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D-Index
40
Citations
7292
World Ranking
8005
National Ranking
2861

John R. Jones 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 R. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 127 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John R. Jones 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 R. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

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 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

John R. Jones is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Water Science and Technology.

The main topics of Jones's research include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, and Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation.

Jones has published extensively in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Inland Waters
  • Lake and Reservoir Management
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Nature
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jones cover a range of topics related to aquatic ecosystems and environmental chemistry. These include:

  • "Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes," 2021, Nature
  • "Factors affecting harmful algal bloom occurrence in a river with regulated hydrology," 2020, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • "Rethinking phosphorus-chlorophyll relationships in lakes," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • "Terrestrial loads of dissolved organic matter drive inter-annual carbon flux in subtropical lakes during times of drought," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Limnological characteristics of Missouri reservoirs: synthesis of a long-term assessment," 2020, Lake and Reservoir Management

Jones has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Daniel V. Obrecht
  • Anthony P. Thorpe
  • Rebecca L. North
  • James D. Harlan
  • Lesley B. Knoll

Best Publications

  • Suggested classification of stream trophic state: distributions of temperate stream types by chlorophyll, total nitrogen, and phosphorus

    Walter K. Dodds;John R. Jones;Eugene B. Welch

  • Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes

    Stephen F. Jane;Stephen F. Jane;Gretchen J.A. Hansen;Benjamin M. Kraemer;Peter R. Leavitt;Peter R. Leavitt

  • Flooding to Restore Connectivity of Regulated, Large-River Wetlands Natural and controlled flooding as complementary processes along the lower Missouri River

    David L. Galat;Leigh H. Fredrickson;Dale D. Humburg;Karen J. Bataille

  • Phosphorus chlorophyll relationship in temperate streams and its variation with stream catchment area

    Erwin E Van Nieuwenhuyse;John R Jones

  • Factors Affecting the Relation Between Phosphorus and Chlorophyll a in Midwestern Reservoirs

    Mark V. Hoyer;John R. Jones

  • Environmental factors influencing microcystin distribution and concentration in the Midwestern United States.

    Jennifer L. Graham;John R. Jones;Susan B. Jones;John A. Downing

  • Trophic State Classification of Lakes with Aquatic Macrophytes

    Daniel E. Canfield;Kenneth A. Langeland;Michael J. Maceina;William T. Haller

  • Sportfish Harvest Predicted by Summer Chlorophyll‐α Concentration in Midwestern Lakes and Reservoirs

    John R. Jones;Mark V. Hoyer

  • Effects of Nutrient Enrichment and Flood Frequency on Periphyton Biomass in Northern Ozark Streams

    Kirk Lohman;John R. Jones;Bruce D. Perkins

  • Limnology Of Missouri Reservoirs: An Analysis of Regional Patterns

    John R. Jones;Matthew F. Knowlton

  • Importance of landscape variables and morphology on nutrients in Missouri reservoirs

    J R Jones;M F Knowlton;D V Obrecht;E A Cook

  • Experimental Evidence for Nitrogen Limitation in a Northern Ozark Stream

    Kirk Lohman;John R. Jones;Cherri Baysinger-Daniel

  • LAGOS-NE: A multi-scaled geospatial and temporal database of lake ecological context and water quality for thousands of US lakes

    Patricia A. Soranno;Linda C. Bacon;Michael Beauchene;Karen E. Bednar

  • ESTIMATING DISPERSAL FROM PATTERNS OF SPREAD: SPATIAL AND LOCAL CONTROL OF LAKE INVASIONS

    John E. Havel;Jonathan B. Shurin;John R. Jones

  • Trophic status of Missouri River floodplanin lakes in relation to basin type and connectivity

    Matthew F. Knowlton;John R. Jones

  • Invasion of the exotic cladoceran Daphnia lumholtzi into North American reservoirs

    John Em Havel;William Rm Mabee;John R. Jones

  • Statistical Models for Limiting Nutrient Relations in Inland Waters

    Mark S. Kaiser;Paul L. Speckman;John R. Jones

  • Unexpected stasis in a changing world: Lake nutrient and chlorophyll trends since 1990.

    Samantha K. Oliver;Sarah M. Collins;Sarah M. Collins;Patricia A. Soranno;Tyler Wagner

  • Environmental and chemical factors influencing the biodegradation of phthalic acid esters in freshwater sediments

    B. Thomas Johnson;Michael A. Heitkamp;John R. Jones

  • Latitudinal variation in nutrient stoichiometry and chlorophyll-nutrient relationships in lakes: A global study

    Jonathan Michael Abell;Deniz Özkundakci;David P. Hamilton;John R. Jones

  • Stream-watershed relations in the Missouri Ozark Plateau Province

    Miles M. Smart;John R. Jones;Jeanne L. Sebaugh

  • Nutrients, seston, and transparency of Missouri reservoirs and oxbow lakes: An analysis of regional limnology

    John R. Jones;Daniel V. Obrecht;Bruce D. Perkins;Matthew F. Knowlton

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Downing
John A. Downing University of Minnesota
John E. Havel
John E. Havel Missouri State University
Emily H. Stanley
Emily H. Stanley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Patricia A. Soranno
Patricia A. Soranno Michigan State University
Tyler Wagner
Tyler Wagner United States Geological Survey
James A. Rusak
James A. Rusak Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Jonathan B. Shurin
Jonathan B. Shurin University of California, San Diego
Craig A. Stow
Craig A. Stow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Baolin Deng
Baolin Deng University of Missouri
Christopher G. Ingersoll
Christopher G. Ingersoll United States Geological Survey

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