# Global subterranean estuaries modify groundwater nutrient loading to the ocean

*PRI Rank #18 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and coastal ecosystems Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #18 |
| 18m citations | 34 |
| Journal | Limnology and Oceanography Letters |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1002/lol2.10390 |
| Corresponding authors | Stephanie J. Wilson |
| Institution | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center  Edgewater Maryland USA, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and coastal ecosystems Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-and-coastal-ecosystems/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1002/lol2.10390](https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10390)

## Topics

subterranean estuaries · submarine groundwater discharge · dissolved inorganic nitrogen · dissolved inorganic phosphorus · dissolved organic nitrogen · groundwater nutrient loading · coastal eutrophication · nonconservative nutrient behavior · fresh groundwater · saline groundwater · nutrient transformation · global nutrient fluxes · Riverine nutrient inputs · recycled nutrients · new nutrients · coastal biogeochemistry · Primary production · coastal water quality

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