Kay L. Davis

537 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 295 citations indexed

About

Kay L. Davis is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Kay L. Davis has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 295 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Oceanography and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Kay L. Davis's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (9 papers), Marine and fisheries research (6 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (6 papers). Kay L. Davis is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (9 papers), Marine and fisheries research (6 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (6 papers). Kay L. Davis collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sweden and United States. Kay L. Davis's co-authors include Isaac R. Santos, Brendan P. Kelaher, Garry R. Russ, David H. Williamson, Richard D. Evans, James P. Tucker, Nils Moosdorf, Ashly McMahon, Clara Ruiz‐González and Andrew P. Colefax and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Change Biology, Journal of Hydrology and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Kay L. Davis

19 papers receiving 287 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The impacts of climate change on coastal groundwater

2024 59 citations Christina Richardson, Kay L. Davis et al. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment profile →

Peers

Kay L. Davis

ECOLO

OCEAN

GPC

Sara M. Morales-Ojeda Mexico

Umesh Kumar Pradhan India

Ashly McMahon Australia

Xiaojuan Guo China

Claire Mason United Kingdom

Inia Soto United States

James T. Waples United States

Peter Regier United States

Yvonne Y. Y. Yau Sweden

Sara M. Morales-Ojeda Mexico

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153 ×0.9

ECOLO

120 ×1.1

OCEAN

89 ×0.8

GPC

91 ×1.5

44 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Kay L. Davis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kay L. Davis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kay L. Davis

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19 of 19 papers shown

McKenzie, Tristan, Alex Cabral, Yvonne Y. Y. Yau, et al.. (2025). Groundwater releases CO ₂ to diverse global coastal ecosystems. Science Advances. 11(2). eadr3240–eadr3240. 4 indexed citations

Fulton, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). Tracing Blue Carbon Flows Across Diverse Seascapes. Global Change Biology. 31(8). e70420–e70420. 1 indexed citations

Richardson, Christina, Kay L. Davis, Clara Ruiz‐González, et al.. (2024). The impacts of climate change on coastal groundwater. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 5(2). 100–119. 59 indexed citations breakdown →

Davis, Kay L., Andrew P. Colefax, James P. Tucker, Brendan P. Kelaher, & Isaac R. Santos. (2021). Global coral reef ecosystems exhibit declining calcification and increasing primary productivity. Communications Earth & Environment. 2(1). 35 indexed citations

Malcolm, Hamish A., et al.. (2021). Habitat limits the poleward establishment of anemonefishes in a climate change hotspot. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 264. 107662–107662. 3 indexed citations

White, Shane, Stephen R. Conrad, James P. Tucker, et al.. (2021). Natural attenuation of large anthropogenic nitrate loads in a subtropical stream revealed by δ15N and δ18O. Journal of Hydrology. 598. 126077–126077. 6 indexed citations

Cardenas, M. Bayani, Raymond S. Rodolfo, Kay L. Davis, et al.. (2021). Submarine Groundwater Discharge Releases CO₂ to a Coral Reef. ACS ES&T Water. 1(8). 1756–1764. 13 indexed citations

White, Shane, Christian J. Sanders, Ceylena Holloway, et al.. (2021). Nitrous oxide hot moments and cold spots in a subtropical estuary: Floods and mangroves. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 264. 107656–107656. 4 indexed citations

Conrad, Stephen R., Kay L. Davis, Ceylena Holloway, et al.. (2020). Contrasting Radium-Derived Groundwater Exchange and Nutrient Lateral Fluxes in a Natural Mangrove Versus an Artificial Canal. Estuaries and Coasts. 44(1). 123–136. 15 indexed citations

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Davis, Kay L., et al.. (2020). Calcification and organic productivity at the world's southernmost coral reef. Marine Chemistry. 227. 103870–103870. 7 indexed citations

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McMahon, Ashly, Isaac R. Santos, Kai G. Schulz, et al.. (2019). Coral Reef Calcification and Production After the 2016 Bleaching Event at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(6). 4003–4016. 21 indexed citations

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Tucker, James P., Isaac R. Santos, Kay L. Davis, & Paul A. Butcher. (2019). Whale carcass leachate plumes in beach groundwater: A potential shark attractant to the surf?. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 140. 219–226. 8 indexed citations

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Santos, Isaac R., et al.. (2019). Diel versus tidal cycles of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) and radon in a coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 29. 100659–100659. 10 indexed citations

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Davis, Kay L., et al.. (2019). Altered groundwater discharge and associated carbon fluxes in a wetland-drained coastal canal. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 235. 106567–106567. 23 indexed citations

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Davis, Kay L., Ashly McMahon, Brendan P. Kelaher, Emily C. Shaw, & Isaac R. Santos. (2019). Fifty Years of Sporadic Coral Reef Calcification Estimates at One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef: Is it Enough to Imply Long Term Trends?. Frontiers in Marine Science. 6. 15 indexed citations

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Davis, Kay L., Melinda A. Coleman, Sean D. Connell, et al.. (2017). Ecological performance of construction materials subject to ocean climate change. Marine Environmental Research. 131. 177–182. 23 indexed citations

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Davis, Kay L., et al.. (2011). Use Automated Phone Calls to Relay Extension Educational Messages. Journal of Extension. 49(4). 1 indexed citations

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Davis, Kay L., Garry R. Russ, David H. Williamson, & Richard D. Evans. (2004). Surveillance and Poaching on Inshore Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Coastal Management. 32(4). 373–387. 45 indexed citations

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Haynes, David, et al.. (1998). Protection of wetlands adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef : proceedings of a workshop held in Babinda, Queensland, Australia, 25-26 September 1997. GBRMPA ELibrary (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority). 2 indexed citations

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