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James J. McCarthy

James J. McCarthy

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 57 3358 1291 102 22937

James J. McCarthy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James J. McCarthy between 1969 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James J. McCarthy published across 56 years, from 1969 to 2024, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1982. 9 of the 120 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1982. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications
1969 2024

120 publications in total across all disciplines

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James J. McCarthy: publications per year, 1969 to 2024
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 1
1971 2
1972 3
1973 0
1974 2
1975 3
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 4
1980 0
1981 3
1982 9
1983 1
1984 3
1985 5
1986 4
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 4
1991 2
1992 3
1993 1
1994 1
1995 4
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 5
2004 3
2005 0
2006 1
2007 3
2008 1
2009 4
2010 1
2011 1
2012 0
2013 2
2014 2
2015 3
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 0
2022 5
2023 6
2024 3
Total 120
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James J. McCarthy 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 J. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–110 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 102 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492 102
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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James J. McCarthy 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 J. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204 57
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

James J. McCarthy was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research work spanned several main fields, including Medicine, Social Sciences, and Environmental Science, with notable subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Neurology.

The scientist contributed scholarly work on a variety of topics. These encompassed:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Water Governance and Infrastructure
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

They published papers in notable venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Environment and Planning E Nature and Space
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Journal of Neurotrauma
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • The AAG Review of Books

Recent publications included:

  • "Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of Mobile Stroke Units," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Early versus Late Profiles of Inflammatory Cytokines after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Association with Neuropsychological Outcomes," 2020, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • "New political ecologies of renewable energy," 2022, Environment and Planning E Nature and Space
  • "(Counter)mapping renewables: Space, justice, and politics of wind and solar power in Mexico," 2021, Environment and Planning E Nature and Space
  • "Prehospital Activation of Hospital Resources (PreAct) ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): A Standardized Approach to Prehospital Activation and Direct to the Catheterization Laboratory for STEMI Recommendations From the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline Program," 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association

Their research collaboration involved frequent coauthors, including:

  • José-Miguel Yamal
  • David Persse
  • Dylan M. Harris
  • Kelsey Porada
  • Tiffany Small

Best Publications

  • A framework for vulnerability analysis in sustainability science

    B. L. Turner;Roger E. Kasperson;Roger E. Kasperson;Pamela A. Matson;James J. McCarthy

  • Environment and development. Sustainability science.

    Kates Rw;Clark Wc;Corell R;Hall Jm

  • HALF‐SATURATION CONSTANTS FOR UPTAKE OF NITRATE AND AMMONIUM BY MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON1

    Richard W. Eppley;Jane N. Rogers;James J. McCarthy

  • Growth rate influence on the chemical composition of phytoplankton in oceanic waters

    Joel C. Goldman;James J. McCarthy;Dwight G. Peavey

  • Temperature effects on export production in the open ocean

    Edward A. Laws;Paul G. Falkowski;Walker O. Smith;Hugh Ducklow

  • Illustrating the coupled human-environment system for vulnerability analysis: three case studies.

    B. L. Turner;Pamela A. Matson;James J. McCarthy;Robert W. Corell

  • Whales as marine ecosystem engineers.

    Joe Roman;James A Estes;Lyne Morissette;Craig Smith

  • Nitrogenous nutrition of the plankton in the Chesapeake Bay. 1. Nutrient availability and phytoplankton preferences

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  • Iron and grazing constraints on primary production in the central equatorial Pacific: An EqPac synthesis

    Michael R. Lundry;Richard T. Barber;Robert R. Bidare;Fei Chai

  • Nitrogenous Nutrition of Marine Phytoplankton in Nutrient-Depleted Waters

    James J. Mccarthy;Joel C. Goldman

  • Isotope dilution models of uptake and remineralization of ammonium by marine plankton1

    Patricia M. Gilbert;Fredric Lipschultz;James J. McCarthy;Mark A. Altabet

  • The Whale Pump: Marine Mammals Enhance Primary Productivity in a Coastal Basin

    Joe Roman;James J. McCarthy

  • Steady state growth and ammonium uptake of a fast‐growing marine diatom 1

    Joel C. Goldman;James J. McCarthy

  • Saami reindeer pastoralism under climate change: Applying a generalized framework for vulnerability studies to a sub-arctic social–ecological system

    Unknown

  • Export flux of particulate organic carbon from the central equatorial Pacific determined using a combined drifting trap-234Th approach

    James W. Murray;Jennifer Young;Jan Newton;John Dunne

  • The Uptake of Urea by Natural Populations of Marine PHYTOPLANKTON1

    Unknown

  • Isotopic fractionation during nitrate uptake by phytoplankton grown in continuous culture

    Joseph P. Montoya;James J. McCarthy

  • Utilization of ammonium and nitrate during austral summer in the Scotia Sea

    Patricia M. Glibert;Douglas C. Biggs;James J. McCarthy

  • Baleen whales host a unique gut microbiome with similarities to both carnivores and herbivores.

    Jon G. Sanders;Annabel C. Beichman;Joe Roman;Joe Roman;Jarrod J. Scott

  • New production along 140°W in the equatorial Pacific during and following the 1992 El Niño event

    James J McCarthy;Chris Garside;John L Nevins;Richard T Barber

  • LIGHT/DARK PERIODICITY IN NITROGEN ASSIMILATION OF THE MARINE PHYTOPLANKTERS SKELETONEMA COSTATUM AND COCCOLITHUS HUXLEYI IN N‐LIMITED CHEMOSTAT CULTURE1,2

    Richard W. Eppley;Jane N. Rogers;James J. McCarthy;Alain Sournia

  • PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH AND COMPOSITION IN SHIPBOARD CULTURES SUPPLIED WITH NITRATE, AMMONIUM, OR UREA AS THE NITROGEN SOURCE1

    R. W. Eppley;A. F. Carlucci;O. Holm-Hansen;D. Kiefer

  • Temporal and spatial variations in the natural abundance of 15N in PON from a warm-core ring

    Mark A. Altabet;James J. McCarthy

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan R. Robinson
Allan R. Robinson Harvard University
Terrence M. Joyce
Terrence M. Joyce Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Joseph P. Montoya
Joseph P. Montoya Georgia Institute of Technology
John P. Dunne
John P. Dunne Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
William C. Clark
William C. Clark Harvard University
James W. Murray
James W. Murray University of Washington
Tom Berman
Tom Berman National Institute of Oceanography
Dennis J. McGillicuddy
Dennis J. McGillicuddy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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