2026 Greg H. Rau: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	54	4013	3838	1531	1413	108	11755

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Greg H. Rau is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental and earth sciences, focusing on processes related to carbon capture and ocean interactions.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on carbon dioxide sequestration and environmental chemistry. Key works include:

"Increased carbon capture by a silicate-treated forested watershed affected by acid deposition" (2021) published in Biogeosciences
"Assessing the technical aspects of ocean-alkalinity-enhancement approaches" (2023) published in State of the Planet
"Magnesium hydroxide addition reduces aqueous carbon dioxide in wastewater discharged to the ocean" (2024) published in Communications Earth & Environment

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Lyla L. Taylor, Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, Joel D. Blum, and David J. Beerling.

Publication venues where their work often appears include:

Biogeosciences
State of the Planet
Communications Earth & Environment

The primary fields of study associated with their research are Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these, they contribute notably to several subfields:

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Oceanography
Geophysics
Mechanical Engineering

The main topics explored in their work are centered around carbon and ocean-related environmental processes, including:

CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Mine drainage and remediation techniques
Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Greg H. Rau was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997. This membership reflects their involvement in the scientific community.

Best Publications

Latitudinal variations in plankton δ 13 C: implications for CO 2 and productivity in past oceans

Greg H. Rau;Greg H. Rau;Taro Takahashi;David J. Des Marais

701
Citations
Wastewater treatment for carbon capture and utilization

Lu Lu;Lu Lu;Jeremy S. Guest;Catherine A. Peters;Xiuping Zhu

595
Citations
Mid-Pliocene warmth: stronger greenhouse and stronger conveyor

M.E. Raymo;B. Grant;M. Horowitz;G.H. Rau;G.H. Rau

514
Citations
Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security.

David J. Beerling;Jonathan R. Leake;Stephen P. Long;Stephen P. Long;Julie D. Scholes

467
Citations
Ocean solutions to address climate change and its effects on marine ecosystems

Jean Pierre Gattuso;Jean Pierre Gattuso;Jean Pierre Gattuso;Alexandre K. Magnan;Alexandre K. Magnan;Laurent Bopp;Laurent Bopp;William W.L. Cheung

446
Citations
A switch from Si(OH)4 to NO-3 depletion in the glacial Southern Ocean

Mark A. Brzezinski;Carol J. Pride;Carol J. Pride;Valerie M. Franck;Daniel M. Sigman

397
Citations
Plankton 13C: 12C ratio changes with latitude: differences between northern and southern oceans

Unknown

390
Citations
The relationship between δ13C of organic matter and [CO2(aq)] in ocean surface water: Data from a JGOFS site in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and a model

G.H Rau;T Takahashi;D.J Des Marais;D.J Repeta

385
Citations
A model of photosynthetic 13C fractionation by marine phytoplankton based on diffusive molecular CO2 uptake

G. Rau;U. Riebesell;Dieter Wolf-Gladrow

346
Citations
Molecular and isotopic tracers used to examine sources of organic matter and its incorporation into the food webs of San Francisco Bay

Elizabeth A. Canuel;James E. Cloern;David B. Ringelberg;James B. Guckert

322
Citations
Animal C^ /C^ correlates with trophic level in pelagic food webs

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321
Citations
Apparatus for extracting and sequestering carbon dioxide

Gregory H. Rau;Kenneth G. Caldeira

298
Citations
N-15/N-14 and C-13/C-12 in Weddell Sea Birds, Seals, and Fish: Implications for Diet and Trophic Structure

Greg H. Rau;David G. Ainley;John L. Bengston;Joseph J. Torres

284
Citations
15N/14N variations in Cretaceous Atlantic sedimentary sequences: implication for past changes in marine nitrogen biogeochemistry

Greg H. Rau;Michael A. Arthur;Walter E. Dean

246
Citations
Carbon-13 depletion in a hydrothermal vent mussel: suggestion of a chemosynthetic food source.

Greg H. Rau;John I. Hedges

232
Citations
CO2aq‐dependent photosynthetic 13C fractionation in the ocean: A model versus measurements

G. H. Rau;U. Riebesell;Dieter Wolf-Gladrow

226
Citations
Inorganic carbon acquisition in coastal Pacific phytoplankton communities

Philippe D. Tortell;Greg H. Rau;François M. M. Morel

222
Citations
Does Sedimentary Organic δ13C Record Variations in Quaternary Ocean [CO2(aq)]?

G. H. Rau;P. N. Froelich;T. Takahashi;D. J. Des Marais

221
Citations
Enhanced carbonate dissolution:: a means of sequestering waste CO2 as ocean bicarbonate

Greg H. Rau;Greg H. Rau;Ken Caldeira

220
Citations
Accelerating carbonate dissolution to sequester carbon dioxide in the ocean: Geochemical implications

Ken Caldeira;Greg H. Rau

205
Citations
Bacterial symbionts and low 13C/12C ratios in tissues of Pogonophora indicate unusual nutrition and metabolism

A. J. Southward;Eve C. Southward;P. R. Dando;G. H. Rau;G. H. Rau

180
Citations
Cloud susceptibility and the first aerosol indirect forcing: Sensitivity to black carbon and aerosol concentrations

Catherine C. Chuang;Joyce E. Penner;Joseph M. Prospero;Keith E. Grant

167
Citations
Spatial and temporal variation of diet within a presumed metapopulation of Adelie penguins

David G. Ainley;Grant Ballard;Kerry J. Barton;Brian J. Karl

163
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science

Zhiyong Jason Ren Princeton University

Stephen P. Long University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

David J. Beerling University of Sheffield

James E. Cloern United States Geological Survey

Julie D. Scholes University of Sheffield

Jonathan R. Leake University of Sheffield

Evan H. DeLucia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

External Links

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