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D-Index
47
Citations
7611
World Ranking
5836
National Ranking
2126

R. Wayne Litaker publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Wayne Litaker sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 104 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

R. Wayne Litaker D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Wayne Litaker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Ocean warming since 1982 has expanded the niche of toxic algal blooms in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.

    Christopher J. Gobler;Owen M. Doherty;Theresa K. Hattenrath-Lehmann;Andrew W. Griffith

  • Phosphorus physiological ecology and molecular mechanisms in marine phytoplankton

    Senjie Lin;Richard Wayne Litaker;William G. Sunda

  • Formal Revision of the Alexandrium tamarense Species Complex (Dinophyceae) Taxonomy: The Introduction of Five Species with Emphasis on Molecular-based (rDNA) Classification

    Uwe John;R. Wayne Litaker;Marina Montresor;Shauna Murray

  • Global distribution of ciguatera causing dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus.

    R. Wayne Litaker;Mark W. Vandersea;Maria A. Faust;Steven R. Kibler

  • Taxonomy of Gambierdiscus including four new species, Gambierdiscus caribaeus, Gambierdiscus carolinianus, Gambierdiscus carpenteri and Gambierdiscus ruetzleri (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae)

    R. Wayne Litaker;Mark W. Vandersea;Maria A. Faust;Steven R. Kibler

  • Ciguatera fish poisoning and sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies.

    Patricia A. Tester;Rebecca L. Feldman;Amy W. Nau;Steven R. Kibler

  • RECOGNIZING DINOFLAGELLATE SPECIES USING ITS rDNA SEQUENCES1

    R. Wayne Litaker;Mark W. Vandersea;Steven R. Kibler;Kimberly S. Reece

  • IDENTIFICATION OF PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA (DINOPHYCEAE) AND PFIESTERIA-LIKE ORGANISMS USING INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER-SPECIFIC PCR ASSAYS1

    R. Wayne Litaker;Mark W. Vandersea;Steven R. Kibler;Kimberly S. Reece

  • N2-Fixing Microbial Consortia Associated with the Ice Cover of Lake Bonney, Antarctica.

    J.B. Olson;T.F. Steppe;R.W. Litaker;Hans W. Paerl

  • Consortial N2 fixation: a strategy for meeting nitrogen requirements of marine and terrestrial cyanobacterial mats

    T. F. Steppe;J. B. Olson;H. W. Paerl;R. W. Litaker

  • Rapid one-step quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR assay with competitive internal positive control for detection of enteroviruses in environmental samples.

    Jason B. Gregory;R. Wayne Litaker;Rachel T. Noble

  • Initial risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) microalgae for commodity-scale biofuel cultivation

    William J. Henley;R. Wayne Litaker;Lucie Novoveská;Clifford S. Duke

  • Effects of ocean warming on growth and distribution of dinoflagellates associated with ciguatera fish poisoning in the Caribbean

    Steven R. Kibler;Patricia A. Tester;Kenneth E. Kunkel;Stephanie K. Moore

  • Late-summer phytoplankton in western Lake Erie (Laurentian Great Lakes): bloom distributions, toxicity, and environmental influences

    David F. Millie;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Julianne Dyble Bressie;Ryan J. Pigg;Ryan J. Pigg

  • Sampling harmful benthic dinoflagellates: Comparison of artificial and natural substrate methods

    Patricia A. Tester;Steven R. Kibler;William C. Holland;Gires Usup

  • Growth of eight Gambierdiscus (Dinophyceae) species: Effects of temperature, salinity and irradiance

    Steven R. Kibler;R. Wayne Litaker;William C. Holland;Mark W. Vandersea

  • Climate change and harmful benthic microalgae.

    Patricia A. Tester;R. Wayne Litaker;Elisa Berdalet

  • Toxicity screening of 13 Gambierdiscus strains using neuro-2a and erythrocyte lysis bioassays.

    Francesco Pisapia;William C. Holland;D. Ransom Hardison;R. Wayne Litaker

  • Ciguatoxicity of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa species from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

    R. Wayne Litaker;William C. Holland;D. Ransom Hardison;Francesco Pisapia

  • THE PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP OF PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA, CRYPTOPERIDINIOPSOID SP. AMYLOODINOUM OCELLATUM AND A PFIESTERIA‐LIKE DINOFLAGELLATE TO OTHER DINOFLAGELLATES AND APICOMPLEXANS

    R. Wayne Litaker;Patricia A. Tester;Angelo Colorni;Michael G. Levy

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia A. Tester
Patricia A. Tester Ocean Tester LLC
Edward J. Noga
Edward J. Noga North Carolina State University
Michael G. Levy
Michael G. Levy North Carolina State University
Richard P. Stumpf
Richard P. Stumpf National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kimberly S. Reece
Kimberly S. Reece Virginia Institute of Marine Science
William G. Sunda
William G. Sunda University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gary L. Fahnenstiel
Gary L. Fahnenstiel Michigan Technological University
Hans W. Paerl
Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raphael M. Kudela
Raphael M. Kudela University of California, Santa Cruz
Adam J. Birkenheuer
Adam J. Birkenheuer North Carolina State University

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