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D-Index
51
Citations
7081
World Ranking
4834
National Ranking
1777

Michael D. Aitken 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 Michael D. Aitken sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 135 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael D. Aitken 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 Michael D. Aitken sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria enriched by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill identified by cultivation and DNA-SIP

    Tony Gutierrez;David R Singleton;David T Berry;Tingting Yang

  • Competitive metabolism of naphthalene, methylnaphthalenes, and fluorene by phenanthrene-degrading pseudomonads

    Unknown

  • Salicylate stimulates the degradation of high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas saccharophila P15

    Unknown

  • Characteristics of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria isolated from soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Unknown

  • Products from the incomplete metabolism of pyrene by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria.

    Unknown

  • From bioavailability science to regulation of organic chemicals

    Jose J. Ortega-Calvo;Joop Harmsen;John R. Parsons;Kirk T. Semple

  • Quantifying the biodegradation of phenanthrene by Pseudomonas stutzeri P16 in the presence of a nonionic surfactant.

    Unknown

  • Stable-Isotope Probing of Bacteria Capable of Degrading Salicylate, Naphthalene, or Phenanthrene in a Bioreactor Treating Contaminated Soil

    David R. Singleton;Sabrina N. Powell;Ramiah Sangaiah;Avram Gold

  • Waste treatment applications of enzymes: opportunities and obstacles

    Unknown

  • Role of Bacterial Exopolysaccharides (EPS) in the Fate of the Oil Released during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Tony Gutierrez;Tony Gutierrez;David Berry;Tingting Yang;Sara Mishamandani

  • Identification and quantification of uncultivated Proteobacteria associated with pyrene degradation in a bioreactor treating PAH-contaminated soil.

    David R. Singleton;Ramiah Sangaiah;Avram Gold;Louise M. Ball

  • Bacterial Chemotaxis Enhances Naphthalene Degradation in a Heterogeneous Aqueous System

    Unknown

  • Characterization of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation gene cluster in a phenanthrene-degrading Acidovorax strain.

    Unknown

  • Bacterial chemotaxis to naphthalene desorbing from a nonaqueous liquid.

    Unknown

  • Stable-isotope probing of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial guild in a contaminated soil

    Unknown

  • Surfactant-Enhanced Desorption and Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soil

    Unknown

  • Aerobic Bioremediation of PAH Contaminated Soil Results in Increased Genotoxicity and Developmental Toxicity.

    Leah Chibwe;Mitra C. Geier;Jun Nakamura;Robert L. Tanguay

  • Polycyclovorans algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., an Aromatic-Hydrocarbon-Degrading Marine Bacterium Found Associated with Laboratory Cultures of Marine Phytoplankton

    Tony Gutierrez;David H. Green;Peter D. Nichols;William B. Whitman

  • Fluoranthene-2,3- and -1,5-diones Are Novel Products from the Bacterial Transformation of Fluoranthene

    Unknown

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation of Phytoplankton-Associated Arenibacter spp. and Description of Arenibacter algicola sp. nov., an Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterium

    Tony Gutierrez;Tony Gutierrez;Glenn Rhodes;Sara Mishamandani;David T Berry

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Sobsey
Mark D. Sobsey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kirk T. Semple
Kirk T. Semple Lancaster University
Cass T. Miller
Cass T. Miller University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Avram Gold
Avram Gold University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andreas P Teske
Andreas P Teske University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter D. Nichols
Peter D. Nichols Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
William B. Whitman
William B. Whitman University of Georgia
Robert L. Irvine
Robert L. Irvine University of Notre Dame
Fred A. Wright
Fred A. Wright North Carolina State University
Staci L. Massey Simonich
Staci L. Massey Simonich Oregon State University

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