| Biology and the mechanics of the wave-swept environment M Denny Princeton University Press, 1988 | 1316 | 1988 |
| Air and water: the biology and physics of life's media MW Denny Princeton University Press, 1993 | 916 | 1993 |
| The structure and properties of spider silk JM Gosline, ME DeMont, MW Denny Endeavour 10 (1), 37-43, 1986 | 824 | 1986 |
| Mechanical limits to size in wave‐swept organisms MW Denny, TL Daniel, MAR Koehl Ecological monographs 55 (1), 69-102, 1985 | 595 | 1985 |
| Discovery of lignin in seaweed reveals convergent evolution of cell-wall architecture PT Martone, JM Estevez, F Lu, K Ruel, MW Denny, C Somerville, J Ralph Current biology 19 (2), 169-175, 2009 | 579 | 2009 |
| Consequences of surf-zone turbulence for settlement and external fertilization MW Denny, MF Shibata The American Naturalist 134 (6), 859-889, 1989 | 524 | 1989 |
| Spider silk as rubber JM Gosline, MW Denny, ME DeMont Nature 309 (5968), 551-552, 1984 | 515 | 1984 |
| The physical properties of spider’s silk and their role in the design of orb-webs M Denny Journal of Experimental Biology 65 (2), 483-506, 1976 | 482 | 1976 |
| Settlement of marine organisms in flow A Abelson, M Denny Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 28 (1), 317-339, 1997 | 407 | 1997 |
| The largest, smallest, highest, lowest, longest, and shortest: extremes in ecology SD Gaines, MW Denny Ecology 74 (6), 1677-1692, 1993 | 376 | 1993 |
| Pulsed delivery of subthermocline water to Conch Reef (Florida Keys) by internal tidal bores JJ Leichter, SR Wing, SL Miller, MW Denny Limnology and Oceanography 41 (7), 1490-1501, 1996 | 345 | 1996 |
| Predicting physical disturbance: mechanistic approaches to the study of survivorship on wave‐swept shores M Denny Ecological monographs 65 (4), 371-418, 1995 | 323 | 1995 |
| Mechanical consequences of size in wave‐swept algae B Gaylord, CA Blanchette, MW Denny Ecological monographs 64 (3), 287-313, 1994 | 295 | 1994 |
| Locomotion: the cost of gastropod crawling M Denny Science 208 (4449), 1288-1290, 1980 | 280 | 1980 |
| Quantifying “wave exposure”: a simple device for recording maximum velocity and results of its use at several field sites EC Bell, MW Denny Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 181 (1), 9-29, 1994 | 272 | 1994 |
| Thermal variation, thermal extremes and the physiological performance of individuals WW Dowd, FA King, MW Denny The Journal of experimental biology 218 (12), 1956-1967, 2015 | 271 | 2015 |
| Organismal climatology: analyzing environmental variability at scales relevant to physiological stress B Helmuth, BR Broitman, L Yamane, SE Gilman, K Mach, KAS Mislan, ... Journal of Experimental Biology 213 (6), 995-1003, 2010 | 270 | 2010 |
| The mechanics of wave-swept algae M Denny, B Gaylord Journal of Experimental Biology 205 (10), 1355-1362, 2002 | 256 | 2002 |
| The role of gastropod pedal mucus in locomotion. M Denny Nature 285 (5761), 1980 | 244 | 1980 |
| Spreading the risk: small-scale body temperature variation among intertidal organisms and its implications for species persistence MW Denny, WW Dowd, L Bilir, KJ Mach Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 400 (1-2), 175-190, 2011 | 232 | 2011 |