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D-Index
45
Citations
9542
World Ranking
6318
National Ranking
277

Susan B. Watson 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 Susan B. Watson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 101 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan B. Watson 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 Susan B. Watson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Predicting cyanobacteria dominance in lakes

    John A Downing;Susan B Watson;Edward McCauley

  • The re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia.

    Susan B. Watson;Carol Miller;George Arhonditsis;Gregory L. Boyer

  • Patterns in phytoplankton taxonomic composition across temperate lakes of differing nutrient status

    Susan B. Watson;Edward McCauley;John A. Downing

  • Biochemical and Ecological Control of Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol in Source Waters

    Friedrich Jüttner;Susan B. Watson

  • Ecology under lake ice

    Stephanie E. Hampton;Aaron W.E. Galloway;Stephen M. Powers;Ted Ozersky

  • Cyanobacterial and eukaryotic algal odour compounds: signals or by-products? A review of their biological activity

    Susan B. Watson

  • Taste and odour and cyanobacterial toxins: impairment, prediction, and management in the Great Lakes

    Susan B. WatsonS.B. Watson;Susan B. WatsonS.B. Watson;Jeff RidalJ. Ridal;Jeff RidalJ. Ridal;Gregory L. BoyerG.L. Boyer;Gregory L. BoyerG.L. Boyer

  • Quantitative analysis of trace levels of geosmin and MIB in source and drinking water using headspace SPME

    Susan B. Watson;Brian Brownlee;Trevor Satchwill;Erika E. Hargesheimer

  • Actinomycetes in relation to taste and odour in drinking water: myths, tenets and truths.

    Beryl Zaitlin;Susan B. Watson;Susan B. Watson

  • Effects of Increasing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations on Phytoplankton Community Growth and Toxicity During Planktothrix Blooms in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie

    Timothy W. Davis;George S. Bullerjahn;Taylor Tuttle;Robert Michael McKay

  • Sigmoid relationships between nutrients and chlorophyll among lakes

    Edward McCauley;John A. Downing;Susan Watson

  • Aquatic taste and odor: a primary signal of drinking-water integrity.

    Susan B. Watson

  • Sigmoid Relationships between Phosphorus, Algal Biomass, and Algal Community Structure

    Susan Watson;Edward McCauley;John A. Downing

  • Biochemistry and genetics of taste- and odor-producing cyanobacteria.

    Susan B. Watson;Paul Monis;Peter Baker;Steven Giglio

  • A novel model for cyanobacteria bloom formation: the critical role of anoxia and ferrous iron

    L. A. Molot;S. B. Watson;I. F. Creed;C. G. Trick

  • Simple Models and Variation in Plankton Densities Among Lakes

    Edward McCauley;William W. Murdoch;Susan Watson

  • Nutrient-Controlled Niche Differentiation of Western Lake Erie Cyanobacterial Populations Revealed via Metatranscriptomic Surveys

    Matthew J. Harke;Timothy W. Davis;Susan B. Watson;Christopher J. Gobler

  • Relationships between Nannoplankton and Lake Trophic Status

    Susan Watson;Jaap Kalff

  • Under‐ice blooms and source‐water odour in a nutrient‐poor reservoir: biological, ecological and applied perspectives

    S. B. Watson;S. B. Watson;T. Satchwill;E. Dixon;E. Mccauley

  • Estimating the economic costs of algal blooms in the Canadian Lake Erie Basin

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Frequent Co-Authors

George B. Arhonditsis
George B. Arhonditsis University of Toronto
Ralph E. H. Smith
Ralph E. H. Smith University of Waterloo
Paul C. Frost
Paul C. Frost Trent University
David F. Bird
David F. Bird University of Quebec at Montreal
Peter R. Leavitt
Peter R. Leavitt University of Regina
Rolf D. Vinebrooke
Rolf D. Vinebrooke University of Alberta
Hedy Kling
Hedy Kling Algal Taxonomy and Ecology Inc.

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