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Samuel N. Luoma publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Samuel N. Luoma sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 283 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Samuel N. Luoma D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Samuel N. Luoma sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Samuel N. Luoma is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with specific contributions across several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics covered in Samuel N. Luoma's work include Water Quality and Resources Studies, Selenium in Biological Systems, Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies, Coal and Its By-products, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Samuel N. Luoma has published multiple research papers in various scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Signs of Optimism Beyond 2020, 2020, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
  • Near-field receiving-water monitoring of trace metals and a benthic community near the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in south San Francisco Bay, California-2020, 2023, Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • Preparing Scientists, Policymakers, and Managers for a Fast-Forward Future, 2020, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
  • Near-field receiving-water monitoring of trace metals and a benthic community near the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in south San Francisco Bay, California-2019, 2021, Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • Development of a bioaccumulation model for selenium oxyanions and organoselenium in stream biota, 2025, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Frequent coauthors of Samuel N. Luoma include:

  • Daniel J. Cain
  • Marie-Noéle Croteau
  • Janet K. Thompson
  • Francis Parchaso
  • A. Robin Stewart

Samuel N. Luoma's publications predominantly appear in the following venues:

  • San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
  • Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

In 1992, Samuel N. Luoma was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Silver nanoparticles: behaviour and effects in the aquatic environment.

    Julia Fabrega;Samuel N. Luoma;Charles R. Tyler;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Why Is Metal Bioaccumulation So Variable? Biodynamics as a Unifying Concept

    Samuel N. Luoma;Philip S. Rainbow

  • Bioavailability of trace metals to aquatic organisms — A review

    Samuel N. Luoma

  • Metal Contamination in Aquatic Environments: Science and Lateral Management

    Samuel N. Luoma;P. S. Rainbow;Jeanne DiLeo

  • The Modification of an Estuary

    Frederic H. Nichols;James E. Cloern;Samuel N. Luoma;David H. Peterson

  • The complexity of nanoparticle dissolution and its importance in nanotoxicological studies.

    Superb K. Misra;Agnieszka Dybowska;Deborah Berhanu;Samuel N. Luoma

  • Subcellular compartmentalization of Cd and Zn in two bivalves. I. Significance of metal-sensitive fractions (MSF) and biologically detoxified metal (BDM)

    William G. Wallace;Byeong-Gweon Lee;Samuel N. Luoma

  • CAN WE DETERMINE THE BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY OF SEDIMENT-BOUND TRACE ELEMENTS?

    Samuel N. Luoma

  • Kinetic determinations of trace element bioaccumulation in the mussel, Mytilus edulis

    Wenxiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher;Samuel N. Luoma

  • Trace element trophic transfer in aquatic organisms: a critique of the kinetic model approach.

    John R. Reinfelder;Nicholas S. Fisher;Samuel N. Luoma;John W. Nichols

  • A STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE FORM OF TRACE METALS IN OXIDIZED ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS EMPLOYING CHEMICAL EXTRACTANTS

    Samuel N. Luoma;G.W. Bryan

  • Hazardous wastes from large-scale metal extraction. A case study

    Johnnie N. Moore;Samuel N. Luoma

  • Historical trends of metals in the sediments of San Francisco Bay, California

    Michelle I. Hornberger;Samuel N. Luoma;Alexander van Geen;Christopher Fuller

  • Processes Affecting Metal Concentrations in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Sediments

    Samuel N. Luoma

  • Determination of selenium bioavailability to a benthic bivalve from particulate and solute pathways

    Samuel N. Luoma;Carolyn Johns;Nicholas S. Fisher;Nisan A. Steinberg

  • Trophic transfer of metals along freshwater food webs: Evidence of cadmium biomagnification in nature

    Marie-Noële Croteau;Samuel N. Luoma;A. Robin Stewart

  • Subcellular compartmentalization of Cd and Zn in two bivalves. II. Significance of trophically available metal (TAM)

    William G. Wallace;Samuel N. Luoma

  • Influences of dietary uptake and reactive sulfides on metal bioavailability from aquatic sediments.

    Byeong-Gweon Lee;Sarah B. Griscom;Jung-Suk Lee;Heesun J. Choi

  • REQUIREMENTS FOR MODELING TRACE METAL PARTITIONING IN OXIDIZED ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS

    Samuel N. Luoma;James A. Davis

  • Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment

    Peter M. Chapman;William J. Adams;Marjorie Brooks;Charles G. Delos

  • Kinetic determinations of trace element accumulation in the mussel, Mytilus edulis

    Wenxiong Wang;Nicholas S. Fisher;Samuel N. Luoma

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas S. Fisher
Nicholas S. Fisher Stony Brook University
Philip S. Rainbow
Philip S. Rainbow Natural History Museum
Wen-Xiong Wang
Wen-Xiong Wang City University of Hong Kong
Eugenia Valsami-Jones
Eugenia Valsami-Jones University of Birmingham
Brian D. Smith
Brian D. Smith Natural History Museum
David B. Buchwalter
David B. Buchwalter North Carolina State University
Christopher C. Fuller
Christopher C. Fuller United States Geological Survey
Johnnie N. Moore
Johnnie N. Moore University of Montana
Alexander van Geen
Alexander van Geen Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Richard G. Luthy
Richard G. Luthy Stanford University

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