Wen‐Chen Chou

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Wen‐Chen Chou is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen‐Chen Chou has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Oceanography, 11 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wen‐Chen Chou's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (25 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (15 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (13 papers). Wen‐Chen Chou is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (25 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (15 papers) and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (13 papers). Wen‐Chen Chou collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Wen‐Chen Chou's co-authors include Gwo-Ching Gong, Chih‐hao Hsieh, Hsiao‐Pei Lu, Akash R. Sastri, Yi‐Chun Yeh, Wenxue Wu, David D. Sheu, Gwo‐Ching Gong, Chin‐Chang Hung and Guangcai Gong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Scientific Reports and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Wen‐Chen Chou

31 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Contrasting the relative importance of species sorting and dispersal limitation in shaping marine bacterial versus protist communities

2017 388 citations Gwo-Ching Gong, Wen‐Chen Chou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wen‐Chen Chou Taiwan	16	655	496	205	137	136	34	1.1k
Akash R. Sastri Canada	20	649 1.0×	818 1.6×	239 1.2×	395 2.9×	123 0.9×	46	1.3k
Ju‐Hyoung Kim South Korea	18	758 1.2×	402 0.8×	88 0.4×	132 1.0×	98 0.7×	79	1.0k
Carlos Rochera Spain	17	247 0.4×	681 1.4×	180 0.9×	42 0.3×	138 1.0×	48	857
M. V. Sakirko Russia	16	136 0.2×	685 1.4×	179 0.9×	115 0.8×	154 1.1×	71	931
Neus Garcías-Bonet Saudi Arabia	19	404 0.6×	553 1.1×	114 0.6×	88 0.6×	56 0.4×	35	804
Mandy Velthuis Netherlands	13	324 0.5×	310 0.6×	50 0.2×	204 1.5×	52 0.4×	21	698
Tomasz Mieczan Poland	17	215 0.3×	552 1.1×	181 0.9×	26 0.2×	141 1.0×	95	770
Gabriela Mataloni Argentina	19	258 0.4×	805 1.6×	300 1.5×	18 0.1×	130 1.0×	51	1.0k
Alicia Vinocur Argentina	21	328 0.5×	603 1.2×	84 0.4×	41 0.3×	59 0.4×	45	977
HW Ducklow United States	22	1.3k 2.0×	1.2k 2.4×	167 0.8×	299 2.2×	100 0.7×	27	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen‐Chen Chou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen‐Chen Chou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen‐Chen Chou

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chou, Wen‐Chen, Zihua Tang, Huei‐Fen Chen, et al.. (2025). Contrasting CO ₂ Dynamics in Seagrass Meadows Between Organic Carbon (OC)‐Rich Reef and OC‐Poor Terrestrial Sediments: Implications for Enhanced Alkalinity Production. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(4). 1 indexed citations

Chou, Wen‐Chen, et al.. (2025). Dynamics of Microbial Abundance in Unvegetated and Seagrass Habitats: A Case Study. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(6). 1048–1048.

Chou, Wen‐Chen, et al.. (2025). Biogenic CO2, CH4, and N2O Emissions from Abalone Culture in Tidal Ponds. Environments. 12(9). 313–313.

Kang, E., et al.. (2024). The Role of Benthic TA and DIC Fluxes on Carbon Sequestration in Seagrass Meadows of Dongsha Island. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12(11). 2061–2061. 3 indexed citations

Chiang, Kuo‐Ping, et al.. (2024). The impact of flooding from the Minjiang River on the succession of harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by diatoms in China's offshore waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 205. 116650–116650.

Chen, Chung‐Chi, Wen‐Chen Chou, Chin‐Chang Hung, & Gwo-Ching Gong. (2024). Nutrient sources, phytoplankton blooms, and hypoxia along the Chinese coast in the East China Sea: Insight from summer 2014. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 205. 116692–116692. 6 indexed citations

Chou, Wen‐Chen, et al.. (2024). Rethinking blue carbon: unlocking invisible carbon sinks. Environmental Research Letters. 19(10). 101001–101001. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Chung‐Chi, Chih‐hao Hsieh, Yu Cheng, et al.. (2024). Effect of a tropical cyclone on the pelagic ecosystem of a continental shelf. Limnology and Oceanography. 69(12). 2975–2990. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Wei‐Jen, et al.. (2023). Factors Controlling the Sea Surface Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide in Upwelling Regions: A Case Study of the Southern East China Sea Before and After Typhoon Maria. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 128(2). 6 indexed citations

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Chou, Wen‐Chen, et al.. (2023). Differences in Bacterial Growth and Mortality between Seagrass Meadows and Adjacent Unvegetated Areas. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(10). 1979–1979. 1 indexed citations

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Chow, Chun Hoe, et al.. (2022). Surface Seawater pCO2 Variation after a Typhoon Passage in the Kuroshio off Eastern Taiwan. Water. 14(9). 1326–1326. 2 indexed citations

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Lui, Hon‐Kit, Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen, Jian‐Ming Liau, et al.. (2020). Intrusion of Kuroshio Helps to Diminish Coastal Hypoxia in the Coast of Northern South China Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Chung‐Chi, Gwo-Ching Gong, Wen‐Chen Chou, & Fuh-Kwo Shiah. (2020). Hypoxia in autumn of the East China Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 152. 110875–110875. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Chung‐Chi, Gwo-Ching Gong, Wen‐Chen Chou, et al.. (2017). The influence of episodic flooding on a pelagic ecosystem in the East China Sea. Biogeosciences. 14(10). 2597–2609. 8 indexed citations

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Chou, Wen‐Chen, et al.. (2016). A comparison between field and laboratory pH measurements for seawater on the East China Sea shelf. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 14(5). 315–322. 20 indexed citations

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Chen, Chung‐Chi, et al.. (2013). The large variation in organic carbon consumption in spring in the East China Sea. Biogeosciences. 10(5). 2931–2943. 17 indexed citations

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Chou, Wen‐Chen, et al.. (2013). Carbonate mineral saturation states in the East China Sea: present conditions and future scenarios. Biogeosciences. 10(10). 6453–6467. 40 indexed citations

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Chou, Wen‐Chen, Guangcai Gong, Wei‐Jun Cai, & Chun‐Mao Tseng. (2013). Seasonality of CO ₂ in coastal oceans altered by increasing anthropogenic nutrient delivery from large rivers: evidence from the Changjiang–East China Sea system. Biogeosciences. 10(6). 3889–3899. 44 indexed citations

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Chen, Hung‐Yu, Chin‐Chang Hung, Hui‐Ling Lin, et al.. (2010). Size fractionation and molecular composition of water‐soluble inorganic and organic nitrogen in aerosols of a coastal environment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(D22). 46 indexed citations

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Chou, Wen‐Chen, David D. Sheu, Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen, et al.. (2007). Transport of the South China Sea subsurface water outflow and its influence on carbon chemistry of Kuroshio waters off southeastern Taiwan. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(C12). 48 indexed citations

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