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Cornelius W. Sullivan 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 Cornelius W. Sullivan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 89 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cornelius W. Sullivan 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 Cornelius W. Sullivan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Cornelius W. Sullivan is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their career includes recognition by the scientific community, notably receiving the Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1995.

While detailed records of their recent papers, frequent co-authors, and publication venues are not available, this lack of specific information does not preclude a scholarly presence tied to their institution.

Their main fields of study, subfields, and specific topics of work have not been explicitly documented in the accessible data.

Similarly, no information is provided regarding book publications or a comprehensive list of research output.

Best Publications

  • Ecology of sea ice biota 2. Global significance.

    Louis Legendre;Stephen F. Ackley;Gerhard S. Dieckmann;Bjørn Gulliksen

  • Distributions of phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean

    C. W. Sullivan;K. R. Arrigo;C. R. McClain;J. C. Comiso

  • Coastal zone color scanner pigment concentrations in the Southern Ocean and relationships to geophysical surface features

    J. C. Comiso;C. R. McClain;C. W. Sullivan;J. P. Ryan

  • Ecology of sea ice biota - 1. Habitat, terminology, and methodology

    Rita Horner;Stephen F. Ackley;Gerhard S. Dieckmann;Bjorn Gulliksen

  • Physical controls on the development and characteristics of Antarctic sea ice biological communities- a review and synthesis

    S.F. Ackley;C.W. Sullivan

  • Sea Ice Microbial Communities in AntarcticaThese communities may provide an important food resource in deep-water pelagic systems

    David L. Garrison;Cornelius W. Sullivan;Stephen F. Ackley

  • Phytoplankton standing crops within an Antarctic ice edge assessed by satellite remote sensing

    C. W. Sullivan;C. R. McClain;J. C. Comiso;W. O. Smith

  • Sea ice microbial communities (SIMCO)

    Steven T. Kottmeier;Cornelius W. Sullivan

  • Particulate matter and nutrient distributions in the ice-edge zone of the Weddell Sea: relationship to hydrography during late summer

    David M. Nelson;Walker O. Smith;Robin D. Muench;Louis I. Gordon

  • Sea ice microbial communities. VI. Growth and primary production in bottom ice under graded snow cover

    SM Grossi;ST Kottmeier;RL Moe;GT Taylor

  • Sea Ice Microbial Communities: Distribution, Abundance, and Diversity of Ice Bacteria in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, in 1980

    Cornelius W. Sullivan;Anna C. Palmisano

  • Autumn bloom of antarctic pack-ice algae.

    C. H. Fritsen;V. I. Lytle;S. F. Ackley;C. W. Sullivan

  • Photoadaptation in Phaeocystis pouchetii advected beneath annual sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

    Anna C. Palmisano;Janice Beeler SooHoo;Spencer L. SooHoo;Steven T. Kottmeier

  • Heat-labile alkaline phosphatase from Antarctic bacteria: Rapid 5′ end-labeling of nucleic acids

    Hiromi Kobori;Cornelius W. Sullivan;Hiroaki Shizuya

  • THE INFLUENCE OF SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE COVARIATION ON THE PHOTOPHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTARCTIC SEA ICE MICROALGAE1

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Cornelius W. Sullivan

  • Sea ice microbial communities. VIII. Bacterial production in annual sea ice of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

    ST Kottmeier;SM Grossi;CW Sullivan

  • Satellite ocean color studies of Antarctic ice edges in summer and autumn

    J. C. Comiso;N. G. Maynard;W. O. Smith;C. W. Sullivan

  • Antarctic mesopelagic micronekton: evidence from seabirds that pack ice affects community structure.

    D. G. Ainley;W. R. Fraser;C. W. Sullivan;J. J. Torres

  • Spectral light absorption and quantum yield of photosynthesis in sea ice microalgae and a bloom of Phaeocystis pouchetii from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

    JB SooHoo;AC Palmisano;ST Kottmeier;MP Lizotte

  • High resolution study of the platelet ice ecosystem in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: biomass, nutrient, and production profiles within a dense microalgal bloom

    K. R. Arrigo;Gerhard Dieckmann;M. Gosselin;D. H. Robinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin R. Arrigo
Kevin R. Arrigo Stanford University
Stephen F. Ackley
Stephen F. Ackley The University of Texas at San Antonio
Walker O. Smith
Walker O. Smith Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Gerhard Dieckmann
Gerhard Dieckmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Josefino C. Comiso
Josefino C. Comiso Goddard Space Flight Center
Michel Gosselin
Michel Gosselin Université du Québec à Rimouski
Charles R. McClain
Charles R. McClain Goddard Space Flight Center
Gordon T. Taylor
Gordon T. Taylor Stony Brook University
William S. Reeburgh
William S. Reeburgh University of California, Irvine
Louis Legendre
Louis Legendre Université Paris Cité

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