2026 Alan R. Longhurst: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	44	6585	292	130	14815

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D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

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Environmental Sciences

6585

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14815

Research.com Recognitions

1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Alan R. Longhurst is affiliated with the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Canada. Their professional focus lies in oceanographic research within a range of scientific contexts related to marine environments and biogeochemical processes.

In recognition of contributions to science, Longhurst was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1988, affiliated with the Academy of Science. This denotes a formal acknowledgment by a national scientific community for their work.

There are no recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields, subfields, or specific topics of study listed in the available data. The profile therefore is centered on Longhurst's institutional affiliation and award recognition.

Best Publications

Ecological Geography of the Sea

Alan R. Longhurst

3176
Citations
An estimate of global primary production in the ocean from satellite radiometer data

A. Longhurst;S. Sathyendranath;T. Platt;C. Caverhill

1809
Citations
Ecology of tropical oceans

Alan R. Longhurst;D. Pauly

1036
Citations
Seasonal cycles of pelagic production and consumption

Alan Longhurst

771
Citations
The biological pump: profiles of plankton production and consumption in the upper ocean

Alan R. Longhurst;W. Glen Harrison

745
Citations
Analysis of Marine Ecosystems

Alan R. Longhurst

620
Citations
Regionally and seasonally differentiated primary production in the North Atlantic

S. Sathyendranath;A. Longhurst;C. M. Caverhill;T. Platt

366
Citations
Vertical flux of respiratory carbon by oceanic diel migrant biota

A.R. Longhurst;A.W. Bedo;W.G. Harrison;E.J.H. Head

333
Citations
TOWARD AN ECOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA

Unknown

329
Citations
Role of the marine biosphere in the global carbon cycle

Alan R. Longhurst

305
Citations
Murphy's law revisited: longevity as a factor in recruitment to fish populations

Alan Longhurst

285
Citations
A review of the Notostraca

A R Longhurst

271
Citations
The structure and evolution of plankton communities

Alan R Longhurst

252
Citations
Vertical nitrogen flux from the oceanic photic zone by diel migrant zooplankton and nekton

Alan R. Longhurst;W. Glen Harrison

251
Citations
Dynamic biogeochemical provinces in the global ocean

Gabriel Reygondeau;Gabriel Reygondeau;Gabriel Reygondeau;Alan Longhurst;Elodie Martinez;Elodie Martinez;Gregory Beaugrand

247
Citations
The sustainability myth

Alan Longhurst

190
Citations
Relationship between diversity and the vertical structure of the upper ocean

Alan R. Longhurst

189
Citations
Vertical distribution of zooplankton in relation to the eastern Pacific oxygen minimum

Alan R. Longhurst

178
Citations
Interactions between zooplankton and phytoplankton profiles in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Alan R. Longhurst

176
Citations
Seasonal cooling and blooming in tropical oceans

Alan Longhurst

164
Citations
Materials for plankton modelling: Vertical distribution of Atlantic zooplankton in summer

Alan Longhurst;Robert Williams

144
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Erica J. H. Head Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Trevor Platt Plymouth Marine Laboratory

W. G. Harrison Bedford Institute of Oceanography

William K. W. Li Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia

Frédéric Partensky Sorbonne University

Javier Arístegui University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Javier Ruiz Complutense University of Madrid

Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science

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