Hans W. Paerl

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Environmental Science

Pilot corpus only

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Top 6%percentile

0.237Author DataRank

Indexed papers

1in pilot corpus

datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6· scope data_onlyMethodology

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

Potential health risk assessment of cyanobacteria across global lakes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology(2024)10.1128/aem.01936-24

Top 61%

0.237DataRank

Top 61%3 citations

Zhenyan Zhang, Bingfeng Chen, Qi Zhang, Nuohan Xu, Hans W. Paerl +5 more

Papers

Driven by 43 papers — median percentile 39. Top paper: “Meta-analysis reveals cyanotoxins risk across African inland waters”.

Meta-analysis reveals cyanotoxins risk across African inland waters

Journal of Hazardous Materials(2023)10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131160

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0.843DataRank · unranked

35 citations

Ying Liu, Yuming Guo, Chi Xu, Liang Chen, Geoffrey A. Codd +12 more

Potential health risk assessment of cyanobacteria across global lakes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology(2024)10.1128/aem.01936-24

Top 61%

0.237DataRank

Top 61%3 citations

Zhenyan Zhang, Bingfeng Chen, Qi Zhang, Nuohan Xu, Hans W. Paerl +5 more

Extreme Climate Anomalies Enhancing Cyanobacterial Blooms in Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China

Water Resources Research(2021)10.1029/2020wr029371

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0DataRank · unranked

167 citations

Jianming Deng, Kun� Shi, Jia Wang, Justin D. Brookes, Jian Zhou +5 more

Environmental controls of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in Chinese inland waters

Harmful Algae(2021)10.1016/j.hal.2021.102127

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0DataRank · unranked

71 citations

Boqiang Qin, Hans W. Paerl, Kai Peng, Qingji Zhang, Guangwei Zhu +2 more

Polluted lake restoration to promote sustainability in the Yangtze River Basin, China

National Science Review(2021)10.1093/nsr/nwab207

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0DataRank · unranked

68 citations

Yunlin Zhang, Jianming Deng, Guangwei Zhu, Jianguo Liu, David P. Hamilton +8 more

Feedback between climate change and eutrophication: revisiting the allied attack concept and how to strike back

Inland Waters(2022)10.1080/20442041.2022.2029317

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0DataRank · unranked

151 citations

Joachim Audet, Thomas A. Davidson, Luc De Meester, Sabine Hilt, Sarian Kosten +6 more

Global divergent trends of algal blooms detected by satellite during 1982–2018

Global Change Biology(2022)10.1111/gcb.16077

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0DataRank · unranked

142 citations

Kaishan Song, Hans W. Paerl, Pierre-André Jacinthe, Zhidan Wen, Ge Liu +16 more

Climate change and the aquatic continuum: A cyanobacterial comeback story

Environmental Microbiology Reports(2022)10.1111/1758-2229.13122

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0DataRank · unranked

62 citations

Steven W. Wilhelm, George S. Bullerjahn, Hans W. Paerl, Brittany N. Zepernick

Tropical cyclones: what are their impacts on phytoplankton ecology?

Journal of Plankton Research(2022)10.1093/plankt/fbac062

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0DataRank · unranked

29 citations

Hans W. Paerl, Lisa Campbell, Kedong Yin, Karlie S. McDonald, Peter A. Thompson

Harmful cyanobacterial aerosolization dynamics in the airshed of a eutrophic estuary

The Science of The Total Environment(2022)10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158383

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0DataRank · unranked

21 citations

Ryan W. Paerl, Karsten Baumann, Colleen Karl, Kimberly J. Popendorf, Malcolm A. Barnard +13 more

Protecting global aquatic resources from the mountains to the sea: growing need for dual nutrient (N and P) input controls along the freshwater-to-marine continuum

Science Bulletin(2022)10.1016/j.scib.2022.12.015

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0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Hai Xu, Hans W. Paerl

The global Microcystis interactome

UNC Libraries(2022)10.17615/m003-f717

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0DataRank · unranked

18 citations

K.D. Hambright, H.-P. Grossart, R.M. Zamor, K.V. Cook, J. Padisák +14 more

Mitigating eutrophication and toxic cyanobacterial blooms in large lakes: The evolution of a dual nutrient (N and P) reduction paradigm

Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)(2022)10.17615/ahec-dq63

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

M.J. McCarthy, Bang Qin, J.T. Scott, K.E. Havens, H. Xu +5 more

Using dilution grazing assays to measure size fractionated phytoplankton mortality rates across the freshwater-to-marine continuum

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.02.23.481667

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Hans W. Paerl, Malcolm A. Barnard

Tackling Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms with Chinese Colleagues: We're All in the Same Boat

UNC Libraries(2022)10.17615/fv62-6f51

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Hans W. Paerl

Mitigating the global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms: Moving targets in a human- and climatically-altered world

UNC Libraries(2022)10.17615/c1bf-pb51

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

M.A. Barnard, Hans W. Paerl

Extreme Climate Anomalies Enhancing Cyanobacterial Blooms in Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China

UNC Libraries(2022)10.17615/z0v4-9p67

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jiawen Zhou, B. Qin, J. Deng, G. Zhu, Kunpeng Shi +5 more

Polluted lake restoration to promote sustainability in the Yangtze River Basin, China

UNC Libraries(2022)10.17615/ztac-cc37

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Xinru Ji, Y. Zhang, Kangzhou Peng, J. Liu, J. Deng +8 more

Nitrogen transformations differentially affect nutrient-limited primary production in lakes of varying trophic state

UNC Libraries(2022)10.17615/3r96-7z82

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

J.T. Scott, M.J. McCarthy, Hans W. Paerl

Hot summers raise public awareness of toxic cyanobacterial blooms

Water Research(2023)10.1016/j.watres.2023.120817

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0DataRank · unranked

40 citations

Alena S. Gsell, Ted D. Harris, Hans W. Paerl, Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis, Jef Huisman +1 more

Coupling of cylindrospermopsin and pho-harboring Verrucomicrobia supports the formation of Raphidiopsis blooms in low-phosphorus waters

Water Research(2023)10.1016/j.watres.2023.121010

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Qijia Cai, Shuyan Lai, Nan Chen, Lincheng Huang, Yongxin Liu +6 more

Climate change and the aquatic continuum: A cyanobacterial comeback story

UNC Libraries(2023)10.17615/j9r9-y106

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Brittany N. Zepernick, Hans W. Paerl, Steven W. Wilhelm, G.S. Bullerjahn

Harmful algal blooms in inland waters

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment(2024)10.1038/s43017-024-00578-2

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0DataRank · unranked

252 citations

Ying Wang, Xuejiao Hou, Boqiang Qin, Tiit Kutser, Fan Qu +4 more

Dual phosphorus and nitrogen nutrient reduction will be more effective than a phosphorus‐only reduction in mitigating diatom and cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie, USA–Canada

Limnology and Oceanography(2024)10.1002/lno.12719

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0DataRank · unranked

18 citations

Justin D. Chaffin, J. M. Cheshire, Haley E. Plaas, Malcolm A. Barnard, Lillian B. Goerlitz +5 more

Dual nitrogen and phosphorus reductions are needed for long-term mitigation of eutrophication and harmful cyanobacterial blooms in the hydrologically-variable San Francisco Bay Delta, CA

The Science of The Total Environment(2024)10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177499

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0DataRank · unranked

16 citations

Haley E. Plaas, Leah Nelson, Alexandrea Sabo Korbobo, J. M. Cheshire, Lindsay Yue +2 more

A tale of two blooms: do ecological paradigms for algal bloom success and succession require revisiting?

