2026 Kenneth W. Bruland: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	99	395	371	175	159	193	37689

Research.com Recognitions

2005 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Kenneth W. Bruland is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Oceanography, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The research conducted covers several main topics, including:

Marine and coastal ecosystems
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Several recent papers highlight the scientist's contributions to marine science and oceanography. These include:

"The Distribution of Nickel in the West-Atlantic Ocean, Its Relationship With Phosphate and a Comparison to Cadmium and Zinc" (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
"Impaired viral infection and reduced mortality of diatoms in iron-limited oceanic regions" (2021), published in Nature Geoscience
"Sources, fluxes and residence times of trace elements measured during the U.S. GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect" (2020), published in Marine Chemistry
"Diminished carbon and nitrate assimilation drive changes in diatom elemental stoichiometry independent of silicification in an iron-limited assemblage" (2022), published in ISME Communications
"Corrigendum: Diatom transcriptional and physiological responses to changes in iron bioavailability across ocean provinces" (2025), published in Frontiers in Marine Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Kenneth W. Bruland include Claire P. Till, Mark A. Brzezinski, Robert H. Lampe, Adrian Marchetti, and Natalie R. Cohen.

Publications by Bruland have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

Frontiers in Marine Science
UNC Libraries
Nature Geoscience
Marine Chemistry
ISME Communications

Among their recognitions, Kenneth W. Bruland was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2005.

Best Publications

Complexation of iron(III) by natural organic ligands in the central North Pacific as determined by a new competitive ligand equilibration/adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetric method

E. L. Rue;K. W. Bruland

1414
Citations
Trace elements in seawater.

K.W. Bruland

1333
Citations
Oceanographic distributions of cadmium, zinc, nickel, and copper in the North Pacific

Kenneth W. Bruland

1321
Citations
Iron-limited diatom growth and Si:N uptake ratios in a coastal upwelling regime

David A. Hutchins;Kenneth W. Bruland

1216
Citations
Sampling and analytical methods for the determination of copper, cadmium, zinc, and nickel at the nanogram per liter level in sea water

Kenneth W. Bruland;Robert P. Franks;George A. Knauer;John H. Martin

1009
Citations
Interactive influences of bioactive trace metals on biological production in oceanic waters

Kenneth W. Bruland;John R. Donat;David A. Hutchins

902
Citations
CHAPTER 45 – Trace Elements in Sea-water

Kenneth W. Bruland

883
Citations
Rare earth elements in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

Hein J.W. De Baar;Michael P. Bacon;Peter G. Brewer;Kenneth W. Bruland

862
Citations
Fluxes of particulate carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the upper water column of the northeast Pacific

George A. Knauer;John H. Martin;Kenneth W. Bruland

820
Citations
Controls of Trace Metals in Seawater

K. W. Bruland;R. Middag;M. C. Lohan

682
Citations
History of metal pollution in southern California coastal zone

Kenneth W. Bruland;Kathe Bertine;Minoru Koide;Edward D. Goldberg

652
Citations
The contrasting biogeochemistry of iron and manganese in the Pacific Ocean

William M. Landing;Kenneth W. Bruland

646
Citations
Copper complexation in the Northeast Pacific

Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth W. Bruland

631
Citations
Photochemical cycling of iron in the surface ocean mediated by microbial iron(III)-binding ligands.

K. Barbeau;E. L. Rue;K. W. Bruland;A. Butler

606
Citations
Complexation of zinc by natural organic ligands in the central North Pacific

Kenneth W. Bruland

533
Citations
Reactive trace metals in the stratified central North Pacific

Kenneth W. Bruland;Kristin J. Orians;James P. Cowen

501
Citations
234Th:238U disequilibria within the California Current1

Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth W. Bruland

487
Citations
Iron and macronutrients in California coastal upwelling regimes: Implications for diatom blooms

Kenneth W. Bruland;Eden L. Rue;Geoffrey J. Smith

485
Citations
Trace Metals in Sea Water

C. S. Wong;Edward Boyle;Kenneth W. Bruland;J. D. Burton

464
Citations
The role of organic complexation on ambient iron chemistry in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and the response of a mesoscale iron addition experiment

Eden L. Rue;Kenneth W. Bruland

464
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Maeve C. Lohan University of Southampton

David A. Hutchins University of Southern California

Benjamin S. Twining Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences

Kenneth H. Coale Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Mark A. Brzezinski University of California, Santa Barbara

Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University

Gregory A. Cutter Old Dominion University

William M. Landing Florida State University

Edward A. Boyle MIT

Mark L. Wells University of Maine

External Links

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