Journal of Great Lakes Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Great Lakes Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board53
First evidence of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush spawning aggregation in Ohio waters of Lake Erie following reintroduction43
Revisiting zooplankton as indicators in the Great Lakes: Which indicators detect temporal changes in the zooplankton community composition?39
Editorial Board37
A 90-year record of lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis abundances in Michigan waters of the upper Laurentian Great Lakes37
Editorial Board34
Condition of resident fish communities in the Eighteenmile Creek Area of Concern, New York27
New Associate Editor Michael Twiss27
Tweeting the Laurentian Great Lakes: A community opinion analysis about Great Lakes areas as assessed through mentions on Twitter26
Modelling streamflow and phosphorus fluxes in the Lake of the Woods watershed26
Making aquatic sciences more Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, and Accessible: Perspectives on how individuals can take action in their professional practice25
Centuries of change: Salinity and carbon dynamics in a large shallow lake25
Novel insights gained from tagging walleye (Sander vitreus) with pop-off data storage tags and acoustic transmitters in Lake Ontario23
Constraining carbon and sulfur dynamics in Lake Erie nearshore waters: A chemical and isotopic reconnaissance study22
Seasonal variation in the influence of environmental drivers on nearshore water quality along an urban northern Lake Ontario shoreline22
Long-term dynamics of Lake Erie benthos: One lake, three distinct communities22
Spatial heterogeneity in water quality across the northern nearshore regions of the Laurentian Great Lakes22
Regional variability of resource use, trophic position and habitat coupling within Lake Superior21
Role of tributary cyanobacterial and nutrient transport and sediment processes on cyanobacterial bloom initiation in Lake Superior nearshore21
Substrate mapping along a wave-dominated, sand-limited Great Lakes littoral zone: A case study from the bluff coast of Illinois, Lake Michigan21
Prevalence and ecological features of deep chlorophyll layers in Lake of the Woods, a complex hydrological system with strong trophic, physical, and chemical gradients19
Thiamine status of lake trout in lake Ontario and its relation to diet after the colonization of round goby, 2005–200619
Measuring and modelling nearshore recovery of an eroded beach in Lake Michigan, USA19
Introducing article numbering to the Journal of Great Lakes Research19
Coastal wetland plant community responses to record-high Lake Superior water levels: An Allouez Bay case study17
First DNA barcode reference library for water mites of the ancient Lake Ohrid reveals high diversity and lineage endemism17
Urban pocket-beach morphodynamics along the wave-dominated southwest coast of Lake Michigan: An analysis of shoreline and sand volumetric changes17
Evaluation of post-stocking dispersal and mortality of juvenile lake trout Salvelinus namaycush in Lake Ontario using acoustic telemetry16
Passive sampling with targeted and non-targeted analysis as an “Early Warning” of water-soluble contaminants in the Great Lakes16
Dynamics of beach-ridge formation along a migrating strandplain with implications for paleo-environmental assessment, Illinois Beach State Park, southwestern Lake Michigan16
Improving geospatial coastal vulnerability indices for the Great Lakes16
Larval fish community of the urbanized Chicago River16
Temporal changes in the remote sensing reflectance at Lake Vänern16
Using strain-specific genetic information to estimate the reproductive potential of lake trout spawning biomass in southern Lake Michigan16
Larval fish export in response to altered discharge in the St. Marys river rapids15
Stream corridor and upland sources of fluvial sediment and phosphorus from a mixed urban-agricultural tributary to the Great Lakes15
Spatial and seasonal variation in the phytoplankton community of Lake Victoria’s Mwanza Gulf, compared to northern parts of the lake14
Spatial and temporal variation in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) diet: Implications for growth14
Stable isotope analysis of western Lake Superior predatory fishes, part two: prey source contributions14
Locally produced fish food pellets yield little evidence as a dietary substrate for net pen-reared Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Lake Victoria, Kenya14
Pace-of-life and population structure assessment of invasive round goby in the upper St. Lawrence River14
