Peter J. S. Franks

8.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
130 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Peter J. S. Franks is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. S. Franks has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Oceanography, 39 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Peter J. S. Franks's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (75 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (55 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (30 papers). Peter J. S. Franks is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (75 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (55 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (30 papers). Peter J. S. Franks collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. Peter J. S. Franks's co-authors include Pascal Rivière, Marina Lévy, Changsheng Chen, Jules S. Jaffe, Arthur J. Miller, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Steven J. Bograd, K. Shafer Smith, Niklas Schneider and Glenn R. Flierl and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. S. Franks

126 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

North Pacific Gyre Oscillation links ocean climate and ecosystem change

2008 957 citations Peter J. S. Franks, Pascal Rivière et al. profile →
Biological Impacts of the 2013–2015 Warm-Water Anomaly in the Northeast Pacific: Winners, Losers, and the Future

2016 520 citations Peter J. S. Franks et al. profile →
Bringing physics to life at the submesoscale

2012 377 citations Marina Lévy, Peter J. S. Franks et al. profile →
The role of submesoscale currents in structuring marine ecosystems

2018 290 citations Marina Lévy, Peter J. S. Franks et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter J. S. Franks

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phytoplankton Responses to Mesoscale and Submesoscale Processes in a Tropical Meander 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·(unknown), Ilson Carlos Almeida da Silveira, Amit Tandon, Peter J. S. Franks, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frederico Pereira Brandini	5
2	A juvenile journey: Using a highly resolved 3D mooring array to investigate the roles of wind and internal tide forcing in across‐shore larval transport 2024 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·(unknown), Jennifer MacKinnon, Peter J. S. Franks, (unknown), Amy F. Waterhouse, (unknown), John A. Colosi, Jamie MacMahan	1
3	Shortcomings of the dissipation rate for understanding the turbulent environment of plankton—And a potential solution 2024 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Peter J. S. Franks, (unknown)	0
4	Phytoplankton Patches at Oceanic Fronts Are Linked to Coastal Upwelling Pulses: Observations and Implications in the California Current System 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·(unknown), Peter J. S. Franks	10
5	Rapid phytoplankton response to wind forcing influences productivity in upwelling bays 2023 ·Limnology and Oceanography Letters ·(unknown), Peter J. S. Franks, Bieito Fernández Castro, Miguel Gilcoto, Antonio Fuentes‐Lema, María Pérez‐Lorenzo, Emilio Fernández, Beatriz Mouriño‐Carballido	6
6	Oceanic turbulence from a planktonic perspective 2021 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Peter J. S. Franks, (unknown), Jennifer MacKinnon, Matthew H. Alford, Amy F. Waterhouse	26
7	A view of physical mechanisms for transporting harmful algal blooms to Massachusetts Bay 2020 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Yu Zhang, Changsheng Chen, Pengfei Xue, Robert C. Beardsley, Peter J. S. Franks	10
8	Timing is everything: Drivers of interannual variability in blue whale migration 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Lisa T. Ballance, Ana Širović, (unknown), Mark D. Ohman, John A. Hildebrand, Peter J. S. Franks	61
9	Effects of warming and eutrophication on coastal phytoplankton production 2019 ·Harmful Algae ·Kyung Ha Lee, Hae Jin Jeong, Kitack Lee, Peter J. S. Franks, Kyeong Ah Seong, Sung Yeon Lee, Moo Joon Lee, Se Hyeon Jang, Éric Potvin, An Suk Lim, Eun Young Yoon, Yeong Du Yoo, Nam Seon Kang, Kwang Young Kim	31
10	The role of submesoscale currents in structuring marine ecosystems breakdown → 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Marina Lévy, Peter J. S. Franks, K. Shafer Smith	290
11	Crossing the line: Tunas actively exploit submesoscale fronts to enhance foraging success 2017 ·Limnology and Oceanography Letters ·(unknown), Peter J. S. Franks, Lynne D. Talley, Yi Xu, Suzanne Kohin	36
12	A swarm of autonomous miniature underwater robot drifters for exploring submesoscale ocean dynamics 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Jules S. Jaffe, Peter J. S. Franks, Paul L. D. Roberts, Diba Mirza, Curt Schurgers, Ryan Kastner, (unknown)	118
13	California Coastal Upwelling Onset Variability: Cross-Shore and Bottom-Up Propagation in the Planktonic Ecosystem 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Fanny Chenillat, Pascal Rivière, Xavier Capet, Peter J. S. Franks, Bruno Blanke	30
14	Sensor platforms for multimodal underwater monitoring 2012 ·Ryan Kastner, Albert Y. Lin, Curt Schurgers, Jules S. Jaffe, Peter J. S. Franks, Brent S. Stewart	9
15	Cryptic peaks: invisible vertical structure in fluorescent particles revealed using a planar laser imaging fluorometer 2010 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Jennifer C. Prairie, Peter J. S. Franks, Jules S. Jaffe	29
16	Mechanisms and models of iridium anomaly shape across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary 2010 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Pincelli M. Hull, Peter J. S. Franks, Richard D. Norris	23
17	Planktonic ecosystem models: perplexing parameterizations and a failure to fail 2009 ·Journal of Plankton Research ·Peter J. S. Franks	89
18	BACTERIA‐INDUCED MOTILITY REDUCTION IN LINGULODINIUM POLYEDRUM (DINOPHYCEAE)¹ 2008 ·Journal of Phycology ·Xavier Mayali, Peter J. S. Franks, Yuji Tanaka, Farooq Azam	25
19	AUE: An Autonomous Float for Monitoring the Upper Water Column 2007 ·OCEANS 2007 - Europe ·Jules S. Jaffe, (unknown), Curt Schurgers, Diba Mirza, Peter J. S. Franks, Paul L. D. Roberts, (unknown)	6
20	Model study of the cross‐frontal water exchange on Georges Bank: A three‐dimensional Lagrangian experiment 2003 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Changsheng Chen, Qichun Xu, Robert C. Beardsley, Peter J. S. Franks	15

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