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Jay L. Garland

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
54
Citations
15643
World Ranking
3963
National Ranking
1512

Jay L. Garland 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 Jay L. Garland sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 186 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jay L. Garland 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 Jay L. Garland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jay L. Garland is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular concentration in Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple topics related to environmental and public health concerns, including:

  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Jay L. Garland has contributed to several recent publications including:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 monitoring at three sewersheds of different scales and complexity demonstrates distinctive relationships between wastewater measurements and COVID-19 case data" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistant and Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Reclaimed Wastewaters" (2021) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A one health approach for monitoring antimicrobial resistance: developing a national freshwater pilot effort" (2024) published in Frontiers in Water
  • "Geospatial Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the US EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment Survey" (2022) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Human Health, Economic and Environmental Assessment of Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse Systems for a Large, Mixed-Use Urban Building" (2020) published in Sustainability

The frequent coauthors in their body of work include:

  • Michael A. Jahne
  • Scott P. Keely
  • Nichole E. Brinkman
  • Mary E. Schoen
  • Maitreyi Nagarkar

Jay L. Garland's research has been published extensively in certain venues with multiple contributions to:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology

Best Publications

  • Classification and characterization of heterotrophic microbial communities on the basis of patterns of community-level sole-carbon-source utilization.

    Jay L. Garland;Aaron L. Mills

  • Manual of environmental microbiology.

    C. J. Hurst;R. L. Crawford;J. L. Garland;D. A. Lipson

  • Analysis and interpretation of community-level physiological profiles in microbial ecology

    Jay L Garland

  • Analytical approaches to the characterization of samples of microbial communities using patterns of potential C source utilization.

    Jay L. Garland

  • Significance of hydrated radius and hydration shells on ionic permeability during nanofiltration in dead end and cross flow modes

    Berrin Tansel;John C. Sager;Tony Rector;Jay L. Garland

  • Patterns of potential C source utilization by rhizosphere communities

    Jay L. Garland

  • Significance of dissolved methane in effluents of anaerobically treated low strength wastewater and potential for recovery as an energy product: A review.

    Brian C. Crone;Jay L. Garland;George A. Sorial;Leland M. Vane

  • An integrated approach to evaluate the impacts of the herbicides glyphosate, 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl on soil microbial communities in the Pampas region, Argentina

    Maria Celina Zabaloy;Jay L. Garland;Marisa Anahi Gomez

  • Effect of Nutrient Removal and Resource Recovery on Life Cycle Cost and Environmental Impacts of a Small Scale Water Resource Recovery Facility

    Ben Morelli;Sarah Cashman;Xin Cissy Ma;Jay Garland

  • Influence of Elevated CO2 on the Fungal Community in a Coastal Scrub Oak Forest Soil Investigated with Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

    Morten Klamer;Michael S. Roberts;Lanfang H. Levine;Bert G. Drake

  • Impact of dilution on microbial community structure and functional potential: comparison of numerical simulations and batch culture experiments.

    Rima B. Franklin;Jay L. Garland;Carl H. Bolster;Aaron L. Mills

  • Relative effectiveness of kinetic analysis vs single point readings for classifying environmental samples based on community-level physiological profiles (CLPP)

    J.L. Garland;A.L. Mills;J.S. Young

  • Reproducibility in the response of soil bacterial community-level physiological profiles from a land use intensification gradient

    E. Gomez;J. Garland;M. Conti

  • Manual of Environmental Microbiology, Third Edition

    Christon J. Hurst;David A. Lipson;Jay L. Garland;Linda D. Stetzenbach

  • An assessment of US microbiome research.

    Elizabeth Stulberg;Deborah Fravel;Lita M. Proctor;David M. Murray

  • Biotransformations of Manganese

    Bradley M. Tebo;Brian G. Clement;Gregory J. Dick

  • Deposition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and microtopographical changes on membrane surfaces during intermittent filtration conditions

    Berrin Tansel;John Sager;Jay Garland;Shaohua Xu

  • Assessment of microbial community function and structure in soil microcosms exposed to glyphosate

    María C. Zabaloy;Elena Gómez;Jay L. Garland;Marisa A. Gómez

  • Effects of microbial community diversity on the survival of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the wheat rhizosphere

    A. Matos;Lee J. Kerkhof;J. L. Garland

  • Dilution/extinction of community phenotypic characters to estimate relative structural diversity in mixed communities

    Jay L. Garland;R.Michael Lehman

  • Scales of temporal and spatial variability in the distribution of harmful algae species in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA

    Edward J. Phlips;Susan Badylak;Mary Christman;Jennifer Wolny

  • Critical insights for a sustainability framework to address integrated community water services: Technical metrics and approaches

    Xiaobo Xue;Mary E Schoen;Xin Cissy Ma;Troy R Hawkins

  • Sustainable Water Systems for the City of Tomorrow—A Conceptual Framework

    Xin Ma;Xiaobo Xue;Alejandra González-Mejía;Jay Garland

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron L. Mills
Aaron L. Mills University of Virginia
Cheryl L. Mackowiak
Cheryl L. Mackowiak University of Florida
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Nicholas J. Ashbolt Queensland University of Technology
Gary S. Sayler
Gary S. Sayler University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Serita D. Frey
Serita D. Frey University of New Hampshire
George A. Sorial
George A. Sorial University of Cincinnati
Barth F. Smets
Barth F. Smets Technical University of Denmark
Nancy G. Love
Nancy G. Love University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Raymond M. Wheeler
Raymond M. Wheeler Kennedy Space Center
Michael L. Simpson
Michael L. Simpson University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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