What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Ecology
- Organic chemistry
- Ecosystem
Her primary areas of investigation include Dissolved organic carbon, Environmental chemistry, Hydrology, Ecosystem and Ecology.
Her work carried out in the field of Dissolved organic carbon brings together such families of science as Organic matter, Nitrogen, Fluorescence, Carbon and Biogeochemistry.
Her research integrates issues of Fulvic acid, Water column, Mineralogy, Colloid and Electron acceptor in her study of Environmental chemistry.
She combines subjects such as Metal, Sorption and Soil sediment with her study of Hydrology.
Her Ecosystem research incorporates themes from Oceanography, Aquatic ecosystem, Total organic carbon and Climate model.
Her Ecology research includes elements of Deposition and STREAMS.
Her most cited work include:
- Spectrofluorometric characterization of dissolved organic matter for indication of precursor organic material and aromaticity (1715 citations)
- Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate (1499 citations)
- Fluorescence spectroscopy reveals ubiquitous presence of oxidized and reduced quinones in dissolved organic matter. (983 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Diane M. McKnight mostly deals with Environmental chemistry, Hydrology, Dissolved organic carbon, Ecology and STREAMS.
Her Environmental chemistry study focuses on Aquatic ecosystem in particular.
Her Hydrology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biogeochemical cycle and Biogeochemistry.
Her research in Dissolved organic carbon intersects with topics in Organic matter, Total organic carbon, Surface water, Soil water and Mercury.
Her STREAMS study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Meltwater, Glacier and Oceanography.
Diane M. McKnight interconnects Polar desert and Algal mat in the investigation of issues within Meltwater.
She most often published in these fields:
- Environmental chemistry (30.64%)
- Hydrology (30.64%)
- Dissolved organic carbon (26.74%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Hydrology (30.64%)
- Ecology (22.56%)
- STREAMS (23.12%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Diane M. McKnight spends much of her time researching Hydrology, Ecology, STREAMS, Dissolved organic carbon and Environmental chemistry.
Her work in Hydrology covers topics such as Biogeochemical cycle which are related to areas like Surface runoff, Carbon cycle and Sediment.
Her work on Diatom, Ecosystem, Habitat and Phytoplankton as part of her general Ecology study is frequently connected to Microbial population biology, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
Her work on Hyporheic zone is typically connected to Microbial mat as part of general STREAMS study, connecting several disciplines of science.
The concepts of her Dissolved organic carbon study are interwoven with issues in Microcosm, Total organic carbon, Snowmelt and Mercury, Methylmercury.
Her work in Environmental chemistry tackles topics such as Organic matter which are related to areas like Humus, Soil test and Groundwater.
Between 2013 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- The river as a chemostat: fresh perspectives on dissolved organic matter flowing down the river continuum (140 citations)
- Ancient low–molecular-weight organic acids in permafrost fuel rapid carbon dioxide production upon thaw (131 citations)
- BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene (113 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Ecology
- Organic chemistry
- Oxygen
Diane M. McKnight mainly investigates Environmental chemistry, Hydrology, Dissolved organic carbon, Ecology and STREAMS.
Diane M. McKnight has included themes like Organic matter, Natural organic matter, Soil science, Soil organic matter and Carbon in her Environmental chemistry study.
Her studies in Hydrology integrate themes in fields like Sediment transport, Benthic zone, Biogeochemical cycle and Algal mat.
Her Biogeochemical cycle research integrates issues from Surface runoff and Snowmelt.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Total organic carbon, Soil water, Groundwater, Arsenic and Biogeochemistry in addition to Dissolved organic carbon.
Her STREAMS research integrates issues from Glacier, Meltwater, Climate change and Streamflow.
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