Robert G. M. Spencer

23.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
246 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Robert G. M. Spencer is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. M. Spencer has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Oceanography, 101 papers in Ecology and 101 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Robert G. M. Spencer's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (145 papers), Climate change and permafrost (57 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (39 papers). Robert G. M. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (145 papers), Climate change and permafrost (57 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (39 papers). Robert G. M. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert G. M. Spencer's co-authors include Eran Hood, Jason B. Fellman, Peter J. Hernes, George R. Aiken, Aron Stubbins, Kenna D. Butler, Andy Baker, Travis W. Drake, Peter A. Raymond and David C. Podgorski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. M. Spencer

236 papers receiving 16.0k 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.

Fluorescence spectroscopy opens new windows into dissolved organic matter dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: A review

2010 1.1k citations Jason B. Fellman, Eran Hood et al. profile →
Measurement of Dissolved Organic Matter Fluorescence in Aquatic Environments: An Interlaboratory Comparison

2010 606 citations Robert G. M. Spencer et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Illuminated darkness: Molecular signatures of Congo River dissolved organic matter and its photochemical alteration as revealed by ultrahigh precision mass spectrometry

2010 577 citations Robert G. M. Spencer et al. profile →
Global Charcoal Mobilization from Soils via Dissolution and Riverine Transport to the Oceans

2013 458 citations Robert G. M. Spencer et al. profile →
Terrestrial carbon inputs to inland waters: A current synthesis of estimates and uncertainty

2017 458 citations Travis W. Drake, Robert G. M. Spencer et al. profile →
Glaciers as a source of ancient and labile organic matter to the marine environment

2009 442 citations Eran Hood, Jason B. Fellman et al. Nature profile →
Dissolved organic carbon and chromophoric dissolved organic matter properties of rivers in the USA

2012 375 citations Robert G. M. Spencer et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Unifying Concepts Linking Dissolved Organic Matter Composition to Persistence in Aquatic Ecosystems

2018 259 citations Anne M. Kellerman, David C. Podgorski et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
A new conceptual framework for the transformation of groundwater dissolved organic matter

2022 177 citations Robert G. M. Spencer, Amy M. McKenna et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert G. M. Spencer United States	64	8.3k	5.6k	5.6k	4.5k	2.5k	246	16.2k
Thomas S. Bianchi United States	70	8.9k 1.1×	4.4k 0.8×	7.4k 1.3×	4.0k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	268	16.2k
Laodong Guo United States	63	5.1k 0.6×	3.1k 0.5×	2.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	218	11.9k
Diane M. McKnight United States	78	7.1k 0.9×	4.8k 0.9×	8.6k 1.5×	7.5k 1.7×	1.8k 0.7×	309	23.0k
Rudolf Jaffé United States	62	6.4k 0.8×	2.3k 0.4×	4.2k 0.7×	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	177	12.1k
Adina Paytan United States	70	5.5k 0.7×	5.1k 0.9×	5.0k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	316	15.1k
Daniel J. Conley Sweden	69	8.7k 1.0×	3.8k 0.7×	5.5k 1.0×	6.1k 1.4×	2.7k 1.1×	212	19.2k
Robert G. Striegl United States	58	6.9k 0.8×	6.3k 1.1×	5.0k 0.9×	5.4k 1.2×	5.3k 2.1×	151	17.0k
Aron Stubbins United States	46	5.8k 0.7×	2.7k 0.5×	3.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	120	10.3k
Alfonso Mucci Canada	61	3.9k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	2.6k 0.5×	3.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	199	14.9k
Peter A. Raymond United States	71	10.9k 1.3×	6.5k 1.2×	7.6k 1.4×	7.3k 1.6×	6.2k 2.5×	183	22.5k

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Dean, Joshua, Gemma Coxon, Jack B. Bishop, et al.. (2025). Old carbon routed from land to the atmosphere by global river systems. Nature. 642(8066). 105–111. 9 indexed citations

