Mairi Best

1.2k total citations
25 papers, 893 citations indexed

About

Mairi Best is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ocean Engineering and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mairi Best has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 893 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Oceanography, 7 papers in Ocean Engineering and 7 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mairi Best's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (6 papers). Mairi Best is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (6 papers). Mairi Best collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Mairi Best's co-authors include Susan M. Kidwell, Darrell S. Kaufman, B. Pirenne, Christopher R. Barnes, Thomas A. Rothfus, Chris Barnes, Ross Chapman, Lynn M. Walter, Laurenz Thomsen and John M. Pandolfi and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Geology and The Journal of Geology.

In The Last Decade

Mairi Best

25 papers receiving 832 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mairi Best Canada 12 333 328 320 265 137 25 893
Richard L. Squires United States 15 619 1.9× 286 0.9× 305 1.0× 480 1.8× 152 1.1× 108 1.1k
Włodzimierz Margielewski Poland 17 202 0.6× 608 1.9× 139 0.4× 93 0.4× 70 0.5× 62 1.1k
Donata Violanti Italy 16 170 0.5× 597 1.8× 167 0.5× 273 1.0× 69 0.5× 55 953
Efterpi Koskeridou Greece 17 266 0.8× 338 1.0× 207 0.6× 132 0.5× 228 1.7× 48 799
Gábor Tímár Hungary 18 154 0.5× 294 0.9× 260 0.8× 59 0.2× 179 1.3× 57 994
C. Perissoratis Greece 18 266 0.8× 359 1.1× 102 0.3× 132 0.5× 91 0.7× 30 989
Sophie Ward United Kingdom 14 353 1.1× 419 1.3× 155 0.5× 70 0.3× 114 0.8× 28 971
Adrian M. Wood United Kingdom 12 165 0.5× 360 1.1× 161 0.5× 107 0.4× 57 0.4× 19 799
Ashraf M. T. Elewa Egypt 16 119 0.4× 206 0.6× 116 0.4× 374 1.4× 60 0.4× 47 712
John C. Tipper Germany 16 93 0.3× 262 0.8× 190 0.6× 208 0.8× 39 0.3× 45 788

Countries citing papers authored by Mairi Best

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mairi Best

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mairi Best

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mairi Best. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mairi Best 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 Mairi Best. Mairi Best is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bue, Nadia Lo, Mairi Best, Davide Embriaco, et al.. (2021). The Importance of Marine Research Infrastructures in Capturing Processes and Impacts of Extreme Events. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 10 indexed citations
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Chatzievangelou, Damianos, et al.. (2016). 5 Year-long Monitoring of Barkley Canyon Cold-seeps with the Internet Operated Deep-sea Crawler “Wally”. RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert) (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya). 60–60. 1 indexed citations
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Best, Mairi & Autun Purser. (2015). Deep Sea Shell Taphonomy: Interactive benthic experiments in hydrate environments of Barkley Canyon, Ocean Networks Canada.. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 8547. 2 indexed citations
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Favali, Paolo, Laura Beranzoli, & Mairi Best. (2014). EMSO — The European multidisciplinary seafloor and water-column observatory: Transition from planning to implementation. 2. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Barnes, Christopher R., et al.. (2013). Challenges, Benefits, and Opportunities in Installing and Operating Cabled Ocean Observatories: Perspectives From NEPTUNE Canada. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 38(1). 144–157. 86 indexed citations
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Purser, Autun, Laurenz Thomsen, Chris Barnes, et al.. (2013). Temporal and spatial benthic data collection via an internet operated Deep Sea Crawler. Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR). 5. 1–18. 41 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Laurenz, Christopher R. Barnes, Mairi Best, et al.. (2012). Ocean circulation promotes methane release from gas hydrate outcrops at the NEPTUNE Canada Barkley Canyon node. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(16). 49 indexed citations
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Barnes, Christopher R., et al.. (2011). Understanding Earth– Ocean Processes using Real-time Data from NEPTUNE, Canada’s Widely Distributed Sensor Networks, Northeast Pacific. Geoscience Canada. 23 indexed citations
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Best, Mairi, et al.. (2007). Carbonate Preservation in Shallow Marine Environments: Unexpected Role of Tropical Siliciclastics. The Journal of Geology. 115(4). 437–456. 46 indexed citations
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Best, Mairi, Brian D. Bornhold, S. Kim Juniper, & Chris Barnes. (2007). NEPTUNE Canada Regional Cabled Observatory: Science Plan. 2 indexed citations
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Kidwell, Susan M., Mairi Best, & Darrell S. Kaufman. (2005). Taphonomic trade-offs in tropical marine death assemblages: Differential time averaging, shell loss, and probable bias in siliciclastic vs. carbonate facies. Geology. 33(9). 729–729. 116 indexed citations
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Best, Mairi, et al.. (2004). EXPERIMENTAL BIVALVE TAPHONOMY IN REEFS OF MADANG LAGOON, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 8–12. 2 indexed citations
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Kidwell, Susan M., Thomas A. Rothfus, & Mairi Best. (2001). Sensitivity of Taphonomic Signatures to Sample Size, Sieve Size, Damage Scoring System, and Target Taxa. Palaios. 16(1). 26–26. 6 indexed citations
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Best, Mairi & Susan M. Kidwell. (2000). Bivalve taphonomy in tropical mixed siliciclastic-carbonate settings. I. Environmental variation in shell condition. Paleobiology. 26(1). 80–102. 149 indexed citations
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Best, Mairi & Susan M. Kidwell. (2000). Bivalve taphonomy in tropical mixed siliciclastic-carbonate settings. II. Effect of bivalve life habits and shell types. Paleobiology. 26(1). 103–115. 148 indexed citations
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Best, Mairi & Susan M. Kidwell. (1996). Bivalve Shell Taphonomy in Tropical Siliciclastic Marine Environments: Preliminary Experimental Results. The Paleontological Society Special Publications. 8. 34–34. 3 indexed citations
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Pandolfi, John M., Mairi Best, & Stephen P. Murray. (1994). Coseismic event of May 15, 1992, Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea: Comparison with Quaternary tectonic history. Geology. 22(3). 239–239. 32 indexed citations

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