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John A. E. Gibson

John A. E. Gibson

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
40
Citations
5794
World Ranking
8109
National Ranking
302

John A. E. Gibson 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 John A. E. Gibson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 114 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John A. E. Gibson 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 John A. E. Gibson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John A. E. Gibson is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a notable emphasis on ecology and related subfields. The scientist's work often intersects with atmospheric science, oceanography, molecular biology, and infectious diseases.

The main topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

John A. E. Gibson has contributed to multiple scientific papers published in several well-known academic journals. Key recent publications include:

  • Spatial distribution of birds and terrestrial plants in Bunger Hills, 2020, Antarctic Science
  • A dataset of Antarctic ecosystems in ice-free lands: classification, descriptions, and maps, 2025, Scientific Data
  • Do high-protein diets have the potential to reduce gut barrier function in a sex-dependent manner?, 2024, European Journal of Nutrition
  • Human occupation, impacts and environmental management of Bunger Hills, 2020, Antarctic Science
  • A re-investigation of lake sediment diatoms from the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, using an updated, fine-grained taxonomy, 2020, Diatom Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Michelle R. Leishman
  • Damian B. Gore
  • Melanie D. Borup
  • Dale Maschette
  • Kerrie M. Swadling

The principal venues where John A. E. Gibson's work appears include:

  • Antarctic Science
  • Scientific Data
  • European Journal of Nutrition
  • Diatom Research
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Antarctic terrestrial life--challenging the history of the frozen continent?

    Peter Convey;John A E Gibson;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;Dominic A Hodgson

  • Virophage control of antarctic algal host–virus dynamics

    Sheree Yau;Federico M. Lauro;Matthew Z. DeMaere;Mark V. Brown

  • Algoriphagus ratkowskyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Brumimicrobium glaciale gen. nov., sp. nov., Cryomorpha ignava gen. nov., sp. nov. and Crocinitomix catalasitica gen. nov., sp. nov., novel flavobacteria isolated from various polar habitats

    John P. Bowman;Carol Mancuso Nichols;John A. E. Gibson

  • A global diatom database – abundance, biovolume and biomass in the world ocean

    K. Leblanc;J. Arístegui;L. Armand;P. Assmy

  • Chemical characterization of exopolysaccharides from Antarctic marine bacteria.

    Carol Mancuso Nichols;Sandrine Garon Lardière;John P. Bowman;Peter D. Nichols

  • Dimethylsulfide and the algaPhaeocystis pouchetii in antarctic coastal waters

    J. A. E. Gibson;R. C. Garrick;H. R. Burton;A. R. McTaggart

  • An integrative study of a meromictic lake ecosystem in Antarctica

    Federico M Lauro;Matthew Z DeMaere;Sheree Yau;Mark V Brown

  • Colored dissolved organic matter and dissolved organic carbon exclusion from lake ice: Implications for irradiance transmission and carbon cycling

    Claude Belzile;John A. E. Gibson;Warwick F. Vincent

  • Ice Shelf Microbial Ecosystems in the High Arctic and Implications for Life on Snowball Earth

    W. F. Vincent;J. A. E. Gibson;R. Pienitz;V. Villeneuve

  • Annual cycle of fCO2 under sea-ice and in open water in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica

    John A.E Gibson;John A.E Gibson;Tom W Trull

  • The meromictic lakes and stratified marine basins of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica

    John A.E. Gibson

  • High level of intergenera gene exchange shapes the evolution of haloarchaea in an isolated Antarctic lake

    Matthew Z. DeMaere;Timothy J. Williams;Michelle A. Allen;Mark V. Brown

  • Metaproteogenomic analysis of a dominant green sulfur bacterium from Ace Lake, Antarctica

    Charmaine Ng;Matthew Z DeMaere;Timothy J Williams;Federico M Lauro

  • Bio-optical characteristics of the snow, ice, and water column of a perennially ice-covered lake in the High Arctic

    Claude Belzile;Warwick F. Vincent;John A. E. Gibson;Patrick Van Hove

  • Ice-shelf collapse, climate change, and habitat loss in the Canadian high Arctic

    W. F. Vincent;J.A.E. Gibson;M.O. Jeffries

  • Acidianus sulfidivorans sp. nov., an extremely acidophilic, thermophilic archaeon isolated from a solfatara on Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea, and emendation of the genus description.

    Jason J. Plumb;Christina M. Haddad;John A. E. Gibson;John A. E. Gibson;Peter D. Franzmann

  • Post-glacial regional climate variability along the East Antarctic coastal margin - evidence from shallow marine and coastal terrestrial records

    E. Verleyen;D.A. Hodgson;K. Sabbe;H. Cremer

  • Vulnerability of polar oceans to anthropogenic acidification: comparison of arctic and antarctic seasonal cycles.

    E. H. Shadwick;T. W. Trull;T. W. Trull;T. W. Trull;H. Thomas;J. A. E. Gibson

  • Metagenomic insights into strategies of carbon conservation and unusual sulfur biogeochemistry in a hypersaline Antarctic lake

    Sheree Yau;Federico M. Lauro;Timothy J. Williams;Matthew Z. Demaere

  • Enrichment and characterisation of thermophilic acidophiles for the bioleaching of mineral sulphides

    J.J. Plumb;B. Gibbs;M.B. Stott;W.J. Robertson

  • A global diatom database ¿ abundance, biovolume and biomass in the world ocean.

    K. Leblanc;J. Arístegui;L. Armand;P. Assmy

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark I. Stevens
Mark I. Stevens South Australian Museum
Warwick F. Vincent
Warwick F. Vincent Université Laval
Harry R. Burton
Harry R. Burton Australian Antarctic Division
Peter D. Nichols
Peter D. Nichols Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Thomas W. Trull
Thomas W. Trull Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dominic A. Hodgson
Dominic A. Hodgson British Antarctic Survey
Andrew McMinn
Andrew McMinn University of Tasmania
Nathalie A. Cabrol
Nathalie A. Cabrol Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Ricardo Cavicchioli
Ricardo Cavicchioli University of New South Wales
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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