Sixteen College of Marine Science Faculty were recognized for their career and single
year citation records, demonstrating their impact in oceanography.
Carlyn Scott, College of Marine Science
The number of high-impact researchers at the USF College of Marine Science is on the
rise, according to a recent report by Elsevier and Stanford University, which uses citation impact to identify the top two percent of researchers worldwide.
This is the second time in three consecutive years that the college has increased
its representation on the list.
Across 22 scientific fields of study in 2024, 14 current researchers and two emeritus
faculty members from the College of Marine Science made the list for their career-long
and single-year citations. Compared to results from last year, two researchers, Tim Conway and Jacqueline Dixon, were added to the list in the
fields of geochemistry and geophysics.
“This report underscores the caliber of research produced by our faculty at the College
of Marine Science,” said Tom Frazer, professor and dean of CMS. “The strong single-year citation record shows that our
work addresses pressing, real-world issues, while the career-long citations speak
to its lasting scientific influence.”
FOR CAREER-LONG IMPACT, THE FOLLOWING COLLEGE OF MARINE SCIENCE FACULTY ARE RECOGNIZED
Robert Byrne and Al Hine ranked #16 and #294 respectively in the field of Oceanography (total 16,299 published
researchers).
Chuanmin Hu ranked #48 in the field of Geological & Geomatics Engineering (total 75,876 published
researchers).
Pam Hallock-Muller ranked #84 in the field of Paleontology (total 22,513 published researchers).
Steve Murawski ranked #162 in the field of Fisheries (total 43,547 published researchers).
Frank Muller-Karger and Brad Seibel ranked #302 and #449 in the field of Marine Biology & Hydrobiology (total 52,145
published researchers).
Mya Breitbart ranked #691in the field of Microbiology (total 217, 955 published researchers).
Don Chambers, Robert Weisberg, and Gary Mitchum ranked #870, #1,046 and #1,685 respectively in the field of Meteorology & Atmospheric
Sciences (total 79,651 published researchers).
FOR SINGLE-YEAR IMPACT, THE FOLLOWING FACULTY WERE RECOGNIZED
Robert Byrne and Yonggang Liu ranked #16 and #296 in the field of Oceanography (total 16,299 published researchers).
Chuanmin Hu ranked #90 in the field of Geological & Geomatics Engineering (total 75,876 published
researchers).
Pam Hallock-Muller ranked #110 in the field of Paleontology (total 22,513 published researchers).
Steve Murawski ranked #392 in the field of Fisheries (total 43,547 published researchers).
Brad Seibel and Frank Muller-Karger ranked #212 and #335 in the field of Marine Biology & Hydrobiology (total 52,145
published researchers).
Mya Breitbart ranked #343 in the field of Microbiology (total 217,955 published researchers).
Don Chambers ranked #1,192 in the field of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (total 79,651
published researchers).
Tim Conway and Jacqueline Dixon ranked #1,882 and #2,185 in the field of Geochemistry and Geophysics (total 103,460
published researchers).