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Michael J. Whiticar

Michael J. Whiticar

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
13827
World Ranking
4842
National Ranking
227

Michael J. Whiticar publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Whiticar sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Michael J. Whiticar D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Whiticar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael J. Whiticar is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and has a research profile primarily rooted in engineering, with a focus on ocean engineering. Their work encompasses various subfields including environmental chemistry, mechanical engineering, paleontology, and oceanography. The main topics covered throughout their career include drilling and well engineering, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, methane hydrates and related phenomena, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, marine biology and ecology research, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

Their recent publications reflect a strong engagement with geological and chemical processes in marine and sedimentary environments. Notable papers include:

  • Calcium Carbonate Hexahydrate (Ikaite): History of Mineral Formation as Recorded by Stable Isotopes, 2022, Minerals
  • Barkley Canyon Gas Hydrates: A Synthesis Based on Two Decades of Seafloor Observation and Remote Sensing, 2022, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • ODP Leg 146, Hole 892C - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 146, Hole 889A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 146, Hole 892C - Well Logging Data, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

The list of frequent co-authors includes Graham K. Westbrook, Bobb Carson, Robert J. Musgrave, Juichiro Ashi, and Boris Baranov, with whom Michael J. Whiticar has collaborated extensively. Their publication venues demonstrate a pattern of contributing to repositories and platforms specializing in research data and open access, such as Zenodo and OPAL, as well as established journals like Minerals and Frontiers in Earth Science.

Their contributions to the field of ocean engineering are distinguished by a focus on well logging data and interpretations relevant to methane hydrate presence and related sediment and reservoir engineering processes. This research engagement supports broader efforts in understanding marine sediment chemistry, drilling technologies, and environmental implications related to subseafloor processes.

Best Publications

  • Carbon and hydrogen isotope systematics of bacterial formation and oxidation of methane

    Michael J. Whiticar

  • Biogenic methane formation in marine and freshwater environments: CO2 reduction vs. acetate fermentation—Isotope evidence

    M.J Whiticar;E Faber;M Schoell

  • Methane oxidation in sediment and water column environments—Isotope evidence

    Michael J. Whiticar;Eckhard Faber

  • Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation resulting from anaerobic methane oxidation

    M. J. Alperin;W. S. Reeburgh;M. J. Whiticar

  • Stable isotope geochemistry of coals, humic kerogens and related natural gases

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  • A geochemial perspective of natural gas and atmospheric methane

    Michael J. Whiticar

  • Anaerobic methane oxidation associated with marine gas hydrates: superlight C-isotopes from saturated and unsaturated C20 and C25 irregular isoprenoids

    Marcus Elvert;Erwin Suess;Michael J. Whiticar

  • Sea Floor Methane Hydrates at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin

    E. Suess;M.E. Torres;G. Bohrmann;R.W. Collier

  • Archaea mediating anaerobic methane oxidation in deep-sea sediments at cold seeps of the eastern Aleutian subduction zone

    Marcus Elvert;Erwin Suess;Jens Greinert;Michael J Whiticar

  • Methane-derived CO2 in pore fluids expelled from the Oregon subduction zone

    Erwin Suess;M. J. Whiticar

  • Persistent Organic Pollutants in British Columbia Grizzly Bears: Consequence of Divergent Diets

    Jennie R. Christensen;Misty MacDuffee;Robie W. Macdonald;Michael Whiticar

  • FlankFlux: an experiment to study the nature of hydrothermal circulation in young oceanic crust

    E. E. Davis;D. S. Chapman;M. J. Mottl;W. J. Bentkowski

  • Carbon and hydrogen isotopic composition of bacterial methane in a shallow freshwater lake

    I. Woltemate;M. J. Whiticar;M. Schoell

  • Bacterial ethane formation from reduced, ethylated sulfur compounds in anoxic sediments

    Ronald S Oremland;Michael J Whiticar;Frances E Strohmaier;Ronald P Kiene

  • Diagenetic relationships of methanogenesis, nutrients, acoustic turbidity, pockmarks and freshwater seepages in Eckernförde Bay

    Michael J. Whiticar

  • Sources and flux of natural gases from Mono Lake, California

    Ronald S. Oremland;Laurence G. Miller;Michael J. Whiticar

  • Methane sources and production in the northern Cascadia margin gas hydrate system

    John Pohlman;Masanori Kaneko;Verena B. Heuer;Richard B. Coffin

  • Description of an estuarine methylotrophic methanogen which grows on dimethyl sulfide.

    Ronald S. Oremland;Ronald P. Kiene;Indra Mathrani;Michael J. Whiticar

  • The origin of thermogenic gas hydrates on the northern Cascadia Margin as inferred from isotopic (13C/12C and D/H) and molecular composition of hydrate and vent gas

    John W. Pohlman;John W. Pohlman;Elizabeth A. Canuel;N. Ross Chapman;George D. Spence

  • Methane production in littoral sediment of Lake Constance

    B. Thebrath;F. Rothfuss;M.J. Whiticar;R. Conrad

  • Geochemical characterization of selected Western Canada oils by C5–C8 Compound Specific Isotope Correlation (CSIC)

    Michael J. Whiticar;Lloyd R. Snowdon

  • Small thaw ponds: an unaccounted source of methane in the Canadian high Arctic.

    Karita Negandhi;Isabelle Laurion;Michael J. Whiticar;Pierre E. Galand;Pierre E. Galand

  • Submarine columns of ikaite tufa

    Bjørn Buchardt;Paul Seaman;Gabrielle Stockmann;Marie Vous

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin Suess
Erwin Suess GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Marcus Elvert
Marcus Elvert University of Bremen
Peter S. Ross
Peter S. Ross Raincoast Conservation Foundation
John W. Pohlman
John W. Pohlman United States Geological Survey
Robie W. Macdonald
Robie W. Macdonald Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Giuseppe Etiope
Giuseppe Etiope National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Isabelle Laurion
Isabelle Laurion Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Christopher C. Parrish
Christopher C. Parrish Memorial University of Newfoundland
Richard B. Coffin
Richard B. Coffin Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Martin Schoell
Martin Schoell Chevron (Netherlands)

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