Michael W. Lomas

18.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
158 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Michael W. Lomas is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael W. Lomas has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Oceanography, 78 papers in Ecology and 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Michael W. Lomas's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (133 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (81 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (53 papers). Michael W. Lomas is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (133 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (81 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (53 papers). Michael W. Lomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bermuda and United Kingdom. Michael W. Lomas's co-authors include Patricia M. Glibert, Adam C. Martiny, Jasper A. Vrugt, David M. Karl, Sonya T. Dyhrman, S. Bradley Moran, Julie LaRoche, P. G. Falkowski, Jean-Michel Escoubas and François Primeau and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael W. Lomas

155 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Present and future global distributions of the marine CyanobacteriaProchlorococcusandSynechococcus

2013 1.0k citations Michael W. Lomas, Adam C. Martiny et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Phytoplankton in the ocean use non-phosphorus lipids in response to phosphorus scarcity

2009 595 citations Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy, Sonya T. Dyhrman et al. profile →
Light intensity regulation of cab gene transcription is signaled by the redox state of the plastoquinone pool.

1995 507 citations Michael W. Lomas et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Strong latitudinal patterns in the elemental ratios of marine plankton and organic matter

2013 415 citations Adam C. Martiny, J. Keith Moore et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael W. Lomas

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Characterization of weakened Haematococcus pluvialis encapsulated in alginate‐based hydrogel 2025 ·Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ·(unknown), Michael W. Lomas, Gary Burr, Alberta N. A. Aryee	0
2	Integrating biological and environmental data to solve key scientific and societal challenges 2025 ·BioScience ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John M. Bates, Andrew Bentley, Dori L. Contreras, Elizabeth R. Ellwood, Michael W. Lomas, Anna Monfils, William E. Moser, Gil Nelson, Sinlan Poo, Barbara M. Thiers, Gregory J. Watkins‐Colwell, Michael S. Webster, Breda M. Zimkus, Jyotsna L Pandey	0
3	Astaxanthin: An overview of its sources, extraction methods, encapsulation techniques, characterization, and bioavailability 2025 ·Journal of Agriculture and Food Research ·(unknown), Michael W. Lomas, Gary Burr, Alberta N. A. Aryee	6
4	Community Action: Planning for Specimen Management in Funding Proposals 2024 ·BioScience ·Andrew Bentley, Barbara M. Thiers, William E. Moser, Gregory J. Watkins‐Colwell, Breda M. Zimkus, Anna Monfils, Nico M. Franz, John M. Bates, Kyria Boundy‐Mills, Michael W. Lomas, Elizabeth R. Ellwood, Sinlan Poo, Dori L. Contreras, Michael S. Webster, Gil Nelson, Jyotsna L Pandey	1
5	Seasonal Dynamics of Primary Production in the Southeastern Bering Sea Assessed Using Continuous Temporal and Vertical Dissolved Oxygen and Chlorophyll‐a Measurements 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Jens M. Nielsen, Noel A. Pelland, Shaun W. Bell, Michael W. Lomas, Lisa B. Eisner, Phyllis J. Stabeno, (unknown), Scott Stalin, Calvin W. Mordy	6
6	Ecophysiological basis of spatiotemporal patterns in picophytoplankton pigments in the global ocean 2023 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·(unknown), Heather A. Bouman, Michael W. Lomas, Shubha Sathyendranath, Glen A. Tarran, Osvaldo Ulloa, Mikhail V. Zubkov	4
7	Biodiversity and Stoichiometric Plasticity Increase Pico‐Phytoplankton Contributions to Marine Net Primary Productivity and the Biological Pump 2023 ·Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Robert T. Letscher, J. Keith Moore, Adam C. Martiny, Michael W. Lomas	12
8	Particulate and dissolved metabolite distributions along a latitudinal transect of the western Atlantic Ocean 2022 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Winifred M. Johnson, Melissa C. Kido Soule, Krista Longnecker, Maya P. Bhatia, Steven Hallam, Michael W. Lomas, Elizabeth B. Kujawinski	10
9	Adaptive carbon export response to warming in the Sargasso Sea 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Michael W. Lomas, Nicholas R. Bates, Rodney J. Johnson, Deborah K. Steinberg, Tatsuro Tanioka	34
10	Drawdown of Atmospheric pCO ₂ Via Variable Particle Flux Stoichiometry in the Ocean Twilight Zone 2021 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Tatsuro Tanioka, Katsumi Matsumoto, Michael W. Lomas	4
11	Varying influence of phytoplankton biodiversity and stoichiometric plasticity on bulk particulate stoichiometry across ocean basins 2021 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Michael W. Lomas, Steven E. Baer, Céline Mouginot, (unknown), (unknown), Mark A. Altabet, Adam C. Martiny	25
12	Machine learning identifies a strong association between warming and reduced primary productivity in an oligotrophic ocean gyre 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Domenico D’Alelio, Salvatore Rampone, (unknown), (unknown), Luca Russo, (unknown), James E. Cloern, Michael W. Lomas	34
13	Putative sponge biomarkers in unicellular Rhizaria question an early rise of animals 2019 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Benjamin J. Nettersheim, Jochen J. Brocks, Arne Schwelm, Janet M. Hope, Fabrice Not, Michael W. Lomas, Christiane Schmidt, Ralf Schiebel, Eva C. M. Nowack, Patrick De Deckker, Jan Pawłowski, Samuel S. Bowser, Ilya Bobrovskiy, Karin A F Zonneveld, Michal Kučera, Marleen Stuhr, Christian Hallmann	60
14	Nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics on the inner shelf of the eastern Bering Sea 2017 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Calvin W. Mordy, Allan H. Devol, Lisa B. Eisner, Nancy B. Kachel, Carol Ladd, Michael W. Lomas, (unknown), Raymond N. Sambrotto, David H. Shull, Phyllis J. Stabeno, (unknown)	7
15	C : N : P stoichiometry at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study station in the North Atlantic Ocean 2015 ·Biogeosciences ·Arvind Singh, Steven E. Baer, Ulf Riebesell, Adam C. Martiny, Michael W. Lomas	39
16	Accumulation and enhanced cycling of polyphosphate by Sargasso Sea plankton in response to low phosphorus 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Patrick Martin, Sonya T. Dyhrman, Michael W. Lomas, Nicole Poulton, Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy	149
17	Phosphate supply explains variation in nucleic acid allocation but not C : P stoichiometry in the western North Atlantic 2014 ·Biogeosciences ·Amy Zimmerman, Adam C. Martiny, Michael W. Lomas, Steven Allison	18
18	The Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) enters its twenty-fifth year of ocean observations in the North Atlantic that illustrate change in ocean carbon 2013 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·N. R. Bates, Michael W. Lomas, Rodney J. Johnson	1
19	Ocean time-series reveals recurring seasonal patterns of virioplankton dynamics in the northwestern Sargasso Sea 2011 ·The ISME Journal ·Rachel Parsons, Mya Breitbart, Michael W. Lomas, Craig A. Carlson	118
20	Eukaryotes dominate new production in the Sargasso Sea 2010 ·AGUFM ·Sarah E. Fawcett, Michael W. Lomas, Bess B. Ward, John R. Casey, Daniel M. Sigman	2

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