John H. Steele

9.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
116 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

John H. Steele is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John H. Steele has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Oceanography, 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 28 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John H. Steele's work include Marine and fisheries research (33 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (31 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (15 papers). John H. Steele is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (33 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (31 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (15 papers). John H. Steele collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Bermuda. John H. Steele's co-authors include Eric W. Henderson, R.R.C. Edwards, C. S. Yentsch, Jeremy S. Collie, Bruce W. Frost, Katherine Richardson, D. M. Finlayson, Thomas M. Powell, Michael R. Heath and Douglas C. Speirs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

John H. Steele

115 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THE SEA 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 1974 1978 100 200 300 400 500
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. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THE SEA
    1962 593 citations John H. Steele Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  2. The Structure of Marine Ecosystems
    1974 591 citations John H. Steele Harvard University Press eBooks profile →
  3. Spatial Pattern in Plankton Communities
    1978 409 citations John H. Steele profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John H. Steele United States 43 3.7k 3.0k 2.7k 1.1k 895 116 7.0k
Donald B. Olson United States 47 5.0k 1.4× 3.4k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 775 0.7× 375 0.4× 123 7.7k
Jaap van der Meer Netherlands 44 1.8k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 3.5k 1.3× 811 0.7× 503 0.6× 168 6.7k
Andrew S. Brierley United Kingdom 42 2.6k 0.7× 3.2k 1.1× 3.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 318 0.4× 161 6.8k
Ramón Margalef Spain 31 3.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 3.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 1.6k 1.8× 232 7.7k
Philip C. Reid United Kingdom 42 4.1k 1.1× 4.3k 1.4× 3.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 528 0.6× 106 8.1k
James R. Hodgson United States 24 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 3.9k 1.4× 3.2k 2.9× 2.6k 2.9× 47 6.4k
André Visser Denmark 40 2.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 565 0.5× 914 1.0× 102 5.3k
Thomas Kiørboe Denmark 71 9.8k 2.7× 5.3k 1.8× 6.7k 2.5× 1.6k 1.5× 2.6k 3.0× 239 15.4k
Tom Andersen Norway 49 4.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 4.0k 1.5× 1.6k 1.4× 4.3k 4.8× 177 8.9k
Mark D. Ohman United States 51 5.7k 1.6× 3.8k 1.3× 3.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 759 0.8× 163 8.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John H. Steele

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John H. Steele

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ruzicka, James J., John H. Steele, Tosca Ballerini, Sarah Gaichas, & David G. Ainley. (2013). Dividing up the pie: Whales, fish, and humans as competitors. Progress In Oceanography. 116. 207–219. 22 indexed citations
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Steele, John H., et al.. (2010). The coastal ocean : a derivative of Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition. Elsevier eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Steele, John H., S. A. Thorpe, & Karl K. Turekian. (2010). Marine ecological processes : a derivative of Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition. Elsevier eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Hoagland, Porter, John H. Steele, S. A. Thorpe, & Karl K. Turekian. (2010). Marine policy & economics : a derivative of Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, John H., S. A. Thorpe, & Karl K. Turekian. (2009). Measurement techniques, sensors and platforms : a derivative of Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition. Elsevier eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Steele, John H., S. A. Thorpe, & Karl K. Turekian. (2009). Ocean currents : a derivative of encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition. Elsevier eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Steele, John H., S. A. Thorpe, & Karl K. Turekian. (2009). Marine biology : a derivative of Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, John H. & Porter Hoagland. (2004). Reply to Zeller and Russ. Fisheries Research. 67(2). 247–248. 4 indexed citations
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Steele, John H. & Eric W. Henderson. (1994). Coupling between physical and biological scales. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 343(1303). 5–9. 61 indexed citations
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Klein, Patrice & John H. Steele. (1985). Some physical factors affecting ecosystems. Journal of Marine Research. 43(2). 337–350. 13 indexed citations
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Steele, John H.. (1979). The uses of experimental ecosystems. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 286(1015). 583–595. 16 indexed citations
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Steele, John H.. (1977). Fisheries mathematics : the proceedings of a conference. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, John H. & Bruce W. Frost. (1977). The structure of plankton communities. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 280(976). 485–534. 160 indexed citations
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Steele, John H.. (1974). The Structure of Marine Ecosystems. Harvard University Press eBooks. 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steele, John H., et al.. (1970). Environmental Factors Controlling the Epipsammic Flora on Beach and Sublittoral Sands. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 50(4). 907–918. 29 indexed citations
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Edwards, R.R.C. & John H. Steele. (1968). The ecology of 0-group plaice and common dabs at Loch Ewe I. Population and food. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2(3). 215–238. 184 indexed citations
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Steele, John H.. (1967). Current measurements on the Iceland-Faroe Ridge. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 14(4). 469–473. 3 indexed citations
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Steele, John H., et al.. (1962). FURTHER RELATIONS BETWEEN PRIMARY PRODUCTION, CHLOROPHYLL, AND PARTICULATE CARBON. Limnology and Oceanography. 7(1). 42–47. 64 indexed citations
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Steele, John H.. (1960). Plant–Animal Food Cycles in the Sea. Nature. 185(4708). 218–219. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, John H.. (1959). THE QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY OF MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 34(2). 129–158. 24 indexed citations

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