2026 Dennis J. McGillicuddy: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	59	1999	1804	868	764	186	14010

Overview

Dennis J. McGillicuddy is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science fields, with a focus on Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry as key subfields.

Their recent scholarly output includes several publications addressing marine ecosystems, biogeochemical processes, and oceanographic patterns. Among these are:

"Nutrient content and stoichiometry of pelagic Sargassum reflects increasing nitrogen availability in the Atlantic Basin," 2021, Nature Communications
"Diatom Hotspots Driven by Western Boundary Current Instability," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
"A Regional, Early Spring Bloom of Phaeocystis pouchetii on the New England Continental Shelf," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Nutrient and arsenic biogeochemistry of Sargassum in the western Atlantic," 2023, Nature Communications
"Impact of Current-Wind Interaction on Vertical Processes in the Southern Ocean," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

These works reflect a significant interest in marine and coastal ecosystem dynamics as well as oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

Frequent collaborators include:

Hilde Oliver
Weifeng G. Zhang
Chuanmin Hu
Andrew J. Hirzel
Heidi M. Sosik

The scientist's publications have been prominently featured in the following venues:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Continental Shelf Research
Nature Communications
Geophysical Research Letters
Progress In Oceanography

Their research covers a range of topics including:

Marine and coastal ecosystems
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Marine and coastal plant biology
Marine Toxins and Detection Methods

Best Publications

Influence of mesoscale eddies on new production in the Sargasso Sea

Dennis J. McGillicuddy;A. R. Robinson;D. A. Siegel;H. W. Jannasch

1137
Citations
Eddy/Wind Interactions Stimulate Extraordinary Mid-Ocean Plankton Blooms

Dennis J. McGillicuddy;Laurence A. Anderson;Nicholas R. Bates;Thomas Bibby

939
Citations
Mechanisms of Physical-Biological-Biogeochemical Interaction at the Oceanic Mesoscale

Dennis J. McGillicuddy

666
Citations
Eddy-induced nutrient supply and new production in the Sargasso Sea

D.J. McGillicuddy;A.R. Robinson

507
Citations
Skill assessment for coupled biological/physical models of marine systems

Craig A. Stow;Jason Jolliff;Dennis J. McGillicuddy;Scott C. Doney

487
Citations
Database of diazotrophs in global ocean: abundance, biomass and nitrogen fixation rates

Y. W. Luo;S. C. Doney;L. A. Anderson;Mar Benavides

423
Citations
Regional variations in the influence of mesoscale eddies on near‐surface chlorophyll

Peter Gaube;Dennis J. McGillicuddy;Dudley B. Chelton;Michael J. Behrenfeld

383
Citations
Mesoscale Eddies, Satellite Altimetry, and New Production in the Sargasso Sea

David A. Siegel;Dennis J. McGillicuddy;Erik A. Fields

341
Citations
Assessment of skill and portability in regional marine biogeochemical models : Role of multiple planktonic groups

Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Jeffrey A. Dusenberry;Laurence A. Anderson;Robert A. Armstrong

321
Citations
Eddy-driven sources and sinks of nutrients in the upper ocean: Results from a 0.1° resolution model of the North Atlantic

D. J. McGillicuddy;L. A. Anderson;S. C. Doney;M. E. Maltrud

280
Citations
Iron in the Sargasso Sea (Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study region) during summer : eolian imprint, spatiotemporal variability, and ecological implications

Peter N. Sedwick;Thomas M. Church;Andrew R. Bowie;Christopher M. Marsay

261
Citations
Biogeochemical impacts due to mesoscale eddy activity in the Sargasso Sea as measured at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS)

Erin N. Sweeney;Erin N. Sweeney;Dennis J. McGillicuddy;Ken O. Buesseler

251
Citations
Alexandrium fundyense cyst dynamics in the Gulf of Maine

Donald M. Anderson;Charles A. Stock;Bruce A. Keafer;Amy Bronzino Nelson

236
Citations
Transatlantic Abundance of the N2-Fixing Colonial Cyanobacterium Trichodesmium

Cabell S. Davis;Dennis J. McGillicuddy

230
Citations
Mesoscale Variations of Biogeochemical Properties in the Sargasso Sea

D. J. McGillicuddy;R. Johnson;D. A. Siegel;A. F. Michaels

223
Citations
The role of mesoscale variability on plankton dynamics in the North Atlantic

Veronique C. Garcon;Andreas Oschlies;Scott C. Doney;Dennis J. McGillicuddy

214
Citations
Mechanisms regulating large-scale seasonal fluctuations in Alexandrium fundyense populations in the Gulf of Maine: Results from a physical–biological model

Dennis J. McGillicuddy;Donald M. Anderson;Daniel R. Lynch;David W. Townsend

188
Citations
High resolution time series reveals cohesive but short-lived communities in coastal plankton

Antonio M. Martin-Platero;Brian Cleary;Kathryn Kauffman;Sarah P. Preheim;Sarah P. Preheim

184
Citations
Bio-optical footprints created by mesoscale eddies in the Sargasso Sea

David A. Siegel;P. Peterson;Dennis J. McGillicuddy;S. Maritorena

174
Citations
Coupled physical and biological modelling of the spring bloom in the North Atlantic (II): three dimensional bloom and post-bloom processes

D.J. McGillicuddy;A.R. Robinson;J.J. McCarthy

168
Citations
New Chemical, Bio-Optical and Physical Observations of Upper Ocean Response to the Passage of a Mesoscale Eddy Off Bermuda

J. D. McNeil;H. W. Jannasch;T. Dickey;Dennis J. McGillicuddy

167
Citations
The role of mesoscale variability on plankton dynamics in the

C. Garc;Andreas Oschlies;Scott C. Doney;Dennis McGillicuddy

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald M. Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Scott C. Doney University of Virginia

Cabell S. Davis Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ruoying He North Carolina State University

Walker O. Smith Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Peter N. Sedwick Old Dominion University

David W. Townsend University of Maine

David M. Karl University of Hawaii at Manoa

John M. Klinck Old Dominion University

Michael S. Dinniman Old Dominion University

External Links

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