Lake-effect rainfall over Africa’s great lakes and other lakes in the rift valleys14
Perspectives from modern hydrology and hydrochemistry on a lacustrine biodiversity hotspot: Ancient Lake Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia14
Mass balance modeling highlights the role of the littoral zone in modulating the cycling of phosphorus in a large, multi-basin lake (Lake Erie)14
Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes14
New Associate Editor Nancy Seefelt13
Lake-bottom geology of the Chicago nearshore: A sand-distribution context for urban beach morphodynamics along a fragmented littoral zone13
Invasive water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) extends its range to East Europe and the Caucasus13
Sources of coaster brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) revealed by genomic analysis of brook trout populations along Minnesota’s shoreline with Lake Superior13
Importance of environmental flow on feeding and distribution of juvenile Labeobarbus species in the Gumara River, Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia13
Early career researchers benefit from inclusive, diverse and international collaborations: Changing how academic institutions utilize the seminar series13
Bathymetric and contemporary sediment quantity assessment for the Lukanga Swamps in central Province, Zambia13
Multi-year evidence of unbiased sex ratios in hatchery and wild-reared age-0 lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)13
Phosphorus and nitrogen deposition within a large transboundary watershed: Implications for nutrient stoichiometry and lake vs watershed budgets13
Fungal community dynamics associated with harmful cyanobacterial blooms in two Great Lakes13
Opportunities for combining data of Estonian and Russian monitoring to reflect on water quality in large transboundary Lake Peipsi13
Biogeographic barriers are differentially permeable based on traits: Movement of hypoxia tolerant mormyrid fish in the Lake Victoria basin12
Contemporary spatial extent and environmental drivers of larval coregonine distributions across Lake Ontario12
Signs of the times: Isotopic signature changes in several fish species following invasion of Lake Constance by quagga mussels12
Future water levels of the Great Lakes under 1.5 °C to 3 °C warmer climates12
Winter diets of round whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum in the St. Marys River12
Fen development along the southern shore of Lake Ontario12
A five-year summary of water quality, zooplankton, and fishes in the open waters of Lake Erie’s Presque Isle Bay12
Dynamics of phosphorus fractions and bioavailability in a large shallow tropical lake characterized by monotonal flood pulse in Southeast Asia12
Patterns and drivers of seasonal succession and vertical distribution in the rotifer community of Lake Ontario in 201812
Warming overcomes dispersal-limitation to promote non-native expansion in Lake Baikal12
Remote sensing and avian botulism: Observations based on Mixture Density Network (MDN) algorithm in the southeastern Caspian Sea12
Chironomid assemblage response to cultural eutrophication and dreissenid mussel establishment in the Bay of Quinte, Ontario12
Effects of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cage aquaculture on water quality in the world’s largest tropical lake11
Publisher’s Note11
Histological analysis of deepwater sculpin ovaries supports single spawning reproductive strategy11
New Associate Editor Michael Rennie11
Corrigendum to “Concentrations and loads of nutrients and major ions in the Niagara River, 1975–2018” [J. Great Lakes Res. 47 (2021) 844–861]11
Seasons of research with/by/as the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community11
Investigating nearshore spatial and temporal trends in nutrient concentrations along an urban northern shoreline, Lake Ontario11
Building a CSMI database: Experiences from the Lake Ontario 2018 CSMI Field Year11
Validation of qPCR method for enterococci quantification at Toronto beaches: Application for rapid recreational water monitoring11
A simple method to genetically differentiate invasive F1 Typha hybrids (T. × glauca) and advanced-generation/backcrossed hybrids from parent species (T. Latifolia and T. angustifolia) in eastern Canad10
A metabarcoding survey of spring microbial community structure along the Baikal-driven Angara reservoir cascade10
Suspect screening and nontargeted analysis of polyfluoroalkyl substances in Lake Huron water and biota10
Towards meaningful research and engagement: Indigenous knowledge systems and Great Lakes governance10
