2026 Gert L. van Dijken: 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	56	2379	2158	995	880	111	13384

Overview

Gert L. van Dijken is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Environmental Science. Their research contributions span several subfields, including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work prominently features studies related to marine and coastal ecosystems and polar ice dynamics. The main topics covered in their research include:

Marine and coastal ecosystems
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Marine and fisheries research
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Among the recent papers published by Gert L. van Dijken are:

"Changes in phytoplankton concentration now drive increased Arctic Ocean primary production" (2020) in Science
"Climate effects on temporal and spatial dynamics of phytoplankton and zooplankton in the Barents Sea" (2020) in Progress In Oceanography
"Unusual marine cyanobacteria/haptophyte symbiosis relies on N2 fixation even in N-rich environments" (2020) in The ISME Journal
"Environmental drivers of under-ice phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Arctic Ocean" (2020) in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Analysis of Iron Sources in Antarctic Continental Shelf Waters" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Their publications frequently appear in several scientific journals, notably:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
Progress In Oceanography
Nature Communications
Science

Gert L. van Dijken has collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors, which include:

Kevin R. Arrigo
Matthew M. Mills
Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp
Patrick Laan
Loes J. A. Gerringa

Best Publications

Impact of a shrinking Arctic ice cover on marine primary production

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert van Dijken;Sudeshna Pabi

1118
Citations
Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice

Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

875
Citations
Primary production in the Southern Ocean, 1997–2006

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken;Seth Bushinsky

847
Citations
Continued increases in Arctic Ocean primary production

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

765
Citations
Phytoplankton dynamics within 37 Antarctic coastal polynya systems

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

625
Citations
Secular trends in Arctic Ocean net primary production

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

581
Citations
Primary production in the Arctic Ocean, 1998–2006

Sudeshna Pabi;Gert L. van Dijken;Kevin R. Arrigo

462
Citations
Changes in phytoplankton concentration now drive increased Arctic Ocean primary production

K. M. Lewis;G. L. van Dijken;K. R. Arrigo

440
Citations
Coastal Southern Ocean: A strong anthropogenic CO2 sink

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert van Dijken;Matthew Long

355
Citations
Phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice in the Chukchi sea

Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

293
Citations
Iron from melting glaciers fuels the phytoplankton blooms in Amundsen Sea (Southern Ocean): Iron biogeochemistry

Loes J. A. Gerringa;Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp;Patrick Laan;Charles-Edouard Thuroczy

271
Citations
Environmental controls of marine productivity hot spots around Antarctica

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken;Aaron L. Strong

268
Citations
Annual changes in sea-ice, chlorophyll a, and primary production in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

Kevin R Arrigo;Gert L van Dijken

261
Citations
A comparison between excess barium and barite as indicators of carbon export

Meagan Eagle;Adina Paytan;Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert van Dijken

249
Citations
Annual cycles of sea ice and phytoplankton in Cape Bathurst polynya, southeastern Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

233
Citations
Ecological impact of a large Antarctic iceberg

Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken;David G. Ainley;Mark A. Fahnestock

217
Citations
Photophysiology in two major southern ocean phytoplankton taxa: photosynthesis and growth of Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus under different irradiance levels.

Kevin R. Arrigo;Matthew M. Mills;Lindsey R. Kropuenske;Gert L. van Dijken

210
Citations
Alternative photosynthetic electron flow to oxygen in marine Synechococcus

Shaun Bailey;Anastasios Melis;Katherine R.M. Mackey;Katherine R.M. Mackey;Pierre Cardol;Pierre Cardol

202
Citations
Ecological control of nitrite in the upper ocean

Emily J. Zakem;Emily J. Zakem;Alia Al-Haj;Matthew J. Church;Gert L. van Dijken

191
Citations
Productivity in the Barents Sea - Response to recent climate variability

Padmini Dalpadado;Kevin R. Arrigo;Solfrid Sætre Hjøllo;Francisco Rey

186
Citations
Photophysiology in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Photoprotection in Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus

Lindsey R. Kropuenske;Matthew M. Mills;Gert L. van Dijken;Shaun Bailey

178
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin R. Arrigo Stanford University

Matthew M. Mills Stanford University

Loes J. A. Gerringa Utrecht University

Hein J W de Baar University of Groningen

Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Anita G. J. Buma University of Groningen

Robinson W. Fulweiler Boston University

Matthew J. Church University of Montana

Stephanie Dutkiewicz MIT

Patricia L. Yager University of Georgia

External Links

Personal website of Gert L. van Dijken

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