Kenneth S. Johnson

25.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
218 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Kenneth S. Johnson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Bioengineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth S. Johnson has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Oceanography, 32 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Bioengineering. Recurrent topics in Kenneth S. Johnson's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (122 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (56 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (54 papers). Kenneth S. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (122 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (56 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (54 papers). Kenneth S. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Kenneth S. Johnson's co-authors include Kenneth H. Coale, R. Michael Gordon, Stephen C. Riser, Virginia A. Elrod, Luke J. Coletti, William M. Berelson, Francisco P. Chávez, Carole M. Sakamoto, Todd R. Martz and Steve E. Fitzwater and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth S. Johnson

214 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A massive phytoplankton bloom induced by an ecosystem-scale iron fertilization experiment in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

1996 1.2k citations Kenneth S. Johnson, Steve E. Fitzwater et al. profile →
High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi-Ecosystem Comparison

2011 780 citations Kenneth S. Johnson, Adina Paytan et al. profile →
What controls dissolved iron concentrations in the world ocean?

1997 684 citations Kenneth S. Johnson et al. profile →
The integral role of iron in ocean biogeochemistry

2017 504 citations Kenneth S. Johnson et al. profile →
Observing the Global Ocean with Biogeochemical-Argo

2019 195 citations Kenneth S. Johnson, Yuichiro Takeshita et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth S. Johnson United States	69	10.8k	4.1k	2.8k	2.8k	1.8k	218	16.2k
Eric P. Achterberg Germany	63	7.5k 0.7×	3.7k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	386	14.1k
Andrew G. Dickson United States	44	10.2k 0.9×	3.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	3.7k 1.4×	807 0.5×	96	13.4k
Ronnie N. Glud Denmark	67	7.4k 0.7×	6.0k 1.5×	2.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	897 0.5×	268	14.0k
Robert H. Byrne United States	67	5.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	4.2k 2.4×	259	14.3k
Robert C. Aller United States	72	7.6k 0.7×	5.6k 1.4×	3.8k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	3.0k 1.7×	169	15.6k
Kenneth H. Coale United States	52	6.0k 0.6×	2.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	96	10.4k
Peter G. Brewer United States	61	4.9k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	3.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	210	12.6k
R.F.C. Mantoura United Kingdom	51	7.1k 0.7×	3.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	491 0.3×	115	11.4k
George W. Luther United States	80	5.6k 0.5×	4.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	5.9k 3.4×	288	22.4k
Kenneth W. Bruland United States	77	10.0k 0.9×	3.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	5.1k 2.9×	165	21.1k

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Sharp, Jonathan D., et al.. (2025). Two Decades of Increase in Southern Ocean Net Community Production Revealed by BGC‐Argo Floats. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 39(8).

Jensen, Paul D., Pekka M. Rossi, Ida Beathe Øverjordet, et al.. (2025). The status of domestic wastewater treatment in the Arctic. Environmental Science Advances. 4(9). 1373–1402.

Kellogg, Colleen T. E., Yibin Huang, Julia Anstett, et al.. (2025). Marine heatwaves modulate food webs and carbon transport processes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8535–8535. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Walker O, et al.. (2024). The seasonal patterns of hydrographic and biogeochemical variables in the Ross Sea: A BGC-Argo analysis. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 219. 105436–105436. 2 indexed citations

Takeshita, Yuichiro, Christine L. Huffard, Kenneth S. Johnson, et al.. (2024). Assessment of a pH optode for oceanographic moored and profiling applications. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 22(11). 805–822. 1 indexed citations

Mazloff, Matthew R., Ariane Verdy, Sarah T. Gille, et al.. (2023). Southern Ocean Acidification Revealed by Biogeochemical‐Argo Floats. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(5). 9 indexed citations

Plant, Joshua N., et al.. (2023). Updated temperature correction for computing seawater nitrate with in situ ultraviolet spectrophotometer and submersible ultraviolet nitrate analyzer nitrate sensors. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 21(10). 581–593. 3 indexed citations

Gray, Alison R., Lynne D. Talley, Sarah T. Gille, et al.. (2022). Indo‐Pacific Sector Dominates Southern Ocean Carbon Outgassing. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 36(7). 23 indexed citations

Johnson, Kenneth S., et al.. (2022). The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry (GO-BGC) Array of Profiling Floats to Observe Changing Ocean Chemistry and Biology. Marine Technology Society Journal. 56(3). 122–123. 4 indexed citations

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Johnson, Kenneth S., Matthew R. Mazloff, Yuichiro Takeshita, et al.. (2022). Carbon to Nitrogen Uptake Ratios Observed Across the Southern Ocean by the SOCCOM Profiling Float Array. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 127(9). 9 indexed citations

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Talley, Lynne D., Isabella Rosso, Igor Kamenkovich, et al.. (2018). Southern Ocean Biogeochemical Float Deployment Strategy, With Example From the Greenwich Meridian Line (GO‐SHIP A12). Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(1). 403–431. 27 indexed citations

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Russell, J. L., Igor Kamenkovich, Cecilia M. Bitz, et al.. (2018). Metrics for the Evaluation of the Southern Ocean in Coupled Climate Models and Earth System Models. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 123(5). 3120–3143. 23 indexed citations

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Mayot, Nicolas, Patricia A. Matrai, Ingrid Ellingsen, et al.. (2018). Assessing Phytoplankton Activities in the Seasonal Ice Zone of the Greenland Sea Over an Annual Cycle. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 123(11). 8004–8025. 28 indexed citations

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Sakamoto, Carole M., Kenneth S. Johnson, Luke J. Coletti, et al.. (2017). Hourly In Situ Nitrate on a Coastal Mooring: A 15-Year Record and Insights into New Production. Oceanography. 30(4). 114–127. 12 indexed citations

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Williams, Nancy L., L. W. Juranek, Richard A. Feely, et al.. (2017). Calculating surface ocean pCO₂ from biogeochemical Argo floats equipped with pH: An uncertainty analysis. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 31(3). 591–604. 111 indexed citations

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Martz, Todd R., et al.. (2017). Physical and Biological Drivers of Biogeochemical Tracers Within the Seasonal Sea Ice Zone of the Southern Ocean From Profiling Floats. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 123(2). 746–758. 30 indexed citations

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Martz, Todd R., et al.. (2008). ISFET sensor evaluation and modification for seawater pH measurement. AGUFM. 2008. 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Kenneth S., Luke J. Coletti, Hans W. Jannasch, et al.. (2008). Long-Term Observations of Ocean Biogeochemistry with Nitrate and Oxygen Sensors in Apex Profiling Floats. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Chase, Zanna, Adina Paytan, Kenneth S. Johnson, et al.. (2004). A high iron, low chlorophyll coastal ecosystem: the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations

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Elrod, Virginia A., et al.. (2002). Iron in the MBARI Monterey Bay Time Series. AGUFM. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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