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D-Index
51
Citations
8563
World Ranking
3686
National Ranking
1291

Malak M. Tfaily publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Malak M. Tfaily sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 286 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Malak M. Tfaily D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Malak M. Tfaily sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Malak M. Tfaily is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy. Within these broad fields, Tfaily has contributed extensively to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Geophysics, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics, prominently including:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Tfaily's scholarly output features multiple recent papers that engage with environmental science, ecology, and analytical techniques. Notable publications include:

  • Soil Organic Matter Characterization by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICR MS): A Critical Review of Sample Preparation, Analysis, and Data Interpretation (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Ecosystem fluxes during drought and recovery in an experimental forest (2021, Science)
  • Simple Plant and Microbial Exudates Destabilize Mineral-Associated Organic Matter via Multiple Pathways (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Using metacommunity ecology to understand environmental metabolomes (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Decrypting bacterial polyphenol metabolism in an anoxic wetland soil (2021, Nature Communications)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a network of researchers, including Laura Meredith, Holly Andrews, Elizabeth Eder, Marija Veličković, and Rosalie Chu. These collaborations span diverse topics in environmental and earth sciences.

Tfaily's published work has appeared in several prominent venues, with the highest volume in:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry

This profile shows a focused research trajectory combining analytical chemistry techniques with ecological and geophysical inquiries, particularly around soil and wetland systems, microbial ecology, and earth system dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Groundwater–surface water mixing shifts ecological assembly processes and stimulates organic carbon turnover

    James C. Stegen;James K. Fredrickson;Michael J. Wilkins;Allan E. Konopka

  • Changes in peat chemistry associated with permafrost thaw increase greenhouse gas production

    Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Malak M. Tfaily;Carmody K. McCalley;Tyler A. Logan

  • Thermodynamically controlled preservation of organic carbon in floodplains

    Kristin Boye;Kristin Boye;Vincent Noël;Malak M. Tfaily;Sharon E. Bone

  • Stability of peatland carbon to rising temperatures

    Rachel Wilson;Anya Hopple;Malak Tfaily;Stephen Sebestyen

  • Formularity: Software for Automated Formula Assignment of Natural and Other Organic Matter from Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectra.

    Nikola Tolić;Yina Liu;Andrey Liyu;Yufeng Shen

  • Organic matter transformation in the peat column at Marcell Experimental Forest: Humification and vertical stratification

    Malak M. Tfaily;Malak M. Tfaily;William T. Cooper;Joel E. Kostka;Patrick R. Chanton

  • Advanced solvent based methods for molecular characterization of soil organic matter by high-resolution mass spectrometry.

    Malak M. Tfaily;Rosalie K. Chu;Nikola Tolić;Kristyn M. Roscioli

  • Microbial community structure and activity linked to contrasting biogeochemical gradients in bog and fen environments of the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatland.

    X. Lin;S. Green;M. M. Tfaily;O. Prakash

  • Soil Organic Matter Characterization by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICR MS): A Critical Review of Sample Preparation, Analysis, and Data Interpretation

    William Bahureksa;Malak M. Tfaily;Rene M. Boiteau;Robert B. Young

  • Community proteogenomics reveals the systemic impact of phosphorus availability on microbial functions in tropical soil.

    Qiuming Yao;Zhou Li;Yang Song;S. Joseph Wright

  • Influences of organic carbon speciation on hyporheic corridor biogeochemistry and microbial ecology.

    James C. Stegen;Tim Johnson;James K. Fredrickson;Michael J. Wilkins

  • Investigating dissolved organic matter decomposition in northern peatlands using complimentary analytical techniques

    Malak M. Tfaily;Rasha Hamdan;Jane E. Corbett;Jeffrey P. Chanton

  • Redox Fluctuations Control the Coupled Cycling of Iron and Carbon in Tropical Forest Soils

    Amrita Bhattacharyya;Ashley N. Campbell;Malak M. Tfaily;Yang Lin

  • Shifts in pore connectivity from precipitation versus groundwater rewetting increases soil carbon loss after drought.

    A. Peyton Smith;Ben Bond-Lamberty;Brian W. Benscoter;Malak M. Tfaily

  • Microbial Community Stratification Linked to Utilization of Carbohydrates and Phosphorus Limitation in a Boreal Peatland at Marcell Experimental Forest, Minnesota, USA

    Xueju Lin;Malak M. Tfaily;J. Megan Steinweg;Patrick Chanton

  • Sequential extraction protocol for organic matter from soils and sediments using high resolution mass spectrometry

    Malak M. Tfaily;Rosalie K. Chu;Jason Toyoda;Nikola Tolić

  • Differences in soluble organic carbon chemistry in pore waters sampled from different pore size domains

    Vanessa L. Bailey;A. P. Smith;Malak Tfaily;Sarah J. Fansler

  • Using metacommunity ecology to understand environmental metabolomes.

    Robert E. Danczak;Rosalie K. Chu;Sarah J. Fansler;Amy E. Goldman

  • Partitioning pathways of CO 2 production in peatlands with stable carbon isotopes

    J. Elizabeth Corbett;Malak M. Tfaily;David J. Burdige;William T. Cooper

  • Simple Plant and Microbial Exudates Destabilize Mineral-Associated Organic Matter via Multiple Pathways.

    Hui Li;Tobias Bölscher;Tobias Bölscher;Matthew Winnick;Malak M. Tfaily

  • Microbial Metabolic Potential for Carbon Degradation and Nutrient (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) Acquisition in an Ombrotrophic Peatland

    Xueju Lin;Malak M. Tfaily;Stefan J. Green;J. Megan Steinweg

  • Elemental composition and optical properties reveal changes in dissolved organic matter along a permafrost thaw chronosequence in a subarctic peatland

    Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Malak M. Tfaily;David C. Podgorski;Carmody K. McCalley

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey P. Chanton
Jeffrey P. Chanton Florida State University
James C. Stegen
James C. Stegen Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Joel E. Kostka
Joel E. Kostka Georgia Institute of Technology
Peter S. Nico
Peter S. Nico Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ljiljana Paša-Tolić
Ljiljana Paša-Tolić Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Scott R. Saleska
Scott R. Saleska University of Arizona
Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Jennifer Pett-Ridge Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Scott D. Bridgham
Scott D. Bridgham University of Oregon
Paul J. Hanson
Paul J. Hanson Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christopher W. Schadt
Christopher W. Schadt Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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