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D-Index
45
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5033
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6562
National Ranking
2341

David C. Podgorski publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Podgorski sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 100 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

David C. Podgorski D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Podgorski sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

David C. Podgorski is affiliated with the University of New Orleans in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Pollution, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed to studies focused on various topics such as Marine and coastal ecosystems, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Climate change and permafrost, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, and Petroleum Processing and Analysis.

Frequent collaborators with Podgorski include Robert G. M. Spencer, Phoebe Zito, Anne M. Kellerman, Maxwell L. Harsha, and Matthew A. Tarr.

Their publication record includes multiple papers in notable venues. Some of their recent papers are:

  • An international laboratory comparison of dissolved organic matter composition by high resolution mass spectrometry: Are we getting the same answer?, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • Wildfires lead to decreased carbon and increased nitrogen concentrations in upland arctic streams, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • A History of Molecular Level Analysis of Natural Organic Matter by FTICR Mass Spectrometry and The Paradigm Shift in Organic Geochemistry, 2020, Mass Spectrometry Reviews
  • Hydrologic connectivity determines dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry in northern high-latitude lakes, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • How hydrology and anthropogenic activity influence the molecular composition and export of dissolved organic matter: Observations along a large river continuum, 2021, Limnology and Oceanography

Podgorski has published articles frequently in several academic journals including the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Environmental Science & Technology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Limnology and Oceanography.

Best Publications

  • Unifying Concepts Linking Dissolved Organic Matter Composition to Persistence in Aquatic Ecosystems.

    Anne M. Kellerman;François Guillemette;David C. Podgorski;George R. Aiken

  • Photochemically induced changes in dissolved organic matter identified by ultrahigh resolution fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.

    Michael Gonsior;Barrie M. Peake;William T. Cooper;David Podgorski

  • Heavy Petroleum Composition. 5. Compositional and Structural Continuum of Petroleum Revealed

    David C. Podgorski;Yuri E. Corilo;Leonard Nyadong;Vladislav V. Lobodin

  • An International Laboratory Comparison of Dissolved Organic Matter Composition by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Are We Getting the Same Answer?

    Jeffrey A. Hawkes;Juliana D'Andrilli;Jeffrey N. Agar;Mark P. Barrow

  • Dissolved Organic Matter in Headwater Streams: Compositional Variability across Climatic Regions of North America

    R. Jaffé;Y. Yamashita;N. Maie;W. T. Cooper

  • Mobilization of aged and biolabile soil carbon by tropical deforestation

    Travis W. Drake;Travis W. Drake;Kristof Van Oost;Matti Barthel;Marijn Bauters

  • DOM composition and transformation in boreal forest soils: The effects of temperature and organic‐horizon decomposition state

    Jonathan A. O'Donnell;Jonathan A. O'Donnell;George R. Aiken;Kenna D. Butler;Francois Guillemette

  • Elemental composition and optical properties reveal changes in dissolved organic matter along a permafrost thaw chronosequence in a subarctic peatland

    Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Malak M. Tfaily;David C. Podgorski;Carmody K. McCalley

  • Sunlight creates oxygenated species in water-soluble fractions of Deepwater Horizon oil.

    Phoebe Z. Ray;Huan Chen;David C. Podgorski;Amy M. McKenna

  • Accumulation of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Matter Potentially Enhances Dissolved Methane Levels in Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China

    Yongqiang Zhou;Qitao Xiao;Xiaolong Yao;Yunlin Zhang

  • Characterization of dissolved organic matter across the Subtropical Convergence off the South Island, New Zealand

    Michael Gonsior;Michael Gonsior;Barrie M. Peake;William T. Cooper;David C. Podgorski

  • Characterization of pyrogenic black carbon by desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.

    David C. Podgorski;Rasha Hamdan;Amy M. McKenna;Leonard Nyadong

  • Examining Natural Attenuation and Acute Toxicity of Petroleum-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter with Optical Spectroscopy.

    David C. Podgorski;Phoebe Zito;Jennifer T. McGuire;Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt

  • Autochthonous dissolved organic matter potentially fuels methane ebullition from experimental lakes.

    Yongqiang Zhou;Lei Zhou;Yunlin Zhang;Javier Garcia de Souza

  • Dissolved Organic Carbon Turnover in Permafrost-Influenced Watersheds of Interior Alaska: Molecular Insights and the Priming Effect

    Sadie R. Textor;Kimberly P. Wickland;David C. Podgorski;Sarah Ellen Johnston

  • Wildfires lead to decreased carbon and increased nitrogen concentrations in upland arctic streams

    B. M. Rodríguez-Cardona;B. M. Rodríguez-Cardona;A. A. Coble;A. S. Wymore;R. Kolosov

  • Identifying the Molecular Signatures of Agricultural Expansion in Amazonian Headwater Streams

    Robert G.M. Spencer;Anne M. Kellerman;David C. Podgorski;David C. Podgorski;Marcia N. Macedo

  • A History of Molecular Level Analysis of Natural Organic Matter by FTICR Mass Spectrometry and The Paradigm Shift in Organic Geochemistry.

    William T. Cooper;Jeffrey C. Chanton;Juliana D'Andrilli;Suzanne B. Hodgkins

  • The Ephemeral Signature of Permafrost Carbon in an Arctic Fluvial Network

    Travis W. Drake;François Guillemette;François Guillemette;Jordon D. Hemingway;Jeffery P. Chanton

  • Decomposition of plankton-derived dissolved organic matter in permeable coastal sediments.

    Lindsay Chipman;David Podgorski;Stefan Green;Joel Kostka

  • Longitudinal shifts in dissolved organic matter chemogeography and chemodiversity within headwater streams: a river continuum reprise

    Jennifer J. Mosher;Louis A. Kaplan;David C. Podgorski;Amy M. McKenna

  • Molecular-Level Composition and Acute Toxicity of Photosolubilized Petrogenic Carbon.

    Phoebe Zito;David C Podgorski;Joshua Johnson;Huan Chen

  • High fire-derived nitrogen deposition on central African forests.

    Marijn Bauters;Travis W Drake;Hans Verbeeck;Samuel Bodé

  • Molecular‐level characterization of reactive and refractory dissolved natural organic nitrogen compounds by atmospheric pressure photoionization coupled to Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

    Daniel M. Osborne;David C. Podgorski;Deborah A. Bronk;Quinn Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. M. Spencer
Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University
Ryan P. Rodgers
Ryan P. Rodgers Florida State University
Barbara A. Bekins
Barbara A. Bekins United States Geological Survey
Jeffrey P. Chanton
Jeffrey P. Chanton Florida State University
Alan G. Marshall
Alan G. Marshall Florida State University
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli United States Geological Survey
Yunlin Zhang
Yunlin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Malak M. Tfaily
Malak M. Tfaily University of Arizona
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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