The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian L. Howes sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 89 publications — 8th percentile
8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian L. Howes sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile
19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.
Brian L. Howes is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable engagement in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, and Pollution.
The scientist's work extensively covers several interconnected topics, including Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Aeolian Processes and Effects, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal.
Their recent scholarly contributions include papers published in peer-reviewed journals with focuses in environmental monitoring, aquaculture, and coastal ecosystem dynamics. Selected recent publications include:
Frequent collaborators include Micheline S. Labrie, Miles A. Sundermeyer, Iván Valiela, Kelsey Chenoweth, and Javier Lloret. These coauthors have worked with Howes on multiple research projects, contributing to their outputs across various coastal and marine environmental studies.
The scientist's publications have appeared repeatedly in several established venues. The most frequent ones are:
Ivan Valiela;Joseph Costa;Kenneth Foreman;John M. Teal
Brian L. Howes;Robert W. Howarth;John M. Teal;Ivan Valiela
B. L. Howes;J. W. H. Dacey;D. D. Goehringer
Richard L Smith;Brian L Howes;John H Duff
Brian L. Howes;John W. H. Dacey;Gary M. King
John W. H. Dacey;Stuart G. Wakeham;Brian L. Howes
Peter K. Weiskel;Brian L. Howes;George R. Heufelder
Leslie A. DeSimone;Brian L. Howes
R. Eugene Turner;Brian L. Howes;John M. Teal;Charles S. Milan
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Brian L. Howes;John W. H. Dacey;Stuart G. Wakeham
Brian L. Howes;John W. H. Dacey;John M. Teal
Peter K. Weiskel;Brian L. Howes
David S. White;Brian L. Howes
Diane M. McKnight;B. L. Howes;C. D. Taylor;D. D. Goehringer
Cindy Lee;Robert W. Howarth;Brian L. Howes
BL Howes;DD Goehringer
Karin Rengefors;K C Ruttenberg;C L Haupert;C Taylor
S.G. Wakeham;B.L. Howes;J.W.H. Dacey;R.P. Schwarzenbach
Leslie A. DeSimone;Brian L. Howes
M.Robert Hamersley;Brian L Howes
Newton P. Millham;Brian L. Howes
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