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D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
15017
World Ranking
2462
National Ranking
988

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
14861
World Ranking
10180
National Ranking
4447

Raina M. Maier 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 Raina M. Maier sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 185 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Raina M. Maier 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 Raina M. Maier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Raina M. Maier is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing on interdisciplinary aspects connected to pollution, plant science, environmental chemistry, molecular biology, and ecology.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes the following publications:

  • Life-history strategies of soil microbial communities in an arid ecosystem, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Recovery of Critical Metals from Aqueous Sources, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Removal of uranium from contaminated groundwater using monorhamnolipids and ion flotation, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Arid Ecosystem Vegetation Canopy-Gap Dichotomy: Influence on Soil Microbial Composition and Nutrient Cycling Functional Potential, 2021, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Soil microbial community and abiotic soil properties influence Zn and Cd hyperaccumulation differently in Arabidopsis halleri, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

The researcher collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Julia W. Neilson
  • David E. Hogan
  • Alicja Babst-Kostecka
  • Priyanka Kushwaha
  • Albert Barberán

Raina M. Maier's work has appeared in multiple publication venues with repeated contributions, notably:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The ISME Journal

The scientist's research covers numerous topics, highlighting expertise in environmental and biological processes. These include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Gut microbiota and health

Best Publications

  • Phytostabilization of mine tailings in arid and semiarid environments--an emerging remediation technology.

    Monica O. Mendez;Raina M. Maier

  • Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children

    Michelle M. Stein;Cara L. Hrusch;Justyna Gozdz;Justyna Gozdz;Catherine Igartua

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhamnolipids: biosynthesis and potential applications

    R. M. Maier;G. Soberón-Chávez

  • Rhamnolipid-Induced Removal of Lipopolysaccharide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Effect on Cell Surface Properties and Interaction with Hydrophobic Substrates

    Ragheb A. Al-Tahhan;Todd R. Sandrin;Adria A. Bodour;Raina M. Maier

  • Phytoremediation of mine tailings in temperate and arid environments

    Monica O. Mendez;Raina M. Maier

  • Impact of metals on the biodegradation of organic pollutants.

    Todd R Sandrin;Raina M Maier

  • Distribution of Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria in Undisturbed and Contaminated Arid Southwestern Soils

    Adria A. Bodour;Kevin P. Drees;Raina M. Maier

  • Comparative electrochemical inactivation of bacteria and bacteriophage.

    Kevin P Drees;Morteza Abbaszadegan;Raina M Maier

  • Stability constants for the complexation of various metals with a rhamnolipid biosurfactant

    Francisco J. Ochoa-Loza;Janick F. Artiola;Raina M. Maier

  • Structure and Characterization of Flavolipids, a Novel Class of Biosurfactants Produced by Flavobacterium sp. Strain MTN11

    Adria A. Bodour;Claudia Guerrero-Barajas;Beth V. Jiorle;Mark E. Malcomson

  • Phytostabilization potential of quailbush for mine tailings: growth, metal accumulation, and microbial community changes.

    Monica O. Mendez;Edward P. Glenn;Raina M. Maier

  • Life at the hyperarid margin: novel bacterial diversity in arid soils of the Atacama Desert, Chile

    Julia W. Neilson;Jay Quade;Marianyoly Ortiz;William M. Nelson

  • Life-history strategies of soil microbial communities in an arid ecosystem.

    Yongjian Chen;Julia W Neilson;Priyanka Kushwaha;Raina M Maier

  • Significant Impacts of Increasing Aridity on the Arid Soil Microbiome.

    Julia W. Neilson;Katy Califf;Cesar Cardona;Audrey Copeland

  • A rhamnolipid biosurfactant reduces cadmium toxicity during naphthalene biodegradation.

    Todd R. Sandrin;Andrea M. Chech;Raina M. Maier

  • Biosurfactants: A General Overview

    Gloria Soberón-Chávez;Raina M. Maier

  • Bacterial Community Structure in the Hyperarid Core of the Atacama Desert, Chile

    Kevin P. Drees;Julia W. Neilson;Julio L. Betancourt;Jay Quade

  • Rhamnolipid-enhanced mineralization of phenanthrene in organic-metal Co-contaminated soils

    Pascale Maslin;Raina M. Maier

  • Characterization of a Bacterial Community in an Abandoned Semiarid Lead-Zinc Mine Tailing Site

    Monica O. Mendez;Julia W. Neilson;Raina M. Maier

  • Bacterial microbiota of the upper respiratory tract and childhood asthma

    Martin Depner;Markus Johannes Ege;Michael J Cox;Sarah Dwyer

  • The impact of unconfined mine tailings in residential areas from a mining town in a semi-arid environment: Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico

    Diana Meza-Figueroa;Raina M. Maier;Margarita de la O-Villanueva;Agustín Gómez-Alvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Chorover
Jon Chorover University of Arizona
Mark L. Brusseau
Mark L. Brusseau University of Arizona
Jeanne E. Pemberton
Jeanne E. Pemberton University of Arizona
Ian L. Pepper
Ian L. Pepper University of Arizona
Barry M. Pryor
Barry M. Pryor University of Arizona
Peter Troch
Peter Troch University of Arizona
Christopher T. Reinhard
Christopher T. Reinhard Georgia Institute of Technology
Jay Quade
Jay Quade University of Arizona
Travis E. Huxman
Travis E. Huxman University of California, Irvine
Carol Soderlund
Carol Soderlund University of Arizona

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