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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 75 4402 3998 1397 1171 244 22533

Craig S. Criddle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Craig S. Criddle between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Craig S. Criddle published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2011. 17 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2011. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Craig S. Criddle: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 2
1992 0
1993 3
1994 0
1995 7
1996 3
1997 5
1998 4
1999 4
2000 3
2001 6
2002 4
2003 4
2004 8
2005 10
2006 19
2007 18
2008 10
2009 12
2010 17
2011 21
2012 11
2013 16
2014 8
2015 11
2016 6
2017 8
2018 9
2019 13
2020 15
2021 20
2022 12
2023 10
2024 11
2025 6
Total 320
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Craig S. Criddle publications per year - data summary

  • Craig S. Criddle, a Chemistry scholar from Stanford University, has 320 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986 and 1987, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1992 and 1994).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.9 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 59 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 32 publications (2.3 per year); 2000-2013: 159 publications (11.4 per year); 2014-2025: 129 publications (10.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Craig S. Criddle 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 Craig S. Criddle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 241–260 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 244 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100 244
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Craig S. Criddle publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Craig S. Criddle, a Chemistry scholar from Stanford University, records 244 publications - the 48th percentile of the discipline.
  • 48% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Craig S. Criddle, and about 52% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Craig S. Criddle falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Craig S. Criddle 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 Craig S. Criddle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501 75
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Craig S. Criddle D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Craig S. Criddle, a Chemistry scholar from Stanford University, records 75 D-Index - the 76th percentile of the discipline.
  • 76% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Craig S. Criddle, and about 24% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Craig S. Criddle ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Craig S. Criddle is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their primary research spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant work in several subfields such as Pollution, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Membrane Separation Technologies, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Granular flow and fluidized beds, and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Frequent publication venues reflect a focus on environmental and chemical engineering disciplines. The most common venues for their work include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Preprints.org

Their recent papers demonstrate contributions to understanding microbial biodegradation of plastics and environmental pollution processes. Selected papers include:

  • Biodegradation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) in Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae, 2020, Environment International
  • Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene and polystyrene in superworms, larvae of Zophobas atratus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Broad and limited extent depolymerization, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Microbes and Climate Change: a Research Prospectus for the Future, 2022, mBio
  • Enhanced Bioavailability and Microbial Biodegradation of Polystyrene in an Enrichment Derived from the Gut Microbiome of Tenebrio molitor (Mealworm Larvae), 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • SARS-CoV-2 RNA is enriched by orders of magnitude in primary settled solids relative to liquid wastewater at publicly owned treatment works, 2022, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology

Craig S. Criddle has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Chungheon Shin
  • Wei-Min Wu
  • Nils J. H. Averesch
  • Aaron J. Berliner
  • Sung-Geun Woo

Best Publications

  • ES Critical Reviews: Transformations of halogenated aliphatic compounds

    Timothy M. Vogel;Craig S. Criddle;Perry L. McCarty

  • Fluorinated Organics in the Biosphere

    Blake D. Key;Robert D. Howell;Craig S. Criddle

  • Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants

    Linwei Wu;Daliang Ning;Bing Zhang;Yong Li

  • Quantitative determination of perfluorochemicals in sediments and domestic sludge.

    Christopher P. Higgins;Jennifer A. Field;Craig S. Criddle;Richard G. Luthy

  • GeoChip: a comprehensive microarray for investigating biogeochemical, ecological and environmental processes

    Zhili He;Terry J Gentry;Terry J Gentry;Christopher W Schadt;Liyou Wu;Liyou Wu

  • Combined niche and neutral effects in a microbial wastewater treatment community

    Irina Dana Ofiteru;Mary Lunn;Thomas P Curtis;George F Wells

  • How stable is stable? Function versus community composition.

    Ana Fernández;Suiying Huang;Sherry Seston;Jian Xing

  • Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Plastic Mixtures in Mealworms (Larvae of Tenebrio molitor) and Effects on the Gut Microbiome.

    Anja Malawi Brandon;Shu-Hong Gao;Renmao Tian;Daliang Ning;Daliang Ning

  • Occurrence of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in wastewater treatment plant bioreactors.

    Hee-Deung Park;George F. Wells;Hyokwan Bae;Craig S. Criddle

  • Effect of flux (transmembrane pressure) and membrane properties on fouling and rejection of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes treating perfluorooctane sulfonate containing wastewater.

    Tang Cy;Fu Qs;Criddle Cs;Leckie Jo

  • Use of reverse osmosis membranes to remove perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) from semiconductor wastewater

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Q. Shiang Fu;A. P. Robertson;Craig S. Criddle

  • Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube—Textile Anode for High-Performance Microbial Fuel Cells

    Xing Xie;Liangbing Hu;Mauro Pasta;George F. Wells

  • Kinetics of competitive inhibition and cometabolism in the biodegradation of benzene, toluene, and p‐xylene by two Pseudomonas isolates.

    Myung-Keun Chang;Thomas C. Voice;Craig S. Criddle

  • Flexible community structure correlates with stable community function in methanogenic bioreactor communities perturbed by glucose

    Ana S. Fernandez;Syed A. Hashsham;Sherry L. Dollhopf;Lutgarde Raskin

  • Aerobic Biotransformation and Fate of N-Ethyl Perfluorooctane Sulfonamidoethanol (N-EtFOSE) in Activated Sludge

    Kurt R. Rhoads;Elisabeth M.-L. Janssen;Richard G. Luthy;Craig S. Criddle

  • Carbon nanotube-coated macroporous sponge for microbial fuel cell electrodes

    Xing Xie;Meng Ye;Liangbing Hu;Nian Liu

  • Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Dark ( Tenebrio obscurus) and Yellow ( Tenebrio molitor) Mealworms (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

    Bo-Yu Peng;Yiming Su;Yiming Su;Zhibin Chen;Jiabin Chen

  • Microplastics pollution and reduction strategies

    Wei-Min Wu;Jun Yang;Craig S. Criddle

  • Understanding bias in microbial community analysis techniques due to rrn operon copy number heterogeneity.

    Laurel D. Crosby;Craig S. Criddle

  • Graphene–sponges as high-performance low-cost anodes for microbial fuel cells

    Xing Xie;Guihua Yu;Nian Liu;Zhenan Bao

  • Pilot-scale in situ bioremedation of uranium in a highly contaminated aquifer. 2. Reduction of u(VI) and geochemical control of u(VI) bioavailability.

    Wei-Min Wu;Jack Carley;Terry Gentry;Matthew A. Ginder-Vogel

  • Ammonia‐oxidizing communities in a highly aerated full‐scale activated sludge bioreactor: betaproteobacterial dynamics and low relative abundance of Crenarchaea

    George F. Wells;Hee Deung Park;Chok Hang Yeung;Brad Eggleston

  • Biodegradation of polystyrene wastes in yellow mealworms (larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus): Factors affecting biodegradation rates and the ability of polystyrene-fed larvae to complete their life cycle

    Shan Shan Yang;Anja Malawi Brandon;James Christopher Andrew Flanagan;Jun Yang

  • The Kinetics of Cometabolism

    Craig S. Criddle

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei-Min Wu
Wei-Min Wu Stanford University
Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma
David B. Watson
David B. Watson Oak Ridge National Laboratory
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Philip M. Jardine
Philip M. Jardine University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Peter K. Kitanidis
Peter K. Kitanidis Stanford University
Baohua Gu
Baohua Gu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Terry J. Gentry
Terry J. Gentry Texas A&M University
Terry C. Hazen
Terry C. Hazen University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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