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Chemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
9360
World Ranking
13944
National Ranking
3615

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
56
Citations
11796
World Ranking
3637
National Ranking
1388

Peter R. Jaffé 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 R. Jaffé sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 228 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter R. Jaffé 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 R. Jaffé sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Peter R. Jaffé is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions in areas such as Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics including:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
  • Fluoride Effects and Removal
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Peter R. Jaffé has published extensively, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (4 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications)
  • Chemosphere (1 publication)
  • Current Opinion in Biotechnology (1 publication)
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (1 publication)

Some of the recent papers include:

  • "A critical review of modeling Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the soil-water environment," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Biodegradation of PFOA in microbial electrolysis cells by Acidimicrobiaceae sp. strain A6," 2022, Chemosphere
  • "Anaerobic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in biosolids by Acidimicrobium sp. strain A6," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Selective reduction of nitrate to N2 using ilmenite as a low cost photo-catalyst," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Bacterial degradation of perfluoroalkyl acids," 2024, Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Shan Huang
  • Matthew Sima
  • Melany Ruiz-Urigüen
  • Weitao Shuai
  • Chiara M Smorada

In terms of recognition, Peter R. Jaffé has received the following awards:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2020, Academy of Social Sciences
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2012

Best Publications

  • Hyperresolution global land surface modeling: Meeting a grand challenge for monitoring Earth's terrestrial water

    Eric F. Wood;Joshua K. Roundy;Tara J. Troy;L. P. H. van Beek

  • An experimental study of complete dissolution of a nonaqueous phase liquid in saturated porous media

    Paul T. Imhoff;Peter R. Jaffé;George F. Pinder

  • Effect of ten quaternary ammonium cations on tetrachloromethane sorption to clay from water

    James A. Smith;Peter R. Jaffe;Cary T. Chiou

  • Defluorination of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) by Acidimicrobium sp. Strain A6

    Shan Huang;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Biofilm growth and the related changes in the physical properties of a porous medium: 1. Experimental investigation

    Stewart W. Taylor;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Ammonium oxidation coupled to dissimilatory reduction of iron under anaerobic conditions in wetland soils

    Jean-Christophe Clément;Junu Shrestha;Joan G. Ehrenfeld;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Biofilm growth and the related changes in the physical properties of a porous medium: 2. Permeability

    Stewart W. Taylor;P. C. D. Milly;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Biodegradation Kinetics of Phenanthrene Partitioned into the Micellar Phase of Nonionic Surfactants

    Saumyen Guha;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Substrate and biomass transport in a porous medium

    Stewart W. Taylor;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Compounds Partitioned into the Micellar Phase of Nonionic Surfactants

    Saumyen Guha;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Dissolution of a mineral phase in potable aquifers due to CO2 releases from deep formations; effect of dissolution kinetics

    Sookyun Wang;Peter R Jaffe

  • A critical review of modeling Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the soil-water environment.

    Matthew W. Sima;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Global uncertainty assessments by high dimensional model representations (HDMR)

    Genyuan Li;Sheng Wei Wang;Herschel Albert Rabitz;Sookyun Wang

  • Solubilization of PAH Mixtures by a Nonionic Surfactant

    Saumyen Guha;Peter R. Jaffe;Catherine Anne Peters

  • Uranium Reoxidation in Previously Bioreduced Sediment by Dissolved Oxygen and Nitrate

    Hee Sun Moon;John Komlos;Peter R. Jaffe

  • Uranium removal from groundwater via in situ biostimulation: Field-scale modeling of transport and biological processes

    Steven B. Yabusaki;Yilin Fang;Philip E. Long;Charles T. Resch

  • Benzene transport through landfill liners containing organophilic bentonite

    James A. Smith;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Biofilm growth and the related changes in the physical properties of a porous medium. 3. Dispersivity and model verification.

    Stewart W. Taylor;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Heavy metal pollution in the Rhine Basin

    William M. Stigliani;Peter R. Jaffe;Stefan Anderberg

  • Characterization of incubation experiments and development of an enrichment culture capable of ammonium oxidation under iron-reducing conditions

    S. Huang;Peter R. Jaffe

  • Multisubstrate biodegradation kinetics of naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene mixtures.

    Saumyen Guha;Catherine Anne Peters;Peter R. Jaffe

  • Watershed-scale impacts of stormwater green infrastructure on hydrology, nutrient fluxes, and combined sewer overflows in the mid-Atlantic region.

    Michael J. Pennino;Rob I. McDonald;Peter R. Jaffe

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron D. Peacock
Aaron D. Peacock Microbac Laboratories
Kirk G. Scheckel
Kirk G. Scheckel Environmental Protection Agency
Satish Chandra Babu Myneni
Satish Chandra Babu Myneni Princeton University
Daniel I. Kaplan
Daniel I. Kaplan Savannah River National Laboratory
Philip E. Long
Philip E. Long Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ravi K. Kukkadapu
Ravi K. Kukkadapu Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Paul C.D. Milly
Paul C.D. Milly United States Geological Survey
Kenneth H. Williams
Kenneth H. Williams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eric F. Wood
Eric F. Wood Princeton University
Herschel Rabitz
Herschel Rabitz Princeton University

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