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D-Index
45
Citations
10045
World Ranking
6297
National Ranking
2273

Michael J. Wilkins 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 J. Wilkins sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 148 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Wilkins 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 J. Wilkins 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

Michael J. Wilkins is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States and has a research focus within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several related subfields, notably Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their research encompasses a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Michael J. Wilkins has contributed extensively to various publication venues, including:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Wildfire-dependent changes in soil microbiome diversity and function" (2022) published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Borgs are giant genetic elements with potential to expand metabolic capacity" (2022) published in Nature
  • "A Model Analysis of the Tidal Engine That Drives Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Riparian Aquifers" (2020) published in Water Resources Research
  • "Enhanced Speciation of Pyrogenic Organic Matter from Wildfires Enabled by 21 T FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry" (2022) published in Analytical Chemistry
  • "Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests" (2023) published in Forest Ecology and Management

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael J. Wilkins include:

  • Kelly Wrighton
  • Amelia R. Nelson
  • Kaela K. Amundson
  • Timothy S. Fegel
  • Charles C. Rhoades

Best Publications

  • Unusual biology across a group comprising more than 15% of domain Bacteria

    Christopher T. Brown;Laura A. Hug;Brian C. Thomas;Itai Sharon

  • Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system

    Karthik Anantharaman;Christopher T. Brown;Laura A. Hug;Itai Sharon

  • Fermentation, hydrogen, and sulfur metabolism in multiple uncultivated bacterial phyla.

    Kelly C. Wrighton;Brian C. Thomas;Itai Sharon;Christopher S. Miller

  • Genomic Expansion of Domain Archaea Highlights Roles for Organisms from New Phyla in Anaerobic Carbon Cycling

    Cindy J. Castelle;Kelly C. Wrighton;Brian C. Thomas;Laura A. Hug

  • Groundwater–surface water mixing shifts ecological assembly processes and stimulates organic carbon turnover

    James C. Stegen;James K. Fredrickson;Michael J. Wilkins;Allan E. Konopka

  • Acetate Availability and its Influence on Sustainable Bioremediation of Uranium-Contaminated Groundwater

    Kenneth H. Williams;Philip E. Long;James A. Davis;Michael J. Wilkins

  • Wildfire-dependent changes in soil microbiome diversity and function

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  • Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales

    Rebecca A. Daly;Mikayla A. Borton;Michael J. Wilkins;David W. Hoyt

  • Critical biogeochemical functions in the subsurface are associated with bacteria from new phyla and little studied lineages

    Laura A. Hug;Brian C. Thomas;Itai Sharon;Christopher T. Brown

  • Metabolic interdependencies between phylogenetically novel fermenters and respiratory organisms in an unconfined aquifer

    Kelly C Wrighton;Cindy J Castelle;Michael J Wilkins;Laura A Hug

  • Influences of organic carbon speciation on hyporheic corridor biogeochemistry and microbial ecology.

    James C. Stegen;Tim Johnson;James K. Fredrickson;Michael J. Wilkins

  • Members of the Candidate Phyla Radiation are functionally differentiated by carbon- and nitrogen-cycling capabilities

    R. E. Danczak;M. D. Johnston;C. Kenah;M. Slattery

  • Geophysical monitoring of coupled microbial and geochemical processes during stimulated subsurface bioremediation.

    Kenneth H. Williams;Andreas Kemna;Michael J. Wilkins;Jennifer L. Druhan

  • Coral physiology and microbiome dynamics under combined warming and ocean acidification.

    Andréa G. Grottoli;Paula Dalcin Martins;Michael J. Wilkins;Michael D. Johnston

  • Geochemical, mineralogical and microbiological characteristics of sediment from a naturally reduced zone in a uranium-contaminated aquifer

    Kate M. Campbell;Ravi K. Kukkadapu;Nikolla Qafoku;Aaron D. Peacock

  • Proteogenomic monitoring of Geobacter physiology during stimulated uranium bioremediation

    Michael J. Wilkins;Nathan C. VerBerkmoes;Kenneth H. Williams;Stephen J. Callister

  • RubisCO of a nucleoside pathway known from Archaea is found in diverse uncultivated phyla in bacteria

    Kelly C Wrighton;Cindy J Castelle;Vanessa A Varaljay;Sriram Satagopan

  • Viruses control dominant bacteria colonizing the terrestrial deep biosphere after hydraulic fracturing.

    Rebecca A. Daly;Simon Roux;Mikayla A. Borton;David M. Morgan

  • Influence of Heterogeneous Ammonium Availability on Bacterial Community Structure and the Expression of Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonium Transporter Genes during in Situ Bioremediation of Uranium-Contaminated Groundwater

    Mouser Pj;N'Guessan Al;Elifantz H;Holmes De

  • Mineral transformation and biomass accumulation associated with uranium bioremediation at Rifle, Colorado

    Li Li;Carl I. Steefel;Kenneth H. Williams;Michael J. Wilkins

  • Water Table Dynamics and Biogeochemical Cycling in a Shallow, Variably-Saturated Floodplain

    Steven B. Yabusaki;Michael J. Wilkins;Yilin Fang;Kenneth H. Williams

  • Characterization and transcription of arsenic respiration and resistance genes during in situ uranium bioremediation.

    Ludovic Giloteaux;Dawn E Holmes;Kenneth H Williams;Kelly C Wrighton

  • Coral physiology and microbiome dynamics under combined warming and ocean acidification

    A. G. Grottoli;P. Dalcin Martins;M. J. Wilkins;M. Warner

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth H. Williams
Kenneth H. Williams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jillian F. Banfield
Jillian F. Banfield University of California, Berkeley
Philip E. Long
Philip E. Long Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Derek R. Lovley
Derek R. Lovley University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mary S. Lipton
Mary S. Lipton Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David R. Cole
David R. Cole The Ohio State University
James A. Davis
James A. Davis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
James K. Fredrickson
James K. Fredrickson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dawn E. Holmes
Dawn E. Holmes Western New England University

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