2026 Lawrence W. Harding: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	41	7599	7300	2710	2519	81	8895

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

1809
Citations
Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay

TR Fisher;ER Peele;JW Ammerman;LW Harding

746
Citations
Phytoplankton, nutrients, and turbidity in the Chesapeake, Delaware, and Hudson estuaries

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

601
Citations
Anthropogenic and climatic influences on the eutrophication of large estuarine ecosystems

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

406
Citations
Scales of Nutrient-Limited Phytoplankton Productivity in Chesapeake Bay

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

375
Citations
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

289
Citations
Developing an empirical model of phytoplankton primary production: a neural network case study

Michele Scardi;Lawrence W Harding

256
Citations
Long-term increase of phytoplankton biomass in Chesapeake Bay, 1950-1994*

L. W. Harding;E. S. Perry

246
Citations
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

236
Citations
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

201
Citations
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

183
Citations
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

157
Citations
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

155
Citations
Remote sensing reflectance and inherent optical properties in the mid Chesapeake Bay

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

149
Citations
SeaWiFS retrievals of chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic bight

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

147
Citations
Dynamics of the 1990 winter/spring bloom in Chesapeake Bay

Glibert Pm;Conley Dj;Fisher Tr;Harding Lw

146
Citations
Diel periodicity of photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton

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140
Citations
Long-Term Trends of Nutrients and Phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay

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

138
Citations
The balance of autotrophy and heterotrophy during mixotrophic growth of Karlodinium micrum (Dinophyceae)

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

136
Citations
Bio-optics of the Chesapeake Bay from measurements and radiative transfer closure

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

132
Citations
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

114
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Gallegos Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Thomas R. Fisher University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Edward D. Houde University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

Maria Tzortziou Goddard Space Flight Center

Patrick J. Neale Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Jay R. Herman University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Diane K. Stoecker University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

Heidi M. Dierssen University of Connecticut

Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

External Links

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