L. Muscatine

13.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
81 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

L. Muscatine is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Muscatine has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Ecology, 44 papers in Oceanography and 17 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in L. Muscatine's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (39 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (22 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (21 papers). L. Muscatine is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (39 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (22 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (21 papers). L. Muscatine collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. L. Muscatine's co-authors include James W. Porter, Paul G. Falkowski, Zvy Dubinsky, L. R. McCloskey, Howard M. Lenhoff, Elsa Cernichiari, R. D. Gates, David Smith, Vicki B. Pearse and Frances P. Wilkerson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

L. Muscatine

81 papers receiving 9.2k 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.

Reef Corals: Mutualistic Symbioses Adapted to Nutrient-Poor Environments

1977 882 citations L. Muscatine, James W. Porter BioScience profile →
The role of symbiotic algae in carbon and energy flux in reef corals

1990 511 citations L. Muscatine profile →
Estimating the daily contribution of carbon from zooxanthellae to coral animal respiration1

1981 491 citations L. Muscatine, L. R. McCloskey et al. profile →
Light and the Bioenergetics of a Symbiotic Coral

1984 459 citations Paul G. Falkowski, Zvy Dubinsky et al. BioScience profile →
CARBOHYDRATE MOVEMENT FROM AUTOTROPHS TO HETEROTROPHS IN PARASITIC and MUTUALISTIC SYMBIOSIS

1969 268 citations L. Muscatine et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. Muscatine

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Muscatine

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of L. Muscatine. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of L. Muscatine based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with L. Muscatine. L. Muscatine is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Some aspects of the physiology and biochemistry of Lubomirska baikalensis, a sponge from Lake Baikal containing symbiotic algae 1999 ·Symbiosis ·K. Ya. Bil, E. A. Titlyanov, T. Berner, Irina R. Fomina, L. Muscatine	10
2	Population Control in Symbiotic Corals 1993 ·BioScience ·Paul G. Falkowski, Zvy Dubinsky, L. Muscatine, L. R. McCloskey	343
3	The role of symbiotic algae in carbon and energy flux in reef corals breakdown → 1990 ·L. Muscatine	511
4	The effect of external nutrient resources on the optical properties and photosynthetic efficiency of Stylophora pistillata 1990 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Zvy Dubinsky, Noga Stambler, Moshe Ben‐Zion, L. R. McCloskey, L. Muscatine, Paul G. Falkowski	142
5	Maintenance and breakdown of the Hydra–Chlorella symbiosis: a computer model 1989 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Charles Taylor, L. Muscatine, David Jefferson	23
6	The effect of external nutrient resources on the population dynamics of zooxanthellae in a reef coral 1989 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·L. Muscatine, Paul G. Falkowski, Zvy Dubinsky, Peter Cook, L. R. McCloskey	272
7	Resource partitioning by reef corals as determined from stable isotope composition 1989 ·Marine Biology ·L. Muscatine, James W. Porter, I. R. Kaplan	301
8	How do Combinations of Nutrients Cause Symbiotic Chlorella to Overgrow Hydra 1987 ·Symbiosis ·(unknown), L. Muscatine	8
9	Studies on a nudibranch that contains zooxanthellae. II. Contribution of zooxanthellae to animal respiration (CZAR) in Pteraeolidia ianthina with high and low densities of zooxanthellae 1986 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, Rosalind Hinde, L. Muscatine, (unknown)	19
10	Uptake and assimilation of dissolved inorganic nitrogen by a symbiotic sea anemone 1984 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Frances P. Wilkerson, L. Muscatine	85
11	Fate of photosynthetic fixed carbon in light- and shade-adapted colonies of the symbiotic coral Stylophora pistillata 1984 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·L. Muscatine, Paul G. Falkowski, James W. Porter, Zvy Dubinsky	382
12	Production and respiration in the Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata as a function of depth 1984 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·L. R. McCloskey, L. Muscatine	127
13	Primary production and photoadaptation in light- and shade-adapted colonies of the symbiotic coral, stylophora pistillata 1984 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·James W. Porter, L. Muscatine, Zvy Dubinsky, Paul G. Falkowski	185
14	Absorption and utilization of radiant energy by light- and shade-adapted colonies of the hermatypic coral Stylophora pistillata 1984 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Zvy Dubinsky, Paul G. Falkowski, James W. Porter, L. Muscatine	118
15	Regulatory mechanisms maintaining the Hydra-Chlorella symbiosis 1983 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·N. Neckelmann, L. Muscatine	23
16	Endocytic mechanisms of the digestive cells of Hydra viridis. 1. Morphological aspects. 1978 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·(unknown), Christopher F. D’Elia, L. Muscatine	9
17	Reef Corals: Mutualistic Symbioses Adapted to Nutrient-Poor Environments breakdown → 1977 ·BioScience ·L. Muscatine, James W. Porter	882
18	RECOGNITION OF SYMBIOTIC ALGAE BYHYDRA VIRIDIS.A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE UPTAKE OF LIVING ALGAE BY APOSYMBIOTICH. VIRIDIS 1973 ·Biological Bulletin ·R. L. Pardy, L. Muscatine	58
19	SYMBIOTIC CHLOROPLASTS; THEIR PHOTOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS AND CONTRIBUTION TO MUCUS SYNTHESIS IN TWO MARINE SLUGS 1972 ·Biological Bulletin ·Robert K. Trench, (unknown), L. Muscatine	49
20	Coelenterate Biology: Experimental Research 1968 ·Science ·Howard M. Lenhoff, L. Muscatine, (unknown)	6

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