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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 70 1691 1610 709 653 270 17013

Jennifer Pett-Ridge publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jennifer Pett-Ridge between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jennifer Pett-Ridge published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 56.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 708 publications in 2024. 725 of the 1,365 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
200 400 600
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 708. Peak 708 publications in 2024. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 123 publications 2023: 290 publications 2024: 708 publications 2025: 17 publications
2002 2025

1,365 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jennifer Pett-Ridge: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 3
2006 4
2007 4
2008 3
2009 2
2010 3
2011 6
2012 15
2013 8
2014 12
2015 14
2016 21
2017 7
2018 16
2019 31
2020 29
2021 46
2022 123
2023 290
2024 708
2025 17
Total 1,365
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Jennifer Pett-Ridge 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 Pett-Ridge sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–270 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 270 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181 270
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Jennifer Pett-Ridge 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 Pett-Ridge sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94 70
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Jennifer Pett-Ridge is a researcher affiliated with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their work primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Physics and Astronomy, with extensive contributions in subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, and Ecology.

Their research focuses on key topics including Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Jennifer Pett-Ridge has published several influential papers in high-profile scientific venues. Notable recent works include:

  • Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry (2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology)
  • A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2 (2021, Nature)
  • Global distribution, formation and fate of mineral-associated soil organic matter under a changing climate: A trait-based perspective (2022, Functional Ecology)
  • Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils (2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • Routes to roots: direct evidence of water transport by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to host plants (2022, New Phytologist)

Their frequent co-authors include Chelsea Hutchinson, Marija Veličković, Erin Nuccio, Mary Lipton, and Rachel Hestrin.

Pett-Ridge's work is published predominantly in venues such as:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • The ISME Journal
  • Microbiome

Best Publications

  • Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry

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  • Mineral protection of soil carbon counteracted by root exudates

    Marco Keiluweit;Marco Keiluweit;Jeremy J. Bougoure;Jeremy J. Bougoure;Peter S. Nico;Jennifer Pett-Ridge

  • A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes

    Stephen Nayfach;Simon Roux;Rekha Seshadri;Daniel Udwary

  • A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2.

    C. Terrer;C. Terrer;R. P. Phillips;B. A. Hungate;J. Rosende

  • An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus significantly modifies the soil bacterial community and nitrogen cycling during litter decomposition

    Erin E. Nuccio;Angela Hodge;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Donald J. Herman

  • Integrating microbial ecology into ecosystem models: challenges and priorities

    Kathleen K. Treseder;Teri C. Balser;Mark A. Bradford;Eoin L. Brodie

  • Redox fluctuation structures microbial communities in a wet tropical soil.

    J. Pett-Ridge;M. K. Firestone

  • Successional Trajectories of Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities over Consecutive Seasons

    Shengjing Shi;Shengjing Shi;Erin Nuccio;Erin Nuccio;Donald J. Herman;Donald J. Herman;Ruud Rijkers

  • Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils

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  • Metatranscriptomic reconstruction reveals RNA viruses with the potential to shape carbon cycling in soil

    Evan P. Starr;Erin E. Nuccio;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Long-term litter decomposition controlled by manganese redox cycling

    Marco Keiluweit;Marco Keiluweit;Peter Nico;Mark E. Harmon;Jingdong Mao

  • Linking Microbial Phylogeny to Metabolic Activity at the Single-Cell Level by Using Enhanced Element Labeling-Catalyzed Reporter Deposition Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (EL-FISH) and NanoSIMS

    Sebastian Behrens;Tina Lösekann;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Peter K. Weber

  • Redox fluctuations frame microbial community impacts on N-cycling rates in a humid tropical forest soil

    Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Whendee L. Silver;Mary K. Firestone

  • Nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry — A new analytical tool in biogeochemistry and soil ecology: A review article

    Anke M. Herrmann;Anke M. Herrmann;Karl Ritz;Naoise Nunan;Peta L. Clode

  • The temperature sensitivity of soil: microbial biodiversity, growth, and carbon mineralization

    Chao Wang;Ember M. Morrissey;Rebecca L. Mau;Michaela Hayer

  • Ecological and Genomic Attributes of Novel Bacterial Taxa That Thrive in Subsurface Soil Horizons.

    Tess E. Brewer;Emma L. Aronson;Keshav Arogyaswamy;Sharon A. Billings

  • Niche differentiation is spatially and temporally regulated in the rhizosphere

    Erin E Nuccio;Evan Starr;Ulas Karaoz;Eoin L Brodie;Eoin L Brodie

  • Carbon and nitrogen fixation and metabolite exchange in and between individual cells of Anabaena oscillarioides.

    Radu Popa;Peter K Weber;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Juliette A Finzi

  • Plant and microbial controls on nitrogen retention and loss in a Humid Tropical Forest

    Pamela H. Templer;Whendee L. Silver;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Kristen M. DeAngelis

  • Fixation and fate of C and N in the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium using nanometer-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry

    Juliette A. Finzi-Hart;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Peter K. Weber;Radu Popa

  • Evidence for foliar endophytic nitrogen fixation in a widely distributed subalpine conifer

    Andrew B. Moyes;Andrew B. Moyes;Lara M. Kueppers;Lara M. Kueppers;Jennifer Pett‐Ridge;Dana L. Carper

  • Evaluating the source of streamwater nitrate using d15N and d18O in nitrate in two watersheds in New Hampshire, USA

    Linda H. Pardo;Carol Kendall;Jennifer Pett-Ridge;Cecily C. Y. Chang

  • Global metagenomic survey reveals a new bacterial candidate phylum in geothermal springs

    Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh;David Paez-Espino;Jessica Jarett;Peter F. Dunfield

  • Nano-scale investigation of the association of microbial nitrogen residues with iron (hydr)oxides in a forest soil O-horizon

    Marco Keiluweit;Marco Keiluweit;Jeremy J. Bougoure;Lydia H. Zeglin;David D. Myrold

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary K. Firestone
Mary K. Firestone University of California, Berkeley
Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma
Eoin L. Brodie
Eoin L. Brodie Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peter S. Nico
Peter S. Nico Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bruce A. Hungate
Bruce A. Hungate Northern Arizona University
Whendee L. Silver
Whendee L. Silver University of California, Berkeley
Brad M. Bebout
Brad M. Bebout Ames Research Center
Kirsten S. Hofmockel
Kirsten S. Hofmockel Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Egbert Schwartz
Egbert Schwartz Northern Arizona University
Malak M. Tfaily
Malak M. Tfaily University of Arizona

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