| Primary production of the biosphere: integrating terrestrial and oceanic components CB Field, MJ Behrenfeld, JT Randerson, P Falkowski science 281 (5374), 237-240, 1998 | 6402 | 1998 |
| Aquatic photosynthesis PG Falkowski, JA Raven Princeton University Press, 2013 | 3624 | 2013 |
| Photosynthetic rates derived from satellite‐based chlorophyll concentration MJ Behrenfeld, PG Falkowski Limnology and oceanography 42 (1), 1-20, 1997 | 3073 | 1997 |
| Biogeochemical controls and feedbacks on ocean primary production PG Falkowski, RT Barber, V Smetacek science 281 (5374), 200-206, 1998 | 3045 | 1998 |
| The microbial engines that drive Earth's biogeochemical cycles PG Falkowski, T Fenchel, EF Delong science 320 (5879), 1034-1039, 2008 | 2702 | 2008 |
| The global carbon cycle: a test of our knowledge of earth as a system P Falkowski, RJ Scholes, EEA Boyle, J Canadell, D Canfield, J Elser, ... science 290 (5490), 291-296, 2000 | 2593 | 2000 |
| Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean productivity MJ Behrenfeld, RT O’Malley, DA Siegel, CR McClain, JL Sarmiento, ... Nature 444 (7120), 752-755, 2006 | 2463 | 2006 |
| The evolution and future of Earth’s nitrogen cycle DE Canfield, AN Glazer, PG Falkowski science 330 (6001), 192-196, 2010 | 2304 | 2010 |
| Photoinhibition of photosynthesis in nature SP Long, S Humphries, PG Falkowski Annual review of plant biology 45 (1), 633-662, 1994 | 2122 | 1994 |
| Testing the iron hypothesis in ecosystems of the equatorial Pacific Ocean JH Martin, KH Coale, KS Johnson, SE Fitzwater, RM Gordon, SJ Tanner, ... Nature 371 (6493), 123-129, 1994 | 1755 | 1994 |
| The evolution of modern eukaryotic phytoplankton PG Falkowski, ME Katz, AH Knoll, A Quigg, JA Raven, O Schofield, ... science 305 (5682), 354-360, 2004 | 1629 | 2004 |
| Evolution of the nitrogen cycle and its influence on the biological sequestration of CO2 in the ocean PG Falkowski Nature 387 (6630), 272-275, 1997 | 1499 | 1997 |
| Light-shade adaptation in marine phytoplankton PG Falkowski Primary productivity in the sea, 99-119, 1980 | 1205* | 1980 |
| Light-shade adaptation in marine phytoplankton PG Falkowski Primary productivity in the sea, 99-119, 1980 | 1205* | 1980 |
| Acclimation to spectral irradiance in algae PG Falkowski, J LaRoche Journal of Phycology 27 (1), 8-14, 1991 | 931 | 1991 |
| Temperature effects on export production in the open ocean EA Laws, PG Falkowski, WO Smith Jr, H Ducklow, JJ McCarthy Global biogeochemical cycles 14 (4), 1231-1246, 2000 | 921 | 2000 |
| Measurements of variable chlorophyll fluorescence using fast repetition rate techniques: defining methodology and experimental protocols ZS Kolber, O Prášil, PG Falkowski Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics 1367 (1-3), 88-106, 1998 | 907 | 1998 |
| A consumer's guide to phytoplankton primary productivity models MJ Behrenfeld, PG Falkowski Limnology and oceanography 42 (7), 1479-1491, 1997 | 891 | 1997 |
| Eddy/wind interactions stimulate extraordinary mid-ocean plankton blooms DJ McGillicuddy Jr, LA Anderson, NR Bates, T Bibby, KO Buesseler, ... Science 316 (5827), 1021-1026, 2007 | 825 | 2007 |
| The role of functional traits and trade‐offs in structuring phytoplankton communities: scaling from cellular to ecosystem level E Litchman, CA Klausmeier, OM Schofield, PG Falkowski Ecology letters 10 (12), 1170-1181, 2007 | 810 | 2007 |
