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D-Index
105
Citations
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104
National Ranking
52

Jeffrey P. Chanton publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey P. Chanton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 428 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Jeffrey P. Chanton D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey P. Chanton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Jeffrey P. Chanton is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Climate Change and Permafrost
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Jeffrey P. Chanton has contributed to multiple recent papers, reflecting a focus on carbon dynamics in peatlands and associated ecosystems:

  • "Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Massive peatland carbon banks vulnerable to rising temperatures," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Minnesota peat viromes reveal terrestrial and aquatic niche partitioning for local and global viral populations," 2021, Microbiome
  • "Rapid Net Carbon Loss From a Whole-Ecosystem Warmed Peatland," 2020, AGU Advances
  • "Assessing the Potential for Mobilization of Old Soil Carbon After Permafrost Thaw: A Synthesis of 14C Measurements From the Northern Permafrost Region," 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles

The scientist frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, including Rachel Wilson, Joel E. Kostka, Christopher W. Schadt, Max Kolton, and William Cooper.

Publications by Jeffrey P. Chanton appear in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • PLoS ONE

In recognition of their contributions, Jeffrey P. Chanton was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Methane bubbling from Siberian thaw lakes as a positive feedback to climate warming

    K. M. Walter;S. A. Zimov;J. P. Chanton;D. Verbyla

  • Primary production control of methane emission from wetlands

    G. J. Whiting;G. J. Whiting;J. P. Chanton

  • Host-linked soil viral ecology along a permafrost thaw gradient

    Joanne B. Emerson;Joanne B. Emerson;Simon Roux;Simon Roux;Jennifer R. Brum;Jennifer R. Brum;Benjamin Bolduc

  • Greenhouse carbon balance of wetlands: methane emission versus carbon sequestration

    Gary J. Whiting;Jeffrey P. Chanton

  • METHANE MASS BALANCE AT THREE LANDFILL SITES: WHAT IS THE EFFICIENCY OF CAPTURE BY GAS COLLECTION SYSTEMS?

    K. Spokas;J. Bogner;J.P. Chanton;M. Morcet

  • Estimating groundwater discharge into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico using radon-222

    Jaye E. Cable;William C. Burnett;Jeffrey P. Chanton;Georges L. Weatherly

  • Methane dynamics regulated by microbial community response to permafrost thaw

    Carmody K. McCalley;Ben J. Woodcroft;Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Richard A. Wehr

  • Genome-centric view of carbon processing in thawing permafrost

    Ben J. Woodcroft;Caitlin M. Singleton;Joel A. Boyd;Paul N. Evans

  • Controls on CH4 emissions from a northern peatland

    L. M. Bellisario;J. L. Bubier;T. R. Moore;J. P. Chanton

  • Gas transport from methane‐saturated, tidal freshwater and wetland sediments

    Jeffrey P. Chanton;Christopher S. Martens;Cheryl A. Kelley

  • Plant-dependent CH4 emission in a subarctic Canadian fen

    Gary J. Whiting;Jeffrey P. Chanton

  • Changes in peat chemistry associated with permafrost thaw increase greenhouse gas production

    Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Malak M. Tfaily;Carmody K. McCalley;Tyler A. Logan

  • Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink

    J. Loisel;A. V. Gallego-Sala;Matthew J. Amesbury;Matthew J. Amesbury;G. Magnan

  • Expert assessment of vulnerability of permafrost carbon to climate change

    E. A. G. Schuur;B. W. Abbott;W. B. Bowden;V. Brovkin

  • Evaluation of a biologically active cover for mitigation of landfill gas emissions.

    M A Barlaz;R B Green;J P Chanton;C D Goldsmith

  • Patterns of groundwater discharge into Florida Bay

    D. Reide Corbett;Jeffrey Chanton;William Burnett;Kevin Dillon

  • Radiocarbon evidence for the substrates supporting methane formation within northern Minnesota peatlands

    Jeffrey P. Chanton;James E. Bauer;Paul A. Glaser;Donald I. Siegel

  • Tidal pumping drives nutrient and dissolved organic matter dynamics in a Gulf of Mexico subterranean estuary

    Isaac R. Santos;William C. Burnett;Thorsten Dittmar;I G.N.A. Suryaputra

  • Microbial populations in Antarctic permafrost: biodiversity, state, age, and implication for astrobiology.

    D.A. Gilichinsky;G.S. Wilson;E.I. Friedmann;C.P. Mckay

  • Geologic methane seeps along boundaries of Arctic permafrost thaw and melting glaciers

    Katey M. Walter Anthony;Peter Anthony;Guido Grosse;Jeffrey Chanton

  • Radiocarbon and stable carbon isotopic evidence for transport and transformation of dissolved organic carbon, dissolved inorganic carbon, and CH4 in a northern Minnesota peatland

    L. S. Chasar;J. P. Chanton;Paul H Glaser;D. I. Siegel

  • Indicators of methane-derived carbonates and chemosynthetic organic carbon deposits; examples from the Florida Escarpment

    Charles K. Paull;Jeffrey P. Chanton;A. Conrad Neumann;Jennifer A. Coston

  • Assessing the Impacts of Oil-associated Marine Snow Formation and Sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Kendra L. Daly;Uta Passow;Jeffrey Chanton;David Hollander

  • Seasonal variation in methane oxidation in a landfill cover soil as determined by an in situ stable isotope technique

    Jeffrey Chanton;Karen Liptay

  • 3 – Effects of Vegetation on Methane Flux, Reservoirs, and Carbon Isotopic Composition

    Jeffrey P. Chanton;John W.H. Dacey

Frequent Co-Authors

Malak M. Tfaily
Malak M. Tfaily University of Arizona
Paul H. Glaser
Paul H. Glaser University of Minnesota
Scott R. Saleska
Scott R. Saleska University of Arizona
Patrick M. Crill
Patrick M. Crill Stockholm University
William C. Burnett
William C. Burnett Florida State University
Joel E. Kostka
Joel E. Kostka Georgia Institute of Technology
Donald I. Siegel
Donald I. Siegel Syracuse University
Brad M. Bebout
Brad M. Bebout Ames Research Center
Gene W. Tyson
Gene W. Tyson Queensland University of Technology
Christopher S. Martens
Christopher S. Martens University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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