Kathryn E. Smith

2.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
46 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kathryn E. Smith is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn E. Smith has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Oceanography, 26 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Kathryn E. Smith's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (15 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (13 papers). Kathryn E. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (15 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (13 papers). Kathryn E. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Kathryn E. Smith's co-authors include Dan A. Smale, Pippa J. Moore, Alex Sen Gupta, Alistair J. Hobday, Thomas Wernberg, Mads S. Thomsen, Michael T. Burrows, Sven Thatje, Nathan G. King and Peter A. Cotton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn E. Smith

44 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves 2021 2026 2022 2024 2022 2021 2024 100 200 300
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. Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves
    2022 314 citations Kathryn E. Smith, Michael T. Burrows et al. profile →
  2. Socioeconomic impacts of marine heatwaves: Global issues and opportunities
    2021 261 citations Kathryn E. Smith, Michael T. Burrows et al. Science profile →
  3. Global impacts of marine heatwaves on coastal foundation species
    2024 43 citations Kathryn E. Smith, M. Aubin et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathryn E. Smith United Kingdom 19 794 622 609 148 90 46 1.3k
S.J. Hawkins United Kingdom 19 653 0.8× 389 0.6× 566 0.9× 45 0.3× 120 1.3× 35 1.1k
Jeroen Jansen Netherlands 13 826 1.0× 796 1.3× 503 0.8× 53 0.4× 59 0.7× 38 1.2k
Celia Olabarría Spain 30 1.8k 2.3× 1.1k 1.8× 1.3k 2.1× 61 0.4× 142 1.6× 103 2.4k
Olaf Heilmayer Germany 24 648 0.8× 745 1.2× 700 1.1× 63 0.4× 64 0.7× 48 1.2k
Ricardo A. Scrosati Canada 28 2.0k 2.5× 738 1.2× 1.2k 2.0× 94 0.6× 111 1.2× 135 2.4k
Patrick Dauby Belgium 24 1.2k 1.6× 713 1.1× 1.3k 2.1× 82 0.6× 72 0.8× 69 1.8k
María Liliana Quartino Argentina 21 1.0k 1.3× 240 0.4× 864 1.4× 108 0.7× 28 0.3× 48 1.4k
Sylvie M. Gaudron France 18 551 0.7× 356 0.6× 563 0.9× 48 0.3× 31 0.3× 48 891
Christian Pansch Germany 19 1.2k 1.5× 896 1.4× 684 1.1× 27 0.2× 136 1.5× 46 1.4k
Eric Armstrong United Kingdom 13 585 0.7× 612 1.0× 708 1.2× 39 0.3× 36 0.4× 28 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kathryn E. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathryn E. Smith

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All Works

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Smith, Kathryn E., Alex Sen Gupta, Michael T. Burrows, et al.. (2025). Ocean extremes as a stress test for marine ecosystems and society. Nature Climate Change. 15(3). 231–235. 7 indexed citations
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Wernberg, Thomas, Mads S. Thomsen, Michael T. Burrows, et al.. (2025). Marine heatwaves as hot spots of climate change and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Plymouth Marine Science Electronic Archive (The Marine Biological Association (MBA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS).). 1(7). 461–479. 6 indexed citations
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Capotondi, Antonietta, Regina R. Rodrigues, Alex Sen Gupta, et al.. (2024). Publisher Correction: A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E., Alex Sen Gupta, Dillon J. Amaya, et al.. (2024). Baseline matters: Challenges and implications of different marine heatwave baselines. Progress In Oceanography. 231. 103404–103404. 19 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., et al.. (2024). The influence of pre‐exposure to marine heatwaves on the critical thermal maxima (CTmax) of marine foundation species. Functional Ecology. 39(8). 1869–1878. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E., M. Aubin, Michael T. Burrows, et al.. (2024). Global impacts of marine heatwaves on coastal foundation species. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5052–5052. 43 indexed citations breakdown →
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Capotondi, Antonietta, Regina R. Rodrigues, Alex Sen Gupta, et al.. (2024). A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 29 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E., et al.. (2023). Marine heatwaves and decreased light availability interact to erode the ecophysiological performance of habitat‐forming kelp species. Journal of Phycology. 59(3). 481–495. 24 indexed citations
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Long, W. Christopher, Katherine M. Swiney, Robert J. Foy, et al.. (2023). Adult snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, display body-wide exoskeletal resistance to the effects of long-term ocean acidification. Marine Biology. 170(5). 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E., Michael T. Burrows, Alistair J. Hobday, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic impacts of marine heatwaves: Global issues and opportunities. Science. 374(6566). eabj3593–eabj3593. 261 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Kathryn E., Pippa J. Moore, Nathan G. King, & Dan A. Smale. (2021). Examining the influence of regional‐scale variability in temperature and light availability on the depth distribution of subtidal kelp forests. Limnology and Oceanography. 67(2). 314–328. 24 indexed citations
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Dickinson, Gary H., W. Christopher Long, Katherine M. Swiney, et al.. (2021). Ocean acidification alters properties of the exoskeleton in adult Tanner crabs, Chionoecetes bairdi. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(3). 23 indexed citations
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Hird, Cameron, et al.. (2020). Fluctuating seawater pCO2/pH induces opposing interactions with copper toxicity for two intertidal invertebrates. The Science of The Total Environment. 748. 141370–141370. 16 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E., et al.. (2017). Change of season impacts ruminal fermentation and microbiome in heifers grazing native range. Translational Animal Science. 1. 144–147. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E. & Sven Thatje. (2013). The subtle intracapsular survival of the fittest: maternal investment, sibling conflict, or environmental effects?. Ecology. 94(10). 2263–2274. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E. & Sven Thatje. (2012). The Secret to Successful Deep-Sea Invasion: Does Low Temperature Hold the Key?. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51219–e51219. 27 indexed citations

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