2026 Robert M. Holmes: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	66	1288	1143	577	497	130	18981

Overview

Robert M. Holmes is affiliated with the Woods Hole Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the domains of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to Arctic and environmental studies. Notable papers include:

"Pan-Arctic Riverine Dissolved Organic Matter: Synchronous Molecular Stability, Shifting Sources and Subsidies," 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
"An Abrupt Aging of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Large Arctic Rivers," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
"Mercury Export from Arctic Great Rivers," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
"Using radon to quantify groundwater discharge and methane fluxes to a shallow, tundra lake on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska," 2020, Biogeochemistry
"Recent trends in the chemistry of major northern rivers signal widespread Arctic change," 2023, Nature Geoscience

Holmes's research engagement encompasses several specialized fields within environmental sciences and geosciences, including:

Atmospheric Science
Oceanography
Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

The main topics addressed throughout their research include:

Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Holmes on multiple occasions include:

Robert G. M. Spencer
Suzanne E. Tank
J. W. McClelland
Anya Suslova
Alexander V. Zhulidov

Holmes's publications are concentrated in specific research venues, with several papers published in:

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Geophysical Research Letters
Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

Increasing river discharge to the Arctic Ocean

Bruce J Peterson;Robert M Holmes;James W McClelland;Charles J Vörösmarty

1853
Citations
A simple and precise method for measuring ammonium in marine and freshwater ecosystems

Robert M Holmes;Alain Aminot;Roger Kérouel;Bethanie A Hooker

1590
Citations
Seasonal and Annual Fluxes of Nutrients and Organic Matter from Large Rivers to the Arctic Ocean and Surrounding Seas

Robert Max Holmes;James W. McClelland;Bruce J. Peterson;Suzanne E. Tank

775
Citations
Natural abundance-level measurement of the nitrogen isotopic composition of oceanic nitrate: an adaptation of the ammonia diffusion method

D.M. Sigman;M.A. Altabet;R. Michener;D.C. McCorkle

579
Citations
Flux and age of dissolved organic carbon exported to the Arctic Ocean: A carbon isotopic study of the five largest arctic rivers

Peter A. Raymond;James W McClelland;R. M. Holmes;A. V. Zhulidov

575
Citations
Can marine fisheries and aquaculture meet fish demand from a growing human population in a changing climate

Gorka Merino;Manuel Barange;Julia L. Blanchard;James Harle

521
Citations
Potential consequences of climate change for primary production and fish production in large marine ecosystems

Julia L. Blanchard;Julia L. Blanchard;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;Robert Holmes;James Harle

483
Citations
Measuring 15N-NH4/+ in marine, estuarine and fresh waters: An adaptation of the ammonia diffusion method for samples with low ammonium concentrations

R. M. Holmes;James W McClelland;D. M. Sigman;B. Fry

455
Citations
A pan‐arctic evaluation of changes in river discharge during the latter half of the 20th century

James W. McClelland;Stephen J. Déry;Bruce J. Peterson;Robert M. Holmes

434
Citations
Trajectory shifts in the Arctic and subarctic freshwater cycle.

Bruce J. Peterson;James W. McClelland;Ruth G. Curry;Robert M. Holmes

421
Citations
Lability of DOC transported by Alaskan rivers to the Arctic Ocean

Robert M. Holmes;James W. McClelland;Peter A. Raymond;Breton B. Frazer

417
Citations
Detecting the signature of permafrost thaw in Arctic rivers

Robert G. M. Spencer;Paul J. Mann;Thorsten Dittmar;Timothy I. Eglinton

409
Citations
Controls on the composition and lability of dissolved organic matter in Siberia's Kolyma River basin

Paul Mann;Anna Davydova;Nikita Zimov;Robert Spencer

409
Citations
Material Spiraling in Stream Corridors: A Telescoping Ecosystem Model

Stuart G. Fisher;Nancy B. Grimm;Eugènia Martí;Robert M. Holmes

407
Citations
Increasing river discharge in the Eurasian Arctic: Consideration of dams, permafrost thaw, and fires as potential agents of change

James W. McClelland;Robert M. Holmes;Bruce J. Peterson;Marc Stieglitz

382
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

332
Citations
Surface-subsurface interactions in stream ecosystems.

Jeremy B. Jones;Robert M. Holmes

326
Citations
The Arctic freshwater system: Changes and impacts

Daniel White;Larry Hinzman;Lilian Alessa;John Cassano

324
Citations
Dissolved organic matter sources in large Arctic rivers

R. M. W. Amon;A. J. Rinehart;S. Duan;P. Louchouarn

323
Citations
Denitrification in a nitrogen-limited stream ecosystem

Robert M. Holmes;Jeremy B. Jones;Stuart G. Fisher;Nancy B. Grimm

308
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. McClelland The University of Texas at Austin

Bruce J. Peterson Marine Biological Laboratory

Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University

Suzanne E. Tank University of Alberta

Peter A. Raymond Yale University

Timothy I. Eglinton ETH Zurich

Jorien E. Vonk Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Alexander I. Shiklomanov University of New Hampshire

Marc Stieglitz Georgia Institute of Technology

Karen E. Frey Clark University

External Links

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