2026 Paul Tett: 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	56	3715	3548	281	272	174	9425

Overview

Paul Tett is affiliated with the Scottish Association For Marine Science in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions in earth and planetary sciences, particularly in oceanography and related subfields.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including oceanography, global and planetary change, environmental chemistry, ecology, and management, monitoring, policy, and law. Their research topics cover a range of marine-related areas:

Marine and coastal ecosystems
Marine biology and ecology research
Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
Isotope analysis in ecology
Coastal and marine management
Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
Marine and fisheries research

Paul Tett has published several recent papers addressing different aspects of marine science. These include:

"Phytoplankton Community Integrity Index (PCII) - A potential supplementary tool for evaluating nutrient enrichment status of Hong Kong marine waters," 2024, Marine Pollution Bulletin
"Unusual coccolithophore blooms in Scottish waters," 2023, State of the Planet
"Leaving the niche: Recommendations for mainstreaming Low Trophic Aquaculture in countries around the Atlantic basin," 2024, Marine Policy

Frequent co-authors working with Paul Tett include:

Yim Ling Mak
Y.-K. Yung
Wai-choi Sun
Hin-long Tsang
Chun-tat Chan

The venues where this scientist regularly publishes include:

Marine Pollution Bulletin
State of the Planet
Marine Policy

Best Publications

Overview of eutrophication indicators to assess environmental status within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Joao G. Ferreira;Jesper H. Andersen;Angel Borja;Suzanne B. Bricker

603
Citations
The transition zone of the Canary Current upwelling region

E.D. Barton;J. Arı́stegui;P. Tett;M. Cantón

567
Citations
The influence of island-generated eddies on chlorophyll distribution : a study of mesoscale variation around Gran Canaria

J. Arístegui;P. Tett;A. Hernández-Guerra;G. Basterretxea

351
Citations
Eutrophication and some European waters of restricted exchange

Paul Tett;Linda Gilpin;Harald Svendsen;Carina P. Erlandsson

257
Citations
Relationships between suspended particulate material, light attenuation and Secchi depth in UK marine waters

M.J. Devlin;J. Barry;D.K. Mills;R.J. Gowen

252
Citations
Framework for understanding marine ecosystem health

P. Tett;R. J. Gowen;S. J. Painting;M. Elliott

243
Citations
Shared values and deliberative valuation: Future directions

Jasper O. Kenter;Rosalind Bryce;Michael Christie;Nigel Cooper

209
Citations
Applying an ecosystem-based approach to aquaculture : principles, scales and some management measures

D. Soto;J. Aguilar-Manjarrez;J. Bermudez;C. Brugere

198
Citations
Defining and detecting undesirable disturbance in the context of marine eutrophication.

Paul Tett;Richard J Gowen;Dave Mills;Teresa Fernandes

198
Citations
Harmful algal blooms: How strong is the evidence that nutrient ratios and forms influence their occurrence?

Keith Davidson;Richard J. Gowen;Paul Tett;Eileen Bresnan

191
Citations
Assessing the impact of nutrient enrichment in estuaries: susceptibility to eutrophication

S.J. Painting;M.J. Devlin;S.J. Malcolm;E.R. Parker

188
Citations
Stratified and nonstratified areas in the North Sea: Long-term variability and biological and policy implications

Sonja van Leeuwen;Paul Tett;David Mills;Johan van der Molen

171
Citations
The Redfield Ratio and Phytoplankton Growth Rate

P. Tett;M. R. Droop;S. I. Heaney

162
Citations
Mixing and phytoplankton growth around an island in a stratified sea

J.H. Simpson;P.B. Tett;M.L. Argote-Espinoza;A. Edwards

161
Citations
Problems in Modelling the Photosynthesis-Light Relationship for Phytoplankton

T. C. Lederman;P. Tett

157
Citations
Relationships among substrate, flow, and benthic microalgal pigment density in the Mechums River, Virginia 1

Paul Tett;Charles Gallegos;Mahlon G. Kelly;George M. Hornberger

153
Citations
Variability in the Canary Islands area of filament-eddy exchanges

Eric D. Barton;Javier Arístegui;Paul Tett;Eleuteria Navarro-Pérez

147
Citations
Seasonality of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (Bacillariophyceae) in western Scottish waters

Johanna Fehling;Keith Davidson;Christopher Bolch;Paul Tett

143
Citations
The “social” aspect of social-ecological systems: a critique of analytical frameworks and findings from a multisite study of coastal sustainability

Tim Stojanovic;Hilda M. McNae;Paul Tett;Tavis W. Potts

140
Citations
The Islay front: Physical structure and phytoplankton distribution

J.H. Simpson;D.J. Edelsten;A. Edwards;N.C.G. Morris

132
Citations
Optical Properties of a Region of Freshwater Influence (The Clyde Sea)

D.G. Bowers;G.E.L. Harker;P.S.D. Smith;P. Tett

120
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Teresa F. Fernandes Heriot-Watt University

Alice Newton University of Algarve

Keith Davidson Scottish Association For Marine Science

Javier Arístegui University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Eric D. Barton Spanish National Research Council

Michelle Devlin Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Mark Inall Scottish Association For Marine Science

David Bowers Bangor University

Susanne Kratzer Stockholm University

Tim Jickells University of East Anglia

External Links

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