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D-Index
50
Citations
7247
World Ranking
3917
National Ranking
433

Kam W. Tang publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kam W. Tang sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 136 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Kam W. Tang D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kam W. Tang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kam W. Tang is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant number of publications in the fields of ecology, oceanography, and global and planetary change. Their work also touches on environmental chemistry and nature and landscape conservation as subfields of study.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Peatlands and wetlands ecology
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Fish ecology and management studies

Kam W. Tang has contributed to several publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • CATENA
  • Water Research
  • Environmental Pollution

Recent papers from Kam W. Tang include:

  • "Photosynthesis-driven methane production in oxic lake water as an important contributor to methane emission" (2020, Limnology and Oceanography)
  • "Assessing carbon greenhouse gas emissions from aquaculture in China based on aquaculture system types, species, environmental conditions and management practices" (2022, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment)
  • "Annual CO2 and CH4 fluxes in coastal earthen ponds with Litopenaeus vannamei in southeastern China" (2021, Aquaculture)
  • "Assessing nutrient budgets and environmental impacts of coastal land-based aquaculture system in southeastern China" (2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment)
  • "Conversion of coastal wetland to aquaculture ponds decreased N2O emission: Evidence from a multi-year field study" (2022, Water Research)

Kam W. Tang often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ping Yang
  • Chuan Tong
  • Hong Yang
  • Derrick Y.F. Lai
  • Linhai Zhang

Best Publications

  • Microbial methane production in oxygenated water column of an oligotrophic lake

    Hans-Peter Grossart;Katharina Frindte;Claudia Dziallas;Werner Eckert

  • Mechanisms of Microbial Carbon Sequestration in the Ocean - Future Research Directions

    N Jiao;C Robinson;F Azam;Hassan Thomas

  • Mechanisms and rates of bacterial colonization of sinking aggregates.

    Thomas Kiørboe;Hans-Peter Grossart;Helle Ploug;Kam Tang

  • Bacterial colonization of particles: Growth and interactions

    Hans-Peter Grossart;Thomas Kiørboe;Kam Tang;Helle Ploug

  • Dynamics of Microbial Communities on Marine Snow Aggregates: Colonization, Growth, Detachment, and Grazing Mortality of Attached Bacteria

    Thomas Kiørboe;Kam Tang;Hans-Peter Grossart;Helle Ploug

  • Comparison of cell-specific activity between free-living and attached bacteria using isolates and natural assemblages.

    Hans-Peter Grossart;Kam W. Tang;Thomas Kiørboe;Helle Ploug

  • Zooplankton grazing on Phaeocystis: a quantitative review and future challenges

    Jens C. Nejstgaard;Kam W. Tang;Michael Steinke;Jörg Dutz

  • Linkage between crustacean zooplankton and aquatic bacteria

    Kam W. Tang;Valentina Turk;Hans-Peter Grossart

  • Bacteria dispersal by hitchhiking on zooplankton

    Hans-Peter Grossart;Claudia Dziallas;Franziska Leunert;Kam W. Tang

  • Methane Production in Oxic Lake Waters Potentially Increases Aquatic Methane Flux to Air

    Kam W. Tang;Daniel Frank Mcginnis;Danny Ionescu;Hans-Peter Grossart;Hans-Peter Grossart

  • Effects of protozoan grazing on colony formation in Phaeocystis globosa (Prymnesiophyceae) and the potential costs and benefits

    Hans Henrik Jakobsen;K.W. Tang

  • Phaeocystis globosa (Prymnesiophyceae) and the planktonic food web: Feeding, growth, and trophic interactions among grazers

    K.W. Tang;Hans Henrik Jakobsen;Andre Visser

  • Paradox reconsidered: Methane oversaturation in well-oxygenated lake waters

    Kam W. Tang;Kam W. Tang;Daniel Frank Mcginnis;Daniel Frank Mcginnis;Katharina Frindte;Volker Brüchert

  • Grazing and colony size development in Phaeocystis globosa (Prymnesiophyceae): the role of a chemical signal

    Kam W. Tang

  • Occurrence of copepod carcasses in the lower Chesapeake Bay and their decomposition by ambient microbes

    Kam W. Tang;Curtis S. Freund;Christopher L. Schweitzer

  • Role of diatoms in copepod production:good, harmless or toxic?

    SH Jónasdóttir;T. Kiørboe;KW Tang;M. StJohn

  • Simple staining method for differentiating live and dead marine zooplankton in field samples

    David T. Elliott;Kam W. Tang

  • Copepods as microbial hotspots in the ocean: effects of host feeding activities on attached bacteria

    Kam W. Tang

  • Contribution of oxic methane production to surface methane emission in lakes and its global importance.

    Marco Günthel;Daphné Donis;Georgiy Kirillin;Danny Ionescu

  • Trophic modification of essential fatty acids by heterotrophic protists and its effects on the fatty acid composition of the copepod Acartia tonsa

    Adriana J. Veloza;Fu-Lin E. Chu;Kam W. Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Peter Grossart
Hans-Peter Grossart University of Potsdam
Thomas Kiørboe
Thomas Kiørboe Technical University of Denmark
Michail I. Gladyshev
Michail I. Gladyshev Siberian Federal University
Daniel Frank Mcginnis
Daniel Frank Mcginnis University of Geneva
Hans G. Dam
Hans G. Dam University of Connecticut
Torkel Gissel Nielsen
Torkel Gissel Nielsen Technical University of Denmark
Helle Ploug
Helle Ploug University of Gothenburg
Walker O. Smith
Walker O. Smith Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Pieter T. Visscher
Pieter T. Visscher University of Connecticut
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore

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