Wayne W. Carmichael

25.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
168 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Wayne W. Carmichael is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne W. Carmichael has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 45 papers in Oceanography and 44 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Wayne W. Carmichael's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (115 papers), Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (57 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (44 papers). Wayne W. Carmichael is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (115 papers), Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (57 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (44 papers). Wayne W. Carmichael collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Finland. Wayne W. Carmichael's co-authors include Jisi An, Sandra M. F. O. Azevedo, Michio Namikoshi, William Evans, Gregory L. Boyer, Kenneth L. Rinehart, Elise M. Jochimsen, Val R. Beasley, Nik Azmi Nik Mahmood and Kaarina Sivonen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wayne W. Carmichael

167 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cyanobacteria secondary metabolites—the cyanotoxins 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 1994 1998 2009 2001 250 500 750 1000
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. Cyanobacteria secondary metabolites—the cyanotoxins
    1992 1.2k citations Wayne W. Carmichael Journal of Applied Bacteriology profile →
  2. The Toxins of Cyanobacteria
    1994 900 citations Wayne W. Carmichael profile →
  3. Liver Failure and Death after Exposure to Microcystins at a Hemodialysis Center in Brazil
    1998 881 citations Elise M. Jochimsen, Wayne W. Carmichael et al. profile →
  4. A Drinking Water Crisis in Lake Taihu, China: Linkage to Climatic Variability and Lake Management
    2009 833 citations Wayne W. Carmichael et al. profile →
  5. Human fatalities from cyanobacteria: chemical and biological evidence for cyanotoxins.
    2001 808 citations Wayne W. Carmichael, Sandra M. F. O. Azevedo et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  6. Health Effects of Toxin-Producing Cyanobacteria: “The CyanoHABs”
    2001 753 citations Wayne W. Carmichael profile →
  7. Liver tumor promotion by the cyanobacterial cyclic peptide toxin microcystin-LR
    1992 680 citations Rie Nishiwaki‐Matsushima, Tetsuya Ohta et al. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology profile →
  8. Human intoxication by microcystins during renal dialysis treatment in Caruaru—Brazil
    2002 608 citations Sandra M. F. O. Azevedo, Wayne W. Carmichael et al. profile →
  9. Health impacts from cyanobacteria harmful algae blooms: Implications for the North American Great Lakes
    2016 489 citations Wayne W. Carmichael et al. Harmful Algae profile →
  10. The re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia
    2016 448 citations Wayne W. Carmichael et al. Harmful Algae profile →

Peers

Wayne W. Carmichael
Geoffrey A. Codd United Kingdom
Christopher J. Gobler United States
Brett A. Neilan Australia
Vı́tor Vasconcelos Portugal
Ping Xie China
P. Visser Netherlands
Donald M. Anderson United States
Brian A. Whitton United Kingdom
Ingrid Chorus Germany
Paul J. Harrison Canada
Geoffrey A. Codd United Kingdom
Wayne W. Carmichael
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wayne W. Carmichael

