Kit M. Kovacs

23.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
301 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Kit M. Kovacs is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Kit M. Kovacs has authored 301 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 241 papers in Ecology, 114 papers in Atmospheric Science and 65 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Kit M. Kovacs's work include Marine animal studies overview (222 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (107 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (44 papers). Kit M. Kovacs is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (222 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (107 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (44 papers). Kit M. Kovacs collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Canada and United States. Kit M. Kovacs's co-authors include Christian Lydersen, D. M. Lavigne, Jason F. Schreer, Mike O. Hammill, S. Innes, Jon Aars, Rolf A. Ims, M. A. Fedak, Sue E. Moore and Carla Freitas and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Kit M. Kovacs

294 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people

2016 917 citations Kit M. Kovacs et al. profile →
Arctic sea ice in transformation: A review of recent observed changes and impacts on biology and human activity

2014 436 citations Kit M. Kovacs, Sebastian Gerland et al. profile →
Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century

2015 294 citations Kit M. Kovacs, Steven H. Ferguson et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kit M. Kovacs

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N5) detected in an Atlantic walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus ) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 2023 2025 ·Emerging Microbes & Infections ·Alexander Postel, (unknown), Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, (unknown), Ursula Siebert, Ingebjørg H. Nymo, Paul Becher	0
2	Circumpolar Population Structure, Diversity and Recent Evolutionary History of the Bearded Seal in Relation to Past and Present Icescapes 2025 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Alba Refoyo-Martínez, Steven H. Ferguson, Aqqalu Rosing‐Asvid, Runé Dietz, Binia De Cahsan, (unknown), Eline D. Lorenzen, Rikke G. Hansen, Raphaela Stimmelmayr, (unknown), (unknown), Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, Morten Tange Olsen	1
3	A review of climate change impacts on migration patterns of marine vertebrates in Arctic and Subarctic ecosystems 2024 ·Frontiers in Environmental Science ·Kathy J. Kuletz, Steven H. Ferguson, Morten Frederiksen, Colin P. Gallagher, Donna D. W. Hauser, Haakon Hop, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Anders Mosbech, Andrew C. Seitz	9
4	Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery 2024 ·Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation ·(unknown), Jaume Forcada, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Rod Downie, Peter T. Fretwell	1
5	Harvest sustainability assessments need rethinking under climate change: A ringed seal case study from Svalbard, Norway 2024 ·Ecosphere ·Chloé R. Nater, Christian Lydersen, Magnus Andersen, Kit M. Kovacs	0
6	Marine mammal consumption and fisheries removals in the Nordic and Barents Seas 2022 ·ICES Journal of Marine Science ·Mette Skern‐Mauritzen, Ulf Lindstrøm, Martin Biuw, Bjarki Þór Elvarsson, Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson, Tore Haug, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, (unknown), Bjarni Mikkelsen, Nils Øien, Gísli A. Víkingsson	22
7	Occurrence of emerging brominated flame retardants and organophosphate esters in marine wildlife from the Norwegian Arctic 2022 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Mikael Harju, Jon Aars, Pierre Blévin, Jenny Bytingsvik, Geir Wing Gabrielsen, Kit M. Kovacs, (unknown), Christian Lydersen, Audun H. Rikardsen, Heli Routti	11
8	Climate change impacts on seabirds and marine mammals: The importance of study duration, thermal tolerance and generation time 2021 ·Ecology Letters ·Florian Orgeret, Andréa Thiebault, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Mark A. Hindell, Sarah Thompson, William J. Sydeman, Pierre Pistorius	41
9	Environmental Pollutants Modulate Transcriptional Activity of Nuclear Receptors of Whales In Vitro 2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Roger Lille‐Langøy, (unknown), Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Anders Goksøyr, Heli Routti	14
10	The underwater soundscape in western Fram Strait: Breeding ground of Spitsbergen's endangered bowhead whales 2017 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Heidi Ahonen, Kathleen M. Stafford, Laura de Steur, Christian Lydersen, Øystein Wiig, Kit M. Kovacs	41
11	An assessment of MOSJ: the state of the marine environment around Svalbard and Jan Mayen 2014 ·Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo) ·Per Fauchald, Per Arneberg, Jørgen Berge, Sebastian Gerland, Kit M. Kovacs, Marit Reigstad, Jan H. Sundet	1
12	Lost Highway Not Forgotten: Satellite Tracking of a Bowhead Whale (<i>Balaena mysticetus</i>) from the Critically Endangered Spitsbergen Stock 2012 ·ARCTIC ·Christian Lydersen, Carla Freitas, Øystein Wiig, Lutz Bachmann, Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen, René Swift, Kit M. Kovacs	26
13	Organophosphorous flame retardants in Arctic biota 2011 ·Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo) ·Kjetil Sagerup, P.E.G. Leonards, Heli Routti, Eva Fuglei, Jon Aars, Hallvard Strøm, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, Geir Wing Gabrielsen	2
14	A simple new algorithm to filter marine mammal Argos locations 2007 ·Marine Mammal Science ·Carla Freitas, Christian Lydersen, M. A. Fedak, Kit M. Kovacs	247
15	Probabilistic biokinetic modelling of radiocaesium uptake in Arctic seal species: verification of modelled data with empirical observations 2006 ·Journal of Environmental Radioactivity ·Justin Brown, M. Dowdall, Justin P. Gwynn, (unknown), (unknown), Kit M. Kovacs, (unknown)	6
16	The derivation of radionuclide transfer parameters for and dose-rates to an adult ringed seal (Phoca hispida) in an Arctic environment 2006 ·Journal of Environmental Radioactivity ·Justin P. Gwynn, Justin Brown, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen	12
17	Radiocaesium (137Cs) in marine mammals from Svalbard, the Barents Sea and the North Greenland Sea 2005 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Magnus Andersen, Justin P. Gwynn, M. Dowdall, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen	15
18	Absence of S-cones in the Retinae of Further Marine Mammals (Whales and Seals) 2002 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Leo Peichl, Kit M. Kovacs, Christian Lydersen	2
19	Going with the floe: bearded seals 1997 ·National geographic/The complete National geographic/The National geographic magazine ·Kit M. Kovacs	1
20	Harps & hoods : ice-breeding seals of the Northwest Atlantic 1988 ·D. M. Lavigne, Kit M. Kovacs	43

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