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47
Citations
8443
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5785
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2104

Nathaniel E. Ostrom 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 Nathaniel E. Ostrom sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 108 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nathaniel E. Ostrom 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 Nathaniel E. Ostrom sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nathaniel E. Ostrom is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Soil Science, Plant Science, Oceanography, and Pollution.

Their work addresses key topics such as Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Ostrom has contributed to the following publications:

  • What can we learn from N 2 O isotope data? - Analytics, processes and modelling, 2020, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • Soil pore architecture and rhizosphere legacy define N2O production in root detritusphere, 2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Coupled abiotic-biotic cycling of nitrous oxide in tropical peatlands, 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Changes in soil pore structure generated by the root systems of maize, sorghum and switchgrass affect in situ N2O emissions and bacterial denitrification, 2023, Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • Protocols for Assessing Transformation Rates of Nitrous Oxide in the Water Column, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent co-authors in Ostrom's research include Hasand Gandhi, Joshua A. Haslun, Jenie Gil, Alexandra Kravchenko, and Steffen Buessecker.

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Biology and Fertility of Soils, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Best Publications

  • THERMODYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS ON NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS AND OTHER BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AT SOIL-STREAM INTERFACES

    Lars O Hedin;Joseph C von Fischer;Nathaniel E Ostrom;Brian P Kennedy

  • THERMODYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS ON NITROGENTRANSFORMATIONS AND OTHER BIOGEOCHEMICALPROCESSES AT SOIL–STREAM INTERFACES

    Lars O. Hedin;Joseph C. von Fischer;Nathaniel E. Ostrom;Brian P. Kennedy

  • Distinguishing Nitrous Oxide Production from Nitrification and Denitrification on the Basis of Isotopomer Abundances

    R. L. Sutka;N. E. Ostrom;P. H. Ostrom;J. A. Breznak

  • Nitrogen Fixation by Symbiotic and Free-Living Spirochetes

    T. G. Lilburn;K. S. Kim;N. E. Ostrom;K. R. Byzek

  • Biphenyl-utilizing bacteria and their functional genes in a pine root zone contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

    Mary Beth Leigh;Vivian H. Pellizari;Ondřej Uhlík;Robin Sutka

  • The importance of abiotic reactions for nitrous oxide production

    Xia Zhu-Barker;Amanda R. Cavazos;Nathaniel E. Ostrom;William R. Horwath

  • Nitrogen isotopomer site preference of N2O produced by Nitrosomonas europaea and Methylococcus capsulatus Bath.

    R. L. Sutka;N. E. Ostrom;P. H. Ostrom;H. Gandhi

  • Isotopologue effects during N2O reduction in soils and in pure cultures of denitrifiers

    Nathaniel E. Ostrom;Adam Pitt;Robin Sutka;Peggy H. Ostrom

  • Isotopologue fractionation during N2O production by fungal denitrification

    Robin L. Sutka;Gerard C. Adams;Nathaniel E. Ostrom;Peggy H. Ostrom

  • Hotspots of soil N 2 O emission enhanced through water absorption by plant residue

    A. N. Kravchenko;E. R. Toosi;A. K. Guber;N. E. Ostrom

  • Microbial life at −13 °C in the brine of an ice-sealed Antarctic lake

    Alison E. Murray;Fabien Kenig;Christian H. Fritsen;Christopher P. McKay

  • Seasonal variation in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry of a coastal cold ocean environment

    N.E. Ostrom;S.A. Macko;D. Deibel;R.J. Thompson

  • Nitrogen and oxygen isotopomeric constraints on the origins and sea-to-air flux of N2O in the oligotrophic subtropical North Pacific gyre

    Brian N. Popp;Marian B. Westley;Sakae Toyoda;Tatsuya Miwa;Tatsuya Miwa

  • Using oxygen isotopes of phosphate to trace phosphorus sources and cycling in Lake Erie.

    Katy E. Elsbury;Adina Paytan;Nathaniel E. Ostrom;Carol Kendall

  • Erratum: Nitrogen isotopomer site preference of N2O produced by Nitrosomonas europaea and Methylococcus capsulatus Bath (Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (2003) 17(738-745))

    R. L. Sutka;N. E. Ostrom;P. H. Ostrom;H. Gandhi

  • Organochlorine dynamics in the pelagic food web of lake baikal

    John R. Kucklick;H. Rodger Harvey;Joel E. Baker;Peggy H. Ostrom

  • Insights into the origin of perylene from isotopic analyses of sediments from Saanich Inlet, British Columbia

    J.E Silliman;P.A Meyers;P.H Ostrom;N.E Ostrom

  • The origin and cycling of particulate and sedimentary organic matter and nitrate in Lake Superior

    Nathaniel E Ostrom;David T Long;Emily M Bell;Tina Beals

  • Isotopologue data reveal bacterial denitrification as the primary source of N2O during a high flux event following cultivation of a native temperate grassland.

    Nathaniel E. Ostrom;Robin Sutka;Peggy H. Ostrom;A. Stuart Grandy

  • Interlaboratory assessment of nitrous oxide isotopomer analysis by isotope ratio mass spectrometry and laser spectroscopy: current status and perspectives.

    Joachim Mohn;Benjamin Wolf;Benjamin Wolf;Sakae Toyoda;Cheng Ting Lin

  • Isotopologue fractionation during microbial reduction of N2O within soil mesocosms as a function of water-filled pore space

    Malee Jinuntuya-Nortman;Robin L. Sutka;Peggy H. Ostrom;Hasand Gandhi

Frequent Co-Authors

Peggy H. Ostrom
Peggy H. Ostrom Michigan State University
G. Philip Robertson
G. Philip Robertson Michigan State University
Alexandra Kravchenko
Alexandra Kravchenko Michigan State University
Lars O. Hedin
Lars O. Hedin Princeton University
Joseph C. von Fischer
Joseph C. von Fischer Colorado State University
Naohiro Yoshida
Naohiro Yoshida Tokyo Institute of Technology
Gregory Bonito
Gregory Bonito Michigan State University
Karen L. Casciotti
Karen L. Casciotti Stanford University
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma

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