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Kate Maher publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kate Maher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 202 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Kate Maher D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kate Maher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Kate Maher is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

Maher's work encompasses a range of topics related to environmental and earth system sciences. Key topics they have extensively explored include:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Their recent published papers highlight both the breadth and specificity of their research interests. Notable publications include:

  • "Persistence of soil organic carbon caused by functional complexity," 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "Uranium reduction and isotopic fractionation in reducing sediments: Insights from reactive transport modeling," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Integrating airborne remote sensing and field campaigns for ecology and Earth system science," 2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Reactive Transport Modeling of Shale-Fluid Interactions after Imbibition of Fracturing Fluids," 2020, Energy & Fuels
  • "Local and Global Sensitivity Analysis of a Reactive Transport Model Simulating Floodplain Redox Cycling," 2021, Water Resources Research

Throughout their career, Maher has published frequently in several scientific venues including:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Water Resources Research
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Collaboration plays an important role in their work, as reflected in their frequent co-authors:

  • Zach Perzan
  • John Bargar
  • Kristin Boye
  • Nicola Falco
  • K. Dana Chadwick

In 2015, Kate Maher was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

  • Persistence of soil organic carbon caused by functional complexity

    Johannes Lehmann;Johannes Lehmann;Colleen M. Hansel;Christina Kaiser;Markus Kleber

  • Hydrologic Regulation of Chemical Weathering and the Geologic Carbon Cycle

    K. Maher;C. P. Chamberlain

  • The dependence of chemical weathering rates on fluid residence time

    K. Maher

  • Environmental speciation of actinides.

    Kate Maher;John R. Bargar;Gordon E. Brown

  • The role of fluid residence time and topographic scales in determining chemical fluxes from landscapes

    K. Maher

  • The role of reaction affinity and secondary minerals in regulating chemical weathering rates at the Santa Cruz Soil Chronosequence, California

    Kate Maher;Carl I. Steefel;Art F. White;Dave A. Stonestrom

  • The mineral dissolution rate conundrum: Insights from reactive transport modeling of U isotopes and pore fluid chemistry in marine sediments

    Kate Maher;Carl I. Steefel;Donald J. DePaolo;Donald J. DePaolo;Brian E. Viani

  • Expanding the role of reactive transport models in critical zone processes

    Li Li;Kate Maher;Alexis Navarre-Sitchler;Jennifer Druhan

  • Marine anoxia and delayed Earth system recovery after the end-Permian extinction

    Kimberly V. Lau;Kate Maher;Demir Altiner;Brian M. Kelley

  • Fluid-Rock Interaction: A Reactive Transport Approach

    Carl I. Steefel;Kate Maher

  • Steering of westerly storms over western North America at the Last Glacial Maximum

    Jessica L. Oster;Daniel E. Ibarra;Matthew J. Winnick;Katharine Maher

  • Sediment transport time measured with U-series isotopes: Results from ODP North Atlantic drift site 984

    Donald J. DePaolo;Donald J. DePaolo;Kate Maher;Kate Maher;John N. Christensen;Jerry McManus

  • Differential weathering of basaltic and granitic catchments from concentration–discharge relationships

    Daniel E. Ibarra;Jeremy K. Caves;Seulgi Moon;Dana L. Thomas

  • Cenozoic carbon cycle imbalances and a variable weathering feedback

    Jeremy K. Caves;Adam B. Jost;Kimberly V. Lau;Kate Maher

  • Element release and reaction-induced porosity alteration during shale-hydraulic fracturing fluid interactions

    Anna L. Harrison;Anna L. Harrison;Adam D. Jew;Adam D. Jew;Megan K. Dustin;Dana L. Thomas

  • Chemical weathering of a marine terrace chronosequence, Santa Cruz, California. Part II: Solute profiles, gradients and the comparisons of contemporary and long-term weathering rates

    Art F. White;Marjorie S. Schulz;David A. Stonestrom;Davison V. Vivit

  • Impact of Organics and Carbonates on the Oxidation and Precipitation of Iron during Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale

    Adam D. Jew;Adam D. Jew;Megan K. Dustin;Anna L. Harrison;Anna L. Harrison;Claresta M. Joe-Wong

  • Snowmelt controls on concentration-discharge relationships and the balance of oxidative and acid-base weathering fluxes in an alpine catchment, East River, Colorado

    Matthew J. Winnick;Rosemary W. H. Carroll;Kenneth H. Williams;Reed M. Maxwell

  • Olivine dissolution and carbonation under conditions relevant for in situ carbon storage

    Natalie C. Johnson;Burt Thomas;Kate Maher;Robert J. Rosenbauer

  • The imprint of climate and geology on the residence times of groundwater

    Reed M Maxwell;Laura E Condon;Stefan J Kollet;Kate Maher

  • U–Sr isotopic speedometer: Fluid flow and chemical weathering rates in aquifers

    Kate Maher;Donald J. DePaolo;Donald J. DePaolo;John N. Christensen

  • Sediment transport time measured with U-Series isotopes: Results from ODP North Atlantic Drill Site 984

    Donald J. DePaolo;Kate Maher;John N. Christensen;Jerry McManus

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon E. Brown
Gordon E. Brown Stanford University
Donald J. DePaolo
Donald J. DePaolo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
John R. Bargar
John R. Bargar SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
John N. Christensen
John N. Christensen Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Carl I. Steefel
Carl I. Steefel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jonathan L. Payne
Jonathan L. Payne Stanford University
Dennis K. Bird
Dennis K. Bird Stanford University
Sally M. Benson
Sally M. Benson Stanford University
Scott Fendorf
Scott Fendorf Stanford University
Daniel J. Lehrmann
Daniel J. Lehrmann Trinity University

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