2026 Russell T. Hill: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	64	9906	9142	4337	3895	162	11077

Overview

Russell T. Hill is affiliated with the University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on molecular biology, ecology, biotechnology, renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, as well as ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their work covers several key topics including:

Genomics and phylogenetic studies
Microbial community ecology and physiology
Algal biology and biofuel production
Marine sponges and natural products
Microbial natural products and biosynthesis
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Coral and marine ecosystems studies

Hill has published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions in:

Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
SSRN Electronic Journal
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Journal of CO2 Utilization
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

Recent research papers authored or coauthored by Hill include:

Microalgal and bacterial auxin biosynthesis: implications for algal biotechnology (2021), published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Engineering whiting events in culture: A microalgae-driven calcium carbonate and biomass production process at high pH and alkalinity with the marine microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica IMET1 (2024), published in Journal of CO2 Utilization
Micrococcus spp. as a promising source for drug discovery: A review (2023), published in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Genomic characterization and molecular dating of the novel bacterium Permianibacter aggregans HW001T, which originated from Permian ground water (2023), published in Marine Life Science & Technology
Nannochloropsis oceanica IMET1 and its bacterial symbionts for carbon capture, utilization, and storage: biomass and calcium carbonate production under high pH and high alkalinity (2025), published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Hill include:

Yantao Li
Yi-Ying Lee
Lauren Jonas
Daniela Tizabi
Tsvetan R. Bachvaroff

Best Publications

Phylogenetic diversity of bacteria associated with the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile.

Nicole S. Webster;Kate J. Wilson;Linda L. Blackall;Russell T. Hill;Russell T. Hill

495
Citations
Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in the Chesapeake Bay.

AC Wright;RT Hill;JA Johnson;MC Roghman

382
Citations
Metamorphosis of broadcast spawning corals in response to bacteria isolated from crustose algae

AP Negri;NS Webster;RT Hill;AJ Heyward

366
Citations
The culturable microbial community of the Great Barrier Reef sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile is dominated by an α-Proteobacterium

Nicole Webster;Russell Hill

362
Citations
Isolation and diversity of actinomycetes in the chesapeake bay.

Masayuki Takizawa;Rita R. Colwell;Russell T. Hill

347
Citations
Distribution of viruses in the Chesapeake Bay.

K E Wommack;R T Hill;M Kessel;E Russek-Cohen

289
Citations
Bioremediation through microbes: systems biology and metabolic engineering approach

Arun Kumar Dangi;Babita Sharma;Russell T Hill;Pratyoosh Shukla

287
Citations
Nannochloropsis Genomes Reveal Evolution of Microalgal Oleaginous Traits

Dongmei Wang;Kang Ning;Jing Li;Jianqiang Hu

266
Citations
Characterization of a Culturable Alphaproteobacterial Symbiont Common to Many Marine Sponges and Evidence for Vertical Transmission via Sponge Larvae

Julie J. Enticknap;Michelle Kelly;Olivier Peraud;Russell T. Hill

266
Citations
Population Dynamics of Chesapeake Bay Virioplankton: Total-Community Analysis by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

K. Erick Wommack;Jacques Ravel;Russell T. Hill;Russell T. Hill;Jongsik Chun

264
Citations
Diversity of aerobic and anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in marine sponges.

Naglaa M Mohamed;Keiko Saito;Yossi Tal;Russell T Hill

246
Citations
The sponge microbiome project

Lucas Moitinho-Silva;Shaun Nielsen;Amnon Amir;Antonio Gonzalez

240
Citations
Novel actinobacteria from marine sponges.

Naomi F. Montalvo;Naglaa M. Mohamed;Julie J. Enticknap;Russell T. Hill

191
Citations
Effects of sunlight on bacteriophage viability and structure.

K E Wommack;R T Hill;T A Muller;R R Colwell

181
Citations
New drugs from marine microbes: the tide is turning

David J. Newman;Russell T. Hill

177
Citations
The expanding role of marine microbes in pharmaceutical development.

Amanda L Waters;Russell T Hill;Allen R Place;Mark T Hamann

176
Citations
Enrichment, Isolation, and Phylogenetic Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria from Elizabeth River Sediments

Edward J. Hilyard;Joanne M. Jones-Meehan;Barry J. Spargo;Russell T. Hill

169
Citations
Effect of bioremediation on the microbial community in oiled mangrove sediments.

Michelle A Ramsay;Michelle A Ramsay;Richard P.J Swannell;Warren A Shipton;Norman C Duke

158
Citations
Temperature-induced recovery of Vibrio cholerae from the viable but nonculturable state: growth or resuscitation?

Jacques Ravel;Ivor T. Knight;Catherine E. Monahan;Russell T. Hill

154
Citations
Diversity and expression of nitrogen fixation genes in bacterial symbionts of marine sponges

Naglaa M. Mohamed;Albert S. Colman;Yossi Tal;Russell T. Hill

152
Citations