Robert E. Hecky

22.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
200 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Hecky is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Hecky has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Ecology, 121 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 45 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Hecky's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (110 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (100 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers). Robert E. Hecky is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (110 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (100 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers). Robert E. Hecky collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Uganda. Robert E. Hecky's co-authors include Stephanie J. Guildford, Peter Kilham, David W. Schindler, Raymond H. Hesslein, Harvey A. Bootsma, Hedy Kling, S. E. M. Kasian, L. L. Hendzel, Everett Fee and Piet Verburg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Hecky

199 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Eutrophication of lakes cannot be controlled by reducing nitrogen input: Results of a 37-year whole-ecosystem experiment

2008 1.4k citations David W. Schindler, Robert E. Hecky et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton in freshwater and marine environments: A review of recent evidence on the effects of enrichment

1988 1.2k citations Robert E. Hecky, Peter Kilham Limnology and Oceanography profile →
Reducing Phosphorus to Curb Lake Eutrophication is a Success

2016 934 citations David W. Schindler, Robert E. Hecky et al. profile →
Total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and nutrient limitation in lakes and oceans: Is there a common relationship?

2000 750 citations Stephanie J. Guildford, Robert E. Hecky Limnology and Oceanography profile →
Contributions of Benthic Algae to Lake Food Webs as Revealed by Stable Isotope Analysis

1995 598 citations Robert E. Hecky, Raymond H. Hesslein Journal of the North American Benthological Society profile →
The nearshore phosphorus shunt: a consequence of ecosystem engineering by dreissenids in the Laurentian Great Lakes

2004 597 citations Robert E. Hecky, Stephanie J. Guildford et al. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences profile →
The stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in particulate matter of lakes and oceans

1993 497 citations Robert E. Hecky, P. Campbell et al. Limnology and Oceanography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Hecky Canada	63	9.5k	9.0k	4.9k	3.7k	2.4k	200	17.3k
Dag O. Hessen Norway	61	7.4k 0.8×	7.4k 0.8×	6.8k 1.4×	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	290	15.9k
Robert W. Sterner United States	56	8.5k 0.9×	7.2k 0.8×	5.3k 1.1×	5.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.4×	112	17.3k
Robert G. Wetzel United States	63	8.6k 0.9×	8.1k 0.9×	5.7k 1.1×	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	237	17.0k
Martin Søndergaard Denmark	73	10.2k 1.1×	13.8k 1.5×	7.3k 1.5×	5.2k 1.4×	3.3k 1.4×	300	20.8k
William M. Lewis United States	59	7.1k 0.7×	4.6k 0.5×	3.0k 0.6×	3.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	249	12.9k
D. W. Schindler Canada	66	5.9k 0.6×	8.4k 0.9×	4.5k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	126	14.9k
Brian Moss United Kingdom	61	8.3k 0.9×	9.7k 1.1×	4.7k 1.0×	3.7k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	211	16.4k
Torben L. Lauridsen Denmark	57	6.9k 0.7×	8.2k 0.9×	4.0k 0.8×	4.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	187	12.2k
Charles R. Goldman United States	56	4.6k 0.5×	5.2k 0.6×	3.8k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	240	10.7k
Bruce J. Peterson United States	59	11.9k 1.3×	5.7k 0.6×	6.7k 1.4×	3.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	105	20.5k

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Higgins, Scott N., Michael J. Paterson, Robert E. Hecky, et al.. (2017). Biological Nitrogen Fixation Prevents the Response of a Eutrophic Lake to Reduced Loading of Nitrogen: Evidence from a 46-Year Whole-Lake Experiment. Ecosystems. 21(6). 1088–1100. 57 indexed citations

Kishe, Mary A., J.C. van Rijssel, Amanda Poste, Robert E. Hecky, & Frans Witte. (2016). Stable isotope evidence from formalin–ethanol-preserved specimens indicates dietary shifts and increasing diet overlap in Lake Victoria cichlids. Hydrobiologia. 791(1). 155–173. 18 indexed citations

