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James E. Saiers

James E. Saiers

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
7707
World Ranking
5593
National Ranking
2036

James E. Saiers 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 James E. Saiers sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James E. Saiers 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 James E. Saiers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James E. Saiers is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work covers various subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sociology and Political Science, Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research explores key topics related to environmental and public health issues. These include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Environmental Justice and Health Disparities, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, and Climate Change and Health Impacts.

James E. Saiers has published multiple scholarly papers in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Environmental Science & Technology, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, ISEE Conference Abstracts, The Science of The Total Environment, and Water Resources Research.

Recent publications by James E. Saiers include:

  • Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case-Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009-2017 (2022, Environmental Health Perspectives)
  • Assessment of groundwater well vulnerability to contamination through physics-informed machine learning (2021, Environmental Research Letters)
  • Yale School of Public Health Symposium: An overview of the challenges and opportunities associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Evaluating Domestic Well Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Sites (2020, Water Resources Research)
  • Assessing Exposure to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: Strengths, Challenges, and Implications for Epidemiologic Research (2022, Current Environmental Health Reports)

Collaboration forms a significant part of their research practice. Frequent co-authors include Nicole C. Deziel, Cassandra J. Clark, Mario Soriano, Helen G. Siegel, and Desirée L. Plata, reflecting interdisciplinary efforts within environmental health and engineering research.

Best Publications

  • Hydrological and biogeochemical controls on watershed dissolved organic matter transport: pulse-shunt concept

    Peter A. Raymond;James E. Saiers;William V. Sobczak

  • Event controlled DOC export from forested watersheds

    Peter A. Raymond;James E. Saiers

  • Straining of colloidal particles in saturated porous media

    Shangping Xu;Bin Gao;James E. Saiers

  • Colloid Movement in Unsaturated Porous Media: Recent Advances and Future Directions

    Nicole M. DeNovio;James E. Saiers;Joseph N. Ryan

  • The Role of Colloidal Kaolinite in the Transport of Cesium through Laboratory Sand Columns

    James E. Saiers;George M. Hornberger

  • Generality of Hydrologic Transport Limitation of Watershed Organic Carbon Flux Across Ecoregions of the United States

    Jay P. Zarnetske;Martin Bouda;Martin Bouda;Benjamin W. Abbott;Benjamin W. Abbott;James Saiers

  • First- and second-order kinetics approaches for modeling the transport of colloidal particles in porous media

    James E. Saiers;George M. Hornberger;Liyuan Liang

  • Colloid Movement in Unsaturated Porous Media

    Nicole M. DeNovio;James E. Saiers;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Evaluation of historical and future simulations of precipitation and temperature in central Africa from CMIP5 climate models

    Noel R. Aloysius;Noel R. Aloysius;Justin Sheffield;James E. Saiers;Haibin Li

  • Transport of silica colloids through unsaturated porous media: experimental results and model comparisons.

    John J Lenhart;James E Saiers

  • Unconventional Oil and Gas Spills: Risks, Mitigation Priorities, and State Reporting Requirements

    Lauren A. Patterson;Katherine E. Konschnik;Hannah Wiseman;Joseph Fargione

  • Colloid mobilization and transport within unsaturated porous media under transient‐flow conditions

    James E. Saiers;John J. Lenhart

  • Hydrologic Drivers and Seasonality of Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration, Nitrogen Content, Bioavailability, and Export in a Forested New England Stream

    Henry F. Wilson;Henry F. Wilson;James E. Saiers;Peter A. Raymond;William V. Sobczak

  • Characterization and Analysis of Liquid Waste from Marcellus Shale Gas Development.

    Jhih Shyang Shih;James E. Saiers;Shimon C. Anisfeld;Ziyan Chu

  • Solute transport and storage mechanisms in wetlands of the Everglades, south Florida

    Judson W. Harvey;James E. Saiers;Jessica T. Newlin

  • Straining of nonspherical colloids in saturated porous media.

    Shangping Xu;Qian Liao;James E. Saiers

  • Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S.

    Kelly O. Maloney;Sharon Baruch-Mordo;Lauren A. Patterson;Jean Philippe Nicot

  • Pore-scale mechanisms of colloid deposition and mobilization during steady and transient flow through unsaturated granular media

    Bin Gao;James E. Saiers;Joseph Ryan

  • Ionic‐strength effects on colloid transport and interfacial reactions in partially saturated porous media

    James E. Saiers;John J. Lenhart;John J. Lenhart

  • Colloid-facilitated mobilization of metals by freeze-thaw cycles.

    Sanjay K. Mohanty;James E. Saiers;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Deposition and mobilization of clay colloids in unsaturated porous media

    Bin Gao;James E. Saiers;Joseph N. Ryan

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph N. Ryan
Joseph N. Ryan University of Colorado Boulder
Peter A. Raymond
Peter A. Raymond Yale University
George M. Hornberger
George M. Hornberger Vanderbilt University
Aron Stubbins
Aron Stubbins Northeastern University
Judson W. Harvey
Judson W. Harvey United States Geological Survey
Scott Fendorf
Scott Fendorf Stanford University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao University of Florida
Jean-Philippe Nicot
Jean-Philippe Nicot The University of Texas at Austin
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Joseph Fargione
Joseph Fargione The Nature Conservancy

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