World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
6712
World Ranking
5635
National Ranking
2047

Stephen D. Archer 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 Stephen D. Archer sits on this spectrum.

41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41 publications 690+

This scientist: 114 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Stephen D. Archer 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 Stephen D. Archer sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Stephen D. Archer is affiliated with the Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. They have contributed to multiple subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Stephen D. Archer's recent publications include:

  • "Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere," 2022, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "The impacts of ocean acidification on marine trace gases and the implications for atmospheric chemistry and climate," 2020, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "The biogeochemistry of marine dimethylsulfide," 2023, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Thin and transient meltwater layers and false bottoms in the Arctic sea ice pack-Recent insights on these historically overlooked features," 2023, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Substantial contribution of iodine to Arctic ozone destruction," 2022, published in Nature Geoscience

Their frequent publication venues reflect their focus on journal outlets relevant to environmental and earth sciences, with multiple contributions to:

  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Biogeosciences
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Stephen D. Archer collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Byron Blomquist
  • Kevin Posman
  • Julia Schmale
  • Hélène Angot
  • Ivo Beck

Among their recognitions, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2018 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition—Atmosphere

    Unknown

  • Ocean-atmosphere trace gas exchange

    Lucy J. Carpenter;Stephen D. Archer;Rachael Beale

  • Linking the composition of bacterioplankton to rapid turnover of dissolved dimethylsulphoniopropionate in an algal bloom in the North Sea

    Mikhail V. Zubkov;Bernhard M. Fuchs;Stephen D. Archer;Ronald P. Kiene

  • Coupled dynamics of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide cycling and the microbial food web in surface waters of the North Atlantic

    Rafael Simo;Stephen D Archer;Carlos Pedrós-Alió;Linda Gilpin

  • Direct estimates of the contribution of viral lysis and microzooplankton grazing to the decline of a Micromonas spp. population

    Claire Evans;Stephen D. Archer;Stéphan Jacquet;William H. Wilson

  • Global sea-to-air flux climatology for bromoform, dibromomethane and methyl iodide

    Franziska Ziska;Birgit Quack;K. Abrahamsson;S. D. Archer

  • Rapid turnover of dissolved DMS and DMSP by defined bacterioplankton communities in the stratified euphotic zone of the North Sea

    Mikhail V. Zubkov;Bernhard M. Fuchs;Stephen D. Archer;Ronald P. Kiene

  • Global warming amplified by reduced sulphur fluxes as a result of ocean acidification

    Katharina D. Six;Silvia Kloster;Tatiana Ilyina;Stephen D. Archer;Stephen D. Archer

  • Understanding ocean acidification impacts on organismal to ecological scales

    Andreas J. Andersson;David I. Kline;Peter J. Edmunds;Stephen D. Archer

  • Airborne microbial transport limitation to isolated Antarctic soil habitats

    Stephen David James Archer;Stephen David James Archer;Kevin C. Lee;Tancredi Caruso;Teruya Maki

  • Microbial dynamics in coastal waters of East Antarctica: Herbivory by heterotrophic dinoflagellates

    SD Archer;Rjg Leakey;PH Burkill;MA Sleigh

  • Production and turnover of particulate dimethylsulphoniopropionate during a coccolithophore bloom in the northern North Sea

    Stephen D. Archer;Claire E. Widdicombe;Glen A. Tarran;Andrew P. Rees

  • Microzooplankton grazing in Phaeocystis and diatom-dominated waters in the southern North Sea in spring

    CE Stelfox-Widdicombe;SD Archer;PH Burkill;PH Burkill;J Stefels

  • Impact of an artificial surfactant release on air‐sea gas fluxes during Deep Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment II

    M Salter;M Salter;RC Upstill-Goddard;PD Nightingale;SD Archer

  • Microbial ecology of sea ice at a coastal Antarctic site:community composition, biomass and temporal change

    SD Archer;Rjg Leakey;PH Burkill;MA Sleigh

  • KINEMATICS OF LABRIFORM AND SUBCARANGIFORM SWIMMING IN THE ANTARCTIC FISH NOTOTHENIA NEGLECTA

    Stephen D. Archer;Ian A. Johnston

  • DMS production in a coccolithophorid bloom: evidence for the importance of dinoflagellate DMSP lyases

    Michael Steinke;Gill Malin;Stephen D. Archer;Peter H. Burkill

  • Dimethyl sulphide biogeochemistry within a coccolithophore bloom (DISCO): An overview

    Peter H Burkill;Stephen D Archer;Carol Robinson;Philip D Nightingale

  • Aeolian Dispersal of Bacteria Associated With Desert Dust and Anthropogenic Particles Over Continental and Oceanic Surfaces

    Teruya Maki;Kevin C. Lee;Kei Kawai;Kazunari Onishi

  • Air-sea exchange of dimethylsulfide in the Southern Ocean: Measurements from SO GasEx compared to temperate and tropical regions

    M. Yang;B. W. Blomquist;C. W. Fairall;S. D. Archer

  • Microbial dynamics in coastal waters of East Antarctica: plankton production and respiration

    Carol Robinson;Stephen D. Archer;Peter J. le B. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Burkill
Peter H. Burkill Plymouth University
Philip D. Nightingale
Philip D. Nightingale Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Gill Malin
Gill Malin University of East Anglia
Byron Blomquist
Byron Blomquist University of Colorado Boulder
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University
Peter S. Liss
Peter S. Liss University of East Anglia
Andrew P. Rees
Andrew P. Rees Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Cliff S. Law
Cliff S. Law National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Glen A. Tarran
Glen A. Tarran Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Lucy J. Carpenter
Lucy J. Carpenter University of York

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring environmental sciences in the USA opens doors to diverse online degree options and career pathways. For students seeking accessible entry points, identifying the easiest bachelor degree programs can provide foundational knowledge while balancing workload and study demands.

Specialized degrees like geology and geoscience are critical in understanding the Earth’s systems. Several universities offer some of the best online geology degree programs that combine theoretical and practical training for today's environmental challenges.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) also play a vital role in environmental analysis and planning. Pursuing one of the best GIS undergraduate programs equips students with skills in spatial data management, which are highly sought after in environmental consulting, urban planning, and conservation.

For those interested in leadership roles or public sector careers, a Master of Public Administration (MPA) offers strategic insights into environmental policy and management. The availability of one year MPA programs provides a fast-track option to advance careers without extended time commitments.

Best Scientists Citing Stephen D. Archer

Trending Scientists