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Mason B. Tomson

Mason B. Tomson

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
56
Citations
13679
World Ranking
3598
National Ranking
1371

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
15452
World Ranking
9588
National Ranking
2695

Mason B. Tomson 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 Mason B. Tomson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 275 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mason B. Tomson 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 Mason B. Tomson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mason B. Tomson is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their primary fields of study include Materials Science, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Within these areas, they focus on subfields such as Biomaterials, Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

The topics Mason B. Tomson works on cover several areas, including:

  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Important contributions by Mason B. Tomson can be noted from their recent papers. These include:

  • "Rare earth elements from waste," published in 2022 in Science Advances
  • "Battery metal recycling by flash Joule heating," published in 2023 in Science Advances
  • "The state of the art in scale inhibitor squeeze treatment," published in 2020 in Petroleum Science
  • "Gypsum scale formation and inhibition kinetics with implications in membrane system," published in 2022 in Water Research
  • "Cr(VI) Reduction and Sequestration by FeS Nanoparticles Formed in situ as Aquifer Material Coating to Create a Regenerable Reactive Zone," published in 2024 in Environmental Science & Technology

Mason B. Tomson collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Amy T. Kan, with 43 collaborative works
  • Saebom Ko, with 24 collaborative works
  • Zhaoyi Dai, with 22 collaborative works
  • Yue Zhao, with 21 collaborative works
  • Chong Dai, with 20 collaborative works

Publication venues where Mason B. Tomson frequently publishes include:

  • SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry, with 14 publications
  • SPE Journal, with 7 publications
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, with 3 publications
  • Science Advances, with 2 publications
  • Crystal Growth & Design, with 2 publications

Mason B. Tomson received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Low-Field Magnetic Separation of Monodisperse Fe3O4 Nanocrystals

    Cafer T. Yavuz;J. T. Mayo;William W. Yu;Arjun Prakash

  • The effect of nanocrystalline magnetite size on arsenic removal

    JT Mayo;Cafer T Yavuz;S Yean;L Cong

  • Crystallization of calcium phosphates. A constant composition study

    P. Koutsoukos;Z. Amjad;M. B. Tomson;G. H. Nancollas

  • Effect of magnetite particle size on adsorption and desorption of arsenite and arsenate

    S Yean;L Cong;Cafer T Yavuz;JT Mayo

  • Mineralization kinetics: a constant composition approach.

    M. B. Tomson;G. H. Nancollas

  • Adsorption/Desorption hysteresis in organic pollutant and soil/sediment interaction.

    Amy T. Kan;Gongmin. Fu;Mason B. Tomson

  • Why Scale Forms in the Oil Field and Methods To Predict It

    J.E. Oddo;M.B. Tomson

  • Naphthalene Adsorption and Desorption from Aqueous C60 Fullerene

    Xuekun Cheng;and Amy T. Kan;Mason B. Tomson

  • Irreversible Sorption of Neutral Hydrocarbons to Sediments: Experimental Observations and Model Predictions

    A. T. Kan;G. Fu;M. Hunter;W. Chen

  • Scale Prediction for Oil and Gas Production

    Amy T. Kan;Mason B. Tomson

  • Crystal growth of calcium carbonate. A controlled composition kinetic study

    T.F. Kazmierczak;M.B. Tomson;G.H. Nancollas

  • Mechanisms of Mineral Scale Inhibition

    M.B. Tomson;G. Fu;M.A. Watson;A.T. Kan

  • Irreversible Adsorption of Naphthalene and Tetrachlorobiphenyl to Lula and Surrogate Sediments

    Amy T. Kan;Gongmin Fu;M. A. Hunter;Mason B. Tomson

  • Simplified Calculation of CACO3 Saturation at High Temperatures and Pressures in Brine Solutions

    John E. Oddo;Mason B. Tomson

  • Ground water transport of hydrophobic organic compounds in the presence of dissolved organic matter.

    Amy T. Kan;Mason B. Tomson

  • Adsorption of arsenic to magnetite nanoparticles: Effect of particle concentration, pH, ionic strength, and temperature

    Heather J. Shipley;Sujin Yean;Amy T. Kan;Mason B. Tomson

  • Rare earth elements from waste

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  • The temperature dependence of the solubility product constant of vivianite

    Amal Al-Borno;Mason B. Tomson

  • The Nucleation Kinetics of Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate in NaCl Solutions up to 6 m and 90°C

    Shiliang He;John E. Oddo;Mason B. Tomson

  • Adsorption of cadmium on anatase nanoparticles-effect of crystal size and pH.

    Gao Y;Wahi R;Kan At;Falkner Jc

  • The Inhibition of gypsum and barite nucleation in NaCl brines at temperatures from 25 to 90°C

    Shiliang He;John E. Oddo;Mason B. Tomson

  • The Nucleation Kinetics of Barium Sulfate in NaCl Solutions up to 6 m and 90°C

    Shiliang He;John E. Oddo;Mason B. Tomson

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Chen
Wei Chen Nankai University
Michael S. Wong
Michael S. Wong Rice University
James M. Tour
James M. Tour Rice University
George H. Nancollas
George H. Nancollas University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John T. Wilson
John T. Wilson Environmental Protection Agency
Vicki L. Colvin
Vicki L. Colvin Brown University
Cafer T. Yavuz
Cafer T. Yavuz King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
William W. Yu
William W. Yu Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Wei Lu
Wei Lu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din
Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din Texas A&M University

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