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72
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Christopher S. Martens 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 Christopher S. Martens sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 124 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Christopher S. Martens 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 Christopher S. Martens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher S. Martens is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple disciplines, including environmental chemistry, global and planetary change, and mechanics of materials. Their work also engages with several scientific topics such as methane hydrates and related phenomena, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Their recent publications include:

  • In situ aerobic methane oxidation rates in a stratified lake, 2024, Limnology and Oceanography
  • The Role of Benthic Fluxes of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Oceanic and Sedimentary Carbon Cycling, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • BORON IN COASTAL NORTH FLORIDA RAINFALL., 2022, UNC Libraries
  • Chemistry of aerosols, cloud droplets, and rain in the Puerto Rican marine atmosphere, 2022, UNC Libraries

Martens frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Robert C. Harriss
  • Zachary W. Hudspeth
  • Joshua L. Morningstar
  • Howard P. Mendlovitz
  • Jennifer A. Baily

The majority of their work is published in venues like UNC Libraries and Limnology and Oceanography. The referenced venues reflect an emphasis on both institutional repositories and peer-reviewed journals in environmental science and related fields.

Martens' contributions focus on areas combining chemical and physical processes within environmental systems. Their research on methane oxidation rates and benthic fluxes highlights interactions in aquatic environments, while studies on aerosol and rain chemistry explore atmospheric components.

Their association with diverse fields and subfields demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach to understanding natural phenomena related to Earth's carbon cycle, atmospheric dynamics, and sediment chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Field and laboratory studies of methane oxidation in an anoxic marine sediment: evidence for a methanogen-sulfate reducer consortium

    T. M. Hoehler;M. J. Alperin;D. B. Albert;C. S. Martens

  • Methane production in the interstitial waters of sulfate-depleted marine sediments.

    Christopher S. Martens;Robert A. Berner

  • Sulfate reduction, diffusion, and bioturbation in Long Island Sound sediments; report of the FOAM Group

    M. B. Goldhaber;R. C. Aller;J. K. Cochran;J. K. Rosenfeld

  • Thermodynamic control on hydrogen concentrations in anoxic sediments

    Tori M. Hoehler;Marc J. Alperin;Daniel B. Albert;Christopher S. Martens

  • Biogeochemical cycling in an organic-rich coastal marine basin—I. Methane sediment-water exchange processes

    Christopher S. Martens;J. Val Klump

  • Interstitial water chemistry of anoxic Long Island Sound sediments. 1. Dissolved gases1

    Christopher S. Martens;Robert A. Berner

  • Gas transport from methane‐saturated, tidal freshwater and wetland sediments

    Jeffrey P. Chanton;Christopher S. Martens;Cheryl A. Kelley

  • Do associated microbial abundances impact marine demosponge pumping rates and tissue densities

    Jeremy B. Weisz;Jeremy B. Weisz;Niels Lindquist;Christopher S. Martens

  • Biogeochemical cycling in an organic rich coastal marine basin—II. Nutrient sediment-water exchange processes

    J.Val Klump;Christopher S. Martens

  • Reactivity of recently deposited organic matter: Degradation of lipid compounds near the sediment-water interface

    Elizabeth A. Canuel;Christopher S. Martens

  • Seasonal variations in the sources and alteration of organic matter associated with recently-deposited sediments

    Elizabeth A. Canuel;Christopher S. Martens

  • Biogeochemical cycling in an organic-rich coastal marine basin 4. An organic carbon budget for sediments dominated by sulfate reduction and methanogenesis

    Christopher S Martens;J Val Klump

  • Indicators of methane-derived carbonates and chemosynthetic organic carbon deposits; examples from the Florida Escarpment

    Charles K. Paull;Jeffrey P. Chanton;A. Conrad Neumann;Jennifer A. Coston

  • Inhibition of aragonite precipitation from supersaturated seawater; a laboratory and field study

    R. A. Berner;J. T. Westrich;R. Graber;J. Smith

  • Apparent Minimum Free Energy Requirements for Methanogenic Archaea and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in an Anoxic Marine Sediment

    Tori M. Hoehler;Marc J. Alperin;Daniel B. Albert;Christopher S. Martens

  • Interstitial water chemistry of anoxic Long Island Sound sediments. 2. Nutrient regeneration and phosphate removal 1

    Christopher S. Martens;Robert A. Berner;Jeffrey K. Rosenfeld

  • Quantifying early diagenesis of fatty acids in a rapidly accumulating coastal marine sediment

    Robert I. Haddad;Christopher S. Martens;John W. Farrington

  • Sediment-Water Chemical Exchange in the Coastal Zone Traced by in situ Radon-222 Flux Measurements

    Christopher S. Martens;George W. Kipphut;J. Val Klump

  • Biogeochemical cycling in an organic-rich coastal marine basin: 10. The role of amino acids in sedimentary carbon and nitrogen cycling

    David J Burdige;Christopher S Martens

  • Determination of low-molecular-weight organic acid concentrations in seawater and pore-water samples via HPLC

    Daniel B. Albert;Christopher S. Martens

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc J. Alperin
Marc J. Alperin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey P. Chanton
Jeffrey P. Chanton Florida State University
Neal E. Blair
Neal E. Blair Northwestern University
Patrick M. Crill
Patrick M. Crill Stockholm University
Charles K. Paull
Charles K. Paull Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Robert C. Harriss
Robert C. Harriss University of New Hampshire
Martin B. Goldhaber
Martin B. Goldhaber United States Geological Survey
Tori M. Hoehler
Tori M. Hoehler Ames Research Center
William J. Showers
William J. Showers North Carolina State University
Francis J. Sansone
Francis J. Sansone University of Hawaii at Manoa

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