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Edward A. Boyle

Edward A. Boyle

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Earth Science
USA
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
108
Citations
43761
World Ranking
85
National Ranking
42

Edward A. Boyle 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 Edward A. Boyle sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 266 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward A. Boyle 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 Edward A. Boyle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - C.C. Patterson Award, Geochemical Society
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 1994 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1991 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Edward A. Boyle is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans topics related to heavy metals, geochemistry, pollution, and oceanographic processes, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to environmental and geochemical studies.

The scientist's research explores main topics including:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Their contributions are reflected in numerous publications across several frequent venues, notably:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Marine Chemistry
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Noteworthy recent papers authored or coauthored by Edward A. Boyle include:

  • "Trivalent chromium isotopes in the eastern tropical North Pacific oxygen-deficient zone" (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Investigating the cycling of chromium in the oxygen deficient waters of the Eastern Tropical North Pacific Ocean and the Santa Barbara Basin using stable isotopes" (2020), Marine Chemistry
  • "Lead and lead isotopes in the U.S. GEOTRACES East Pacific zonal transect (GEOTRACES GP16)" (2020), Marine Chemistry
  • "Isotopes illustrate vertical transport of anthropogenic Pb by reversible scavenging within Pacific Ocean particle veils" (2023), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Sources, fluxes and residence times of trace elements measured during the U.S. GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect" (2020), Marine Chemistry

Edward A. Boyle has worked with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Mengli Chen
  • Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
  • Nathan T. Lanning
  • Jani Tanzil
  • Tianyi Huang

Their subfields of study point to areas of specialized interest within their broader disciplines, such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Pollution
  • Oceanography
  • Paleontology

Edward A. Boyle has received multiple professional recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2008)
  • C.C. Patterson Award, Geochemical Society (2000)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1999)
  • Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry (1998)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1994)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1991)

Best Publications

  • The Global Carbon Cycle: A Test of Our Knowledge of Earth as a System

    P. Falkowski;R. J. Scholes;E. Boyle;J. Canadell

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing

    J. Imbrie;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens;A. Duffy

  • Mesoscale iron enrichment experiments 1993-2005 : Synthesis and future directions

    P. W. Boyd;T. Jickells;C. S. Law;S. Blain

  • Glacial/interglacial variations in atmospheric carbon dioxide

    Daniel M. Sigman;Edward A. Boyle

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles .2. the 100,000-year Cycle

    J. Imbrie;A. Berger;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens

  • North Atlantic thermohaline circulation during the past 20,000 years linked to high-latitude surface temperature

    Edward A. Boyle;Lloyd Keigwin

  • The mechanism of iron removal in estuaries

    E.A. Boyle;J.M. Edmond;E.R. Sholkovitz

  • Phosphate depletion in the western North Atlantic Ocean.

    Jingfeng Wu;William Sunda;Edward A. Boyle;David M. Karl

  • Comparison of Atlantic and Pacific paleochemical records for the last 215,000 years : changes in deep ocean circulation and chemical inventories

    E.A. Boyle;L.D. Keigwin

  • On the marine geochemistry of cadmium

    E. A. Boyle;F. Sclater;J. M. Edmond

  • Temperature control on the incorporation of magnesium, strontium, fluorine, and cadmium into benthic foraminiferal shells from Little Bahama Bank: Prospects for thermocline paleoceanography

    Yair Rosenthal;Edward A. Boyle;Niall Slowey

  • Cadmium: Chemical tracer of deepwater paleoceanography

    Edward A. Boyle

  • On the chemical mass-balance in estuaries

    E. Boyle;R. Collier;A.T. Dengler;J.M. Edmond

  • The removal of dissolved humic acids and iron during estuarine mixing

    E.R. Sholkovitz;E.A. Boyle;N.B. Price

  • Natural fractionation of 238U/235U

    S. Weyer;Ariel Anbar;A. Gerdes;Gwyneth Gordon

  • Soluble and colloidal iron in the oligotrophic North Atlantic and North Pacific.

    Jingfeng Wu;Edward Boyle;William Sunda;Liang-Saw Wen

  • Deep Circulation of the North Atlantic over the Last 200,000 Years: Geochemical Evidence

    Edward A. Boyle;Lloyd D. Keigwin

  • Cadmium, zinc, copper, and barium in foraminifera tests

    Edward A. Boyle

  • Stable isotopes in deep-sea corals and a new mechanism for "vital effects"

    J.F. Adkins;E.A. Boyle;W.B. Curry;A. Lutringer;A. Lutringer

  • The distribution of dissolved copper in the Pacific

    E.A. Boyle;F.R. Sclater;J.M. Edmond

Frequent Co-Authors

Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University
Jingfeng Wu
Jingfeng Wu University of Miami
Seth G. John
Seth G. John University of Southern California
Jess F. Adkins
Jess F. Adkins California Institute of Technology
Lloyd D Keigwin
Lloyd D Keigwin Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Pere Masqué
Pere Masqué Edith Cowan University
David W. Lea
David W. Lea University of California, Santa Barbara
Gregory A. Cutter
Gregory A. Cutter Old Dominion University
William J. Jenkins
William J. Jenkins Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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