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  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Isaac R. Kaplan is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research has contributed to the intersection of public health and environmental studies, with a focus on zoonotic diseases and public health issues.

Kaplan has published papers in several scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Working Group on Multispecies Assessment Methods (WGSAM) 2021, 2021, Archimer (Ifremer)
  • Perfumes and Spices, 2024, Encyclopedia of the Bible Online

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers in their field. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael R. Spence (2 collaborations)
  • Valerio Bartolino (1 collaboration)
  • Sarah Gaichas (1 collaboration)
  • Alan Baudron (1 collaboration)
  • Vanessa Trijoulet (1 collaboration)

Kaplan's work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Archimer (Ifremer)
  • Encyclopedia of the Bible Online

Their main research subfield is Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The primary topics reflected in Kaplan's research are:

  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Isaac R. Kaplan has received recognition from scientific communities, including these awards:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1986
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1970

Best Publications

  • The age curves of sulfur and oxygen isotopes in marine sulfate and their mutual interpretation

    George E. Claypool;William T. Holser;Isaac R. Kaplan;Hitoshi Sakai

  • The Origin and Distribution of Methane in Marine Sediments

    George E. Claypool;I. R. Kaplan

  • Evidence for extraterrestrial amino-acids and hydrocarbons in the Murchison meteorite.

    Keith Kvenvolden;James Lawless;Katherine Pering;Etta Peterson

  • Motor exhaust emissions as a primary source for dicarboxylic acids in Los Angeles ambient air

    Kimitaka. Kawamura;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • Isotope geochemistry of sedimentary sulfates

    W.T. Holser;W.T. Holser;I.R. Kaplan;I.R. Kaplan

  • Correlation of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in sedimentary organic matter 1

    K. E. Peters;R. E. Sweeney;I. R. Kaplan

  • Isotopic fractionation of dissolved nitrate during denitrification in the eastern tropical north pacific ocean

    J.D. Cline;I.R. Kaplan

  • Stable isotopes in sedimentary Geology

    Michael A. Arthur;Thomas F. Anderson;Isaac R. Kaplan;Jan Veizer

  • CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR THE IN SITU ORIGIN OF MARINE HUMIC SUBSTANCES

    Arie Nissenbaum;I. R. Kaplan

  • The distribution and isotopic abundance of sulphur in recent marine sediments off southern California

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  • The eastern tropical Pacific as a source of 15N-enriched nitrate in seawater off southern California

    Kon‐Kee Liu;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • Insights into oil cracking based on laboratory experiments

    Ronald J. Hill;Yongchun Tang;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • Natural Gases in Marine Sediments

    Isaac R. Kaplan

  • APDC-MIBK extraction system for the determination of trace elements in saline waters by atomic-absorption spectrophotometry.

    Robert R. Brooks;Bob J. Presley;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • Determination of organic acids (C1-C10) in the atmosphere, motor exhausts, and engine oils

    Kimitaka. Kawamura;Lai Ling. Ng;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • CONTROLS AND CONSEQUENCES OF SULFATE REDUCTION RATES IN RECENT MARINE SEDIMENTS

    M.B. Goldhaber;I.R. Kaplan

  • Stable isotope geochemistry : a tribute to Samuel Epstein

    Hugh P. Taylor;James R. O'Neil;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • Mechanisms of sulfur incorporation and isotope fractionation during early diagenesis in sediments of the gulf of California

    M.B. Goldhaber;I.R. Kaplan

  • Comparison of Kjeldahl and combustion methods for measurement of nitrogen isotope ratios in organic matter

    Masao. Minagawa;David A. Winter;Isaac R. Kaplan

  • Early diagenesis in a reducing fjord, Saanich Inlet, British Columbia—I. chemical and isotopic changes in major components of interstitial water

    Arie Nissenbaum;B.J Presley;I.R Kaplan

  • Forensic Environmental Geochemistry: differentiation of fuel-types, their sources and release time

    Isaac R. Kaplan;Yakov Galperin;Shan-Tan Lu;Ru-Po Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimitaka Kawamura
Kimitaka Kawamura Chubu University
Kenneth E. Peters
Kenneth E. Peters Stanford University
Hiroshi Sakugawa
Hiroshi Sakugawa Hiroshima University
Bob J. Presley
Bob J. Presley Texas A&M University
Bernd R.T. Simoneit
Bernd R.T. Simoneit Oregon State University
Sam Ben-Yaakov
Sam Ben-Yaakov Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Elso S. Barghoorn
Elso S. Barghoorn Harvard University
Yongchun Tang
Yongchun Tang California Institute of Technology
Harlyn O. Halvorson
Harlyn O. Halvorson Brandeis University
Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis University of Massachusetts Amherst

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