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3966
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1513

Walter R. Boynton 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 Walter R. Boynton sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter R. Boynton 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 Walter R. Boynton 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

Walter R. Boynton is affiliated with the University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and General Health Professions.

Their work covers a range of topics related to marine and coastal environments, including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Boynton's publication record includes several recent papers concentrating on sediment-water interactions, nutrient fluxes, and ecosystem restoration within marine and estuarine systems. Notable publications include:

  • Large-Scale Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Importance of Sediment-Water Oxygen and Nutrient Fluxes in the Chesapeake Bay Region (2022) in Estuaries and Coasts
  • Biogeochemical states, rates, and exchanges exhibit linear responses to large nutrient load reductions in a shallow, eutrophic urban estuary (2022) in Limnology and Oceanography
  • Ten years of Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration projects since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Assessing the Effectiveness of Large-Scale Environmental Restoration: Challenges and Opportunities (2022) in Estuaries and Coasts
  • Physical and Biological Controls on Short-Term Variations in Dissolved Oxygen in Shallow Waters of a Large Temperate Estuary (2024) in Estuaries and Coasts

Their contributions also extend to book publications, including a report titled Effects of macrobenthos on sediment-water oxygen and ammonium fluxes. Final Report., published by UNESCO in 2021.

Frequent collaborators include Jeremy M. Testa, C. L. S. Hodgkins, Dong Liang, Heida L. Diefenderfer, and Larry McKinney. Boynton's work has been published repeatedly in journals such as Estuaries and Coasts, Limnology and Oceanography, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Best Publications

  • Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: historical trends and ecological interactions

    W. M. Kemp;W. R. Boynton;J. E. Adolf;D. F. Boesch

  • 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

  • Chesapeake bay anoxia: origin, development, and significance.

    Charles B. Officer;Robert B. Biggs;Jay L. Taft;L. Eugene Cronin

  • Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay, 1950–2001: Long-term change in relation to nutrient loading and river flow

    James D. Hagy;Walter R. Boynton;Carolyn W. Keefe;Kathryn V. Wood

  • Inputs, transformations, and transport of nitrogen and phosphorus in Chesapeake Bay and selected tributaries

    W. R. Boynton;J. H. Garber;R. Summers;W. M. Kemp

  • A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NUTRIENTS AND OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING ESTUARINE PHYTOPLANKTON PRODUCTION

    W R Boynton;W M Kemp;C W Keefe

  • The influence of waves and seagrass communities on suspended particulates in an estuarine embayment

    Larry G Ward;W Michael Kemp;Walter R Boynton

  • Ammonium recycling versus denitrification in chesapeake bay sediments

    W.M. Kemp;P. Sampou;J. Caffrey;M. Mayer

  • Sediment-water oxygen and nutrient exchanges along the longitudinal axis of Chesapeake Bay: Seasonal patterns, controlling factors and ecological significance

    Jean L. W. Cowan;Walter R. Boynton

  • Organic carbon balance and net ecosystem metabolism in Chesapeake Bay

    Kemp Wm;Smith Em;Marvin-DiPasquale M;Boynton Wr

  • Seasonal depletion of oxygen from bottom waters of Chesapeake Bay: roles of benthic and planktonic respiration and physical exchange processes

    WM Kemp;PA Sampou;J. Garber;J. Turtle

  • Nutrient Enrichment Studies in a Coastal Plain Estuary: Phytoplankton Growth in Large-Scale, Continuous Cultures

    Christopher F. D'Elia;James G. Sanders;Walter R. Boynton

  • Ecological economic modeling and valuation of ecosystems

    N. Bockstael;R. Costanza;R. Costanza;I. Strand;W. Boynton;W. Boynton

  • Nutrient enrichment of estuarine submersed vascular plant communities. 1. Algal growth and effects on production of plants and associated communities.

    RR Twilley;WM Kemp;KW Staver;JC Stevenson

  • A comparative analysis of eutrophication patterns in a temperate coastal lagoon

    W. R. Boynton;L. Murray;J. D. Hagy;C. Stokes

  • Lateral variation in the production and fate of phytoplankton in a partially stratified estuary

    TC Malone;WM Kemp;HW Ducklow;WR Boynton

  • Changes in phosphorus biogeochemistry along an estuarine salinity gradient: The iron conveyer belt

    Thomas E. Jordan;Jeffrey C. Cornwell;Walter R. Boynton;Jon T. Anderson

  • Cultural eutrophication in the Choptank and Patuxent estuaries of Chesapeake Bay

    T. R. Fisher;J. Iii. D. Hagy;W. R. Boynton;M. R. Williams

  • Variations in structure of estuarine fish communities in relation to abundance of submersed vascular plants

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  • Sediment-water oxygen and nutrient exchanges along a depth gradient in the Baltic Sea

    K. Koop;WR Boynton;F. Wulff;R. Carman

  • Nutrient fluxes across the sediment water interface in the turbid zone of a coastal plain estuary

    Walter R. Boynton;W. Michael Kemp;Carl G. Osborne

  • A Review of Recent Developments in

    Flux Estimation;D. A. Jay;R. J. Uncles;W. R. Geyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy M. Testa
Jeremy M. Testa University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
James G. Sanders
James G. Sanders University of Georgia
Jeffrey C. Cornwell
Jeffrey C. Cornwell University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Hans W. Paerl
Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert W. Howarth
Robert W. Howarth Cornell University
Mark B. David
Mark B. David University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Richard Lowrance
Richard Lowrance Agricultural Research Service
Andrew N. Sharpley
Andrew N. Sharpley University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Thomas S. Bianchi
Thomas S. Bianchi University of New Hampshire
Kenneth H. Reckhow
Kenneth H. Reckhow Duke University

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