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Peter A. Jumars 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 Peter A. Jumars sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 180 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Peter A. Jumars 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 Peter A. Jumars sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Peter A. Jumars is affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States. Their research contributions include work on plankton measurements related to oceanographic expeditions.

One of their recent publications is titled Recommendations for plankton measurements on the GO-SHIP program with relevance to other sea-going expeditions. SCOR Working Group 154 GO-SHIP Report. [GOOS ENDORSED PRACTICE], published in 2020 through DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). This publication has received citations reflecting its engagement within the scientific community.

Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Emmanuel Boss
  • Anya M. Waite
  • Julia Uitz
  • Silvia G. Acinas
  • Heidi M. Sosik

The primary venue for their publications includes:

  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))

Peter A. Jumars was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1995.

Best Publications

  • The Diet of Worms: A Study of Polychaete Feeding Guilds

    Kristian Fauchald;Peter A. Jumars

  • Diet of Worms Emended: An Update of Polychaete Feeding Guilds

    Peter A. Jumars;Kelly M. Dorgan;Sara M. Lindsay

  • Flow Environments of Aquatic Benthos

    and A R M Nowell;P A Jumars

  • Abyssal community analysis from replicate ☐ cores in the central North Pacific

    Robert R. Hessler;Peter A. Jumars

  • Flume observations on flow dynamics in Zostera marina (eelgrass) beds

    MC Gambi;Arm Nowell;PA Jumars

  • Closing the microbial loop: dissolved carbon pathway to heterotrophic bacteria from incomplete ingestion, digestion and absorption in animals

    Peter A. Jumars;Deborah L. Penry;John A. Baross;Mary Jane Perry

  • Modeling animal guts as chemical reactors

    Deborah L. Penry;Peter A. Jumars

  • Abyssal community analysis from replicate box cores in the central North Pacific

    Robert R Hessler;Peter A Jumars

  • Vent fauna on whale remains

    C. R. Smith;H. Kukert;R. A. Wheatcroft;P. A. Jumars

  • Physical mechanisms and rates of particle capture by suspension-feeders

    J. Shimeta;P. A. Jumars

  • Nutrient fluxes to planktonic osmotrophs in the presence of fluid motion

    L. Karp-Boss;E. Boss;P. A. Jumars

  • Effects of Biological Activity on the Entrainment of Marine Sediments

    Arthur R.M Nowell;Peter A Jumars;James E Eckman

  • A mechanistic view of the particulate biodiffusion coefficient: Step lengths, rest periods and transport directions

    R. A. Wheatcroft;P. A. Jumars;C. R. Smith;A. R. M. Nowell

  • Bioavailability of Sedimentary Contaminants Subject to Deposit-Feeder Digestion

    Lawrence M. Mayer;Zhen Chen;Robert H. Findlay;Jiasong Fang

  • Bubble growth and rise in soft sediments

    Bernard P. Boudreau;Chris Algar;Bruce D. Johnson;Ian Croudace

  • Deep-Sea Deposit-Feeding Strategies Suggested by Environmental and Feeding Constraints

    P. A. Jumars;L. M. Mayer;J. W. Deming;J. A. Baross

  • Induction of suspension feeding in spionid polychaetes by high particulate fluxes.

    Gary L. Taghon;Arthur R. M. Nowell;Peter A. Jumars

  • FACILITATION OF SOFT-BOTTOM BENTHIC SUCCESSION BY TUBE BUILDERS'

    Eugene D. Gallagher;Peter A. Jumars;Dwight D. Trueblood

  • A Predictive Model of Bacterial Foraging by Means of Freely Released Extracellular Enzymes

    YA Vetter;JW Deming;PA Jumars;BB Krieger-Brockett

  • Fluid and Sediment Dynamic Effects on Marine Benthic Community Structure

    Peter A. Jumars;Arthur R. M. Nowell

  • Deep-Sea species diversity : does it have a characteristic scale?

    Peter A. Jumars

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee Karp-Boss
Lee Karp-Boss University of Maine
Lawrence M. Mayer
Lawrence M. Mayer University of Maine
Bernard P. Boudreau
Bernard P. Boudreau Dalhousie University
Robert A. Wheatcroft
Robert A. Wheatcroft Oregon State University
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
John A. Baross
John A. Baross University of Washington
Jody W. Deming
Jody W. Deming University of Washington
Paul S. Hill
Paul S. Hill Dalhousie University
Richard A. Wahle
Richard A. Wahle University of Maine
Patricia L. Yager
Patricia L. Yager University of Georgia

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