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D-Index
65
Citations
14119
World Ranking
2220
National Ranking
903

Joseph N. Ryan 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 Joseph N. Ryan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 126 publications — 28th percentile

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

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

Joseph N. Ryan 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 Joseph N. Ryan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joseph N. Ryan is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans environmental science and engineering, with a focus on environmental chemistry, global and planetary change, and various engineering disciplines including mechanical and ocean engineering.

Their scientific work concentrates on a range of topics within environmental science, including atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, groundwater flow and contamination studies, as well as reservoir engineering and simulation methods. Additional areas of research involve mine drainage and remediation techniques, mining and resource management, and extraction and separation processes.

Joseph N. Ryan has published extensively in several research venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • ACS ES&T Engineering
  • Journal of Archaeological Science
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts

Among their recent papers are:

  • Public data from three US states provide new insights into well integrity, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Mine Water Use, Treatment, and Reuse in the United States: A Look at Current Industry Practices and Select Case Studies, 2021, ACS ES&T Engineering
  • Vulnerability of Groundwater Resources Underlying Unlined Produced Water Ponds in the Tulare Basin of the San Joaquin Valley, California, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Diversity and structure of soil fungal communities unveil the building history of a burial mound of ancient Japan (Tobiotsuka Kofun, Okayama Prefecture), 2022, Journal of Archaeological Science
  • Microbial and Biogeochemical Indicators of Methane in Groundwater Aquifers of the Denver Basin, Colorado, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Joseph N. Ryan frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Greg Lackey, Owen A. Sherwood, Harihar Rajaram, Robert Dilmore, and James Bolander. These coauthors have contributed to projects in related fields and publication efforts.

Their main academic fields are Environmental Science, with 11 publications, and Engineering, with 7 publications. Subfields within their research focus include global and planetary change, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and environmental chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Colloid mobilization and transport in groundwater

    Joseph N Ryan;Menachem Elimelech

  • Influence of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Environmental Fate of Metals, Nanoparticles, and Colloids

    George R. Aiken;Heileen Hsu-Kim;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Binding of mercury(II) to dissolved organic matter: The role of the mercury-to-DOM concentration ratio

    Markus Haitzer;George R Aiken;Joseph N Ryan

  • The promise of bank filtration.

    Nathalie Tufenkji;Joseph N. Ryan;Menachem Elimelech

  • Relative Insignificance of Mineral Grain Zeta Potential to Colloid Transport in Geochemically Heterogeneous Porous Media

    Menachem Elimelech;Masahiko Nagai;Chun-Han Ko;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Effects of Iron on Optical Properties of Dissolved Organic Matter

    Brett A. Poulin;Joseph N. Ryan;George R. Aiken

  • Binding of mercury(II) to aquatic humic substances: influence of pH and source of humic substances.

    Markus Haitzer;George R Aiken;Joseph N Ryan

  • Transport of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Porous Media: Role of Straining and Physicochemical Filtration

    Nathalie Tufenkji;Garrett F Miller;Joseph N Ryan;Ronald W Harvey

  • Enhanced dissolution of cinnabar (mercuric sulfide) by dissolved organic matter isolated from the Florida Everglades

    Mahalingam Ravichandran;George R. Aiken;Michael M. Reddy;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Effects of Ionic Strength and Flow Rate on Colloid Release: Relating Kinetics to Intersurface Potential Energy

    Joseph N. Ryan;Philip M. Gschwend

  • Bacteriophage PRD1 and Silica Colloid Transport and Recovery in an Iron Oxide-Coated Sand Aquifer

    Joseph N. Ryan;Menachem Elimelech;Rebecca A. Ard;Ronald W. Harvey

  • Colloid Movement in Unsaturated Porous Media: Recent Advances and Future Directions

    Nicole M. DeNovio;James E. Saiers;Joseph N. Ryan

  • The reversibility of virus attachment to mineral surfaces

    J.P Loveland;J.N Ryan;G.L Amy;R.W Harvey

  • Inhibition of Precipitation and Aggregation of Metacinnabar (Mercuric Sulfide) by Dissolved Organic Matter Isolated from the Florida Everglades

    Mahalingam Ravichandran;George R. Aiken;Joseph N. Ryan;Michael M. Reddy

  • Transport and Recovery of Bacteriophage PRD1 in a Sand and Gravel Aquifer: Effect of Sewage-Derived Organic Matter

    Ann P. Pieper;Joseph N. Ryan;Ronald W. Harvey;Gary L. Amy

  • Mercury(II) sorption to two Florida Everglades peats: evidence for strong and weak binding and competition by dissolved organic matter released from the peat.

    R. Todd Drexel;Markus Haitzer;Joseph N. Ryan;George R. Aiken

  • Colloid mobilization in two Atlantic coastal plain aquifers: Field studies

    Joseph N. Ryan;Philip M. Gschwend

  • Dissolution of cinnabar (HgS) in the presence of natural organic matter

    Jacob S. Waples;Kathryn L. Nagy;George R. Aiken;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Colloid Movement in Unsaturated Porous Media

    Nicole M. DeNovio;James E. Saiers;Joseph N. Ryan

  • Effect of solution chemistry on clay colloid release from an iron oxide-coated aquifer sand.

    Joseph N. Ryan;Philip M. Gschwend

Frequent Co-Authors

George R. Aiken
George R. Aiken United States Geological Survey
Ronald W. Harvey
Ronald W. Harvey United States Geological Survey
James E. Saiers
James E. Saiers Yale University
Kathryn L. Nagy
Kathryn L. Nagy University of Illinois at Chicago
Menachem Elimelech
Menachem Elimelech Rice University
Larry B. Barber
Larry B. Barber United States Geological Survey
Alain Manceau
Alain Manceau École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Imma Ferrer
Imma Ferrer University of Colorado Boulder
David P. Krabbenhoft
David P. Krabbenhoft United States Geological Survey

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