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D-Index
99
Citations
37689
World Ranking
395
National Ranking
175

Kenneth W. Bruland 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 Kenneth W. Bruland sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 193 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth W. Bruland 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 Kenneth W. Bruland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 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

  • Trace elements in seawater.

    K.W. Bruland

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

    Kenneth W. Bruland

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

    David A. Hutchins;Kenneth W. Bruland

  • 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

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

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

  • CHAPTER 45 – Trace Elements in Sea-water

    Kenneth W. Bruland

  • Rare earth elements in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

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

  • 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

  • Controls of Trace Metals in Seawater

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

  • History of metal pollution in southern California coastal zone

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

  • The contrasting biogeochemistry of iron and manganese in the Pacific Ocean

    William M. Landing;Kenneth W. Bruland

  • Copper complexation in the Northeast Pacific

    Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth W. Bruland

  • 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

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

    Kenneth W. Bruland

  • Reactive trace metals in the stratified central North Pacific

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

  • 234Th:238U disequilibria within the California Current1

    Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth W. Bruland

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

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

  • Trace Metals in Sea Water

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Maeve C. Lohan
Maeve C. Lohan University of Southampton
David A. Hutchins
David A. Hutchins University of Southern California
Benjamin S. Twining
Benjamin S. Twining Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Kenneth H. Coale
Kenneth H. Coale Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Mark A. Brzezinski
Mark A. Brzezinski University of California, Santa Barbara
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons
Jessica N. Fitzsimmons Texas A&M University
Gregory A. Cutter
Gregory A. Cutter Old Dominion University
William M. Landing
William M. Landing Florida State University
Mark L. Wells
Mark L. Wells University of Maine

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