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Myrna J. Simpson

Myrna J. Simpson

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
15836
World Ranking
7625
National Ranking
193

Overview

Myrna J. Simpson is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, specializing primarily in Environmental Science. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Soil Science, Molecular Biology, and Pollution.

Their publication record highlights an emphasis on various topics within environmental and molecular studies. Key research themes include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, NMR Spectroscopy and its applications, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics.

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • André J. Simpson
  • Karl J. Jobst
  • Ronald Soong
  • Sonya Kleywegt
  • Rajshree Ghosh Biswas

Myrna J. Simpson has contributed multiple papers to prominent scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Plant- or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter," 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective," 2024, The Innovation
  • "Long-term crop rotation and different tillage practices alter soil organic matter composition and degradation," 2021, Soil and Tillage Research
  • "Maternal exposure to polystyrene microplastics alters placental metabolism in mice," 2022, Metabolomics
  • "Mineral stabilization of soil carbon is suppressed by live roots, outweighing influences from litter quality or quantity," 2021, Biogeochemistry

The venues where Myrna J. Simpson most frequently publishes include:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biogeochemistry
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Plant- or microbial-derived? A review on the molecular composition of stabilized soil organic matter

    Gerrit Angst;Kevin E. Mueller;Klaas G.J. Nierop;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Microbially derived inputs to soil organic matter: are current estimates too low?

    André J Simpson;Myrna J Simpson;Emma Smith;Brian P Kelleher

  • Chemical and mineralogical controls on humic acid sorption to clay mineral surfaces

    Xiaojuan Feng;André J. Simpson;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Environmental metabolomics: an emerging approach to study organism responses to environmental stressors

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  • NMR spectroscopy in environmental research: From molecular interactions to global processes

    André J. Simpson;David J. McNally;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Evaluation of CuO oxidation parameters for determining the source and stage of lignin degradation in soil

    Angelika Otto;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Increased cuticular carbon sequestration and lignin oxidation in response to soil warming

    Xiaojuan Feng;André J. Simpson;Kevin P. Wilson;D. Dudley Williams

  • Shifts in microbial community and water-extractable organic matter composition with biochar amendment in a temperate forest soil

    Perry J. Mitchell;André J. Simpson;Ronald Soong;Myrna J. Simpson

  • A comparison of plant and microbial biomarkers in grassland soils from the Prairie Ecozone of Canada

    Angelika Otto;Chubashini Shunthirasingham;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Responses of soil organic matter and microorganisms to freeze–thaw cycles

    Xiaojuan Feng;Leah L. Nielsen;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Degradation and preservation of vascular plant-derived biomarkers in grassland and forest soils from Western Canada

    Angelika Otto;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Sources and composition of hydrolysable aliphatic lipids and phenols in soils from western Canada

    Angelika Otto;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Temperature and substrate controls on microbial phospholipid fatty acid composition during incubation of grassland soils contrasting in organic matter quality.

    Xiaojuan Feng;Myrna J. Simpson

  • Determination of black carbon in natural organic matter by chemical oxidation and solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Myrna J. Simpson;Patrick G. Hatcher

  • Identification and Characterization of Sorption Domains in Soil Organic Matter Using Structurally Modified Humic Acids

    Amrith S. Gunasekara;Myrna J. Simpson;Baoshan Xing

  • Climate warming alters subsoil but not topsoil carbon dynamics in alpine grassland.

    Juan Jia;Zhenjiao Cao;Chengzhu Liu;Zhenhua Zhang

  • The distribution and degradation of biomarkers in Alberta grassland soil profiles

    Xiaojuan Feng;Myrna J. Simpson

  • The Chemical Ecology of Soil Organic Matter Molecular Constituents

    Myrna J. Simpson;André J. Simpson

  • The detrital input and removal treatment (DIRT) network: Insights into soil carbon stabilization.

    Kate Lajtha;Richard D. Bowden;Susan Crow;István Fekete

  • Analysis of soil organic matter biomarkers by sequential chemical degradation and gas chromatography – mass spectrometry

    Angelika Otto;Myrna J. Simpson

  • HILIC-NMR: toward the identification of individual molecular components in dissolved organic matter.

    Gwen C. Woods;Myrna J. Simpson;Philip J. Koerner;Antonia Napoli

  • Investigating the role of mineral-bound humic acid in phenanthrene sorption.

    Xiaojuan Feng;and André J. Simpson;Myrna J. Simpson

Frequent Co-Authors

André J. Simpson
André J. Simpson University of Toronto
Kate Lajtha
Kate Lajtha Oregon State University
Richard D. Bowden
Richard D. Bowden Allegheny College
Scott F. Lamoureux
Scott F. Lamoureux Queen's University
Knute J. Nadelhoffer
Knute J. Nadelhoffer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wolfgang Bermel
Wolfgang Bermel University of Florence
Luc De Meester
Luc De Meester Freie Universität Berlin
Patrick G. Hatcher
Patrick G. Hatcher Old Dominion University
Manfred Spraul
Manfred Spraul University of Aveiro
Joann K. Whalen
Joann K. Whalen McGill University

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