| Primary production of the biosphere: integrating terrestrial and oceanic components CB Field, MJ Behrenfeld, JT Randerson, P Falkowski science 281 (5374), 237-240, 1998 | 7124 | 1998 |
| Photosynthetic rates derived from satellite‐based chlorophyll concentration MJ Behrenfeld, PG Falkowski Limnology and oceanography 42 (1), 1-20, 1997 | 3240 | 1997 |
| Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean productivity MJ Behrenfeld, RT O’Malley, DA Siegel, CR McClain, JL Sarmiento, ... Nature 444 (7120), 752-755, 2006 | 2656 | 2006 |
| Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change R Cavicchioli, WJ Ripple, KN Timmis, F Azam, LR Bakken, M Baylis, ... Nature Reviews Microbiology 17 (9), 569-586, 2019 | 1609 | 2019 |
| Carbon‐based ocean productivity and phytoplankton physiology from space MJ Behrenfeld, E Boss, DA Siegel, DM Shea Global biogeochemical cycles 19 (1), 2005 | 1213 | 2005 |
| A consumer's guide to phytoplankton primary productivity models MJ Behrenfeld, PG Falkowski Limnology and oceanography 42 (7), 1479-1491, 1997 | 929 | 1997 |
| Biospheric primary production during an ENSO transition MJ Behrenfeld, JT Randerson, CR McClain, GC Feldman, SO Los, ... Science 291 (5513), 2594-2597, 2001 | 755 | 2001 |
| A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color ME Carr, MAM Friedrichs, M Schmeltz, MN Aita, D Antoine, KR Arrigo, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 53 (5-7), 741-770, 2006 | 728 | 2006 |
| Carbon‐based primary productivity modeling with vertically resolved photoacclimation T Westberry, MJ Behrenfeld, DA Siegel, E Boss Global Biogeochemical Cycles 22 (2), 2008 | 699 | 2008 |
| Abandoning Sverdrup's critical depth hypothesis on phytoplankton blooms MJ Behrenfeld Ecology 91 (4), 977-989, 2010 | 670 | 2010 |
| Confirmation of iron limitation of phytoplankton photosynthesis in the equatorial Pacific Ocean MJ Behrenfeld, AJ Bale, ZS Kolber, J Aiken, PG Falkowski Nature 383 (6600), 508-511, 1996 | 559 | 1996 |
| Seasonal rhythms of net primary production and particulate organic carbon flux to depth describe the efficiency of biological pump in the global ocean MJ Lutz, K Caldeira, RB Dunbar, MJ Behrenfeld Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 112 (C10), 2007 | 488 | 2007 |
| Global assessment of ocean carbon export by combining satellite observations and food‐web models DA Siegel, KO Buesseler, SC Doney, SF Sailley, MJ Behrenfeld, PW Boyd Global Biogeochemical Cycles 28 (3), 181-196, 2014 | 460 | 2014 |
| Resurrecting the ecological underpinnings of ocean plankton blooms MJ Behrenfeld, ES Boss Annual review of marine science 6 (1), 167-194, 2014 | 427 | 2014 |
| Widespread iron limitation of phytoplankton in the South Pacific Ocean MJ Behrenfeld, ZS Kolber Science 283 (5403), 840-843, 1999 | 423 | 1999 |
| Satellite-detected fluorescence reveals global physiology of ocean phytoplankton MJ Behrenfeld, TK Westberry, ES Boss, RT O'Malley, DA Siegel, ... Biogeosciences 6 (5), 779-794, 2009 | 394 | 2009 |
| Comparison of algorithms for estimating ocean primary production from surface chlorophyll, temperature, and irradiance J Campbell, D Antoine, R Armstrong, K Arrigo, W Balch, R Barber, ... Global biogeochemical cycles 16 (3), 9-1-9-15, 2002 | 343 | 2002 |
| Controls on tropical Pacific Ocean productivity revealed through nutrient stress diagnostics MJ Behrenfeld, K Worthington, RM Sherrell, FP Chavez, P Strutton, ... Nature 442 (7106), 1025-1028, 2006 | 320 | 2006 |
| Revaluating ocean warming impacts on global phytoplankton MJ Behrenfeld, RT O’Malley, ES Boss, TK Westberry, JR Graff, KH Halsey, ... Nature Climate Change 6 (3), 323-330, 2016 | 309 | 2016 |
| Regional variations in the influence of mesoscale eddies on near‐surface chlorophyll P Gaube, DJ McGillicuddy Jr, DB Chelton, MJ Behrenfeld, PG Strutton Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 119 (12), 8195-8220, 2014 | 309 | 2014 |
