2026 Marlon R. Lewis: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	54	2676	2437	126	111	124	11587

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Marlon R. Lewis is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Oceanography, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

Marine and coastal ecosystems
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Marlon R. Lewis has published research in several notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

Science Advances
Water Research
Earth system science data

Representative recent papers include:

"Correcting a major error in assessing organic carbon pollution in natural waters", 2021, Science Advances
"Metagenomic evidence for the microbial transformation of carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules: A long-term macrocosm experiment", 2022, Water Research
"A global compilation of in situ aquatic high spectral resolution inherent and apparent optical property data for remote sensing applications", 2020, Earth system science data

Their frequent collaborators encompass a range of researchers, reflecting multidisciplinary partnerships. Regular co-authors include:

Nianzhi Jiao
Jihua Liu
Fanglue Jiao
Qiang Zheng
John Batt

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Marlon R. Lewis was named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2018 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

Global phytoplankton decline over the past century

Daniel G. Boyce;Marlon R. Lewis;Boris Worm

1566
Citations
Assessment of the relationships between dominant cell size in natural phytoplankton communities and the spectral shape of the absorption coefficient

Áurea M. Ciotti;Marlon R. Lewis;John J. Cullen

617
Citations
Iron and grazing constraints on primary production in the central equatorial Pacific: An EqPac synthesis

Michael R. Lundry;Richard T. Barber;Robert R. Bidare;Fei Chai

517
Citations
Vertical Nitrate Fluxes in the Oligotrophic Ocean

Marlon R. Lewis;David Hebert;W. Glen Harrison;Trevor Platt

418
Citations
The kinetics of algal photoadaptation in the context of vertical mixing

John J. Cullen;Marlon R. Lewis

418
Citations
Ocean primary production and available light: further algorithms for remote sensing

Trevor Platt;Shubha Sathyendranath;Shubha Sathyendranath;Carla M. Caverhill;Marlon R. Lewis

368
Citations
Relationships between the surface concentration of particulate organic carbon and optical properties in the eastern South Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans

D. Stramski;R. A. Reynolds;M. Babin;M. Babin;S. Kaczmarek

337
Citations
Effects of Penetrative Radiation on the Upper Tropical Ocean Circulation

Raghu Murtugudde;James Beauchamp;Charles R. McClain;Marlon Lewis

323
Citations
Phytoplankton and thermal structure in the upper ocean: Consequences of nonuniformity in chlorophyll profile

Marlon R. Lewis;John J. Cullen;Trevor Platt

320
Citations
Influence of bubbles on scattering of light in the ocean

Xiaodong Zhang;Marlon Lewis;Bruce Johnson

285
Citations
Photosynthetic characteristics and estimated growth rates indicate grazing is the proximate control of primary production in the equatorial Pacific

John J. Cullen;Marlon R. Lewis;Curtiss O. Davis;Richard T. Barber

264
Citations
Penetration of UV-visible solar radiation in the global oceans: Insights from ocean color remote sensing

Zhongping Lee;Chuanmin Hu;Shaoling Shang;Keping Du

258
Citations
Relationships between vertical mixing and photoadaptation of phytoplankton: similarity criteria

M. R. Lewis;J. J. Cullen;T. Platt

239
Citations
Optical detection and assessment of algal blooms

John J. Cullen;Áurea M. Ciotti;Richard F. Davis;Marlon R. Lewis

238
Citations
Remote sensing of oceanic primary production: computations using a spectral model

Shubha Sathyendranath;Shubha Sathyendranath;Trevor Platt;Carla M. Caverhill;Roderick E. Warnock

223
Citations
Nutrient fluxes during extended blooms of Arctic ice algae

G. F. Cota;S. J. Prinsenberg;E. B. Bennett;J. W. Loder

219
Citations
Optical oceanography: Recent advances and future directions using global remote sensing and in situ observations

T. Dickey;M. Lewis;G. Chang

209
Citations
Turbulent motions may control phytoplankton photosynthesis in the upper ocean

M. R. Lewis;M. R. Lewis;E. P. W. Horne;J. J. Cullen;N. S. Oakey

198
Citations
f-Ratio and its relationship to ambient nitrate concentration in coastal waters

W.G. Harrison;Trevor Platt;Marlon R. Lewis

172
Citations
The volume scattering function of natural bubble populations

Xiaodong Zhang;Marlon Lewis;Michael Lee;Bruce Johnson

164
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Cullen Dalhousie University

Trevor Platt Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Emmanuel Boss University of Maine

Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité

Marcel Babin Université Laval

Kenneth J. Voss University of Miami

Michael S. Twardowski Florida Atlantic University

Zhongping Lee University of Massachusetts Boston

Bryan A. Franz Goddard Space Flight Center

Dariusz Stramski University of California, San Diego

External Links

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