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Top Environmental Chemistry Researchers

Michael J. S. Dewar ranks first, out of 5,464 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 Michael J. S. Dewar United States · #993 worldwide 4.3k citations · 217 works
  2. 2 Stephen R. Carpenter United States · #1,495 worldwide 3.2k citations · 89 works
  3. 3 James N. Galloway United States · #1,677 worldwide 2.3k citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Keith Paustian United States · #2,115 worldwide 2.5k citations · 101 works
  5. 5 Frank J. Millero United States · #2,568 worldwide 2k citations · 109 works
  6. 6 Bruce P. Lanphear Canada · #2,689 worldwide 1.3k citations · 103 works
  7. 7 Édouard Bard France · #3,225 worldwide 1.9k citations · 114 works
  8. 8 Antonia M. Calafat United States · #3,374 worldwide 1.2k citations · 140 works
  9. 9 James M. Tiedje United States · #3,545 worldwide 2.1k citations · 96 works
  10. 10 David O. Carpenter United States · #3,594 worldwide 1.3k citations · 72 works
  11. 11 Nancy B. Grimm United States · #3,691 worldwide 1.8k citations · 70 works
  12. 12 Robert B. Jackson United States · #4,596 worldwide 2.4k citations · 169 works
  13. 13 Robert A. Berner United States · #4,662 worldwide 1.4k citations · 75 works
  14. 14 Jan Willem Erisman Netherlands · #4,932 worldwide 1.9k citations · 125 works
  15. 15 T. P. Guilderson United States · #5,856 worldwide 1.5k citations · 68 works
  16. 16 Robert W. Howarth United States · #6,110 worldwide 2k citations · 59 works
  17. 17 Jillian F. Banfield United States · #6,248 worldwide 2k citations · 144 works
  18. 18 Kurt Lambeck Australia · #6,363 worldwide 1.6k citations · 110 works
  19. 19 Paul D. N. Hebert Canada · #6,364 worldwide 1.6k citations · 118 works
  20. 20 Rudolf Amann Germany · #6,777 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  21. 21 N. M. Mahowald United States · #7,108 worldwide 1.2k citations · 103 works
  22. 22 Yong Sik Ok South Korea · #7,161 worldwide 3.3k citations · 181 works
  23. 23 Nanthi Bolan Australia · #7,326 worldwide 2.4k citations · 136 works
  24. 24 Hans W. Paerl United States · #7,348 worldwide 1.4k citations · 101 works
  25. 25 Lisa A. Levin United States · #7,891 worldwide 1.5k citations · 115 works
  26. 26 Haflidi Haflidason Norway · #7,918 worldwide 1.5k citations · 57 works
  27. 27 Carlos M. Duarte Saudi Arabia · #8,035 worldwide 4.1k citations · 254 works
  28. 28 F. Stuart Chapin United States · #8,139 worldwide 2.7k citations · 183 works
  29. 29 Stefan Iglauer Australia · #8,159 worldwide 1.3k citations · 108 works
  30. 30 Guangming Zeng China · #8,556 worldwide 5.6k citations · 251 works
  31. 31 Lex Bouwman Netherlands · #9,095 worldwide 975 citations · 61 works
  32. 32 E. Michael Thurman United States · #9,484 worldwide 1.4k citations · 51 works
  33. 33 Wallace S. Broecker United States · #9,910 worldwide 1.6k citations · 103 works
  34. 34 André F. Lotter Netherlands · #10,162 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  35. 35 Edward F. DeLong United States · #10,170 worldwide 1.4k citations · 57 works
  36. 36 James J. Elser United States · #10,239 worldwide 1.1k citations · 61 works
  37. 37 Bo Barker Jørgensen Denmark · #10,308 worldwide 1.5k citations · 128 works
  38. 38 Marten Scheffer Netherlands · #10,453 worldwide 1.2k citations · 62 works
  39. 39 Takeshi Yasumoto Japan · #10,493 worldwide 741 citations · 66 works
  40. 40 Rainer Horn Germany · #10,896 worldwide 1.4k citations · 127 works
  41. 41 Markus Kleber United States · #10,950 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  42. 42 Peter Englezos Canada · #11,111 worldwide 796 citations · 52 works
  43. 43 J. Bouma Netherlands · #11,124 worldwide 852 citations · 63 works
  44. 44 Marika M. Holland United States · #11,158 worldwide 1k citations · 54 works
  45. 45 Robert J. Naiman United States · #11,229 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  46. 46 D. S. Jenkinson United States · #11,761 worldwide 3.3k citations · 45 works
  47. 47 Jörg Rinklebe Germany · #11,890 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  48. 48 Éric H. Oelkers France · #11,940 worldwide 1.9k citations · 111 works
  49. 49 Rik Wanninkhof United States · #12,131 worldwide 1.5k citations · 92 works
  50. 50 Johan Six Switzerland · #12,134 worldwide 2.1k citations · 163 works
