Mara Freilich

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 740 citations indexed

About

Mara Freilich is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mara Freilich has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 740 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Oceanography, 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Mara Freilich's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (18 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers) and Climate variability and models (9 papers). Mara Freilich is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (18 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers) and Climate variability and models (9 papers). Mara Freilich collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Chile. Mara Freilich's co-authors include Amala Mahadevan, Pablo A. Marquet, Evie A. Wieters, Sérgio A. Navarrete, Bernardo R. Broitman, Debasis Sengupta, E. Shroyer, David M. Karl, Roger Lukas and Pierre Flament and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mara Freilich

31 papers receiving 722 citations

Hit Papers

Species co‐occurrence networks: Can they reveal trophic a... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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. Species co‐occurrence networks: Can they reveal trophic and non‐trophic interactions in ecological communities?
    2018 274 citations Mara Freilich, Sérgio A. Navarrete et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mara Freilich United States 11 404 247 153 141 103 34 740
Christian Marchese Canada 12 205 0.5× 213 0.9× 228 1.5× 251 1.8× 57 0.6× 20 723
Jaco Barendse South Africa 17 224 0.6× 550 2.2× 147 1.0× 162 1.1× 78 0.8× 25 734
Andrey I. Azovsky Russia 20 738 1.8× 716 2.9× 224 1.5× 84 0.6× 186 1.8× 65 1.2k
Leonardo Saravia Argentina 16 174 0.4× 337 1.4× 145 0.9× 38 0.3× 29 0.3× 35 557
Torsten Hauffe Germany 16 126 0.3× 426 1.7× 52 0.3× 88 0.6× 44 0.4× 42 600
Susanne Kortsch Finland 16 404 1.0× 824 3.3× 563 3.7× 201 1.4× 64 0.6× 30 1.3k
Charlotte Moritz France 17 239 0.6× 411 1.7× 278 1.8× 56 0.4× 35 0.3× 27 748
Max C. N. Castorani United States 16 365 0.9× 481 1.9× 282 1.8× 30 0.2× 15 0.1× 39 755
Clare Duncan United Kingdom 14 98 0.2× 498 2.0× 242 1.6× 30 0.2× 29 0.3× 24 697
Paula Agudelo United States 15 158 0.4× 151 0.6× 431 2.8× 385 2.7× 36 0.3× 56 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Mara Freilich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mara Freilich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mara Freilich. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mara Freilich. The network helps show where Mara Freilich may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mara Freilich

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mara Freilich. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mara Freilich 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 Mara Freilich. Mara Freilich 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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Torres, Héctor, Ernesto Rodríguez, Patrice Klein, et al.. (2025). Submesoscale Eddy Contribution to Ocean Vertical Heat Flux Diagnosed From Airborne Observations. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(2). 2 indexed citations
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Wirz, Christopher D., et al.. (2025). Factors influencing underrepresented geoscientists' decisions to accept or decline faculty job offers in the US. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).
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López, Alicia, Ryan Sinclair, Quinn Montgomery, et al.. (2025). Hypereutrophication, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Environmental Injustices: Mechanisms and Knowledge Gaps at the Salton Sea. GeoHealth. 9(6). e2024GH001327–e2024GH001327.
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Freilich, Mara, Camille Poirier, Eva Alou‐Font, et al.. (2024). 3D intrusions transport active surface microbial assemblages to the dark ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(19). e2319937121–e2319937121. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Haijin, Mara Freilich, Xiangzhou Song, et al.. (2024). Isopycnal Submesoscale Stirring Crucially Sustaining Subsurface Chlorophyll Maximum in Ocean Cyclonic Eddies. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(4). 7 indexed citations
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Mazloff, Matthew R., et al.. (2024). Response of sea surface temperature to atmospheric rivers. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5018–5018. 4 indexed citations
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Diamond, Charles, Ryan Sinclair, Michael K. Stenstrom, et al.. (2024). Nutrient loading as a key cause of short- and long-term anthropogenic ecological degradation of the Salton Sea. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31247–31247. 2 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, et al.. (2024). Microbial community and network responses across strong environmental gradients: How do they compare with macroorganisms?. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 100(3). 3 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, et al.. (2023). Salton Sea Environmental Work and the Importance of Community Science. Oceanography. 36(4). 2 indexed citations
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Lenain, Luc, Benjamin K. Smeltzer, Nick Pizzo, et al.. (2023). Airborne Remote Sensing of Upper‐Ocean and Surface Properties, Currents and Their Gradients From Meso to Submesoscales. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(8). 10 indexed citations
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Berta, Maristella, Andrey Shcherbina, Mara Freilich, et al.. (2023). Inertial Oscillations and Frontal Processes in an Alboran Sea Jet: Effects on Divergence and Vertical Transport. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(3). 4 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, et al.. (2023). Air‐Sea CO2 Fluxes Localized by Topography in a Southern Ocean Channel. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(18). 2 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, Roberto Benzi, Chang Jae Choi, et al.. (2023). Oceanic Frontal Divergence Alters Phytoplankton Competition and Distribution. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(8). 3 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, Luc Lenain, & Sarah T. Gille. (2023). Characterizing the Role of Non‐Linear Interactions in the Transition to Submesoscale Dynamics at a Dense Filament. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(15). 2 indexed citations
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Pascual, Ananda, Simón Ruíz, T. M. Shaun Johnston, et al.. (2022). Diagnosing Frontal Dynamics From Observations Using a Variational Approach. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 127(11). 9 indexed citations
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Illingworth, Sam, et al.. (2022). GC Insights: Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 275–280. 6 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, Glenn R. Flierl, & Amala Mahadevan. (2022). Diversity of Growth Rates Maximizes Phytoplankton Productivity in an Eddying Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(3). 13 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara & Amala Mahadevan. (2021). Coherent Pathways for Subduction From the Surface Mixed Layer at Ocean Fronts. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(5). 30 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, Alexandre Mignot, Glenn R. Flierl, & Raffaele Ferrari. (2021). Grazing behavior and winter phytoplankton accumulation. Biogeosciences. 18(20). 5595–5607. 8 indexed citations
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Freilich, Mara, et al.. (2020). EcoCTD for Profiling Oceanic Physical–Biological Properties from an Underway Ship. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 37(5). 825–840. 10 indexed citations

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