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D-Index
41
Citations
8895
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7599
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2710

Lawrence W. Harding 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 Lawrence W. Harding sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 81 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Lawrence W. Harding 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 Lawrence W. Harding sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Lawrence W. Harding is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research contributions span several interconnected fields primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. The subfields most represented in their work include Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of marine and coastal environments and phenomena related to tropical cyclones. Key topics include:

  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Food Industry and Aquatic Biology

Lawrence W. Harding has published multiple papers addressing primary production and environmental variability in coastal watersheds and estuarine systems. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Seasonal to Inter-Annual Variability of Primary Production in Chesapeake Bay: Prospects to Reverse Eutrophication and Change Trophic Classification" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Variable climatic conditions dominate recent phytoplankton dynamics in Chesapeake Bay" (2020) in UNC Libraries
  • "Seasonal to Inter-Annual Variability of Primary Production in Chesapeake Bay: Prospects to Reverse Eutrophication and Change Trophic Classification" (2022) in UNC Libraries

In addition, Harding has coauthored research related to tropical cyclones impacting North Carolina, though the lead author on those works is often Hans W. Paerl. Publications in this area include:

  • "Recent increases of rainfall and flooding from tropical cyclones (TCs) in North Carolina (USA): implications for organic matter and nutrient cycling in coastal watersheds" (2020) in Biogeochemistry
  • "Recent increases of rainfall and flooding from tropical cyclones (TCs) in North Carolina (USA): implications for organic matter and nutrient cycling in coastal watersheds" (2023) in Biogeochemistry

Harding's frequent coauthors include Hans W. Paerl, Nathan S. Hall, Alexandria G. Hounshell, Karen L. Rossignol, and Malcolm A. Barnard. Their collaborative work often appears in venues such as UNC Libraries, Biogeochemistry, and Scientific Reports, with UNC Libraries being the most common publication venue.

Best Publications

  • Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: historical trends and ecological interactions

    W. M. Kemp;W. R. Boynton;J. E. Adolf;D. F. Boesch

  • Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay

    TR Fisher;ER Peele;JW Ammerman;LW Harding

  • Phytoplankton, nutrients, and turbidity in the Chesapeake, Delaware, and Hudson estuaries

    Thomas R. Fisher;Lawrence W. Harding;Donald W. Stanley;Larry G. Ward

  • Anthropogenic and climatic influences on the eutrophication of large estuarine ecosystems

    Hans W. Paerl;Lexia M. Valdes;Benjamin L. Peierls;Jason E. Adolf

  • Scales of Nutrient-Limited Phytoplankton Productivity in Chesapeake Bay

    Thomas C. Malone;Daniel J. Conley;Thomas R. Fisher;Patricia M. Glibert

  • Retrieval of diffuse attenuation coefficient in the Chesapeake Bay and turbid ocean regions for satellite ocean color applications

    Menghua Wang;SeungHyun Son;SeungHyun Son;Lawrence W. Harding

  • Developing an empirical model of phytoplankton primary production: a neural network case study

    Michele Scardi;Lawrence W Harding

  • Long-term increase of phytoplankton biomass in Chesapeake Bay, 1950-1994*

    L. W. Harding;E. S. Perry

  • Phytoplankton production in two east coast estuaries: Photosynthesis-light functions and patterns of carbon assimilation in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays

    Lawrence W. Harding;Blanche W. Meeson;Thomas R. Fisher

  • Toward a Predictive Understanding of Primary Productivity in a Temperate, Partially Stratified Estuary

    L.W. Harding;L.W. Harding;M.E. Mallonee;E.S. Perry

  • Regional and seasonal variability of chlorophyll-a in Chesapeake Bay as observed by SeaWiFS and MODIS-Aqua

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Sean W. Bailey;Bryan A. Franz;Lawrence W. Harding

  • Two decades of tropical cyclone impacts on North Carolina’s estuarine carbon, nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics: implications for biogeochemical cycling and water quality in a stormier world

    Hans W. Paerl;Joseph R. Crosswell;Bryce Van Dam;Nathan S. Hall

  • Environmental forcing of phytoplankton floral composition, biomass, and primary productivity in Chesapeake Bay, USA

    Jason E. Adolf;Christina L. Yeager;W. David Miller;Michael E. Mallonee

  • Remote sensing reflectance and inherent optical properties in the mid Chesapeake Bay

    Maria Tzortziou;Maria Tzortziou;Ajit Subramaniam;Jay R. Herman;Charles L. Gallegos

  • SeaWiFS retrievals of chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic bight

    Lawrence W. Harding;Lawrence W. Harding;Andrea Magnuson;Michael E. Mallonee

  • Dynamics of the 1990 winter/spring bloom in Chesapeake Bay

    Glibert Pm;Conley Dj;Fisher Tr;Harding Lw

  • Diel periodicity of photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton

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  • Long-Term Trends of Nutrients and Phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay

    L. W. Harding;C. L. Gallegos;E. S. Perry;W. D. Miller

  • The balance of autotrophy and heterotrophy during mixotrophic growth of Karlodinium micrum (Dinophyceae)

    Jason E. Adolf;Diane K. Stoecker;Lawrence W. Harding

  • Bio-optics of the Chesapeake Bay from measurements and radiative transfer closure

    Maria Tzortziou;Jay R. Herman;Charles L. Gallegos;Patrick J. Neale

  • Bio-optical model for Chesapeake Bay and the Middle Atlantic Bight

    Andrea Magnuson;Lawrence W. Harding;Lawrence W. Harding;Michael E. Mallonee;Jason E. Adolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Gallegos
Charles L. Gallegos Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Thomas R. Fisher
Thomas R. Fisher University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Hans W. Paerl
Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Edward D. Houde
Edward D. Houde University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Maria Tzortziou
Maria Tzortziou Goddard Space Flight Center
Patrick J. Neale
Patrick J. Neale Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Jay R. Herman
Jay R. Herman University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Diane K. Stoecker
Diane K. Stoecker University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Heidi M. Dierssen
Heidi M. Dierssen University of Connecticut
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

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