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Martyn Tranter

Martyn Tranter

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Earth Science
Denmark
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
85
Citations
18273
World Ranking
388
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Martyn Tranter is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work addresses a range of topics including Polar Research and Ecology, Cryospheric studies and observations, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Climate change and permafrost, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Recent publications by Martyn Tranter include:

  • "Glacier algae accelerate melt rates on the south-western Greenland Ice Sheet," 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "Algal photophysiology drives darkening and melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Mineral phosphorus drives glacier algal blooms on the Greenland Ice Sheet," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Enhanced trace element mobilization by Earth's ice sheets," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Scientific access into Mercer Subglacial Lake: scientific objectives, drilling operations and initial observations," 2021, Annals of Glaciology

Martyn Tranter frequently publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Earth Science, The Cryosphere, Scientific Reports, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Collaborations are an integral part of this scientist's work, with frequent coauthors including Alexandre M. Anesio, Liane G. Benning, Joseph M. Cook, Christopher J. Williamson, and Mark Skidmore.

Best Publications

  • Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems

    Alexander M. Milner;Alexander M. Milner;Kieran Khamis;Tom J. Battin;John Edward Brittain

  • Geochemical weathering at the bed of Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland - a new model

    M. Tranter;M. J. Sharp;H. R. Lamb;G. H. Brown

  • Bioavailable iron in the Southern Ocean: the significance of the iceberg conveyor belt

    Rob Raiswell;Liane G Benning;Martyn Tranter;Slawek Tulaczyk

  • Widespread bacterial populations at glacier beds and their relationship to rock weathering and carbon cycling

    Martin Sharp;John Parkes;Barry Cragg;Ian J. Fairchild

  • Ice sheets as a significant source of highly reactive nanoparticulate iron to the oceans

    Jon R. Hawkings;Jemma L. Wadham;Martyn Tranter;Rob Raiswell

  • Glacial Ecosystems

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  • Physical, chemical and biological processes in Lake Vostok and other Antarctic subglacial lakes

    Martin J. Siegert;J. Cynan Ellis-Evans;Martyn Tranter;Christoph Mayer

  • Photophysiology and albedo-changing potential of the ice algal community on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet.

    Marian L Yallop;Alexandre M B Anesio;Rupert G Perkins;J Cook

  • Contributions from glacially derived sediment to the global iron (oxyhydr)oxide cycle : Implications for iron delivery to the oceans

    Rob Raiswell;Martyn Tranter;Liane G. Benning;Martin Siegert

  • A conceptual model of solute acquisition by Alpine glacial meltwaters

    Martyn Tranter;Giles Brown;Robert Raiswell;Martin Sharp

  • Evolution of cryoconite holes and their contribution to meltwater runoff from glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

    Andrew G. Fountain;Martyn Tranter;Thomas H. Nylen;Karen J. Lewis

  • Potential methane reservoirs beneath Antarctica

    J. L. Wadham;S. Arndt;S. Arndt;S. Tulaczyk;M. Stibal

  • Biogeochemical weathering under ice: Size matters

    J. L. Wadham;M. Tranter;M. Skidmore;A. J. Hodson

  • Rates of chemical denudation and CO2 drawdown in a glacier-covered alpine catchment

    Martin Sharp;Martyn Tranter;Giles H. Brown;Mark Skidmore

  • Biogeochemical Evolution of Cryoconite Holes on Canada Glacier, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

    Elizabeth A. Bagshaw;Martyn Tranter;Andrew G. Fountain;Kathleen A. Welch

  • The Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of Cryoconite Holes from McMurdo Dry Valley Glaciers, Antarctica

    Dorota L. Porazinska;Andrew G. Fountain;Thomas H. Nylen;Martyn Tranter

  • The Greenland Ice Sheet as a hot spot of phosphorus weathering and export in the Arctic

    Jon R Hawkings;Jemma L Wadham;Martyn Tranter;Jon Telling

  • Limnological conditions in Subglacial Lake Vostok, Antarctica

    Brent C. Christner;George Royston-Bishop;Christine M. Foreman;Brianna R. Arnold

  • Microbial primary production on an Arctic glacier is insignificant in comparison with allochthonous organic carbon input

    Marek Stibal;Martyn Tranter;Liane G. Benning;Josef Řehák

  • Stable isotope evidence for microbial sulphate reduction at the bed of a polythermal high Arctic glacier

    Jemma L Wadham;S Bottrell;Martyn Tranter;R Raiswell

  • The composition of snowfall, snowpack and meltwater in the Scottish highlands-evidence for preferential elution

    M Tranter;Peter Brimblecombe;Trevor Davies;C.E. Vincent

  • Biogeochemistry of seasonally snow-covered catchments

    Kathy A. Tonnessen;Mark W Williams;M. Tranter

Frequent Co-Authors

Jemma L. Wadham
Jemma L. Wadham University of Bristol
Trevor D. Davies
Trevor D. Davies University of East Anglia
Alexandre M. Anesio
Alexandre M. Anesio Aarhus University
Martin Sharp
Martin Sharp University of Alberta
Andy Hodson
Andy Hodson University Centre in Svalbard
Martin J. Siegert
Martin J. Siegert University of Exeter
Liane G. Benning
Liane G. Benning Freie Universität Berlin
John C. Priscu
John C. Priscu Montana State University
Jon Telling
Jon Telling Newcastle University
Marek Stibal
Marek Stibal Charles University

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