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Robert M. Holmes publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert M. Holmes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 130 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Robert M. Holmes D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert M. Holmes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Trajectory shifts in the Arctic and subarctic freshwater cycle.

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

  • Lability of DOC transported by Alaskan rivers to the Arctic Ocean

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

  • Detecting the signature of permafrost thaw in Arctic rivers

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

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

    Paul Mann;Anna Davydova;Nikita Zimov;Robert Spencer

  • Material Spiraling in Stream Corridors: A Telescoping Ecosystem Model

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

  • 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

  • State of the Climate in 2014

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

  • Surface-subsurface interactions in stream ecosystems.

    Jeremy B. Jones;Robert M. Holmes

  • The Arctic freshwater system: Changes and impacts

    Daniel White;Larry Hinzman;Lilian Alessa;John Cassano

  • Dissolved organic matter sources in large Arctic rivers

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

  • Denitrification in a nitrogen-limited stream ecosystem

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

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. McClelland
James W. McClelland The University of Texas at Austin
Bruce J. Peterson
Bruce J. Peterson Marine Biological Laboratory
Robert G. M. Spencer
Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University
Suzanne E. Tank
Suzanne E. Tank University of Alberta
Peter A. Raymond
Peter A. Raymond Yale University
Jorien E. Vonk
Jorien E. Vonk Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Alexander I. Shiklomanov
Alexander I. Shiklomanov University of New Hampshire
Marc Stieglitz
Marc Stieglitz Georgia Institute of Technology
Karen E. Frey
Karen E. Frey Clark University

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