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D-Index
72
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21052
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1480
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629

Jeffrey E. Richey 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 Jeffrey E. Richey sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 191 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey E. Richey 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 Jeffrey E. Richey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Jeffrey E. Richey is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans across Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Oceanography, Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of their work involve Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Fish Biology, Ecology, and Behavior, as well as Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Recent publications illustrate a focus on aquatic systems and biogeochemical dynamics. These include:

  • Localized Pollution Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Dynamics in Three Anthropogenically Modified Asian River Systems, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • How green can Amazon hydropower be? Net carbon emission from the largest hydropower plant in Amazonia, 2021, Science Advances
  • CO2 partial pressure and fluxes in the Amazon River plume using in situ and remote sensing data, 2021, Continental Shelf Research
  • Enabling policy environment for water, food and energy security, 2021, Irrigation and Drainage
  • Low Diffusive Methane Emissions From the Main Channel of a Large Amazonian Run-of-the-River Reservoir Attributed to High Methane Oxidation, 2021, Frontiers in Environmental Science

Frequent collaborators have included Nicholas Ward, Aline M. Valério, Vania Neu, Milton Kampel, and Henrique O. Sawakuchi. These co-authors have worked on multiple projects, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, with several papers appearing in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, Remote Sensing, Geophysical Monograph, and Continental Shelf Research.

In recognition of their contributions to geophysical research, Jeffrey E. Richey was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Outgassing from Amazonian rivers and wetlands as a large tropical source of atmospheric CO2.

    Jeffrey E. Richey;John M. Melack;Anthony K. Aufdenkampe;Victoria M. Ballester

  • Compositions and fluxes of particulate organic material in the Amazon River1

    John I. Hedges;Wayne A. Clark;Paul D. Quay;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • Young organic matter as a source of carbon dioxide outgassing from Amazonian rivers

    Emilio Mayorga;Anthony K. Aufdenkampe;Caroline A. Masiello;Alex V. Krusche

  • Storage and remobilization of suspended sediment in the lower amazon river of Brazil

    Robert H. Meade;Thomas Dunne;Jeffrey E. Richey;Umberto De M. Santos

  • Dissolved humic substances of the Amazon River system1

    John R. Ertel;John I. Hedges;Allan H. Devol;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • Exchanges of sediment between the flood plain and channel of the Amazon River in Brazil

    Thomas Dunne;Leal A. K. Mertes;Robert H. Meade;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • Origins and processing of organic matter in the Amazon River as indicated by carbohydrates and amino acids

    John I. Hedges;Gregory L. Cowie;Jeffrey E. Richey;Paul D. Quay

  • Biogeochemistry of carbon in the Amazon River

    Jeffrey E. Richey;John I. Hedges;Allan H. Devol;Paul D. Quay

  • Biogeochemistry of major world rivers

    E.T. Degens;S. Kempe;J.E. Richey

  • Loss of organic matter from riverine particles in deltas

    Richard G. Keil;Lawrence M. Mayer;Paul D. Quay;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • Amazon River Discharge and Climate Variability: 1903 to 1985

    Jeffrey E. Richey;Carlos Nobre;Clara Deser

  • Degradation of terrestrially derived macromolecules in the Amazon River

    Nicholas D. Ward;Richard G. Keil;Patricia M. Medeiros;Daimio C. Brito

  • Where Carbon Goes When Water Flows: Carbon Cycling across the Aquatic Continuum

    Nicholas D. Ward;Nicholas D. Ward;Nicholas D. Ward;Thomas S. Bianchi;Patricia M. Medeiros;Michael Seidel

  • Water Discharge and Suspended Sediment Concentrations in the Amazon River: 1982–1984

    Jeffrey E. Richey;Robert H. Meade;Eneas Salati;Allan H. Devol

  • Physical controls on carbon dioxide transfer velocity and flux in low‐gradient river systems and implications for regional carbon budgets

    Simone Rebecca Alin;Simone Rebecca Alin;Maria de Fátima Fernandes Lamy Rasera;Cleber Ibraim Salimon;Jeffrey Edward Richey

  • Performance of Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 surface reflectance products for river remote sensing retrievals of chlorophyll-a and turbidity

    Catherine Kuhn;Aline de Matos Valerio;Nick Ward;Nick Ward;Luke Loken;Luke Loken

  • Current status and past trends of the global carbon cycle

    C. L. Sabine;M. Heimann;P. Artaxo;D. C. E. Bakker

  • Effects of landuse change on the hydrologic regime of the Mae Chaem river basin, NW Thailand

    P. Thanapakpawin;J. Richey;D. Thomas;S. Rodda

  • Organic matter in Bolivian tributaries of the Amazon River: A comparison to the lower mainstream

    John I. Hedges;Emilio Mayorga;Elizabeth Tsamakis;Michael E. McClain

  • Biogenic gases and the oxidation and reduction of carbon in Amazon River and floodplain waters

    Jeffrey E. Richey;Allan H. Devol;Steven C. Wofsy;Reynaldo Victoria

  • Organic carbon-14 in the Amazon river system.

    John I. Hedges;John R. Ertel;Paul D. Quay;Pieter M. Grootes

  • The Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin

    Michael E. McClain;Reynaldo L. Victoria;Jeffrey Edward Richey

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex V. Krusche
Alex V. Krusche Universidade de São Paulo
Allan H. Devol
Allan H. Devol University of Washington
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria
Reynaldo Luiz Victoria Universidade de São Paulo
Paul D. Quay
Paul D. Quay University of Washington
Bruce R. Forsberg
Bruce R. Forsberg National Institute of Amazonian Research
Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Luiz Antonio Martinelli Universidade de São Paulo
Richard G. Keil
Richard G. Keil University of Washington
John I. Hedges
John I. Hedges University of Washington
Simone R. Alin
Simone R. Alin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Patricia L. Yager
Patricia L. Yager University of Georgia

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