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Michael J. Vanni

Michael J. Vanni

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
64
Citations
18361
World Ranking
1847
National Ranking
677

Michael J. Vanni 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 Michael J. Vanni sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 141 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Vanni 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 Michael J. Vanni sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael J. Vanni is affiliated with Miami University in the United States and specializes in environmental science, with a focus on aquatic ecosystems and related fields. Their work encompasses various subfields, including environmental chemistry, ecology, oceanography, nature and landscape conservation, and water science and technology.

The research of Michael J. Vanni primarily addresses topics such as aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, fish ecology and management studies, soil and water nutrient dynamics, isotope analysis in ecology, hydrology and watershed management studies, and water quality and pollution assessment.

Frequent publication venues for Vanni's research include Ecosystems, Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography, Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Michael J. Vanni include:

  • Precipitation, landscape properties and land use interactively affect water quality of tropical freshwaters (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Patterns of CO2 concentration and inorganic carbon limitation of phytoplankton biomass in agriculturally eutrophic lakes (2020, Water Research)
  • Phytoplankton and cyanobacteria abundances in mid-21st century lakes depend strongly on future land use and climate projections (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • Spatial and Temporal Variability of Nutrient Dynamics and Ecosystem Metabolism in a Hyper-eutrophic Reservoir Differ Between a Wet and Dry Year (2020, Ecosystems)
  • Temporal trends in methane emissions from a small eutrophic reservoir: the key role of a spring burst (2021, Biogeosciences)

Collaborations feature frequently in Michael J. Vanni's work. Notable co-authors they have worked with multiple times include Lesley B. Knoll, Tanner J. Williamson, Rita Adrian, Sudeep Chandra, and James A. Rusak.

Best Publications

  • Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate

    Lars J. Tranvik;John A. Downing;James B. Cotner;Steven A. Loiselle

  • Detritus, trophic dynamics and biodiversity

    John C. Moore;Eric L. Berlow;David C. Coleman;Quan Dong

  • Nutrient Cycling by Animals in Freshwater Ecosystems

    Michael J. Vanni

  • Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges

    Sébastien Villéger;Sébastien Brosse;Maud Mouchet;David Mouillot

  • Stoichiometry of nutrient recycling by vertebrates in a tropical stream: linking species identity and ecosystem processes

    Michael J. Vanni;Alexander S. Flecker;James M. Hood;Jenifer L. Headworth

  • Fish Distributions and Nutrient Cycling in Streams: Can Fish Create Biogeochemical Hotspots?

    Peter B. McIntyre;Peter B. McIntyre;Alexander S. Flecker;Michael J. Vanni;James M. Hood

  • NUTRIENT RECYCLING AND HERBIVORY AS MECHANISMS IN THE “TOP–DOWN” EFFECT OF FISH ON ALGAE IN LAKES

    Michael J. Vanni;Craig D. Layne

  • Fish extinctions alter nutrient recycling in tropical freshwaters

    Peter B. McIntyre;Laura E. Jones;Alexander S. Flecker;Michael J. Vanni

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus recycling by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the western basin of Lake Erie

    Diane L. Arnott;Michael J. Vanni

  • Dissolved and particulate nutrient flux from three adjacent agricultural watersheds: A five-year study

    Michael J. Vanni;William H. Renwick;Jenifer L. Headworth;Jeffery D. Auch

  • Ecosystem respiration: Drivers of daily variability and background respiration in lakes around the globe

    Christopher T. Solomon;Denise A. Bruesewitz;David C. Richardson;Kevin C. Rose

  • Trophic cascades and phytoplankton community structure

    Michael J. Vanni;Michael J. Vanni;David L. Findlay

  • Release rates and potential fates of nitrogen and phosphorus from sediments in a eutrophic reservoir

    Weston H. Nowlin;Jennifer L. Evarts;Michael J. Vanni

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus excretion by detritivorous gizzard shad in a reservoir ecosystem

    M. H. Schaus;M. J. Vanni;T. E. Wissing;M. T. Bremigan

  • Light, nutrients, and food-chain length constrain planktonic energy transfer efficiency across multiple trophic levels

    Elizabeth M. Dickman;Jennifer M. Newell;María J. González;Michael J. Vanni

  • Consumer-driven nutrient dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: from individuals to ecosystems.

    Carla L. Atkinson;Krista A. Capps;Amanda T. Rugenski;Michael J. Vanni

  • Effects of Nutrients and Zooplankton Size on the Structure of a Phytoplankton Community

    Michael J. Vanni

  • Animating the Carbon Cycle

    Oswald J. Schmitz;Peter A. Raymond;James A. Estes;Werner A. Kurz

  • Effects of Food Availability and Fish Predation on a Zooplankton Community

    Michael J. Vanni

  • “TOP–DOWN” TROPHIC INTERACTIONS IN LAKES: EFFECTS OF FISH ON NUTRIENT DYNAMICS

    Michael J. Vanni;Craig D. Layne;Shelley E. Arnott

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander S. Flecker
Alexander S. Flecker Cornell University
Peter B. McIntyre
Peter B. McIntyre Cornell University
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Roy A. Stein
Roy A. Stein The Ohio State University
Patricia A. Soranno
Patricia A. Soranno Michigan State University
James F. Kitchell
James F. Kitchell University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hans-Peter Grossart
Hans-Peter Grossart University of Potsdam
David B. Bunnell
David B. Bunnell United States Geological Survey
John J. Magnuson
John J. Magnuson University of Wisconsin–Madison
David M. Post
David M. Post Yale University

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