Kenneth W. Bruland

28.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
165 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

Kenneth W. Bruland is a scholar working on Oceanography, Pollution and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth W. Bruland has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Oceanography, 54 papers in Pollution and 47 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Kenneth W. Bruland's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (80 papers), Heavy metals in environment (54 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (43 papers). Kenneth W. Bruland is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (80 papers), Heavy metals in environment (54 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (43 papers). Kenneth W. Bruland collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Kenneth W. Bruland's co-authors include Eden L. Rue, David A. Hutchins, Kenneth H. Coale, George A. Knauer, John H. Martin, John R. Donat, Kristin J. Orians, William M. Landing, Geoffrey J. Smith and Edward D. Goldberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth W. Bruland

163 papers receiving 19.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Oceanographic distributions of cadmium, zinc, nickel, and copper in the North Pacific

1980 837 citations Kenneth W. Bruland Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
Iron-limited diatom growth and Si:N uptake ratios in a coastal upwelling regime

1998 837 citations David A. Hutchins, Kenneth W. Bruland Nature profile →
Complexation of iron(III) by natural organic ligands in the Central North Pacific as determined by a new competitive ligand equilibration/adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetric method

1995 826 citations Eden L. Rue, Kenneth W. Bruland Marine Chemistry profile →
Rare earth elements in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

1985 659 citations H. J. W. de Baar, Kenneth W. Bruland et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
Sampling and analytical methods for the determination of copper, cadmium, zinc, and nickel at the nanogram per liter level in sea water

1979 632 citations Kenneth W. Bruland et al. Analytica Chimica Acta profile →
Interactive influences of bioactive trace metals on biological production in oceanic waters

1991 579 citations Kenneth W. Bruland, John R. Donat et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
Fluxes of particulate carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the upper water column of the northeast Pacific

1979 549 citations Kenneth W. Bruland et al. profile →
The contrasting biogeochemistry of iron and manganese in the Pacific Ocean

1987 448 citations Kenneth W. Bruland et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
History of metal pollution in southern California coastal zone

1974 357 citations Kenneth W. Bruland et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth W. Bruland United States	77	10.0k	5.7k	5.3k	5.1k	3.8k	165	21.1k
George W. Luther United States	80	5.6k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	5.9k 1.2×	4.0k 1.1×	288	22.4k
Peter H. Santschi United States	77	5.5k 0.6×	5.6k 1.0×	3.7k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	311	19.5k
William G. Sunda United States	52	6.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.5×	3.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.3×	3.1k 0.8×	89	12.4k
Edward A. Boyle United States	68	5.1k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	2.3k 0.4×	3.3k 0.6×	4.8k 1.3×	148	14.8k
George R. Aiken United States	84	7.9k 0.8×	5.4k 0.9×	8.5k 1.6×	2.0k 0.4×	5.6k 1.5×	193	25.4k
Patrick G. Hatcher United States	93	6.4k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	2.3k 0.4×	7.0k 1.9×	398	26.7k
Eric P. Achterberg Germany	63	7.5k 0.8×	2.0k 0.3×	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	3.7k 1.0×	386	14.1k
James W. Murray United States	68	5.1k 0.5×	2.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.2×	3.6k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	193	13.4k
Diane M. McKnight United States	78	7.1k 0.7×	2.8k 0.5×	2.8k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	8.6k 2.3×	309	23.0k
Philippe Van Cappellen Canada	76	4.0k 0.4×	3.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.3×	5.2k 1.0×	3.8k 1.0×	277	20.7k

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Middag, Rob, Steven van Heuven, Kenneth W. Bruland, & H. J. W. de Baar. (2018). The relationship between cadmium and phosphate in the Atlantic Ocean unravelled. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 492. 79–88. 81 indexed citations

Middag, Rob, H. J. W. de Baar, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (2018). The Relationships Between Dissolved Zinc and Major Nutrients Phosphate and Silicate Along the GEOTRACES GA02 Transect in the West Atlantic Ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 33(1). 63–84. 52 indexed citations

