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D-Index
102
Citations
37566
World Ranking
334
National Ranking
150

George R. Aiken publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George R. Aiken sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 242 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

George R. Aiken D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George R. Aiken sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

George R. Aiken was affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focused on environmental science, with an emphasis on mercury impact and mitigation studies, marine animal studies, melamine detection and toxicity, and isotope analysis in ecology.

The main fields of study for this researcher included environmental science, with notable contributions involving health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, ecology, and food science. Key topics explored in their work featured mercury's behavior and influence in various environmental contexts, as well as the ecological impacts on marine life and toxicological assessments.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Aiken were the following publications:

  • Biogeochemical and hydrologic synergy control mercury fate in an arid land river-reservoir system, 2023, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Ecosystem-Scale Modeling and Field Observations of Sulfate and Methylmercury Distributions in the Florida Everglades: Responses to Reductions in Sulfate Loading, 2020, Aquatic Geochemistry
  • A comprehensive sulfate and DOM framework to assess methylmercury formation and risk in subtropical wetlands, 2025, Nature Communications

Aiken collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • David P. Krabbenhoft
  • Brett A. Poulin
  • Michael T. Tate
  • Jacob M. Ogorek
  • Sara E. Breitmeyer

Their work appeared in multiple publication venues, notably:

  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Aquatic Geochemistry
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of specific ultraviolet absorbance as an indicator of the chemical composition and reactivity of dissolved organic carbon.

    James L Weishaar;George R Aiken;Brian A Bergamaschi;Miranda S Fram

  • Molecular weight, polydispersity, and spectroscopic properties of aquatic humic substances.

    Yu-Ping. Chin;George. Aiken;Edward. O'Loughlin

  • SEQUESTRATION OF HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS BY GEOSORBENTS

    Richard G. Luthy;George R. Aiken;Mark L. Brusseau;Scott D. Cunningham

  • Influence of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Environmental Fate of Metals, Nanoparticles, and Colloids

    George R. Aiken;Heileen Hsu-Kim;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Isolation of hydrophilic organic acids from water using nonionic macroporous resins

    G.R. Aiken;Diane M. McKnight;K.A. Thorn;E.M. Thurman

  • Measurement of Dissolved Organic Matter Fluorescence in Aquatic Environments: An Interlaboratory Comparison

    Kathleen R. Murphy;Kenna D. Butler;Robert G. M. Spencer;Colin A. Stedmon

  • Relationships between the structure of natural organic matter and its reactivity towards molecular ozone and hydroxyl radicals

    Paul Westerhoff;George Aiken;Gary Amy;Jean Debroux

  • Flux and age of dissolved organic carbon exported to the Arctic Ocean: A carbon isotopic study of the five largest arctic rivers

    Peter A. Raymond;James W McClelland;R. M. Holmes;A. V. Zhulidov

  • Sorption of dissolved organic carbon by hydrous aluminum and iron oxides occurring at the confluence of deer creek with the Snake River, Summit County, Colorado

    Diane M. McKnight;Kenneth E. Bencala;Gary W. Zellweger;George R. Aiken

  • Chemistry and transport of soluble humic substances in forested watersheds of the Adirondack Park, New York

    Christopher S. Cronan;George R. Aiken

  • Dissolved organic carbon and chromophoric dissolved organic matter properties of rivers in the USA

    Robert G. M. Spencer;Kenna D. Butler;George R. Aiken

  • Binding of mercury(II) to dissolved organic matter: The role of the mercury-to-DOM concentration ratio

    Markus Haitzer;George R Aiken;Joseph N Ryan

  • A decrease in discharge‐normalized DOC export by the Yukon River during summer through autumn

    Robert G. Striegl;George R. Aiken;Mark M. Dornblaser;Peter A. Raymond

  • Comparison of XAD macroporous resins for the concentration of fulvic acid from aqueous solution

    G. R. Aiken;E. M. Thurman;R. L. Malcolm;Harold F. Walton

  • Dissolved Organic Carbon in Alaskan Boreal Forest: Sources, Chemical Characteristics, and Biodegradability

    Kimberly P. Wickland;Jason C. Neff;George R. Aiken

  • Characterization of hydraulic fracturing flowback water in Colorado: implications for water treatment.

    Yaal Lester;Imma Ferrer;E. Michael Thurman;Kurban A. Sitterley

  • Seasonal and spatial variability in dissolved organic matter quantity and composition from the Yukon River basin, Alaska

    Robert G. M. Spencer;George R. Aiken;Kimberly P. Wickland;Robert G. Striegl

  • Dissolved organic matter enhances microbial mercury methylation under sulfidic conditions.

    Andrew M. Graham;George R. Aiken;Cynthia C. Gilmour

  • Permafrost Stores a Globally Significant Amount of Mercury

    Paul F. Schuster;Kevin Schaefer;George R. Aiken;Ronald C. Antweiler

  • Aquatic fulvic acids in algal-rich antarctic ponds

    Diane M. McKnight;Edmund D. Andrews;Sarah A. Spaulding;George R. Aiken

  • Humic Substances in Soil, Sediment, and Water. 1985

    G. R. Aiken;D. M. McKnight;R. L. Wershaw;P. MacCarthy

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Krabbenhoft
David P. Krabbenhoft United States Geological Survey
Joseph N. Ryan
Joseph N. Ryan University of Colorado Boulder
Robert G. M. Spencer
Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University
Robert G. Striegl
Robert G. Striegl United States Geological Survey
Diane M. McKnight
Diane M. McKnight University of Colorado Boulder
Kimberly P. Wickland
Kimberly P. Wickland United States Geological Survey
William H. Orem
William H. Orem United States Geological Survey
Cynthia C. Gilmour
Cynthia C. Gilmour Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Kathryn L. Nagy
Kathryn L. Nagy University of Illinois at Chicago
Peter A. Raymond
Peter A. Raymond Yale University

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