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Brandy M. Toner publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brandy M. Toner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 137 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Brandy M. Toner D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brandy M. Toner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brandy M. Toner is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions across related subfields such as Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Oceanography.

The main research topics addressed by Toner include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Toner's publication record includes several recent papers covering diverse aspects of microbial ecology, geochemistry, and environmental processes. Recent papers include:

  • Gammaproteobacteria Mediating Utilization of Methyl-, Sulfur- and Petroleum Organic Compounds in Deep Ocean Hydrothermal Plumes, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Large Nickel Isotope Fractionation Caused by Surface Complexation Reactions with Hexagonal Birnessite, 2020, Chemical Geology
  • A Global Perspective on Bacterial Diversity in the Terrestrial Deep Subsurface, 2023, Microbiology
  • Role of Ester Sulfate and Organic Disulfide in Mercury Methylation in Peatland Soils, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Novel Microbial Groups Drive Productivity in an Archean Iron Formation, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Toner include Cody S. Sheik, Christopher J. Schuler, Sarah Nicholas, Cara Santelli, and Brandy Stewart.

Toner frequently publishes in venues such as Goldschmidt Abstracts, Goldschmidt2022 Abstracts, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Goldschmidt2021 Abstracts, and The ISME Journal.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of the manganese oxide produced by Pseudomonas putida strain MnB1

    Mario Villalobos;Brandy Toner;John Bargar;Garrison Sposito

  • Structural model for the biogenic Mn oxide produced by Pseudomonas putida

    Mario Villalobos;Mario Villalobos;Bruno Lanson;Alain Manceau;Brandy Toner

  • Iron persistence in a distal hydrothermal plume supported by dissolved-particulate exchange

    Jessica N. Fitzsimmons;Jessica N. Fitzsimmons;Seth G. John;Seth G. John;Christopher M. Marsay;Christopher M. Marsay;Colleen L. Hoffman

  • Preservation of iron(II) by carbon-rich matrices in a hydrothermal plume

    Brandy M. Toner;Brandy M. Toner;Sirine C. Fakra;Steven J. Manganini;Cara M. Santelli

  • Zinc sorption to biogenic hexagonal-birnessite particles within a hydrated bacterial biofilm

    Brandy Toner;Alain Manceau;Samuel M. Webb;Garrison Sposito

  • Spatially Resolved Characterization of Biogenic Manganese Oxide Production within a Bacterial Biofilm

    Brandy M Toner;Sirine Fakra;Mario Villalobos;Tony Warwick

  • Biogenic iron oxyhydroxide formation at mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal vents: Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Brandy M. Toner;Cara M. Santelli;Matthew A. Marcus;Richard Wirth

  • Colonization of subsurface microbial observatories deployed in young ocean crust

    Beth N Orcutt;Beth N Orcutt;Wolfgang Bach;Keir Becker;Andrew T Fisher

  • Chemical Speciation of Vanadium in Particulate Matter Emitted from Diesel Vehicles and Urban Atmospheric Aerosols

    Martin M. Shafer;Brandy M. Toner;Joel T. Overdier;James J. Schauer

  • Life and Death of Deep-Sea Vents: Bacterial Diversity and Ecosystem Succession on Inactive Hydrothermal Sulfides

    Jason B. Sylvan;Brandy M. Toner;Katrina J. Edwards

  • Zinc Sorption by a Bacterial Biofilm

    Brandy M Toner;Alain Manceau;Matthew A. Marcus;Dylan B Millet

  • Ultra-diffuse hydrothermal venting supports Fe-oxidizing bacteria and massive umber deposition at 5000 m off Hawaii

    Katrina J. Edwards;B. T. Glazer;Olivier J. Rouxel;Olivier J. Rouxel;Wolfgang Bach

  • Microbial iron uptake as a mechanism for dispersing iron from deep-sea hydrothermal vents

    Meng Li;Brandy M. Toner;Brett J. Baker;John A. Breier

  • Mineralogy of Iron Microbial Mats from Loihi Seamount

    Brandy Marie Toner;Thelma S Berquó;Thelma S Berquó;F. Marc Michel;F. Marc Michel;Jeffry Sorensen

  • Sulfur, sulfides, oxides and organic matter aggregated in submarine hydrothermal plumes at 9°50′N East Pacific Rise

    J. A. Breier;Brandy M Toner;S. C. Fakra;M. A. Marcus

  • Microscale characterization of sulfur speciation in lake sediments.

    Teng Zeng;William A. Arnold;Brandy M. Toner

  • Accumulation of Fe oxyhydroxides in the Peruvian oxygen deficient zone implies non-oxygen dependent Fe oxidation

    Maija I. Heller;Phoebe J. Lam;James W. Moffett;Claire P. Till

  • Gammaproteobacteria mediating utilization of methyl-, sulfur- and petroleum organic compounds in deep ocean hydrothermal plumes.

    Zhichao Zhou;Yang Liu;Jie Pan;Brandi R. Cron

  • A suspended-particle rosette multi-sampler for discrete biogeochemical sampling in low-particle-density waters

    J. A. Breier;C. G. Rauch;K. McCartney;Brandy M Toner

  • Geochemical and iron isotopic insights into hydrothermal iron oxyhydroxide deposit formation at Loihi Seamount

    Olivier Rouxel;Olivier Rouxel;Brandy M Toner;Yoan Germain;Brian Glazer

  • Variable Ni isotope fractionation between Fe-oxyhydroxides and implications for the use of Ni isotopes as geochemical tracers

    Bleuenn Gueguen;Jeffry V. Sorensen;Stefan V. Lalonde;Jasquelin Peña

  • Geochemistry and iron isotope systematics of hydrothermal plume fall-out at East Pacific Rise 9°50′N

    Olivier Rouxel;Olivier Rouxel;Olivier Rouxel;Brandy M. Toner;Steven J. Manganini;Christopher R. German

  • Predicting the response of the deep-ocean microbiome to geochemical perturbations by hydrothermal vents

    Daniel C Reed;John A Breier;Houshuo Jiang;Karthik Anantharaman

  • Biogenic iron oxyhydroxide formation at mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal vents: Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Brandy M. Toner

Frequent Co-Authors

Katrina J. Edwards
Katrina J. Edwards University of Southern California
Olivier Rouxel
Olivier Rouxel French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Christopher R. German
Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Matthew A. Marcus
Matthew A. Marcus Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gregory J. Dick
Gregory J. Dick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Garrison Sposito
Garrison Sposito University of California, Berkeley
Wolfgang Bach
Wolfgang Bach University of Bremen
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University
Stephen D. Sebestyen
Stephen D. Sebestyen US Forest Service
Edward A. Nater
Edward A. Nater University of Minnesota

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