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D-Index
46
Citations
7616
World Ranking
6116
National Ranking
2215

Jennifer M. DeBruyn 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 Jennifer M. DeBruyn sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 116 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jennifer M. DeBruyn 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 Jennifer M. DeBruyn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jennifer M. DeBruyn is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, addressing various topics related to soil health and microbial ecology.

Their work extensively covers subfields such as Ecology, Pollution, Soil Science, Plant Science, and Molecular Biology. These areas intersect with main topics including Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, and Paleopathology and ancient diseases.

Recent papers include:

  • In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils (2020) - The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil Microbial Communities Associated With Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films (2020) - Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Effects of biodegradable plastic film mulching on soil microbial communities in two agroecosystems (2020) - PeerJ
  • Lysogenic reproductive strategies of viral communities vary with soil depth and are correlated with bacterial diversity (2020) - Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Four years of continuous use of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch: impact on soil and groundwater quality (2020) - Geoderma

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jennifer M. DeBruyn are:

  • Douglas G. Hayes
  • Steven W. Wilhelm
  • Lois S. Taylor
  • Sreejata Bandopadhyay
  • Sean M. Schaeffer

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, PeerJ, PLoS ONE, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, and mSphere. This collection of publication venues reflects a focus on microbiology, ecology, and environmental biology as core domains of their research output.

Best Publications

  • Global Biogeography and Quantitative Seasonal Dynamics of Gemmatimonadetes in Soil

    Jennifer M. DeBruyn;Lauren T. Nixon;Mariam N. Fawaz;Amy M. Johnson

  • Long term tillage, cover crop, and fertilization effects on microbial community structure, activity: Implications for soil quality

    Lilian Wanjiru Mbuthia;Veronica Acosta-Martínez;Jennifer DeBruyn;Sean Schaeffer

  • Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions.

    Sreejata Bandopadhyay;Lluis Martin-Closas;Ana M. Pelacho;Jennifer M. DeBruyn

  • Lake Erie Microcystis: Relationship between microcystin production, dynamics of genotypes and environmental parameters in a large lake

    Johanna M. Rinta-Kanto;Elisabeth A. Konopko;Jennifer M. DeBruyn;Richard A. Bourbonniere

  • In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils

    Henry Y. Sintim;Andy I. Bary;Douglas G. Hayes;Larry C. Wadsworth

  • Microbial Taxa Distribution Is Associated with Ecological Trophic Cascades along an Elevation Gradient.

    Fei Yao;Shan Yang;Shan Yang;Zhirui Wang;Xue Wang

  • Impacts of biodegradable plastic mulches on soil health

    Henry Y. Sintim;Sreejata Bandopadhyay;Marie E. English;Andy I. Bary

  • Functional and Structural Succession of Soil Microbial Communities below Decomposing Human Cadavers.

    Kelly L. Cobaugh;Sean M. Schaeffer;Jennifer M. DeBruyn

  • Microbial community structure is affected by cropping sequences and poultry litter under long-term no-tillage

    A.J. Ashworth;J.M. DeBruyn;F.L. Allen;M. Radosevich

  • The relationships between nutrients, cyanobacterial toxins and the microbial community in Taihu (Lake Tai), China

    Steven W. Wilhelm;Sarah E. Farnsley;Gary R. LeCleir;Alice C. Layton

  • Postmortem succession of gut microbial communities in deceased human subjects

    Jennifer M. DeBruyn;Kathleen A. Hauther

  • Comparative Quantitative Prevalence of Mycobacteria and Functionally Abundant nidA, nahAc, and nagAc Dioxygenase Genes in Coal Tar Contaminated Sediments

    Jennifer M Debruyn;Christopher S Chewning;Gary S Sayler

  • Differential remineralization of major and trace elements in sinking diatoms

    Benjamin S. Twining;Scott D. Nodder;Andrew L. King;David A. Hutchins

  • Microbial control of diatom bloom dynamics in the open ocean

    Philip W. Boyd;Philip W. Boyd;Robert Strzepek;Steve Chiswell;Hoe Chang

  • The diversity and distribution of toxigenic Microcystis spp. in present day and archived pelagic and sediment samples from Lake Erie

    Johanna M. Rinta-Kanto;Matthew A. Saxton;Jennifer M. DeBruyn;Juliette L. Smith

  • Fungal Communities in Rhizosphere Soil under Conservation Tillage Shift in Response to Plant Growth.

    Ziting Wang;Tong Li;Xiaoxia Wen;Yang Liu

  • Soil Microbial Communities Associated With Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films.

    Sreejata Bandopadhyay;José E. Liquet y González;Kelsey B. Henderson;Marife B. Anunciado

  • Effects of biodegradable plastic film mulching on soil microbial communities in two agroecosystems.

    Sreejata Bandopadhyay;Henry Y Sintim;Henry Y Sintim;Jennifer M DeBruyn

  • Lysogenic reproductive strategies of viral communities vary with soil depth and are correlated with bacterial diversity

    Xiaolong Liang;Yingyue Zhang;K. Eric Wommack;Steven W. Wilhelm

  • Four years of continuous use of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch: impact on soil and groundwater quality

    Henry Y. Sintim;Henry Y. Sintim;Sreejata Bandopadhyay;Sreejata Bandopadhyay;Marie E. English;Andy Bary

  • Microbial Distributions and the Impact of Phosphorus on Bacterial Activity in Lake Erie

    Jennifer M. DeBruyn;Jennifer M. DeBruyn;Justine A. Leigh-Bell;R. Michael L. McKay;Richard A. Bourbonniere

  • Effect of phosphorus amendments on present day plankton communities in pelagic Lake Erie

    Steven W. Wilhelm;Jennifer M. DeBruyn;Osnat Gillor;Michael R. Twiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven W. Wilhelm
Steven W. Wilhelm University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Sean M. Schaeffer
Sean M. Schaeffer University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Gary S. Sayler
Gary S. Sayler University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Philip W. Boyd
Philip W. Boyd University of Tasmania
Markus Flury
Markus Flury Washington State University
C. Neal Stewart
C. Neal Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Andy I. Bary
Andy I. Bary Washington State University
David A. Hutchins
David A. Hutchins University of Southern California
Philip A. Moore
Philip A. Moore Agricultural Research Service
Loren Hauser
Loren Hauser Digital Infuzion (United States)

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