Keith A. Loftin

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Keith A. Loftin is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith A. Loftin has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 28 papers in Oceanography and 24 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Keith A. Loftin's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (50 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (27 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (16 papers). Keith A. Loftin is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (50 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (27 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (16 papers). Keith A. Loftin collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Africa. Keith A. Loftin's co-authors include Michael T. Meyer, Craig D. Adams, Jennifer L. Graham, Blake A. Schaeffer, Richard P. Stumpf, P. Jeremy Werdell, Andrew C. Ziegler, Bridget N. Seegers, Jessica G. Davis and Chad W. McKinney and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Keith A. Loftin

86 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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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.

Removal of Antibiotics from Surface and Distilled Water in Conventional Water Treatment Processes

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Keith A. Loftin United States	35	1.9k	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	855	88	4.7k
Francesco Pomati Switzerland	35	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	948 0.6×	645 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	97	4.6k
Blahoslav Maršálek Czechia	40	3.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	982 1.1×	141	6.8k
Jan Sørensen Denmark	38	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	948 0.6×	400 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	87	5.6k
James M. Lazorchak United States	37	1.0k 0.5×	3.4k 1.9×	368 0.3×	811 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	117	6.9k
Zhenbin Wu China	39	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	493 0.3×	641 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	240	5.6k
Olivier Thomas France	19	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	510 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	373 0.4×	34	4.2k
Ming Li China	42	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	814 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	303	6.2k
Paul K. Sibley Canada	42	1.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.5×	285 0.2×	537 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	165	6.1k
David Schwesig Germany	16	1.0k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	445 0.3×	553 0.5×	815 1.0×	22	4.0k
Yi Li China	31	593 0.3×	948 0.5×	430 0.3×	397 0.3×	1.0k 1.2×	150	3.1k

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Krausfeldt, Lauren E., Hyo Won Lee, Keith A. Loftin, et al.. (2024). Microbial diversity, genomics, and phage–host interactions of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms. mSystems. 9(7). e0070923–e0070923. 6 indexed citations

Loftin, Keith A., et al.. (2024). Phytoplankton assemblage structure, drivers, and thresholds with a focus on harmful algal bloom ecology in the Lake Okeechobee system, Florida, USA. Harmful Algae. 142. 102744–102744. 2 indexed citations

Berthold, David E., et al.. (2024). Genome sequences of toxigenic cyanobacteria from a bloom in Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina (United States). Journal of Phycology. 60(6). 1349–1355.

Smalling, Kelly L., Brittany A. Mosher, Luke R. Iwanowicz, et al.. (2022). Site- and Individual-Level Contaminations Affect Infection Prevalence of an Emerging Infectious Disease of Amphibians. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41(3). 781–791. 1 indexed citations

Laughrey, Zachary R., Victoria G. Christensen, Robert J. Dusek, et al.. (2021). A review of algal toxin exposures on reserved federal lands and among trust species in the United States. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 52(23). 4284–4307. 8 indexed citations

Zuellig, Robert E., Jennifer L. Graham, Erin A. Stelzer, Keith A. Loftin, & Barry H. Rosen. (2021). Cyanobacteria, cyanotoxin synthetase gene, and cyanotoxin occurrence among selected large river sites of the conterminous United States, 2017–18. Scientific investigations report. 4 indexed citations

Harden, Stephen L., et al.. (2020). Characterization of water-quality and bed-sediment conditions in Currituck Sound, North Carolina, prior to the Mid-Currituck Bridge construction, 2011–18. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 2 indexed citations

Graham, Jennifer L., et al.. (2020). Cyanotoxin occurrence in large rivers of the United States. Inland Waters. 10(1). 109–117. 68 indexed citations

Graham, Jennifer L., et al.. (2018). Water-quality conditions with an emphasis on cyanobacteria and associated toxins and taste-and-odor compounds in the Kansas River, Kansas, July 2012 through September 2016. Scientific investigations report. 11 indexed citations

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Graham, Jennifer L., et al.. (2017). Spatial variability of harmful algal blooms in Milford Lake, Kansas, July and August 2015. Scientific investigations report. 11 indexed citations

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Fogarty, Lisa R., et al.. (2017). Detection of microcystin and other cyanotoxins in lakes at Isle Royale National Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, northern Michigan, 2012–13. Scientific investigations report. 2 indexed citations

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Fitzgerald, Sharon A., et al.. (2017). Water quality and bed sediment quality in the Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, 2012–14. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations

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Romanok, Kristin M., Timothy J. Reilly, Larry B. Barber, et al.. (2017). Methods used to characterize the chemical composition and biological activity of environmental waters throughout the United States, 2012-14. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 7 indexed citations

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Loftin, Keith A., et al.. (2016). Total cylindrospermopsins, microcystins/nodularins, and saxitoxins data for the 2007 United States Environmental Protection Agency National Lake Assessment. Data series. 11 indexed citations

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Reilly, Timothy J., Daniel K. Jones, Michael J. Focazio, et al.. (2015). Strategy to evaluate persistent contaminant hazards resulting from sea-level rise and storm-derived disturbances—Study design and methodology for station prioritization. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations

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Reilly, Timothy J., Daniel K. Jones, William M. Benzel, et al.. (2015). Standard operating procedures for collection of soil and sediment samples for the Sediment-bound Contaminant Resiliency and Response (SCoRR) strategy pilot study. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 8 indexed citations

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Fischer, Jeffrey M., Patrick J. Phillips, Timothy J. Reilly, et al.. (2015). Estuarine bed-sediment-quality data collected in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy, 2013. Data series. 15 indexed citations

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Stelzer, Erin A., et al.. (2013). Relations between DNA- and RNA-based molecular methods for cyanobacteria and microcystin concentration at Maumee Bay State Park Lakeside Beach, Oregon, Ohio, 2012. Scientific investigations report. 12 indexed citations

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Graham, Jennifer L., et al.. (2012). Fate and transport of cyanobacteria and associated toxins and taste-and-odor compounds from upstream reservoir releases in the Kansas River, Kansas, September and October 2011. Scientific investigations report. 36 indexed citations

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Meyer, Michael T., et al.. (2009). Determination of glyphosate, its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate, in water by isotope dilution and online solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Techniques and methods. 39 indexed citations

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