Thomas G. Bornman

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas G. Bornman is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas G. Bornman has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Oceanography, 31 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Thomas G. Bornman's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (15 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (13 papers). Thomas G. Bornman is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (15 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (13 papers). Thomas G. Bornman collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Poland. Thomas G. Bornman's co-authors include Janine B. Adams, Giuseppe Suaria, Stefano Aliani, Andrea Pierucci, Peter G. Ryan, Vonica Perold, Jasmine Lee, G. C. Bate, Renzo Perissinotto and Johann R. E. Lütjeharms and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Thomas G. Bornman

51 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation an... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2020 100 200 300 400
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. On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate
    2011 450 citations Lisa M. Beal, Wilhelmus P. M. de Ruijter et al. Nature profile →
  2. Microfibers in oceanic surface waters: A global characterization
    2020 370 citations Giuseppe Suaria, Vonica Perold et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers

Thomas G. Bornman
T.J. Tolhurst United Kingdom
Carl Van Colen Belgium
Charlotte Laufkötter Switzerland
Anusha Rajkaran South Africa
Ariane Arias‐Ortiz Spain
Joanna Norkko Finland
Melissa M. Foley United States
Jan Newton United States
Valéria da Silva Quaresma Brazil
Thomas J. Goreau United States
T.J. Tolhurst United Kingdom
Thomas G. Bornman
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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas G. Bornman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas G. Bornman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas G. Bornman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas G. Bornman 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 Thomas G. Bornman. Thomas G. Bornman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Venkatachalam, Siddarthan, et al.. (2024). DNA metabarcoding reveals distinct bacterial and phytoplankton assemblages in the Agulhas Current and the adjacent coastal shelf. Limnology and Oceanography. 69(11). 2760–2774. 1 indexed citations
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Siwe‐Noundou, Xavier, Daniel Petras, Gwynneth F. Matcher, et al.. (2024). Urban and agricultural influences on the coastal dissolved organic matter pool in the Algoa Bay estuaries. Chemosphere. 355. 141782–141782. 3 indexed citations
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Bornman, Thomas G., et al.. (2024). A Circum‐Antarctic Plankton Isoscape: Carbon Export Potential Across the Summertime Southern Ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 38(1). 7 indexed citations
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Bornman, Thomas G., et al.. (2024). Seasonal trends in Subantarctic plankton δ13C and δ15N are driven by phytoplankton dynamics and nutrient preference. Limnology and Oceanography. 69(11). 2547–2563. 1 indexed citations
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Hermes, Juliet, et al.. (2022). An investigation of sea level and circulation response during a coastal trapped wave event on the Eastern Agulhas Bank, South Africa. Continental Shelf Research. 240. 104698–104698. 4 indexed citations
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Potts, Warren M., et al.. (2022). A baseline assessment of coastal pH variability in a temperate South African embayment: implications for biological ocean acidification research. African Journal of Marine Science. 44(4). 367–381. 3 indexed citations
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Bornman, Thomas G., et al.. (2021). Summertime productivity and carbon export potential in the Weddell Sea, with a focus on the waters adjacent to Larsen C Ice Shelf. Biogeosciences. 18(22). 6031–6059. 8 indexed citations
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Bornman, Thomas G., et al.. (2021). Plankton community composition and productivity near the Subantarctic Prince Edward Islands archipelago in autumn. Limnology and Oceanography. 66(12). 4140–4158. 6 indexed citations
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Fawcett, Sarah E., et al.. (2020). Winter biogenic silica and diatom distributions in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 166. 103421–103421. 19 indexed citations
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Raw, Jacqueline L., et al.. (2020). Salt marsh elevation and responses to future sea-level rise in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 45(1-2). 49–64. 33 indexed citations
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Suaria, Giuseppe, Vonica Perold, Jasmine Lee, et al.. (2020). Microfibers in oceanic surface waters: A global characterization. Science Advances. 6(23). eaay8493–eaay8493. 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ryan, Peter G., Giuseppe Suaria, Vonica Perold, et al.. (2019). Sampling microfibres at the sea surface: The effects of mesh size, sample volume and water depth. Environmental Pollution. 258. 113413–113413. 82 indexed citations
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Dorrington, Rosemary A., Amanda T. Lombard, Thomas G. Bornman, et al.. (2018). Working together for our oceans: A marine spatial plan for Algoa Bay, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 114(3/4). 6–6. 27 indexed citations
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Adams, Janine B., et al.. (2017). Abiotic characteristics and microalgal dynamics in South Africa's largest estuarine lake during a wet to dry transitional phase. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 198. 236–248. 8 indexed citations
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Bornman, Thomas G., et al.. (2016). Relative sea-level rise and the potential for subsidence of the Swartkops Estuary intertidal salt marshes, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany. 107. 91–100. 31 indexed citations
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Halo, Issufo, Rosemary A. Dorrington, Thomas G. Bornman, Stephanie de Villiers, & Sarah E. Fawcett. (2016). South Africa in the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition: A multi-institutional and interdisciplinary scientific project. South African Journal of Science. 112(9/10). 4–4. 1 indexed citations
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Beal, Lisa M., Wilhelmus P. M. de Ruijter, Arne Biastoch, et al.. (2011). On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate. Nature. 472(7344). 429–436. 450 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sauer, WHH, et al.. (2008). Establishing a basis for ecosystem management in the western Indian Ocean. South African Journal of Science. 104. 417–420. 8 indexed citations

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