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D-Index
68
Citations
17685
World Ranking
1134
National Ranking
518

David J. DeMaster 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 David J. DeMaster sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 153 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. DeMaster 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 David J. DeMaster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David J. DeMaster is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research intersects Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Soil Science. The scientist's work addresses several core topics including Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological formations and processes, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and soil erosion and sediment transport.

David J. DeMaster has published studies in multiple respected venues, such as:

  • Annual Review of Marine Science
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Marine Geology
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Recent publications showcase the range of their expertise:

  • "Amazon Sediment Transport and Accumulation Along the Continuum of Mixed Fluvial and Marine Processes," 2020, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Antarctic ecosystem responses following ice-shelf collapse and iceberg calving: Science review and future research," 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • "Biogenic matter content in marine sediments in the vicinity of the Antarctic Peninsula: Recent sedimentary conditions under a diverse environment of production, transport, selective preservation and accumulation," 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Evaluating the effects of regional climate trends along the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf based on the seabed distribution of naturally occurring radioisotopic tracers," 2020, Marine Geology
  • "Using Radiocarbon to Assess the Abundance, Distribution, and Nature of Labile Organic Carbon in Marine Sediments," 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Key research collaborators include:

  • Craig R. Smith
  • Enrique Isla
  • Richard S. Taylor
  • Carrie Thomas
  • Charles A. Nittrouer

The scientist's work primarily focuses on understanding complex sedimentary processes and ecosystem responses in marine and polar environments. This involves studying sediment transport, organic carbon cycling, and the impact of climate trends on seabed conditions.

Best Publications

  • The silica balance in the world ocean: a reestimate.

    Paul Tréguer;David M. Nelson;Aleido J. Van Bennekom;David J. DeMaster

  • The supply and accumulation of silica in the marine environment

    David J. DeMaster

  • A review of the Si cycle in the modern ocean: recent progress and missing gaps in the application of biogenic opal as a paleoproductivity proxy

    O Ragueneau;P Tréguer;A Leynaert;R.F Anderson

  • Sedimentary features of the Yangtze River-derived along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea

    J.P. Liu;A.C. Li;K.H. Xu;D.M. Velozzi

  • Rates of sediment accumulation and particle reworking based on radiochemical measurements from continental shelf deposits in the East China Sea

    David J. DeMaster;Brent A. McKee;Charles A. Nittrouer;Qian Jiangchu

  • Sediment accumulation in a modern epicontinental-shelf setting: The Yellow Sea

    C.R Alexander;C.R Alexander;D.J DeMaster;C.A Nittrouer

  • Nature of sediment accumulation on the Amazon continental shelf

    Steven A. Kuehl;David J. DeMaster;Charles A. Nittrouer

  • Rapid subduction of organic matter by maldanid polychaetes on the North Carolina slope

    L. Levin;N. Blair;D. DeMaster;G. Plaia

  • The effect of sediment mixing on Pb-210 accumulation rates for the Washington continental shelf

    C.A Nittrouer;D.J DeMaster;B.A McKee;N.H Cutshall

  • The deltaic nature of Amazon shelf sedimentation

    C. A. Nittrouer;S. A. Kuehl;D. J. Demaster;R. O. Kowsmann

  • The accumulation and cycling of biogenic silica in the Southern Ocean: revisiting the marine silica budget

    David J. DeMaster

  • Phytodetritus at the abyssal seafloor across 10 of latitude in the central equatorial Pacific

    Craig R. Smith;Daniel J. Hoover;Shawn E. Doan;Robin H. Pope

  • Phytoplankton biomass and productivity in the Amazon River plume: correlation with seasonal river discharge

    Walker O. Smith;David J. Demaster

  • The Amazon shelf setting: tropical, energetic, and influenced by a large river

    Charles A. Nittrouer;David J. DeMaster

  • A synthesis of bentho-pelagic coupling on the Antarctic shelf: Food banks, ecosystem inertia and global climate change

    Craig R. Smith;Sarah Mincks;David J. DeMaster

  • Concepts of sediment deposition and accumulation applied to the continental shelf near the mouth of the Yangtze River

    Brent A. McKee;Charles A. Nittrouer;David J. DeMaster

  • Cycling of organic carbon and biogenic silica in the Southern Ocean: Estimates of water-column and sedimentary fluxes on the Ross Sea continental shelf

    David M. Nelson;David J. DeMaster;Robert B. Dunbar;Walker O. Smith

  • Latitudinal variations in benthic processes in the abyssal equatorial Pacific: control by biogenic particle flux

    Craig R. Smith;Will Berelson;David J. Demaster;Fred C. Dobbs

  • Persistence of labile organic matter and microbial biomass in Antarctic shelf sediments: evidence of a sediment food bank

    Sarah L. Mincks;Craig R. Smith;David J. DeMaster

  • Particle mixing rates in deep-sea sediments determined from excess 210Pb and 32Si profiles

    David J. DeMaster;J. Kirk Cochran

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. Nittrouer
Charles A. Nittrouer University of Washington
Steven A. Kuehl
Steven A. Kuehl Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Brent A. McKee
Brent A. McKee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Craig R. Smith
Craig R. Smith University of Hawaii at Manoa
Olivier Ragueneau
Olivier Ragueneau Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin
Neal E. Blair
Neal E. Blair Northwestern University
Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
David M. Nelson
David M. Nelson Oregon State University
Amy Leventer
Amy Leventer Colgate University
Paul Tréguer
Paul Tréguer French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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