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Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Stephen F. Jane
University of Notre Dame
2
Tyler H. Coale
University of California, Santa Cruz
3
Danial Naderian
University of Tehran
4
Michael Nowicki
University of California, Santa Barbara
5
Jiaxin Lan
Nanning Normal University
6
Kaitlin L. Reinl
University of Wisconsin–Extension
7
Mohammad Javad Saravani
University of Tehran
8
Tuantuan Fan
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
9
Stephanie I. Anderson
University of Rhode Island
10
Jinqiang Guo
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Papers

1
Nitrogen-fixing organelle in a marine alga
Science|2024
192 cit.
2
Publication in Water (2024) [169 citations, W4402269814]
Water|2024
169 cit.
3
Publication in Water Research (2025) [64 citations, W4406060153]
Water Research|2025
64 cit.
4
Concurrent warming and browning eliminate cold-water fish habitat in many temperate lakes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
41 cit.
5
The Influence of Air‐Sea CO<sub>2</sub> Disequilibrium on Carbon Sequestration by the Ocean's Biological Pump
Global Biogeochemical Cycles|2024
21 cit.
6
Publication in The Science of The Total Environment (2025) [17 citations, W4407209692]
The Science of The Total Environment|2025
17 cit.
7
Responses by benthic invertebrate community composition to dissolved organic matter in lakes decline substantially above a threshold concentration
Freshwater Biology|2024
10 cit.
8
Publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2024) [9 citations, W4391099114]
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta|2024
9 cit.
9
Publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2025) [7 citations, W4407164243]
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta|2025
7 cit.
10
Publication in Environmental Science & Technology (2025) [6 citations, W7117469057]
Environmental Science & Technology|2025
6 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Nima Pahlevan
National Association of Social Workers
2
X. Lin
Zhujiang Hospital
3
Christina K. Remucal
University of Wisconsin–Madison
4
Matthew Humphreys
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
5
Kun Xue
Chinese Academy of Sciences
6
Stephen M. Powers
University of Idaho
7
Luke Gregor
ETH Zurich
8
Crystal Thomas
Goddard Space Flight Center
9
Brendan R. Carter
University of Washington
10
Lijing Cheng
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Papers

1
Simultaneous retrieval of selected optical water quality indicators from Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-3
Remote Sensing of Environment|2022
217 cit.
2
PyCO2SYS v1.8: marine carbonate system calculations in Python
Geoscientific model development|2022
166 cit.
3
New Record Ocean Temperatures and Related Climate Indicators in 2023
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences|2024
148 cit.
4
Eutrophication state in the Eastern China based on Landsat 35-year observations
Remote Sensing of Environment|2022
110 cit.
5
Dissolved Organic Matter Photoreactivity Is Determined by Its Optical Properties, Redox Activity, and Molecular Composition
Environmental Science & Technology|2023
101 cit.
6
Another Year of Record Heat for the Oceans
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences|2023
100 cit.
7
Simulated Impact of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement on Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> Removal in the Bering Sea
Earth s Future|2022
94 cit.
8
Another Record: Ocean Warming Continues through 2021 despite La Niña Conditions
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences|2022
88 cit.
9
Improved Quantification of the Rate of Ocean Warming
Journal of Climate|2022
75 cit.
10
Tributary Loading and Sediment Desorption as Sources of PFAS to Receiving Waters
ACS ES&T Water|2022
69 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Paul G. Falkowski
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2
Ronald Benner
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
3
David M. Karl
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
4
Lars J. Tranvik
Uppsala University
5
Sallie W. Chisholm
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6
Erik Jeppesen
Aarhus University
7
Farooq Azam
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
8
Kenneth Mopper
Old Dominion University
9
Lester Packer
Unknown
10
Jef Huisman
Institute for Biodiversity

Papers

1
Photoperoxidation in isolated chloroplasts
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics|1968
11.1k cit.
2
Primary Production of the Biosphere: Integrating Terrestrial and Oceanic Components
Science|1998
6.4k cit.
3
Evaluation of Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance as an Indicator of the Chemical Composition and Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Carbon
Environmental Science & Technology|2003
4.5k cit.
4
Photosynthetic rates derived from satellite‐based chlorophyll concentration
Limnology and Oceanography|1997
2.9k cit.
5
Absorption spectral slopes and slope ratios as indicators of molecular weight, source, and photobleaching of chromophoric dissolved organic matter
Limnology and Oceanography|2008
2.9k cit.
6
Biogeochemical Controls and Feedbacks on Ocean Primary Production
Science|1998
2.8k cit.
7
Alternative equilibria in shallow lakes
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|1993
2.8k cit.
8
Blooms Like It Hot
Science|2008
2.8k cit.
9
Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate
Limnology and Oceanography|2009
2.7k cit.
10
[38] Oxidative damage to proteins: Spectrophotometric method for carbonyl assay
Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology|1994
2.4k cit.

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