Journal of Great Lakes Research(2024)10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102336

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0DataRank · unranked

20 citations

R. Michael L. McKay, Robbie M. Martin, George S. Bullerjahn, Hans W. Paerl, Steven W. Wilhelm +1 more

Global elevation of algal bloom frequency in large lakes over the past two decades

National Science Review(2025)10.1093/nsr/nwaf011

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0DataRank · unranked

51 citations

Dan Zhao, R. Iestyn Woolway, Haoran Yan, Hans W. Paerl, Yi Zheng +3 more

Rainstorm regimes modulate cyanobacterial bloom dynamics in deep reservoirs: Synergistic effects of nutrient pulses and hydrological perturbations

Limnology and Oceanography(2025)10.1002/lno.70222

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0DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Hai Xu, Wei Zou, Guangwei Zhu, Zhixu Wu, Hans W. Paerl +8 more

Making Waves: Emphasizing integrated research on harmful algal blooms over single-species laboratory studies

Water Research(2025)10.1016/j.watres.2025.124051

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0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Xiaokai Zhang, Hans W. Paerl, Boris Tefsen, Mona Wells, Boling Li

A Practitioner‐Informed Decision Tree for Selecting Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom Control and Mitigation Techniques

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water(2025)10.1002/wat2.70005

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Megan M. Skinner, Hans W. Paerl, Ellen P. Preece, Desirèe Tullos

Combined Effects of Irradiation, Nutrients, and Cyanobacterial Composition on Microcystin Concentration in Chinese Plateau Lakes

Environment & Health(2025)10.1021/envhealth.5c00123

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Xu Zhao, Ying Liu, Yan-Feng Sun, Youai Duan, Jun Chen +13 more

Algal blooms intensify in global large lakes over the past two decades

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/wvtq-p584

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Chunmiao Zheng, Yi Zheng, Hans W. Paerl, Haoran Yan, Ying Wang +3 more

The ornithine-arginine cycle supported a toxic, metalimnic Planktothrix rubescens bloom

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.08.04.668501

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

David J. Niknejad, Emily E. Chase, Blessing A Abiodun, Meaghan J. Adler, Katelyn Houghton +15 more

The ornithine-arginine cycle supported a toxic, metalimnic Planktothrix rubescens bloom

Harmful Algae(2025)10.1016/j.hal.2025.103008

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

David J. Niknejad, Emily E. Chase, Blessing A Abiodun, Meaghan J. Adler, Katelyn Houghton +15 more

Protecting global aquatic resources from the mountains to the sea: growing need for dual nutrient (N and P) input controls along the freshwater-to-marine continuum

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/7hdv-kr86

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Hans W. Paerl, Hai Xu

Tropical cyclones: what are their impacts on phytoplankton ecology?

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/nbv2-n987

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Lisa Campbell, Hans W. Paerl, Peter A. Thompson, Yin, Kedong, Karlie S. McDonald

A Practitioner‐Informed Decision Tree for Selecting Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom Control and Mitigation Techniques

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/dg7p-y709

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Desirèe Tullos, Ellen P. Preece, Hans W. Paerl, Megan M. Skinner

Dual phosphorus and nitrogen nutrient reduction will be more effective than a phosphorus‐only reduction in mitigating diatom and cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie, USA–Canada

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/vy2q-1565

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Lillian B. Goerlitz, Malcolm A. Barnard, Hans W. Paerl, Alexandrea Sabo, Jeremy S. Braddy +5 more

A tale of two blooms: do ecological paradigms for algal bloom success and succession require revisiting?

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/cq4k-p117

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Steven W. Wilhelm, R. Michael L. McKay, Brittany N. Zepernick, Hans W. Paerl, George S. Bullerjahn +1 more

Hot summers raise public awareness of toxic cyanobacterial blooms

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/qj23-hd94

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Dedmer B. Van de Waal, Alena S. Gsell, Ted D. Harris, Hans W. Paerl, Jef Huisman +1 more

Mitigating the global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms: Moving targets in a human- and climatically-altered world

Harmful Algae(2020)10.1016/j.hal.2020.101845

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0DataRank · unranked

183 citations

Malcolm A. Barnard, Hans W. Paerl

Meta-analysis reveals cyanotoxins risk across African inland waters

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/bh6j-9670

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jun Chen, Long Zhou, Li-Wei Yang, Erik Jeppesen, Ying Liu +12 more

Tackling Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms with Chinese Colleagues: We're All in the Same Boat

Journal of Phycology(2020)10.1111/jpy.13058

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Hans W. Paerl

Hans W. Paerl

Indexed papers

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