Donald Langmuir

8.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
37 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Donald Langmuir is a scholar working on Geochemistry and Petrology, Inorganic Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Langmuir has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology, 11 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Donald Langmuir's work include Radioactive element chemistry and processing (11 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (10 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (9 papers). Donald Langmuir is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive element chemistry and processing (11 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (10 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (9 papers). Donald Langmuir collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Donald Langmuir's co-authors include Janet S. Herman, Peter Deines, Russell S. Harmon, John J. Mahoney, John Rowson, R.L. Jacobson, Donald O. Whittemore, Eric J. Reardon, Donald L. Suarez and Gaetano Dongarrà and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Donald Langmuir

37 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Uranium solution-mineral equilibria at low temperatures with applications to sedimentary ore deposits

1978 1.7k citations Donald Langmuir Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry

1997 1.6k citations Donald Langmuir profile →
Adsorption of uranyl onto ferric oxyhydroxides: Application of the surface complexation site-binding model

1985 612 citations Donald Langmuir et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
Stable carbon isotope ratios and the existence of a gas phase in the evolution of carbonate ground waters

1974 589 citations Peter Deines, Donald Langmuir et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
The mobility of thorium in natural waters at low temperatures

1980 443 citations Donald Langmuir, Janet S. Herman Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald Langmuir United States	26	2.5k	2.4k	1.7k	1.4k	1.2k	37	7.1k
John Bargar United States	64	5.3k 2.1×	6.5k 2.7×	2.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	240	15.7k
James P. McKinley United States	40	826 0.3×	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	585 0.5×	92	5.1k
Edward R. Sholkovitz United States	51	7.1k 2.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	477 0.3×	521 0.4×	82	11.5k
C.A.J. Appelo Netherlands	33	4.6k 1.9×	869 0.4×	3.0k 1.8×	5.3k 3.8×	273 0.2×	61	11.5k
M. L. Jackson United States	43	1.9k 0.8×	612 0.3×	2.3k 1.4×	700 0.5×	223 0.2×	170	13.0k
Kate Maher United States	45	2.2k 0.9×	990 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	259 0.2×	130	7.2k
Ravi Kukkadapu United States	56	1.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	239 0.2×	144	8.8k
M. Jim Hendry Canada	44	2.8k 1.1×	692 0.3×	2.1k 1.2×	2.2k 1.6×	181 0.2×	210	6.9k
William C. Burnett United States	64	7.7k 3.1×	672 0.3×	3.7k 2.2×	2.3k 1.6×	2.3k 2.0×	251	13.0k
John W. Morse United States	56	3.5k 1.4×	958 0.4×	4.2k 2.4×	1.5k 1.1×	149 0.1×	126	15.5k

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Mahoney, John J., M. Slaughter, Donald Langmuir, & John Rowson. (2007). Control of As and Ni releases from a uranium mill tailings neutralization circuit: Solution chemistry, mineralogy and geochemical modeling of laboratory study results. Applied Geochemistry. 22(12). 2758–2776. 37 indexed citations

Mahoney, John J., et al.. (2005). Arsenic readily released to pore waters from buried mill tailings. Applied Geochemistry. 20(5). 947–959. 30 indexed citations

Langmuir, Donald. (1997). Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry. 1637 indexed citations breakdown →

Langmuir, Donald, et al.. (1991). Determination of E⁰ for the UO²⁺ ₂ /U⁴⁺ Couple from Measurement of the Equilibrium: UO²⁺ ₂ + Cu(s) + 4H⁺ = U⁴⁺ + Cu²⁺ + 2H₂O at 25°C and some Geochemical Implications. Radiochimica Acta. 54(3). 133–138. 3 indexed citations

Langmuir, Donald & Michael J. Apted. (1991). Backfill Modification Using Geochemical Principles to Optimize High Level Nuclear Waste Isolation in a Geological Repository. MRS Proceedings. 257. 6 indexed citations

Wanty, Richard B., et al.. (1990). Prediction of Uranium Adsorption by Crystalline Rocks: The Key Role of Reactive Surface Area. MRS Proceedings. 212. 3 indexed citations

Wanty, Richard B., et al.. (1987). The solubilities of some major and minor element minerals in ground waters associated with a sandstone-hosted uranium deposit. Bulletin de Minéralogie. 110(2). 209–226. 6 indexed citations

Langmuir, Donald, et al.. (1985). Adsorption of uranyl onto ferric oxyhydroxides: Application of the surface complexation site-binding model. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 49(9). 1931–1941. 612 indexed citations breakdown →

Langmuir, Donald, et al.. (1982). Sorption and mineral equilibria controls on moisture chemistry in a C-horizon soil. Journal of Hydrology. 56(3-4). 287–308. 8 indexed citations

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Langmuir, Donald & Gaetano Dongarrà. (1982). The stability of UO2OH+ and UO2[HPO4]22− complexes at 25°C (reply to a comment by V. S. Tripathi). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 46(10). 2005–2005. 1 indexed citations

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Langmuir, Donald & Janet S. Herman. (1980). The mobility of thorium in natural waters at low temperatures. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 44(11). 1753–1766. 443 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reardon, Eric J. & Donald Langmuir. (1976). Activity coefficients of MgCOo3 and CaSOo4 ion pairs as a function of ionic strength. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 40(5). 549–554. 35 indexed citations

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Whittemore, Donald O. & Donald Langmuir. (1975). The Solubility of Ferric Oxyhydroxides in Natural Waters. Ground Water. 13(4). 360–365. 38 indexed citations

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Whittemore, Donald O. & Donald Langmuir. (1974). Ferric oxyhydroxide microparticles in water. Environmental Health Perspectives. 9. 173–176. 7 indexed citations

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Deines, Peter, Donald Langmuir, & Russell S. Harmon. (1974). Stable carbon isotope ratios and the existence of a gas phase in the evolution of carbonate ground waters. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 38(7). 1147–1164. 589 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whittemore, Donald O. & Donald Langmuir. (1974). Ferric Oxyhydroxide Microparticles in Water. Environmental Health Perspectives. 9. 173–173. 6 indexed citations

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Jacobson, R.L. & Donald Langmuir. (1974). Controls on the quality variations of some carbonate spring waters. Journal of Hydrology. 23(3-4). 247–265. 50 indexed citations

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Jacobson, R.L. & Donald Langmuir. (1974). Dissociation constants of calcite and CaHC03+ from 0 to 50°C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 38(2). 301–318. 145 indexed citations

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Jacobson, R.L. & Donald Langmuir. (1970). The Chemical History of Some Spring Waters in Carbonate Rocks ^a. Ground Water. 8(3). 5–9. 46 indexed citations

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Langmuir, Donald & R.L. Jacobson. (1970). Specific-ion electrode determination of nitrate in some fresh waters and sewage effluents. Environmental Science & Technology. 4(10). 834–838. 28 indexed citations

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