Michael J. Vanni

16.0k citations

129 papers · 9.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Environmental Chemistry top 0.05%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.1%
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Papers in

Environmental Chemistry 84
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics 69
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 34
Nature and Landscape Conservation 78
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies 77
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior 13

Co-authors: William H. Renwick Alexander S. Flecker Peter B. McIntyre Maynard H. Schaus James M. Hood Lesley B. Knoll Shelley E. Arnott Weston H. Nowlin
Journals: Ecology (23 papers)Limnology and Oceanography (12 papers)Freshwater Biology (10 papers)Oikos (9 papers)Oecologia (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Canada

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Vanni

126 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges 2017 · 358 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Aquatic Sciences
2004 Ecology Letters
2002 Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

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1	A large, infrequent ecosystem subsidy (cicada carcasses) and warming additively accelerate development and increase growth of larval amphibians Limnology and Oceanography ·Brad Meader, María J. González, Jia Yongcheng, Michael J. Vanni	2025	1
2	Response of lake metabolism to catchment inputs inferred using high‐frequency lake and stream data from across the northern hemisphere Limnology and Oceanography ·Jessica R. Corman, Jacob A. Zwart, Jennifer L. Klug, Denise A. Bruesewitz, Elvira de Eyto, Marcus Klaus, Lesley B. Knoll, James A. Rusak, Michael J. Vanni, María Belén Alfonso, R. Fernandez, Huaxia Yao, Kari Austnes, Raoul‐Marie Couture, Heleen A. de Wit, Jan Karlsson, Alo Laas	2023	7
3	Trophic Transfer Efficiency in Lakes Ecosystems ·Thomas Mehner, Katrin Attermeyer, Mario Brauns, Soren Brothers, Sabine Hilt, Kristin Scharnweber, Wakhit Ahmad Fahrudin, Michael J. Vanni, Ursula Gaedke	2022	15
4	Estimating pelagic primary production in lakes: Comparison of ¹⁴C incubation and free‐water O₂ approaches Limnology and Oceanography Methods ·Noah R. Lottig, S‐S Lee, Ryan D. Batt, Facundo Scordo, Tanner J. Williamson, Stephen R. Carpenter, Sudeep Chandra, Paul C. Hanson, Christopher T. Solomon, Michael J. Vanni, Jacob A. Zwart	2021	5
5	Temporal patterns and biophysical controls on methane emissionsfrom a small eutrophic reservoir: insights from two years of eddycovariance monitoring Sarah Waldo, Jake J. Beaulieu, Roig Sagués, David A. Balz, Michael J. Vanni, Tanner J. Williamson, John T. Walker	2021	2
6	Precipitation, landscape properties and land use interactively affect water quality of tropical freshwaters The Science of The Total Environment ·Regina L. G. Nobre, Adriano Caliman, Maxim RIEBUS, Sonia Núñez Chávez de López, Joris Guérin, Fabíola da Costa Catombé Dantas, W Brazerol, Eduardo Martins Venticinque, Rafael Dettogni Guariento, André Megali Amado, Patrick T. Kelly, Michael J. Vanni, Luciana S. Carneiro	2020	117
7	Patterns of CO2 concentration and inorganic carbon limitation of phytoplankton biomass in agriculturally eutrophic lakes Water Research ·Horacio E. Zagarese, María de los Ángeles González Sagrario, Dieter Wolf‐Gladrow, Peeter Nõges, Tiina Nõges, Külli Kangur, Shin‐ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Ayato Kohzu, Michael J. Vanni, Deniz Özkundakci, Santiago Andrés Echaniz, Alicia María Vignatti, Makoto Seki, 一実井川, Bryce Van Dam, Lesley B. Knoll	2020	43
8	Assessing uncertainty in annual nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment load estimates in three agricultural streams using a 21-year dataset Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·Patrick T. Kelly, Michael J. Vanni, William H. Renwick	2018	17
9	Quantifying pelagic phosphorus regeneration using three methods in lakes of varying productivity Inland Waters ·Lesley B. Knoll, Anne Morgan, Michael J. Vanni, Taylor H. Leach, Tanner J. Williamson, Jennifer A. Brentrup	2016	6
10	Boomerang ecosystem fluxes: organic carbon inputs from land to lakes are returned to terrestrial food webs via aquatic insects Oikos ·Kristin Scharnweber, Michael J. Vanni, Sabine Hilt, Jari Syväranta, Thomas Mehner	2014	30
11	Clupeid Response to Stressors: The Influence of Environmental Factors on Thiaminase Expression Journal of Aquatic Animal Health ·Jesse M. Lepak, Clifford E. Kraft, Michael J. Vanni	2013	6
12	Light, nutrients, and food-chain length constrain planktonic energy transfer efficiency across multiple trophic levels Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mohammed A. Durrani, G V Khorov, María J. González, Michael J. Vanni	2008	186
13	FISH DISTRIBUTIONS AND NUTRIENT CYCLING IN STREAMS: CAN FISH CREATE BIOGEOCHEMICAL HOTSPOTS Ecology ·Peter B. McIntyre, Alexander S. Flecker, Michael J. Vanni, James M. Hood, Brad W. Taylor, Steven A. Thomas	2008	255
14	COMPARING RESOURCE PULSES IN AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS Ecology ·Weston H. Nowlin, Michael J. Vanni, Louie H. Yang	2008	115
15	NUTRIENT CYCLING BY FISH SUPPORTS RELATIVELY MORE PRIMARY PRODUCTION AS LAKE PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES Ecology ·Michael J. Vanni, Y. G. Uvarov, Mohammed A. Durrani, Robin Hale, Naif Alruwais, Martin J. Horgan, Lesley B. Knoll, William H. Renwick, Roy A. Stein	2006	116
16	Interactive effects of light and nutrients on phytoplankton stoichiometry Oecologia ·Mohammed A. Durrani, Michael J. Vanni, Martin J. Horgan	2006	95
17	Release rates and potential fates of nitrogen and phosphorus from sediments in a eutrophic reservoir Freshwater Biology ·Weston H. Nowlin, Rakha Bagus Putra Pradana, Michael J. Vanni	2005	155
18	Nutrient recycling by two phosphorus-rich grazing catfish: the potential for phosphorus-limitation of fish growth Oecologia ·James M. Hood, Michael J. Vanni, Alexander S. Flecker	2005	93
19	Food quality effects on life history traits and fitness in the generalist herbivore Daphnia Oecologia ·Michael J. Vanni, Winfried Lampert	1992	93
20	Colonization dynamics and life history traits of seven Daphnia pulex genotypes Oecologia ·Michael J. Vanni	1987	20

About Michael J. Vanni

Michael J. Vanni is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Oceanography and Aquatic Science, having authored 129 papers that have together received 9.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (77 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (69 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (34 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (24 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (22 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (18 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (13 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (4.6k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (5.2k citations), Ecology (5.8k citations), Oceanography (2.1k citations) and Aquatic Science (796 citations). Michael J. Vanni has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include William H. Renwick, Alexander S. Flecker, Peter B. McIntyre, Maynard H. Schaus, James M. Hood, Lesley B. Knoll, Shelley E. Arnott, Weston H. Nowlin, David L. Findlay and Alberto Pilati. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography, Freshwater Biology, Oikos and Oecologia.

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