Richard T. Barber

18.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Richard T. Barber is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard T. Barber has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Oceanography, 29 papers in Ecology and 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Richard T. Barber's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (85 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (54 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (34 papers). Richard T. Barber is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (85 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (54 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (34 papers). Richard T. Barber collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Peru. Richard T. Barber's co-authors include Francisco P. Chávez, Paul G. Falkowski, Victor Smetacek, John Marra, Richard C. Dugdale, Walker O Smith, Fei Chai, Steven T. Lindley, Kenneth H. Coale and M. R. Hiscock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Richard T. Barber

113 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Biogeochemical Controls and Feedbacks on Ocean Primary Production

1998 2.0k citations Richard T. Barber et al. profile →
Biological Consequences of El Niño

1983 579 citations Richard T. Barber et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard T. Barber United States	57	9.2k	4.5k	2.7k	2.0k	1.2k	114	11.8k
Victor Smetacek Germany	51	10.5k 1.1×	6.2k 1.4×	3.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.8×	128	15.3k
Edward A. Laws United States	56	7.9k 0.9×	5.2k 1.2×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.8×	236	12.2k
Richard C. Dugdale United States	52	9.0k 1.0×	4.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 1.9×	122	11.1k
Alice L. Alldredge United States	53	8.5k 0.9×	5.8k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.8×	76	12.2k
Michael R. Landry United States	63	11.6k 1.3×	7.5k 1.7×	3.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.4×	236	14.9k
Stephanie Dutkiewicz United States	53	6.5k 0.7×	3.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	135	9.5k
Dennis A. Hansell United States	59	10.3k 1.1×	5.3k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	141	12.9k
Osmund Holm‐Hansen United States	57	7.2k 0.8×	4.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	128	10.0k
Ricardo M. Letelier United States	47	8.4k 0.9×	5.2k 1.2×	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	108	10.2k
Walker O Smith United States	64	9.9k 1.1×	4.7k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	3.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.0×	195	11.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Marra, John, Richard T. Barber, E. M. Barber, et al.. (2020). A database of ocean primary productivity from the ¹⁴C method. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 6(2). 107–111. 17 indexed citations

Hiscock, M. R., Veronica P. Lance, Amy Apprill, et al.. (2008). Photosynthetic maximum quantum yield increases are an essential component of the Southern Ocean phytoplankton response to iron. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(12). 4775–4780. 56 indexed citations

Palter, Jaime B., M. Susan Lozier, & Richard T. Barber. (2005). The effect of advection on the nutrient reservoir in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Nature. 437(7059). 687–692. 162 indexed citations

Lance, Veronica P., M. R. Hiscock, Anna K. Hilting, et al.. (2002). Primary Productivity and Size-Fraction Shifts During an in situ Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization Experiment (SOFeX).. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

Barber, Richard T.. (2002). SOFeX: Southern Ocean Iron Experiments. An Overview of the Biological Responses.. AGUFM. 2002. 1 indexed citations

Dugdale, Richard C., et al.. (2001). The Impact of Diatoms on Climate Variability: Comparison of Model Output and Core Data for Opal and CO2. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 1 indexed citations

Shinn, Eugene A., Garriet W. Smith, Joseph M. Prospero, et al.. (2000). African dust and the demise of Caribbean Coral Reefs. Geophysical Research Letters. 27(19). 3029–3032. 276 indexed citations

Lindley, Steven T. & Richard T. Barber. (1998). Phytoplankton response to natural and experimental iron addition. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 45(6). 1135–1150. 34 indexed citations

Foley, David G., Tommy D. Dickey, Michael J. McPhaden, et al.. (1997). Longwaves and primary productivity variations in the equatorial pacific at 0°, 140dgW. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 44(9-10). 1801–1826. 64 indexed citations

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Marra, John, Richard T. Barber, Charles C. Trees, Zackary I. Johnson, & Christopher Kinkade. (1997). <title>Primary production and irradiance during an intermonsoon cruise to the Arabian Sea (November, 1995)</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2963. 302–307. 1 indexed citations

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Kirchman, David L., et al.. (1995). Biomass and biomass production of heterotrophic bacteria along 140°W in the equatorial Pacific: Effect of temperature on the microbial loop. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 42(2-3). 603–619. 106 indexed citations

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Lindley, Steven T., Robert R. Bidigare, & Richard T. Barber. (1995). Phytoplankton photosynthesis parameters along 140°W in the equatorial Pacific. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 42(2-3). 441–463. 80 indexed citations

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Yoder, James A., Steven G. Ackleson, Richard T. Barber, Pierre Flament, & William M. Balch. (1994). A line in the sea. Nature. 371(6499). 689–692. 276 indexed citations

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Barber, Richard T., et al.. (1984). Propagated temperature changes during onset and recovery of the 1982–83 El Niño. Nature. 309(5963). 47–49. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Walker O & Richard T. Barber. (1979). A CARBON BUDGET FOR THE AUTOTROPHIC CILIATE MESODINIUM RUBRUM¹. Journal of Phycology. 15(1). 27–33. 63 indexed citations

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Packard, Theodore T., Richard C. Dugdale, John J. Goering, & Richard T. Barber. (1977). Nitrate reductase activity in the subsurface waters of the Peru current. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 36(5). 763–772. 43 indexed citations

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Huntsman, Susan A. & Richard T. Barber. (1975). MODIFICATION OF PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH BY EXCRETED COMPOUNDS IN LOW‐DENSITY POPULATIONS¹. Journal of Phycology. 11(1). 10–13. 26 indexed citations

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Barber, Richard T., et al.. (1973). Effects of waste dumping in New York bight on the growth of natural populations of phytoplankton. Environmental Pollution (1970). 5(4). 237–252. 10 indexed citations

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Barber, Richard T. & Richard L. Haedrich. (1969). Gobies associated with a scattering layer off southwest Africa. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 16(1). 105–106. 6 indexed citations

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Barber, Richard T. & John H. Ryther. (1969). Organic chelators: Factors affecting primary production in the cromwell current upwelling. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 3(2). 191–199. 157 indexed citations

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