Oscar Schofield

17.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
278 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Oscar Schofield is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Oscar Schofield has authored 278 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 197 papers in Oceanography, 88 papers in Ecology and 58 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Oscar Schofield's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (155 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (69 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (53 papers). Oscar Schofield is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (155 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (69 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (53 papers). Oscar Schofield collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Oscar Schofield's co-authors include Paul G. Falkowski, Hugh W. Ducklow, Mark A. Moline, Scott Glenn, Zoe V. Finkel, Antonietta Quigg, Andrew J. Irwin, Miriam Katz, Christopher A. Klausmeier and Elena Litchman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Oscar Schofield

264 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of Modern Eukaryotic Phytoplankton 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2007 2009 250 500 750 1000
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. The Evolution of Modern Eukaryotic Phytoplankton
    2004 1.2k citations Paul G. Falkowski, Oscar Schofield et al. Science profile →
  2. The role of functional traits and trade‐offs in structuring phytoplankton communities: scaling from cellular to ecosystem level
    2007 696 citations Oscar Schofield, Paul G. Falkowski et al. profile →
  3. Recent Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Associated with Rapid Regional Climate Change Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula
    2009 543 citations Martín A. Montes-Hugo, Scott C. Doney et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oscar Schofield United States 57 8.5k 5.1k 2.4k 2.2k 1.7k 278 12.6k
Hervé Claustre France 71 15.4k 1.8× 6.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.7× 3.6k 1.6× 1.8k 1.0× 217 17.8k
Alice L. Alldredge United States 53 8.5k 1.0× 5.8k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 2.2k 1.3× 76 12.2k
Francisco P. Chávez United States 77 13.1k 1.5× 8.0k 1.6× 3.5k 1.5× 6.5k 3.0× 1.9k 1.1× 265 19.6k
Edward A. Laws United States 56 7.9k 0.9× 5.2k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 236 12.2k
Michael J. Behrenfeld United States 56 15.1k 1.8× 7.5k 1.5× 2.7k 1.1× 6.1k 2.8× 2.0k 1.2× 136 20.3k
Philip W. Boyd Australia 86 17.5k 2.1× 8.0k 1.6× 5.0k 2.1× 5.2k 2.4× 2.4k 1.4× 296 23.5k
Raphael M. Kudela United States 56 8.4k 1.0× 4.3k 0.8× 924 0.4× 2.0k 0.9× 4.6k 2.7× 213 11.7k
David A. Caron United States 65 8.0k 0.9× 8.7k 1.7× 886 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 2.9k 1.7× 235 13.6k
Stephanie Dutkiewicz United States 53 6.5k 0.8× 3.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 135 9.5k
Hugh W. Ducklow United States 73 13.0k 1.5× 10.9k 2.1× 2.7k 1.1× 3.4k 1.6× 2.5k 1.5× 212 18.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Oscar Schofield

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Fields of papers citing papers by Oscar Schofield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oscar Schofield

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brown, Wendell S., Oscar Schofield, Scott Glenn, Josh Kohut, & William C. Boicourt. (2023). Mid-Atlantic Bight cold pool based on ocean glider observations. Continental Shelf Research. 264. 105040–105040. 2 indexed citations
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Gray, Patrick, et al.. (2023). Characterizing coastal phytoplankton seasonal succession patterns on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Limnology and Oceanography. 68(4). 845–861. 18 indexed citations
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Pallin, Logan J., Debbie Steel, C. Scott Baker, et al.. (2023). A surplus no more? Variation in krill availability impacts reproductive rates of Antarctic baleen whales. Global Change Biology. 29(8). 2108–2121. 33 indexed citations
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Schofield, Oscar, et al.. (2023). Cyclical prey shortages for a marine polar predator driven by the interaction of climate change and natural climate variability. Limnology and Oceanography. 68(12). 2668–2687. 1 indexed citations
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Meredith, Michael P., Sharon Stammerjohn, Hugh W. Ducklow, et al.. (2021). Local‐ and Large‐Scale Drivers of Variability in the Coastal Freshwater Budget of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(6). 11 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Filipa, Maxim Y. Gorbunov, Matthew J. Oliver, et al.. (2020). FIRe glider: Mapping in situ chlorophyll variable fluorescence with autonomous underwater gliders. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 18(9). 531–545. 9 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Filipa, Jessica N. Fitzsimmons, Nicole Couto, et al.. (2019). Testing the Canyon Hypothesis: Evaluating light and nutrient controls of phytoplankton growth in penguin foraging hotspots along the West Antarctic Peninsula. Limnology and Oceanography. 65(3). 455–470. 16 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Filipa, Josh Kohut, Matthew J. Oliver, & Oscar Schofield. (2017). Defining the ecologically relevant mixed‐layer depth for Antarctica's coastal seas. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(1). 338–345. 78 indexed citations
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Couto, Nicole, Douglas G. Martinson, Josh Kohut, & Oscar Schofield. (2017). Distribution of Upper Circumpolar Deep Water on the warming continental shelf of the West Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(7). 5306–5315. 49 indexed citations
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Newman, Louise, Oscar Schofield, Anna Wåhlin, et al.. (2016). Understanding the Southern Ocean through sustained observations. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 3 indexed citations
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Alderkamp, Anne‐Carlijn, Gert L. van Dijken, Kate E. Lowry, et al.. (2015). Fe availability drives phytoplankton photosynthesis rates during spring bloom in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 3. 55 indexed citations
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Brum, Jennifer R., Bonnie L. Hurwitz, Oscar Schofield, Hugh W. Ducklow, & Matthew B. Sullivan. (2015). Seasonal time bombs: dominant temperate viruses affect Southern Ocean microbial dynamics. The ISME Journal. 10(2). 437–449. 205 indexed citations
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Constable, Andrew, et al.. (2014). Chapter 9.3. Assessing status and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 3 indexed citations
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Swart, Sebastiaan, Jiping Liu, P.V. Bhaskar, et al.. (2014). The SOOS Asian Workshop: Exploring possibilities for collaboration. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania).
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Glickson, D., E. J. Barron, Rana A. Fine, et al.. (2011). Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Montes-Hugo, Martín A., Scott C. Doney, Hugh W. Ducklow, et al.. (2009). Recent Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Associated with Rapid Regional Climate Change Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Science. 323(5920). 1470–1473. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cermeño, Pedro, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Roger Harris, et al.. (2008). The role of nutricline depth in regulating the ocean carbon cycle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(51). 20344–20349. 211 indexed citations
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Irwin, Andrew J., Zoe V. Finkel, Oscar Schofield, & Paul G. Falkowski. (2006). Scaling-up from nutrient physiology to the size-structure of phytoplankton communities. Journal of Plankton Research. 28(5). 459–471. 285 indexed citations
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Schofield, Oscar, Mark A. Moline, & Barbara B. Prézelin. (1995). Palmer LTER: Photoacclimation in a coastal phytoplankton bloom. DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University). 30(5). 260–262. 4 indexed citations

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