Kevin R. Arrigo

29.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
217 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Kevin R. Arrigo is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin R. Arrigo has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Oceanography, 117 papers in Atmospheric Science and 54 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kevin R. Arrigo's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (157 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (100 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (62 papers). Kevin R. Arrigo is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (157 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (100 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (62 papers). Kevin R. Arrigo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Kevin R. Arrigo's co-authors include Gert L. van Dijken, Michael P. Lizotte, Denise L. Worthen, Dale H. Robinson, Matthew M. Mills, Robert B. Dunbar, Seth M. Bushinsky, Zachary W. Brown, Kate M. Lewis and Anne‐Carlijn Alderkamp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kevin R. Arrigo

215 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

Marine microorganisms and global nutrient cycles 1999 2026 2008 2017 2004 2008 1999 2008 2015 250 500 750 1000
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. Marine microorganisms and global nutrient cycles
    2004 1.0k citations Kevin R. Arrigo profile →
  2. Impact of a shrinking Arctic ice cover on marine primary production
    2008 742 citations Kevin R. Arrigo, Gert L. van Dijken et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  3. Phytoplankton Community Structure and the Drawdown of Nutrients and CO 2 in the Southern Ocean
    1999 653 citations Kevin R. Arrigo et al. profile →
  4. Primary production in the Southern Ocean, 1997–2006
    2008 545 citations Kevin R. Arrigo, Gert L. van Dijken et al. profile →
  5. Continued increases in Arctic Ocean primary production
    2015 516 citations Kevin R. Arrigo, Gert L. van Dijken profile →
  6. Changes in phytoplankton concentration now drive increased Arctic Ocean primary production
    2020 295 citations Kate M. Lewis, Gert L. van Dijken et al. profile →
  7. Phytoplankton dynamics in a changing Arctic Ocean
    2020 232 citations Mathieu Ardyna, Kevin R. Arrigo profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kevin R. Arrigo United States 71 11.6k 8.0k 6.3k 3.0k 3.0k 217 17.0k
Laurent Bopp France 70 11.1k 1.0× 6.3k 0.8× 4.7k 0.8× 8.9k 2.9× 2.4k 0.8× 236 19.2k
Philip W. Boyd Australia 86 17.5k 1.5× 5.0k 0.6× 8.0k 1.3× 5.2k 1.7× 2.4k 0.8× 296 23.5k
David W. Lea United States 64 5.0k 0.4× 11.8k 1.5× 7.5k 1.2× 3.2k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 117 16.6k
Marcel Babin France 57 9.4k 0.8× 3.0k 0.4× 3.1k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 193 11.7k
Warwick F. Vincent Canada 72 6.1k 0.5× 5.4k 0.7× 9.1k 1.5× 1.7k 0.6× 5.2k 1.7× 381 17.1k
Ulf Riebesell Germany 81 18.2k 1.6× 2.9k 0.4× 7.3k 1.2× 5.9k 1.9× 2.5k 0.8× 337 22.1k
Victor Smetacek Germany 51 10.5k 0.9× 2.6k 0.3× 6.2k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 128 15.3k
Søren Rysgaard Denmark 62 6.0k 0.5× 4.9k 0.6× 4.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 3.7k 1.2× 268 12.7k
Hugh W. Ducklow United States 73 13.0k 1.1× 2.7k 0.3× 10.9k 1.7× 3.4k 1.1× 2.5k 0.8× 212 18.9k
Yves T. Prairie Canada 55 7.2k 0.6× 2.5k 0.3× 5.1k 0.8× 4.7k 1.6× 5.5k 1.8× 141 14.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arrigo, Kevin R., et al.. (2025). Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in the Southern California Current Using Satellite Ocean Color and In Situ Data. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(11). 2044–2044.
2.
Pickart, Robert S., Michael A. Spall, Frank Bahr, et al.. (2024). Vertical Carbon Export During a Phytoplankton Bloom in the Chukchi Sea: Physical Setting and Frontal Subduction. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 129(11). 1 indexed citations
3.
Ainley, David G., Virginia Morandini, Nadav Nur, et al.. (2024). Response of indicator species to changes in food web and ocean dynamics of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Antarctic Science. 36(5). 290–318. 1 indexed citations
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Boyd, Philip W., Kevin R. Arrigo, Mathieu Ardyna, et al.. (2024). The role of biota in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 5(5). 390–408. 13 indexed citations
