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Gert L. van Dijken

Gert L. van Dijken

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
56
Citations
13384
World Ranking
2379
National Ranking
995

Gert L. van Dijken publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gert L. van Dijken sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 111 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Gert L. van Dijken D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gert L. van Dijken sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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

  • Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice

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

  • Primary production in the Southern Ocean, 1997–2006

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

  • Continued increases in Arctic Ocean primary production

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

  • Phytoplankton dynamics within 37 Antarctic coastal polynya systems

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

  • Secular trends in Arctic Ocean net primary production

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

  • Primary production in the Arctic Ocean, 1998–2006

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

  • Changes in phytoplankton concentration now drive increased Arctic Ocean primary production

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

  • Coastal Southern Ocean: A strong anthropogenic CO2 sink

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert van Dijken;Matthew Long

  • 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

  • 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

  • Environmental controls of marine productivity hot spots around Antarctica

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

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

    Kevin R Arrigo;Gert L van Dijken

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

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

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

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken

  • Ecological impact of a large Antarctic iceberg

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Ecological control of nitrite in the upper ocean

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

  • Productivity in the Barents Sea - Response to recent climate variability

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin R. Arrigo
Kevin R. Arrigo Stanford University
Matthew M. Mills
Matthew M. Mills Stanford University
Loes J. A. Gerringa
Loes J. A. Gerringa Utrecht University
Hein J W de Baar
Hein J W de Baar University of Groningen
Robert S. Pickart
Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Anita G. J. Buma
Anita G. J. Buma University of Groningen
Robinson W. Fulweiler
Robinson W. Fulweiler Boston University
Matthew J. Church
Matthew J. Church University of Montana
Patricia L. Yager
Patricia L. Yager University of Georgia

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