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D-Index
64
Citations
19026
World Ranking
1460
National Ranking
652

D. Kirk Nordstrom 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 D. Kirk Nordstrom sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 180 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

D. Kirk Nordstrom 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 D. Kirk Nordstrom sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

D. Kirk Nordstrom is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research centers on environmental science with a particular focus on environmental chemistry, geochemistry and petrology, water science and technology, building and construction, and civil and structural engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Fluoride effects and removal
  • Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
  • Mining and resource management
  • Coal and its by-products
  • Tailings management and properties

D. Kirk Nordstrom has contributed to research published in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Mine Water and the Environment
  • Minerals
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • "Geochemical Modeling of Iron and Aluminum Precipitation during Mixing and Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage" (2020) published in Minerals
  • "Fluoride in thermal and non-thermal groundwater: Insights from geochemical modeling" (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Evaluation for internal consistency in the thermodynamic network involving fluorite, cryolite and villiaumite solubilities and aqueous species at 25°C and 1 bar" (2022) published in Mineralogical Magazine

Other notable papers they contributed to include:

  • "Guidance for the Integrated Use of Hydrological, Geochemical, and Isotopic Tools in Mining Operations" (2020) published in Mine Water and the Environment
  • "The solid-state partitioning, distribution, and mineralogical associations of arsenic and antimony: Integrated findings from the Altiplano Puna, South America and international comparisons" (2022) published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Joseline Tapia
  • Jésica Murray
  • Mauricio Ormachea
  • Jonatan Romero-Matos
  • Laura Sánchez-López

Best Publications

  • Worldwide Occurrences of Arsenic in Ground Water

    D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • WATEQ4F -- User's manual with revised thermodynamic data base and test cases for calculating speciation of major, trace and redox elements in natural waters

    J.W. Ball;D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Iron and Aluminum Hydroxysulfates from Acid Sulfate Waters

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  • Negative pH and Extremely Acidic Mine Waters from Iron Mountain, California

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers;Carol J. Ptacek;David W. Blowes

  • The effect of sulfate on aluminum concentrations in natural waters: some stability relations in the system Al2O3-SO3-H2O at 298 K

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom

  • User's manual for WATEQ4F, with revised thermodynamic data base and text cases for calculating speciation of major, trace, and redox elements in natural waters

    James W. Ball;D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Geomicrobiology of sulfide mineral oxidation

    D. K. Nordstrom;Gordon Southam

  • Stable isotope geochemistry of acid mine drainage: Experimental oxidation of pyrite

    Bruce E. Taylor;Mark C. Wheeler;Darrell Kirk Nordstrom

  • Metal-sulfate Salts from Sulfide Mineral Oxidation

    John L. Jambor;D. Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers

  • Groundwater chemistry and water-rock interactions at Stripa☆

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;James W. Ball;Rona J. Donahoe;Donald Whittemore

  • The Geochemical Behavior of Aluminum in Acidified Surface Waters

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;James W. Ball

  • Thioarsenates in geothermal waters of Yellowstone National Park: determination, preservation, and geochemical importance.

    Britta Planer-Friedrich;Jacqueline London;R Blaine McCleskey;D Kirk Nordstrom

  • Mine Waters: Acidic to Circmneutral

    D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Fluorite solubility equilibria in selected geothermal waters

    Darrell Kirk Nordstrom;Everett A Jenne

  • Aqueous Pyrite Oxidation and the Consequent Formation of Secondary Iron Minerals

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  • Arsenic thermodynamic data and environmental geochemistry

    D. Kirk Nordstrom;Donald G. Archer

  • Isotope composition of sulphate in acid mine drainage as measure of bacterial oxidation

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  • Secondary minerals and acid mine-water chemistry

    Charles N. Alpers;D.W Blowes;D. Kirk Nordstrom;J.L. Jambor

  • Acid rock drainage and climate change

    D. Kirk Nordstrom

  • Preservation of water samples for arsenic(III/V) determinations: an evaluation of the literature and new analytical results

    R.Blaine McCleskey;D.Kirk Nordstrom;Ann S. Maest

  • Interaction of acid mine drainage with waters and sediments of West Squaw Creek in the West Shasta mining district, California

    Lorraine H. Filipek;D. Kirk. Nordstrom;Walter H. Ficklin

  • Rare earth element partitioning between hydrous ferric oxides and acid mine water during iron oxidation

    Philip L. Verplanck;D.Kirk Nordstrom;Howard E. Taylor;Briant A. Kimball

  • The geochemistry of acid mine waters

    D. Kirk Nordstrom;Charles N. Alpers

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Blaine McCleskey
R. Blaine McCleskey United States Geological Survey
Charles N. Alpers
Charles N. Alpers United States Geological Survey
Heather E. Jamieson
Heather E. Jamieson Queen's University
Richard J. Goldfarb
Richard J. Goldfarb China University of Geosciences
Martin A. A. Schoonen
Martin A. A. Schoonen Stony Brook University
Andrew G. Hunt
Andrew G. Hunt United States Geological Survey
Jacob B. Lowenstern
Jacob B. Lowenstern United States Geological Survey
Rucheng Wang
Rucheng Wang Nanjing University
Robert L. Runkel
Robert L. Runkel United States Geological Survey
Joseph N. Ryan
Joseph N. Ryan University of Colorado Boulder

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