Middag, Rob, Roland Séférian, Tim M. Conway, et al.. (2015). Intercomparison of dissolved trace elements at the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series station. Marine Chemistry. 177. 476–489. 56 indexed citations

Cutter, Gregory A. & Kenneth W. Bruland. (2012). Rapid and noncontaminating sampling system for trace elements in global ocean surveys. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 10(6). 425–436. 147 indexed citations

Koch, Florian, M. Alejandra Marcoval, Caterina Panzeca, et al.. (2011). The effect of vitamin B₁₂ on phytoplankton growth and community structure in the Gulf of Alaska. Limnology and Oceanography. 56(3). 1023–1034. 80 indexed citations

Lippiatt, Sherry M., Maeve C. Lohan, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (2009). Reactive iron in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 2 indexed citations

Buck, Kristen N., John Robert Ross, A. Russell Flegal, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (2006). A review of total dissolved copper and its chemical speciation in San Francisco Bay, California. Environmental Research. 105(1). 5–19. 89 indexed citations

Hurst, Matthew P. & Kenneth W. Bruland. (2006). An investigation into the exchange of iron and zinc between soluble, colloidal, and particulate size-fractions in shelf waters using low-abundance isotopes as tracers in shipboard incubation experiments. Marine Chemistry. 103(3-4). 211–226. 46 indexed citations

Lohan, Maeve C. & Kenneth W. Bruland. (2004). Importance of Vertical Mixing for Additional Sources of Nitrate and Iron to Surface Waters of the Columbia River Plume: Implications for Biology.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Barbeau, Katherine A., Eden L. Rue, Charles G. Trick, Kenneth W. Bruland, & Alison Butler. (2003). Photochemical reactivity of siderophores produced by marine heterotrophic bacteria and cyanobacteria based on characteristic Fe(III) binding groups. Limnology and Oceanography. 48(3). 1069–1078. 207 indexed citations

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Hutchins, David A., et al.. (2002). The Influence of Iron on the Biology and Biogeochemistry of the California Coastal Upwelling Area. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Hutchins, David A., Giacomo R. DiTullio, Y. Zhang, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (1998). An iron limitation mosaic in the California upwelling regime. Limnology and Oceanography. 43(6). 1037–1054. 285 indexed citations

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Rue, Eden L. & Kenneth W. Bruland. (1997). The role of organic complexation on ambient iron chemistry in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and the response of a mesoscale iron addition experiment. Limnology and Oceanography. 42(5). 901–910. 322 indexed citations

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Bruland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1997). Determination of dissolved manganese (II) in estuarine and coastal waters, by differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry. Analytica Chimica Acta. 344. 1 indexed citations

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Bruland, Kenneth W., et al.. (1991). Biogeochemistry of arsenic in natural waters: the importance of methylated species. Environmental Science & Technology. 25(3). 420–427. 183 indexed citations

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Capodaglio, Gabriele, Kenneth H. Coale, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (1990). Lead speciation in surface waters of the eastern North Pacific. Marine Chemistry. 29. 221–233. 80 indexed citations

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Williams, Ross W., James B. Gill, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (1988). Ra-Th disequilibria: Timescale of carbonatite magma formation at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 52(4). 939–939. 2 indexed citations

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Donat, John R., P. J. Statham, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (1986). An evaluation of a C-18 solid phase extraction technique for isolating metal-organic complexes from central North Pacific Ocean waters. Marine Chemistry. 18(1). 85–99. 85 indexed citations

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Williams, Ross W., James B. Gill, & Kenneth W. Bruland. (1986). Ra-Th disequilibria systematics: Timescale of carbonatite magma formation at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 50(6). 1249–1259. 99 indexed citations

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Orians, Kristin J. & Kenneth W. Bruland. (1985). Dissolved aluminium in the central North Pacific. Nature. 316(6027). 427–429. 129 indexed citations

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