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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
110
Citations
51594
World Ranking
195
National Ranking
90

Chemistry

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103
Citations
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John I. Hedges 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 I. Hedges sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John I. Hedges 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 I. Hedges sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

John I. Hedges was affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several key areas within the biological sciences, as reflected in their publications and collaboration history.

Hedges published work in both broad and specialized fields, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their work focused on specific subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology

The research topics covered by Hedges included:

  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Among their contributions to scientific literature, Hedges co-authored the paper titled "P514: High-resolution analysis of pathogenic trinucleotide and hexanucleotide repeats, copy number changes, SNVs and INDELs using flexible, easy-to-use fragment sizing instrumentation", published in 2023 in the journal Genetics in Medicine Open.

Their frequent co-authors comprised researchers such as Adrián Lara, Steven Partin, Connor A. Parker, and John Milligan. This suggests collaborative work in molecular biology and related research areas.

Hedges primarily published in one notable venue during the recent period, namely:

  • Genetics in Medicine Open

Best Publications

  • Sedimentary organic matter preservation: an assessment and speculative synthesis

    John I. Hedges;Richard G. Keil

  • What happens to terrestrial organic matter in the ocean

    John I. Hedges;Richard G. Keil;Ronald Benner

  • Carbon and nitrogen determinations of carbonate‐containing solids1

    John I. Hedges;Jeffrey H. Stern

  • Characterization of lignin by gas capillary chromatography of cupric oxide oxidation products

    John I. Hedges;John R. Ertel

  • A new, mechanistic model for organic carbon fluxes in the ocean based on the quantitative association of POC with ballast minerals

    Robert A. Armstrong;Cindy Lee;John I. Hedges;Susumu Honjo

  • The characterization of plant tissues by their lignin oxidation products

    John I. Hedges;Dale C. Mann

  • Global biogeochemical cycles: progress and problems

    John I. Hedges

  • Compositions and fluxes of particulate organic material in the Amazon River1

    John I. Hedges;Wayne A. Clark;Paul D. Quay;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • BULK CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER IN THE OCEAN

    Ronald Benner;J. Dean Pakulski;Matthew Mccarthy;John I. Hedges

  • Influence of oxygen exposure time on organic carbon preservation in continental margin sediments

    Hilairy E. Hartnett;Richard G. Keil;John I. Hedges;Allan H. Devol

  • Sorptive preservation of labile organic matter in marine sediments

    Richard G. Keil;Daniel B. Montluçon;Fredrick G. Prahl;John I. Hedges

  • Comparative organic geochemistries of soils and marine sediments

    J.I Hedges;J.M Oades

  • Characterization of a major refractory component of marine dissolved organic matter

    Norbert Hertkorn;Ronald Benner;Moritz Frommberger;Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin

  • Processes controlling the organic carbon content of open ocean sediments

    S. Emerson;J. I. Hedges

  • The molecularly-uncharacterized component of nonliving organic matter in natural environments

    JI Hedges;G Eglinton;PG Hatcher;DL Kirchman

  • Land-derived organic matter in surface sediments from the Gulf of Mexico

    John I. Hedges;Patrick L. Parker

  • Young organic matter as a source of carbon dioxide outgassing from Amazonian rivers

    Emilio Mayorga;Anthony K. Aufdenkampe;Caroline A. Masiello;Alex V. Krusche

  • Biochemical indicators of diagenetic alteration in natural organic matter mixtures

    Gregory L. Cowie;John I. Hedges

  • Dissolved humic substances of the Amazon River system1

    John R. Ertel;John I. Hedges;Allan H. Devol;Jeffrey E. Richey

  • Mineralogical and textural controls on the organic composition of coastal marine sediments: Hydrodynamic separation using SPLITT-fractionation

    Richard G Keil;Elizabeth Tsamakis;C.Bor Fuh;J.Calvin Giddings

  • Book Review: Advances in organic geochemistry 1981. edited by M. Bjorøy et al., John Wiley & Sons, 1983, 846 pp., £90.00.

    John I. Hedges

  • Sedimentary organic matter preservation: an assessment and speculative synthesis: Authors' closing comments

    John I. Hedges;Richard G. Keil

  • Book Review: Organic Geochemistry of Natural Waters. E. M. Thurman. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, 1985, 497 p., $39.50

    John I. Hedges

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart G. Wakeham
Stuart G. Wakeham Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee Stony Brook University
Richard G. Keil
Richard G. Keil University of Washington
Ronald Benner
Ronald Benner University of South Carolina
Jeffrey E. Richey
Jeffrey E. Richey University of Washington
Paul D. Quay
Paul D. Quay University of Washington
Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson University of Washington
Miguel A. Goñi
Miguel A. Goñi Oregon State University
Peter J. Hernes
Peter J. Hernes University of California, Davis
Jeff Baldock
Jeff Baldock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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