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85
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20162
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769
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330

Nicholas S. Fisher 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 Nicholas S. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 267 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas S. Fisher 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 Nicholas S. Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Nicholas S. Fisher is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics covered in Fisher's work include:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Fisher's recent publications demonstrate a strong involvement with marine and environmental toxicology research. Selected papers include:

  • "Accumulation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Coastal Sharks from Contrasting Marine Environments: The New York Bight and The Bahamas," 2024, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Metal concentrations in coastal sharks from The Bahamas with a focus on the Caribbean Reef shark," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Exploring New Frontiers in Marine Radioisotope Tracing - Adapting to New Opportunities and Challenges," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "A synthesis of patterns of environmental mercury inputs, exposure and effects in New York State," 2020, Ecotoxicology
  • "Minor effects of dietary methylmercury on growth and reproduction of the sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus and toxicity to their offspring," 2020, Environmental Pollution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fisher include Cheng-Shiuan Lee, Xiayan Ye, Marc Lehmann, Mark Gloyn, and Oliver N. Shipley.

The venues in which Fisher often publishes their research include:

  • Offshore Technology Conference Asia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Fisher was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Kinetic determinations of trace element bioaccumulation in the mussel, Mytilus edulis

    Wenxiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher;Samuel N. Luoma

  • Fukushima-derived radionuclides in the ocean and biota off Japan

    Ken O. Buesseler;Steven R. Jayne;Nicholas S. Fisher;Irina I. Rypina

  • Trace element trophic transfer in aquatic organisms: a critique of the kinetic model approach.

    John R. Reinfelder;Nicholas S. Fisher;Samuel N. Luoma;John W. Nichols

  • Assimilation efficiencies of chemical contaminants in aquatic invertebrates: A synthesis

    Wen-Xiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • The Assimilation of Elements Ingested by Marine Copepods

    John R. Reinfelder;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • Release and bioavailability of C, N, P Se, and Fe following viral lysis of a marine chrysophyte

    Christopher J. Gobler;David A. Hutchins;Nicholas S. Fisher;Elizabeth M. Cosper

  • Delineating metal accumulation pathways for marine invertebrates

    Wen-Xiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • Determination of selenium bioavailability to a benthic bivalve from particulate and solute pathways

    Samuel N. Luoma;Carolyn Johns;Nicholas S. Fisher;Nisan A. Steinberg

  • Influences of dietary uptake and reactive sulfides on metal bioavailability from aquatic sediments.

    Byeong-Gweon Lee;Sarah B. Griscom;Jung-Suk Lee;Heesun J. Choi

  • Accumulation of inorganic and methylmercury by freshwater phytoplankton in two contrasting water bodies.

    Paul C. Pickhardt;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • An assessment of particulate organic carbon to thorium-234 ratios in the ocean and their impact on the application of 234Th as a POC flux proxy

    K.O. Buesseler;C.R. Benitez-Nelson;S.B. Moran;A. Burd

  • Effect of morphology of ZnO nanostructures on their toxicity to marine algae

    Xiaohui Peng;Shelagh Palma;Nicholas S. Fisher;Stanislaus S. Wong;Stanislaus S. Wong

  • Assimilation of trace elements and carbon by the mussel Mytilus edulis: Effects of food composition

    Wen-Xiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • Quantifying Trace Elements in Individual Aquatic Protist Cells with a Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Microprobe

    Benjamin S. Twining;Stephen B. Baines;Nicholas S. Fisher;Jörg Maser

  • Stoichiometric controls of mercury dilution by growth.

    Roxanne Karimi;Celia Y. Chen;Paul C. Pickhardt;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • Accumulation of trace elements in a marine copepod

    Wen-Xiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • Uptake of dissolved organic carbon and trace elements by zebra mussels

    Hudson A. Roditi;Nicholas S. Fisher;Sergio A. Sañudo-Wilhelmy

  • Element stoichiometries of individual plankton cells collected during the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX)

    Benjamin S. Twining;Stephen B. Baines;Nicholas S. Fisher;Nicholas S. Fisher

  • Accumulation and Retention of Metals in Mussels from Food and Water: A Comparison under Field and Laboratory Conditions

    Nicholas S. Fisher;Jean-Louis Teyssié;Scott W. Fowler;Wen-Xiong Wang

  • Interactions of marine plankton with transuranic elements. 1. Biokinetics of neptunium, plutonium, americium, and californium in phytoplankton

    Nicholas S. Fisher;Poul Bjerregaard;Scott W. Fowler

  • Kinetic determinations of trace element accumulation in the mussel, Mytilus edulis

    Wenxiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher;Samuel N. Luoma

Frequent Co-Authors

Wen-Xiong Wang
Wen-Xiong Wang City University of Hong Kong
Scott W. Fowler
Scott W. Fowler International Atomic Energy Agency
Benjamin S. Twining
Benjamin S. Twining Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Samuel N. Luoma
Samuel N. Luoma University of California, Davis
John R. Reinfelder
John R. Reinfelder Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David A. Hutchins
David A. Hutchins University of Southern California
Sergio A. Sañudo-Wilhelmy
Sergio A. Sañudo-Wilhelmy University of Southern California
Jean-Louis Teyssié
Jean-Louis Teyssié International Atomic Energy Agency
Richard J. Reeder
Richard J. Reeder Stony Brook University
Celia Y. Chen
Celia Y. Chen Dartmouth College

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