Shubha Sathyendranath

23.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
242 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Shubha Sathyendranath is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shubha Sathyendranath has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Oceanography, 83 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 75 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Shubha Sathyendranath's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (201 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (80 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (73 papers). Shubha Sathyendranath is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (201 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (80 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (73 papers). Shubha Sathyendranath collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Shubha Sathyendranath's co-authors include Trevor Platt, Carla Caverhill, Louis Marie Prieur, Alan R. Longhurst, Nicolas Hoepffner, Venetia Stuart, Robert J. W. Brewin, T. Platt, T. J. Jackson and Emmanuel Devred and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Shubha Sathyendranath

234 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

An estimate of global primary production in the ocean fro... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1995 1981 2005 1988 2021 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. An estimate of global primary production in the ocean from satellite radiometer data
    1995 1.1k citations Shubha Sathyendranath, Trevor Platt et al. profile →
  2. An optical classification of coastal and oceanic waters based on the specific spectral absorption curves of phytoplankton pigments, dissolved organic matter, and other particulate materials1
    1981 676 citations Shubha Sathyendranath et al. profile →
  3. Ecosystem dynamics based on plankton functional types for global ocean biogeochemistry models
    2005 644 citations Trevor Platt, Shubha Sathyendranath et al. profile →
  4. Oceanic Primary Production: Estimation by Remote Sensing at Local and Regional Scales
    1988 528 citations Trevor Platt, Shubha Sathyendranath profile →
  5. Widespread phytoplankton blooms triggered by 2019–2020 Australian wildfires
    2021 170 citations Shubha Sathyendranath, T. J. Jackson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shubha Sathyendranath United Kingdom 63 11.9k 4.6k 4.5k 1.9k 1.5k 242 14.1k
Annick Bricaud France 47 10.1k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 2.7k 1.5× 1.5k 1.0× 85 11.9k
B. Greg Mitchell United States 53 8.5k 0.7× 2.7k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 150 10.4k
Charles R. McClain United States 61 12.7k 1.1× 5.8k 1.3× 4.5k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 3.5k 2.3× 217 15.8k
Emmanuel Boss United States 69 13.5k 1.1× 4.6k 1.0× 4.6k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 246 16.7k
Trevor Platt Canada 62 13.2k 1.1× 4.7k 1.0× 5.6k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 207 15.9k
André Morel France 38 11.5k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 3.8k 0.8× 2.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 69 13.4k
Marcel Babin France 57 9.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 3.0k 2.0× 193 11.7k
Hervé Claustre France 71 15.4k 1.3× 3.6k 0.8× 6.7k 1.5× 1.8k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 217 17.8k
Dariusz Stramski United States 49 8.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 951 0.6× 133 9.4k
Kendall L. Carder United States 48 10.7k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.7× 1.4k 1.0× 138 12.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shubha Sathyendranath

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sun, Xuerong, Robert J. W. Brewin, Shubha Sathyendranath, et al.. (2024). Coupling ecological concepts with an ocean-colour model: Parameterisation and forward modelling. Remote Sensing of Environment. 316. 114487–114487.
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Sathyendranath, Shubha, T. J. Jackson, Dariusz Stramski, et al.. (2024). Comparison of ocean-colour algorithms for particulate organic carbon in global ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 7 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Bror, Christopher L. Follett, Jacob Bien, et al.. (2023). Using Probability Density Functions to Evaluate Models (PDFEM, v1.0) to compare a biogeochemical model with satellite-derived chlorophyll. Geoscientific model development. 16(16). 4639–4657. 1 indexed citations
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Bouman, Heather A., Michael W. Lomas, Shubha Sathyendranath, et al.. (2023). Ecophysiological basis of spatiotemporal patterns in picophytoplankton pigments in the global ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 4 indexed citations
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Kostadinov, Tihomir S., Xiaodong Zhang, Stéphane Maritorena, et al.. (2023). Ocean color algorithm for the retrieval of the particle size distribution and carbon-based phytoplankton size classes using a two-component coated-sphere backscattering model. Ocean science. 19(3). 703–727. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Xuerong, Robert J. W. Brewin, Shubha Sathyendranath, et al.. (2022). Coupling ecological concepts with an ocean-colour model: Phytoplankton size structure. Remote Sensing of Environment. 285. 113415–113415. 7 indexed citations
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Anas, Abdulaziz, K. S. Krishna, Grinson George, et al.. (2021). Dynamics of Vibrio cholerae in a Typical Tropical Lake and Estuarine System: Potential of Remote Sensing for Risk Mapping. Remote Sensing. 13(5). 1034–1034. 21 indexed citations
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Roy, Rajdeep, Chiranjivi Jayaram, Priya M. D’Costa, et al.. (2021). Seasonality in carbon chemistry of Cochin backwaters. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 46. 101893–101893. 4 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Bror, Shubha Sathyendranath, & Trevor Platt. (2020). Trends in Winter Light Environment Over the Arctic Ocean: A Perspective From Two Decades of Ocean Color Data. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(16). 6 indexed citations
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Racault, Marie‐Fanny, Abdulaziz Anas, Grinson George, et al.. (2019). Environmental Reservoirs of Vibrio cholerae: Challenges and Opportunities for Ocean-Color Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing. 11(23). 2763–2763. 26 indexed citations
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Brewin, Robert J. W., Stefano Ciavatta, Shubha Sathyendranath, et al.. (2019). The Influence of Temperature and Community Structure on Light Absorption by Phytoplankton in the North Atlantic. Sensors. 19(19). 4182–4182. 18 indexed citations
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Brewin, Robert J. W., Joseph D. Phillips, Abdulaziz Anas, et al.. (2019). A Printable Device for Measuring Clarity and Colour in Lake and Nearshore Waters. Sensors. 19(4). 936–936. 30 indexed citations
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Bouman, Heather A., Trevor Platt, Martina A. Doblin, et al.. (2018). Photosynthesis–irradiance parameters of marine phytoplankton: synthesis of a global data set. Earth system science data. 10(1). 251–266. 73 indexed citations
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Merchant, Christopher J., Frank Paul, Thomas Popp, et al.. (2017). Uncertainty information in climate data records from Earth observation. Earth system science data. 9(2). 511–527. 105 indexed citations
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Merchant, Christopher J., Frank Paul, Thomas Popp, et al.. (2017). Uncertainty information in climate data records from Earth observation. 7 indexed citations
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Mélin, Frédéric, Vincent Vantrepotte, Andrei Chuprin, et al.. (2016). Global Trends in Chlorophyll Concentration Observed with the Satellite Ocean Colour Data Record. 740. 57. 3 indexed citations
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Brotas, Vanda, André Valente, André B. Couto, et al.. (2014). In-situ databases and comparison of ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI) products with precursor data, towards an integrated approach for ocean colour validation and climate studies. EGUGA. 13216. 3 indexed citations
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Gobron, Nadine, Berrien Moore, Masakatsu Nakajima, et al.. (2014). CEOS Strategy for Carbon Observations from Space. cosp. 40. 9 indexed citations
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Sathyendranath, Shubha & Trevor Platt. (2007). Spectral effects in bio-optical control on the ocean system. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 41 indexed citations
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Sathyendranath, Shubha & Trevor Platt. (1991). Angular distribution of the submarine light field: modification by multiple scattering. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 433(1888). 287–297. 8 indexed citations

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