Steve L. Morton

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Steve L. Morton is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve L. Morton has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 44 papers in Oceanography and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Steve L. Morton's work include Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (48 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (44 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (16 papers). Steve L. Morton is often cited by papers focused on Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (48 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (44 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (16 papers). Steve L. Morton collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Steve L. Morton's co-authors include Mindy L. Richlen, Donald M. Anderson, Maria A. Faust, Anbiah Rajan, Jeffery A. Steevens, Geoffrey I. Scott, Dawn A. Karner Perkins, Meredith D.A. Howard, James M. Lazorchak and Bryan W. Brooks and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Environmental Health Perspectives and Nature Geoscience.

In The Last Decade

Steve L. Morton

70 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Are harmful algal blooms becoming the greatest inland water quality threat to public health and aquatic ecosystems?
    2016 472 citations Steve L. Morton et al. profile →

Peers

Steve L. Morton
Richard H. Pierce United States
Elisa Berdalet Spain
Grant C. Pitcher South Africa
Karen A. Steidinger United States
Lars Edler Sweden
L. Peperzak Netherlands
Bengt Karlson Sweden
Sibel Bargu United States
Cécile Bernard France
Nina Lundholm Denmark
Richard H. Pierce United States
Steve L. Morton
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Countries citing papers authored by Steve L. Morton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steve L. Morton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steve L. Morton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Steve L. Morton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Steve L. Morton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Steve L. Morton. Steve L. Morton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ougrin, Dennis, et al.. (2023). Where are we after a year? Providing responsive primary care for Ukrainian refugees. British Journal of General Practice. 73(730). 220–221. 3 indexed citations
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Porter, Kimberly A., Justin T. Jacob, M Forester, et al.. (2016). Case diagnosis and characterization of suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning in Alaska. Harmful Algae. 57(Pt B). 45–50. 25 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, et al.. (2016). Species composition and abundance of dinoflagellates from the coastal waters of Pakistan. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine. 4(6). 448–457. 1 indexed citations
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Hattenrath-Lehmann, Theresa K., M. Alejandra Marcoval, Jennifer A. Goleski, et al.. (2015). Nitrogenous Nutrients Promote the Growth and Toxicity of Dinophysis acuminata during Estuarine Bloom Events. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0124148–e0124148. 56 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, et al.. (2015). Growth rates of dinoflagellates along the Karachi coast assessed by the size fractionation method. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies. 44(3). 326–334. 3 indexed citations
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Morton, Steve L., et al.. (2014). Ecological studies of potential harmful dinoflagellates in Karachi, coastal waters of Pakistan. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut).
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Lewis, Richard J., et al.. (2013). Ecology of the ciguatera causing dinoflagellates from the Northern Great Barrier Reef: Changes in community distribution and coastal eutrophication. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 77(1-2). 210–219. 35 indexed citations
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Dong, Huansheng, Tarek M. Fahmy, Su Metcalfe, et al.. (2012). Immuno-Isolation of Pancreatic Islet Allografts Using Pegylated Nanotherapy Leads to Long-Term Normoglycemia in Full MHC Mismatch Recipient Mice. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e50265–e50265. 50 indexed citations
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Twiner, Michael J., Spencer E. Fire, Lori H. Schwacke, et al.. (2011). Concurrent Exposure of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to Multiple Algal Toxins in Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17394–e17394. 43 indexed citations
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Schnetzer, Astrid, Claudia R. Benitez‐Nelson, Clarissa R. Anderson, et al.. (2009). Rapid downward transport of the neurotoxin domoic acid in coastal waters. Nature Geoscience. 2(4). 272–275. 58 indexed citations
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Knorz, Michael C., et al.. (2008). Wavefront-guided Excimer Laser Vision Correction After Multifocal IOL Implantation. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 24(3). 274–279. 27 indexed citations
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Morton, Steve L., et al.. (2007). Identification of yessotoxin in mussels from the Caucasian Black Sea Coast of the Russian Federation. Toxicon. 50(4). 581–584. 22 indexed citations
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Weeramanthri, Tarun, et al.. (2003). The Northern Territory Preventable Chronic Disease Strategy - promoting an integrated and life course approach to chronic disease in Australia. Australian Health Review. 26(3). 31–42. 37 indexed citations
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Möeller, Peter, Steve L. Morton, S. Sivertsen, et al.. (2001). Current progress in isolation and characterization of toxins isolated from Pfiesteria piscicida.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(suppl 5). 739–743. 47 indexed citations
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Steidinger, Karen A., Jan H. Landsberg, Earnest W. Truby, et al.. (2001). Classification and identification of Pfiesteria and Pfiesteria-like species.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(suppl 5). 661–665. 16 indexed citations
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Morton, Steve L.. (1998). Modern Uses of Cultivated Algae. OpenSIUC (Southern Illinois University Carbondale). 1998(3). 2.
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Morton, Steve L., et al.. (1992). Effect of temperature, salinity and light intensity on the growth and seasonality of toxic dinoflagellates associated with ciguatera. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 157(1). 79–90. 131 indexed citations
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Morton, Steve L., et al.. (1978). Silica flour exposures in Ontario. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 39(4). 261–269. 4 indexed citations

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