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Cliff T. Johnston

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
19667
World Ranking
9992
National Ranking
2784

Cliff T. Johnston publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cliff T. Johnston sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 187 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Cliff T. Johnston D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cliff T. Johnston sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2002 - Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Cliff T. Johnston is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant contributions to several specialized subfields. Their work engages with topics such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Analytical Chemistry, Ocean Engineering, Pollution, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Johnston has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Chemosphere
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Natural Sciences Education
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • "A Self-Powered, Real-Time, LoRaWAN IoT-Based Soil Health Monitoring System" (2021), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Effect of land use on organic matter composition in density fractions of contrasting soils: A comparative study using 13C NMR and DRIFT spectroscopy" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A study of nanoconfined water in halloysite" (2022), published in Applied Clay Science
  • "Changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon with land use in contrasting soils" (2022), published in Pedosphere
  • "Synthesis and evaluation of Fe3O4-impregnated activated carbon for dioxin removal" (2020), published in Chemosphere

Frequent collaborators in Johnston's research include Marika Santagata, Stephen A. Boyd, Hui Li, Brian J. Teppen, and Darrell G. Schulze.

Throughout their career, Johnston has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award, American Society of Agronomy (2002)
  • Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) (2002)

Best Publications

  • Methods of soil analysis. Part 3 - chemical methods.

    D. L. Sparks;A. L. Page;P. A. Helmke;R. H. Loeppert

  • Mechanisms of Arsenic Adsorption on Amorphous Oxides Evaluated Using Macroscopic Measurements, Vibrational Spectroscopy, and Surface Complexation Modeling.

    Sabine Goldberg;Cliff T. Johnston

  • Mechanisms for the adsorption of substituted nitrobenzenes by smectite clays.

    Stephen A. Boyd;Guangyao Sheng;Brian J. Teppen;Cliff T. Johnston

  • Potential contributions of smectite clays and organic matter to pesticide retention in soils.

    Guangyao Sheng;Cliff T. Johnston;Brian J. Teppen;Stephen A. Boyd

  • Sorption and desorption of pesticides by clay minerals and humic acid-clay complexes

    Hui Li;Guangyao Sheng;Brian J. Teppen;Cliff T. Johnston

  • INFRARED STUDY OF WATER SORPTION ON Na-, Li-, Ca-, AND Mg-EXCHANGED (SWy-1 AND SAz-1) MONTMORILLONITE

    Weizong Xu;Cliff T. Johnston;Paul Parker;Stephen F. Agnew

  • Surface and Interface Chemistry of Clay Minerals

    Robert Schoonheydt;CT Johnston

  • Quantitative Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopic investigation humic substance functional group composition

    W.M. Davis;C.L. Erickson;C.T. Johnston;J.J. Delfino

  • Vapor-phase sorption of p-xylene and water on soils and clay minerals

    Kurt D. Pennell;R. Dean Rhue;P. Suresh C. Rao;Cliff T. Johnston

  • Influence of oxalate and soil organic matter on sorption and desorption of phosphate onto a spodic horizon

    J. S. Bhatti;N. B. Comerford;C. T. Johnston

  • Probing the nanoscale architecture of clay minerals

    Cliff. T. Johnston

  • ADSORPTION OF DINITROPHENOL HERBICIDES FROM WATER BY MONTMORILLONITES

    Guangyao Sheng;Cliff T. Johnston;Brian J. Teppen;Stephen A. Boyd

  • Vibrational probe studies of water interactions with montmorillonite

    C. T. Johnston;G. Sposito;C. Erickson

  • Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy

    C. T. Johnston;Y. O. Aochi

  • Thermodynamics of nitroaromatic compound adsorption from water by smectite clay.

    Hui Li;Brian J. Teppen;Cliff T. Johnston;Stephen A. Boyd

  • Chapter 3 Surface and Interface Chemistry of Clay Minerals

    R.A. Schoonheydt;C.T. Johnston

  • Vibrational spectroscopic study of the interlamellar kaolinite-dimethyl sulfoxide complex

    Clifford T. Johnston;Garrison Sposito;David F. Bocian;Robert R. Birge

  • Hydration, expansion, structure, and dynamics of layered double hydroxides

    Xiaoqiang Hou;David L. Bish;Shan-Li Wang;Cliff T. Johnston

  • Surface chemistry of soil minerals.

    Cliff T. Johnston;Etelka Tombácz

  • First-principles studies on the elastic constants of a 1:1 layered kaolinite mineral

    Hisako Sato;Kanta Ono;Cliff T. Johnston;Akihiko Yamagishi

  • Ultrathin hybrid films of clay minerals

    Robin H. A. Ras;Yasushi Umemura;Cliff T. Johnston;Akihiko Yamagishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Hui Li
Hui Li Michigan State University
Robert A. Schoonheydt
Robert A. Schoonheydt KU Leuven
Antonio Bobet
Antonio Bobet Purdue University West Lafayette
David A. Laird
David A. Laird Iowa State University
David L. Bish
David L. Bish Indiana University
Robin H. A. Ras
Robin H. A. Ras Aalto University
Timothy R. Filley
Timothy R. Filley University of Oklahoma
Balwant Singh
Balwant Singh University of Sydney
Stanley L. Hem
Stanley L. Hem Purdue University West Lafayette
Norbert E. Kaminski
Norbert E. Kaminski Michigan State University

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