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D-Index
51
Citations
9593
World Ranking
3220
National Ranking
363

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Meteorology

Ocean color, Oceanography, Remote sensing, SeaWiFS and Biogeochemical cycle are his primary areas of study. His Ocean color study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Radiative transfer, Optics, Primary productivity and Primary production. His Oceanography course of study focuses on Phytoplankton and Plankton.

His Remote sensing research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Absorption and Aerosol. Timothy J Smyth connects SeaWiFS with Ocean gyre in his research. The various areas that he examines in his Biogeochemical cycle study include Photosynthesis, Climatology, Chlorophyll, Biosphere and Ecosystem.

His most cited work include:

  • A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color (454 citations)
  • The seasonal structure of microbial communities in the Western English Channel (298 citations)
  • Radiative forcing of climate by hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons (243 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Oceanography, Remote sensing, SeaWiFS, Phytoplankton and Climatology. His Oceanography research includes themes of Ocean color, Ecosystem and Biogeochemical cycle. His work in Remote sensing tackles topics such as Attenuation coefficient which are related to areas like Wavelength.

His research investigates the connection between SeaWiFS and topics such as Absorption that intersect with issues in Analytical chemistry and Detritus. His studies deal with areas such as Pelagic zone and Plankton as well as Phytoplankton. In his study, Atmospheric sciences is inextricably linked to Chlorophyll, which falls within the broad field of Sea surface temperature.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Oceanography (26.87%)
  • Remote sensing (23.88%)
  • SeaWiFS (21.89%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Remote sensing (23.88%)
  • Oceanography (26.87%)
  • SeaWiFS (21.89%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Remote sensing, Oceanography, SeaWiFS, Attenuation coefficient and Atmospheric sciences. His Remote sensing study combines topics in areas such as Remote sensing reflectance and Precipitation. His research in Oceanography intersects with topics in Phytoplankton, Biogeochemical cycle and Ecosystem services.

In his work, Nutrient stress is strongly intertwined with Plankton, which is a subfield of Phytoplankton. Timothy J Smyth has researched Atmospheric sciences in several fields, including Assimilation, Flux footprint and Satellite data. His research integrates issues of Bloom and Ocean color in his study of Argo.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Why artificial light at night should be a focus for global change research in the 21st century (96 citations)
  • Connected macroalgal‐sediment systems: blue carbon and food webs in the deep coastal ocean (26 citations)
  • Evaluating operational AVHRR sea surface temperature data at the coastline using surfers (26 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Meteorology

Timothy J Smyth spends much of his time researching Ecology, Biomass, Food web, Sea surface temperature and Pelagic zone. His Ecology study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Oceanography. His Oceanography study incorporates themes from Marine ecosystem, Ecosystem and Ecosystem services.

His work carried out in the field of Biomass brings together such families of science as Zoology, Abundance, Algal bloom, Annual cycle and Diatom. Timothy J Smyth works mostly in the field of Sea surface temperature, limiting it down to concerns involving Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer and, occasionally, Submarine pipeline, Climatic variables and Meteorology. His study in the field of Seston is also linked to topics like Ocean gyre.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color

    Mary-Elena Carr;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie Schmeltz;Maki Noguchi Aita

  • Generalized ocean color inversion model for retrieving marine inherent optical properties

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Bryan A. Franz;Sean W. Bailey;Gene C. Feldman

  • The seasonal structure of microbial communities in the Western English Channel

    Jack A. Gilbert;Dawn Field;Paul Swift;Lindsay K. Newbold

  • Radiative forcing of climate by hydrochlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons

    Simon Pinnock;Michael D. Hurley;Keith P. Shine;Timothy J. Wallington

  • Maritime Aerosol Network as a component of Aerosol Robotic Network

    A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;I. Slutsker;D. M. Giles

  • Assessing the uncertainties of model estimates of primary productivity in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;Richard T. Barber;Michele Scardi

  • An absorption model to determine phytoplankton size classes from satellite ocean colour

    T Hirata;J Aiken;NJ Hardman-Mountford;TJ Smyth

  • An evaluation of ocean color model estimates of marine primary productivity in coastal and pelagic regions across the globe

    V. S. Saba;V. S. Saba;M. A. M. Friedrichs;D. Antoine;R. A. Armstrong

  • The Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative: III. A round-robin comparison on in-water bio-optical algorithms

    Robert J.W. Brewin;Shubha Sathyendranath;Dagmar Muller;Carsten Brockmann

  • A broad spatio-temporal view of the western English Channel observatory

    Timothy J. Smyth;James R. Fishwick;Lisa AL-Moosawi;Denise G. Cummings

  • Challenges of modeling depth-integrated marine primary productivity over multiple decades: A case study at BATS and HOT

    Vincent S. Saba;Vincent S. Saba;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;David Antoine

  • Maritime aerosol network as a component of AERONET - first results and comparison with global aerosol models and satellite retrievals

    A. Smirnov;B. N. Holben;D. M. Giles;I. Slutsker

  • Connected macroalgal-sediment systems: blue carbon and food webs in the deep coastal ocean

    Ana Moura Queirós;Nicholas Stephens;Stephen Widdicombe;Karen Tait

  • Retrieval of coccolithophore calcite concentration from SeaWiFS Imagery

    Howard R. Gordon;G. Chris Boynton;William M. Balch;Stephen B. Groom

  • Quantifying the Ocean's CO2 budget with a CoHeL-IBR system

    Juan M. Corchado;Jim Aiken;Emilio S. Corchado;Nathalie Lefevre

  • Time series of coccolithophore activity in the Barents Sea, from twenty years of satellite imagery

    T. J. Smyth;T. Tyrrell;B. Tarrant

  • An assessment of phytoplankton primary productivity in the Arctic Ocean from satellite ocean color/in situ chlorophyll‐a based models

    Younjoo J. Lee;Patricia A. Matrai;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Vincent S. Saba

  • Semianalytical model for the derivation of ocean color inherent optical properties: description, implementation, and performance assessment

    Timothy J. Smyth;Gerald F. Moore;Takafumi Hirata;James Aiken

  • Validation of MERIS ocean-color products in the Bohai Sea: A case study for turbid coastal waters

    Tingwei Cui;Jie Zhang;Steve Groom;Ling Sun

  • Pulses in the eastern margin current and warmer water off the north west European shelf linked to North Sea ecosystem changes

    P.C. Reid;N.P. Holliday;T.J. Smyth

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve Groom
Steve Groom Plymouth Marine Laboratory
David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Shubha Sathyendranath
Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Giuseppe Zibordi
Giuseppe Zibordi National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Simon Bélanger
Simon Bélanger Université du Québec à Rimouski
Kenneth J. Voss
Kenneth J. Voss University of Miami
Gavin H. Tilstone
Gavin H. Tilstone Plymouth Marine Laboratory
William M. Balch
William M. Balch Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Alex J. Poulton
Alex J. Poulton Heriot-Watt University
Hubert Loisel
Hubert Loisel University of Lille

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