William M. Dunstan

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

William M. Dunstan is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Dunstan has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Oceanography, 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in William M. Dunstan's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers). William M. Dunstan is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (16 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (5 papers). William M. Dunstan collaborates with scholars based in United States. William M. Dunstan's co-authors include John H. Ryther, K. R. Tenore, Larry P. Atkinson, Kenneth R. Tenore, David W. Menzel, George T.F. Wong, Philip N. Froelich, Richard A. Mortlock, Steven N. Chillrud and Tianji Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

William M. Dunstan

32 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Eutrophication in the Coastal M... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Eutrophication in the Coastal Marine Environment
    1971 1.4k citations John H. Ryther, William M. Dunstan Science profile →

Peers

William M. Dunstan
Jonathan H. Sharp United States
Roger Kérouel France
Christopher F. D’Elia United States
Alain Aminot France
Ronald D. Jones United States
James W. Ammerman United States
A.J. Bale United Kingdom
Peter Bondo Christensen Denmark
Werner Eckert Israel
Robert E. Magnien United States
Jonathan H. Sharp United States
William M. Dunstan
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Fields of papers citing papers by William M. Dunstan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William M. Dunstan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William M. Dunstan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William M. Dunstan 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 William M. Dunstan. William M. Dunstan 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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Dunstan, William M., et al.. (2013). 75-2 The seasonal cycle of growth and production in three salt marshes adjacent to the Savannah River.
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Wong, George T.F., et al.. (2003). The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by marine phytoplankton. Oceanologica Acta. 26(2). 191–198. 35 indexed citations
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Marshall, Harold G., et al.. (2000). Comparative culture and toxicity studies between the toxic dinoflagellate Pfiesteria piscicida and a morphologically similar cryptoperidiniopsoid dinoflagellate. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 255(1). 51–74. 52 indexed citations
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Guo, Congcong & William M. Dunstan. (1995). Depth-dependent changes in chlorophyll fluorescence number at a Sargasso Sea station. Marine Biology. 122(2). 333–339. 4 indexed citations
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Cutter, Gregory A., et al.. (1994). The biogeochemistry of hydrogen sulfide: Phytoplankton production in the surface ocean. Limnology and Oceanography. 39(4). 941–948. 31 indexed citations
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Moisan, Tiffany, et al.. (1994). THE UPTAKE OF IODATE BY MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON1. Journal of Phycology. 30(4). 580–587. 68 indexed citations
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Froelich, Philip N., et al.. (1992). River Fluxes of Dissolved Silica to the Ocean Were Higher during Glacials: Ge/Si In Diatoms, Rivers, and Oceans. Paleoceanography. 7(6). 739–767. 177 indexed citations
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Dunstan, William M., et al.. (1991). Preliminary study on the influence of phytoplankton on iodine speciation. 73. 4 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Larry P., Gustav‐Adolf Paffenhöfer, & William M. Dunstan. (1978). The Chemical and Biological Effect of a Gulf Stream Intrusion Off St. Augustine, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science. 28(4). 47 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Larry P., et al.. (1977). The analysis and control of volatile hydrocarbon concentrations (e. g. benzene) during oil bioassays. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 8(2). 235–242. 7 indexed citations
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Dunstan, William M., et al.. (1977). Distribution of planktonic blue green algae related to the hydrography of the Georgia Bight. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 13 indexed citations
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Dunstan, William M., et al.. (1975). Spartina Revegetation on Dredge Spoil in SE Marshes. Journal of the Waterways Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division. 101(3). 269–276. 2 indexed citations
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Haines, Evelyn B. & William M. Dunstan. (1975). The distribution and relation of particulate organic material and primary productivity in the Georgia Bight, 1973–1974. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science. 3(4). 431–441. 41 indexed citations
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Dunstan, William M.. (1975). Problems of measuring and predicting influence of effluents on marine phytoplankton. Environmental Science & Technology. 9(7). 635–638. 9 indexed citations
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Dunstan, William M. & Kenneth R. Tenore. (1974). Control of Species Composition in Enriched Mass Cultures of Natural Phytoplankton Populations. Journal of Applied Ecology. 11(2). 529–529. 16 indexed citations
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Tenore, Kenneth R. & William M. Dunstan. (1973). Comparison of rates of feeding and biodeposition of the American oyster, Grassostrea virginica Gmelin, fed different species of phytoplankton. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 12(1). 19–26. 33 indexed citations
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Dunstan, William M.. (1973). A comparison of the photosynthesis — light intensity relationship in phylogenetically different marine microalgae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 13(3). 181–187. 53 indexed citations
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Dunstan, William M. & Kenneth R. Tenore. (1972). Intensive outdoor culture of marine phytoplankton enriched with treated sewage effluent. Aquaculture. 1. 181–192. 32 indexed citations
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Ryther, John H. & William M. Dunstan. (1971). Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Eutrophication in the Coastal Marine Environment. Science. 171(3975). 1008–1013. 1450 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dunstan, William M. & David W. Menzel. (1971). CONTINUOUS CULTURES OF NATURAL POPULATIONS OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN DILUTE, TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT1. Limnology and Oceanography. 16(4). 623–632. 70 indexed citations

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