2026 Curtis A. Suttle: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	87	2800	2577	87	81	245	31402

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Biology and Biochemistry

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245

31402

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

31402

World Ranking

2800

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Curtis A. Suttle is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. The primary field of Suttle's research activity is Environmental Science, with a significant focus on the subfields of Ecology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, including:

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Plant Virus Research Studies
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
Vibrio bacteria research studies
Animal Virus Infections Studies

Recent published papers by Curtis A. Suttle include:

"Eukaryotic virus composition can predict the efficiency of carbon export in the global ocean," 2020, published in iScience
"Correcting a major error in assessing organic carbon pollution in natural waters," 2021, published in Science Advances
"Taxonomic update for giant viruses in the order Imitervirales (phylum Nucleocytoviricota)," 2023, published in Archives of Virology
"ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Marnaviridae 2021," 2021, published in Journal of General Virology
"Virioplankton assemblages from challenger deep, the deepest place in the oceans," 2022, published in iScience

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Suttle include:

Amy M. Chan
Kevin Xu Zhong
Kristina M. Miller
Jan F. Finke
Ben Sutherland

The scientist regularly publishes research in several venues, with notable publication frequencies at:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 10 publications
iScience, 3 publications
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 3 publications
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 3 publications
Microorganisms, 2 publications

Best Publications

Marine viruses — major players in the global ecosystem

Curtis A. Suttle

3235
Citations
Viruses in the sea

Curtis A. Suttle

2470
Citations
Viruses and Nutrient Cycles in the Sea Viruses play critical roles in the structure and function of aquatic food webs

Steven W. Wilhelm;Curtis A. Suttle

1490
Citations
The marine viromes of four oceanic regions

Florent E Angly;Ben Felts;Mya Breitbart;Peter Salamon

1143
Citations
Minimum information about an uncultivated virus genome (MIUVIG)

Simon Roux;Evelien M. Adriaenssens;Bas E. Dutilh;Eugene V. Koonin

725
Citations
Infection of phytoplankton by viruses and reduction of primary productivity

Curtis A. Suttle;Amy M. Chan;Matthew T. Cottrell

720
Citations
Consensus statement: Virus taxonomy in the age of metagenomics

Peter Simmonds;Mike J. Adams;Mária Benkő;Mya Breitbart

689
Citations
The significance of viruses to mortality in aquatic microbial communities.

Curtis A. Suttle

552
Citations
Mechanisms and Rates of Decay of Marine Viruses in Seawater

Curtis A. Suttle;Feng Chen

547
Citations
Marine viruses and global climate change

Roberto Danovaro;Cinzia Corinaldesi;Antonio Dell'Anno;Jed A. Fuhrman

464
Citations
Dynamics and distribution of cyanophages and their effect on marine Synechococcus spp

Curtis A. Suttle;Amy M. Chan

431
Citations
Viruses in Marine Planktonic Systems

Jed Fuhrman;Curtis Suttle

411
Citations
Metagenomic Analysis of Coastal RNA Virus Communities

Alexander I. Culley;Andrew S. Lang;Curtis A. Suttle

411
Citations
Marine cyanophages infecting oceanic and coastal strains of Synechococcus: abundance, morphology, cross-infectivity and growth characteristics

CA Suttle;AM Chan

387
Citations
Giant virus with a remarkable complement of genes infects marine zooplankton.

Matthias G. Fischer;Michael J. Allen;William H. Wilson;Curtis A. Suttle

373
Citations
Re-examination of the relationship between marine virus and microbial cell abundances

C.H. Wigington;D. Sonderegger;C.P.D. Brussaard;A. Buchan

347
Citations
A Virophage at the Origin of Large DNA Transposons

Matthias G. Fischer;Curtis A. Suttle

322
Citations
Global-scale processes with a nanoscale drive: the role of marine viruses

Corina P.D. Brussaard;Steven W. Wilhelm;T. Frede Thingstad;Markus G. Weinbauer

317
Citations
Exploring the Vast Diversity of Marine Viruses

Mya Breitbart;Luke R. Thompson;Curtis A. Suttle;Matthew B. Sullivan

312
Citations
Direct counts of viruses in natural waters and laboratory cultures by epifluorescence microscopy

Kilian P. Hennes;Curtis A. Suttle

305
Citations