Beach rebuilding period buffers Indiana beach erosion in Lake Michigan10
Historical genetic connectivity of lake sturgeon in a dammed Great Lakes tributary10
Responses of phytoplankton and periphyton community structure to an anthropic eutrophication gradient in tropical high-altitude Lake Titicaca10
Spatial and temporal variations of dissolved CO2, CH4 and N2O in Lakes Edward and George (East Africa)10
Predicting Lake Huron Dreissena spp. Spatial distribution patterns from environmental characteristics10
The effect of diet-derived thiaminase on survival, growth, and liver transketolase activity in two strains of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)10
Building a research network to better understand climate governance in the Great Lakes10
Hydrology, chemistry, and sediment and nutrient loads at the intersection of the Genesee River and Erie Canal: An interbasin transfer10
Effect of tilapia cage culture on algae and cyanobacteria communities in the bays of Bukavu basin, Lake Kivu, DR Congo9
Collaborative watershed analysis: A ‘groupthink’ assessment of cumulative effects9
Rapid response of the nearshore round goby population to temperature declines associated with upwelling events in Lake Ontario9
Nearshore-offshore exchanges by enhanced turbulent mixing along the north shore of Lake Ontario9
New Associate Editors9
Risk assessment of trace elements bioaccumulated in golden gray mullet (Liza aurata) harvested from the southern Caspian Sea9
Is glyphosate an underlying cause of increased dissolved reactive phosphorus loading in the Western Lake Erie basin?9
Characteristics of the black bass tournament fishery in eastern Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River9
Common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) invades Lakes Edward, George, and Kazinga Channel: A call for immediate action9
Widespread prevalence of hypoxia and the classification of hypoxic conditions in the Laurentian Great Lakes9
Editorial Board9
Microbes control the light-dependent production and dark decay of hydrogen peroxide in eutrophic surface waters9
Speed kills? Migrating sea lamprey increase speed when exposed to an antipredator cue but make worse short-term decisions9
Indicators of fish population responses to avian predation with focus on double-crested cormorants9
Seasonal differences in larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) sensitivity to the pesticide TFM8
Corrigendum to “Quantifying phosphorus loads from legacy-phosphorus fields” [J. Gt. Lakes 50 (2024) 102446]8
Multidecadal patterns of coastal profile change reveal low likelihood of beach recovery following a period of high Lake Michigan water level8
Editorial Board8
Environmental predictors of phytoplankton chlorophyll-a in Great Lakes coastal wetlands8
A simple water clarity-turbidity index for the Great Lakes8
The benthic nepheloid layer in the offshore waters of the Great Lakes and its post-dreissenid disappearance8
Nearshore and embayment zooplankton community structure in Lake Michigan, implications for invasion by bigheaded carps8
Eastern banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus) in Lake Michigan and connected watersheds: The invasion of a non-native subspecies8
Mercury bioaccumulation in the aquatic food webs from Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario in North America8
Detroit River becoming a crucible for boundary organization experimentation8
Reporting on the status, trends, and drivers of algal blooms on Lake of the Woods using satellite-derived bloom indices (2002–2021)8
St. Lawrence River Strategy: Connecting community for a beautiful and healthy Kaniatarowanenneh8
Editorial Board8
Corrigendum to ‘A lake-wide approach for large lake zooplankton monitoring: Results from the 2006–2016 Lake Superior Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative surveys’ [J. Great Lakes Res. 46(4) (8
Thermal stability overrides epilimnetic nutrient availability in diatom seasonality in a deep lake of subtropical China8
Saugeen Ojibway Nation community input and action: Initiating a two-eyed seeing approach for dikameg (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Lake Huron8
Interconnections of bacterioplankton and phytoplankton with hydrochemical parameters in rivers and estuarine waters of Southern Baikal in the summer period8
Growth stability after the collapse of alewives in Lake Huron and direct size-at-age comparisons between stocked and wild lake trout8
Diet and prey preference of alewife Alosa pseudoharengus in Lake Ontario in 2012 and 20138
Lake Ontario’s nearshore zooplankton: Community composition changes and comparisons to the offshore8
