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D-Index
39
Citations
5550
World Ranking
6414
National Ranking
2173

Steven A. Pothoven 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 Steven A. Pothoven sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 121 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Steven A. Pothoven 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 Steven A. Pothoven sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.

Overview

Steven A. Pothoven is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology, nature and landscape conservation, environmental chemistry, oceanography, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work centers around topics such as fish ecology and management studies, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, isotope analysis in ecology, marine and fisheries research, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, and marine and coastal ecosystems.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven A. Pothoven include Henry A. Vanderploeg, Lars G. Rudstam, Tomas O. Höök, James M. Watkins, and Stuart A. Ludsin.

They have published multiple papers across several scientific journals. The main publication venues include the Journal of Great Lakes Research, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Freshwater Biology, and ICES Journal of Marine Science.

  • Seasonal patterns for Secchi depth, chlorophyll a, total phosphorus, and nutrient limitation differ between nearshore and offshore in Lake Michigan (2020), Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Hypoxia's impact on pelagic fish populations in Lake Erie: a tale of two planktivores (2020), Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Variable changes in zooplankton phenology associated with the disappearance of the spring phytoplankton bloom in Lake Michigan (2021), Freshwater Biology
  • Spatial variation in feeding ecology of age-0 lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis in Lake Huron (2020), Journal of Freshwater Ecology
  • Biotic and Abiotic Factors Affecting Feeding Success of Early Juvenile Lake Whitefish in Lakes Michigan and Huron (2021), North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Best Publications

  • Dreissena and the disappearance of the spring phytoplankton bloom in Lake Michigan

    Henry A. Vanderploeg;James R. Liebig;Thomas F. Nalepa;Thomas F. Nalepa;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Gary L. Fahnenstiel

  • Changes in Diet and Body Condition of Lake Whitefish in Southern Lake Michigan Associated with Changes in Benthos

    Steven A. Pothoven;Thomas F. Nalepa;Philip J. Schneeberger;Stephen B. Brandt

  • Recent changes in primary production and phytoplankton in the offshore region of southeastern Lake Michigan

    G. Fahnenstiel;S. Pothoven;H. Vanderploeg;D. Klarer

  • Recent Changes in Density, Biomass, Recruitment, Size Structure, and Nutritional State of Dreissena Populations in Southern Lake Michigan

    Thomas F. Nalepa;David L. Fanslow;Steven A. Pothoven

  • Long-term Trends in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Populations in Lake Huron over the Past Four Decades

    Thomas F. Nalepa;David L. Fanslow;Steven A. Pothoven;Andrew J. Foley

  • Changes in Consumption by Alewives and Lake Whitefish after Dreissenid Mussel Invasions in Lakes Michigan and Huron

    Steven A. Pothoven;Charles P. Madenjian

  • Hypoxia affects spatial distributions and overlap of pelagic fish, zooplankton, and phytoplankton in Lake Erie

    Henry A. Vanderploeg;Stuart A. Ludsin;Steven A. Ruberg;Tomas O. Höök;Tomas O. Höök;Tomas O. Höök

  • Effects of hypolimnetic hypoxia on foraging and distributions of Lake Erie yellow perch

    James J. Roberts;James J. Roberts;Tomas O. Höök;Tomas O. Höök;Stuart A. Ludsin;Steven A. Pothoven

  • Seasonal zooplankton dynamics in Lake Michigan: Disentangling impacts of resource limitation, ecosystem engineering, and predation during a critical ecosystem transition

    Henry A. Vanderploeg;Steven A. Pothoven;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Joann F. Cavaletto

  • Long-term and recent changes in southern Lake Michigan water quality with implications for present trophic status

    Julia L. Mida;Donald Scavia;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Steven A. Pothoven

  • Influence of Diporeia Density on Diet Composition, Relative Abundance, and Energy Density of Planktivorous Fishes in Southeast Lake Michigan

    Darryl W. Hondorp;Steven A. Pothoven;Stephen B. Brandt

  • Changes in seasonal energy dynamics of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in Lake Michigan after invasion of dreissenid mussels

    Charles P. Madenjian;Steven A. Pothoven;John M. Dettmers;Jeffrey D. Holuszko

  • Feeding Ecology of Lake Whitefish in Lake Huron

    Steven A. Pothoven;Thomas F. Nalepa

  • Changes in the Lake Michigan food web following dreissenid mussel invasions: A synthesis

    Charles P. Madenjian;David B. Bunnell;David M. Warner;Steven A. Pothoven

  • Hypoxic zones as habitat for zooplankton in Lake Erie: Refuges from predation or exclusion zones?

    Henry A. Vanderploeg;Stuart A. Ludsin;Joann F. Cavaletto;Tomas O. Höök;Tomas O. Höök;Tomas O. Höök

  • First Finding of the Amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus and the Mussel Dreissena bugensis in Lake Michigan

    Thomas F. Nalepa;Don W. Schloesser;Steve A. Pothoven;Darryl W. Hondorp

  • Introduction of the Ponto-Caspian Bloody-red Mysid Hemimysis anomala into the Lake Michigan Basin

    Steven A. Pothoven;Igor A. Grigorovich;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Mary D. Balcer

  • Coupling age-structured stock assessment and fish bioenergetics models: a system of time-varying models for quantifying piscivory patterns during the rapid trophic shift in the main basin of Lake Huron

    Ji X. He;James R. Bence;Charles P. Madenjian;Steven A. Pothoven

  • Lake Michigan Lower Food Web: Long-Term Observations and Dreissena Impact

    G. Fahnenstiel;T. Nalepa;S. Pothoven;H. Carrick

  • Comparison of three microquantity techniques for measuring total lipids in fish

    Yuehan LuY. Lu;Yuehan LuY. Lu;Stuart A. LudsinS.A. Ludsin;Stuart A. LudsinS.A. Ludsin;David L. FanslowD.L. Fanslow;David L. FanslowD.L. Fanslow;Steven A. PothovenS.A. Pothoven;Steven A. PothovenS.A. Pothoven

  • Influence of Diporeia Density on Diet Composition, Relative Abundance, and Energy Density of Planktivorous Fishes in

    Darryl W. H Ondorp;Commonwealth Boulevard;Steven A. Pothoven;Stephen B. Brandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomas O. Höök
Tomas O. Höök Purdue University West Lafayette
Henry A. Vanderploeg
Henry A. Vanderploeg National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gary L. Fahnenstiel
Gary L. Fahnenstiel Michigan Technological University
Thomas F. Nalepa
Thomas F. Nalepa University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles P. Madenjian
Charles P. Madenjian United States Geological Survey
Stephen B. Brandt
Stephen B. Brandt Oregon State University
Stuart A. Ludsin
Stuart A. Ludsin The Ohio State University
David B. Bunnell
David B. Bunnell United States Geological Survey
Donald Scavia
Donald Scavia University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James R. Bence
James R. Bence Michigan State University

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