Michael J. Kennish

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Kennish is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Kennish has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Oceanography, 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Kennish's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (19 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (16 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (15 papers). Michael J. Kennish is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (19 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (16 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (15 papers). Michael J. Kennish collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Argentina. Michael J. Kennish's co-authors include Richard A. Lutz, Hans W. Paerl, L. Harold Stevenson, Richard K. Olsson, Scott Haag, Kenneth A. Moore, Gary R. Gaston, Hans W. Paerl, Alan K. Whitfield and Joseph R. Crosswell and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Environmental Pollution and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Kennish

74 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental threats and environmental future of estuaries 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 250 500 750
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. Environmental threats and environmental future of estuaries
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Peers

Michael J. Kennish
Donald S. McLusky United Kingdom
Jorge A. Herrera‐Silveira Mexico
Linda C. Schaffner United States
Stephen Lewis Australia
J. Icarus Allen United Kingdom
Miles Furnas Australia
Zoë Bainbridge Australia
Elva Escobar‐Briones Mexico
Evan Edinger Canada
Benjamin L. Peierls United States
Donald S. McLusky United Kingdom
Michael J. Kennish
Citations per year, relative to Michael J. Kennish Michael J. Kennish (= 1×) peers Donald S. McLusky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Kennish

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kennish, Michael J., Hans W. Paerl, Joseph R. Crosswell, & Kenneth A. Moore. (2024). Estuaries Face a Stormy Future. American Scientist. 112(5). 302–302. 2 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., Hans W. Paerl, & Joseph R. Crosswell. (2023). Climate Change and Estuaries. 32 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J.. (2019). Practical Handbook of Marine Science. 18 indexed citations
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Thessen, Anne, et al.. (2017). Synthesizer: Expediting synthesis studies from context-free data with information retrieval techniques. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0175860–e0175860. 2 indexed citations
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Wolanski, Eric, Donald S. McLusky, Michael J. Kennish, & Michael Elliott. (2011). Human-Induced Problems (Uses and Abuses). ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 5 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J. & Hans W. Paerl. (2010). Coastal lagoons: Critical habitats of environmental change. CRC Press eBooks. 1–15. 129 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J. & Hans W. Paerl. (2010). Response of the Venice Lagoon Ecosystem to Natural and Anthropogenic Pressures over the Last 50 Years. 501–530. 1 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (2009). Assessment of eutrophication in the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor system: use of sav biotic indicators of estuarine condition. Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University). 5 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (2008). Seagrass Demographic and Spatial Habitat Characterization in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, Using Fixed Transects. Journal of Coastal Research. 10055. 148–170. 15 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, et al.. (2007). ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION TO THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL WATERS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. Ecological Applications. 17(sp5). 15 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J. & Alan R. Townsend. (2007). Nutrient Enrichment and Estuarine Eutrophication. Ecological Applications. 17(sp5). 19 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J.. (2001). Coastal salt marsh systems in the U.S.: A review of anthropogenic impacts. Journal of Coastal Research. 17(3). 731–748. 298 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (1998). DEEP-SEA VESICOMYID CLAMS FROM HYDROTHERMAL VENT AND COLD SEEP ENVIRONMENTS : ANALYSIS OF SHELL MICROSTRUCTURE. ˜The œVeliger. 41(2). 195–200. 3 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (1998). Shell microstructure of Mytilids (Bivalvia) from deep-sea hydrothermal vent and cold-water sulfide/methane seep environments. The Nautilus. 112(3). 84–89. 7 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (1998). Organochlorine Contamination in Selected Estuarine and Coastal Marine Finfish and Shellfish of New Jersey. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 101(1-4). 123–136. 9 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (1997). Chlordane Contamination in Selected Freshwater Finfish of New Jersey. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 58(1). 142–149. 3 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (1996). Chlordane contamination in selected estuarine and coastal marine finfish and shellfish of New Jersey, USA. Environmental Pollution. 94(1). 75–81. 9 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (1996). DDT contamination in selected estuarine and coastal marine finfish and shellfish of New Jersey. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 31(2). 256–262. 18 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J.. (1986). Physical and chemical aspects. CRC Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Kennish, Michael J., et al.. (1980). Growth models of the northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria (Linne).. 70(2). 230–239. 13 indexed citations

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