  51. 51 Laurent Bopp France · #12,165 worldwide 976 citations · 76 works
  52. 52 Nelson G. Hairston United States · #12,206 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  53. 53 Philip C. Brookes United Kingdom · #12,328 worldwide 2.6k citations · 45 works
  54. 54 Christopher R. German United States · #12,598 worldwide 1.1k citations · 96 works
  55. 55 Bernd R.T. Simoneit United States · #13,124 worldwide 1.8k citations · 160 works
  56. 56 John Southon United States · #13,396 worldwide 1.4k citations · 105 works
  57. 57 Jack J. Middelburg Netherlands · #13,553 worldwide 1.6k citations · 128 works
  58. 58 L. Brussaard Netherlands · #13,585 worldwide 905 citations · 72 works
  59. 59 Henry Elderfield United Kingdom · #14,032 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  60. 60 Perry L. McCarty United States · #14,185 worldwide 847 citations · 52 works
  61. 61 Hitoshi Sakai Japan · #14,726 worldwide 1.1k citations · 96 works
  62. 62 John Downing Canada · #15,252 worldwide 659 citations · 65 works
  63. 63 Andrew Murray Denmark · #15,425 worldwide 2.1k citations · 149 works
  64. 64 Donald E. Canfield Denmark · #15,435 worldwide 1.6k citations · 96 works
  65. 65 Paul T. Anastas United States · #15,516 worldwide 626 citations · 50 works
  66. 66 J. V. Ward Switzerland · #15,539 worldwide 1.2k citations · 53 works
  67. 67 Ralf Conrad Germany · #15,740 worldwide 1.4k citations · 102 works
  68. 68 Peter U. Clark United States · #15,802 worldwide 1.2k citations · 44 works
  69. 69 Mark A. Sutton United Kingdom · #15,818 worldwide 1.8k citations · 122 works
  70. 70 Pieter Meiert Grootes Germany · #16,250 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  71. 71 Andrew A. Meharg United Kingdom · #16,289 worldwide 761 citations · 57 works
  72. 72 Habibul Ahsan United States · #16,327 worldwide 791 citations · 78 works
  73. 73 Praveen Linga Singapore · #16,355 worldwide 635 citations · 49 works
  74. 74 R.G.M. de Goede Netherlands · #16,590 worldwide 986 citations · 44 works
  75. 75 Caineng Zou China · #16,691 worldwide 700 citations · 45 works
  76. 76 Klaus Kaiser Germany · #16,698 worldwide 1k citations · 62 works
  77. 77 Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen Taiwan · #16,976 worldwide 1.4k citations · 98 works
  78. 78 Georg Guggenberger Germany · #17,600 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
  79. 79 Dameng Liu China · #17,833 worldwide 912 citations · 70 works
  80. 80 R.M. Bustin Canada · #17,880 worldwide 1k citations · 67 works
  81. 81 William J. Parton United States · #17,932 worldwide 1.1k citations · 70 works
  82. 82 David Bukry United States · #18,054 worldwide 745 citations · 54 works
  83. 83 David A. Stahl United States · #18,085 worldwide 641 citations · 49 works
  84. 84 Hai Cheng China · #18,099 worldwide 2.9k citations · 250 works
  85. 85 Christopher P. Higgins United States · #18,354 worldwide 745 citations · 46 works
  86. 86 Nicholas J Shackleton United Kingdom · #18,544 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  87. 87 Walter E. Dean United States · #18,928 worldwide 951 citations · 65 works
  88. 88 G. W. K. Moore Canada · #19,104 worldwide 927 citations · 68 works
  89. 89 İbrahim M. Banat United Kingdom · #19,341 worldwide 940 citations · 66 works
  90. 90 Thorsten Dittmar Germany · #19,435 worldwide 817 citations · 66 works
  91. 91 Antje Boëtius Germany · #19,566 worldwide 1.1k citations · 104 works
  92. 92 Frank D. Gilliland United States · #20,112 worldwide 728 citations · 89 works
  93. 93 Maurice Ewing United States · #20,215 worldwide 616 citations · 56 works
  94. 94 Klaus Dethloff Germany · #20,412 worldwide 897 citations · 116 works
  95. 95 Giuseppe Etiope Italy · #20,525 worldwide 685 citations · 75 works
  96. 96 Anders E. Carlson United States · #20,537 worldwide 738 citations · 43 works
  97. 97 Colin A. Stedmon Denmark · #20,747 worldwide 833 citations · 55 works
  98. 98 E. Dendy Sloan United States · #20,759 worldwide 811 citations · 66 works
  99. 99 W.H. van Riemsdijk Netherlands · #20,841 worldwide 908 citations · 75 works
  100. 100 Timothy S. Collett United States · #20,901 worldwide 581 citations · 65 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Environmental Chemistry, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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