John J. A. McLaughlin

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John J. A. McLaughlin is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John J. A. McLaughlin has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Oceanography and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John J. A. McLaughlin's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (7 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (6 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers). John J. A. McLaughlin is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (7 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (6 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers). John J. A. McLaughlin collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. John J. A. McLaughlin's co-authors include L. Provasoli, M. R. Droop, Paul A. Zahl, Irma J. Pintner, William T. Hall, Graham L. Bullock, E. C. Dougherty, M. B. Allen, G. L. Bullock and Stephen W. Pyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John J. A. McLaughlin

38 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The development of artificial media for marine algae 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 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. The development of artificial media for marine algae
    1957 838 citations L. Provasoli, John J. A. McLaughlin et al. Archives of Microbiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John J. A. McLaughlin United States 20 783 457 441 384 321 40 1.6k
Walter L. Smith United States 5 609 0.8× 434 0.9× 259 0.6× 286 0.7× 406 1.3× 9 1.3k
S. Aaronson United States 25 331 0.4× 291 0.6× 467 1.1× 668 1.7× 293 0.9× 82 1.8k
Rosemary E. Waters Canada 7 670 0.9× 374 0.8× 255 0.6× 283 0.7× 260 0.8× 8 1.2k
Robert W. Krauss United States 21 345 0.4× 146 0.3× 636 1.4× 269 0.7× 207 0.6× 47 1.4k
L. R. Blinks United States 10 414 0.5× 162 0.4× 356 0.8× 242 0.6× 140 0.4× 16 1.0k
L. J. Borowitzka Australia 16 358 0.5× 441 1.0× 806 1.8× 632 1.6× 315 1.0× 21 1.6k
Bruno P. Kremer Germany 22 844 1.1× 363 0.8× 418 0.9× 300 0.8× 103 0.3× 102 1.4k
David H. Turpin Canada 34 1.4k 1.8× 588 1.3× 980 2.2× 1.3k 3.3× 595 1.9× 78 3.4k
Joseph Seckbach Israel 20 352 0.4× 451 1.0× 359 0.8× 359 0.9× 192 0.6× 51 1.5k
Francis R. Trainor United States 23 553 0.7× 297 0.6× 694 1.6× 333 0.9× 610 1.9× 112 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John J. A. McLaughlin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McLaughlin, John J. A.. (2016). Black-shouldered Kites Elanus notatus Active at N ight. Australian field ornithology. 13(4). 1 indexed citations
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Cipriano, Rocco C., et al.. (1990). SEROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE FISH PATHOGEN EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI, CAUSE OF ENTERIC SEPTICEMIA OF CATFISH. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 26(2). 246–252. 32 indexed citations
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Lustigman, B., et al.. (1987). Effect of increasing copper and salinity on glycerol production byDunaliella salina. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 38(2). 359–362. 5 indexed citations
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Samuels, William B., Gary S. Kleppel, & John J. A. McLaughlin. (1983). Population growth patterns of Skeletonema costatum and nutrient levels in the lower East River, New York, U.S.A.. Hydrobiologia. 98(1). 35–43. 3 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1982). The importance of nutrients to phytoplankton production in New York harbor. 8 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1979). Salinity influence on the ecology of phytoflagellate blooms in lower new york bay and adjacent waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 37(3). 213–223. 23 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1977). The association of phytoflagellate blooms in lower New York bay with hypertrophication. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 28(1). 53–65. 27 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1977). The Nutrition of the Freshwater Dinoflagellate Ceratium hirundinella*. The Journal of Protozoology. 24(4). 548–552. 23 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1970). SOME NUTRITIONAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON MELOSIRA JUERGENSII AND HETEROCAPSA KOLLMERIANA. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 175(1). 577–600. 4 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1970). SOME NUTRITIONAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON MELOSIRA JUERGENSII AND HETEROCAPSA KOLLMERIANA. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 175(2). 577–600. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, William T., et al.. (1969). SYMBIODINIUM MICROADRIATICUM FREUDENTHAL, A REVISED TAXONOMIC DESCRIPTION, ULTRASTRUCTURE. Journal of Phycology. 5(4). 341–350. 61 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A.. (1964). Biophysics. Science. 146(3641). 276–289.
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1960). MASS CULTIVATION OF SOME PHYTOPLANKTONS*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 90(3). 856–865. 17 indexed citations
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Burke, John M., et al.. (1960). ANALYSIS OF THE TOXIN PRODUCED BY GONYAULAX CATENELLA IN AXENIC CULTURE*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 90(3). 837–842. 29 indexed citations
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Zahl, Paul A. & John J. A. McLaughlin. (1959). Studies in Marine Biology. IV. On the Role of Algal Cells in the Tissues of Marine Invertebrates*. The Journal of Protozoology. 6(4). 344–352. 29 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John J. A., et al.. (1958). Poisonous Tides. Scientific American. 199(2). 92–98. 10 indexed citations
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Hutner, S. H., et al.. (1957). ELECTROLYTE REQUIREMENTS OF PROTISTS AND ARCHEOMETABOLISM. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 69(2). 286–291. 2 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., John J. A. McLaughlin, & M. R. Droop. (1957). The development of artificial media for marine algae. Archives of Microbiology. 25(4). 392–428. 838 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hutner, S. H., L. Provasoli, John J. A. McLaughlin, & Irma J. Pintner. (1956). Biochemical Geography: Some Aspects of Recent Vitamin Research. Geographical Review. 46(3). 404–404. 10 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., John J. A. McLaughlin, & Irma J. Pintner. (1954). RELATIVE AND LIMITING CONCENTRATIONS OF MAJOR MINERAL CONSTITUENTS FOR THE GROWTH OF ALGAL FLAGELLATES*. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. 16(8 Series II). 412–417. 47 indexed citations

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