Mark L. Wells

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
84 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Mark L. Wells is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark L. Wells has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Oceanography, 25 papers in Ecology and 20 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mark L. Wells's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (53 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (20 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (11 papers). Mark L. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (53 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (20 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (11 papers). Mark L. Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Mark L. Wells's co-authors include Edward D. Goldberg, Kenneth W. Bruland, Charles G. Trick, Vera L. Trainer, William P. Cochlan, J. S. Craigie, John A. Raven, Alison G. Smith, Katherine E. Helliwell and Mary Ellen Camire and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mark L. Wells

83 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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.

Algae as nutritional and functional food sources: revisiting our understanding

2016 1.1k citations Mark L. Wells et al. profile →
Harmful algal blooms and climate change: Learning from the past and present to forecast the future

2015 581 citations Mark L. Wells, Vera L. Trainer et al. Harmful Algae profile →
Future HAB science: Directions and challenges in a changing climate

2019 292 citations Mark L. Wells, Charles G. Trick et al. Harmful Algae profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark L. Wells United States	39	3.2k	1.7k	1.3k	697	674	84	5.8k
Klaas R. Timmermans Netherlands	43	3.2k 1.0×	775 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	460 0.7×	356 0.5×	111	5.1k
Thomas Wichard Germany	40	2.3k 0.7×	654 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	585 0.8×	667 1.0×	110	4.4k
Zhiming Yu China	35	2.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	299 0.4×	382 0.6×	254	4.4k
Frithjof C. Küpper United Kingdom	45	2.3k 0.7×	555 0.3×	1.9k 1.4×	646 0.9×	1.7k 2.5×	164	7.2k
Kyung‐Hoon Shin South Korea	40	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	451 0.6×	631 0.9×	274	6.5k
H. Rodger Harvey United States	38	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	246 0.4×	639 0.9×	96	4.7k
Susan I. Blackburn Australia	41	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.7×	1.5k 2.3×	73	5.8k
Sonya T. Dyhrman United States	45	4.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	3.5k 2.6×	526 0.8×	1.8k 2.6×	99	6.5k
David T. Welsh Australia	43	2.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	2.1k 1.6×	184 0.3×	432 0.6×	130	5.8k
Murray T. Brown United Kingdom	39	1.4k 0.4×	426 0.3×	655 0.5×	461 0.7×	373 0.6×	140	4.3k

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Wang, Xuyang, et al.. (2024). The copepod Acartia spinicauda feeds less and dies more under the influences of solar ultraviolet radiation and elevated pCO2. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 260. 113020–113020.

Jiang, Haibo, David A. Hutchins, Wentao Ma, et al.. (2023). Natural ocean iron fertilization and climate variability over geological periods. Global Change Biology. 29(24). 6856–6866. 4 indexed citations

Qiu, Jian‐Wen, et al.. (2023). Seasonal drivers of productivity and calcification in the coral Platygyra carnosa in a subtropical reef. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 5 indexed citations

Winski, Dominic, K. J. Kreutz, B. G. Koffman, et al.. (2023). Non-spherical microparticle shape in Antarctica during the last glacial period affects dust volume-related metrics. Climate of the past. 19(2). 477–492. 2 indexed citations

Carter, Lisa, et al.. (2022). Research and Scholarship During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Wicked Problem. Innovative Higher Education. 48(3). 501–525. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yuntao, Huanhuan Chen, Rui Tang, et al.. (2021). Australian fire nourishes ocean phytoplankton bloom. The Science of The Total Environment. 807(Pt 1). 150775–150775. 25 indexed citations

Chen, Shuangling, et al.. (2021). Episodic subduction patches in the western North Pacific identified from BGC-Argo float data. Biogeosciences. 18(19). 5539–5554. 6 indexed citations

Chai, Fei, Yuntao Wang, Xiaogang Xing, et al.. (2021). A limited effect of sub-tropical typhoons on phytoplankton dynamics. Biogeosciences. 18(3). 849–859. 43 indexed citations

Holmes, Elizabeth E., et al.. (2021). Improving landings forecasts using environmental covariates: A case study on the Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps). Fisheries Oceanography. 30(6). 623–642. 7 indexed citations

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Wu, Jiajun, et al.. (2020). Experimental Techniques to Assess Coral Physiology In Situ: Current Approaches and Novel Insights. Preprints.org. 1 indexed citations

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Karp‐Boss, Lee, et al.. (2019). Effects of increasing temperature and acidification on the growth and competitive success of Alexandrium catenella from the Gulf of Maine. Harmful Algae. 89. 101670–101670. 16 indexed citations

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Baliarsingh, Sanjiba Kumar, Aneesh A. Lotliker, Vera L. Trainer, et al.. (2016). Environmental dynamics of red Noctiluca scintillans bloom in tropical coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 111(1-2). 277–286. 62 indexed citations

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Wells, Mark L.. (2013). The Availability of Iron in Seawater: A Perspective. 6. 463–476. 6 indexed citations

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Shick, J. Malcolm, et al.. (2011). Responses to iron limitation in two colonies of Stylophora pistillata exposed to high temperature: Implications for coral bleaching. Limnology and Oceanography. 56(3). 813–828. 33 indexed citations

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Boss, Emmanuel, et al.. (2009). Analytical intercomparison between type I and type II long‐pathlength liquid core waveguides for the measurement of chromophoric dissolved organic matter. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 7(4). 260–268. 12 indexed citations

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Orcutt, Karen M., K. Gundersen, Mark L. Wells, et al.. (2008). Lighting Up Phytoplankton Cells With Quantum Dots. Limnology and Oceanography. 6. 653. 1 indexed citations

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Wells, Mark L., et al.. (2008). Persistence of iron(II) in surface waters of the western subarctic Pacific. Limnology and Oceanography. 53(1). 89–98. 77 indexed citations

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Wells, Mark L., et al.. (2005). Domoic acid: The synergy of iron, copper, and the toxicity of diatoms. Limnology and Oceanography. 50(6). 1908–1917. 162 indexed citations

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Wells, Mark L. & Edward D. Goldberg. (1992). Marine submicron particles. Marine Chemistry. 40(1-2). 5–18. 109 indexed citations

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Wells, Mark L. & Lawrence M. Mayer. (1991). Variations in the chemical lability of iron in estuarine, coastal and shelf waters and its implications for phytoplankton. Marine Chemistry. 32(2-4). 195–210. 56 indexed citations

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