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Gary L. Fahnenstiel 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 Gary L. Fahnenstiel sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary L. Fahnenstiel 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 Gary L. Fahnenstiel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gary L. Fahnenstiel is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States and specializes in environmental science. Their research focuses primarily on aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, with additional work in water resources and management, transboundary water resource management, marine and coastal ecosystems, isotope analysis in ecology, fish ecology and management studies, and aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior.

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Carbon Fixation Trends in Eleven of the World's Largest Lakes: 2003-2018 (2020) published in Water
  • A new method to estimate global freshwater phytoplankton carbon fixation using satellite remote sensing: initial results (2021) published in International Journal of Remote Sensing
  • Are Harmful Algal Blooms Increasing in the Great Lakes? (2024) published in Water

Frequent collaborators in their work include Michael J. Sayers, Karl R. Bosse, Robert A. Shuchman, Cal D. Buelo, and Matthew B. Pawlowski.

Among the primary venues for Gary L. Fahnenstiel's publications are the journals Water and International Journal of Remote Sensing. Their subfields of study cover ecology, environmental chemistry, sociology and political science, oceanography, and nature and landscape conservation.

The main areas explored through their publications highlight topics such as aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, reflecting the scientist's focus on environmental processes within freshwater and marine systems. This includes investigation into carbon fixation, the impacts of harmful algal blooms, and the use of satellite remote sensing methods for ecological assessment.

Best Publications

  • Record-setting algal bloom in Lake Erie caused by agricultural and meteorological trends consistent with expected future conditions

    Anna M Michalak;Eric J Anderson;Dimitry Beletsky;Steven Boland

  • Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) selective filtration promoted toxic Microcystis blooms in Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) and Lake Erie

    Henry A. Vanderploeg;James R. Liebig;Wayne W. Carmichael;Megan A. Agy

  • Interannual Variability of Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lake Erie

    Richard P. Stumpf;Timothy T. Wynne;David B. Baker;Gary L. Fahnenstiel

  • Nutrients, irradiance, and mixing as factors regulating primary production in coastal waters impacted by the Mississippi River plume

    Steven E. Lohrenz;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Donald G. Redalje;Gregory A. Lang

  • Dynamics of the Lake Michigan food web, 1970-2000

    Charles P. Madenjian;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Thomas H. Johengen;Thomas F. Nalepa

  • Relating spectral shape to cyanobacterial blooms in the Laurentian Great Lakes

    T. T. Wynne;R. P. Stumpf;M. C. Tomlinson;R. A. Warner

  • Variations in primary production of northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf waters linked to nutrient inputs from the Mississippi River

    Steven E. Lohrenz;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Donald G. Redalje;Gregory A. Lang

  • Effects of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Colonization on Water Quality Parameters in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

    Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Gregory A. Lang;Thomas F. Nalepa;Thomas H. Johengen

  • Dreissena and the disappearance of the spring phytoplankton bloom in Lake Michigan

    Henry A. Vanderploeg;James R. Liebig;Thomas F. Nalepa;Thomas F. Nalepa;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Gary L. Fahnenstiel

  • Influence of Salmonine Predation and Weather on Long-Term Water Quality Trends in Lake Michigan

    Donald Scavia;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Marlene S. Evans;David J. Jude

  • Recent changes in primary production and phytoplankton in the offshore region of southeastern Lake Michigan

    G. Fahnenstiel;S. Pothoven;H. Vanderploeg;D. Klarer

  • Biologically induced calcite and its isotopic composition in Lake Ontario

    David A. Hodell;Claire L. Schelske;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Lisa L. Robbins

  • Ecosystem-Level Effects of Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha): An Enclosure Experiment in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

    Robert T. Heath;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Wayne S. Gardner;Joann F. Cavaletto

  • Phytoplankton Productivity in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron: Effects of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Colonization

    Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Thomas B. Bridgeman;Gregory A. Lang;Michael J. McCormick

  • The importance of zooplankton‐protozoan trophic couplings in Lake Michigan

    Hunter J. Carrick;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Eugene F. Stoermer;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Nutrient Changes in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, After the Establishment of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

    Thomas H. Johengen;Thomas F. Nalepa;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Greg Goudy

  • Phosphorus enrichment, silica utilization, and biogeochemical silica depletion in the Great Lakes

    Claire L. Schelske;Eugene F. Stoermer;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Mark Haibach

  • Recent climatic trends in nearshore water temperatures in the St. Lawrence Great Lakes

    Michael J. McCormick;Gary L. Fahnenstiel

  • The relationship between primary production and the vertical export of particulate organic matter in a river-impacted coastal ecosystem

    Donald G. Redalje;Steven E. Lohrenz;Gary L. Fahnenstiel

  • Importance of Picoplankton in Lake Superior

    Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Linda Sicko-Goad;Donald Scavia;Eugene F. Stoermer

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald Scavia
Donald Scavia University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven A. Pothoven
Steven A. Pothoven National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Henry A. Vanderploeg
Henry A. Vanderploeg National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Steven E. Lohrenz
Steven E. Lohrenz University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Thomas F. Nalepa
Thomas F. Nalepa University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas H. Johengen
Thomas H. Johengen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Oscar Schofield
Oscar Schofield Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Claire L. Schelske
Claire L. Schelske University of Florida
David J. Schwab
David J. Schwab Michigan Technological University
Patricia A. Tester
Patricia A. Tester Ocean Tester LLC

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