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D-Index
35
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4305
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9347
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3352

Laura Gunn Leff 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 Laura Gunn Leff sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Laura Gunn Leff 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 Laura Gunn Leff sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Laura Gunn Leff is affiliated with Kent State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Pollution, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main topics in their work include:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Digital Holography and Microscopy

Laura Gunn Leff has contributed to publications in various journals, including:

  • Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Hydrobiologia
  • Journal of Molecular Recognition
  • PLOS Water
  • Wetlands

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Laura Gunn Leff are:

  • "Detecting antibiotic resistance genes in anthropogenically impacted streams and rivers" (2023), published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • "Acute salt stress promotes altered assembly dynamics of nascent freshwater microbial biofilms" (2020), published in Hydrobiologia
  • "Measurement of protein concentration in bacteria and small organelles under a light transmission microscope" (2024), published in Journal of Molecular Recognition
  • "Patterns of Denitrification and Methanogenesis Rates from Vernal Pools in a Temperate Forest Driven by Seasonal, Microbial Functional Gene Abundances, and Soil Chemistry" (2020), published in Wetlands
  • "Geographical and environmental factors in pharmaceuticals and personal care products removal from drinking water plants" (2024), published in PLOS Water

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Laura Gunn Leff include:

  • Kolapo Fasina
  • Jean Engohang-Ndong
  • Alescia A. Roberto
  • Sayoni Dutta
  • Mahinda Gangoda

Best Publications

  • Diversity of Fungi, Bacteria, and Actinomycetes on Leaves Decomposing in a Stream

    Mitali Das;Todd V. Royer;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Comparison of Methods of DNA Extraction from Stream Sediments

    L G Leff;J R Dana;J V McArthur;L J Shimkets

  • Microplastic surface properties affect bacterial colonization in freshwater

    Mohammed R. Hossain;Miao Jiang;QiHuo Wei;Laura G. Leff

  • Influence of magnesium ions on biofilm formation by Pseudomonas fluorescens.

    Bo Song;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Biological availability of dissolved organic carbon along the Ogeechee River

    Laura Gunn Leff;Judy L. Meyer

  • Spatial distribution seston removal and potential competitive interactions of the bivalves corbicula fluminea and elliptio complanata in a coastal plain stream

    Laura Gunn Leff;Jarrett L. Burch;J. Vaun McArthur

  • Use of green fluorescent protein to monitor survival of genetically engineered bacteria in aquatic environments.

    Laura G. Leff;Andadam A. Leff

  • Direct observations of aluminosilicate weathering in the hyporheic zone of an Antarctic Dry Valley stream

    Patricia A. Maurice;Diane M. McKnight;Laura Gunn Leff;Julia E. Fulghum

  • Seasonal Response of Stream Biofilm Communities to Dissolved Organic Matter and Nutrient Enrichments

    Ola A. Olapade;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Nutrients and Other Abiotic Factors Affecting Bacterial Communities in an Ohio River (USA)

    Melissa A. Rubin;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Sediment bacteria in an urban stream: Spatiotemporal patterns in community composition.

    Alescia A. Roberto;Jonathon B. Van Gray;Laura G. Leff

  • Manipulation of the Dissolved Organic Carbon Pool in an Agricultural Stream: Responses in Microbial Community Structure, Denitrification, and Assimilatory Nitrogen Uptake

    Laura T. Johnson;Todd V. Royer;Jael M. Edgerton;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Comparison of benthic bacterial community composition in nine streams

    Xueqing Gao;Ola A. Olapade;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Bacterial Populations in an Anthropogenically Disturbed Stream: Comparison of Different Seasons.

    Michael J. Lemke;Laura Gunn Leff

  • The Response of Three Bacterial Populations to Pollution in a Stream

    Michael J. Lemke;Beverly J. Brown;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Detection of Tn5-like sequences in kanamycin-resistant stream bacteria and environmental DNA.

    L G Leff;J R Dana;J V McArthur;L J Shimkets

  • Spatial and Temporal Response of Stream Bacteria to Sources of Dissolved Organic Carbon in a Blackwater Stream System

    Peter Koetsier;J. Vaun McArthur;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Information spiraling: Movement of bacteria and their genes in streams.

    Laura G. Leff;J. Vaun McArthur;Lawrence J. Shimkets

  • Distribution and co-occurrence of antibiotic and metal resistance genes in biofilms of an anthropogenically impacted stream.

    Alescia A. Roberto;Jonathon B. Van Gray;Jean Engohang-Ndong;Laura G. Leff

  • A stochastic model for the synthesis and degradation of natural organic matter. Part I. Data structures and reaction kinetics

    Stephen E. Cabaniss;Greg Madey;Laura Gunn Leff;Patricia A. Maurice

  • Genetic Diversity of Bacteria along a Stream Continuum

    J. Vaun McArthur;Laura Gunn Leff;Michael H. Smith

  • Longitudinal Changes in Microbial Assemblages of the Ogeechee River

    Laura Gunn Leff

  • Influence of dissolved organic matter and inorganic nutrients on the biofilm bacterial community on artificial substrates in a northeastern Ohio, USA, stream.

    Ola A. Olapade;Laura Gunn Leff

  • Seasonal dynamics of bacterial assemblages in epilithic biofilms in a northeastern Ohio stream

    Ola A. Olapade;Laura Gunn Leff

  • The Response of Three Bacterial Populations to Pollution in

    M. J. Lemke;B. J. Brown;L. G. Leff

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd V. Royer
Todd V. Royer Indiana University
Lawrence J. Shimkets
Lawrence J. Shimkets University of Georgia
Judy L. Meyer
Judy L. Meyer University of Georgia
Robert G. Wetzel
Robert G. Wetzel University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brenda L. Hall
Brenda L. Hall University of Maine
Michael N. Gooseff
Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder
Josef P. Werne
Josef P. Werne University of Pittsburgh
Joseph D. Ortiz
Joseph D. Ortiz Kent State University
Diane M. McKnight
Diane M. McKnight University of Colorado Boulder
Anna M. Romaní
Anna M. Romaní University of Girona

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