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Richard H. Pierce 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 Richard H. Pierce sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 92 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard H. Pierce 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 Richard H. Pierce 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

Richard H. Pierce is affiliated with Mote Marine Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to earth and planetary sciences. Their work intersects various subfields including environmental chemistry, oceanography, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, organic chemistry, and atmospheric science.

They have published extensively on topics related to marine toxins and detection methods, marine and coastal ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, marine biology and ecology research, ocean acidification effects and responses, as well as synthesis and biological evaluation.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Harmful Algae
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of their recent papers include:

  • The effects of prolonged exposure to hypoxia and Florida red tide (Karenia brevis) on the survival and activity of stone crabs, 2020, Harmful Algae
  • Characterization of Atmospheric Processes of Brevetoxins in Sea Spray Aerosols from Red Tide Events, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Mesocosm study of PAC-modified clay effects on Karenia brevis cells and toxins, chemical dynamics, and benthic invertebrate physiology, 2024, Harmful Algae
  • Enrichment of lipophilic brevetoxins in sea spray aerosol during red-tides, 2024, Environmental Pollution
  • Lessons learned from mesocosm experiments with curcumin: Pilot studies of a harmful algal bloom mitigation technique, 2025, Limnology and Oceanography Methods

Frequently collaborating coauthors include Patricia Blum, Karen Sem, Myoseon Jang, Emily R. Hall, and Jennifer H. Toyoda. This network of collaborators highlights a multidisciplinary approach to research on harmful algal blooms and environmental toxin dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Brevetoxicosis: red tides and marine mammal mortalities.

    Leanne J. Flewelling;Jerome P. Naar;Jay P. Abbott;Daniel G. Baden

  • Literature Review of Florida Red Tide: Implications for Human Health Effects.

    Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lora E. Fleming;Dominick Squicciarini;Lorrie C. Backer

  • Review of Florida Red Tide and Human Health Effects.

    Lora E. Fleming;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lorraine C. Backer;Cathy J. Walsh

  • Recreational exposure to aerosolized brevetoxins during Florida red tide events

    Lorraine C. Backer;Lora E. Fleming;Alan Rowan;Yung Sung Cheng

  • Removal of harmful algal cells (Karenia brevis) and toxins from seawater culture by clay flocculation

    Richard H. Pierce;Richard H. Pierce;Michael S. Henry;Michael S. Henry;Christopher J. Higham;Christopher J. Higham;Patricia Blum

  • Aerosolized red-tide toxins (brevetoxins) and asthma.

    Lora E. Fleming;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lorraine C. Backer;Judy A. Bean

  • Brevetoxin concentrations in marine aerosol: human exposure levels during a Karenia brevis harmful algal bloom.

    R. H. Pierce;M. S. Henry;P. C. Blum;J. Lyons

  • Harmful algal toxins of the Florida red tide (Karenia brevis): natural chemical stressors in South Florida coastal ecosystems.

    R. H. Pierce;M. S. Henry

  • Brevetoxin composition in water and marine aerosol along a Florida beach: Assessing potential human exposure to marine biotoxins

    R.H. Pierce;M.S. Henry;P.C. Blum;S.L. Hamel

  • Initial evaluation of the effects of aerosolized Florida red tide toxins (brevetoxins) in persons with asthma

    Lora E. Fleming;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lorraine C. Backer;Judy A. Bean

  • Characterization of Marine Aerosol for Assessment of Human Exposure to Brevetoxins

    Yung Sung Cheng;Yue Zhou;Clinton M. Irvin;Richard H. Pierce

  • Brevetoxins, like ciguatoxins, are potent ichthyotoxic neurotoxins that accumulate in fish.

    Jerome P. Naar;Leanne J. Flewelling;Allison Lenzi;Jay P. Abbott

  • Occupational exposure to aerosolized brevetoxins during Florida red tide events: effects on a healthy worker population

    Lorraine C. Backer;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lora E. Fleming;Yung Sung Cheng

  • Red tide (Ptychodiscus brevis) toxin aerosols: a review.

    Richard H. Pierce

  • Effects of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on larval development in three species of bivalve mollusc from Florida.

    Jay R. Leverone;Norman J. Blake;Richard H. Pierce;Sandra E. Shumway

  • Brevetoxin exposure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) associated with Karenia brevis blooms in Sarasota Bay, Florida

    Spencer E. Fire;Spencer E. Fire;Deborah Fauquier;Leanne J. Flewelling;Michael Henry

  • Innovative techniques for harmful algal toxin analysis.

    Richard H. Pierce;Gary J. Kirkpatrick

  • Nitrate Toxicity to Five Species of Marine Fish

    Richard H. Pierce;Jason M. Weeks;James M. Prappas

  • pp′-DDT adsorption to suspended particulate matter in sea water

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  • Exposure and effect assessment of aerosolized red tide toxins (Brevetoxins) and asthma

    Lora E. Fleming;Judy A. Bean;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Yung Sung Cheng

  • Characterization of Red Tide Aerosol on the Texas Coast.

    Yung Sung Cheng;Tracy A. Villareal;Yue Zhou;Jun Gao

  • Hydrocarbon contamination in sediments from urban stormwater runoff

    Robert C. Brown;Richard H. Pierce;Stanley A. Rice

Frequent Co-Authors

Yung-Sung Cheng
Yung-Sung Cheng Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
Daniel G. Baden
Daniel G. Baden University of North Carolina Wilmington
Randall S. Wells
Randall S. Wells Chicago Zoological Society
Sandra E. Shumway
Sandra E. Shumway University of Connecticut
Richard B. Cole
Richard B. Cole Université Paris Cité
Philippe Soudant
Philippe Soudant French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Donald M. Anderson
Donald M. Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cynthia A. Heil
Cynthia A. Heil Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Tracy A. Villareal
Tracy A. Villareal The University of Texas at Austin
William T. Abraham
William T. Abraham The Ohio State University

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