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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 82 462 397 245 203 312 24216

Thomas S. Bianchi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas S. Bianchi between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas S. Bianchi published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2011. 16 of the 393 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2011. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

393 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas S. Bianchi: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 3
1989 1
1990 1
1991 3
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 6
1996 3
1997 7
1998 4
1999 5
2000 7
2001 6
2002 4
2003 8
2004 4
2005 5
2006 8
2007 11
2008 7
2009 8
2010 14
2011 30
2012 8
2013 16
2014 12
2015 18
2016 28
2017 23
2018 26
2019 23
2020 20
2021 13
2022 14
2023 15
2024 10
2025 15
2026 1
Total 393
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Thomas S. Bianchi 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 Thomas S. Bianchi 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, 308–317 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: 312 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
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
308–317 107 312
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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Thomas S. Bianchi 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 Thomas S. Bianchi 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, 82 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: 82 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
82 34 82
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

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas S. Bianchi is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a stronger emphasis on environmental science. Their work explores numerous subfields including ecology, oceanography, atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist's main research topics include coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, geology and paleoclimatology research, marine and coastal ecosystems, methane hydrates and related phenomena, marine biology and ecology research, peatlands and wetlands ecology, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Recent publications by Thomas S. Bianchi highlight diverse areas within these fields. Notable papers include:

  • "Plastics in the Earth system," 2021, Science
  • "Fjords as Aquatic Critical Zones (ACZs)," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Coastal vegetation and estuaries are collectively a greenhouse gas sink," 2023, Nature Climate Change
  • "Controls on Organic Carbon Burial in the Eastern China Marginal Seas: A Regional Synthesis," 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • "Sea-level rise and the emergence of a keystone grazer alter the geomorphic evolution and ecology of southeast US salt marshes," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas S. Bianchi include Zhigang Yu, Michael R. Shields, Elise S. Morrison, Joshua L. Breithaupt, and D. Vaughn.

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues, with multiple works appearing in Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Frontiers in Earth Science, and Marine Geology.

Thomas S. Bianchi has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • The changing carbon cycle of the coastal ocean

    James E. Bauer;Wei-Jun Cai;Peter A. Raymond;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • The future of Blue Carbon science

    Peter I. Macreadie;Andrea Anton;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;John A. Raven;Nicola Beaumont

  • The role of terrestrially derived organic carbon in the coastal ocean: A changing paradigm and the priming effect

    Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Natural photolysis by ultraviolet irradiance of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter to simple substrates for rapidbacterial metabolism

    Robert G. Wetzel;Patrick G. Hatcher;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Plastics in the Earth system

    Aron Stubbins;Kara Lavender Law;Samuel E. Muñoz;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Biogeochemistry of Estuaries

    Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Large-river delta-front estuaries as natural "recorders" of global environmental change.

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Mead A. Allison

  • Transport and transformation of dissolved and particulate materials on continental margins influenced by major rivers: benthic boundary layer and seabed processes

    Brent A Mckee;R. C. Aller;M. A. Allison;T. S. Bianchi

  • Cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea: Natural or human-induced?

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Erika Engelhaupt;Per Westman;Thomas Andrén

  • The science of hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: a review.

    T. S. Bianchi;S. F. DiMarco;Jr H. Cowan;R. D. Hetland

  • High rates of organic carbon burial in fjord sediments globally

    Richard W. Smith;Thomas S. Bianchi;Mead Allison;Mead Allison;Candida Savage;Candida Savage

  • Centers of organic carbon burial and oxidation at the land-ocean interface

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Xingqian Cui;Xingqian Cui;Neal E. Blair;David J. Burdige

  • Where Carbon Goes When Water Flows: Carbon Cycling across the Aquatic Continuum

    Nicholas D. Ward;Nicholas D. Ward;Nicholas D. Ward;Thomas S. Bianchi;Patricia M. Medeiros;Michael Seidel

  • Chemical Biomarkers in Aquatic Ecosystems

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Elizabeth A. Canuel

  • Grazing enhances belowground carbon allocation, microbial biomass, and soil carbon in a subtropical grassland.

    Chris H. Wilson;Michael S. Strickland;Jack A. Hutchings;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Sources of terrestrially-derived organic carbon in lower Mississippi River and Louisiana shelf sediments: Implications for differential sedimentation and transport at the coastal margin

    Thomas S Bianchi;Siddhartha Mitra;Siddhartha Mitra;Brent A McKee

  • Temporal variability in sources of dissolved organic carbon in the lower Mississippi river

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Timothy Filley;Karl Dria;Patrick G. Hatcher

  • Biogeochemistry of Gulf of Mexico Estuaries

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Jonathan Pennock;Robert R. Twilley

  • Fjords as Aquatic Critical Zones (ACZs)

    Thomas S. Bianchi;Sandra Arndt;William E.N. Austin;William E.N. Austin;Douglas I. Benn

  • History of trace metal pollution in sabine-neches estuary, beaumont, Texas.

    Mahalingam. Ravichandran;Mahalingam. Baskaran;Peter H. Santschi;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Isotopic evidence for the contemporary origin of high-molecular weight organic matter in oceanic environments

    Peter H. Santschi;Laodong Guo;M. Baskaran;Susan Trumbore

  • Mangrove expansion in the Gulf of Mexico with climate change: Implications for wetland health and resistance to rising sea levels

    Rebecca S. Comeaux;Mead A. Allison;Thomas S. Bianchi

  • Geochemistry of Marine Sediments

    Thomas S. Bianchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Mead A. Allison
Mead A. Allison Tulane University
Elizabeth A. Canuel
Elizabeth A. Canuel Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Christopher L. Osburn
Christopher L. Osburn North Carolina State University
Bin Zhao
Bin Zhao Fudan University
Brent A. McKee
Brent A. McKee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter H. Santschi
Peter H. Santschi Texas A&M University
Jason H. Curtis
Jason H. Curtis University of Florida
Laodong Guo
Laodong Guo University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Timothy R. Filley
Timothy R. Filley University of Oklahoma
Franco Marcantonio
Franco Marcantonio Texas A&M University

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