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Joy‐Warren, Hannah L., Kate M. Lewis, Mathieu Ardyna, et al.. (2023). Similarity in phytoplankton photophysiology among under-ice, marginal ice, and open water environments of Baffin Bay (Arctic Ocean). Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 11(1). 2 indexed citations
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Dinniman, Michael S., Pierre St‐Laurent, Kevin R. Arrigo, Eileen E. Hofmann, & Gert L. van Dijken. (2023). Sensitivity of the Relationship Between Antarctic Ice Shelves and Iron Supply to Projected Changes in the Atmospheric Forcing. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(2). 4 indexed citations
7.
Ouyang, Zhangxian, Andrew Collins, Yun Li, et al.. (2022). Seasonal Water Mass Evolution and Non‐Redfield Dynamics Enhance CO2 Uptake in the Chukchi Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 127(8). e2021JC018326–e2021JC018326. 10 indexed citations
8.
Ardyna, Mathieu, Douglas S. Hamilton, Tristan Harmel, et al.. (2022). Wildfire aerosol deposition likely amplified a summertime Arctic phytoplankton bloom. Communications Earth & Environment. 3(1). 28 indexed citations
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Joy‐Warren, Hannah L., Anne‐Carlijn Alderkamp, Gert L. van Dijken, et al.. (2022). Springtime phytoplankton responses to light and iron availability along the western Antarctic Peninsula. Limnology and Oceanography. 67(4). 800–815. 4 indexed citations
10.
Turk‐Kubo, Kendra A., Matthew M. Mills, Kevin R. Arrigo, et al.. (2021). UCYN-A/haptophyte symbioses dominate N2 fixation in the Southern California Current System. ISME Communications. 1(1). 42–42. 24 indexed citations
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Lewis, Kate M. & Kevin R. Arrigo. (2020). Ocean Color Algorithms for Estimating Chlorophyll a, CDOM Absorption, and Particle Backscattering in the Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 125(6). 48 indexed citations
12.
Crawford, Alex, Kristen M. Krumhardt, Nicole S. Lovenduski, Gert L. van Dijken, & Kevin R. Arrigo. (2020). Summer High‐Wind Events and Phytoplankton Productivity in the Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 125(9). 15 indexed citations
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Pacini, Astrid, G. W. K. Moore, Robert S. Pickart, et al.. (2019). Characteristics and Transformation of Pacific Winter Water on the Chukchi Sea Shelf in Late Spring. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(10). 7153–7177. 28 indexed citations
14.
Joy‐Warren, Hannah L., Gert L. van Dijken, Anne‐Carlijn Alderkamp, et al.. (2019). Light Is the Primary Driver of Early Season Phytoplankton Production Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(11). 7375–7399. 36 indexed citations
15.
Ardyna, Mathieu, Hervé Claustre, Jean‐Baptiste Sallée, et al.. (2017). Delineating environmental control of phytoplankton biomass and phenology in the Southern Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(10). 5016–5024. 85 indexed citations
16.
Lowry, Kate E., Robert S. Pickart, Virginia Selz, et al.. (2017). Under‐Ice Phytoplankton Blooms Inhibited by Spring Convective Mixing in Refreezing Leads. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 123(1). 90–109. 34 indexed citations
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Arrigo, Kevin R., Gert L. van Dijken, Renato M. Castelao, et al.. (2017). Melting glaciers stimulate large summer phytoplankton blooms in southwest Greenland waters. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(12). 6278–6285. 90 indexed citations
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Matsuoka, Atsushi, Eva Ortega‐Retuerta, Annick Bricaud, Kevin R. Arrigo, & Marcel Babin. (2015). Characteristics of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the Western Arctic Ocean: Relationships with microbial activities. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 118. 44–52. 37 indexed citations
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Alderkamp, Anne‐Carlijn, Gert L. van Dijken, Kate E. Lowry, et al.. (2015). Fe availability drives phytoplankton photosynthesis rates during spring bloom in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 3. 55 indexed citations
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Labiosa, Rochelle G., et al.. (2003). Diurnal variations in pathways of photosynthetic carbon fixation in a freshwater cyanobacterium. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 14363. 2 indexed citations

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