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Bruce J. Peterson publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Bruce J. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 207 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Bruce J. Peterson D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Bruce J. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Bruce J. Peterson is affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans topics related to Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science and Geochemistry and Petrology as subfields.

The main topics in their work include:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Peterson has contributed to publications in venues such as Nature Geoscience and Water. Notable recent papers include:

  • Recent trends in the chemistry of major northern rivers signal widespread Arctic change, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • Dissolved Major and Trace Elements in the Largest Eurasian Arctic Rivers: Ob, Yenisey, Lena, and Kolyma, 2024, Water

Frequent co-authors in their research work have included:

  • Suzanne E. Tank
  • J. W. McClelland
  • В. В. Гордеев
  • Tatiana Gurtovaya
  • Л. С. Косменко

Among their professional recognitions, Bruce J. Peterson was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1991.

Best Publications

  • STABLE ISOTOPES IN ECOSYSTEM STUDIES

    Bruce J. Peterson;Brian Fry

  • Particulate organic matter flux and planktonic new production in the deep ocean

    Richard W. Eppley;Bruce J. Peterson

  • Denitrification across landscapes and waterscapes: a synthesis.

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;John A. Harrison;John K. Bohlke;A. F. Bouwman

  • Control of nitrogen export from watersheds by headwater streams

    Bruce J. Peterson;Wilfred M. Wollheim;Patrick J. Mulholland;Jackson R. Webster

  • Increasing river discharge to the Arctic Ocean

    Bruce J Peterson;Robert M Holmes;James W McClelland;Charles J Vörösmarty

  • A simple and precise method for measuring ammonium in marine and freshwater ecosystems

    Robert M Holmes;Alain Aminot;Roger Kérouel;Bethanie A Hooker

  • Stream denitrification across biomes and its response to anthropogenic nitrate loading

    Patrick J. Mulholland;Patrick J. Mulholland;Ashley M. Helton;Geoffrey C. Poole;Robert O. Hall

  • Changes in the Carbon Content of Terrestrial Biota and Soils between 1860 and 1980: A Net Release of CO"2 to the Atmosphere

    R. A. Houghton;J. E. Hobbie;J. M. Melillo;B. Moore

  • Coastal eutrophication as a driver of salt marsh loss

    Linda A. Deegan;David Samuel Johnson;David Samuel Johnson;R. Scott Warren;Bruce J. Peterson

  • Potential Net Primary Productivity in South America: Application of a Global Model

    James W. Raich;E. B. Rastetter;J. M. Melillo;D. W. Kicklighter

  • Multiple stable isotopes used to trace the flow of organic matter in estuarine food webs.

    Bruce J. Peterson;Robert W. Howarth;Robert H. Garritt

  • Nitrous oxide emission from denitrification in stream and river networks

    Jake J. Beaulieu;Jennifer L. Tank;Stephen K. Hamilton;Wilfred M. Wollheim

  • Seasonal and Annual Fluxes of Nutrients and Organic Matter from Large Rivers to the Arctic Ocean and Surrounding Seas

    Robert Max Holmes;James W. McClelland;Bruce J. Peterson;Suzanne E. Tank

  • Sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen isotopes used to trace organic matter flow in the salt-marsh estuaries of Sapelo Island, Georgia1

    Bruce J. Peterson;Robert W. Howarth

  • Stable isotopes as tracers of organic matter input and transfer in benthic food webs: A review

    Bruce J. Peterson

  • Flux and age of dissolved organic carbon exported to the Arctic Ocean: A carbon isotopic study of the five largest arctic rivers

    Peter A. Raymond;James W McClelland;R. M. Holmes;A. V. Zhulidov

  • Inter‐biome comparison of factors controlling stream metabolism

    P. J. Mulholland;Christy Susan Fellows;J. L. Tank;N. B. Grimm

  • Continental-scale models of water balance and fluvial transport: An application to South America

    Charles J. Vörösmarty;Berrien Moore;Annette L. Grace;M. Patricia Gildea

  • The flux of carbon from terrestrial ecosystems to the atmosphere in 1980 due to changes in land use: geographic distribution of the global flux

    R. A. Houghton;R. D. Boone;J. R. Fruci;J. E. Hobbie

  • Measuring 15N-NH4/+ in marine, estuarine and fresh waters: An adaptation of the ammonia diffusion method for samples with low ammonium concentrations

    R. M. Holmes;James W McClelland;D. M. Sigman;B. Fry

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. McClelland
James W. McClelland The University of Texas at Austin
Robert M. Holmes
Robert M. Holmes Woods Hole Research Center
Linda A. Deegan
Linda A. Deegan Woods Hole Research Center
Patrick J. Mulholland
Patrick J. Mulholland Oak Ridge National Laboratory
William B. Bowden
William B. Bowden University of Vermont
Wilfred M. Wollheim
Wilfred M. Wollheim University of New Hampshire
John E. Hobbie
John E. Hobbie Marine Biological Laboratory
Jennifer L. Tank
Jennifer L. Tank University of Notre Dame
Jackson R. Webster
Jackson R. Webster Virginia Tech
Anne E. Hershey
Anne E. Hershey University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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