Stephen V. Smith

11.7k citations

122 papers · 9.8k · 4 hit papers · h-index 49

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.2%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Ecology top 0.2%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Papers in

Oceanography 57
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 51
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 5
Ecology 45
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 35

Co-authors: James T. Hollibaugh (9 shared papers)M. J. Atkinson (3 shared papers)R.W. Buddemeier (9 shared papers)Robert W. Buddemeier (9 shared papers)C. J. Crossland (3 shared papers)Fred T. Mackenzie (3 shared papers)Ted W. Walsh (4 shared papers)JT Hollibaugh (5 shared papers)
Journals: Limnology and Oceanography (13 papers)Science (10 papers)Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (8 papers)Coral Reefs (6 papers)Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Mexico Australia

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Stephen V. Smith

119 papers receiving 9k citations

Stephen V. Smith's Hit Papers

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Coastal metabolism and the oceanic organic carbon balance 1993 · 588 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1993 Reviews of Geophysics
1984 Limnology and Oceanography
1983 Limnology and Oceanography
1972 Science

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1	C:N:P ratios of benthic marine plants1 Limnology and Oceanography ·M. J. Atkinson, Stephen V. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1983	733
2	Coastal metabolism and the oceanic organic carbon balance Reviews of Geophysics ·Stephen V. Smith, James T. Hollibaugh Hit paper breakdown →	1993	588
3	Phosphorus versus nitrogen limitation in the marine environment1 Limnology and Oceanography ·Stephen V. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1984	501
4	Coral Chronometers: Seasonal Growth Bands in Reef Corals Science ·Robert W. Buddemeier, Stephen V. Smith +1 other Hit paper breakdown →	1972	473
5	KANEOHE BAY SEWAGE DIVERSION EXPERIMENT: PERSPECTIVES ON ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO NUTRITIONAL PERTURBATION ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa) ·Stephen V. Smith, William J. Kimmerer, Edward Allen Laws, Richard E. Brock, Ted W. Walsh	1981	451
6	Strontium-Calcium Thermometry in Coral Skeletons Science ·Stephen V. Smith, R.W. Buddemeier, R. C. Redalje, James E. Houck	1979	348
7	Marine Macrophytes as a Global Carbon Sink Science ·Stephen V. Smith	1981	296
8	Budgets of soil erosion and deposition for sediments and sedimentary organic carbon across the conterminous United States Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Stephen V. Smith, William H. Renwick, R.W. Buddemeier, C. J. Crossland	2001	288
9	Humans, Hydrology, and the Distribution of Inorganic Nutrient Loading to the Ocean BioScience ·Stephen V. Smith, Dennis P. Swaney, Liana Talaue‐McManus, Jeremy D. Bartley, Peder Sandhei, CASEY J. McLAUGHLIN, Vilma Dupra, C. J. Crossland	2003	276
10	Carbon dioxide and metabolism in marine environments1 Limnology and Oceanography ·Stephen V. Smith, Gavin Key	1975	247
11	Coral reefs: sources or sinks of atmospheric CO2? Coral Reefs ·John R. Ware, Stephen V. Smith, Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla	1992	233
12	Global Change and Coral Reef Ecosystems Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics ·Stephen V. Smith, R.W. Buddemeier	1992	232
13	Coral-reef area and the contributions of reefs to processes and resources of the world's oceans Nature ·Stephen V. Smith	1978	201
14	The ocean as a net heterotrophic system: Implications From the carbon biogeochemical cycle Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Stephen V. Smith, Fred T. Mackenzie	1987	183
15	Carbonate production by coral reefs Marine Geology ·Keith E. Chave, Stephen V. Smith, Kenneth J. Roy	1972	182
16	Seasonally Hypersaline Estuaries in Mediterranean-climate Regions Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·John L. Largier, James T. Hollibaugh, Stephen V. Smith	1997	182
17	ANNUAL CYCLE AND INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY OF ECOSYSTEM METABOLISM IN A TEMPERATE CLIMATE EMBAYMENT Ecological Monographs ·Stephen V. Smith, JT Hollibaugh	1997	179
18	The metabolism of aquatic ecosystems: history, applications, and future challenges Aquatic Sciences ·Peter A. U. Stæhr, Jeremy M. Testa, W. Michael Kemp, Jon J. Cole, Kaj Sand‐Jensen, Stephen V. Smith	2011	177
19	Role of coral reefs in global ocean production Coral Reefs ·C. J. Crossland, B. G. Hatcher, Stephen V. Smith	1991	171
20	Calcium Carbonate Production, Coral Reef Growth, and Sea Level Change Science ·Stephen V. Smith, Donald W. Kinsey	1976	166

About Stephen V. Smith

Stephen V. Smith is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology and Atmospheric Science, having authored 122 papers that have together received 9.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (51 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (35 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (7 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (5 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (5 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (5 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (4.4k citations), Ecology (3.4k citations), Environmental Chemistry (864 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (353 citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (458 citations). Stephen V. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Australia. Frequent co-authors include James T. Hollibaugh, M. J. Atkinson, R.W. Buddemeier, Robert W. Buddemeier, C. J. Crossland, Fred T. Mackenzie, Ted W. Walsh, JT Hollibaugh, Richard E. Brock and William H. Renwick. Their work appears in journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Science, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Coral Reefs and Global Biogeochemical Cycles.

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