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43
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7019
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Bruce R. James 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 R. James sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 100 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruce R. James 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 R. James sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bruce R. James is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Bruce R. James has published research across several well-established scientific venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Water Environment Research
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Ecology and Society

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Bruce R. James are:

  • Soils, landscapes, and cultural concepts of favor and disfavor within complex adaptive systems and ResourceCultures: human-land interactions during the Holocene, 2021, Ecology and Society
  • A Fungal-Mediated Cryptic Selenium Cycle Linked to Manganese Biogeochemistry, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Activated carbon column adsorption of compounds that mimic urban stormwater dissolved organic nitrogen, 2020, Water Environment Research
  • Removal of stormwater dissolved organic nitrogen through biotransformation using activated carbon, 2022, Water Environment Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Mehrdad Mohtadi
  • Allen P. Davis
  • Carla E. Rosenfeld
  • Mary Sabuda
  • Margaret Hinkle

The research led or contributed to by Bruce R. James often addresses complex environmental challenges involving biogeochemical cycles, contaminant mitigation, and sustainable water treatment technologies. Their work in urban stormwater management and constructed wetlands contributes to understanding and improving ecological function and water quality.

Best Publications

  • Behavior of Chromium in Soils: III. Oxidation

    Richmond Bartlett;Bruce James

  • Studying Dried, Stored Soil Samples — Some Pitfalls

    Richmond Bartlett;Bruce James

  • Hydrogeological Decision Analysis: 1. A Framework

    R. Allan Freeze;Joel Massmann;Leslie Smith;Tony Sperling

  • Behavior of Chromium in Soils: VII. Adsorption and Reduction of Hexavalent Forms

    Bruce R. James;Richmond J. Bartlett

  • Peer Reviewed: The Challenge of Remediating Chromium-Contaminated Soil

    Bruce R. James

  • Behavior of Chromium in Soils. VI. Interactions Between Oxidation-Reduction and Organic Complexation

    Bruce R. James;Richmond J. Bartlett

  • Mobility and bioavailability of chromium in soils

    R.J. Bartlett;B.R. James

  • Iron(III) Catalyzed Photochemical Reduction of Chromium(VI) by Oxalate and Citrate in Aqueous Solutions

    Stephan J. Hug;Hans-Ulrich Laubscher;Bruce R. James

  • Hexavalent Chromium Extraction from Soils: A Comparison of Five Methods

    Bruce R. James;John C. Petura;Rock J. Vitale;George R. Mussoline

  • Behavior of Chromium in Soils: V. Fate of Organically Complexed Cr(III) Added to Soil

    Bruce R. James;Richmond J. Bartlett

  • Heavy Metal Extractability in Long-Term Sewage Sludge and Metal Salt-Amended Soils

    Paul F. Bell;Bruce R. James;Rufus L. Chaney

  • Redox chemistry of soils

    Richmond J. Bartlett;Bruce R. James

  • When enough is enough: The worth of monitoring data in aquifer remediation design

    Bruce R. James;Steven M. Gorelick

  • Hydrogeological Decision Analysis: 4. The Concept of Data Worth and Its Use in the Development of Site Investigation Strategies

    R. Allan Freeze;Bruce James;Joel Massmann;Tony Sperling

  • Soil urease activity and bacterial ureC gene copy numbers: Effect of pH

    Kristin A. Fisher;Stephanie A. Yarwood;Bruce R. James

  • An 8-hydroxyquinoline method for labile and total aluminum in soil extracts

    Bruce R. James;Christopher J. Clark;Susan J. Riha

  • Oxidation‐reduction chemistry of chromium: Relevance to the regulation and remediation of chromate‐contaminated soils

    Bruce R. James;John C. Petura;Rock J. Vitale;George R. Mussoline

  • Hexavalent chromium solubility and reduction in alkaline soils enriched with chromite ore processing residue

    Bruce R. James

  • pH Buffering in Forest Soil Organic Horizons: Relevance to Acid Precipitation

    Bruce R. James;Susan J. Riha

  • Spatial Variability of Soil pH and Organic Matter in Forest Plantations

    Susan J. Riha;Bruce R. James;Gail P. Senesac;Eric Pallant

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan J. Riha
Susan J. Riha Cornell University
Martin C. Rabenhorst
Martin C. Rabenhorst University of Maryland, College Park
Allen P. Davis
Allen P. Davis University of Maryland, College Park
Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith University of British Columbia
Peter Kühn
Peter Kühn University of Tübingen
Thomas Scholten
Thomas Scholten University of Tübingen
Markus Fuchs
Markus Fuchs University of Giessen
George R. Helz
George R. Helz University of Maryland, College Park
Rufus L. Chaney
Rufus L. Chaney US Department of Agriculture
Stephan J. Hug
Stephan J. Hug Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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