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Keri C. Hornbuckle

Keri C. Hornbuckle

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
51
Citations
8769
World Ranking
4783
National Ranking
1764

Keri C. Hornbuckle 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 Keri C. Hornbuckle sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 160 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keri C. Hornbuckle 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 Keri C. Hornbuckle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keri C. Hornbuckle is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on the subfields of Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Cancer Research, Atmospheric Science, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various environmental topics, including Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and Environmental Justice and Health Disparities.

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Rachel F. Marek
  • Andrés Martínez
  • Hans-Joachim Lehmler
  • Panithi Saktrakulkla
  • Xiangdong Li

They have published several recent papers, including:

  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Food, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Tracking POPs in Global Air from the First 10 Years of the GAPS Network (2005 to 2014), 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Comprehensive Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity Assessment of an Indoor School Air Mixture of PCBs, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Assessment of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Their Hydroxylated Metabolites in Postmortem Human Brain Samples: Age and Brain Region Differences, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Room-to-Room Variability of Airborne Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Schools and the Application of Air Sampling for Targeted Source Evaluation, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

The scientist publishes predominantly in the venue Environmental Science & Technology, where they have 19 publications. Other notable venues include The Science of The Total Environment, ACS Environmental Au, ACS ES&T Water, and Data in Brief.

Best Publications

  • Metabolism and metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls

    Fabian A Grimm;Dingfei Hu;Izabela Kania-Korwel;Hans-Joachim Lehmler

  • Detection of perfluorooctane surfactants in Great Lakes water.

    Bryan Boulanger;John D. Vargo;Jerald L. Schnoor;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • Inadvertent Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Commercial Paint Pigments

    Dingfei Hu;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • Evaluation of perfluorooctane surfactants in a wastewater treatment system and in a commercial surface protection product.

    Bryan Boulanger;John D. Vargo;Jerald L. Schnoor;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • PCBs in Lake Superior, 1978-1992: Decreases in Water Concentrations Reflect Loss by Volatilization.

    Jeff D. Jeremiason;Keri C. Hornbuckle;Steven J. Eisenreich

  • Synthetic musk fragrances in Lake Michigan.

    Aaron M. Peck;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • Volatilization of Polychlorinated-Biphenyls from Green Bay, Lake-Michigan

    Diane R. Achman;Keri C. Hornbuckle;Steven J. Eisenreich

  • Seasonal variations in air-water exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls in lake superior

    Keri C. Hornbuckle;Jeff D. Jeremiason;Clyde W. Sweet;Steven J. Eisenreich

  • Discovery of non-aroclor PCB (3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl) in Chicago air.

    Dingfei Hu;Andres Martinez;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • Inhalation and dietary exposure to PCBs in urban and rural cohorts via congener-specific measurements.

    Matt D. Ampleman;Andrés Martinez;Jeanne DeWall;Dorothea F. K. Rawn

  • Mass Budget of Perfluorooctane Surfactants in Lake Ontario

    Bryan Boulanger;Aaron M. Peck;Jerald L. Schnoor;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • Airborne PCBs and OH-PCBs Inside and Outside Urban and Rural U.S. Schools

    Rachel F. Marek;Peter S. Thorne;Nicholas J. Herkert;Andrew M. Awad

  • PCBs in Lake Michigan Water Revisited

    Roger F. Pearson;Keri C. Hornbuckle;Steven J. Eisenreich;Deborah L. Swackhamer

  • Over-water and over-land polychlorinated biphenyls in Green Bay, Lake Michigan

    Keri C. Hornbuckle;Diane R. Achman;Steven J. Eisenreich

  • Cyclic siloxanes in air, including identification of high levels in Chicago and distinct diurnal variation.

    Rachel A. Yucuis;Charles O. Stanier;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • Synthetic Musk Fragrances in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Sediment Cores

    Aaron M. Peck;Emily K. Linebaugh;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • Dynamics of gaseous semivolatile organic compounds in a terrestrial ecosystem : Effects of diurnal and seasonal climate variations

    Keri C. Hornbuckle;Steven J. Eisenreich

  • Assessing annual water-air fluxes of polychlorinated biphenyls in lake michigan.

    Keri C. Hornbuckle;Clyde W. Sweet;Roger F. Pearson;Deborah L. Swackhamer

  • Synthetic musk fragrances in urban and rural air of Iowa and the Great Lakes

    Aaron M. Peck;Keri C. Hornbuckle

  • PCBs and OH-PCBs in Serum from Children and Mothers in Urban and Rural U.S. Communities

    Rachel F. Marek;Peter S. Thorne;Kai Wang;Jeanne DeWall

  • Atmospheric PCB congeners across Chicago

    Dingfei Hu;Hans-Joachim Lehmler;Andres Martinez;Kai Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Lehmler
Hans-Joachim Lehmler University of Iowa
Peter S. Thorne
Peter S. Thorne University of Iowa
Larry W. Robertson
Larry W. Robertson University of Iowa
Steven J. Eisenreich
Steven J. Eisenreich Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kai Wang
Kai Wang Jilin University
Jerald L. Schnoor
Jerald L. Schnoor University of Iowa
Deborah L. Swackhamer
Deborah L. Swackhamer University of Minnesota
Ronald A. Hites
Ronald A. Hites Indiana University
Gregory R. Carmichael
Gregory R. Carmichael University of Iowa
Brian J. Eadie
Brian J. Eadie Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

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