Michael Sweet

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Sweet is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Sweet has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Oceanography and 27 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Michael Sweet's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (65 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (27 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (26 papers). Michael Sweet is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (65 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (27 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (26 papers). Michael Sweet collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Michael Sweet's co-authors include John C. Bythell, Mark Bulling, Aldo Cróquer, Alfred Burian, Quentin Mauvisseau, Ian Singleton, Raquel S. Peixoto, Jamie Craggs, Rein Brys and David G. Bourne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael Sweet

119 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Human‐induced salinity changes impact marine organisms and ecosystems

2023 74 citations Till Röthig, Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Sweet United Kingdom	37	2.8k	918	779	701	652	121	3.8k
Esti Kramarsky‐Winter Israel	29	1.8k 0.7×	861 0.9×	325 0.4×	503 0.7×	499 0.8×	60	2.7k
Maren Ziegler Germany	30	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.6×	516 0.7×	386 0.6×	591 0.9×	73	3.3k
Manuel Aranda Saudi Arabia	40	3.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.8×	1.3k 1.7×	608 0.9×	821 1.3×	107	4.6k
Erwan Corre France	35	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	1.6k 2.0×	312 0.4×	353 0.5×	139	3.9k
Paolo Galli Italy	34	2.5k 0.9×	753 0.8×	585 0.8×	252 0.4×	918 1.4×	189	4.4k
Martin Zimmer Germany	36	2.3k 0.8×	932 1.0×	435 0.6×	169 0.2×	616 0.9×	132	4.2k
David Lecchini French Polynesia	33	2.3k 0.8×	654 0.7×	272 0.3×	731 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	166	4.1k
Pierre Boudry France	47	1.9k 0.7×	859 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	951 1.4×	4.0k 6.2×	219	6.5k
Katharine G. Field United States	33	2.1k 0.8×	590 0.6×	2.2k 2.8×	239 0.3×	241 0.4×	56	6.3k
Stefano Piraino Italy	37	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	643 0.8×	87 0.1×	2.1k 3.2×	154	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Sweet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Sweet

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Sweet

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

All Works

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Rivera, Hanny E., Matt Kanke, Sebastián Metz, et al.. (2025). Cell type-specific immune regulation under symbiosis in a facultatively symbiotic coral. The ISME Journal. 19(1). 1 indexed citations

Jensen, Mads Reinholdt, Philip Francis Thomsen, Barbara L. Andersen, et al.. (2024). Field collections and environmental DNA surveys reveal topographic complexity of coral reefs as a predictor of cryptobenthic biodiversity across small spatial scales. Environmental DNA. 6(3). 2 indexed citations

Rachmawati, Rita, Muhammad Abrar, Giyanto Giyanto, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal variation in progression rates of black band disease between Pramuka Island and Pari Island of the Seribu Islands, Indonesia. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 1 indexed citations

Humanes, Adriana, Liam Lachs, John C. Bythell, et al.. (2024). Selective breeding enhances coral heat tolerance to marine heatwaves. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8703–8703. 19 indexed citations

Röthig, Till, Stacey M. Trevathan‐Tackett, Christian R. Voolstra, et al.. (2023). Human‐induced salinity changes impact marine organisms and ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 29(17). 4731–4749. 74 indexed citations breakdown →

Busch, Kathrin, Joana R. Xavier, Steen Wilhelm Knudsen, et al.. (2023). Deep‐sea sponge derived environmental DNA analysis reveals demersal fish biodiversity of a remote Arctic ecosystem. Environmental DNA. 5(6). 1405–1417. 9 indexed citations

Burian, Alfred, Quentin Mauvisseau, Mark Bulling, et al.. (2021). Improving the reliability of eDNA data interpretation. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(5). 1422–1433. 108 indexed citations

Voolstra, Christian R., David J. Suggett, Raquel S. Peixoto, et al.. (2021). Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2(11). 747–762. 123 indexed citations

Cook, Joseph M., et al.. (2018). Topographic shading influences cryoconite morphodynamics and carbon exchange. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 50(1). 11 indexed citations

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Craggs, Jamie, et al.. (2018). Maintaining natural spawning timing in Acropora corals following long distance inter-continental transportation.. University of Derby Online Research Archive. (University of Derby). 5 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, Andrew Ramsey, & Mark Bulling. (2017). Designer reefs and coral probiotics: great concepts but are they good practice?. Biodiversity. 18(1). 19–22. 18 indexed citations

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Grimsditch, Gabriel, et al.. (2017). Variation in size frequency distribution of coral populations under different fishing pressures in two contrasting locations in the Indian Ocean. Marine Environmental Research. 131. 146–155. 7 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael & John C. Bythell. (2016). The role of viruses in coral health and disease. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 147. 136–144. 27 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, et al.. (2016). A review of ghost gear entanglement amongst marine mammals, reptiles and elasmobranchs. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 111(1-2). 6–17. 168 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, David W. Smith, John C. Bythell, & Jamie Craggs. (2013). Changes in microbial diversity associated with two coral species recovering from a stressed state in a public aquarium system. 1(2). 52–60. 9 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, David J. Smith, John C. Bythell, & Jamie Craggs. (2013). Changes in microbial diversity associated with two coral species recovering from a stressed state in a public aquarium system: Microbial diversity associated with aquarium corals. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1(2). 1 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, Jamie Craggs, James Robson, & John C. Bythell. (2013). Assessment of the microbial communities associated with white syndrome and brown jelly syndrome in aquarium corals. 1(1). 20–27. 16 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, et al.. (2012). Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology. Advances in applied microbiology. 80. 113–142. 64 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, et al.. (2012). A Comparative Study of Aggression and Spatial Differences Between Two Populations of Pagurus bernhardus. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 24(3). 1 indexed citations

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Sweet, Michael, Aldo Cróquer, & John C. Bythell. (2011). Development of Bacterial Biofilms on Artificial Corals in Comparison to Surface-Associated Microbes of Hard Corals. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21195–e21195. 46 indexed citations

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