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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Ecology and Evolution D-index 78 Citations 31,538 147 World Ranking 459 National Ranking 182

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Awards & Achievements

2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Biodiversity

His primary scientific interests are in Ecology, Ecosystem, Hydrology, Eutrophication and Aquatic ecosystem. His is doing research in Freshwater ecosystem, Phytoplankton, Biodiversity, Carbon cycle and Primary productivity, both of which are found in Ecology. John A. Downing focuses mostly in the field of Ecosystem, narrowing it down to topics relating to Oceanography and, in certain cases, Sampling and Amazon rainforest.

In his study, Lake ecosystem and Macrophyte is strongly linked to Abundance, which falls under the umbrella field of Hydrology. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Eutrophication, narrowing it down to issues related to the Drainage basin, and often Total organic carbon, Water quality, Pasture and Agriculture. The concepts of his Aquatic ecosystem study are interwoven with issues in Dominance, Ecology and Botany.

His most cited work include:

  • Plumbing the Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Inland Waters into the Terrestrial Carbon Budget (2323 citations)
  • Biodiversity and stability in grasslands (1685 citations)
  • Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate (1499 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ecology, Eutrophication, Ecosystem, Water quality and Phytoplankton are his primary areas of study. His Ecology study often links to related topics such as Population density. His Eutrophication research includes elements of Drainage basin, Hydrology, Carbon cycle, Dissolved organic carbon and Carbon dioxide.

John A. Downing combines subjects such as Estuary, Oceanography, Aquatic ecosystem and Biodiversity with his study of Ecosystem. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Environmental economics, Recreation and Environmental protection. His research integrates issues of Primary productivity and Plankton in his study of Phytoplankton.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (63.07%)
  • Eutrophication (23.30%)
  • Ecosystem (19.89%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Ecology (63.07%)
  • Eutrophication (23.30%)
  • Ecosystem (19.89%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

John A. Downing mainly focuses on Ecology, Eutrophication, Ecosystem, Water quality and Phytoplankton. His study in Nutrient, Aquatic ecosystem, Bloom, Freshwater ecosystem and Biodiversity is carried out as part of his studies in Ecology. John A. Downing has included themes like Lake ecosystem, Carbon cycle, Trophic level, Dissolved organic carbon and Carbon dioxide in his Eutrophication study.

His Carbon cycle study combines topics in areas such as Hydrology, Limnology, Organic matter and Total organic carbon. The various areas that he examines in his Water quality study include Enforcement, Proxy, Environmental planning and Environmental protection. His Phytoplankton research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Watershed, Zooplankton, Land cover, Plankton and Dominance.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Biodiversity change is uncoupled from species richness trends: Consequences for conservation and monitoring (195 citations)
  • Global abundance and size distribution of streams and rivers (174 citations)
  • Recreational demand for clean water: evidence from geotagged photographs by visitors to lakes (127 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Biodiversity

His primary areas of study are Ecology, Eutrophication, Water quality, Environmental protection and Greenhouse gas. In most of his Ecology studies, his work intersects topics such as Variety. His Eutrophication research incorporates elements of Carbon dioxide and Global change.

His Greenhouse gas research incorporates themes from Fossil fuel and Methane. His Ecosystem services course of study focuses on Species evenness and Ecosystem. His Carbon cycle research focuses on subjects like Abundance, which are linked to Hydrology.

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Best Publications

Plumbing the Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Inland Waters into the Terrestrial Carbon Budget

Jonathan J. Cole;Yves T. Prairie;Nina F. Caraco;William H. McDowell.
Ecosystems (2007)

3527 Citations

Biodiversity and stability in grasslands

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Nature (1994)

3258 Citations

Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate

Lars J. Tranvik;John A. Downing;James B. Cotner;Steven A. Loiselle.
Limnology and Oceanography (2009)

2257 Citations

Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & P fluxes for the drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human influences

Robert Howarth;Gilles Billen;Dennis Swaney;Andrea Townsend.
Biogeochemistry (1996)

2088 Citations

The global abundance and size distribution of lakes, ponds, and impoundments

J.A. Downing;Y.T. Prairie;J.J. Cole;C.M. Duarte.
Limnology and Oceanography (2006)

1768 Citations

Freshwater Methane Emissions Offset the Continental Carbon Sink

David Bastviken;Lars J. Tranvik;John A. Downing;Patrick M. Crill.
Science (2011)

1293 Citations

A Manual on Methods for the Assessment of Secondary Productivity in Fresh Waters

John A. Downing;Frank H. Rigler.
(1984)

1046 Citations

Limnology: Inland Water Ecosystems

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(2001)

934 Citations

Predicting cyanobacteria dominance in lakes

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (2001)

889 Citations

The nitrogen : phosphorus relationship in lakes

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Limnology and Oceanography (1992)

740 Citations

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