Virginia Carter

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Virginia Carter is a scholar working on Ecology, Water Science and Technology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginia Carter has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 17 papers in Water Science and Technology and 15 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Virginia Carter's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (13 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (13 papers) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (11 papers). Virginia Carter is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (13 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (13 papers) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (11 papers). Virginia Carter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Belgium. Virginia Carter's co-authors include Nancy B. Rybicki, Kenneth A. Moore, J. Court Stevenson, Peter W. Bergstrom, Robert J. Orth, William C. Dennison, Richard A. Batiuk, Jurate M. Landwehr, Thai K. Van and A.H. Pieterse and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Limnology and Oceanography and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Virginia Carter

52 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Assessing Water Quality with Submersed Aquatic Vegetation

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Virginia Carter United States	21	1.2k	1.0k	435	322	231	54	1.9k
Nancy B. Rybicki United States	19	838 0.7×	489 0.5×	439 1.0×	191 0.6×	234 1.0×	48	1.2k
C. J. Crossland Australia	19	1.2k 0.9×	753 0.7×	205 0.5×	546 1.7×	127 0.5×	28	1.8k
G. C. Bate South Africa	25	897 0.7×	861 0.9×	298 0.7×	442 1.4×	230 1.0×	88	1.8k
Christopher J. Madden United States	23	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	337 0.8×	331 1.0×	131 0.6×	47	1.7k
Jennifer Hauxwell United States	21	1.7k 1.4×	2.0k 1.9×	488 1.1×	577 1.8×	283 1.2×	38	2.8k
Ole Vestergaard Kenya	10	844 0.7×	346 0.3×	529 1.2×	252 0.8×	174 0.8×	16	1.3k
Carmen Rojo Spain	23	860 0.7×	630 0.6×	1.0k 2.4×	154 0.5×	311 1.3×	111	1.7k
Candace A. Oviatt United States	28	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	300 0.7×	1.0k 3.2×	397 1.7×	57	2.4k
Stephen E. Davis United States	22	1.3k 1.1×	549 0.5×	253 0.6×	315 1.0×	169 0.7×	68	1.8k
R.M.M. Roijackers Netherlands	24	1.4k 1.1×	489 0.5×	1.3k 3.1×	282 0.9×	499 2.2×	57	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Virginia Carter

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virginia Carter

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20 of 20 papers shown

Carter, Virginia, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the fog: assessing fog collection potential and need as a complementary water resource in arid urban lands–the Alto Hospicio, Chile case. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 13. 2 indexed citations

Albornoz, Francisco, et al.. (2024). Soilless Production of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in the Atacama Desert Using Fog Water: Water Quality and Produce Mineral Composition. Horticulturae. 10(9). 957–957. 1 indexed citations

Albornoz, Francisco, et al.. (2023). Fog Water Collection for Local Greenhouse Vegetable Production in the Atacama Desert. Sustainability. 15(22). 15720–15720. 3 indexed citations

Hobbs, Rebecca J., Justine K. O’Brien, Line K. Bay, et al.. (2022). A decade of coral biobanking science in Australia - transitioning into applied reef restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 10 indexed citations

Carter, Virginia, Ben Derudder, & Cristián Henríquez. (2020). Assessing local governments’ perception of the potential implementation of biophilic urbanism in Chile: A latent class approach. Land Use Policy. 101. 105103–105103. 8 indexed citations

Wheeler, Stephen M., et al.. (2019). Mitigating Urban Heating in Dryland Cities: A Literature Review. Journal of Planning Literature. 34(4). 434–446. 31 indexed citations

Carter, Virginia, et al.. (2019). Aportes y desafíos del Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (SEIA) a la conservación de la biodiversidad en Chile. Investigaciones Geográficas. 9–9. 4 indexed citations

Hagedorn, Mary, Virginia Carter, Nikolas Zuchowicz, et al.. (2015). Effects of Toxic Compounds in Montipora capitata on Exogenous and Endogenous Zooxanthellae Performance and Fertilization Success. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0118364–e0118364. 14 indexed citations

Hagedorn, Mary, Virginia Carter, Nikolas Zuchowicz, et al.. (2015). Trehalose Is a Chemical Attractant in the Establishment of Coral Symbiosis. PLoS ONE. 10(1). e0117087–e0117087. 25 indexed citations

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Hagedorn, Mary, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Virginia Carter, et al.. (2012). First frozen repository for the Great Barrier Reef coral created. Cryobiology. 65(2). 157–158. 27 indexed citations

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Hagedorn, Mary, Virginia Carter, Jason P. Acker, et al.. (2012). Preserving and Using Germplasm and Dissociated Embryonic Cells for Conserving Caribbean and Pacific Coral. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33354–e33354. 39 indexed citations

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Rybicki, Nancy B. & Virginia Carter. (2002). Light and Temperature Effects on the Growth of Wild Celery and Hydrilla. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management. 40(2). 92–99. 18 indexed citations

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McConnaughey, Ted A., James W. LaBaugh, Donald O. Rosenberry, et al.. (1994). Carbon budget for a groundwater-fed lake: Calcification supports summer photosynthesis. Limnology and Oceanography. 39(6). 1319–1332. 99 indexed citations

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Carter, Virginia & Nancy B. Rybicki. (1994). Invasions and Declines of Submersed Macrophytes in the Tidal Potomac River and Estuary, the Currituck Sound-Back Bay System, and the Pamlico River Estuary. Lake and Reservoir Management. 10(1). 39–48. 5 indexed citations

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Carter, Virginia, et al.. (1991). Effects of Submersed Macrophytes on Dissolved Oxygen, pH, and Temperature under Different Conditions of Wind, Tide, and Bed Structure. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 6(2). 121–133. 34 indexed citations

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Carter, Virginia, John W. Barko, Gordon L. Godshalk, & Nancy B. Rybicki. (1988). Effects of Submersed Macrophytes on Water Quality in the Tidal Potomac River, Maryland. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 4(4). 493–501. 27 indexed citations

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Carter, Virginia & Nancy B. Rybicki. (1985). The effects of grazers and light penetration on the survival of transplants of Vallisneria americana Michs in the tidal Potomac River, Maryland. Aquatic Botany. 23(3). 197–213. 34 indexed citations

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Carter, Virginia, et al.. (1985). Data on the distribution and abundance of submersed aquatic vegetation in the tidal Potomac River and transition zone of the Potomac Estuary, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, 1983-1984. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations

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Carter, Virginia. (1978). Coastal Wetlands: Role of Remote Sensing. 1261–1283. 6 indexed citations

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Carter, Virginia, et al.. (1976). Great Dismal Swamp vegetative cover map. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 2 indexed citations

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