Tom Andersen

11.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
177 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Tom Andersen is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Andersen has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Oceanography, 88 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 66 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Tom Andersen's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (84 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (71 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (25 papers). Tom Andersen is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (84 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (71 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (25 papers). Tom Andersen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Finland and United States. Tom Andersen's co-authors include Dag O. Hessen, James J. Elser, Søren Erik Larsen, Jan‐Erik Thrane, Carlos M. Duarte, Jacob Carstensen, Emilio Hernández-Garcı́a, Timo Tamminen, Robert Ptáčník and Marcia Kyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Tom Andersen

172 papers receiving 8.5k 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.

Shifts in Lake N:P Stoichiometry and Nutrient Limitation Driven by Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition

2009 638 citations Tom Andersen, Dag O. Hessen et al. profile →
Ecological thresholds and regime shifts: approaches to identification

2008 589 citations Tom Andersen et al. profile →
Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus content of freshwater zooplankton

1991 489 citations Tom Andersen, Dag O. Hessen Limnology and Oceanography profile →
Diversity predicts stability and resource use efficiency in natural phytoplankton communities

2008 431 citations Robert Ptáčník, Tom Andersen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Andersen Norway	49	4.3k	4.2k	4.0k	1.6k	1.4k	177	8.9k
Craig E. Williamson United States	55	5.0k 1.2×	4.9k 1.2×	4.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	157	10.6k
Michael T. Brett United States	48	3.9k 0.9×	3.4k 0.8×	4.7k 1.2×	2.6k 1.6×	2.1k 1.4×	114	9.1k
James B. Cotner United States	46	2.9k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	4.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	125	9.2k
Tamar Zohary Israel	41	4.8k 1.1×	5.6k 1.3×	4.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	792 0.5×	123	8.8k
Rubén Sommaruga Austria	50	3.1k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	4.4k 1.1×	634 0.4×	709 0.5×	158	8.3k
Monika Winder Sweden	35	3.0k 0.7×	3.9k 0.9×	3.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	95	8.0k
Ellen van Donk Netherlands	62	8.4k 2.0×	5.6k 1.3×	6.7k 1.7×	2.6k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	213	14.0k
Kaj Sand‐Jensen Denmark	71	5.3k 1.3×	7.5k 1.8×	8.9k 2.2×	2.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	261	15.5k
Elena Litchman United States	49	3.7k 0.9×	6.5k 1.6×	4.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	99	10.3k
Justin D. Brookes Australia	50	4.8k 1.1×	3.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.6×	909 0.6×	908 0.6×	162	7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Andersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Andersen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nymark, Marianne, et al.. (2024). Skeletonema marinoi ecotypes show specific habitat‐related responses to fluctuating light supporting high potential for growth under photobioreactor light regime. New Phytologist. 243(1). 145–161. 2 indexed citations

Opdal, Anders Frugård, Christian Lindemann, Tom Andersen, et al.. (2024). Land use change and coastal water darkening drive synchronous dynamics in phytoplankton and fish phenology on centennial timescales. Global Change Biology. 30(5). e17308–e17308. 6 indexed citations

Hessen, Dag O., Tom Andersen, David I. Armstrong McKay, et al.. (2024). Lake ecosystem tipping points and climate feedbacks. Earth System Dynamics. 15(3). 653–669. 10 indexed citations

Titelman, Josefin, et al.. (2024). Outbreak conditions and impacts of parasites in copepod populations. Ecosphere. 15(12). 1 indexed citations

Šupraha, Luka, et al.. (2024). Optimal growth conditions of the haptophyte Chrysochromulina leadbeateri causing massive fish mortality in Northern Norway. Harmful Algae. 139. 102709–102709. 2 indexed citations

Heuschele, Jan, Tom Andersen, Bjørn Walseng, & Dag O. Hessen. (2023). Assessing climatic and spatial variables influencing zooplankton richness for space‐for‐time predictions. Freshwater Biology. 69(1). 64–73. 2 indexed citations

Opdal, Anders Frugård, Tom Andersen, Dag O. Hessen, Christian Lindemann, & Dag L. Aksnes. (2023). Tracking freshwater browning and coastal water darkening from boreal forests to the Arctic Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 8(4). 611–619. 16 indexed citations

Andersen, Tom, et al.. (2021). The effect of periodic disturbances and carrying capacity on the significance of selection and drift in complex bacterial communities. ISME Communications. 1(1). 53–53. 8 indexed citations

Wolf, Raoul, et al.. (2020). UV radiation affects antipredatory defense traits in Daphnia pulex. Ecology and Evolution. 10(24). 14082–14097. 6 indexed citations

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Andersen, Tom, et al.. (2017). Growth, stoichiometry and cell size; temperature and nutrient responses in haptophytes. PeerJ. 5. e3743–e3743. 21 indexed citations

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Uhlig, Silvio, et al.. (2015). Links between Genetic Groups, Indole Alkaloid Profiles and Ecology within the Grass-Parasitic Claviceps purpurea Species Complex. Toxins. 7(5). 1431–1456. 29 indexed citations

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Frigstad, Helene, et al.. (2011). Seasonal variation in marine C:N:P stoichiometry: can the composition of seston explain stable Redfield ratios?. 1 indexed citations

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Frigstad, Helene, et al.. (2011). Seasonal variation in marine C:N:P stoichiometry: can the composition of seston explain stable Redfield ratios?. Biogeosciences. 8(10). 2917–2933. 54 indexed citations

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Ptáčník, Robert, Tom Andersen, Pål Brettum, Liisa Lepistö, & Eva Willén. (2010). Regional species pools control community saturation in lake phytoplankton. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 277(1701). 3755–3764. 70 indexed citations

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Lydersen, Espen, Stig Uggerhøj Andersen, Tom Andersen, et al.. (2008). Ecosystem effects of thermal manipulation of a whole lake, Lake Breisjøen, southern Norway (THERMOS project). Hydrology and earth system sciences. 12(2). 509–522. 18 indexed citations

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Lignell, Risto, Jyri Seppälä, Pirjo Kuuppo, et al.. (2003). Beyond bulk properties: Responses of coastal summer plankton communities to nutrient enrichment in the northern Baltic Sea. Limnology and Oceanography. 48(1). 189–209. 66 indexed citations

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Hessen, Dag O., Tom Andersen, Pål Brettum, & B. Faafeng. (2003). Phytoplankton contribution to sestonic mass and elemental ratios in lakes: Implications for zooplankton nutrition. Limnology and Oceanography. 48(3). 1289–1296. 73 indexed citations

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Andersen, Tom, et al.. (2001). Heavy Metal Surveys in Nordic Lakes; Concentrations, Geographic Patterns and Relation to Critical Limits. AMBIO. 30(1). 2–10. 58 indexed citations

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Skjelkvåle, B.L., Tom Andersen, Eirik Fjeld, et al.. (2001). Heavy Metal Surveys in Nordic Lakes; Concentrations, Geographic Patterns and Relation to Critical Limits. AMBIO. 30(1). 2–2. 3 indexed citations

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Skjelkvåle, B.L., et al.. (2000). The 12-year report: Acidification of Surface Water in Europe and North America Trends, biological recovery and heavy metals (ICP Waters report 52/2000). Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 9 indexed citations

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