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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
69
Citations
17531
World Ranking
1785
National Ranking
754

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
17449
World Ranking
7368
National Ranking
3370

Ronald D. DeLaune 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 Ronald D. DeLaune sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 239 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald D. DeLaune 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 Ronald D. DeLaune sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Ronald D. DeLaune is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a notable focus on subfields such as Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Mechanics of Materials, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's recent work emphasizes coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and addresses topics including toxic organic pollutants impact, peatlands and wetlands ecology, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, soil and water nutrient dynamics, as well as methane hydrates and related phenomena.

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Their frequently collaborating co-authors include Jim J. Wang, Zhuo Wei, Lewis A. Gaston, Lisa M. Fultz, and Syam K. Dodla.

  • Jim J. Wang
  • Zhuo Wei
  • Lewis A. Gaston
  • Lisa M. Fultz
  • Syam K. Dodla

DeLaune's recent publications have appeared in journals such as the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemosphere, Water, The Science of The Total Environment, and Ecological Engineering.

  • Remediation of crude oil-contaminated coastal marsh soil: Integrated effect of biochar, rhamnolipid biosurfactant and nitrogen application (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Potential use of biochar and rhamnolipid biosurfactant for remediation of crude oil-contaminated coastal wetland soil: Ecotoxicity assessment (2020, Chemosphere)
  • A Review of 50 Years of Study of Hydrology, Wetland Dynamics, Aquatic Metabolism, Water Quality and Trophic Status, and Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Barataria Basin, Mississippi Delta-System Functioning, Human Impacts and Restoration Approaches (2021, Water)
  • Peripheral freshwater deltaic wetlands are hotspots of methane flux in the coastal zone (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Root-zone carbon and nitrogen pools across two chronosequences of coastal marshes formed using different restoration techniques: Dredge sediment versus river sediment diversion (2021, Ecological Engineering)

Throughout their career, DeLaune was recognized as a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Structural impact

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  • Biogeochemistry of Wetlands: Science and Applications

    K. Ramesh Reddy;Ronald D. DeLaune

  • Effect of redox potential and pH on arsenic speciation and solubility in a contaminated soil

    Patrick H. Masscheleyn;Ronald D. Delaune;William H. Patrick

  • Soil Redox and pH Effects on Methane Production in a Flooded Rice Soil

    Z. P. Wang;R. D. DeLaune;W. H. Patrick;P. H. Masscheleyn

  • Sedimentation rates determined by 137Cs dating in a rapidly accreting salt marsh

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  • Marsh vertical accretion via vegetative growth

    John A. Nyman;Russel J. Walters;Ronald D. Delaune;William H. Patrick

  • Carbon nanotubes/titanium dioxide (CNTs/TiO2) nanocomposites prepared by conventional and novel surfactant wrapping sol–gel methods exhibiting enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Unknown

  • Transformations of selenium as affected by sediment oxidation-reduction potential and pH.

    Patrick H. Masscheleyn;Ronald D. Delaune;William H. Patrick

  • Aerenchyma Formation and Methane and Oxygen Exchange in Rice

    H. K. Kludze;R. D. DeLaune;W. H. Patrick

  • Arsenic and selenium chemistry as affected by sediment redox potential and pH

    P. H. Masscheleyn;R. D. Delaune;W. H. Patrick

  • Soil Oxidation-Reduction in Wetlands and Its Impact on Plant Functioning

    S R Pezeshki;Ronald D DeLaune

  • Phosphorus sorption characteristics of flooded soils

    Unknown

  • Effect of Estuarine Sediment pH and Oxidation-Reduction Potential on Microbial Hydrocarbon Degradation

    Gordon A. Hambrick;Ronald D. DeLaune;W. H. Patrick

  • Relationship of marsh elevation, redox potential, and sulfide to Spartina alterniflora productivity

    R.D. DeLaune;C. J. Smith;W.H. Patrick

  • Influence of sediment redox conditions on release/solubility of metals and nutrients in a Louisiana Mississippi River deltaic plain freshwater lake

    Shenyu Miao;R.D. DeLaune;A. Jugsujinda

  • Leaf gas exchange and growth of flood-tolerant and flood-sensitive tree species under low soil redox conditions

    S. R. Pezeshki;J. H. Pardue;R. D. DeLaune

  • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from laboratory measurements of rice soil suspension: Effect of soil oxidation-reduction status

    Patrick H. Masscheleyn;Ronald D. DeLaune;William H. Patrick

  • Impact of Mississippi River freshwater reintroduction on enhancing marsh accretionary processes in a Louisiana estuary

    R.D. DeLaune;A. Jugsujinda;G.W. Peterson;W.H. Patrick

  • Characterization of the oxidized and reduced zones in flooded soil

    Unknown

  • Methane production from anaerobic soil amended with rice straw and nitrogen fertilizers

    Zhengping Wang;Ronald D. Delaune;Charles W. Lindau;William H. Patrick

  • Methane release from Gulf coast wetlands

    Ronald D. DeLaune;Chris J. Smith;William H. Patrick

  • Chromium Redox Chemistry in a Lower Mississippi Valley Bottomland Hardwood Wetland

    Patrick H. Masscheleyn;John H. Pardue;Ronald D DeLaune;W.H. Patrick

  • Manual de calidad y gesti�n de la Red Espa�ola de Aerobiolog�a

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Frequent Co-Authors

William H. Patrick
William H. Patrick Louisiana State University
S. R. Pezeshki
S. R. Pezeshki University of Memphis
Jim J. Wang
Jim J. Wang Louisiana State University
John R. White
John R. White Louisiana State University
John W. Day
John W. Day Louisiana State University
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Robert R. Lane
Robert R. Lane Louisiana State University
Kalliat T. Valsaraj
Kalliat T. Valsaraj Louisiana State University
Zengqiang Zhang
Zengqiang Zhang Northwest A&F University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal

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