Stephen A. Macko

17.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
221 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen A. Macko is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen A. Macko has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Ecology, 77 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 66 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Stephen A. Macko's work include Isotope Analysis in Ecology (123 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (54 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (39 papers). Stephen A. Macko is often cited by papers focused on Isotope Analysis in Ecology (123 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (54 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (39 papers). Stephen A. Macko collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Africa. Stephen A. Macko's co-authors include Michael H. Engel, Marilyn L.F. Estep, Erik A. Hobbie, Robert R. Bidigare, P. E. Hare, J.A. Silfer, Mahlon C. Kennicutt, Herman H. Shugart, Michael Engel and Lixin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen A. Macko

220 papers receiving 13.0k 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.

Dependence of phytoplankton carbon isotopic composition on growth rate and [CO2)aq: Theoretical considerations and experimental results

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen A. Macko United States	67	7.7k	3.9k	3.7k	3.4k	1.9k	221	13.7k
Brian Fry United States	60	13.7k 1.8×	5.8k 1.5×	5.5k 1.5×	2.9k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	141	17.4k
Marilyn L. Fogel United States	66	9.0k 1.2×	2.6k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	3.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	227	15.8k
Carol Kendall United States	67	6.7k 0.9×	3.3k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	3.5k 1.0×	4.2k 2.2×	143	15.8k
Allan H. Devol United States	70	8.5k 1.1×	2.5k 0.6×	9.0k 2.4×	2.7k 0.8×	4.2k 2.2×	146	16.5k
André Mariotti France	71	7.7k 1.0×	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	3.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	174	17.3k
Fred T. Mackenzie United States	65	3.7k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	5.8k 1.6×	3.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	161	14.4k
André F. Lotter Netherlands	66	5.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	11.6k 3.4×	2.6k 1.4×	198	16.5k
Eitaro Wada Japan	40	6.6k 0.9×	2.5k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	924 0.5×	89	8.3k
Thomas S. Bianchi United States	70	7.4k 1.0×	2.4k 0.6×	8.9k 2.4×	4.4k 1.3×	4.0k 2.1×	268	16.2k
Douglas G. Capone United States	63	9.4k 1.2×	2.4k 0.6×	9.1k 2.5×	1.9k 0.5×	3.7k 1.9×	144	17.2k

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Macko, Stephen A., et al.. (2020). Tracking denitrification in green stormwater infrastructure with dual nitrate stable isotopes. The Science of The Total Environment. 747. 141281–141281. 23 indexed citations

Macko, Stephen A., et al.. (2016). Comparing Bayesian stable isotope mixing models: Which tools are best for sediments?. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

Waits, Lisette P., et al.. (2014). Coyote(Canis latrans)mammalian prey diet shifts in response to seasonal vegetation change. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 50(3). 343–360. 12 indexed citations

Becker, Erin L., Stephen A. Macko, Raymond W. Lee, & Charles R. Fisher. (2010). Stable isotopes provide new insights into vestimentiferan physiological ecology at Gulf of Mexico cold seeps. Die Naturwissenschaften. 98(2). 169–174. 16 indexed citations

Shaner, Pei‐Jen Lee, Michael A. Bowers, & Stephen A. Macko. (2007). GIVING-UP DENSITY AND DIETARY SHIFTS IN THE WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE, PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS. Ecology. 88(1). 87–95. 25 indexed citations

Macko, Stephen A., et al.. (2005). Nitrogen Uptake Preferences by Plants in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

Macko, Stephen A., et al.. (2005). Evapoconcentration not an indicator of nitrate in Kansas ground water. GeCAS. 69(10). 1 indexed citations

Järnegren, Johanna, Craig Tobias, Stephen A. Macko, & Craig M. Young. (2005). Egg Predation Fuels Unique Species Association at Deep-Sea Hydrocarbon Seeps. Biological Bulletin. 209(2). 87–93. 20 indexed citations

Billmark, K., Robert Swap, & Stephen A. Macko. (2005). Stable isotope and GC/MS characterization of southern African aerosols : research letter. South African Journal of Science. 101. 177–179. 7 indexed citations

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Macko, Stephen A., et al.. (2004). Real-time interactive environmental teleducation between the United States and southern Africa : news and views. South African Journal of Science. 100. 5–8. 1 indexed citations

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Macko, Stephen A., et al.. (2004). Use of Nitrogen-15 Isotope Method in Soils and Ground Water to Determine Potential Nitrogen Sources Affecting a Municipal Water Supply in Kansas, USA. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Swap, Robert, Julieta N. Aranibar, P. R. Dowty, William Gilhooly, & Stephen A. Macko. (2003). Natural abundance of ¹³C and ¹⁵N in C₃ and C₄ vegetation of southern Africa: patterns and implications. Global Change Biology. 10(3). 350–358. 227 indexed citations

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Haramis, G. Michael, et al.. (2001). Stable-Isotope Analysis of Canvasback Winter Diet in Upper Chesapeake Bay. The Auk. 118(4). 1008–1017. 20 indexed citations

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Aranibar, Julieta N., Stephen A. Macko, Iris C. Anderson, et al.. (2001). Does Nutrient Dynamics Determine C3-C4 Plant Abundance in Southern African Ecosystems?. AGUFM. 2001. 1 indexed citations

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Macko, Stephen A., et al.. (2001). Diets of Nesting Laughing Gulls (Larus atricilla) at the Virginia Coast Reserve: Observations from Stable Isotope Analysis. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 37(1). 67–88. 18 indexed citations

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Fisher, C. R., Ian R. MacDonald, Roger Sassen, et al.. (2000). Methane Ice Worms: Hesiocaeca methanicola Colonizing Fossil Fuel Reserves. Die Naturwissenschaften. 87(4). 184–187. 68 indexed citations

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MacAvoy, S. E., et al.. (2000). Marine nutrient contributions to freshwater apex predators. Oecologia. 122(4). 568–568. 86 indexed citations

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Hobbie, Erik A., Stephen A. Macko, & Herman H. Shugart. (1999). Insights into nitrogen and carbon dynamics of ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi from isotopic evidence. Oecologia. 118(3). 353–353. 251 indexed citations

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Engel, Michael H., Stephen A. Macko, & J.A. Silfer. (1990). Carbon isotope composition of individual amino acids in the Murchison meteorite. Nature. 348(6296). 47–49. 198 indexed citations

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Zieman, J. C., Stephen A. Macko, & Aaron L. Mills. (1984). Role of seagrasses and mangroves in estuarine food webs: temporal and spatial changes in stable isotope composition and amino acid content during decomposition. Bulletin of Marine Science. 35(3). 380–392. 148 indexed citations

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