Robert B. Spies

2.2k total citations
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Spies is a scholar working on Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Spies has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Oceanography, 18 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 14 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Spies's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (16 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (15 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (13 papers). Robert B. Spies is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (16 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (15 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (13 papers). Robert B. Spies collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Robert B. Spies's co-authors include David W. Rice, Paul H. Davis, Paul A. Montagna, Dane Hardin, James S. Felton, James E. Bauer, Brian D. Andresen, David J. DesMarais, John Robert Ross and Daniel R. Oros and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Pollution and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Spies

46 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert B. Spies United States 24 641 431 415 397 312 46 1.5k
Richard J. Pruell United States 30 1.3k 2.0× 175 0.4× 656 1.6× 463 1.2× 280 0.9× 55 2.0k
Lennart Okla Sweden 21 1.0k 1.6× 164 0.4× 303 0.7× 282 0.7× 119 0.4× 34 1.3k
James S. Latimer United States 19 707 1.1× 421 1.0× 469 1.1× 346 0.9× 255 0.8× 30 1.5k
Sten‐Åke Wängberg Sweden 25 435 0.7× 662 1.5× 322 0.8× 416 1.0× 206 0.7× 39 1.6k
K. Kramer Netherlands 15 494 0.8× 214 0.5× 283 0.7× 280 0.7× 301 1.0× 35 1.2k
Denise Sanger United States 20 255 0.4× 369 0.9× 217 0.5× 581 1.5× 387 1.2× 45 1.3k
Ricardo Riso France 25 599 0.9× 663 1.5× 497 1.2× 520 1.3× 275 0.9× 74 1.8k
Yngve Zebühr Sweden 31 2.2k 3.4× 193 0.4× 713 1.7× 463 1.2× 447 1.4× 62 3.0k
Chul‐Hwan Koh South Korea 22 1.2k 1.8× 399 0.9× 845 2.0× 379 1.0× 212 0.7× 55 2.0k
Ross A. Jeffree Australia 22 604 0.9× 445 1.0× 323 0.8× 453 1.1× 560 1.8× 58 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spies, Robert B., et al.. (2017). The Montara Oil Spill: A 2009 Well Blowout in the Timor Sea. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 73(1). 55–62. 14 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B., et al.. (2016). An Overview of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem. Gulf of Mexico Science. 33(1). 13 indexed citations
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Kondolf, G. Mathias, Paul L. Angermeier, Kenneth W. Cummins, et al.. (2008). Projecting Cumulative Benefits of Multiple River Restoration Projects: An Example from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River System in California. Environmental Management. 42(6). 933–945. 38 indexed citations
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Thompson, Bruce, Cynthia L. Brown, Jennifer A. Hunt, et al.. (2006). Biological effects of anthropogenic contaminants in the San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Research. 105(1). 156–174. 44 indexed citations
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Oros, Daniel R., et al.. (2006). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in San Francisco Bay: A 10-year retrospective of monitoring in an urbanized estuary. Environmental Research. 105(1). 101–118. 76 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B.. (2006). Long-term Ecological Change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska. 83 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B., et al.. (1999). Integration of Digital Mock-Up and Multibody Simulation in the Product-Development Process. 5 indexed citations
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Günther, A., et al.. (1991). Status and Trends Report on Pollutants in the San Francisco Estuary. 16 indexed citations
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Montagna, Paul A., James E. Bauer, Dane Hardin, & Robert B. Spies. (1989). Vertical distribution of microbial and meiofaunal populations in sediments of a natural coastal hydrocarbon seep. Journal of Marine Research. 47(3). 657–680. 55 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B., James E. Bauer, & Dane Hardin. (1989). Stable isotope study of sedimentary carbon utilization by Capitella spp.: effects of two carbon sources and geochemical conditions during their diagenesis. Marine Biology. 101(1). 69–74. 8 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B., David W. Rice, & James S. Felton. (1988). Effects of organic contaminants on reproduction of the starry flounder Platichthys stellatus in San Francisco Bay. Marine Biology. 98(2). 181–189. 77 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B., David W. Rice, Paul A. Montagna, & Robert R. Ireland. (1985). Reproductive success, xenobiotic contaminants and hepatic mixed-function oxidase (MFO) activity in Platichthys stellatus populations from San Francisco Bay. Marine Environmental Research. 17(2-4). 117–121. 36 indexed citations
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Montagna, Paul A. & Robert B. Spies. (1985). Meiofauna and chlorophyll associated with Beggiatoa mats of a natural submarine petroleum seep. Marine Environmental Research. 16(4). 231–242. 29 indexed citations
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Stuermer, Daniel H., et al.. (1982). The hydrocarbons in the Isla Vista marine seep environment. Marine Chemistry. 11(5). 413–426. 23 indexed citations
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Davis, Paul H. & Robert B. Spies. (1980). Infaunal benthos of a natural petroleum seep: Study of community structure. Marine Biology. 59(1). 31–41. 50 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B., et al.. (1976). Uptake of copper by the polychaete Cirriformia spirabrancha in the presence of dissolved yellow organic matter of natural origin. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science. 4(5). 585–588. 12 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B.. (1975). Structure and function of the head in flabelligerid polychaetes. Journal of Morphology. 147(2). 187–207. 26 indexed citations
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Spies, Robert B.. (1973). The blood system of the flabelligerid polychaete Flabelliderma commensalis (Moore). Journal of Morphology. 139(4). 465–490. 17 indexed citations

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