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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 81 505 440 264 222 174 20947

Steven Emerson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven Emerson between 1976 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven Emerson published across 47 years, from 1976 to 2022, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2008. 14 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2008. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 17 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 12 publications
1976 2022

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven Emerson: publications per year, 1976 to 2022
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 1
1980 3
1981 1
1982 5
1983 2
1984 5
1985 5
1986 4
1987 3
1988 6
1989 4
1990 4
1991 2
1992 3
1993 4
1994 3
1995 3
1996 7
1997 4
1998 6
1999 2
2000 4
2001 4
2002 6
2003 4
2004 4
2005 5
2006 5
2007 1
2008 17
2009 1
2010 7
2011 6
2012 3
2013 5
2014 3
2015 3
2016 4
2017 3
2018 7
2019 4
2020 2
2021 2
2022 12
Total 191
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Steven Emerson publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven Emerson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 168–177 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490 174
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Steven Emerson D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven Emerson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36 81
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Steven Emerson is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, Emerson's work is concentrated particularly in Oceanography, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science, supplemented by studies in Global and Planetary Change and General Health Professions.

They have contributed extensively to research on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research. Additional topics in their work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Emerson has a publication record spanning multiple venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "In Situ Estimates of Net Primary Production in the Western North Atlantic With Argo Profiling Floats" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • "Regional Pattern of the Ocean's Biological Pump Based on Geochemical Observations" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Suppression of CO2 Outgassing by Gas Bubbles Under a Hurricane" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Skin Temperature Correction for Calculations of Air-Sea Oxygen Flux and Annual Net Community Production" (2022), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The Ocean's Biological Pump: In Situ Oxygen Measurements in the Subtropical Oceans" (2022), published in Geophysical Research Letters

In addition to journal articles, Emerson has published a book titled Chemical Oceanography (2022) through Cambridge University Press.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Roberta C. Hamme, Bo Yang, James Fox, Michael J. Behrenfeld, and Emmanuel Boss. These collaborations reflect ongoing engagement with researchers specializing in various aspects of oceanographic and environmental sciences.

Steven Emerson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2004, demonstrating a notable standing within the scientific community focused on geophysical research.

Best Publications

  • The geochemistry of redox sensitive trace metals in sediments

    Jennifer L. Morford;Steven Emerson

  • Ocean anoxia and the concentrations of molybdenum and vanadium in seawater

    Steven R Emerson;Sarah S Huested

  • Processes controlling the organic carbon content of open ocean sediments

    S. Emerson;J. I. Hedges

  • Distribution of rose bengal stained deep-sea benthic foraminifera from the Nova Scotian continental margin and Gulf of Maine

    Bruce H. Corliss;Steven Emerson

  • Carbon fluxes at the sediment-water interface of the deep-sea: calcium carbonate preservation.

    S Emerson;M Bender

  • The influence of microhabitats on the carbon isotopic composition of deep-sea benthic foraminifera

    Daniel C. McCorkle;Lloyd D. Keigwin;Bruce H. Corliss;Steven R. Emerson

  • Chemical Oceanography and the Marine Carbon Cycle

    Steven R. Emerson;John I. Hedges

  • The solubility of neon, nitrogen and argon in distilled water and seawater

    Roberta C. Hamme;Steven R. Emerson

  • Diagenesis of oxyanions (V, U, Re, and Mo) in pore waters and sediments from a continental margin

    Jennifer L. Morford;Steven R. Emerson;Erin J. Breckel;Suk Hyun Kim

  • Partitioning and transport of metals across the O2H2S interface in a permanently anoxic basin: Framvaren Fjord, Norway☆

    Lucinda Jacobs;Steven Emerson;Jens Skei

  • Experimental determination of the organic carbon flux from open-ocean surface waters

    S. Emerson;P. Quay;D. Karl;C. Winn

  • Sediment-water exchange in shallow water estuarine sediments

    Steven Emerson;Richard Jahnke;David Heggie

  • Volcanic ash fuels anomalous plankton bloom in subarctic northeast Pacific

    Roberta C. Hamme;Peter W. Webley;William R. Crawford;Frank A. Whitney

  • Organic carbon dynamics and preservation in deep-sea sediments

    Steven Emerson;Kathy Fischer;Clare Reimers;David Heggie

  • Redox species in a reducing fjord: equilibrium and kinetic considerations☆

    S. Emerson;R.E. Cranston;P.S. Liss

  • Dissolution of calcite in deep-sea sediments: pH and O2 microelectrode results

    David Archer;Steven Emerson;Clare Reimers

  • Environmental oxidation rate of manganese(II): bacterial catalysis

    Steven Emerson;Susan Kalhorn;Lucinda Jacobs;Bradley M Tebo

  • Early diagenesis in sediments from the eastern equatorial Pacific, I. Pore water nutrient and carbonate results

    Steven Emerson;Richard Jahnke;Michael Bender;Philip Froelich

  • Organic Carbon Preservation in Marine Sediments

    Steven Emerson

  • Trace metal evidence for changes in the redox environment associated with the transition from terrigenous clay to diatomaceous sediment, Saanich Inlet, BC

    J.L Morford;A.D Russell;S Emerson

Frequent Co-Authors

John I. Hedges
John I. Hedges University of Washington
Paul D. Quay
Paul D. Quay University of Washington
David Archer
David Archer University of Chicago
David M. Karl
David M. Karl University of Hawaii at Manoa
Meghan F. Cronin
Meghan F. Cronin Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Bradley M. Tebo
Bradley M. Tebo Oregon Health & Science University
Curtis Deutsch
Curtis Deutsch Princeton University
Burke Hales
Burke Hales Oregon State University
Kenneth H. Nealson
Kenneth H. Nealson University of Southern California
Daniel C. McCorkle
Daniel C. McCorkle Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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