, John B.. (1968). Recent Trends in Subsurface Temperatures in the Gulf of Maine and Contiguous Waters. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 25(11). 2427–2437. 17 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1963). The Eggs and Larval Stages of the Butterfish, Poronotus triacanthus. Copeia. 1963(2). 447–447. 2 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1962). The Occurrence of Oceanic Copepods in the Gulf of Maine‐Georges Bank Area. Ecology. 43(1). 166–171. 5 indexed citations

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Colton, John B.. (1961). The Distribution of Eyed Flounder and Lanternfish Larvae in the Georges Bank Area. Copeia. 1961(3). 274–274. 7 indexed citations

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Colton, John B., et al.. (1961). THE ENIGMA OF GEORGES BANK SPAWNING. Limnology and Oceanography. 6(3). 280–291. 36 indexed citations

15.

Colton, John B.. (1959). A Field Observation of Mortality of Marine Fish Larvae Due to Warming. Limnology and Oceanography. 4(2). 219–222. 20 indexed citations

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