Stephen V. Smith

12.0k citations

126 papers · 9.9k · 5 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.05%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Ecology top 0.1%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Papers in

Oceanography 63
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 43
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 22
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses 18
Ecology 57
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 35
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology 9

Co-authors: James T. Hollibaugh (9 shared papers)M. J. Atkinson (3 shared papers)R.W. Buddemeier (9 shared papers)Robert W. Buddemeier (10 shared papers)D W Knutson (1 shared paper)C. J. Crossland (3 shared papers)Fred T. Mackenzie (3 shared papers)JT Hollibaugh (6 shared papers)
Journals: Limnology and Oceanography (13 papers)Science (10 papers)Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (8 papers)Coral Reefs (6 papers)Aquatic Geochemistry (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Mexico Australia

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123 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Stephen V. Smith's Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Coastal metabolism and the oceanic organic carbon balance 1993 · 595 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1993 Reviews of Geophysics
1984 Limnology and Oceanography
1983 Limnology and Oceanography
1981 ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
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	740
2	Coastal metabolism and the oceanic organic carbon balance Reviews of Geophysics ·Stephen V. Smith, James T. Hollibaugh Hit paper breakdown →	1993	595
3	Phosphorus versus nitrogen limitation in the marine environment1 Limnology and Oceanography ·Stephen V. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1984	507
4	Coral Chronometers: Seasonal Growth Bands in Reef Corals Science ·D W Knutson, Robert W. Buddemeier, Stephen V. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1972	478
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 A. Laws, Richard Brock, T. Walsh Hit paper breakdown →	1981	464
6	Strontium-Calcium Thermometry in Coral Skeletons Science ·Stephen V. Smith, R.W. Buddemeier, R. C. Redalje, James E. Houck	1979	349
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	293
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, Robert W. Buddemeier, Bruce Maxwell, Fredrik Wulff	2003	280
10	Carbon dioxide and metabolism in marine environments1 Limnology and Oceanography ·Stephen V. Smith, Gavin Key	1975	253
11	Global Change and Coral Reef Ecosystems Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics ·Stephen V. Smith, R.W. Buddemeier	1992	233
12	Coral reefs: sources or sinks of atmospheric CO2? Coral Reefs ·John R. Ware, Stephen V. Smith, Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla	1992	225
13	Coral-reef area and the contributions of reefs to processes and resources of the world's oceans Nature ·Stephen V. Smith	1978	198
14	The ocean as a net heterotrophic system: Implications From the carbon biogeochemical cycle Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Stephen V. Smith, Fred T. Mackenzie	1987	187
15	Seasonally Hypersaline Estuaries in Mediterranean-climate Regions Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·John L. Largier, James T. Hollibaugh, Stephen V. Smith	1997	184
16	Carbonate production by coral reefs Marine Geology ·Keith E. Chave, Stephen V. Smith, Kenneth J. Roy	1972	184
17	The metabolism of aquatic ecosystems: history, applications, and future challenges Aquatic Sciences ·Peter A. Stæhr, Jeremy M. Testa, W. Michael Kemp, Jon Cole, Kaj Sand‐Jensen, Stephen V. Smith	2011	178
18	ANNUAL CYCLE AND INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY OF ECOSYSTEM METABOLISM IN A TEMPERATE CLIMATE EMBAYMENT Ecological Monographs ·Stephen V. Smith, JT Hollibaugh	1997	174
19	Role of coral reefs in global ocean production Coral Reefs ·C. J. Crossland, B. G. Hatcher, Stephen V. Smith	1991	174
20	Calcium Carbonate Production, Coral Reef Growth, and Sea Level Change Science ·Stephen V. Smith, D.W. Kinsey	1976	166

About Stephen V. Smith

Stephen V. Smith is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Science, having authored 126 papers that have together received 9.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (43 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (35 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (22 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (19 papers), Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (18 papers), Marine and fisheries research (16 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (10 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (6.0k citations), Ecology (5.3k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.3k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.5k citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (456 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, D W Knutson, C. J. Crossland, Fred T. Mackenzie, JT Hollibaugh, T. Walsh and Richard Brock. Their work appears in journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Science, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Coral Reefs and Aquatic Geochemistry.

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