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Sybil P. Seitzinger

Sybil P. Seitzinger

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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
92
Citations
59931
World Ranking
528
National Ranking
23

Sybil P. Seitzinger 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 Sybil P. Seitzinger sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 174 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sybil P. Seitzinger 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 Sybil P. Seitzinger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 95th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Sybil P. Seitzinger is a researcher affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada. Their work spans multiple areas within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, focusing on topics such as water resources and management, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, fish ecology and management studies, fire effects on ecosystems, remote sensing in agriculture, and aeolian processes and effects.

The main fields of study for Sybil P. Seitzinger include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of study cover:

  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Their research topics are diverse and include:

  • Water Resources and Management
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Aeolian processes and effects

Sybil P. Seitzinger has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Collaborative Research in a Virtual World: Implications of COVID-19 for the Co-Production of Environmental Knowledge and Solutions" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin Volume 29 Number 2 May 2020 33-62" (2020), published in Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin
  • "Relevance of earth observations of essential climate variables in wildfire adaptation" (2025), published in Remote Sensing of Environment

Frequent coauthors in Sybil P. Seitzinger's research include James Arnott, Patrice Russell, Sean Bath, Angela Bednarek, and Chelsea Combest-Friedman.

Common venues for publishing are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin
  • Remote Sensing of Environment

Sybil P. Seitzinger has been recognized with fellowships at prestigious organizations, including:

  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 2019
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded in 2011

Best Publications

  • Transformation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Recent Trends, Questions, and Potential Solutions

    James N. Galloway;Alan R. Townsend;Jan Willem Erisman;Mateete Bekunda

  • Nitrogen cycles: past, present, and future

    J. N. Galloway;F. J. Dentener;D. G. Capone;E. W. Boyer

  • Controlling Eutrophication: Nitrogen and Phosphorus

    Daniel J. Conley;Hans W. Paerl;Robert W. Howarth;Donald F. Boesch

  • The Nitrogen Cascade

    James N. Galloway;John D. Aber;Jan Willem Erisman;Sybil P. Seitzinger

  • The Global Carbon Cycle: A Test of Our Knowledge of Earth as a System

    P. Falkowski;R. J. Scholes;E. Boyle;J. Canadell

  • Denitrification in freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems: Ecological and geochemical significance

    Sybil P. Seitzinger

  • Denitrification across landscapes and waterscapes: a synthesis.

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;John A. Harrison;John K. Bohlke;A. F. Bouwman

  • Closing the global N2O budget: nitrous oxide emissions through the agricultural nitrogen cycle

    A. Mosier;C. Kroeze;C. Nevison;O. Oenema

  • Impacts of atmospheric anthropogenic nitrogen on the open ocean.

    R. A. Duce;J. LaRoche;K. Altieri;K. R. Arrigo

  • Consequences of human modification of the global nitrogen cycle

    Jan Willem Erisman;James N. Galloway;Sybil Seitzinger;Albert Bleeker

  • The fate of nitrogen and phosphorus at the land-sea margin of the North Atlantic Ocean

    S. W. Nixon;J. W. Ammerman;L. P. Atkinson;V. M. Berounsky

  • Global river nutrient export: A scenario analysis of past and future trends

    S. P. Seitzinger;E. Mayorga;E. Mayorga;A. F. Bouwman;A. F. Bouwman;C. Kroeze;C. Kroeze

  • Escalating worldwide use of urea - a global change contributing to coastal eutrophication

    Patricia M. Glibert;John Harrison;Cynthia Heil;Sybil Seitzinger

  • Sources and delivery of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus to the coastal zone : An overview of global nutrient export from watersheds (NEWS) models and their application

    S. P. Seitzinger;J. A. Harrison;Egon Dumont;Arthur H. W. Beusen

  • Global distribution of nitrous oxide production and N inputs in freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;Carolien Kroeze

  • Nitrogen retention in rivers: model development and application to watersheds in the northeastern U.S.A.

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;Renée V. Styles;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Richard B. Alexander

  • Sources of nitrate in rivers draining sixteen watersheds in the northeastern U.S.: Isotopic constraints

    Bernhard Mayer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Christine Goodale;Norbert A. Jaworski

  • Global Nutrient Export from WaterSheds 2 (NEWS 2): Model development and implementation

    Emilio Mayorga;Sybil P. Seitzinger;John A. Harrison;Egon Dumont

  • Atmospheric oxalic acid and SOA production from glyoxal: Results of aqueous photooxidation experiments

    Annmarie G. Carlton;Barbara Jo Turpin;Katye E. Altieri;Sybil Seitzinger

  • Aqueous chemistry and its role in secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation

    Y. B. Lim;Y. Tan;M. J. Perri;S. P. Seitzinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolien Kroeze
Carolien Kroeze Wageningen University & Research
Barbara J. Turpin
Barbara J. Turpin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John A. Harrison
John A. Harrison Washington State University
Alexander F. Bouwman
Alexander F. Bouwman Utrecht University
James N. Galloway
James N. Galloway University of Virginia
Robert W. Howarth
Robert W. Howarth Cornell University
Annmarie G. Carlton
Annmarie G. Carlton University of California, Irvine
Jan Willem Erisman
Jan Willem Erisman Leiden University
Arthur H. W. Beusen
Arthur H. W. Beusen Utrecht University
Patricia M. Glibert
Patricia M. Glibert University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences

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