Scales of spatial variability in Lake Michigan glider-based limnological observations8
Vertical distribution of Lake Superior cisco (Coregonus artedi) spawning aggregations and implications for population monitoring8
Unbundling sustainable community-based cage aquaculture in an afrotropical lake for blue growth8
Drawing on Anishinaabek knowledge to protect water7
Targeted screening of passive samplers as an “Early Warning” of novel contaminants in the Great Lakes Basin7
Genetic pedigree analyses of Arctic grayling offspring produced to initiate the Michigan reintroduction program7
First assessment of zooplankton diversity in the Lake Baikal littoral zone inferred from DNA metabarcoding and microscopy: A comparison of methods7
New Associate Editor Lewis Sitoki7
Foreword: Stressors and successes, Lake Ontario CSMI intensive year 20187
Spatial ecology of Bay of Quinte walleye (Sander vitreus): Annual timing, extent, and patterns of migrations in eastern Lake Ontario7
Spatial and seasonal variability in trophic relationships and carbon sources of two key invertebrate species in Lake Ontario7
Interactions between light and wave exposure differentially affect epilithic algal biomass and productivity in two large lakes of different trophy7
Species in Ancient Lakes 9: An introduction to the conference and special section7
A review of cisco form diversity and lake depth in North America: An ecological opportunity gradient with Mysis diluviana7
Coldwater, stenothermic fish seem bound to suffer under the spectre of future warming7
Chloride trends in Ontario’s surface and groundwaters7
Five decades of smallmouth bass monitoring reveal the potential benefits of catch-and-release angling practices in a Great Lakes connecting water7
Phosphorus loading to nearshore waters from legacy septic system groundwater plumes in a Great Lakes coastal community7
Patterns of geospatial data and imagery use within coastal communities along the Great Lakes of the United States7
A river reborn: The fulfillment of the project partnership agreement for the removal of Sabin Dam7
Spatial, seasonal, and historical variation of phytoplankton production in Lake Michigan7
Hydrodynamics of a large lake with complex geometry and topography: Lake of the Woods7
Whole-lake food web model indicates alewife invasion fueled lake trout restoration and altered patterns of trophic flow Lake Champlain7
Lake Superior fish community and fisheries, 2001–2022: An era of stability7
Investing in Great Lakes Science is critical for safety and prosperity7
Regional predatory fish diets following a regime shift in Lake Huron7
Quantifying the increase in shoreline armoring along Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast associated with rising lake level (2014–2020)7
Assessing impaired benthic communities using sediment toxicity and contaminant concentrations from reference sites inside the Niagara River Area of Concern7
Near-channel erosion as a driver of watershed-scale sediment and phosphorus loading in a forested sub-watershed of Lake of the Woods6
Sediment transport and budget influenced by harbor jetties in storm events6
Larval coregonine density and diet composition along beaches of northern Lake Michigan6
Impacts of hypereutrophication and aquatic invasive species on cladoceran dynamics in the Bay of Quinte Area of Concern, Lake Ontario6
Retraction notice to “Comparison of thiaminase activity in fish using the radiometric and 4-nitrothiophenol colorimetric methods” [J. Great Lakes Res. 36 (2010) 641–645]6
Documentation of a probable spawning run of cisco Coregonus artedi in the Spanish River, Ontario, Canada6
On the survival and habitat use of hatchery-reared cisco (Coregonus artedi) in Lake Erie6
Adfluvial smallmouth bass in a tributary of Lake Huron6
An evaluation of sanitary and environmental survey use to protect beaches in the Great Lakes basin6
The influence of conditions in Lake Superior and the Bois Brule River, Wisconsin on returns of migratory rainbow trout6
Microplastics in freshwater copepods of Lake Baikal6
Global resemblance, local divergence? – A comparison of meiobenthic invertebrate communities dwelling in ancient lakes Malawi, Ohrid and Baikal6
New information on the distribution of leeches Cystobranchus mammillatus (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) in the Lake Baikal region6
Anthropogenic litter pollution in selected African transboundary and Great Rift Valley lakes6
First insights into the diversity and ecology of non-biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) of the unique ancient Skadar Lake basin (Montenegro/Albania)6