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wayne W. Carmichael. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wayne W. Carmichael 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 Wayne W. Carmichael. Wayne W. Carmichael 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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Carmichael, Wayne W., et al.. (2023). The Role of Heterocysts in Cyanotoxin Production during Nitrogen Limitation. Toxins. 15(10). 611–611. 3 indexed citations
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Fiore, Marli Fátima, et al.. (2020). Guanitoxin, re-naming a cyanobacterial organophosphate toxin. Harmful Algae. 92. 101737–101737. 53 indexed citations
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Mihali, Troco Kaan, Wayne W. Carmichael, & Brett A. Neilan. (2011). A Putative Gene Cluster from a Lyngbya wollei Bloom that Encodes Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Biosynthesis. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e14657–e14657. 86 indexed citations
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Lankoff, Anna, Andrzej Wójcik, Halina Lisowska, et al.. (2007). No induction of structural chromosomal aberrations in cylindrospermopsin-treated CHO-K1 cells without and with metabolic activation. Toxicon. 50(8). 1105–1115. 45 indexed citations
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Lankoff, Anna, Jan Białçzyk, Dariusz Dziga, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of nucleotide excision repair (NER) by microcystin-LR in CHO-K1 cells. Toxicon. 48(8). 957–965. 32 indexed citations
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Soares, Raquel, Moucun Yuan, Jerome C. Servaites, et al.. (2006). Sublethal exposure from microcystins to renal insufficiency patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Environmental Toxicology. 21(2). 95–103. 78 indexed citations
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Henriksen, Peter, et al.. (2002). [ADMAdda5]‐microcystins in Planktothrix agardhii strain PH‐123 (cyanobacteria)— importance for monitoring of microcystins in the environment. Environmental Toxicology. 17(4). 351–357. 23 indexed citations
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Namikoshi, Michio, et al.. (2001). [d-Leu1] microcystin-LR, a new microcystin isolated from waterbloom in a Canadian prairie lake. Toxicon. 39(6). 855–862. 67 indexed citations
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Carmichael, Wayne W., Scott M. Brittain, Geoff K. Eaglesham, et al.. (2001). Isolation and identification of the cyanotoxin cylindrospermopsin and deoxy-cylindrospermopsin from a Thailand strain of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Cyanobacteria). Toxicon. 39(7). 973–980. 156 indexed citations
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Carmichael, Wayne W., Sandra M. F. O. Azevedo, Jusheng An, et al.. (2001). Human fatalities from cyanobacteria: chemical and biological evidence for cyanotoxins.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(7). 663–668. 808 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shi, Liang & Wayne W. Carmichael. (1997). pp1-cyano2 , a protein serine/threonine phosphatase 1 gene from the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa UTEX 2063. Archives of Microbiology. 168(6). 528–531. 16 indexed citations
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Shi, Liang, Wayne W. Carmichael, & I. M. MILLER. (1995). Immuno-gold localization of hepatotoxins in cyanobacterial cells. Archives of Microbiology. 163(1). 7–15. 72 indexed citations
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Nishiwaki‐Matsushima, Rie, Tetsuya Ohta, Shinji Nishiwaki, et al.. (1992). Liver tumor promotion by the cyanobacterial cyclic peptide toxin microcystin-LR. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 118(6). 420–424. 680 indexed citations breakdown →
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Namikoshi, Michio, et al.. (1992). Isolation and structures of microcystins from a cyanobacterial water bloom (Finland). Toxicon. 30(11). 1473–1479. 33 indexed citations
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Carmichael, Wayne W.. (1992). Cyanobacteria secondary metabolites—the cyanotoxins. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 72(6). 445–459. 1164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sivonen, Kaarina, Olav M. Skulberg, Michio Namikoshi, et al.. (1992). Two methyl ester derivatives of microcystins, cyclic heptapeptide hepatotoxins, isolated from Anabaena flos-aquae strain CYA 83/1. Toxicon. 30(11). 1465–1471. 49 indexed citations
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Matsushima, Rie, Shigeru Yoshizawa, Mariyo F. Watanabe, et al.. (1990). and effects of protein phosphatase inhibitors, microcystins and nodularin, on mouse skin and fibroblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 171(2). 867–874. 172 indexed citations
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Harada, Ken-ichi, Kenji Matsuura, Makoto Suzuki, et al.. (1988). Analysis and purification of toxic peptides from cyanobacteria by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 448(2). 275–283. 160 indexed citations
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Galey, Francis D., et al.. (1987). Blue-green algae (Microcystis aeruginosa) hepatotoxicosis in dairy cows. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 48(9). 1415–1420. 85 indexed citations
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Carmichael, Wayne W., et al.. (1985). Algal toxins and water‐based diseases. 15(3). 275–313. 151 indexed citations

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