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10273
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6290
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Matthew M. Mills 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 Matthew M. Mills sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 92 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew M. Mills 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 Matthew M. Mills sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthew M. Mills is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on Oceanography, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Mills has contributed to multiple publications in venues such as ISME Communications, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, Earth system science data, The ISME Journal, and Cell. Notably, the following recent papers include:

  • Unusual marine cyanobacteria/haptophyte symbiosis relies on N2 fixation even in N-rich environments, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Environmental drivers of under-ice phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Arctic Ocean, 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Glucose dissociates DDX21 dimers to regulate mRNA splicing and tissue differentiation, 2023, Cell
  • Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs: global diversity, distribution, ecophysiology, and activity in marine waters, 2022, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • Global oceanic diazotroph database version 2 and elevated estimate of global oceanic N 2 fixation, 2023, Earth system science data

Frequent co-authors contributing alongside Mills include:

  • Kevin R. Arrigo
  • Gert L. van Dijken
  • Kendra A. Turk-Kubo
  • Jonathan P. Zehr
  • Britt A. Henke

The research venues where Mills most frequently publishes are:

  • ISME Communications
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Earth system science data
  • The ISME Journal
  • Cell

Best Publications

  • Processes and patterns of oceanic nutrient limitation

    C. M. Moore;M. M. Mills;K. R. Arrigo;I. Berman-Frank

  • Iron and phosphorus co-limit nitrogen fixation in the eastern tropical North Atlantic

    Matthew M. Mills;Celine Ridame;Margaret Davey;Margaret Davey

  • Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • Large-scale distribution of Atlantic nitrogen fixation controlled by iron availability

    C. Mark Moore;C. Mark Moore;Matthew M. Mills;Eric P. Achterberg;Richard J. Geider

  • Deep carbon export from a Southern Ocean iron-fertilized diatom bloom

    Victor Smetacek;Victor Smetacek;Christine Klaas;Volker H. Strass;Philipp Assmy;Philipp Assmy

  • Phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice in the Chukchi sea

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • Iron from melting glaciers fuels the phytoplankton blooms in Amundsen Sea (Southern Ocean): Iron biogeochemistry

    Loes J. A. Gerringa;Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp;Patrick Laan;Charles-Edouard Thuroczy

  • Relative influence of nitrogen and phosphorous availability on phytoplankton physiology and productivity in the Oligotrophic Sub-Tropical North Atlantic Ocean

    C. Mark Moore;Matthew M. Mills;Rebecca Langlois;Angela Milne

  • Photophysiology in two major southern ocean phytoplankton taxa: photosynthesis and growth of Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus under different irradiance levels.

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Matthew M. Mills;Lindsey R. Kropuenske;Gert L. van Dijken

  • Ecological control of nitrite in the upper ocean

    Emily J. Zakem;Emily J. Zakem;Alia Al-Haj;Matthew J. Church;Gert L. van Dijken

  • Photophysiology in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Photoprotection in Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus

    Lindsey R. Kropuenske;Matthew M. Mills;Gert L. van Dijken;Shaun Bailey

  • Iron limits primary productivity during spring bloom development in the central North Atlantic

    C. Mark Moore;Matthew M. Mills;Angela Milne;Rebecca Langlois

  • Symbiotic unicellular cyanobacteria fix nitrogen in the Arctic Ocean.

    Katie Harding;Kendra A. Turk-Kubo;Rachel E. Sipler;Matthew M. Mills

  • Iron from melting glaciers fuels phytoplankton blooms in the Amundsen Sea (Southern Ocean): Phytoplankton characteristics and productivity

    Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp;Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp;Matthew M. Mills;Gert L. van Dijken;Patrick Laan

  • From wing to wing: the persistence of long ecological interaction chains in less-disturbed ecosystems

    Douglas J. McCauley;Douglas J. McCauley;Paul A. DeSalles;Hillary S. Young;Hillary S. Young;Robert B. Dunbar

  • Magnitude of oceanic nitrogen fixation influenced by the nutrient uptake ratio of phytoplankton

    Matthew M. Mills;Kevin R. Arrigo

  • Patterns of nitrogen fixation along 10°N in the tropical Atlantic

    Maren Voss;Peter Croot;Karin Lochte;Matthew M. Mills

  • The effect of iron limitation on the photophysiology of Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae) and Fragilariopsis cylindrus (Bacillariophyceae) under dynamic irradiance

    Anne-Carlijn Alderkamp;Gemma Kulk;Anita G. J. Buma;Ronald J. W. Visser

  • The Bunsen gas solubility coefficient of ethylene as a function of temperature and salinity and its importance for nitrogen fixation assays

    Eike Breitbarth;Matthew M. Mills;Gernot Friedrichs;Julie LaRoche

  • Nutrient limitation of picophytoplankton photosynthesis and growth in the tropical North Atlantic

    Margaret Davey;Glen A. Tarran;Matthew M. Mills;Celine Ridame

  • Ecological control of nitrite in the upper ocean

    Alia Al-Haj;Matthew J. Church;Gert L. van Dijken;Sarah Q. Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin R. Arrigo
Kevin R. Arrigo Stanford University
Gert L. van Dijken
Gert L. van Dijken Stanford University
Eric P. Achterberg
Eric P. Achterberg GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Hein J W de Baar
Hein J W de Baar University of Groningen
Loes J. A. Gerringa
Loes J. A. Gerringa Utrecht University
Julie LaRoche
Julie LaRoche Dalhousie University
Richard J. Geider
Richard J. Geider University of Essex
Robert S. Pickart
Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Anita G. J. Buma
Anita G. J. Buma University of Groningen
Peter Croot
Peter Croot University of Galway

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