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D-Index
46
Citations
11203
World Ranking
5974
National Ranking
2163

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Carbon dioxide

His primary areas of study are Sediment, Environmental chemistry, Ecology, Eutrophication and Oceanography. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Salt marsh, Marsh, Habitat and Invasive species. His Environmental chemistry research incorporates themes from Iron sulfide, Salinity, Hydrology, Geochronology and Mackinawite.

His work is connected to Ecosystem, Phytoplankton, Benthic zone and Phragmites, as a part of Ecology. His study in Oceanography is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Denitrification, Nutrient and Biogeochemical cycle. Jeffrey C. Cornwell focuses mostly in the field of Denitrification, narrowing it down to topics relating to Water column and, in certain cases, Nitrate.

His most cited work include:

  • Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: historical trends and ecological interactions (994 citations)
  • Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer for Rapid High-Precision Determination of N2, O2, and Ar in Environmental Water Samples (552 citations)
  • The chemistry of the hydrogen sulfide and iron sulfide systems in natural waters (504 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Jeffrey C. Cornwell mostly deals with Sediment, Environmental chemistry, Estuary, Oceanography and Ecology. His Sediment study also includes fields such as

  • Biogeochemical cycle which connect with Biogeochemistry and Biogenic silica,
  • Drainage basin most often made with reference to Arctic. His Environmental chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Denitrification, Authigenic, Mineralogy and Organic matter.

The Estuary study combines topics in areas such as Salinity, Bay, Coastal plain, Hydrology and Anoxic waters. His Oceanography study incorporates themes from Deposition and Eutrophication. His Eutrophication research incorporates elements of Water quality and Fishery.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Sediment (36.46%)
  • Environmental chemistry (35.42%)
  • Estuary (32.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Estuary (32.29%)
  • Environmental chemistry (35.42%)
  • Hydrology (25.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Estuary, Environmental chemistry, Hydrology, Eutrophication and Denitrification. His Estuary research includes elements of Sediment, Dissolved organic carbon and Anoxic waters. Jeffrey C. Cornwell merges Environmental chemistry with Hypoxia in his study.

His Denitrification research integrates issues from Bottom water, Nitrification and Biogeochemical cycle. His Biogeochemical cycle research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Benthic zone, Aquatic ecosystem and Water column. His Oceanography study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Phytoplankton and Mesocosm.

Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Redox reactions and weak buffering capacity lead to acidification in the Chesapeake Bay (63 citations)
  • Sources and transformations of anthropogenic nitrogen along an urban river–estuarine continuum (26 citations)
  • Controls on Carbonate System Dynamics in a Coastal Plain Estuary: A Modeling Study (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of investigation include Estuary, Oceanography, Eutrophication, Hydrology and Estuarine acidification. His Estuary research includes themes of Sediment and Environmental chemistry, Dissolved organic carbon. His Sediment study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Salinity, Nitrification, Bottom water, Denitrification and Spring.

He has included themes like Authigenic, Diagenesis and Particulates in his Environmental chemistry study. His Dissolved organic carbon study combines topics in areas such as Effluent, Outfall, Wastewater, Sewage treatment and Nitrate. Redox, Alkalinity and Anoxic waters are fields of study that overlap with his Hypoxia research.

Best Publications

  • Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: historical trends and ecological interactions

    W. M. Kemp;W. R. Boynton;J. E. Adolf;D. F. Boesch

  • Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer for Rapid High-Precision Determination of N2, O2, and Ar in Environmental Water Samples

    Todd M. Kana;Christina. Darkangelo;M. Duane. Hunt;James B. Oldham

  • The chemistry of the hydrogen sulfide and iron sulfide systems in natural waters

    John W. Morse;Frank J. Millero;Jeffrey C. Cornwell;David Rickard

  • Denitrification in coastal ecosystems: methods, environmental controls, and ecosystem level controls, a review

    Jeffrey C. Cornwell;W. Michael Kemp;Todd M. Kana

  • Influence of Eastern Oysters on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Regeneration in Chesapeake Bay, USA

    R I E Newell;T R Fisher;R R Holyoke;J C Cornwell

  • Influence of simulated bivalve biodeposition and microphytobenthos on sediment nitrogen dynamics: A laboratory study

    Roger I. E. Newell;Jeffrey C. Cornwell;Michael S. Owens

  • Denitrification and nutrient assimilation on a restored oyster reef

    M. Lisa Kellogg;Jeffrey C. Cornwell;Michael S. Owens;Kennedy T. Paynter

  • The characterization of iron sulfide minerals in anoxic marine sediments

    Jeffrey C Cornwell;John W Morse

  • Denitrification in estuarine sediments determined by membrane inlet mass spectrometry

    Todd M. Kunu;Matthew B. Sullivan;Jeffrey C. Cornwell;Kevin M. Groxzkowski

  • Changes in phosphorus biogeochemistry along an estuarine salinity gradient: The iron conveyer belt

    Thomas E. Jordan;Jeffrey C. Cornwell;Walter R. Boynton;Jon T. Anderson

  • Increased sediment accretion rates following invasion by Phragmites australis : The role of litter

    Jill E. Rooth;J. Court Stevenson;Jeffrey C. Cornwell

  • Analysis and distribution of iron sulfide minerals in recent anoxic marine sediments

    John W. Morse;Jeffrey C. Cornwell

  • Use of oysters to mitigate eutrophication in coastal waters

    M. Lisa Kellogg;Ashley R. Smyth;Mark W. Luckenbach;Ruth H. Carmichael

  • Ecological Stoichiometry, Biogeochemical Cycling, Invasive Species, and Aquatic Food Webs: San Francisco Estuary and Comparative Systems

    Patricia M. Glibert;David Fullerton;Joann M. Burkholder;Jeffrey C. Cornwell

  • Redox reactions and weak buffering capacity lead to acidification in the Chesapeake Bay

    Wei-Jun Cai;Wei-Jen Huang;Wei-Jen Huang;George W. Luther;Denis Pierrot

  • Recent declines in PAH, PCB, and toxaphene levels in the northern Great Lakes as determined from high resolution sediment cores.

    Abby R. Schneider;Heather M. Stapleton;Jeff Cornwell;Joel E. Baker

  • Transformation of particle-bound phosphorus at the land-sea interface

    Daniel J. Conley;Wendy M. Smith;Jeffrey C. Cornwell;Thomas R. Fisher

  • An examination of the factors influencing the flux of mercury, methylmercury and other constituents from estuarine sediment

    Robert P. Mason;Eun-Hee Kim;Jeffrey Cornwell;Deborah Heyes

  • Implicit scaling in the design of experimental aquatic ecosystems

    John E. Petersen;Jeff C. Cornwell;W. Michael Kemp

  • Nutrient Budgets and Management Actions in the Patuxent River Estuary, Maryland

    W. R. Boynton;J. D. Hagy;J. C. Cornwell;W. M. Kemp

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy M. Testa
Jeremy M. Testa University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Walter R. Boynton
Walter R. Boynton University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Todd M. Kana
Todd M. Kana University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Byron C. Crump
Byron C. Crump Oregon State University
Wei-Jun Cai
Wei-Jun Cai University of Delaware
Mark W. Luckenbach
Mark W. Luckenbach Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Lawrence P. Sanford
Lawrence P. Sanford University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
John W. Morse
John W. Morse Texas A&M University
Thomas R. Fisher
Thomas R. Fisher University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

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