Paul G. Matson

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Paul G. Matson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul G. Matson has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Oceanography, 14 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Paul G. Matson's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (10 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (9 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (6 papers). Paul G. Matson is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (10 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (9 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (6 papers). Paul G. Matson collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Australia. Paul G. Matson's co-authors include Gretchen E. Hofmann, Todd R. Martz, Emily B. Rivest, Uwe Send, Yuichiro Takeshita, Fiorenza Micheli, Lisa A. Levin, Adina Paytan, Christina A. Frieder and Kristy J. Kroeker and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Paul G. Matson

34 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi-Ecosystem Comparison

2011 780 citations Gretchen E. Hofmann, Jennifer E. Smith et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul G. Matson United States	16	1.2k	698	682	69	68	37	1.4k
Patrik Kraufvelin Finland	22	896 0.7×	654 0.9×	516 0.8×	39 0.6×	51 0.8×	45	1.2k
Christian Retière France	22	861 0.7×	633 0.9×	551 0.8×	49 0.7×	31 0.5×	45	1.1k
Nicolas Spilmont France	19	672 0.6×	512 0.7×	290 0.4×	57 0.8×	116 1.7×	42	1.0k
J. E. Sánchez-Moyano Spain	22	789 0.7×	534 0.8×	483 0.7×	74 1.1×	36 0.5×	54	1.1k
Christopher D. Hepburn New Zealand	21	1.7k 1.4×	994 1.4×	601 0.9×	39 0.6×	57 0.8×	66	2.0k
Thomas Guyondet Canada	23	635 0.5×	457 0.7×	991 1.5×	44 0.6×	30 0.4×	53	1.3k
Thomas A. Frankovich United States	19	844 0.7×	755 1.1×	173 0.3×	60 0.9×	112 1.6×	40	1.2k
Carter Newell United States	18	423 0.4×	475 0.7×	643 0.9×	69 1.0×	33 0.5×	28	949
Grace Saba United States	18	686 0.6×	622 0.9×	488 0.7×	42 0.6×	75 1.1×	48	1.3k
Abı́lio Soares-Gomes Brazil	20	452 0.4×	566 0.8×	356 0.5×	66 1.0×	32 0.5×	63	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul G. Matson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Matson, Paul G., et al.. (2025). A census of fish passage facilities at US hydropower developments across the conterminous United States. Journal of Environmental Management. 391. 126623–126623.

Power, Scott B., Peijia Ku, Paul G. Matson, et al.. (2025). The efficacy and ecological impact of mercury sorbents on the physiology and reproductive fitness of Daphnia magna. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 498. 139847–139847.

Hansen, Carly, et al.. (2025). Temporal Variability in Reservoir Surface Area Is an Important Source of Uncertainty in GHG Emission Estimates. Water Resources Research. 61(1). 3 indexed citations

Pilla, Rachel M., Allison M. Fortner, Jana R. Phillips, et al.. (2024). Shifts in Carbon Emissions Versus Sequestration From Hydropower Reservoirs in the Southeastern United States. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 129(7). 3 indexed citations

Pracheil, Brenda M., et al.. (2024). The environmental impact of hydropower: a systematic review of the ecological effects of sub-daily flow variability on riverine fish. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 35(1). 45–76. 4 indexed citations

Stevenson, Louise, et al.. (2024). Analysis of biokinetic parameters reveals patterns in mercury accumulation across aquatic species. The Science of The Total Environment. 959. 178129–178129. 1 indexed citations

Jager, Henriëtte I., et al.. (2023). Understanding How Reservoir Operations Influence Methane Emissions: A Conceptual Model. Water. 15(23). 4112–4112. 6 indexed citations

Matson, Paul G., et al.. (2023). Adsorptive exchange of coccolith biominerals facilitates viral infection. Science Advances. 9(3). eadc8728–eadc8728. 4 indexed citations

Efroymson, Rebecca A., Mark J. Peterson, Natalie A. Griffiths, et al.. (2023). Remedial effectiveness of a pond biomanipulation: Habitat value and concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in fish. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132587–132587. 1 indexed citations

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Hansen, Carly, Paul G. Matson, & Natalie A. Griffiths. (2023). Diversity in reservoir surface morphology and climate limits ability to compare and upscale estimates of greenhouse gas emissions. The Science of The Total Environment. 893. 164851–164851. 5 indexed citations

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Matson, Paul G., et al.. (2022). Variation in natural attenuation rates of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish from streams and reservoirs in East Tennessee observed over a 35-year period. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 438. 129427–129427. 3 indexed citations

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Ratcliffe, Sarah J., Charlotte E. Walker, Michael Knight, et al.. (2022). Characterization of the molecular mechanisms of silicon uptake in coccolithophores. Environmental Microbiology. 25(2). 315–330. 3 indexed citations

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Matson, Paul G., Libe Washburn, Erik Fields, et al.. (2019). Formation, Development, and Propagation of a Rare Coastal Coccolithophore Bloom. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(5). 3298–3316. 13 indexed citations

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Matson, Paul G., George S. Bullerjahn, Timothy W. Davis, et al.. (2019). Metatranscriptomic Analyses of Diel Metabolic Functions During a Microcystis Bloom in Western Lake Erie (United States). Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2081–2081. 23 indexed citations

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Matson, Paul G., et al.. (2016). Intraspecific Differences in Biogeochemical Responses to Thermal Change in the Coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162313–e0162313. 19 indexed citations

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Matson, Paul G., Libe Washburn, Todd R. Martz, & Gretchen E. Hofmann. (2014). Abiotic versus Biotic Drivers of Ocean pH Variation under Fast Sea Ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e107239–e107239. 21 indexed citations

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Sewell, Mary A., et al.. (2013). Growth Attenuation with Developmental Schedule Progression in Embryos and Early Larvae of Sterechinus neumayeri Raised under Elevated CO2. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e52448–e52448. 30 indexed citations

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Matson, Paul G., et al.. (2012). Development Under ElevatedpCO₂Conditions Does Not Affect Lipid Utilization and Protein Content in Early Life-History Stages of the Purple Sea Urchin,Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Biological Bulletin. 223(3). 312–327. 38 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Gretchen E., Jennifer E. Smith, Kenneth S. Johnson, et al.. (2011). High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi-Ecosystem Comparison. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28983–e28983. 780 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fangue, Nann A., Michael J. O’Donnell, Mary A. Sewell, et al.. (2010). A laboratory‐based, experimental system for the study of ocean acidification effects on marine invertebrate larvae. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 8(8). 441–452. 86 indexed citations

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