Kenneth Mopper

26.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
165 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Mopper is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Mopper has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Oceanography, 41 papers in Ecology and 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Mopper's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (57 papers), Plant and animal studies (22 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (19 papers). Kenneth Mopper is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (57 papers), Plant and animal studies (22 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (19 papers). Kenneth Mopper collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Kenneth Mopper's co-authors include David J. Kieber, Xianliang Zhou, Aron Stubbins, George R. Aiken, Miranda S. Fram, Roger Fujii, Brian A. Bergamaschi, John R. Helms, Elizabeth C. Minor and Jason D. Ritchie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Mopper

164 papers receiving 19.3k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluation of Specific Ultraviolet A... 1973 2026 1990 2008 2003 2008 1979 2010 1991 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Evaluation of Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance as an Indicator of the Chemical Composition and Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Carbon
    2003 3.6k citations Kenneth Mopper et al. profile →
  2. Absorption spectral slopes and slope ratios as indicators of molecular weight, source, and photobleaching of chromophoric dissolved organic matter
    2008 2.3k citations John R. Helms, Aron Stubbins et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  3. High performance liquid chromatographic determination of subpicomole amounts of amino acids by precolumn fluorescence derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde
    1979 1.6k citations Kenneth Mopper et al. profile →
  4. Illuminated darkness: Molecular signatures of Congo River dissolved organic matter and its photochemical alteration as revealed by ultrahigh precision mass spectrometry
    2010 577 citations Aron Stubbins, Kenneth Mopper et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
  5. Photochemical degradation of dissolved organic carbon and its impact on the oceanic carbon cycle
    1991 531 citations Kenneth Mopper, Xianliang Zhou et al. profile →
  6. Hydroxyl Radical Photoproduction in the Sea and Its Potential Impact on Marine Processes
    1990 455 citations Kenneth Mopper, Xianliang Zhou profile →
  7. The amino acid and sugar composition of diatom cell-walls
    1973 446 citations Kenneth Mopper, Egon T. Degens 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
Kenneth Mopper United States 65 9.4k 5.7k 3.3k 3.1k 2.7k 165 20.3k
Patrick G. Hatcher United States 93 6.4k 0.7× 7.0k 1.2× 4.4k 1.3× 3.3k 1.1× 3.3k 1.2× 398 26.7k
Diane M. McKnight United States 78 7.1k 0.8× 8.6k 1.5× 4.8k 1.4× 7.5k 2.4× 2.8k 1.1× 309 23.0k
Richard G. Zepp United States 60 4.9k 0.5× 2.3k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 164 14.5k
George W. Luther United States 80 5.6k 0.6× 4.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 5.3k 1.7× 3.4k 1.3× 288 22.4k
Ronald Benner United States 88 17.2k 1.8× 13.5k 2.4× 4.8k 1.4× 5.9k 1.9× 1.6k 0.6× 231 27.1k
Rudolf Jaffé United States 62 6.4k 0.7× 4.2k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 177 12.1k
François M. M. Morel United States 99 10.1k 1.1× 5.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.5× 5.4k 1.7× 8.8k 3.3× 338 34.0k
Thorsten Dittmar Germany 80 12.0k 1.3× 13.6k 2.4× 5.9k 1.8× 5.9k 1.9× 3.5k 1.3× 278 29.2k
George R. Aiken United States 84 7.9k 0.8× 5.6k 1.0× 4.1k 1.2× 5.4k 1.7× 8.5k 3.2× 193 25.4k
Colin A. Stedmon Denmark 61 12.0k 1.3× 5.5k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 3.9k 1.2× 2.8k 1.0× 137 20.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth Mopper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth Mopper

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All Works

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Whipple, Amy V., Neil S. Cobb, Catherine A. Gehring, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Studies Reveal Differential Responses to Climate Change for Trees Under Soil- or Herbivore-Related Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 132–132. 12 indexed citations
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Mopper, Kenneth, et al.. (2016). Competition, salinity, and clonal growth in native and introduced irises. American Journal of Botany. 103(9). 1575–1581. 21 indexed citations
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Meerow, Alan W., et al.. (2010). Salinity tolerance and genetic variability in freshwater and brackish Iris hexagona colonies. American Journal of Botany. 97(9). 1438–1443. 13 indexed citations
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Helms, John R., Aron Stubbins, Jason D. Ritchie, et al.. (2008). Absorption spectral slopes and slope ratios as indicators of molecular weight, source, and photobleaching of chromophoric dissolved organic matter. Limnology and Oceanography. 53(3). 955–969. 2283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ackleh, Azmy S., et al.. (2008). Invasion, Disturbance, and Competition: Modeling the Fate of Coastal Plant Populations. Conservation Biology. 23(1). 164–173. 39 indexed citations
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Mopper, Kenneth. (2005). Phenology — how time creates spatial structure in endophagous insect populations. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 42(4). 327–333. 43 indexed citations
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Zandt, Peter A. Van & Kenneth Mopper. (2004). The effects of maternal salinity and seed environment on germination and growth in Iris hexagona. Evolutionary ecology research. 6(6). 813–832. 50 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongyin, Kenneth Mopper, & Karl H. Hasenstein. (2001). Effects of Salinity on Endogenous Aba, Iaa, Ja, and Sa in Iris hexagona. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 27(2). 327–342. 198 indexed citations
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Mora, Stephen de, Robert F. Whitehead, Susana B. Díaz, et al.. (2000). The Effects of UV Radiation in the Marine Environment. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 259 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaohong & Kenneth Mopper. (2000). Determination of the Tropospheric Hydroxyl Radical by Liquidphase Scrubbing and HPLC: Preliminary Results. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry. 36(1). 81–105. 15 indexed citations
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Kieber, David J., et al.. (2000). Photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide in Antarctic waters. Deep Sea Res Part I: Oceanogr Res Pap. 3 indexed citations
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Mopper, Kenneth & Sharon Y. Strauss. (1998). Genetic structure and local adaptation in natural insect populations: effects of ecology, life history, and behavior.. Chapman & Hall eBooks. 108 indexed citations
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Cobb, Neil S., et al.. (1997). Increased moth herbivory associated with environmental stress of pinyon pine at local and regional levels. Oecologia. 109(3). 389–397. 99 indexed citations
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Mopper, Kenneth. (1996). Adaptive genetic structure in phytophagous insect populations. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 11(6). 235–238. 154 indexed citations
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Mopper, Kenneth, et al.. (1996). Effects of cross-flow filtration on the absorption and fluorescence properties of seawater. Marine Chemistry. 55(1-2). 53–74. 61 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xianliang & Kenneth Mopper. (1993). Carbonyl compounds in the lower marine troposphere over the Caribbean Sea and Bahamas. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C2). 2385–2392. 36 indexed citations
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Jørgensen, Niels O. G., Peter Lindroth, & Kenneth Mopper. (1981). Extraction and distribution of free amino-acids and ammonium in sediment interstitial waters from the limfjord, Denmark. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). 19 indexed citations
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Degens, Egon T., et al.. (1980). Varve chronology and early diagenetic alterations of organic substances in Holocene Black Sea sediments. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte. 1980(2). 65–86. 18 indexed citations
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Mopper, Kenneth. (1978). Improved chromatographic separations on anion-exchange resins. Analytical Biochemistry. 86(2). 597–601. 8 indexed citations

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