Richard W. Eppley

13.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
95 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Richard W. Eppley is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard W. Eppley has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Oceanography, 26 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Richard W. Eppley's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (71 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (31 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (17 papers). Richard W. Eppley is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (71 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (31 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (17 papers). Richard W. Eppley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Richard W. Eppley's co-authors include Bruce J. Peterson, Edward H. Renger, James J. McCarthy, Phillip R. Sloan, John Strickland, R Holmes, W. G. Harrison, M. M. Mullin, Michael M. Mullin and William H. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Richard W. Eppley

93 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Particulate organic matter flux and planktonic new production in the deep ocean

1979 2.0k citations Richard W. Eppley et al. profile →
HALF‐SATURATION CONSTANTS FOR UPTAKE OF NITRATE AND AMMONIUM BY MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON1

1969 939 citations Richard W. Eppley et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →
Sinking rates of marine phytoplankton measured with a fluorometer

1967 477 citations Richard W. Eppley, John Strickland et al. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology profile →
Primary productivity in the sea

1980 447 citations Richard W. Eppley profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard W. Eppley United States	50	8.8k	4.0k	2.3k	2.0k	1.1k	95	10.5k
Carl J. Lorenzen United States	34	7.1k 0.8×	3.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.4×	1.7k 0.8×	884 0.8×	39	10.1k
Osmund Holm‐Hansen United States	57	7.2k 0.8×	4.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	917 0.8×	128	10.0k
Richard C. Dugdale United States	52	9.0k 1.0×	4.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	456 0.4×	122	11.1k
Joel C. Goldman United States	41	4.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	76	6.3k
John H. Ryther United States	43	8.7k 1.0×	4.2k 1.1×	3.3k 1.5×	2.9k 1.4×	3.1k 2.8×	98	14.7k
G. E. Fogg United Kingdom	43	3.4k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	105	7.1k
Quay Dortch United States	38	5.4k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	3.5k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	467 0.4×	67	7.9k
Richard J. Geider United Kingdom	50	10.2k 1.2×	5.2k 1.3×	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	2.7k 2.5×	111	13.1k
Richard T. Barber United States	57	9.2k 1.0×	4.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	2.7k 1.3×	335 0.3×	114	11.8k
Theodore J. Smayda United States	42	6.2k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	3.4k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	415 0.4×	81	7.7k

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Ward, Bess B., K. A. Kilpatrick, Edward H. Renger, & Richard W. Eppley. (1989). Biological nitrogen cycling in the nitracline. Limnology and Oceanography. 34(3). 493–513. 151 indexed citations

Grande, Karen D., Peter J. LeB. Williams, John Marra, et al.. (1989). Primary production in the North Pacific gyre: a comparison of rates determined by the 14C, O2 concentration and 18O methods. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 36(11). 1621–1634. 80 indexed citations

Eppley, Richard W. & Edward H. Renger. (1988). Nanomolar increase in surface layer nitrate concentration following a small wind event. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 35(7). 1119–1125. 65 indexed citations

Eppley, Richard W., Freda M.H. Reid, John J. Cullen, Clinton D. Winant, & E. Stewart. (1984). Subsurface patch of a dinoflagellate (Ceratium tripos) off Southern California: Patch length, growth rate, associated vertically migrating species. Marine Biology. 80(2). 207–214. 34 indexed citations

Mullin, Michael M., et al.. (1984). Stable nitrogen isotopes in zooplankton: Some geographic and temporal variations in the North Pacific1. Limnology and Oceanography. 29(6). 1267–1273. 111 indexed citations

Cullen, John J., E. Stewart, Edward H. Renger, Richard W. Eppley, & Clinton D. Winant. (1983). Vertical motion of the thermocline, nitracline and chlorophyll maximum layers in relation to currents on the Southern California Shelf. Journal of Marine Research. 41(2). 239–262. 51 indexed citations

Eppley, Richard W., Peter Koeller, & Gordon G. Wallace. (1978). Stirring influences the phytoplankton species composition within enclosed columns of coastal sea water. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 32(3). 219–239. 40 indexed citations

Eppley, Richard W., J. H. Sharp, Edward H. Renger, M. J. Perry, & W. G. Harrison. (1977). Nitrogen assimilation by phytoplankton and other microorganisms in the surface waters of the central North Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology. 39(2). 111–120. 123 indexed citations

Harrison, W. G., Farooq Azam, Edward H. Renger, & Richard W. Eppley. (1977). Some experiments on phosphate assimilation by coastal marine plankton. Marine Biology. 40(1). 9–18. 54 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W., Edward H. Renger, & P. M. Williams. (1976). Chlorine reactions with seawater constituents and the inhibition of photosynthesis of natural marine phytoplankton. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science. 4(2). 147–161. 72 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W., et al.. (1970). INORGANIC NITROGEN ASSIMILATION OF DITYLUM BRIGHTWELLII, A MARINE PLANKTON DIATOM1,2. Journal of Phycology. 6(4). 344–351. 5 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W. & William H. Thomas. (1969). COMPARISON OF HALF‐SATURATION CONSTANTS FOR GROWTH AND NITRATE UPTAKE OF MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON ². Journal of Phycology. 5(4). 375–379. 217 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W., et al.. (1968). UPTAKE OF NITRATE AND NITRITE BY DITYLUM BRIGHTWELLII‐KINETICS AND MECHANISMS¹². Journal of Phycology. 4(2). 151–156. 131 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W., et al.. (1968). SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE VERTICAL MIGRATION OFDINOFLAGELLATES ¹². Journal of Phycology. 4(4). 333–340. 200 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W., et al.. (1966). Culture of the marine phytoplankter, Dunaliella tertiolecta, with light-dark cycles. Archives of Microbiology. 55(1). 66–80. 71 indexed citations

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Mullin, M. M., Phillip R. Sloan, & Richard W. Eppley. (1966). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CARBON CONTENT, CELL VOLUME, AND AREA IN PHYTOPLANKTON. Limnology and Oceanography. 11(2). 307–311. 382 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W.. (1959). Potassium Accumulation and Sodium Efflux by Porphyra perforata Tissues in Lithium and Magnesium Sea Water. The Journal of General Physiology. 43(1). 29–38. 10 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W.. (1958). POTASSIUM-DEPENDENT SODIUM EXTRUSION BY CELLS OF PORPHYRA PERFORATA, A RED MARINE ALGA. The Journal of General Physiology. 42(2). 281–288. 16 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W.. (1958). SODIUM EXCLUSION AND POTASSIUM RETENTION BY THE RED MARINE ALGA, PORPHYRA PERFORATA. The Journal of General Physiology. 41(5). 901–911. 36 indexed citations

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Higinbotham, Noe, et al.. (1953). Stimulation of Rubidium Absorption by Auxins. Science. 118(3061). 243–245. 11 indexed citations

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