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D-Index
94
Citations
31700
World Ranking
1709
National Ranking
646

George W. Luther publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George W. Luther sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 306 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

George W. Luther D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George W. Luther is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broad areas, their work focuses notably on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceanography, Geochemistry and Petrology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Electrochemistry.

The scientist has contributed to topics including Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Heavy metals in the environment, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Among recent publications, George W. Luther has authored:

  • Review on the physical chemistry of iodine transformations in the oceans, 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Influence of Organic Ligands on the Redox Properties of Fe(II) as Determined by Mediated Electrochemical Oxidation, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Marine microbial Mn(II) oxidation mediates Cr(III) oxidation and isotope fractionation, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Distribution and concentration of soluble manganese(II), soluble reactive Mn(III)-L, and particulate MnO2 in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, 2020, Marine Chemistry
  • Kinetics and mechanism of polysulfides and elemental sulfur formation by a reaction between hydrogen sulfide and δ-MnO2, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Bradley M. Tebo
  • Aubin Thibault de Chanvalon
  • Emily R. Estes
  • Wei-Jun Cai
  • Véronique E. Oldham

George W. Luther's work has appeared repeatedly in journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Environmental Science & Technology, Marine Chemistry, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, and Biogeosciences.

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012 and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Chemistry of iron sulfides.

    David Terence Rickard;George W. Luther

  • CHEMICAL INFLUENCES ON TRACE METAL-SULFIDE INTERACTIONS IN ANOXIC SEDIMENTS

    J.W. Morse;G.W. Luther

  • Kinetics of pyrite formation by the H2S oxidation of iron (II) monosulfide in aqueous solutions between 25 and 125°C: The rate equation

    David Rickard;George W. Luther

  • PARTITIONING AND SPECIATION OF SOLID PHASE IRON IN SALTMARSH SEDIMENTS

    Joel E. Kostka;George W. Luther

  • Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system

    Michael F. Hochella;Michael F. Hochella;David W. Mogk;James Ranville;Irving C. Allen

  • Occurrence and mammalian cell toxicity of iodinated disinfection byproducts in drinking water.

    Susan D. Richardson;Francesca Fasano;J. Jackson Ellington;F. Gene Crumley

  • Competition among marine phytoplankton for different chelated iron species

    David A. Hutchins;Amy E. Witter;Alison Butler;George W. Luther

  • Pyrite synthesis via polysulfide compounds

    George W Luther

  • Development of a Gold Amalgam Voltammetric Microelectrode for the Determination of Dissolved Fe, Mn, O2, and S(-II) in Porewaters of Marine and Freshwater Sediments.

    Paul J. Brendel;George W. Iii. Luther

  • Interactions of manganese with the nitrogen cycle: Alternative pathways to dinitrogen

    George W. Luther;Bjørn Sundby;Brent L. Lewis;Paul J. Brendel

  • Advective Transport Affecting Metal and Nutrient Distributions and Interfacial Fluxes in Permeable Sediments

    Markus Huettel;Wiebke Ziebis;S. Forster;G.W. Luther

  • Complexation of Fe(III) by natural organic ligands in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean by a competitive ligand equilibration method and a kinetic approach

    Jingfeng Wu;George W. Luther

  • Iron-sulfur-phosphorus cycling in the sediments of a shallow coastal bay: Implications for sediment nutrient release and benthic macroalgal blooms

    Tim F. Rozan;Martial Taillefert;Robert E. Trouwborst;Brian T. Glazer

  • Commemorating two centuries of iodine research: An interdisciplinary overview of current research

    Frithjof C. Küpper;Martin C. Feiters;Berit Olofsson;Tatsuo Kaiho

  • Iodide accumulation provides kelp with an inorganic antioxidant impacting atmospheric chemistry.

    Frithjof C. Küpper;Lucy J. Carpenter;Gordon B. McFiggans;Carl J. Palmer

  • Chemical speciation drives hydrothermal vent ecology.

    George W. Luther;Tim F. Rozan;Martial Taillefert;Martial Taillefert;Donald B. Nuzzio

  • Pyrite oxidation and reduction: Molecular orbital theory considerations

    George W. Luther

  • ATR-FTIR spectroscopic studies of boric acid adsorption on hydrous ferric oxide

    Derek Peak;George W Luther;Donald L Sparks

  • Soluble Mn(III) in suboxic zones

    Robert E. Trouwborst;Brian G. Clement;Bradley M. Tebo;Brian T. Glazer

  • The Behaviour of Dissolved Barium in Estuaries

    M. Coffey;F.A. Dehairs;O. Collette;G. Luther

Frequent Co-Authors

Bradley M. Tebo
Bradley M. Tebo Oregon Health & Science University
David Rickard
David Rickard Cardiff University
Martial Taillefert
Martial Taillefert Georgia Institute of Technology
Alfonso Mucci
Alfonso Mucci McGill University
Thomas M. Church
Thomas M. Church University of Delaware
Timothy M. Shank
Timothy M. Shank Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Bjørn Sundby
Bjørn Sundby McGill University
Joel E. Kostka
Joel E. Kostka Georgia Institute of Technology
Charles R. Fisher
Charles R. Fisher Pennsylvania State University
Timothy G. Ferdelman
Timothy G. Ferdelman Max Planck Society

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