2026 David W. Schindler: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	107	233	9	264	62406

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Environmental Sciences

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Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1983 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

David W. Schindler was affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and contributed extensively to Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spanned numerous subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their scholarly output covered a wide range of topics, primarily focusing on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Cryospheric studies and observations, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Frequent publication venues for their work included:

Nature Geoscience
Climate of the Past
Nature
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Science

Among notable recent papers were:

The eROSITA X-ray telescope on SRG, 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Preindustrial 14CH4 indicates greater anthropogenic fossil CH4 emissions, 2020, Nature
Global ocean heat content in the Last Interglacial, 2020, Nature Geoscience
Atmospheric Methane: Comparison Between Methane's Record in 2006-2022 and During Glacial Terminations, 2023, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Old carbon reservoirs were not important in the deglacial methane budget, 2020, Science

Throughout their career, they frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

Hubertus Fischer
Daniel Baggenstos
Edward J. Brook
Thomas F. Stocker
Michael Dyonisius

David W. Schindler received recognition from various scientific organizations. They were a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1983, a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, since 2001, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2002.

Best Publications

HUMAN ALTERATION OF THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE: SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCES

Peter M. Vitousek;John D. Aber;Robert W. Howarth;Gene E. Likens

7963
Citations
Forecasting agriculturally driven global environmental change

David Tilman;Joseph Fargione;Brian Wolff;Carla D'Antonio

5116
Citations
Evolution of Phosphorus Limitation in Lakes

D. W. Schindler

3489
Citations
Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate

Lars J. Tranvik;John A. Downing;James B. Cotner;Steven A. Loiselle

2947
Citations
Eutrophication science: where do we go from here?

Val H. Smith;David W. Schindler

2586
Citations
Eutrophication of lakes cannot be controlled by reducing nitrogen input: Results of a 37-year whole-ecosystem experiment

David W. Schindler;R. E. Hecky;D. L. Findlay;M. P. Stainton

2120
Citations
Recent advances in the understanding and management of eutrophication

D. W. Schindler

1437
Citations
Eutrophication and Recovery in Experimental Lakes: Implications for Lake Management

D. W. Schindler

1335
Citations
Reducing Phosphorus to Curb Lake Eutrophication is a Success

David W. Schindler;Stephen R. Carpenter;Steven C. Chapra;Robert E. Hecky

1228
Citations
Effects of Acid Rain on Freshwater Ecosystems

D. W. Schindler

881
Citations
The dilemma of controlling cultural eutrophication of lakes.

David W. Schindler

833
Citations
The cumulative effects of climate warming and other human stresses on Canadian freshwaters in the new millennium

D. W. Schindler

816
Citations
Consequences of climate warming and lake acidification for UV-B penetration in North American boreal lakes

David W. Schindler;P. Jefferson Curtis;Brian R. Parker;Michael P. Stainton

801
Citations
Detecting Ecosystem Responses to Anthropogenic Stress

D. W. Schindler

778
Citations
Factors regulating phytoplankton production and standing crop in the world's freshwaters

D. W. Schindler

770
Citations
The effects of climatic warming on the properties of boreal lakes and streams at the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario

David W. Schindler;Suzanne E. Bayley;Brian R. Parker;Ken G. Beaty

739
Citations
Technical Report: Human Alteration of the Global Nitrogen Cycle: Sources and Consequences

Peter M. Vitousek;John D. Aber;Robert W. Howarth;Gene E. Likens

738
Citations
An impending water crisis in Canada's western prairie provinces

D. W. Schindler;W. F. Donahue

686
Citations
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGES ON AQUATIC SYSTEMS: LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES AND PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD REGION

J. J. Magnuson;K. E. Webster;K. E. Webster;R. A. Assel;C. J. Bowser

664
Citations
Long-Term Ecosystem Stress: The Effects of Years of Experimental Acidification on a Small Lake

D. W. Schindler;K. H. Mills;D. F. Malley;D. L. Findlay

660
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Turner University of California, San Diego

Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada

Jules M. Blais University of Ottawa

Rolf D. Vinebrooke University of Alberta

David L. Findlay Plankton-R-Us

Michael J. Paterson International Institute for Sustainable Development

Suzanne E. Bayley University of Alberta

Carol A. Kelly University of Manitoba

Wallace S. Broecker Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Peter R. Leavitt University of Regina

External Links

Personal website of David W. Schindler Google Scholar page

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