Rita A. Horner

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Rita A. Horner is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita A. Horner has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Oceanography, 13 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rita A. Horner's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (23 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (9 papers) and Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (8 papers). Rita A. Horner is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (23 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (9 papers) and Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (8 papers). Rita A. Horner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Rita A. Horner's co-authors include Beatrice C. Booth, Maurice Levasseur, Michel Gosselin, Patricia A. Wheeler, David Garrison, F. Gerald Plumley, Barbara M. Hickey, Takao Hoshiai, C. W. Sullivan and Michael Spindler and has published in prestigious journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and Progress In Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Rita A. Horner

39 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

New measurements of phytoplankton and ice algal production in the Arctic Ocean

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rita A. Horner United States	25	2.4k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	507	39	3.3k
Eva‐Maria Nöthig Germany	39	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	712 1.4×	106	3.6k
Philipp Assmy Norway	29	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	652 0.6×	423 0.8×	90	3.0k
David Garrison United States	30	2.5k 1.0×	736 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	743 0.7×	349 0.7×	55	3.2k
Karin Lochte Germany	34	2.8k 1.1×	648 0.5×	2.1k 1.8×	739 0.7×	610 1.2×	65	3.6k
Patricia A. Wheeler United States	42	4.4k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	2.3k 2.0×	997 0.9×	1.3k 2.5×	83	5.5k
C. W. Sullivan United States	29	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	351 0.3×	493 1.0×	43	3.1k
Evelyn J. Lessard United States	22	2.8k 1.1×	281 0.2×	1.5k 1.4×	856 0.8×	654 1.3×	28	3.4k
Richard B. Rivkin Canada	36	3.1k 1.3×	476 0.4×	1.9k 1.6×	615 0.6×	932 1.8×	87	3.9k
Patrick M. Holligan United Kingdom	26	3.1k 1.3×	707 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	403 0.4×	604 1.2×	32	3.5k
Eva Leu Norway	24	1.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	592 0.5×	769 1.5×	50	2.8k

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Garrison, David, et al.. (2013). (1998). Bloom Dynamics and Physiology of Domoic-Acid- Producing Pseudo-nitzschia Species. 36 indexed citations

Moore, Stephanie K., et al.. (2012). An Alexandrium Spp. Cyst Record from Sequim Bay, Washington State, USA, and its Relation to Past Climate Variability¹. Journal of Phycology. 48(3). 550–558. 18 indexed citations

Jin, Haiyan, et al.. (2012). Phytoplankton distribution in unusually low sea ice cover over the Pacific Arctic. Biogeosciences. 9(11). 4835–4850. 66 indexed citations

Horner, Rita A., et al.. (2010). Germination characteristics of Alexandrium catenella cysts from surface sediments in Quartermaster Harbor, Puget Sound, Washington, USA. Harmful Algae. 10(2). 216–223. 13 indexed citations

Horner, Rita A.. (2009). . Harmful Algae. 9(2). 240–241. 1 indexed citations

Leising, Andrew W., James J. Pierson, Claudia Halsband, Rita A. Horner, & James R. Postel. (2005). Copepod grazing during spring blooms: Does Calanus pacificus avoid harmful diatoms?. Progress In Oceanography. 67(3-4). 384–405. 60 indexed citations

Leising, Andrew W., Rita A. Horner, James J. Pierson, James R. Postel, & Claudia Halsband. (2005). The balance between microzooplankton grazing and phytoplankton growth in a highly productive estuarine fjord. Progress In Oceanography. 67(3-4). 366–383. 34 indexed citations

Leising, Andrew W., James J. Pierson, Claudia Halsband, Rita A. Horner, & James R. Postel. (2005). Copepod grazing during spring blooms: Can Pseudocalanus newmani induce trophic cascades?. Progress In Oceanography. 67(3-4). 406–421. 34 indexed citations

Horner, Rita A., James R. Postel, Claudia Halsband, et al.. (2005). Winter-spring phytoplankton blooms in Dabob Bay, Washington. Progress In Oceanography. 67(3-4). 286–313. 39 indexed citations

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Newton, Jan & Rita A. Horner. (2003). Use of phytoplankton species indicators to track the origin of phytoplankton blooms in Willapa Bay, Washington. Estuaries. 26(4). 1071–1078. 25 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A., Barbara M. Hickey, & James R. Postel. (2000). Pseudo-nitzschia blooms and physical oceanography off Washington State, USA. South African Journal of Marine Science. 22(1). 299–308. 24 indexed citations

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Boesch, Donald F., Donald M. Anderson, Rita A. Horner, et al.. (1997). Harmful algal blooms in coastal waters: options for prevention, control and mitigation. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 65 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A., David Garrison, & F. Gerald Plumley. (1997). Harmful algal blooms and red tide problems on the U.S. west coast. Limnology and Oceanography. 42(5part2). 1076–1088. 304 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A., Bjørn Gulliksen, Takao Hoshiai, et al.. (1992). Ecology of sea ice biota. Polar Biology. 12(3-4). 224 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A., Erik E. Syvertsen, D. Paul Thomas, & Carina B. Lange. (1988). Proposed terminology and reporting units for sea ice algal assemblages. Polar Biology. 8(4). 249–253. 57 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A., et al.. (1982). Relative Contributions of Ice Algae, Phytoplankton, and Benthic Microalgae to Primary Production in Nearshore Regions of the Beaufort Sea. ARCTIC. 35(4). 310 indexed citations

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Grant, W. Stewart & Rita A. Horner. (1976). GROWTH RESPONSES TO SALINITY VARIATION IN FOUR ARCTIC ICE DIATOMS^1,². Journal of Phycology. 12(2). 180–185. 44 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A., et al.. (1973). An in situ Method for Measuring Primary Productivity of Arctic Sea Ice Algae. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 30(6). 835–838. 33 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A.. (1973). Biology and ecology of plankton and ice organisms in coastal waters near Barrow, Alaska. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Horner, Rita A. & Vera Alexander. (1972). ALGAL POPULATIONS IN ARCTIC SEA ICE: AN INVESTIGATION OF HETEROTROPHY1,2. Limnology and Oceanography. 17(3). 454–458. 89 indexed citations

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