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D-Index
84
Citations
25618
World Ranking
792
National Ranking
340

William H. Patrick 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 William H. Patrick sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 262 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William H. Patrick 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 William H. Patrick sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 1971 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

William H. Patrick was affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States. Their research encompassed multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Medicine.

Their work spanned several subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Major topics covered in their research included:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

William H. Patrick published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

One recent publication includes:

  • Codes used in '11-year record of wintertime snow surface energy balance and sublimation at 4863 m a.s.l. on Chhota Shigri Glacier moraine (western Himalaya, India)', 2022, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent co-authors of this scientist's work were:

  • Mandal Arindan
  • Angchuk Thupstan
  • Mohd Farooq Azam
  • AL. Ramanathan
  • Mohd Soheb

William H. Patrick was recognized as a fellow of several scientific societies including:

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1976
  • Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 1971
  • American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 1960 and again in 1971

Best Publications

  • Effect of redox potential and pH on arsenic speciation and solubility in a contaminated soil

    Patrick H. Masscheleyn;Ronald D. Delaune;William H. Patrick

  • Nitrification‐denitrification at the plant root‐sediment interface in wetlands

    K. R. Reddy;W. H. Patrick;C. W. Lindau

  • Nitrogen transformations and loss in flooded soils and sediments

    K. R. Reddy;W. H. Patrick;F. E. Broadbent

  • Soil Redox and pH Effects on Methane Production in a Flooded Rice Soil

    Z. P. Wang;R. D. DeLaune;W. H. Patrick;P. H. Masscheleyn

  • Effect of alternate aerobic and anaerobic conditions on redox potential, organic matter decomposition and nitrogen loss in a flooded soil

    K.R. Reddy;W.H. Patrick

  • Marsh vertical accretion via vegetative growth

    John A. Nyman;Russel J. Walters;Ronald D. Delaune;William H. Patrick

  • THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL FORM AND CONCENTRATION OF ARSENIC ON RICE GROWTH AND TISSUE ARSENIC CONCENTRATION

    A. R. Marin;P. H. Masscheleyn;W. H. Patrick

  • Sedimentation, accretion, and subsidence in marshes of Barataria Basin, Louisiana1

    R. S. Hatton;R. D. DeLaune;W. H. Patrick

  • Soil redox-pH stability of arsenic species and its influence on arsenic uptake by rice

    A. R. Marin;P. H. Masscheleyn;W. H. Patrick

  • Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from a Rice Field in Relation to Soil Redox and Microbiological Processes

    A. X. Hou;G. X. Chen;Z. P. Wang;O. Van Cleemput

  • Sequential reduction and oxidation of inorganic nitrogen, manganese, and iron in flooded soil

    W. H. Patrick;A. Jugsujinda

  • Transformations of selenium as affected by sediment oxidation-reduction potential and pH.

    Patrick H. Masscheleyn;Ronald D. Delaune;William H. Patrick

  • Aerenchyma Formation and Methane and Oxygen Exchange in Rice

    H. K. Kludze;R. D. DeLaune;W. H. Patrick

  • Arsenic and selenium chemistry as affected by sediment redox potential and pH

    P. H. Masscheleyn;R. D. Delaune;W. H. Patrick

  • Relationship between vegetation and soil formation in a rapidly submerging coastal marsh

    J. A. Nyman;R. D. Delaune;H. H. Roberts;W. H. Patrick

  • Peat Collapse, Ponding and Wetland Loss in a Rapidly Submerging Coastal Marsh

    R. D. DeLaune;J. A. Nyman;W. H. Patrick

  • The relationship of smooth cordgrass ( Spartina alterniflora ) to tidal datums: A review

    Karen L. McKee;W. H. Patrick

  • Redox measurements of soils.

    W. H. Patrick;R. P. Gambrell;S. P. Faulkner

  • ARSENIC IN WETLAND VEGETATION: AVAILABILITY, PHYTOTOXICITY, UPTAKE AND EFFECTS ON PLANT GROWTH AND NUTRITION

    A.A Carbonell;M.A Aarabi;R.D DeLaune;R.P Gambrell

  • The influence of sediment redox chemistry on chemically active forms of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and zinc in estuarine sediment

    Tingzong Guo;R.D. DeLaune;W.H. Patrick

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald D. DeLaune
Ronald D. DeLaune Louisiana State University
S. R. Pezeshki
S. R. Pezeshki University of Memphis
K. R. Reddy
K. R. Reddy University of Florida
Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina
Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina Miguel Hernandez University
James G. Gosselink
James G. Gosselink Louisiana State University
Harry H. Roberts
Harry H. Roberts Louisiana State University
H. M. Selim
H. M. Selim Louisiana State University
Franz X. Meixner
Franz X. Meixner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Liwang Ma
Liwang Ma Agricultural Research Service

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