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D-Index
83
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28120
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829
National Ranking
361

Robert G. Wetzel 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 Robert G. Wetzel sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 375 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert G. Wetzel 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 Robert G. Wetzel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert G. Wetzel was affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research spanned several areas in medicine, with a primary focus on epidemiology and surgery, alongside contributions to environmental engineering.

The main topics covered in their work included:

  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Wetzel's recent published papers highlighted a focus on orthopaedic surgery and environmental studies. These included:

  • Comparative outcomes of operative treatment for two and three-part proximal humerus fractures with or without ipsilateral shaft fractures and head-split patterns: intramedullary nail versus open reduction internal fixation, 2024, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
  • Assessment of Intraoperative Rotational Alignment of Closed Locked Intramedullary Nailing for Humerus Fractures, 2022, Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
  • Elevated CO 2 alters leaf-litter-derived dissolved organic carbon: effects on stream periphyton and crayfish feeding preference, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Complications and TKA conversion rates in unicondylar vs. bicondylar tibial plateau fractures: a retrospective cohort analysis, 2025, Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

The research venues where Wetzel published included:

  • European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
  • Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
  • UNC Libraries
  • Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Wetzel collaborated frequently with several co-authors, most notably:

  • Lucas Haase
  • George Ochenjele
  • Joshua K. Napora
  • Zachariah Whiting
  • Tyler J. Moon

The scientist contributed primarily to fields involving the study and treatment of injuries related to the shoulder and bones. Their work also intersected with environmental studies, particularly regarding the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on aquatic ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems

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  • Natural photolysis by ultraviolet irradiance of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter to simple substrates for rapidbacterial metabolism

    Robert G. Wetzel;Patrick G. Hatcher;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Gradient-dominated ecosystems: sources and regulatory functions of dissolved organic matter in freshwater ecosystems

    Robert G. Wetzel

  • Land-water interfaces: Metabolic and limnological regulators

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  • Death, detritus, and energy flow in aquatic ecosystems

    Robert G. Wetzel

  • Organic carbon oxidation and suppression of methane production by microbial Fe(III) oxide reduction in vegetated and unvegetated freshwater wetland sediments

    Eric E. Roden;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Uptake of dissolved inorganic and organic bphosphorus compounds by phytoplankton and bacterioplankton

    James B. Cotner;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Habitat Partitioning and Competitive Displacement in Cattails (Typha): Experimental Field Studies

    James B. Grace;Robert G. Wetzel

  • COPRECIPITATION OF PHOSPHATE WITH CARBONATES IN A MARL LAKE

    Akira Otsuki;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Gradient-dominated ecosystems: sources and regulatory functions of dissolved organic matter in freshwater ecosystems

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  • Effects of Climate Change on Freshwater Ecosystems of the South-Eastern United States and the Gulf Coast of Mexico

    Patrick J. Mulholland;G. Ronnie Best;Charles C. Coutant;George M. Hornberger

  • Phosphorus flux from lake sediments: Effect of epipelic algal oxygen production

    Richard G. Carlton;Robert G. Wetzel

  • A Comparative Study of the Primary Production of Higher Aquatic Plants, Periphyton, and Phytoplankton in a Large, Shallow Lake

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  • UV effects in aquatic organisms and ecosystems

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  • Photochemical and microbial decomposition of chromophoric dissolved organic matter during long (months–years) exposures

    Anssi V Vähätalo;Robert G Wetzel

  • Decomposition of aquatic angiosperms. II. Particulate components

    Gordon L. Godshalk;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Boundary-layer and internal diffusion effects on phosphorus fluxes in lake periphyton1

    Hans H. Riber;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Kinetics of microbial Fe(III) oxide reduction in freshwater wetland sediments

    Eric E. Roden;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Decomposition of aquatic angiosperms. III. Zostera marina L. and a conceptual model of decomposition

    Gordon L. Godshalk;Robert G. Wetzel

  • The importance of zooplankton‐protozoan trophic couplings in Lake Michigan

    Hunter J. Carrick;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;Eugene F. Stoermer;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Fluorescence: absorbance ratios-a molecular-weight tracer of dissolved organic matter1

    Arthur J. Stewart;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Effects of nutrients on specific growth rate of bacterioplankton in oligotrophic lake water cultures.

    Michael F. Coveney;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Decomposition of aquatic angiosperms. I. Dissolved components

    Gordon L. Godshalk;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Transport of carbon and excretion of dissolved organic carbon by leaves and roots/rhizomes in seagrasses and their epiphytes☆

    Robert G. Wetzel;Polly A. Penhale

  • Detritus in the Lake Ecosystem

    Peter H. Rich;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Direct Comparison of Phosphate Uptake by Adnate and Loosely Attached Microalgae within an Intact Biofilm Matrix.

    JoAnn M. Burkholder;Robert G. Wetzel;Karen L. Klomparens

  • SECRETION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON AND NITROGEN BY AQUATIC MACROPHYTES.

    Robert G. Wetzel;Bruce A. Manny

  • DECOMPOSITION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON AND NITROGEN COMPOUNDS FROM LEAVES IN AN EXPERIMENTAL HARD‐WATER STREAM1

    Robert G. Wetzel;Bruce A. Manny

  • Organic Enrichment with Leaf Leachate in Experimental Lotic Ecosystems

    K. W. Cummins;J. J. Klug;R. G. Wetzel;R. C. Petersen

  • Growth and metabolism of Typha species in relation to cutting treatments

    P.J.M. Sale;Robert G. Wetzel

  • Attached algal-substrata interactions: fact or myth, and when and how?

    Robert G. Wetzel

  • Wetlands. Ecology and Management.

    C. F. Mason;B. Gopal;R. E. Turner;R. G. Wetzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur J. Stewart
Arthur J. Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Sven Beer
Sven Beer Tel Aviv University
Jaap J. Boon
Jaap J. Boon Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
Charles R. Goldman
Charles R. Goldman University of California, Davis
Noye M. Johnson
Noye M. Johnson Dartmouth College
Jeffrey E. Richey
Jeffrey E. Richey University of Washington
Morten Søndergaard
Morten Søndergaard University of Copenhagen
Craig W. Osenberg
Craig W. Osenberg University of Georgia
JoAnn M. Burkholder
JoAnn M. Burkholder North Carolina State University
Kenneth W. Cummins
Kenneth W. Cummins Michigan State University

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