Nathan G. King

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 931 citations indexed

About

Nathan G. King is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan G. King has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 931 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Oceanography, 27 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Nathan G. King's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (27 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (15 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (14 papers). Nathan G. King is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (27 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (15 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (14 papers). Nathan G. King collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Norway. Nathan G. King's co-authors include Dan A. Smale, Pippa J. Moore, Michael T. Burrows, Kathryn E. Smith, Alex Sen Gupta, Alistair J. Hobday, Thomas Wernberg, Mads S. Thomsen, Niall J. McKeown and Albert Pessarrodona and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Nathan G. King

30 papers receiving 925 citations

Hit Papers

Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2024 100 200 300
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. Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves
    2022 314 citations Kathryn E. Smith, Michael T. Burrows et al. profile →
  2. Global impacts of marine heatwaves on coastal foundation species
    2024 43 citations Kathryn E. Smith, M. Aubin et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathan G. King United Kingdom 14 714 538 309 82 69 35 931
Julio Arrontes Spain 18 942 1.3× 580 1.1× 349 1.1× 79 1.0× 24 0.3× 33 1.1k
Rosa M. Viejo Spain 21 1.1k 1.6× 687 1.3× 337 1.1× 96 1.2× 19 0.3× 41 1.3k
M. Gabriela Palomo Argentina 17 501 0.7× 430 0.8× 324 1.0× 47 0.6× 28 0.4× 41 717
Max C. N. Castorani United States 16 365 0.5× 481 0.9× 282 0.9× 109 1.3× 30 0.4× 39 755
Yvonne Sawall Germany 14 618 0.9× 630 1.2× 437 1.4× 29 0.4× 22 0.3× 27 856
Fernando Espino Spain 21 618 0.9× 626 1.2× 276 0.9× 56 0.7× 25 0.4× 61 1.1k
DKA Barnes United Kingdom 17 610 0.9× 523 1.0× 385 1.2× 36 0.4× 69 1.0× 26 902
Marc Eléaume France 16 505 0.7× 438 0.8× 211 0.7× 74 0.9× 70 1.0× 48 798
María Luz Piriz Argentina 9 575 0.8× 442 0.8× 445 1.4× 48 0.6× 18 0.3× 12 887
Shashank Keshavmurthy Taiwan 20 679 1.0× 967 1.8× 406 1.3× 39 0.5× 14 0.2× 51 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Nathan G. King

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nathan G. King

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nathan G. King

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sharma, Arvind, et al.. (2025). Validation of newly synthesized sex-determining PCR using immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(6). 1622–1625.
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King, Nathan G., Harry Teagle, Stephen J. Hawkins, & Dan A. Smale. (2025). Foundation species loss alters algal community structure and dynamics at a trailing range edge. Journal of Ecology. 113(12). 3858–3872.
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Smale, Dan A., Nathan G. King, Albert Pessarrodona, Michael T. Burrows, & Pippa J. Moore. (2025). Intra‐ and Inter‐Decadal Scale Variability in Kelp Population Structure Reveal Both Stability and Decline in a Critical Foundation Species. Diversity and Distributions. 31(6).
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King, Nathan G., et al.. (2025). The influence of subtidal Laminaria canopies on local environmental conditions and the structure of understorey communities. Marine Environmental Research. 204. 106957–106957. 2 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., et al.. (2024). The influence of pre‐exposure to marine heatwaves on the critical thermal maxima (CTmax) of marine foundation species. Functional Ecology. 39(8). 1869–1878. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E., M. Aubin, Michael T. Burrows, et al.. (2024). Global impacts of marine heatwaves on coastal foundation species. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5052–5052. 43 indexed citations breakdown →
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King, Nathan G., Samuel S. Browett, Allan D. McDevitt, et al.. (2023). Seasonal development of a tidal mixing front drives shifts in community structure and diversity of bacterioplankton. Molecular Ecology. 32(18). 5201–5210. 2 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., et al.. (2022). Core Community Persistence Despite Dynamic Spatiotemporal Responses in the Associated Bacterial Communities of Farmed Pacific Oysters. Microbial Ecology. 86(1). 154–162. 3 indexed citations
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Smale, Dan A., et al.. (2022). Quantifying use of kelp forest habitat by commercially important crustaceans in the United Kingdom. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 102(8). 627–634. 8 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., et al.. (2022). Consistency and Variation in the Kelp Microbiota: Patterns of Bacterial Community Structure Across Spatial Scales. Microbial Ecology. 85(4). 1265–1275. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Kathryn E., Pippa J. Moore, Nathan G. King, & Dan A. Smale. (2021). Examining the influence of regional‐scale variability in temperature and light availability on the depth distribution of subtidal kelp forests. Limnology and Oceanography. 67(2). 314–328. 24 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., Niall J. McKeown, Dan A. Smale, et al.. (2020). Hierarchical genetic structuring in the cool boreal kelp, Laminaria digitata: implications for conservation and management. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 77(5). 1906–1913. 5 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., et al.. (2020). Climate change accelerates range expansion of the invasive non-native species, the Pacific oyster,Crassostrea gigas. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 78(1). 70–81. 44 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., Pippa J. Moore, Albert Pessarrodona, et al.. (2020). Ecological performance differs between range centre and trailing edge populations of a cold-water kelp: implications for estimating net primary productivity. Marine Biology. 167(9). 17 indexed citations
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King, Nathan G., et al.. (2017). Cumulative stress restricts niche filling potential of habitat‐forming kelps in a future climate. Functional Ecology. 32(2). 288–299. 28 indexed citations

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