What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
David C. Smith mostly deals with Ecology, Bacteria, Oceanography, Dissolved organic carbon and Sedimentary rock.
His research in Ecology intersects with topics in Marine bacteriophage, Earth science and Enzyme.
David C. Smith focuses mostly in the field of Bacteria, narrowing it down to matters related to Biochemistry and, in some cases, Environmental chemistry.
His work on Thermohaline circulation and Sea ice as part of general Oceanography study is frequently linked to Cenozoic and Paleoclimatology, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.
His Dissolved organic carbon research focuses on Organic matter and how it connects with Marine snow, Total organic carbon and Particle.
His Sedimentary rock research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biosphere, Biomass, Sediment, Nutrient and Aquifer.
His most cited work include:
- A simple, economical method for measuring bacterial protein synthesis rates in seawater using 3H-leucine (848 citations)
- Intense hydrolytic enzyme activity on marine aggregates and implications for rapid particle dissolution (777 citations)
- Distributions of microbial activities in deep subseafloor sediments. (570 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
David C. Smith mainly focuses on Oceanography, Ecology, Sediment, Bacteria and Environmental chemistry.
His Oceanography research includes themes of Phytoplankton and Photic zone.
The Sediment study combines topics in areas such as Sedimentary rock, Seabed, Extraction and Archaea.
His Bacteria research incorporates themes from Sediment contamination, Biochemistry, Chlorophyll a and Ecological succession.
His studies deal with areas such as BTEX, Xylene, Biodegradation and Contamination as well as Environmental chemistry.
His Biogeochemical cycle study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Organic matter and Dissolved organic carbon.
He most often published in these fields:
- Oceanography (37.68%)
- Ecology (31.88%)
- Sediment (26.09%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Sediment (26.09%)
- Ecology (31.88%)
- Oceanography (37.68%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Sediment, Ecology, Oceanography, Environmental chemistry and Anoxic waters.
His Sediment research incorporates elements of Microorganism, Mixotroph, Organic matter and Aquifer.
His studies in Ecology integrate themes in fields like Microbial diversity, Abyssal zone and Metabolism.
His work on Deep sea is typically connected to South Pacific Gyre and Bathyal zone as part of general Oceanography study, connecting several disciplines of science.
The concepts of his Environmental chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Carbon fixation and Ammonia.
His research in Anoxic waters tackles topics such as Microbial metabolism which are related to areas like Gene, Bacterial microcompartment, Metagenomics and Ecosystem.
Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Presence of oxygen and aerobic communities from sea floor to basement in deep-sea sediments (124 citations)
- Presence of oxygen and aerobic communities from sea floor to basement in deep-sea sediments (124 citations)
- Bacterial diversity and community composition from seasurface to subseafloor (116 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary areas of investigation include Oceanography, Sediment, Biogeochemistry, South Pacific Gyre and Oxygen.
David C. Smith incorporates Oceanography and Bathyal zone in his research.
His Bathyal zone studies intersect with other subjects such as Pelagic zone, Species richness, Water column, Geography and Sedimentary rock.
He is interested in Mesopelagic zone, which is a branch of Pelagic zone.
David C. Smith interconnects Deep sea, Seabed and Microbial ecology in the investigation of issues within Biogeochemistry.
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