2026 Dale W. Griffin: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	48	5473	5247	2004	1855	122	10213

Overview

Dale W. Griffin is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science with a focus on several specialized subfields including Ocean Engineering, Social Psychology, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work encompasses diverse topics such as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Drilling and Well Engineering, Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion, Fecal Contamination and Water Quality, and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Dale W. Griffin are:

Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond (2023), published in Reviews of Geophysics
Poultry litter as potential source of pathogens and other contaminants in groundwater and surface water proximal to large-scale confined poultry feeding operations (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
The social-safety system: Fortifying relationships in the face of the unforeseeable (2020), published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Antibiotic Resistance in Marine Microbial Communities Proximal to a Florida Sewage Outfall System (2020), published in Antibiotics
Efficiency of bioaerosol samplers: a comparison study (2021), published in Aerobiologia

Frequent co-authors include Wolfgang Bach, Sandra L. Murray, Veronica M. Lamarche, Katrina J. Edwards, and Adam Klaus. Collaboration with these researchers spans multiple projects and publications.

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Aerobiologia, and Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Best Publications

A Hubris Theory of Entrepreneurship

Mathew L. A. Hayward;Dean A. Shepherd;Dale Griffin

1224
Citations
Atmospheric Movement of Microorganisms in Clouds of Desert Dust and Implications for Human Health

Dale W. Griffin

935
Citations
Aerobiology and the global transport of desert dust.

Christina A. Kellogg;Dale W. Griffin

791
Citations
DEVELOPMENT OF A PCR PROTOCOL FOR SENSITIVE DETECTION OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS IN WATER SAMPLES

D W Johnson;N J Pieniazek;D W Griffin;L Misener

499
Citations
African desert dust in the Caribbean atmosphere: Microbiology and public health

Dale W. Griffin;Virginia H. Garrison;Jay R. Herman;Eugene A. Shinn

436
Citations
Pathogenic Human Viruses in Coastal Waters

Dale W. Griffin;Kim A. Donaldson;John H. Paul;Joan B. Rose

388
Citations
African and Asian Dust: From Desert Soils to Coral Reefs

Virginia H. Garrison;Eugene A. Shinn;William T. Foreman;Dale W. Griffin

312
Citations
Dust Storms and Their Impact on Ocean and Human Health: Dust in Earth’s Atmosphere

Dale W. Griffin;Christina A. Kellogg

283
Citations
Detection of Viral Pathogens by Reverse Transcriptase PCR and of Microbial Indicators by Standard Methods in the Canals of the Florida Keys

Dale W. Griffin;Charles J. Gibson;Erin K. Lipp;Kelley Riley

280
Citations
Intercontinental Dispersal of Bacteria and Archaea by Transpacific Winds

David J. Smith;Hilkka J. Timonen;Daniel A. Jaffe;Dale W. Griffin

280
Citations
Characterization of Aerosolized Bacteria and Fungi From Desert Dust Events in Mali, West Africa

Christina A. Kellogg;Dale W. Griffin;Virginia H. Garrison;K. Kealy Peak

266
Citations
Dust in the Wind: Long Range Transport of Dust in the Atmosphere and Its Implications for Global Public and Ecosystem Health

Dale W. Griffin;Christina A. Kellogg;Eugene A. Shinn

262
Citations
The global transport of dust

Dale W. Griffin;Christina A. Kellogg;Virginia H. Garrison;Eugene A. Shinn

239
Citations
Atmospheric microbiology in the northern Caribbean during African dust events

Dale W. Griffin;Christina A. Kellogg;Virginia H. Garrison;John T. Lisle

233
Citations
Molecular Assays for Targeting Human and Bovine Enteric Viruses in Coastal Waters and Their Application for Library-Independent Source Tracking

Theng-Theng Fong;Dale W. Griffin;Erin K. Lipp

212
Citations
Marine Recreation and Public Health Microbiology: Quest for the Ideal Indicator

Dale W. Griffin;Erin K. Lipp;Molly R. McLAUGHLIN;Joan B. Rose

200
Citations
Terrestrial Microorganisms at an Altitude of 20,000 m in Earth's Atmosphere

Dale W. Griffin

192
Citations
Eukaryotic Viruses in Wastewater Samples from the United States

Erin M. Symonds;Dale W. Griffin;Mya Breitbart

182
Citations
Airborne desert dust and aeromicrobiology over the Turkish Mediterranean coastline

Dale W. Griffin;Nilgün Kubilay;Mustafa Koçak;Mike A. Gray

179
Citations
Free Tropospheric Transport of Microorganisms from Asia to North America

David J. Smith;Daniel A. Jaffe;Michele N. Birmele;Dale W. Griffin

164
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene A. Shinn University of South Florida St. Petersburg

John H. Paul University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Joan B. Rose Michigan State University

Daniel A. Jaffe University of Washington

William T. Foreman United States Geological Survey

Alireza Mesdaghinia Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Dana W. Kolpin United States Geological Survey

Richard D. McPeters Goddard Space Flight Center

Douglas L. Westphal United States Naval Research Laboratory

Lisa Campbell Texas A&M University

External Links

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