Kurek, Martin R., et al.. (2024). Comparison of dissolved organic matter composition from various sorbents using ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry. Organic Geochemistry. 196. 104846–104846. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Chao, Tamlin M. Pavelsky, Ethan D. Kyzivat, et al.. (2023). Quantification of wetland vegetation communities features with airborne AVIRIS-NG, UAVSAR, and UAV LiDAR data in Peace-Athabasca Delta. Remote Sensing of Environment. 294. 113646–113646. 18 indexed citations

Podgorski, David C., et al.. (2023). Dispersant-enhanced photodissolution of macondo crude oil: A molecular perspective. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132558–132558. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Lei, Yonghong Wu, Junzhuo Liu, et al.. (2023). Importance of periphytic biofilms for carbon cycling in paddy fields: A review. Pedosphere. 34(1). 36–43. 15 indexed citations

Zhou, Lei, Yongqiang Zhou, Yunlin Zhang, et al.. (2023). Hydrological Controls on Dissolved Organic Matter Composition throughout the Aquatic Continuum of the Watershed of Selin Co, the Largest Lake on the Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(11). 4668–4678. 30 indexed citations

Zhou, Yongqiang, Lili Chen, Lei Zhou, et al.. (2023). Key factors driving dissolved organic matter composition and bioavailability in lakes situated along the Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China. Water Research. 233. 119782–119782. 25 indexed citations

Zhou, Lei, Yonghong Wu, Yongqiang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Terrestrial dissolved organic matter inputs drive the temporal dynamics of riverine bacterial ecological networks and assembly processes. Water Research. 249. 120955–120955. 34 indexed citations

Kellerman, Anne M., Tom J. Battin, Amy M. McKenna, et al.. (2023). A Tropical Cocktail of Organic Matter Sources: Variability in Supraglacial and Glacier Outflow Dissolved Organic Matter Composition and Age Across the Ecuadorian Andes. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 128(5). 3 indexed citations

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Liao, J., et al.. (2023). Seasonal hydrological change shaping the relationship between dissolved organic matter and land use in the middle reaches of the Yangtze river. Biogeochemistry. 163(3). 329–345. 5 indexed citations

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Vaughn, Derrick, Anne M. Kellerman, Kimberly P. Wickland, et al.. (2022). Bioavailability of dissolved organic matter varies with anthropogenic landcover in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Water Research. 229. 119357–119357. 36 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yongqiang, Lei Zhou, Yunlin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Rainstorms drive export of aromatic and concurrent bio-labile organic matter to a large eutrophic lake and its major tributaries. Water Research. 229. 119448–119448. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Yinghui, Peng Zhang, Chen He, et al.. (2022). Molecular signatures of soil-derived dissolved organic matter constrained by mineral weathering. Fundamental Research. 3(3). 377–383. 20 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yongqiang, Lei Zhou, Yunlin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Unraveling the Role of Anthropogenic and Natural Drivers in Shaping the Molecular Composition and Biolability of Dissolved Organic Matter in Non-pristine Lakes. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(7). 4655–4664. 66 indexed citations

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Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Rebecca T. Barnes, David Butman, et al.. (2021). How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth’s biogeochemistry. Biogeochemistry. 154(2). 323–348. 140 indexed citations

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Hawkings, Jon, Mark Skidmore, Jemma L. Wadham, et al.. (2020). Enhanced trace element mobilization by Earth’s ice sheets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(50). 31648–31659. 52 indexed citations

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Hood, Eran, Jason B. Fellman, & Robert G. M. Spencer. (2020). Glacier Loss Impacts Riverine Organic Carbon Transport to the Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(19). 27 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yongqiang, Yuan Li, Xiaolong Yao, et al.. (2019). Response of chromophoric dissolved organic matter dynamics to tidal oscillations and anthropogenic disturbances in a large subtropical estuary. The Science of The Total Environment. 662. 769–778. 36 indexed citations

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Bauters, Marijn, Travis W. Drake, Hans Verbeeck, et al.. (2018). High fire-derived nitrogen deposition on central African forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(3). 549–554. 50 indexed citations

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Mann, P. J., A. Davydova, N. Zimov, et al.. (2012). Controls on the composition and lability of dissolved organic matter in Siberia's Kolyma River basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(G1). 277 indexed citations

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