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D-Index
46
Citations
7452
World Ranking
6128
National Ranking
2217

Robert J. Kieber 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 J. Kieber sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 124 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Kieber 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 J. Kieber sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert J. Kieber is affiliated with the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with particular expertise in atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, oceanography, and global and planetary change.

Their work spans several key topics including atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research, toxic organic pollutants impact, air quality and health impacts, marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert J. Kieber include:

  • Atmospheric Deposition and Annual Flux of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Replacement Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids in Wilmington, NC, USA (2021, Environmental Science & Technology Letters)
  • PFOS dominates PFAS composition in ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) collected across North Carolina nearly 20 years after the end of its US production (2021, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts)
  • Isomers of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water and sediment from the Cape Fear River, North Carolina, USA (2020, Chemosphere)
  • Composition and lability of photochemically released dissolved organic matter from resuspended estuarine sediments (2020, Organic Geochemistry)
  • Distribution of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in riverine and coastal sediments of Southeastern North Carolina, USA (2022, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert J. Kieber include:

  • G. Brooks Avery
  • Ralph N. Mead
  • Megumi S. Shimizu
  • Stephen A. Skrabal
  • J. Harfmann

Research venues where Robert J. Kieber has regularly published encompass:

  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Chemosphere
  • Organic Geochemistry
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

The scientific contributions focus strongly on PFAS compounds and their environmental distribution, atmospheric deposition patterns, and related toxicological effects. This body of work contributes to the broader understanding of environmental chemistry and atmospheric sciences within coastal and estuarine ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Photochemical degradation of dissolved organic carbon and its impact on the oceanic carbon cycle

    Kenneth Mopper;Kenneth Mopper;Xianliang Zhou;Xianliang Zhou;Robert J. Kieber;Robert J. Kieber;David J. Kieber;David J. Kieber

  • Formation of carbonyl compounds from UV‐induced photodegradation of humic substances in natural waters: Fate of riverine carbon in the sea

    Robert J. Kieber;Xianliang Zhou;Kenneth Mopper

  • Rainwater dissolved organic carbon: concentrations and global flux.

    Joan D. Willey;Robert J. Kieber;Mary S. Eyman;G. Brooks Avery

  • Photooxidation of triglycerides and fatty acids in seawater: Implication toward the formation of marine humic substances

    Robert J. Kieber;Linda H. Hydro;Pamela J. Seaton

  • Chromium speciation in rainwater: Temporal variability and atmospheric deposition

    Robert J. Kieber;Joan D. Willey;Suzanne D. Zvalaren

  • Indirect photoreduction of aqueous chromium(Vi)

    Robert J. Kieber;George R. Helz

  • Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) In Rainwater, Southeastern North Carolina, USA

    Robert J. Kieber;Robert F. Whitehead;Seth N. Reid;Joan D. Willey

  • Determination of picomolar concentrations of carbonyl compounds in natural waters, including seawater, by liquid chromatography

    Robert J. Kieber;Kenneth Mopper

  • Occurrence of the artificial sweetener sucralose in coastal and marine waters of the United States

    Ralph N. Mead;Jeremy B. Morgan;G. Brooks Avery;Robert J. Kieber

  • Iron speciation in coastal rainwater: concentration and deposition to seawater

    Robert J. Kieber;Kelly Williams;Joan D. Willey;Steve Skrabal

  • Photochemical production of dissolved organic carbon from resuspended sediments

    Robert J. Kieber;Robert F. Whitehead;Stephen A. Skrabal

  • Organic Complexation of Fe(II) and Its Impact on the Redox Cycling of Iron in Rain

    R. J. Kieber;S. A. Skrabal;B. J. Smith;J. D. Willey

  • Production of Nitrite from the Photodegradation of Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters

    Robert J. Kieber;and Andrea Li;Pamela J. Seaton

  • Two-method verification of hydrogen peroxide determinations in natural waters

    Robert J. Kieber;G. R. Helz

  • Dissolved organic carbon and organic acids in coastal New Zealand rainwater

    Robert J Kieber;Barrie Peake;Joan D Willey;G.Brooks Avery

  • Strong copper complexation in an organic-rich estuary: the importance of allochthonous dissolved organic matter

    G.Christopher Shank;Stephen A. Skrabal;Robert F. Whitehead;Robert J. Kieber

  • Carbon isotopic characterization of dissolved organic carbon in rainwater: Terrestrial and marine influences

    G.B. Avery;J.D. Willey;R.J. Kieber

  • Flux and bioavailability of Cape Fear River and rainwater dissolved organic carbon to Long Bay, southeastern United States

    G. B. Avery;Joan D. Willey;Robert J. Kieber;G. Christopher Shank

  • Rainwater monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acid concentrations in southeastern North Carolina, USA, as a function of air-mass back-trajectory

    G. Brooks Avery;Robert J. Kieber;Melanie Witt;Joan D. Willey

  • Factors Influencing Nitrogen Speciation in Coastal Rainwater

    R. J. Kieber;M. S. Long;J. D. Willey

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan D. Willey
Joan D. Willey University of North Carolina Wilmington
David C. Podgorski
David C. Podgorski University of New Orleans
William J. Cooper
William J. Cooper University of North Carolina Wilmington
George R. Helz
George R. Helz University of Maryland, College Park
Barbara J. Turpin
Barbara J. Turpin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karsten Baumann
Karsten Baumann University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jason D. Surratt
Jason D. Surratt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth Mopper
Kenneth Mopper Old Dominion University

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