Two-year follow-up on an environmental health literacy software intervention for Anishinaabe Native Americans6
Invasion dynamics and impact of non-native molluscs in the Laurentian Great Lakes6
The aggregate economic value of Great Lakes recreational fishing trips6
Spatio-temporal trends in the density and condition of a secondary consumer, Bythotrephes, in southern Lake Michigan6
New method for identification of natural and anthropogenic organic matter in receiving waters of pulp and paper mill discharge6
Groundwater as a source and pathway for road salt contamination of surface water in the Lake Ontario Basin: A review6
A watershed model predicts the effects of cover crops on river flows, sediment transport, and nutrient loss to Lake Michigan6
The bricks and mortar of collaborative ecosystem-based restoration and management6
Climate Change: A bibliometric study of the Great Lakes Basin6
Comparing three common nest survey methods, using double-crested cormorants as a proposed sentinel for monitoring plastic pollution in freshwater environments6
Compositions, sources, and bioavailability of colloidal organic matter in Lake Taihu6
Alkalinity, pH, and pCO2 in the Laurentian Great Lakes: An initial view of seasonal and inter-annual trends6
Decreasing trends in total suspended solids and cumulative effects of nonpoint source projects in the Cuyahoga River Watershed, OH5
Stewardship after delisting: Sustaining long-term progress in Michigan’s Areas of Concern5
Large-scale variation in lakebed properties interpreted from single-beam sonar in two Laurentian Great Lakes5
Routine metabolism of larval and early juvenile lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (C. artedi) at three temperatures5
Editorial Board5
Restoring relationships: Water heritage, sense of place, and community engagement5
Editorial Board5
Swimming endurance tests for fish passage design for emerald shiners (Notropis atherinoides) in the upper Niagara River (NY, USA)5
White and longnose sucker diet composition in Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron5
Sediment-water nutrient exchange across a diked Lake Erie coastal wetland, Ohio, USA5
Results of the collaborative Lake Ontario bloater restoration stocking and assessment, 2012–20205
The International Maritime Organization standard for ballast water reduces but does not eliminate establishment probability of a zooplankter in mesocosms5
Thermodynamic exposure reductions of PCBs available to Lumbriculus variegatus in Lake Erie region sediments amended with activated carbon5
Phytoplankton blooms and fish kills in Lake Tanganyika related to upwelling and the limnological cycle5
A machine learning approach to nearshore wave modeling in large lakes using land-based wind observations5
Long-term trends in particulate nutrients in offshore waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes5
Nearshore ice-complex morphodynamics within an urban embayment, Southwestern Lake Michigan: Insights from a winter 2021–2022 monitoring study5
First documentation of grass carp spawning in Lake Erie’s Central Basin5
Winter thermal structure across the Laurentian Great Lakes5
Limitations for informed decision making and better management of the transboundary Lake Albert fisheries resources5
A review of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens spawning sites in the Lower St. Lawrence and Ottawa river systems5
Using remote sensing to assess how intensive agriculture impacts the turbidity of a fluvial lake floodplain5
An abrupt decline in springtime zooplankton diel vertical migration due to a shift in stratification regime5
Rehabilitation progress can’t be assessed without a measuring stick: Development of a recruitment index survey for lake sturgeon in Lake Superior5
Emigration probabilities and survival estimates of stocked juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) within the Genesee River, NY5
Veliger density and environmental conditions control quagga mussel colonization rates in two perialpine lakes5
Turbidity associated with the beneficial placement of dredged sediment in the dynamic littoral zone at Fairport Harbor, Ohio5
Larval lake whitefish distribution in the open waters of Green Bay, Lake Michigan5
The spatiotemporal distribution of potential saxitoxin-producing cyanobacteria in western Lake Erie5
Resourcing Michigan’s coastal decision-makers: Assessing needs & opportunities5
The effects of beach energy on sediment entrainment within the nearshore ice complex5
Dissolved organic matter connectivity of a complex river–lake system: Insights from the Ganjiang River delta of Poyang Lake, China5
