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John H. Ryther 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 John H. Ryther sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 111 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John H. Ryther 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 John H. Ryther sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John H. Ryther was affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their career focused on scientific research within oceanography and related disciplines.

Ryther was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1978. This membership reflects a level of distinction within the scientific community.

No data is available regarding Ryther's recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or detailed fields and subfields of study.

Similarly, there is no information on specific research topics or a list of published works. As such, the overview is limited to affiliation and noted award recognition within their scientific career.

Ryther is deceased. The profile reflects facts from the available records without additional interpretative information.

Best Publications

  • Studies of marine planktonic diatoms. I. Cyclotella nana Hustedt, and Detonula confervacea (cleve) Gran.

    Unknown

  • Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Eutrophication in the Coastal Marine Environment

    John H. Ryther;William M. Dunstan

  • Photosynthesis and Fish Production in the Sea

    John H. Ryther

  • Photosynthesis in the Ocean as a Function of Light Intensity1

    John H. Ryther

  • The Estimation of Phytoplankton Production in the Ocean from Chlorophyll and Light Data1

    J. H. Ryther;C. S. Yentsch

  • The annual cycle of primary production in the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda

    D.W. Menzel;J.H. Ryther

  • Organic chelators: Factors affecting primary production in the cromwell current upwelling☆

    Richard T. Barber;John H. Ryther

  • The Measurement of Primary Production1

    John H. Ryther

  • Physical models of integrated waste recycling- marine polyculture systems

    John H. Ryther;Joel C. Goldman;Cameron E. Gifford;John E. Huguenin

  • Annual variations in primary production of the Sargasso sea off Bermuda

    D.W. Menzel;J.H. Ryther

  • THE ECOLOGY OF PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS IN MORICHES BAY AND GREAT SOUTH BAY, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

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  • Nitrogen fixation in the Sargasso Sea

    R.C. Dugdale;David W. Menzel;John H. Ryther

  • Nitrogen uptake and storage by the red alga Gracilaria tikvahiae (McLachlan, 1979)☆

    J.H. Ryther;N. Corwin;T.A. DeBusk;L.D. Williams

  • The Effects of Nitrogen and Seawater Flow Rate on the Growth and Biochemical Composition of Gracilaria foliifera var. angustissima in Mass Outdoor Cultures

    B. E. Lapointe;J. H. Ryther

  • Some aspects of the growth and yield of Gracilaria tikvahiae in culture

    Brian E. Lapointe;John H. Ryther

  • Primary Organic Production in Relation to the Chemistry and Hydrography of the Western Indian OCEAN1

    John H. Ryther;John R. Hall;Allan K. Pease;Andrew Bakun

  • On the production, composition, and distribution of organic matter in the Western Arabian Sea

    J.H Ryther;D.W Menzel

  • Inhibitory Effects of Phytoplankton upon the Feeding of Daphnia Magna with Reference to Growth, Reproduction, and Survival

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  • Short-Term Variations in Phytoplankton Chlorophyll and Their Significance1

    C. S. Yentsch;J. H. Ryther

  • Nutrients limiting the production of phytoplankton in the Sargasso sea, with special reference to iron

    D.W. Menzel;J.H. Ryther

  • HIGH NITROGEN FIXATION RATES IN THE SARGASSO SEA AND THE ARABIAN SEA1

    Richard C. Dugdale;John J. Goering;John H. Ryther

  • Temperature‐influenced species competition in mass cultures of marine phytoplankton

    Joel C. Goldman;John H. Ryther

  • Marine Phytoplankton and the Distribution of Nitrite in the Sea

    Ralph F. Vaccaro;John H. Ryther

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel C. Goldman
Joel C. Goldman University of California, Santa Cruz
Brian E. Lapointe
Brian E. Lapointe Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Charles B. Officer
Charles B. Officer Dartmouth College
Richard C. Dugdale
Richard C. Dugdale San Francisco State University
Donald J. Lisk
Donald J. Lisk Cornell University
John J. Goering
John J. Goering University of Alaska Fairbanks
James G. Sanders
James G. Sanders University of Georgia

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