Lawrence M. Mayer

11.8k citations

117 papers · 9.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 53

Oceanography top 0.2%
Ecology top 0.5%
Environmental Chemistry top 0.2%
Pollution top 0.5%
Atmospheric Science top 1%

Co-authors: Rota Wagai Linda L. Schick Peter A. Jumars Kanehiro Kitayama Donald P. Weston Mark L. Wells Stephen A. Macko Robert H. Findlay
Topics: Marine and coastal ecosystems (42 papers)Marine Biology and Ecology Research (19 papers)Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (17 papers)
Cited by: Oceanography Environmental Chemistry Geochemistry and Petrology
Journals: Nature Science Nature Communications
Partner nations: United States China Japan

In The Last Decade

Lawrence M. Mayer

117 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Surface area control of organic carbon accumulation in continental shelf sediments

1994 940 citations Lawrence M. Mayer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
Relationships between mineral surfaces and organic carbon concentrations in soils and sediments

1994 576 citations Lawrence M. Mayer profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Anthropogenic impacts on mud and organic carbon cycling 2024 ·Nature Geoscience ·Thomas S. Bianchi,Lawrence M. Mayer,J. H. Amaral,Sandra Arndt,Valier Galy,David B. Kemp,Steven A. Kuehl,Nicholas Murray,Pierre Regnier	35
2	A global assessment of the mixed layer in coastal sediments and implications for carbon storage 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Shasha Song,Isaac R. Santos,(unknown),Faming Wang,William C. Burnett,Thomas S. Bianchi,Junyu Dong,Ergang Lian,Bin Zhao,Lawrence M. Mayer,Qingzhen Yao,Zhigang Yu,Bochao Xu	40
3	Estimation of Marine Versus Terrigenous Organic Carbon in Sediments Off Southwestern Taiwan Using the Bromine to Total Organic Carbon Ratio as a Proxy 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·K. Selvaraj,Baozhi Lin,Jiann‐Yuh Lou,Shuh‐Ji Kao,Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen,Lawrence M. Mayer	9
4	The impact of drying on structure of sedimentary organic matter in wetlands: Probing with native and amended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 2016 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Zucheng Wang,Zhanfei Liu,Min Liu,Kehui Xu,Lawrence M. Mayer	20
5	Concentrations and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface coastal sediments of the northern Gulf of Mexico 2014 ·Geochemical Transactions ·Zucheng Wang,Zhanfei Liu,Kehui Xu,Lawrence M. Mayer,Zulin Zhang,Alexander S. Kolker,Wei Wu	80
6	Extent and nature of organic coverage of soil mineral surfaces assessed by a gas sorption approach 2009 ·Geoderma ·Rota Wagai,Lawrence M. Mayer,Kanehiro Kitayama	74
7	Input of Nutritionally Rich Organic Matter from the Mississippi River to the Louisiana Coastal Zone 2008 ·Estuaries and Coasts ·Lawrence M. Mayer,Linda L. Schick,Mead A. Allison	17
8	Direct visualization of clay microfabric signatures driving organic matter preservation in fine-grained sediment 2007 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Kenneth J. Curry,Richard H. Bennett,Lawrence M. Mayer,(unknown),Maritza Abril,Patricia M. Biesiot,Matthew H. Hulbert	72
9	Effect of extraction conditions on trace element solubilization in deposit feeder digestive fluid 2004 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Donald P. Weston,(unknown),Lawrence M. Mayer	4
10	Synchronous fluorescence spectrometry of 1-hydroxypyrene: a rapid screening method for identification of PAH exposure in tissue from marine polychaetes 2003 ·Marine Environmental Research ·Anders M. B. Giessing,Lawrence M. Mayer,Thomas L. Forbes	46
11	Organic Matter–Surface Area Relationships in Acid Soils 2001 ·Soil Science Society of America Journal ·Lawrence M. Mayer,Baoshan Xing	180
12	Digestive proteases of the lugworm (Arenicola marina) inhibited by Cu from contaminated sediments 1998 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Chen Zhen,Lawrence M. Mayer	19
13	Resuspension of Sediment by Bottom Trawling in the Gulf of Maine and Potential Geochemical Consequences 1998 ·Conservation Biology ·Cynthia H. Pilskaln,James H. Churchill,Lawrence M. Mayer	145
14	Environmental Impact of Salmon Net-Pen Culture on Marine Benthic Communities in Maine: A Case Study 1995 ·Estuaries ·Robert H. Findlay,Les Watling,Lawrence M. Mayer	152
15	In vitro amino acid and glucose uptake rates across the gut wall of a surface deposit feeder 1995 ·Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·Robert F. L. Self,Peter A. Jumars,Lawrence M. Mayer	11
16	Variations in the chemical lability of iron in estuarine, coastal and shelf waters and its implications for phytoplankton 1991 ·Marine Chemistry ·Mark L. Wells,Lawrence M. Mayer	56
17	Deep-sea deposit-feeding strategies suggested by environmental and feeding constraints 1990 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Peter A. Jumars,Lawrence M. Mayer,Jody W. Deming,J. A. Baross,Robert A. Wheatcroft	205
18	Reservoir Influences on Salinity and Nutrient Fluxes in the Arid Colorado River Basin 1981 ·Steven P. Gloss,Robert C. Reynolds,Lawrence M. Mayer,(unknown)	10
19	A temporal and spatial study of mud flat erosion and deposition 1981 ·Lawrence M. Mayer	4
20	Advective control of nutrient dynamics in the epilimnion of a large reservoir1 1980 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Steven P. Gloss,Lawrence M. Mayer,(unknown)	49

About Lawrence M. Mayer

Lawrence M. Mayer is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 117 papers that have together received 9.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (42 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (19 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (3.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.0k citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (879 citations). Lawrence M. Mayer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Rota Wagai, Linda L. Schick, Peter A. Jumars, Kanehiro Kitayama, Donald P. Weston, Mark L. Wells, Stephen A. Macko, Robert H. Findlay, Michael Bock and Richard G. Keil. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

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