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2023

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D-Index
84
Citations
20927
World Ranking
808
National Ranking
83

Walker O. Smith 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 Walker O. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 244 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walker O. Smith 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 Walker O. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Walker O. Smith is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry. The scientist's work intersects various topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, marine biology and ecology research, and environmental dynamics.

Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Walker O. Smith has published in several scientific journals, with frequent contributions to certain publication venues. These include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Marine Systems
  • Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography

The researcher has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, reflecting a network of scientific cooperation. Notable frequent collaborators are:

  • Zhaoru Zhang
  • Meredith G. Meyer
  • Meng Zhou
  • Dennis J. McGillicuddy
  • Yisen Zhong

Recent publications by Walker O. Smith demonstrate contributions to understanding marine systems and ecological dynamics. Examples include:

  • Phaeocystis: A Global Enigma, 2023, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • A Regional, Early Spring Bloom of Phaeocystis pouchetii on the New England Continental Shelf, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Status, Change, and Futures of Zooplankton in the Southern Ocean, 2022, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Diatom Hotspots Driven by Western Boundary Current Instability, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Temporal patterns of iron limitation in the Ross Sea as determined from chlorophyll fluorescence, 2020, Journal of Marine Systems

Best Publications

  • Temperature effects on export production in the open ocean

    Edward A. Laws;Paul G. Falkowski;Walker O. Smith;Hugh Ducklow

  • Phytoplankton bloom produced by a receding ice edge in the ross sea: spatial coherence with the density field.

    Walker O. Smith;David M. Nelson

  • Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I: how changes in physical habitats directly affect marine biota

    Andrew J. Constable;Andrew J. Constable;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Stuart P. Corney;Kevin R. Arrigo

  • Importance of Ice Edge Phytoplankton Production in the Southern Ocean

    Walker O. Smith;David M. Nelson

  • Sverdrup revisited: Critical depths, maximum chlorophyll levels, and the control of Southern Ocean productivity by the irradiance‐mixing regime

    David M. Nelson;Walker . Smith

  • The seasonal cycle of phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

    Walker O Smith;John Marra;Michael R Hiscock;Richard T Barber

  • CO2 sensitivity of Southern Ocean phytoplankton

    Philippe D. Tortell;Christopher D. Payne;Yingyu Li;Scarlett Trimborn

  • Hyperproductivity of the Ross Sea (Antarctica) polynya during austral spring

    Walker O. Smith;Louis I. Gordon

  • Organic carbon partitioning during spring phytoplankton blooms in the Ross Sea polynya and the Sargasso Sea

    Craig A. Carlson;Hugh W. Ducklow;Dennis A. Hansell;Walker O. Smith

  • A model study of Circumpolar Deep Water on the West Antarctic Peninsula and Ross Sea continental shelves

    Michael S. Dinniman;John M. Klinck;Walker O. Smith

  • Trace metal concentrations in the Ross Sea and their relationship with nutrients and phytoplankton growth

    S.E Fitzwater;K.S Johnson;R.M Gordon;K.H Coale

  • Phytoplankton bloom dynamics of the western Ross Sea ice edge—II. Mesoscale cycling of nitrogen and silicon

    David M. Nelson;Walker O. Smith

  • Phytoplankton biomass and productivity in the Amazon River plume: correlation with seasonal river discharge

    Walker O. Smith;David J. Demaster

  • Phytoplankton growth and new production in the Weddell Sea marginal ice zone in the austral spring and autumn

    Walker . Smith;David M. Nelson

  • 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

  • Phytoplankton bloom dynamics of the western Ross Sea ice edge—I. Primary productivity and species-specific production

    David L. Wilson;Walker O. Smith;David M. Nelson

  • Physical forcing of phytoplankton dynamics in the southwestern Ross Sea

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Andrea M. Weiss;Walker O. Smith

  • Phytoplankton standing crops within an Antarctic ice edge assessed by satellite remote sensing

    C. W. Sullivan;C. R. McClain;J. C. Comiso;W. O. Smith

  • Influence of sea ice on primary production in the Southern Ocean: A satellite perspective

    Walker O. Smith;Josefino C. Comiso

  • Particulate matter and nutrient distributions in the ice-edge zone of the Weddell Sea: relationship to hydrography during late summer

    David M. Nelson;Walker O. Smith;Robin D. Muench;Louis I. Gordon

  • Cycling of organic carbon and biogenic silica in the Southern Ocean: Estimates of water-column and sedimentary fluxes on the Ross Sea continental shelf

    David M. Nelson;David J. DeMaster;Robert B. Dunbar;Walker O. Smith

  • The Oceanography and Ecology of the Ross Sea

    Walker O. Smith;David G. Ainley;Kevin R. Arrigo;Michael S. Dinniman

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Dinniman
Michael S. Dinniman Old Dominion University
David M. Nelson
David M. Nelson Oregon State University
Richard T. Barber
Richard T. Barber Duke University
Eileen E. Hofmann
Eileen E. Hofmann Old Dominion University
Giacomo R. DiTullio
Giacomo R. DiTullio College of Charleston
Robert B. Dunbar
Robert B. Dunbar Stanford University
Kevin R. Arrigo
Kevin R. Arrigo Stanford University
Kendra L. Daly
Kendra L. Daly University of South Florida
Matthew C. Long
Matthew C. Long National Center for Atmospheric Research
John M. Klinck
John M. Klinck Old Dominion University

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