Hecky, Robert E., et al.. (2015). Awortwi et al.: Mixing and stratification relationship on phytoplankton of Lake Bosomtwe (Ghana) 43 West African Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 23(2), 2015: 43–62. The Relationship Between Mixing and Stratification Regime on the Phytoplankton of Lake Bo. West African Journal of Applied Ecology. 23(2). 43–62. 2 indexed citations

Hecky, Robert E., et al.. (2015). Changes in fish community structure associated with cage aquaculture in Lake Malawi, Africa. Aquaculture. 448. 8–17. 7 indexed citations

Paterson, Michael J., et al.. (2011). Comment: Lake 227 shows clearly that controlling inputs of nitrogen will not reduce or prevent eutrophication of lakes. Limnology and Oceanography. 56(4). 1545–1547. 52 indexed citations

Schindler, David W., Robert E. Hecky, D. L. Findlay, et al.. (2008). Eutrophication of lakes cannot be controlled by reducing nitrogen input: Results of a 37-year whole-ecosystem experiment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(32). 11254–11258. 1356 indexed citations breakdown →

Campbell, Linda M., Piet Verburg, D. George Dixon, & Robert E. Hecky. (2008). Mercury biomagnification in the food web of Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania, East Africa). The Science of The Total Environment. 402(2-3). 184–191. 80 indexed citations

Koeberl, Christian, B. Milkereit, J. T. Overpeck, et al.. (2006). An International and Multidisciplinary Drilling Project into a Young Complex Impact Structure: The 2004 ICDP Bosumtwi Impact Crater, Ghana, Drilling Project - An Overview. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 1859. 11 indexed citations

León, Luis F. De, Jörg Imberger, Ralph E. Smith, et al.. (2005). Modeling as a Tool for Nutrient Management in Lake Erie: a Hydrodynamics Study. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 31. 309–318. 74 indexed citations

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Makanga, Boris, et al.. (2004). Trophic structure and energy flow in fish communities of two lakes of the Lake Victoria Basin. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 9. 348–359. 4 indexed citations

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Campbell, Linda M., et al.. (2003). Variation and distribution of total mercury in water, sediment and soil from northern Lake Victoria, East Africa. Biogeochemistry. 65(2). 195–211. 34 indexed citations

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Campbell, Linda M., D. George Dixon, & Robert E. Hecky. (2003). A Review Of Mercury in Lake Victoria, East Africa: Implications for Human and Ecosystem Health. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B. 6(4). 325–356. 226 indexed citations

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Verschuren, Dirk, Thomas C. Johnson, Hedy Kling, et al.. (2002). History and timing of human impact on Lake Victoria, East Africa. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 269(1488). 289–294. 269 indexed citations

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Hecky, Robert E. & Raymond H. Hesslein. (1995). Contributions of Benthic Algae to Lake Food Webs as Revealed by Stable Isotope Analysis. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 14(4). 631–653. 598 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hecky, Robert E., David M. Rosenberg, & P. Campbell. (1994). The 25th Anniversary of the Experimental Lakes Area and the History of Lake 227. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 51(10). 2243–2246. 10 indexed citations

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Ogutu‐Ohwayo, R. & Robert E. Hecky. (1991). Fish Introductions in Africa and Some of Their implications. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 48(S1). 8–12. 71 indexed citations

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Hecky, Robert E.. (1984). Thermal and Optical Characteristics of Southern Indian Lake before, during, and after Impoundment and Churchill River Diversion. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 41(4). 579–590. 20 indexed citations

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Jackson, Togwell A. & Robert E. Hecky. (1980). Depression of Primary Productivity by Humic Matter in Lake and Reservoir Waters of the Boreal Forest Zone. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 37(12). 2300–2317. 155 indexed citations

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Hecky, Robert E.. (1975). The phytoplankton and primary productivity of Southern Indian Lake (Manitoba), a high latitude, riverine lake. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 19(1). 599–605. 8 indexed citations

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Hecky, Robert E. & Peter Kilham. (1973). DIATOMS IN ALKALINE, SALINE LAKES: ECOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL IMPLICATIONS1. Limnology and Oceanography. 18(1). 53–71. 174 indexed citations

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