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Elizabeth W. Boyer 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 Elizabeth W. Boyer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 183 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elizabeth W. Boyer 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 Elizabeth W. Boyer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Elizabeth W. Boyer is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their primary research field is Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers various main topics including Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, Water Resources Management and Optimization, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Landslides and Related Hazards.

Recent publications by Elizabeth W. Boyer include:

  • Homogenization of the terrestrial water cycle, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Advancing ecohydrology in the 21st century: A convergence of opportunities, 2020, Ecohydrology
  • A framework for nitrogen futures in the shared socioeconomic pathways, 2020, Global Environmental Change
  • Coupled coordination spatiotemporal analyses inform sustainable development and environmental protection for the Yellow River Basin of China, 2023, Ecological Indicators
  • Preferential flow patterns in forested hillslopes of east Tibetan Plateau revealed by dye tracing and soil moisture network, 2022, European Journal of Soil Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Boyer include:

  • Li Guo
  • Carlos Rogério de Mello
  • Bihang Fan
  • Delphis F. Levia
  • Doerthe Tetzlaff

Elizabeth W. Boyer has published in several notable venues, with most publications appearing in:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water
  • HydroShare Resources
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In 2020, Boyer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen cycles: past, present, and future

    J. N. Galloway;F. J. Dentener;D. G. Capone;E. W. Boyer

  • Spectrofluorometric characterization of dissolved organic matter for indication of precursor organic material and aromaticity

    Diane M. McKnight;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Paul K. Westerhoff;Peter T. Doran

  • Biogeochemical Hot Spots and Hot Moments at the Interface of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems

    Michael E. McClain;Elizabeth W. Boyer;C. Lisa Dent;Sarah E. Gergel

  • Differences in phosphorus and nitrogen delivery to the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River Basin.

    Richard B. Alexander;Richard A. Smith;Gregory E. Schwarz;Elizabeth W. Boyer

  • The Role of Headwater Streams in Downstream Water Quality

    Richard B. Alexander;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Richard A. Smith;Gregory E. Schwarz

  • Anthropogenic nitrogen sources and relationships to riverine nitrogen export in the northeastern U.S.A.

    Elizabeth W. Boyer;Christine L. Goodale;Norbert A. Jaworski;Robert W. Howarth

  • Nitrogen retention in rivers: model development and application to watersheds in the northeastern U.S.A.

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;Renée V. Styles;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Richard B. Alexander

  • Sources of nitrate in rivers draining sixteen watersheds in the northeastern U.S.: Isotopic constraints

    Bernhard Mayer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Christine Goodale;Norbert A. Jaworski

  • Response characteristics of DOC flushing in an alpine catchment

    Elizabeth W. Boyer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;George M. Hornberger;Kenneth E. Bencala;Diane M. McKnight

  • Nitrogen Use in the United States from 1961–2000 and Potential Future Trends

    Robert W. Howarth;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Wendy J. Pabich;James N. Galloway

  • Nitrogen Pollution in the Northeastern United States: Sources, Effects, and Management Options

    Charles T. Driscoll;David Whitall;John D. Aber;Elizabeth Boyer

  • Where did all the nitrogen go? Fate of nitrogen inputs to large watersheds in the northeastern U.S.A.

    N. Van Breemen;E.W. Boyer;Christine Goodale;Norbert Jaworski

  • Pre-industrial and contemporary fluxes of nitrogen through rivers: a global assessment based on typology

    Pamela A. Green;Charles J. Vörösmarty;Michel Meybeck;James N. Galloway

  • Nitrogen Isotopes as Indicators of NOx Source Contributions to Atmospheric Nitrate Deposition Across the Midwestern and Northeastern United States

    Emily M. Elliott;Carol Kendall;Scott D. Wankel;Douglas A. Burns

  • Riverine nitrogen export from the continents to the coasts

    Elizabeth W. Boyer;Robert W. Howarth;James N. Galloway;Frank J. Dentener

  • The influence of climate on average nitrogen export from large watersheds in the Northeastern United States

    R. W. Howarth;D. P. Swaney;E. W. Boyer;R. Marino

  • Carbon isotope fractionation of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) due to outgassing of carbon dioxide from a headwater stream

    Daniel H. Doctor;Carol Kendall;Stephen D. Sebestyen;James B. Shanley

  • Modeling denitrification in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales.

    Elizabeth W. Boyer;Richard B. Alexander;William J. Parton;Changsheng Li

  • Homogenization of the terrestrial water cycle

    Delphis F. Levia;Irena F. Creed;David M. Hannah;Kazuki Nanko

  • Dynamic modeling of nitrogen losses in river networks unravels the coupled effects of hydrological and biogeochemical processes

    Richard B. Alexander;John Karl Böhlke;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Mark B. David

  • Sources of nitrate in rivers draining sixteen watersheds in the northeastern U.S.: Isotopic

    Bernhard Mayer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Norbert A. Jaworski;Nico Van Breemen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Alexander
Richard B. Alexander United States Geological Survey
Robert W. Howarth
Robert W. Howarth Cornell University
Judson W. Harvey
Judson W. Harvey United States Geological Survey
Diane M. McKnight
Diane M. McKnight University of Colorado Boulder
Heather E. Golden
Heather E. Golden Environmental Protection Agency
Christine L. Goodale
Christine L. Goodale Cornell University
Carol Kendall
Carol Kendall United States Geological Survey
Douglas A. Burns
Douglas A. Burns United States Geological Survey
James N. Galloway
James N. Galloway University of Virginia
Sybil P. Seitzinger
Sybil P. Seitzinger University of Victoria

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