Impacts of weathered microplastic ingestion on gastrointestinal microbial communities and health endpoints in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)5
Genetic population structure of cisco, Coregonus artedi, in the Laurentian Great Lakes5
Updated census in the Laurentian Great Lakes Watershed: A framework for determining the relationship between the population and this aquatic resource5
Land cover and water quality of drowned river mouths: Evidence of an environmental gradient along the eastern Lake Michigan shoreline5
A comparison of stable isotopes and polychlorinated biphenyls among genetic strains of Lake Ontario lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)5
Long-term dynamics of dissolved oxygen and isotopic composition in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario: Implications for eutrophication and ecosystem health5
Daily Detroit river total phosphorus loads to Lake Erie from water treatment plant turbidity5
Comparison of catch in multifilament and monofilament gill nets in a long-term survey on Lake Michigan5
Pedigree-based decadal estimates of lake sturgeon adult spawning numbers and genetic diversity of stream-side hatchery produced offspring4
Seasonal interplay of discharge and phosphorus concentration: Year-round areal loads to western basin Lake Ontario from urban and urbanizing tributaries4
An investigation into Saugeen Ojibway Nation-based ecological knowledge on the ciscoes (Coregonus spp.) of Lake Huron4
Full year seasonality of benthos in the nearshore of Lake Superior4
Influences of meteorological conditions, runoff, and bathymetry on summer thermal regime of a Great Lakes estuary4
Two-Eyed Seeing: Developing perspective and wisdom on sea lamprey in the Laurentian Great Lakes4
Updated phosphorus loads from Lake Huron and the Detroit River: Implications4
Corrigendum to “Foreword: Control and Conservation of Lampreys Beyond 2020 – Proceedings from the 3rd Sea Lamprey International Symposium (SLIS III)” [J. Great Lakes Res. 47(S1) (2021) S1–S10]4
Caged mussels and passive samplers used to identify Niagara River organic contaminant sources and shoreline water quality impacts (2012–2018)4
Socioeconomic consequences of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in small-scale fishing communities of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria4
Genetic isolation and homogenization: Potential effects of landscape features on the population genetic structure of freshwater mussels4
The making and re-making of places along the St. Louis River in Duluth: From paintings to projects4
Editorial Board4
Contaminant risks in consuming fish from the Area of Concern in the Upper Niagara River4
Assessment of anthropogenic impacts on the trophic dynamics of Babine Lake: Implications for the production of sockeye salmon4
An evaluation of fish spawning on degraded and remnant reefs in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron4
Contrasting bacterial diversity, community composition, and metabolic function of the sediment between two different regions in lake Chaohu, China4
Reflections on social and organizational dimensions of Great Lakes remediation, restoration, and revitalization4
Tracking the real-time behavior of Hemimysis anomala’s winter swarms using acoustic camera4
Does hatchery rearing of lake trout affect their reproductive behavior in the wild?4
Setting an agenda to catalyze research in the social and organizational dimensions of Great Lakes remediation, restoration, and revitalization4
Climate change impacts on hydrology and phosphorus loads under projected global warming levels for the Lake of the Woods watershed4
Silent invaders of freshwater ecosystems: Unveiling the microplastic crisis threatening the world’s largest soda lake (Lake Van, Türkiye)4
Chloride and total phosphorus budgets for Lake Nipissing, headwater of Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada4
Fatty acid ecological tracers highlight the role of diet in perfluoroalkyl acid contaminant exposure in eggs of an omnivorous bird4
Initial insights into the development and implementation of a citizen-science drone-based coastal change monitoring program in the Great Lakes region4
Drowned river mouth lakes are winter foraging habitats for the expanding Lake Michigan cisco Coregonus artedi population4
Future success and ways forward for scientific approaches on the African Great Lakes4
Editorial Board4
Mapping Michigan’s historical coastlines4
Extreme water level rise across the upper Laurentian Great Lakes region: Citizen science documentation 2010–20204
0.081429004669189