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D-Index
91
Citations
24102
World Ranking
2017
National Ranking
735

Jim A. Field publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jim A. Field sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 350 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Jim A. Field D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jim A. Field sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jim A. Field is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields including Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of main topics:

  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Among the frequent publication venues for Jim A. Field are:

  • Chemosphere
  • ACS ES&T Water
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A

Several recent research papers illustrate the scope of the scientist's interests and contributions:

  • "Enhanced removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by crosslinked polyaniline polymers" (2022) published in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Effects of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide on acetoclastic, hydrogenotrophic and methylotrophic methanogenesis" (2020) in Biodegradation
  • "Iron(II) monosulfide (FeS) minerals reductively transform the insensitive munitions compounds 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) and 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO)" (2021) in Chemosphere
  • "Quinone Moieties Link the Microbial Respiration of Natural Organic Matter to the Chemical Reduction of Diverse Nitroaromatic Compounds" (2022) in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Effect of chemical structure on the microbial nitrification inhibition and copper corrosion inhibition properties of azole compounds" (2022) in Journal of Cleaner Production

Jim A. Field collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Reyes Sierra-Álvarez
  • Jon Chorover
  • Leif Abrell
  • Osmar Menezes
  • Robert A. Root

Best Publications

  • Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by new isolates of white rot fungi.

    J.A. Field;E. de Jong;G. Feijoo Costa;J.A.M. de Bont

  • Activated Carbon as an Electron Acceptor and Redox Mediator during the Anaerobic Biotransformation of Azo Dyes

    Frank P van der Zee;Iemke A E Bisschops;Gatze Lettinga;Jim A Field

  • Screening for ligninolytic fungi applicable to the biodegradation of xenobiotics

    Jim A. Field;Ed de Jong;Gumersindo Feijoo-Costa;Jan A.M. de Bont

  • Enhanced biodegradation of aromatic pollutants in cocultures of anaerobic and aerobic bacterial consortia

    Jim A. Field;Alfons J. M. Stams;Mario Kato;Gosse Schraa

  • Oxidation of Anthracene and Benzo[a]pyrene by Laccases from Trametes versicolor.

    Patrick J. Collins;Michiel J. J. Kotterman;Jim A. Field;Andalan D. W. Dobson

  • Advanced anaerobic wastewater treatment in the near future

    G. Lettinga;J. Field;J.B. van Lier;G. Zeeman

  • Azo dye decolourisation by anaerobic granular sludge

    Frank P. van der Zee;Gatze Lettinga;Jim A. Field

  • Sulfide oxidation under chemolithoautotrophic denitrifying conditions

    Ricardo Beristain Cardoso;Reyes Sierra-Alvarez;Pieter Rowlette;Elias Razo Flores

  • Microbial transformation and degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls.

    Jim A. Field;Reyes Sierra-Alvarez

  • Characterization of a Novel Manganese Peroxidase-Lignin Peroxidase Hybrid Isozyme Produced by Bjerkandera Species Strain BOS55 in the Absence of Manganese

    Tünde Mester;Jim A. Field

  • Chemolithotrophic denitrification with elemental sulfur for groundwater treatment.

    Reyes Sierra-Alvarez;Ricardo Beristain-Cardoso;Ricardo Beristain-Cardoso;Margarita Salazar;Jorge Gómez

  • Biodegradation of selected azo dyes under methanogenic conditions

    Elías Razo-Flores;Maurice Luijten;Brian Donlon;Gatze Lettinga

  • Toxicity of copper(II) ions to microorganisms in biological wastewater treatment systems.

    Valeria Ochoa-Herrera;Glendy León;Qais Banihani;Jim A. Field

  • Increasing ligninolytic enzyme activities in several white-rot Basidiomycetes by nitrogen-sufficient media

    Erwin E.J. Kaal;Jim A. Field;Thomas W. Joyce

  • Application of redox mediators to accelerate the transformation of reactive azo dyes in anaerobic bioreactors.

    Frank P. van der Zee;Renske H. M. Bouwman;David P. B. T. B. Strik;Gatze Lettinga

  • Zero valent iron as an electron-donor for methanogenesis and sulfate reduction in anaerobic sludge.

    Srilakshmi Karri;Reyes Sierra-Alvarez;Jim A. Field

  • Toxicity of Tannic Compounds to Microorganisms

    J. A. Field;G. Lettinga

  • Competition between methanogenesis and quinone respiration for ecologically important substrates in anaerobic consortia.

    Francisco J Cervantes;Sjirk van der Velde;Gatze Lettinga;Jim A Field

  • Anaerobic biotransformation of roxarsone and related N-substituted phenylarsonic acids

    Irail Cortinas;Jim A. Field;Mike Kopplin;John R. Garbarino

  • Complete biodegradation of the azo dye azodisalicylate under anaerobic conditions.

    ElÍas Razo-Flores;Maurice Luijten;Brian A. Donlon;Gatze Lettinga

Frequent Co-Authors

Reyes Sierra-Alvarez
Reyes Sierra-Alvarez University of Arizona
Gatze Lettinga
Gatze Lettinga Wageningen University & Research
Elías Razo-Flores
Elías Razo-Flores Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Francisco J. Cervantes
Francisco J. Cervantes National Autonomous University of Mexico
Jon Chorover
Jon Chorover University of Arizona
Gumersindo Feijoo
Gumersindo Feijoo University of Santiago de Compostela
Maria Teresa Moreira
Maria Teresa Moreira University of Santiago de Compostela
Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research
Juan M. Lema
Juan M. Lema University of Santiago de Compostela
Grietje Zeeman
Grietje Zeeman Wageningen University & Research

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