Kai Sørensen

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kai Sørensen is a scholar working on Oceanography, Geology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Sørensen has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Oceanography, 24 papers in Geology and 19 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Sørensen's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (35 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (22 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (13 papers). Kai Sørensen is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (35 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (22 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (13 papers). Kai Sørensen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Denmark and United States. Kai Sørensen's co-authors include John A. Korstgård, William E. Glassley, Eyvind Aas, Donald L. Gautier, J. F. Bak, Christopher J. Schenk, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Ronald R. Charpentier, Kenneth J. Bird and Janet K. Pitman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kai Sørensen

92 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas in the Arctic 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400
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. Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas in the Arctic
    2009 493 citations Kai Sørensen 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
Kai Sørensen Norway 26 736 533 422 367 353 96 2.3k
Pierre Delmelle Belgium 31 226 0.3× 950 1.8× 356 0.8× 744 2.0× 193 0.5× 92 3.2k
T. S. Murty Canada 29 1.2k 1.7× 695 1.3× 130 0.3× 782 2.1× 274 0.8× 184 3.0k
Wang Australia 20 420 0.6× 728 1.4× 140 0.3× 313 0.9× 183 0.5× 495 2.6k
Paul Gillespie United States 25 492 0.7× 1.4k 2.7× 181 0.4× 441 1.2× 323 0.9× 70 3.1k
S.E. Beaubien Italy 24 388 0.5× 417 0.8× 852 2.0× 807 2.2× 207 0.6× 75 2.3k
Andy Bell United Kingdom 2 158 0.2× 426 0.8× 80 0.2× 465 1.3× 200 0.6× 2 2.0k
Eliot A. Atekwana United States 28 249 0.3× 1.2k 2.3× 371 0.9× 146 0.4× 285 0.8× 109 2.7k
Paraskevi Nomikou Greece 30 296 0.4× 1.8k 3.4× 260 0.6× 128 0.3× 142 0.4× 157 2.8k
Essam Heggy United States 31 173 0.2× 340 0.6× 109 0.3× 326 0.9× 234 0.7× 169 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Sørensen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Sørensen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kai Sørensen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kai Sørensen. The network helps show where Kai Sørensen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Sørensen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Sørensen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Sørensen 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 Kai Sørensen. Kai Sørensen 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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Brumovský, Miroslav, Jiří Kohoutek, Katharina Bjarnar Løken, et al.. (2024). Monitoring of current-use pesticides along a Europe-Arctic transect using ships of opportunity. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 478. 135459–135459. 4 indexed citations
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Brumovský, Miroslav, Jitka Bečanová, Ondřej Sáňka, et al.. (2021). Line ferries and cargo ships for the monitoring of marine contaminants of emerging concern: Application along a Europe-Arctic transect. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424(Pt A). 127232–127232. 12 indexed citations
3.
Wallhead, Philip, et al.. (2021). Potential effects of reduced riverine inorganic particle loading on water quality in the Oslofjord region. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 1 indexed citations
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Amaro, Teresa, Iacopo Bertocci, Ana M. Queirós, et al.. (2018). Effects of sub-seabed CO2 leakage: Short- and medium-term responses of benthic macrofaunal assemblages. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 128. 519–526. 11 indexed citations
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Johnsen, Geir, Mark A. Moline, Ian Robbins, et al.. (2018). The advective origin of an under-ice spring bloom in the Arctic Ocean using multiple observational platforms. Polar Biology. 41(6). 1197–1216. 42 indexed citations
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Andersen, Jesper H., E. Thérèse Harvey, Ciarán Murray, et al.. (2017). Statistical analyses of chlorophyll-a data sampled by a Ferrybox on the Oslo-Kiel ferry and by the NOVANA programme. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Yongzhen, Wei Li, Knut Stamnes, Jakob J. Stamnes, & Kai Sørensen. (2015). Simultaneous Retrieval of Aerosol and Marine Parameters in Coastal Areas Using a Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Radiative Transfer Model. ESASP. 734. 82. 2 indexed citations
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Aas, Eyvind, et al.. (2014). Secchi depth in the Oslofjord–Skagerrak area: theory, experiments and relationships to other quantities. Ocean science. 10(2). 177–199. 46 indexed citations
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Aas, Eyvind, et al.. (2013). Experiments with the Secchi disk. 2 indexed citations
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Haande, Sigrid, Thomas Rohrlack, Ronald Semyalo, et al.. (2010). Phytoplankton dynamics and cyanobacterial dominance in Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria (Uganda) in relation to environmental conditions. Limnologica. 41(1). 20–29. 65 indexed citations
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Hamre, Børge, et al.. (2007). Parameterization of the inherent optical properties of Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria. Applied Optics. 46(36). 8553–8553. 11 indexed citations
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Marcussen, Christian, et al.. (2004). Review of Survey activities 2003: Exploring for extended continental shelf claims off Greenland and the Faroe Islands – geological perspectives. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Magnusson, Jan, et al.. (2003). Validation of methods for monitoring of coastal and open sea areas with satellites and sensors on ships of opportunity. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 1 indexed citations
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Sørensen, Kai, et al.. (2003). Early Results for Validation of MERIS Water Products in the Skagerrak. ESA Special Publication. 531. 5 indexed citations
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Tilstone, Gavin H., et al.. (2003). An Inter-comparison of Coloured Dissolved Organic Material and Phytoplankton Absorption Coefficients: Implications for MERIS Data Validation. ESASP. 531.
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Kersting, Kees, et al.. (2001). Methods applied in the large littoral mesocosms study of nutrient enrichment in rocky shore ecosystems—EULIT. Continental Shelf Research. 21(18-19). 1925–1936. 13 indexed citations
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Ærtebjerg, Gunni, Jacob Carstensen, Karsten Dahl, et al.. (2001). Eutrophication in Europe's coastal waters. 111 indexed citations
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Aas, Eyvind, et al.. (1993). Fjernmåling av vannkvalitet - Videreutvikling av optisk satelittfjernmåling som metode for overvåking av vannkvalitet. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 3 indexed citations
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Sørensen, Kai. (1986). Danish Basin subsidence by Triassic rifting on a lithosphere cooling background. Nature. 319(6055). 660–663. 45 indexed citations
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Sørensen, Kai. (1969). Some observations on the structural and metamorphic chronology on Agto and surrounding islands, central West Greenland. Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport. 27. 1–32. 14 indexed citations

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