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Randolph M. Chambers

Randolph M. Chambers

William & Mary
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
31
Citations
3880
World Ranking
8225
National Ranking
2726

Randolph M. Chambers publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 74 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Randolph M. Chambers D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Randolph M. Chambers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Randolph M. Chambers is affiliated with William & Mary in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scientific work spans various aspects of coastal and marine ecosystems, with a specific focus on coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and fisheries research

Chambers has published extensively in subfields that include Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Their work is visible in a range of scientific outlets, with frequent publications appearing in the following venues:

  • Ecosphere
  • Ecological Engineering
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among the recent research publications involving Chambers are:

  • Comparison of nutrient accrual in constructed living shoreline and natural fringing marshes, 2020, Ocean & Coastal Management
  • The Effect of Marsh Age on Ecosystem Function in a Rapidly Transgressing Marsh, 2021, Ecosystems
  • Living shorelines achieve functional equivalence to natural fringe marshes across multiple ecological metrics, 2021, PeerJ
  • Ecological equivalency of living shorelines and natural marshes for fish and crustacean communities, 2021, Ecological Engineering
  • Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests in the Gulf of Mexico (Florida Everglades, USA), 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Chambers' research career. Frequent co-authors include Donna Marie Bilkovic, Robert E. Isdell, Molly Mitchell, Adrianna Gorsky, and Amanda G. Guthrie. These collaborative relationships reflect a network of researchers focused on coastal and marine ecology as well as environmental science.

Best Publications

  • EXPANSION OF PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS INTO TIDAL WETLANDS OF NORTH AMERICA

    Randolph M. Chambers;Laura A. Meyerson;Kristin Saltonstall

  • Phragmites australis invasion and expansion in tidal wetlands: Interactions among salinity, sulfide, and hydrology

    R. M. Chambers;D. T. Osgood;D. J. Bart;F. Montalto

  • Photochemical and microbial alteration of dissolved organic matter in temperate headwater streams associated with different land use

    Yuehan Lu;James E. Bauer;Elizabeth A. Canuel;Youhei Yamashita

  • EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND SULFIDE ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS AND SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA IN A TIDAL SALTMARSH

    Randolph M Chambers;Thomas J Mozdzer;Joelle C Ambrose

  • Porewater oxidation, dissolved phosphate and the iron curtain: iron-phosphorus relations in tidal freshwater marshes

    Randolph M. Chambers;William E. Odum

  • Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus storage in subtropical seagrass meadows: examples from Florida Bay and Shark Bay

    James W. Fourqurean;Gary A. Kendrick;Laurel S. Collins;Randolph M. Chambers

  • Porewater chemistry associated withPhragmites andSpartina in a Connecticut tidal marsh

    Randolph M. Chambers

  • Biogeochemical effects of iron availability on primary producers in a shallow marine carbonate environment

    Randolph M. Chambers;James W. Fourqurean;Stephen A. Macko;Regis Hoppenot

  • Effects of land use on sources and ages of inorganic and organic carbon in temperate headwater streams

    Yue Han Lu;James E. Bauer;Elizabeth A. Canuel;R. M. Chambers

  • Distribution of phosphorus in sediments from Tomales Bay, California

    S. Vink;R.M. Chambers;S.V. Smith

  • Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests in the Gulf of Mexico (Florida Everglades, USA).

    Edward Castañeda-Moya;Victor H Rivera-Monroy;Randolph M Chambers;Xiaochen Zhao

  • Use of ESI-FTICR-MS to Characterize Dissolved Organic Matter in Headwater Streams Draining Forest-Dominated and Pasture-Dominated Watersheds

    YueHan Lu;Xiaping Li;Rajaa Mesfioui;James E. Bauer

  • Human Facilitation of Phragmites australis Invasions in Tidal Marshes: A Review and Synthesis

    David Bart;David Bart;David M. Burdick;Randolph Chambers;Jean Marie Hartman

  • The Role of the Everglades Mangrove Ecotone Region (EMER) in Regulating Nutrient Cycling and Wetland Productivity in South Florida

    Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Robert R. Twilley;Stephen E. Davis;Daniel L. Childers

  • Bromide as a conservative tracer for soil-water studies

    B. S. Levy;R. M. Chambers

  • Preferential Flow and Segregation of Porewater Solutes in Wetland Sediment

    Judson W. Harvey;Randolph M. Chambers;James R. Hoelscher

  • The Effects of Phragmites Removal on Nutrient Pools in a Freshwater Tidal Marsh Ecosystem

    Laura A. Meyerson;Randolph M. Chambers;Kristiina A. Vogt

  • Variation in soil phosphorus, sulfur, and iron pools among south Florida wetlands

    Randolph M. Chambers;Kristin A. Pederson

  • Alternative criteria for assessing nutrient limitation of a wetland macrophyte (Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth)

    Randolph M. Chambers;James W. Fourqurean

  • Common Reed Phragmites australis Occurrence And Adjacent Land Use Along Estuarine Shoreline In Chesapeake Bay

    Randolph M. Chambers;Kirk J. Havens;Sharon Killeen;Marcia Berman

  • Dissolved and particulate nutrient transport through a coastal watershed-estuary system

    Stephen V. Smith;R.M. Chambers;J.T. Hollibaugh

  • Importance of terrestrially-derived, particulate phosphorus to phosphorus dynamics in a west coast estuary

    R. M. Chambers;J. W. Fourqurean;J. T. Hollibaugh;S. M. Vink

Frequent Co-Authors

James T. Hollibaugh
James T. Hollibaugh University of Georgia
James W. Fourqurean
James W. Fourqurean Florida International University
James E. Bauer
James E. Bauer The Ohio State University
Laura A. Meyerson
Laura A. Meyerson University of Rhode Island
Elizabeth A. Canuel
Elizabeth A. Canuel Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Stephen A. Macko
Stephen A. Macko University of Virginia
Rudolf Jaffé
Rudolf Jaffé Florida International University
Stephen V. Smith
Stephen V. Smith University of Hawaii at Manoa
Youhei Yamashita
Youhei Yamashita Hokkaido University
Judson W. Harvey
Judson W. Harvey United States Geological Survey

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