Walker O Smith

16.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
195 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Walker O Smith is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Walker O Smith has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Oceanography, 61 papers in Ecology and 55 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Walker O Smith's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (160 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (95 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (59 papers). Walker O Smith is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (160 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (95 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (59 papers). Walker O Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Walker O Smith's co-authors include David M. Nelson, Michael S. Dinniman, Hugh W. Ducklow, Giacomo R. DiTullio, Louis Gordon, Richard T. Barber, John M. Klinck, David J. DeMaster, David G. Ainley and Vernon Asper and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Walker O Smith

194 papers receiving 11.2k citations

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Temperature effects on export production in the open ocean

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Distributions of nutrients, trace metals, phytoplankton composition, and elemental consumption in the Ross and Amundsen Seas 2024 ·Marine Chemistry ·(unknown), Ruifeng Zhang, ⎜Zhuoyi Zhu, Jun Zhao, Zhu Zhu, Ziang Li, (unknown), Zhaoru Zhang, Yu Zhang, Meng Zhou, Seth G. John, Walker O Smith	2
2	The seasonal patterns of hydrographic and biogeochemical variables in the Ross Sea: A BGC-Argo analysis 2024 ·Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ·(unknown), Walker O Smith, Yisen Zhong, Stephen C. Riser, Kenneth S. Johnson, Lynne D. Talley	2
3	Re-evaluating winter carbon sink in Southern Ocean by recovering MODIS-Aqua chlorophyll-a product at high solar zenith angles 2024 ·ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Zhaoru Zhang, Jianfeng He, Walker O Smith, Na Liu, Chengfeng Le	1
4	Ecological investigations of giant Phaeocystis colonies in Viet Nam: II. Photosynthesis—irradiance characteristics and nitrogen uptake 2024 ·Journal of Phycology ·(unknown), Walker O Smith, (unknown), Doan Nhu Hai, Nguyễn Ngọc Lâm	1
5	Ecological investigations of giant Phaeocystis colonies in Viet Nam: I. Cell abundance and elemental composition 2024 ·Journal of Phycology ·(unknown), Walker O Smith, (unknown), Doan Nhu Hai, Nguyễn Ngọc Lâm, Jinxiu Wang	1
6	Revisiting Winter Southern Ocean CO ₂ Uptake Based on CALIPSO Observations 2024 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), Ke Zhang, Zhaoru Zhang, Walker O Smith, Jianfeng He, Na Liu, Chengfeng Le	1
7	Elucidating colony bloom formation mechanism of a harmful alga Phaeocystis globosa (Prymnesiophyceae) using metaproteomics 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Shufeng Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Dongxu Li, Hao Zhang, Kun Zhang, Lin Lin, Siqi Liu, Walker O Smith, Dazhi Wang	9
8	Primary productivity measurements in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: a regional synthesis 2022 ·Earth system science data ·Walker O Smith	9
9	The impact assessment of desalination plant discharges on heavy metal pollution in the coastal sediments of the Persian Gulf 2022 ·Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Moslem Sharifinia, Mehrzad Keshavarzifard, (unknown), Mohammad Hossein Khanjani, Chee Kong Yap, Walker O Smith, (unknown), (unknown)	22
10	Sea‐ice microbial communities in the Central Arctic Ocean: Limited responses to short‐term pCO₂ perturbations 2021 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Anders Torstensson, (unknown), (unknown), Walker O Smith, Elizabeth H. Shadwick, Shelly D. Carpenter, Francesco Bolinesi, Jody W. Deming	9
11	Primary productivity measurements in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: A regional synthesis 2021 ·Walker O Smith	2
12	A database of ocean primary productivity from the ¹⁴C method 2020 ·Limnology and Oceanography Letters ·John Marra, Richard T. Barber, E. M. Barber, Robert R. Bidigare, W. S. Chamberlin, Ralf Goericke, (unknown), M. R. Hiscock, Rodolfo Iturriaga, Zackary I. Johnson, Dale A. Kiefer, Christopher Kinkade, (unknown), Veronica P. Lance, Chris Langdon, Zhongping Lee, M. J. Perry, Walker O Smith, Robert Vaillancourt, María Laura Zoffoli	17
13	Chlorophyll a in Antarctic sea ice from historical ice core data 2012 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Klaus M Meiners, Martin Vancoppenolle, (unknown), Gerhard Dieckmann, David N. Thomas, Jean‐Louis Tison, Kevin R. Arrigo, David Garrison, Andrew McMinn, Delphine Lannuzel, Pier van der Merwe, (unknown), Walker O Smith, I. A. Melnikov, B. Raymond	87
14	Using gliders to study a phytoplankton bloom in the Ross Sea, antarctica 2011 ·Aquila Digital Community (University of Southern Mississippi) ·Vernon Asper, Walker O Smith, Craig Lee, Jason I. Gobat, Karen J. Heywood, Bastien Y. Queste, Michael S. Dinniman	10
15	Synergistic effects of iron and temperature on Antarctic plankton assemblages 2009 ·Julie M. Rose, Yuanyuan Feng, Giacomo R. DiTullio, Robert B. Dunbar, C. E. Hare, (unknown), Maeve C. Lohan, Matthew C. Long, Walker O Smith, B. M. Sohst, Sasha Tozzi, (unknown), David A. Hutchins	1
16	Primary Productivity and Size-Fraction Shifts During an in situ Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization Experiment (SOFeX). 2002 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Veronica P. Lance, M. R. Hiscock, Anna K. Hilting, (unknown), (unknown), Sara J. Tanner, Amy Apprill, Walker O Smith, Richard T. Barber	1
17	Workshop highlights iron dynamics in ocean carbon cycle 2002 ·Eos ·Kenneth S. Johnson, J. Keith Moore, Walker O Smith	10
18	Hydrography, nutrients, and carbon pools in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean: Implications for carbon flux 2001 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Kendra L. Daly, Walker O Smith, Gregory C. Johnson, Giacomo R. DiTullio, David R. Jones, Calvin W. Mordy, Richard A. Feely, Dennis A. Hansell, Jia‐Zhong Zhang	28
19	The US Southern Ocean Joint Global Ocean Flux Study: Volume Two 2001 ·Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ·Robert F. Anderson, Walker O Smith	9
20	Chemistry, biology, and geology 1990 ·Academic Press eBooks ·Walker O Smith	17

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