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48
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Carol L. Folt 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 Carol L. Folt sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 85 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol L. Folt 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 Carol L. Folt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carol L. Folt is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their research spans interdisciplinary areas with notable contributions in ecology, environmental science, and science management.

Folt's research has addressed topics including:

  • Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Their work has been published in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Yale University Press eBooks

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Carol L. Folt include Andrew J. Friedland, with whom they have multiple joint publications.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Folt are:

  • "Index," 2020, Yale University Press eBooks
  • "Comparing nearshore benthic and pelagic prey as mercury sources to lake fish: the importance of prey quality and mercury content," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Association of Rice and Rice-Product Consumption With Arsenic Exposure Early in Life," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Replicating Meyerhoff for inclusive excellence in STEM," 2025, UNC Libraries

Their contributions also extend to published books, including the title:

  • Writing Successful Science Proposals, Second Edition, published by Yale University Press in 2020

Carol L. Folt's research involves subfields such as:

  • Information Systems and Management
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

In recognition of their professional achievements, Folt was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Synergism and antagonism among multiple stressors

    C. L. Folt;C. Y. Chen;M. V. Moore;J. Burnaford

  • Algal blooms reduce the uptake of toxic methylmercury in freshwater food webs

    Paul C. Pickhardt;Carol L. Folt;Celia Y. Chen;Bjoern Klaue

  • Accumulation of heavy metals in food web components across a gradient of lakes

    Celia Y. Chen;Richard S. Stemberger;Bjorn Klaue;Joel D. Blum

  • Biological drivers of zooplankton patchiness.

    Carol L. Folt;Carolyn W. Burns

  • Rice consumption contributes to arsenic exposure in US women

    Diane Gilbert-Diamond;Kathryn L. Cottingham;Joann F. Gruber;Tracy Punshon

  • High plankton densities reduce mercury biomagnification.

    Celia Y Chen;Carol L Folt

  • Using natural strontium isotopic signatures as fish markers: methodology and application

    Brian P Kennedy;Joel D Blum;Carol L Folt;Keith H Nislow

  • Reconstructing the lives of fish using Sr isotopes in otoliths

    Brian P Kennedy;Andrea Klaue;Joel D Blum;Carol L Folt

  • Patterns of Hg bioaccumulation and transfer in aquatic food webs across multi-lake studies in the northeast US.

    Celia Y. Chen;Richard S. Stemberger;Neil C. Kamman;Brandon M. Mayes

  • Natural isotope markers in salmon

    Brian P. Kennedy;Carol L. Folt;Joel D. Blum;C. Page Chamberlain

  • Stoichiometric controls of mercury dilution by growth.

    Roxanne Karimi;Celia Y. Chen;Paul C. Pickhardt;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • Bioaccumulation and Diminution of Arsenic and Lead in a Freshwater Food Web

    Celia Y. Chen;Carol L. Folt

  • POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS OF THE NEW ENGLAND/MID‐ATLANTIC REGION

    Marianne V. Moore;Michael L. Pace;John R. Mather;Peter S. Murdoch

  • Zooplankton body size and community structure: Effects of thermal and toxicant stress

    Marianne Moore;Carol Folt

  • 15N enrichment in agricultural catchments: field patterns and applications to tracking Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Rebecca R. Harrington;Brian P. Kennedy;C.Page Chamberlain;Joel D. Blum

  • An Experimental Analysis of Macrophyte Growth Forms as Fish Foraging Habitat

    Michele Dionne;Carol L. Folt

  • Bioaccumulation syndrome: identifying factors that make some stream food webs prone to elevated mercury bioaccumulation.

    Darren M. Ward;Keith H. Nislow;Carol L. Folt

  • FAVORABLE FORAGING LOCATIONS FOR YOUNG ATLANTIC SALMON: APPLICATION TO HABITAT AND POPULATION RESTORATION

    K. H. Nislow;C. L. Folt;D. L. Parrish

  • Rapid, Efficient Growth Reduces Mercury Concentrations in Stream-Dwelling Atlantic Salmon

    Darren M. Ward;Keith H. Nislow;Celia Y. Chen;Carol L. Folt

  • Gene response profiles for Daphnia pulex exposed to the environmental stressor cadmium reveals novel crustacean metallothioneins

    Joseph R Shaw;John K Colbourne;Jennifer C Davey;Stephen P Glaholt;Stephen P Glaholt

Frequent Co-Authors

Celia Y. Chen
Celia Y. Chen Dartmouth College
Keith H. Nislow
Keith H. Nislow US Forest Service
Margaret R. Karagas
Margaret R. Karagas Dartmouth College
Kathryn L. Cottingham
Kathryn L. Cottingham Dartmouth College
Brian P. Jackson
Brian P. Jackson Dartmouth College
Joel D. Blum
Joel D. Blum University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
C. Page Chamberlain
C. Page Chamberlain Stanford University
Charles R. Goldman
Charles R. Goldman University of California, Davis
Nicholas S. Fisher
Nicholas S. Fisher Stony Brook University
Andrew J. Friedland
Andrew J. Friedland Dartmouth College

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