| Plumbing the global carbon cycle: integrating inland waters into the terrestrial carbon budget JJ Cole, YT Prairie, NF Caraco, WH McDowell, LJ Tranvik, RG Striegl, ... Ecosystems 10 (1), 172-185, 2007 | 2542 | 2007 |
| Bacterial production in fresh and saltwater ecosystems: a cross-system overview. JJ Cole, S Findlay, ML Pace Marine ecology progress series. Oldendorf 43 (1), 1-10, 1988 | 1659 | 1988 |
| Trophic cascades revealed in diverse ecosystems ML Pace, JJ Cole, SR Carpenter, JF Kitchell Trends in ecology & evolution 14 (12), 483-488, 1999 | 1436 | 1999 |
| The global abundance and size distribution of lakes, ponds, and impoundments JA Downing, YT Prairie, JJ Cole, CM Duarte, LJ Tranvik, RG Striegl, ... Limnology and Oceanography 51 (5), 2388-2397, 2006 | 1268 | 2006 |
| Bacterial growth efficiency in natural aquatic systems PA Del Giorgio, JJ Cole Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 29 (1), 503-541, 1998 | 1158 | 1998 |
| Carbon dioxide supersaturation in the surface waters of lakes JJ Cole, NF Caraco, GW Kling, TK Kratz Science 265 (5178), 1568-1570, 1994 | 1139 | 1994 |
| Reconciling carbon-cycle concepts, terminology, and methods FS Chapin, GM Woodwell, JT Randerson, EB Rastetter, GM Lovett, ... Ecosystems 9 (7), 1041-1050, 2006 | 796 | 2006 |
| Methane emissions from lakes: Dependence of lake characteristics, two regional assessments, and a global estimate D Bastviken, J Cole, M Pace, L Tranvik Global biogeochemical cycles 18 (4), 2004 | 757 | 2004 |
| Atmospheric exchange of carbon dioxide in a low‐wind oligotrophic lake measured by the addition of SF6 JJ Cole, NF Caraco Limnology and Oceanography 43 (4), 647-656, 1998 | 740 | 1998 |
| Respiration rates in bacteria exceed phytoplankton production in unproductive aquatic systems PA Del Giorgio, JJ Cole, A Cimbleris Nature 385 (6612), 148, 1997 | 725 | 1997 |
| Interactions between bacteria and algae in aquatic ecosystems JJ Cole Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 13 (1), 291-314, 1982 | 685 | 1982 |
| Transformation of freshwater ecosystems by bivalves: a case study of zebra mussels in the Hudson River DL Strayer, NF Caraco, JJ Cole, S Findlay, ML Pace BioScience 49 (1), 19-27, 1999 | 619 | 1999 |
| Nitrogen fixation in freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems. 1. Rates and importance 1 RW Howarth, R Marino, J Lane, JJ Cole Limnology and Oceanography 33 (4part2), 669-687, 1988 | 609 | 1988 |
| Early warnings of regime shifts: a whole-ecosystem experiment SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace, R Batt, WA Brock, T Cline, J Coloso, ... Science 332 (6033), 1079-1082, 2011 | 592 | 2011 |
| Carbon in catchments: connecting terrestrial carbon losses with aquatic metabolism JJ Cole, NF Caraco Marine and Freshwater Research 52 (1), 101-110, 2001 | 543 | 2001 |
| Trophic cascades, nutrients, and lake productivity: whole‐lake experiments SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, JR Hodgson, JF Kitchell, ML Pace, D Bade, ... Ecological monographs 71 (2), 163-186, 2001 | 528 | 2001 |
| Whole-lake carbon-13 additions reveal terrestrial support of aquatic food webs ML Pace, JJ Cole, SR Carpenter, JF Kitchell, JR Hodgson, ... Nature 427 (6971), 240, 2004 | 525 | 2004 |
| Pride and a daily marathon J Cole, JO Cole MIT Press, 1995 | 496 | 1995 |
| Evidence for sulphate-controlled phosphorus release from sediments of aquatic systems NF Caraco, JJ Cole, GE Likens Nature 341 (6240), 316, 1989 | 489 | 1989 |
| Carbon emission from hydroelectric reservoirs linked to reservoir age and latitude N Barros, JJ Cole, LJ Tranvik, YT Prairie, D Bastviken, VLM Huszar, ... Nature Geoscience 4 (9), 593, 2011 | 473 | 2011 |
