2026 Ian C. Bourg: 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	44	6845	6576	2437	2265	123	6397

Ian C. Bourg 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 Ian C. Bourg sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 123 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian C. Bourg 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 Ian C. Bourg sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ian C. Bourg is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple facets of engineering and environmental science, with a particular focus on soil and unsaturated flow, clay minerals and soil interactions, and groundwater flow and contamination studies. The scientist also explores topics related to electrostatics and colloid interactions, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, enhanced oil recovery techniques, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Their recent publications demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach, combining molecular dynamics simulations with environmental and physical chemistry. Notable papers include:

Dynamic interactions at the mineral-organic matter interface, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Large-Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Dehydration of a Suspension of Smectite Clay Nanoparticles, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
4D imaging reveals mechanisms of clay-carbon protection and release, 2021, Nature Communications
Molecular dynamics simulations of the colloidal interaction between smectite clay nanoparticles in liquid water, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Ion correlations drive charge overscreening and heterogeneous nucleation at solid-aqueous electrolyte interfaces, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ian C. Bourg include Bastien Wild, Xiaojin Zheng, Thomas Underwood, Emily Wei-Hsin Sun, and Alejandro Fernández-Martínez. These collaborations span various studies in environmental and physical chemistry, reflecting a network of researchers engaged in related scientific inquiries.

Bourg's work appears regularly in prominent publication venues such as:

Goldschmidt Abstracts
Goldschmidt2022 Abstracts
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Environmental Science & Technology
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Their research contributions cover subfields including civil and structural engineering, environmental engineering, biomaterials, atmospheric science, and physical and theoretical chemistry. This breadth of subfields highlights a transdisciplinary engagement with science and engineering challenges related to environmental systems and materials at molecular and macroscopic scales.

Best Publications

Dynamic interactions at the mineral–organic matter interface

Markus Kleber;Ian C. Bourg;Elizabeth K. Coward;Colleen M. Hansel

977
Citations
Molecular dynamics simulations of the electrical double layer on smectite surfaces contacting concentrated mixed electrolyte (NaCl–CaCl2) solutions

Ian C. Bourg;Garrison Sposito

310
Citations
Molecular dynamics simulations of water structure and diffusion in silica nanopores

Ian C. Bourg;Carl I. Steefel

291
Citations
INTRODUCTION TO CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION

Berend Smit;Jeffrey A. Reimer;Curtis M. Oldenburg;Ian C. Bourg

235
Citations
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Water and Sodium Diffusion in Smectite Interlayer Nanopores as a Function of Pore Size and Temperature

Michael Holmboe;Michael Holmboe;Ian C. Bourg

200
Citations
Modeling the acid-base surface chemistry of montmorillonite.

Ian C. Bourg;Garrison Sposito;Garrison Sposito;Alain C.M. Bourg

196
Citations
Predicting CO2-water interfacial tension under pressure and temperature conditions of geologic CO2 storage

Laura C. Nielsen;Ian Charles Bourg;Garrison Sposito

188
Citations
TRACER DIFFUSION IN COMPACTED, WATER-SATURATED BENTONITE

Ian C. Bourg;Garrison Sposito;Garrison Sposito;Alain C. M. Bourg

179
Citations
Modeling diffusion and adsorption in compacted bentonite: a critical review

Ian C. Bourg;Alain C.M. Bourg;Garrison Sposito

171
Citations
Molecular dynamics simulations of cesium adsorption on illite nanoparticles

Laura N. Lammers;Laura N. Lammers;Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Masahiko Okumura;Kedarnath Kolluri

158
Citations
The Nanoscale Basis of CO2 Trapping for Geologic Storage.

Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Lauren E. Beckingham;Donald J. DePaolo

155
Citations
Stern Layer Structure and Energetics at Mica–Water Interfaces

Ian C. Bourg;Sang Soo Lee;Paul Fenter;Christophe Tournassat

154
Citations
Connecting the molecular scale to the continuum scale for diffusion processes in smectite-rich porous media.

Ian C Bourg;Garrison Sposito

136
Citations
Ion adsorption and diffusion in smectite: Molecular, pore, and continuum scale views

Ruth M. Tinnacher;Michael Holmboe;Michael Holmboe;Christophe Tournassat;Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg

129
Citations
Modeling the Acid-Base Properties of Montmorillonite Edge Surfaces.

Christophe Tournassat;James A. Davis;Christophe Chiaberge;Sylvain Grangeon

119
Citations
Sealing Shales versus Brittle Shales: A Sharp Threshold in the Material Properties and Energy Technology Uses of Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks

Ian Charles Bourg

118
Citations
Frontiers of stable isotope geoscience

John M. Eiler;Brigit Bergquist;Ian Charles Bourg;Pierre Cartigny

117
Citations
Isotopic mass dependence of metal cation diffusion coefficients in liquid water

Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Ian C. Bourg;Frank M. Richter;John N. Christensen;Garrison Sposito

117
Citations
Large-Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Dehydration of a Suspension of Smectite Clay Nanoparticles

Thomas R. Underwood;Ian C. Bourg

112
Citations
Ion desolvation as a mechanism for kinetic isotope fractionation in aqueous systems

Amy E. Hofmann;Ian C. Bourg;Donald J. DePaolo;Donald J. DePaolo

109
Citations
Isotopic mass-dependence of metal cation diffusion coefficients in liquid water

I.C. Bourg

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Garrison Sposito University of California, Berkeley

Carl I. Steefel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Curtis M. Oldenburg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berend Smit École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Jeffrey A. Reimer University of California, Berkeley

Donald J. DePaolo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

James J. De Yoreo Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Satish Chandra Babu Myneni Princeton University

James A. Davis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Paul Fenter Argonne National Laboratory

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