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Staci L. Massey Simonich

Staci L. Massey Simonich

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
54
Citations
10769
World Ranking
4042
National Ranking
1541

Staci L. Massey Simonich 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 Staci L. Massey Simonich sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 125 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Staci L. Massey Simonich 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 Staci L. Massey Simonich sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Staci L. Massey Simonich is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States, where their research focuses on environmental science and related subfields. Their work spans several areas within environmental science such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's recent research has been published in a range of journals, including multiple articles in Environmental Pollution, as well as publications in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Atmospheric Environment, and ACS ES&T Engineering.

Their research topics include:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Courtney Roper
  • Lisandra S.D. Trine
  • Ivan A. Titaley
  • Lindsey St. Mary
  • Jackson Wiley

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Staci L. Massey Simonich include:

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban stream sediments of Suzhou Industrial Park, an emerging eco-industrial park in China: Occurrence, sources and potential risk (2021), published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Volatilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over the North Pacific and adjacent Arctic Ocean: The impact of offshore oil drilling (2020), published in Environmental Pollution
  • Recent Advances in the Study of the Remediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Compound (PAC)-Contaminated Soils: Transformation Products, Toxicity, and Bioavailability Analyses (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Assessing the oxidative potential of PAHs in ambient PM2.5 using the DTT consumption assay (2021), published in Environmental Pollution
  • Impact of local and regional sources of PAHs on tribal reservation air quality in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Global distribution of persistent organochlorine compounds.

    Staci L. Simonich;Ronald A. Hites

  • Organic pollutant accumulation in vegetation.

    S. L. Simonich;R. A. Hites

  • Vegetation-atmosphere partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    Staci L. Simonich;Ronald A. Hites

  • Importance of vegetation in removing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the atmosphere

    Staci L. Simonich;Ronald A. Hites

  • Polystyrene plastic: a source and sink for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment.

    Chelsea M. Rochman;Carlos Manzano;Carlos Manzano;Brian T. Hentschel;Brian T. Hentschel;Staci L. Massey Simonich;Staci L. Massey Simonich

  • Concentration and photochemistry of PAHs, NPAHs, and OPAHs and toxicity of PM2.5 during the Beijing Olympic Games.

    Wentao Wang;Narumol Jariyasopit;Jill Schrlau;Yuling Jia

  • Removal of fragrance materials during U.S. and European wastewater treatment.

    Staci L. Simonich;Tom W. Federle;William S. Eckhoff;Andre Rottiers

  • Global long-range transport and lung cancer risk from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons shielded by coatings of organic aerosol.

    Manish Shrivastava;Sijia Lou;Alla Zelenyuk;Richard C. Easter

  • Concentrations, sources and spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils from Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding areas, North China

    Wentao Wang;Staci L. Massey Simonich;Miao Xue;Jingyu Zhao

  • Trace Analysis of Fragrance Materials in Wastewater and Treated Wastewater

    Staci L. Simonich;William M. Begley;Greet Debaere;William S. Eckhoff

  • Atmospheric particulate matter pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

    Wentao Wang;Toby Primbs;Shu Tao;Staci L Massey Simonich

  • Emissions of Parent, Nitro, and Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Residential Wood Combustion in Rural China

    Guofeng Shen;Shu Tao;Siye Wei;Yanyan Zhang

  • Atmospheric deposition of current-use and historic-use pesticides in snow at National Parks in the Western United States

    Kimberly J. Hageman;Staci L. Simonich;Donald H. Campbell;Glenn R. Wilson

  • Occurrence and Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and their Derivatives in a Rural Chinese Home through Biomass Fuelled Cooking

    Junnan Ding;Junjun Zhong;Yifeng Yang;Bengang Li

  • Comparative developmental toxicity of a comprehensive suite of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    Mitra C. Geier;Anna C. Chlebowski;Lisa Truong;Staci L. Massey Simonich

  • Estimated reduction in cancer risk due to PAH exposures if source control measures during the 2008 Beijing Olympics were sustained.

    Yuling Jia;Dave Stone;Wentao Wang;Jill Schrlau

  • Atmospheric concentrations and air-soil gas exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in remote, rural village and urban areas of Beijing-Tianjin region, North China.

    Wentao Wang;Staci Simonich;Basant Giri;Basant Giri;Ying Chang

  • Inhalation Cancer Risk Associated with Exposure to Complex Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Mixtures in an Electronic Waste and Urban Area in South China

    Jing Wang;Shejun Chen;Mi Tian;Xiaobo Zheng

  • Completing the Link between Exposure Science and Toxicology for Improved Environmental Health Decision Making: The Aggregate Exposure Pathway Framework

    Justin G Teeguarden;Yu-Mei Tan;Stephen W Edwards;Jeremy A Leonard

  • Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations and gas/particle partitioning at background, rural village and urban sites in the North China Plain

    Wentao Wang;Wentao Wang;Staci L. Massey Simonich;Wei Wang;Basant Giri

  • Atmospheric transport and outflow of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from China.

    Chang Lang;Shu Tao;Wenxin Liu;Yanxu Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu Tao
Shu Tao Peking University
Robert L. Tanguay
Robert L. Tanguay Oregon State University
Ronald A. Hites
Ronald A. Hites Indiana University
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Fudan University
Daniel A. Jaffe
Daniel A. Jaffe University of Washington
Katrina M. Waters
Katrina M. Waters Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bernd R.T. Simoneit
Bernd R.T. Simoneit Oregon State University
Guofeng Shen
Guofeng Shen Peking University
Huizhong Shen
Huizhong Shen Southern University of Science and Technology
Kim A. Anderson
Kim A. Anderson Oregon State University

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