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44
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14815
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292

Alan R. Longhurst publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan R. Longhurst sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 130 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Alan R. Longhurst D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan R. Longhurst sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • Ecology of tropical oceans

    Alan R. Longhurst;D. Pauly

  • Seasonal cycles of pelagic production and consumption

    Alan Longhurst

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

    Alan R. Longhurst;W. Glen Harrison

  • Analysis of Marine Ecosystems

    Alan R. Longhurst

  • Regionally and seasonally differentiated primary production in the North Atlantic

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

  • Vertical flux of respiratory carbon by oceanic diel migrant biota

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

  • TOWARD AN ECOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA

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  • Role of the marine biosphere in the global carbon cycle

    Alan R. Longhurst

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

    Alan Longhurst

  • A review of the Notostraca

    A R Longhurst

  • The structure and evolution of plankton communities

    Alan R Longhurst

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

    Alan R. Longhurst;W. Glen Harrison

  • Dynamic biogeochemical provinces in the global ocean

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

  • The sustainability myth

    Alan Longhurst

  • Relationship between diversity and the vertical structure of the upper ocean

    Alan R. Longhurst

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

    Alan R. Longhurst

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

    Alan R. Longhurst

  • Seasonal cooling and blooming in tropical oceans

    Alan Longhurst

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

    Alan Longhurst;Robert Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Shubha Sathyendranath
Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Erica J. H. Head
Erica J. H. Head Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Trevor Platt
Trevor Platt Plymouth Marine Laboratory
W. G. Harrison
W. G. Harrison Bedford Institute of Oceanography
William K. W. Li
William K. W. Li Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Daniel Pauly
Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia
Frédéric Partensky
Frédéric Partensky Sorbonne University
Javier Arístegui
Javier Arístegui University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Javier Ruiz
Javier Ruiz Complutense University of Madrid
Ken Caldeira
Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science

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