L. Provasoli

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

L. Provasoli is a scholar working on Oceanography, Aquatic Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Provasoli has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Oceanography, 6 papers in Aquatic Science and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in L. Provasoli's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (4 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (3 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers). L. Provasoli is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (4 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (3 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers). L. Provasoli collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. L. Provasoli's co-authors include John J. A. McLaughlin, M. R. Droop, Irma J. Pintner, S. H. Hutner, E. Gantt, Mercedes R. Edwards, Douglas E. Conklin, Masakazu Tatewaki, Kenneth Gold and I. Manton and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Annual Review of Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

L. Provasoli

40 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The development of artificial media for marine algae
    1957 838 citations L. Provasoli, John J. A. McLaughlin et al. Archives of Microbiology profile →
  2. Media and prospects for the cultivation of marine algae
    1966 724 citations L. Provasoli Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  3. Cultures and collections of algae
    1968 324 citations L. Provasoli Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
L. Provasoli 1.9k 1.0k 947 845 603 41 3.8k
Harold C. Bold 1.8k 0.9× 854 0.8× 879 0.9× 611 0.7× 424 0.7× 57 3.7k
G. F. Humphrey 2.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 1.0k 1.1× 627 0.7× 1.1k 1.8× 32 4.8k
Gunter O. Kirst 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 746 0.8× 533 0.6× 564 0.9× 86 4.0k
M. R. Droop 2.9k 1.5× 1.3k 1.3× 1.8k 1.9× 848 1.0× 1.7k 2.8× 51 5.5k
Johan A. Hellebust 1.4k 0.7× 763 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 591 0.7× 593 1.0× 110 3.0k
Naval J. Antia 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 869 0.9× 490 0.6× 1.2k 2.0× 84 3.5k
Chase Van Baalen 980 0.5× 688 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 855 1.0× 540 0.9× 37 2.8k
Richard C. Starr 1.2k 0.6× 626 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 1.3k 1.5× 449 0.7× 55 3.5k
Sverre Myklestad 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 799 0.8× 368 0.4× 780 1.3× 43 3.4k
Joyce Lewin 1.8k 0.9× 866 0.9× 619 0.7× 439 0.5× 454 0.8× 69 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. Provasoli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hutner, S. H., L. Provasoli, Albert Schatz, & Caryl P. Haskins. (2016). SOME APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE ROLE OF METALS IN THE METABOLISM OF MICROORGANISMS. 94(2). 152–170. 89 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L. & Irma J. Pintner. (1980). BACTERIA INDUCED POLYMORPHISM IN AN AXENIC LABORATORY STRAIN OF ULVA LACTUCA (CHLOROPHYCEAE)1. Journal of Phycology. 16(2). 196–201. 15 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L. & Irma J. Pintner. (1980). BACTERIA INDUCED POLYMORPHISM IN AN AXENIC LABORATORY STRAIN OF ULVA LACTUCA (CHLOROPHYCEAE)1. Journal of Phycology. 16(2). 196–201. 128 indexed citations
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Meyer, Haruko, L. Provasoli, & F. Meyer. (1979). Lipid biosynthesis in the marine flatworm Convoluta roscoffensis and its algal symbiont Platymonas convoluta. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 573(3). 464–480. 24 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L.. (1974). RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MARINE ORGANISMS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 250(1). 136–136. 1 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., et al.. (1970). Factors inducing fertility in aseptic Crustacea. Helgoland Marine Research. 20(1-4). 443–454. 25 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L.. (1966). Media and prospects for the cultivation of marine algae. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 63–75. 724 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tatewaki, Masakazu & L. Provasoli. (1964). Vitamin Requirements of Three Species of Antithamnion. Botanica Marina. 6(3-4). 29 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., et al.. (1959). GROWTH FACTORS AS SUPPLEMENTS TO INADEQUATE ALGAL FOODS FOR TIGRIOPUS JAPONICUS. Tohoku Journal of Agricultural Research. 10(1). 89–96. 33 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., et al.. (1959). AXENIC CULTIVATION OF THE BRINE SHRIMP ARTEMIA SALINA. Biological Bulletin. 117(2). 347–355. 70 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., et al.. (1959). NUTRITIONAL IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ARTEMIA AND TIGRIOPUS IN MONOXENIC CULTURE*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 77(2). 250–261. 106 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L.. (1958). EFFECT OF PLANT HORMONES ON ULVA. Biological Bulletin. 114(3). 375–384. 116 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., John J. A. McLaughlin, & M. R. Droop. (1957). The development of artificial media for marine algae. Archives of Microbiology. 25(4). 392–428. 838 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hutner, S. H., L. Provasoli, John J. A. McLaughlin, & Irma J. Pintner. (1956). Biochemical Geography: Some Aspects of Recent Vitamin Research. Geographical Review. 46(3). 404–404. 10 indexed citations
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Wickerham, Lynferd J., et al.. (1955). SYMPOSIUM ON THE MAINTENANCE OF CULTURES OF MICROORGANISMS1. Bacteriological Reviews. 19(4). 280–283. 1 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., John J. A. McLaughlin, & Irma J. Pintner. (1954). RELATIVE AND LIMITING CONCENTRATIONS OF MAJOR MINERAL CONSTITUENTS FOR THE GROWTH OF ALGAL FLAGELLATES*. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. 16(8 Series II). 412–417. 47 indexed citations
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Hutner, S. H., et al.. (1953). NUTRITION OF SOME PHAGOTROPHIC FRESH‐WATER CHRYSOMONADS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 56(5). 852–862. 95 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L. & Irma J. Pintner. (1953). ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF IN VITRO NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF ALGAL FLAGELLATES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 56(5). 839–851. 112 indexed citations
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Hutner, S. H., et al.. (1952). Section 2: biological methods. The use of protozoa in analysis. The Analyst. 77(920). 618–618. 17 indexed citations
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Provasoli, L., S. H. Hutner, & Irma J. Pintner. (1951). DESTRUCTION OF CHLOROPLASTS BY STREPTOMYCIN. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 16(0). 113–120. 56 indexed citations

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