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Environmental Sciences

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69
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15038
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1808
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761

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James W. Moffett 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 W. Moffett sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James W. Moffett 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 W. Moffett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James W. Moffett is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Oceanography, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their work covers several main topics including marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, geochemistry and elemental analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, isotope analysis in ecology, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, and heavy metals in the environment.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by James W. Moffett include:

  • The Distribution and Redox Speciation of Iodine in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific Ocean, 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Limited iodate reduction in shipboard seawater incubations from the Eastern Tropical North Pacific oxygen deficient zone, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • The role of water masses in shaping the distribution of redox active compounds in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific oxygen deficient zone and influencing low oxygen concentrations in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Efficient zinc/cobalt inter-replacement in northeast Pacific diatoms and relationship to high surface dissolved Co: Zn ratios, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Unexpected Source and Transport of Iron from the Deep Peru Margin, 2020, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

James W. Moffett has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chemical Geology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Moffett include:

  • Natalya Evans
  • Kenneth M. Bolster
  • Rintaro Moriyasu
  • Seth G. John
  • Allan H. Devol

Best Publications

  • Phosphonate utilization by the globally important marine diazotroph Trichodesmium.

    S. T. Dyhrman;P. D. Chappell;S. T. Haley;J. W. Moffett

  • Basin-scale transport of hydrothermal dissolved metals across the South Pacific Ocean

    Joseph A. Resing;Peter N. Sedwick;Christopher R. German;William J. Jenkins

  • Reaction kinetics of hydrogen peroxide with copper and iron in seawater.

    James W. Moffett;Rod G. Zika

  • Production of strong, extracellular Cu chelators by marine cyanobacteria in response to Cu stress

    James W. Moffett;Larry E. Brand

  • Microbially mediated cerium oxidation in sea water

    James W. Moffett

  • Marine ammonia-oxidizing archaeal isolates display obligate mixotrophy and wide ecotypic variation

    Wei Qin;Shady A. Amin;Willm Martens-Habbena;Christopher B. Walker

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Cobalt limitation and uptake in Prochlorococcus

    Mak A. Saito;James W. Moffett;Sallie W. Chisholm;John B. Waterbury

  • Cu speciation and cyanobacterial distribution in harbors subject to anthropogenic Cu inputs

    James W. Moffett;Larry E. Brand;Peter L. Croot;Katherine A. Barbeau

  • Role of protozoan grazing in relieving iron limitation of phytoplankton

    Katherine Barbeau;James W. Moffett;David A. Caron;Peter L. Croot

  • Distribution and potential sources and sinks of copper chelators in the Sargasso Sea

    J.W. Moffett;R.G. Zika;L.E. Brand

  • Copper toxicity and cyanobacteria ecology in the Sargasso Sea

    Elizabeth L. Mann;Nathan Ahlgren;James W. Moffett;Sallie W. Chisholm

  • GEOTRACES – An international study of the global marine biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and their isotopes

    G.M. Henderson;R.F. Anderson;J. Adkins;P. Andersson

  • Preservation of iron(II) by carbon-rich matrices in a hydrothermal plume

    Brandy M. Toner;Brandy M. Toner;Sirine C. Fakra;Steven J. Manganini;Cara M. Santelli

  • Oxidation of cobalt and manganese in seawater via a common microbially catalyzed pathway

    James W. Moffett;Jackson Ho

  • Developing standards for dissolved iron in seawater

    Kenneth S. Johnson;Edward Boyle;Kenneth Bruland;Kenneth Coale

  • Production of extracellular Cu complexing ligands by eucaryotic phytoplankton in response to Cu stress

    Peter L. Croot;James W. Moffett;Larry E. Brand

  • Oxidation kinetics of Cu(I) in seawater: implications for its existence in the marine environment

    James W Moffett;Rod G Zika

  • Production of cobalt binding ligands in a Synechococcus feature at the Costa Rica upwelling dome

    Mak A. Saito;Gabrielle Rocap;James W. Moffett

  • Co-occurring Synechococcus ecotypes occupy four major oceanic regimes defined by temperature, macronutrients and iron.

    Jill A Sohm;Nathan A Ahlgren;Nathan A Ahlgren;Zachary J Thomson;Cheryl Williams

  • Intercomparison of voltammetric techniques to determine the chemical speciation of dissolved copper in a coastal seawater sample

    Kenneth W. Bruland;Eden L. Rue;John R. Donat;Stephen A. Skrabal

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan H. Devol
Allan H. Devol University of Washington
Anitra E. Ingalls
Anitra E. Ingalls University of Washington
David A. Stahl
David A. Stahl University of Washington
Mak A. Saito
Mak A. Saito Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
E. Virginia Armbrust
E. Virginia Armbrust University of Washington
Katherine A. Barbeau
Katherine A. Barbeau University of California, San Diego
Gregory A. Cutter
Gregory A. Cutter Old Dominion University
Peter Croot
Peter Croot University of Galway
Rod G. Zika
Rod G. Zika University of Miami
Christopher R. German
Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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