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Nina F. Caraco

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
33247
World Ranking
3521
National Ranking
1230

Nina F. Caraco 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 Nina F. Caraco sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 71 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nina F. Caraco 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 Nina F. Caraco sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nina F. Caraco is affiliated with the New York Botanical Garden in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with particular attention to subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Nina F. Caraco's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Their recent publication record includes a paper titled "A tribute to tributaries: River studies elucidate links between human activity and nutrient export across a broad range of watersheds," published in 2021 in the journal AMBIO.

Frequent publication venues for Nina F. Caraco include:

  • AMBIO

Nina F. Caraco has not been recorded with frequent co-authors or book publications. No awards have been documented in the available data. The citation count for their recent work includes two citations for the 2021 AMBIO paper.

Best Publications

  • NONPOINT POLLUTION OF SURFACE WATERS WITH PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN

    Stephen R. Carpenter;N. F. Caraco;D. L. Correll;R. W. Howarth

  • Plumbing the Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Inland Waters into the Terrestrial Carbon Budget

    Jonathan J. Cole;Yves T. Prairie;Nina F. Caraco;William H. McDowell

  • The global abundance and size distribution of lakes, ponds, and impoundments

    J.A. Downing;Y.T. Prairie;J.J. Cole;C.M. Duarte

  • Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & P fluxes for the drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human influences

    Robert Howarth;Gilles Billen;Dennis Swaney;Andrea Townsend

  • Major role of marine vegetation on the oceanic carbon cycle

    Carlos M. Duarte;Jack J. Middelburg;Nina F. Caraco

  • Carbon Dioxide Supersaturation in the Surface Waters of Lakes

    Jonathan J. Cole;Nina F. Caraco;George W. Kling;Timothy K. Kratz

  • Human Impact on Erodable Phosphorus and Eutrophication: A Global Perspective

    Elena M. Bennett;Stephen R. Carpenter;Nina F. Caraco

  • Atmospheric exchange of carbon dioxide in a low-wind oligotrophic lake measured by the addition of SF6

    Jonathan J. Cole;Nina F. Caraco

  • Carbon in catchments: connecting terrestrial carbon losses with aquatic metabolism

    Jonathan J. Cole;Nina F. Caraco

  • Transformation of Freshwater Ecosystems by Bivalves A case study of zebra mussels in the Hudson River

    David L. Strayer;Nina F. Caraco;Jonathan J. Cole;Stuart Findlay

  • Transformation of Freshwater Ecosystems by Bivalves

    David L. Strayer;Nina F. Caraco;Jonathan J. Cole;Stuart Findlay

  • Evidence for sulphate-controlled phosphorus release from sediments of aquatic systems

    N. F. Caraco;J. J. Cole;G. E. Likens

  • ZEBRA MUSSEL INVASION IN A LARGE, TURBID RIVER: PHYTOPLANKTON RESPONSE TO INCREASED GRAZING

    Nina F. Caraco;Jonathan J. Cole;Peter A. Raymond;David L. Strayer

  • Human influence on river nitrogen

    Benjamin L. Peierls;Nina F. Caraco;Michael L. Pace;Jonathan J. Cole

  • LINKING PLANKTONIC BIOMASS AND METABOLISM TO NET GAS FLUXES IN NORTHERN TEMPERATE LAKES

    Paul A. Del Giorgio;Jonathan J. Cole;Nina F. Caraco;Robert H. Peters

  • Can phytoplankton maintaina positive carbon balance in a turbid, freshwater, tidal estuary?

    Jonathan J. Cole;Nina F. Caraco;Benjamin L. Peierls

  • Weak coupling of bacterial and algal production in a heterotrophic ecosystem: The Hudson River estuary

    Stuart Findlay;Michael L. Pace;David Lints;Jonathan J. Cole

  • Contrasting impacts of a native and alien macrophyte on dissolved oxygen in a large river

    Nina F. Caraco;Jonathan J. Cole

  • Controls on the variability of organic matter and dissolved inorganic carbon ages in northeast US rivers

    Peter A. Raymond;James E. Bauer;Nina F. Caraco;Jonathan J. Cole

  • Carbon dioxide concentration and atmospheric flux in the Hudson River

    Peter A. Raymond;Nina F. Caraco;Jonathan J. Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan J. Cole
Jonathan J. Cole New York Botanical Garden
Michael L. Pace
Michael L. Pace University of Virginia
David L. Strayer
David L. Strayer University of Utah
Gene E. Likens
Gene E. Likens University of Connecticut
Stuart E. G. Findlay
Stuart E. G. Findlay Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Peter A. Raymond
Peter A. Raymond Yale University
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jack J. Middelburg
Jack J. Middelburg Utrecht University
William H. McDowell
William H. McDowell University of New Hampshire
Roxane Maranger
Roxane Maranger University of Montreal

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Robert W. Howarth

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Peter A. Raymond

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Lars J. Tranvik

Lars J. Tranvik

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Jennifer L. Tank

Jennifer L. Tank

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