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66
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17139
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2074
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844

George W. Kling 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 W. Kling sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 172 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

George W. Kling 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 W. Kling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George W. Kling is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a pronounced focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main research topics include climate change and permafrost, cryospheric studies and observations, marine and coastal ecosystems, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, methane hydrates and related phenomena, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as microbial community ecology and physiology.

Recent publications by George W. Kling comprise the following papers:

  • Active layer freeze-thaw and water storage dynamics in permafrost environments inferred from InSAR, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Arctic Amplification of Global Warming Strengthened by Sunlight Oxidation of Permafrost Carbon to CO2, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Empirical Models for Predicting Water and Heat Flow Properties of Permafrost Soils, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Experimental metatranscriptomics reveals the costs and benefits of dissolved organic matter photo-alteration for freshwater microbes, 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • Diel, seasonal, and inter-annual variation in carbon dioxide effluxes from lakes and reservoirs, 2023, Environmental Research Letters

George W. Kling has published frequently in several scholarly venues. These include:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Wetlands

The scientist collaborates often with other researchers such as Rose M. Cory, Jingyi Chen, M. Bayani Cardenas, Byron C. Crump, and Werner Eugster.

In 1997, George W. Kling was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Carbon Dioxide Supersaturation in the Surface Waters of Lakes

    Jonathan J. Cole;Nina F. Caraco;George W. Kling;Timothy K. Kratz

  • Arctic Lakes and Streams as Gas Conduits to the Atmosphere: Implications for Tundra Carbon Budgets

    George W. Kling;George W. Kipphut;Michael C. Miller

  • Sunlight controls water column processing of carbon in arctic fresh waters

    Rose M. Cory;Collin P. Ward;Byron C. Crump;George W. Kling

  • Stable Isotopes and Planktonic Trophic Structure in Arctic Lakes

    George W. Kling;Brian Fry;W. John O'Brien

  • EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE FRESHWATERS OF ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC NORTH AMERICA

    Wayne R. Rouse;Marianne S. V. Douglas;Robert E. Hecky;Anne E. Hershey

  • Bacterioplankton community shifts in an arctic lake correlate with seasonal changes in organic matter source.

    Byron C. Crump;George W. Kling;Michele Bahr;John E. Hobbie

  • The 1986 Lake Nyos Gas Disaster in Cameroon, West Africa

    George W. Kling;Michael A. Clark;Glen N. Wagner;Harry R. Compton

  • The flux of CO2 and CH4 from lakes and rivers in arctic Alaska

    George W. Kling;George W. Kipphut;Michael C. Miller

  • VARIATION IN DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER CONTROLS BACTERIAL PRODUCTION AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION

    Kristin E. Judd;Byron C. Crump;George W. Kling

  • Multiple stressors cause rapid ecosystem change in Lake Victoria

    R. E. Hecky;R. Mugidde;P. S. Ramlal;M. R. Talbot

  • Microbial diversity in arctic freshwaters is structured by inoculation of microbes from soils.

    Byron C Crump;Linda A Amaral-Zettler;Linda A Amaral-Zettler;George W Kling

  • Stable Isotopes Resolve the Drift Paradox for Baetis Mayflies in an Arctic River

    Anne E. Hershey;John Pastor;Bruce J. Peterson;George W. Kling

  • Confronting climate change in the Great Lakes region : impacts on our communities and ecosystems

    George W. Kling;Katharine Hayhoe;Lucinda B. Johnson;Donald J. Magnuson

  • An approach to understanding hydrologic connectivity on the hillslope and the implications for nutrient transport

    Marc Stieglitz;Jeff Shaman;Jeff Shaman;James McNamara;Victor Engel;Victor Engel

  • Integration of lakes and streams in a landscape perspective: the importance of material processing on spatial patterns and temporal coherence

    George W. Kling;George W. Kipphut;Michael M. Miller;W. JohN. O'Brien

  • Dark Formation of Hydroxyl Radical in Arctic Soil and Surface Waters

    Sarah E. Page;George W. Kling;Michael Sander;Katherine H. Harrold

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Surface exposure to sunlight stimulates CO2 release from permafrost soil carbon in the Arctic

    Rose M. Cory;Byron C. Crump;Jason A. Dobkowski;George W. Kling

  • Spatial Variation among Lakes within Landscapes: Ecological Organization along Lake Chains

    Patricia A. Soranno;Katherine E. Webster;Joan L. Riera;Timothy K. Kratz

  • Interactions between sunlight and microorganisms influence dissolved organic matter degradation along the aquatic continuum

    Rose M. Cory;George W. Kling

  • Sunlight Controls Water Column Processing of Carbon in Arctic Freshwaters

    R. M. Cory;C. P. Ward;B. C. Crump;G. W. Kling

Frequent Co-Authors

Rose M. Cory
Rose M. Cory University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Byron C. Crump
Byron C. Crump Oregon State University
John E. Hobbie
John E. Hobbie Marine Biological Laboratory
William B. Bowden
William B. Bowden University of Vermont
Anne E. Giblin
Anne E. Giblin Marine Biological Laboratory
Anne E. Hershey
Anne E. Hershey University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gaius R. Shaver
Gaius R. Shaver Marine Biological Laboratory
William C. Evans
William C. Evans United States Geological Survey
Edward B. Rastetter
Edward B. Rastetter Marine Biological Laboratory
Michael C. Miller
Michael C. Miller University of Cincinnati

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