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Patricia M. Medeiros

Patricia M. Medeiros

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
6628
World Ranking
8821
National Ranking
3162

Patricia M. Medeiros 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 Patricia M. Medeiros sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 75 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patricia M. Medeiros 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 Patricia M. Medeiros sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patricia M. Medeiros is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science with a focus on Oceanography, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics, including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Patricia M. Medeiros has published multiple recent papers that appear in different scientific journals. Notable publications include:

  • A global database of dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentration measurements in coastal waters (CoastDOM v1), 2024, Earth system science data
  • Microbial succession and dynamics in meromictic Mono Lake, California, 2021, Geobiology
  • Spatio-temporal changes in dissolved organic matter composition along the salinity gradient of a marsh-influenced estuarine complex, 2021, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Assessing the Contribution of Seasonality, Tides, and Microbial Processing to Dissolved Organic Matter Composition Variability in a Southeastern U.S. Estuary, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Molecular composition and biodegradation of loggerhead sponge Spheciospongia vesparium exhalent dissolved organic matter, 2020, Marine Environmental Research

Their research has appeared repeatedly in specific publication venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Remote Sensing
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Earth system science data
  • Geobiology

Frequent collaborators in Patricia M. Medeiros's research include Renato M. Castelao, Ding He, William M. Berelson, Rachel P. Martineac, and Maria L. Letourneau, with Renato M. Castelao having coauthored seven papers alongside Medeiros.

Best Publications

  • Sugars--dominant water-soluble organic compounds in soils and characterization as tracers in atmospheric particulate matter.

    Bernd R T Simoneit;Vladimir O Elias;Minoru Kobayashi;Kimitaka Kawamura

  • Combustion Products of Plastics as Indicators for Refuse Burning in the Atmosphere

    Bernd R T Simoneit;Patricia M Medeiros;Borys M Didyk

  • Analysis of sugars in environmental samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Patricia M. Medeiros;Bernd R.T. Simoneit

  • Degradation of terrestrially derived macromolecules in the Amazon River

    Nicholas D. Ward;Richard G. Keil;Patricia M. Medeiros;Daimio C. Brito

  • Where Carbon Goes When Water Flows: Carbon Cycling across the Aquatic Continuum

    Nicholas D. Ward;Nicholas D. Ward;Nicholas D. Ward;Thomas S. Bianchi;Patricia M. Medeiros;Michael Seidel

  • Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms

    Sara Kleindienst;Michael Seidel;Kai Ziervogel;Sharon L. Grim

  • Deciphering ocean carbon in a changing world

    Mary Ann Moran;Elizabeth B. Kujawinski;Aron Stubbins;Rob Fatland

  • Sugars as source indicators of biogenic organic carbon in aerosols collected above the Howland Experimental Forest, Maine

    Patricia M. Medeiros;Maureen H. Conte;John C. Weber;Bernd R.T. Simoneit

  • Natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs to sediments of Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil.

    Patricia Matheus Medeiros;Márcia Caruso Bícego;Renato Menezes Castelao;Clarissa Del Rosso

  • Molecular-level changes of dissolved organic matter along the Amazon River-to-ocean continuum

    Michael Seidel;Patricia L. Yager;Nicholas D. Ward;Edward J. Carpenter

  • Investigation of natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs in sediments using geochemical markers. I. Santos, SP––Brazil

    Patricia Matheus Medeiros;Márcia Caruso Bı́cego

  • Fate of the Amazon River dissolved organic matter in the tropical Atlantic Ocean

    Patrícia Matheus Medeiros;Michael Seidel;Michael Seidel;Nicholas D Ward;Nicholas D Ward;Edward J Carpenter

  • Dissolved organic matter composition and photochemical transformations in the northern North Pacific Ocean

    Patricia. M. Medeiros;Michael Seidel;Michael Seidel;Leanne C. Powers;Thorsten Dittmar

  • Organic marker compounds in surface soils of crop fields from the San Joaquin Valley fugitive dust characterization study

    Wolfgang F. Rogge;Patricia M. Medeiros;Bernd R.T. Simoneit

  • Phylogenetic and structural response of heterotrophic bacteria to dissolved organic matter of different chemical composition in a continuous culture study

    M. Landa;M. T. Cottrell;D. L. Kirchman;K. Kaiser

  • Microspatial gene expression patterns in the Amazon River Plume.

    Brandon M. Satinsky;Byron C. Crump;Christa B. Smith;Shalabh Sharma

  • Organic marker compounds for surface soil and fugitive dust from open lot dairies and cattle feedlots

    Wolfgang F. Rogge;Patricia M. Medeiros;Bernd R.T. Simoneit

  • Source profiles of organic compounds emitted upon combustion of green vegetation from temperate climate forests.

    Patricia M Medeiros;Bernd R T Simoneit

  • A novel molecular approach for tracing terrigenous dissolved organic matter into the deep ocean

    Patricia M. Medeiros;Michael Seidel;Michael Seidel;Jutta Niggemann;Robert G. M. Spencer

  • Seasonal variations in sugar contents and microbial community in a ryegrass soil.

    Patricia M. Medeiros;Marcelo F. Fernandes;Richard P. Dick;Bernd R.T. Simoneit

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd R.T. Simoneit
Bernd R.T. Simoneit Oregon State University
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Patricia L. Yager
Patricia L. Yager University of Georgia
Mary Ann Moran
Mary Ann Moran University of Georgia
Jeffrey E. Richey
Jeffrey E. Richey University of Washington
Alex V. Krusche
Alex V. Krusche Universidade de São Paulo
Richard G. Keil
Richard G. Keil University of Washington
Renato M. Castelao
Renato M. Castelao University of Georgia
Márcia Caruso Bícego
Márcia Caruso Bícego Universidade de São Paulo
Samantha B. Joye
Samantha B. Joye University of Georgia

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