William S. Reeburgh

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

William S. Reeburgh is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Reeburgh has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 33 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 23 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in William S. Reeburgh's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (37 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (31 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (18 papers). William S. Reeburgh is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (37 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (31 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (18 papers). William S. Reeburgh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. William S. Reeburgh's co-authors include Stephen C. Whalen, David L. Valentine, Marc J. Alperin, Susan M. Henrichs, K.A. Sandbeck, D.T. Heggie, Michael J. Whiticar, J. D. Kessler, Jennifer Y. King and Miriam Kastner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

William S. Reeburgh

69 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Oceanic Methane Biogeochemistry

2007 1.2k citations William S. Reeburgh profile →
Methane consumption in Cariaco Trench waters and sediments

1976 437 citations William S. Reeburgh profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William S. Reeburgh United States	40	5.0k	3.6k	2.6k	2.3k	2.0k	70	8.4k
Christopher S. Martens United States	54	4.5k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	103	8.8k
Samantha B. Joye United States	64	5.8k 1.1×	3.0k 0.8×	6.0k 2.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	213	12.8k
Michael J. Whiticar Canada	38	5.6k 1.1×	3.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	3.9k 1.9×	85	8.5k
Helge Niemann Netherlands	47	3.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	127	6.4k
David Bastviken Sweden	61	5.6k 1.1×	6.6k 1.8×	5.0k 1.9×	3.0k 1.3×	935 0.5×	198	14.3k
Tina Treude Germany	39	3.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	98	5.4k
Robert C. Aller United States	72	3.9k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	5.6k 2.2×	3.8k 1.7×	916 0.5×	169	15.6k
Lawrence M. Mayer United States	53	2.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	545 0.3×	117	9.2k
Jeffrey E. Richey United States	58	3.4k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	4.9k 1.9×	2.5k 1.1×	362 0.2×	133	12.4k
Caroline P. Slomp Netherlands	62	4.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	3.1k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	837 0.4×	198	11.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhuang, Qianlai & William S. Reeburgh. (2008). Introduction to special section on Synthesis of Recent Terrestrial Methane Emission Studies. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(G3). 6 indexed citations

Kessler, J. D., William S. Reeburgh, & Susan Tyler. (2006). Controls on methane concentration and stable isotope (δ²H‐CH₄ and δ¹³C‐CH₄) distributions in the water columns of the Black Sea and Cariaco Basin. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 20(4). 45 indexed citations

Kessler, J. D. & William S. Reeburgh. (2005). Preparation of natural methane samples for stable isotope and radiocarbon analysis. Limnology and Oceanography Methods. 3(9). 408–418. 27 indexed citations

Loya, Wendy M., Loretta C. Johnson, George W. Kling, et al.. (2002). Pulse‐labeling studies of carbon cycling in arctic tundra ecosystems: Contribution of photosynthates to soil organic matter. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 16(4). 24 indexed citations

King, Jennifer Y., William S. Reeburgh, George W. Kling, et al.. (2002). Pulse‐labeling studies of carbon cycling in Arctic tundra ecosystems: The contribution of photosynthates to methane emission. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 16(4). 68 indexed citations

Whalen, Stephen C. & William S. Reeburgh. (2001). Carbon monoxide consumption in upland boreal forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 33(10). 1329–1338. 17 indexed citations

Valentine, David L., et al.. (2000). Hydrogen production by methanogens under low-hydrogen conditions. Archives of Microbiology. 174(6). 415–421. 43 indexed citations

Valentine, David L. & William S. Reeburgh. (2000). New perspectives on anaerobic methane oxidation. Environmental Microbiology. 2(5). 477–484. 351 indexed citations

Valentine, David L., et al.. (2000). A culture apparatus for maintaining H2 at sub-nanomolar concentrations. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 39(3). 243–251. 26 indexed citations

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King, Jennifer Y., et al.. (1998). Methane emission and transport by arctic sedges in Alaska: Results of a vegetation removal experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D22). 29083–29092. 148 indexed citations

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Reeburgh, William S., A. Hirsch, Francis J. Sansone, Brian N. Popp, & Terri M. Rust. (1997). Carbon kinetic isotope effect accompanying microbial oxidation of methane in boreal forest soils. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 61(22). 4761–4767. 71 indexed citations

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Whalen, Stephen C. & William S. Reeburgh. (1996). Moisture and temperature sensitivity of CH4 oxidation in boreal soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 28(10-11). 1271–1281. 173 indexed citations

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Reeburgh, William S.. (1994). The role of methylotrophy in the global methane budget. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1–14. 170 indexed citations

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Whalen, Stephen C., William S. Reeburgh, & K.A. Sandbeck. (1990). Rapid Methane Oxidation in a Landfill Cover Soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 56(11). 3405–3411. 422 indexed citations

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Glover, David M. & William S. Reeburgh. (1987). Radon-222 and radium-226 in southeastern Bering Sea shelf waters and sediment. Continental Shelf Research. 7(5). 433–456. 26 indexed citations

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Reeburgh, William S. & Margie Springer‐Young. (1983). New measurements of sulfate and chlorinity in natural sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 88(C5). 2959–2966. 14 indexed citations

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Reeburgh, William S.. (1983). RATES OF BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN ANOXIC SEDIMENTS. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 11(1). 269–298. 186 indexed citations

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Reeburgh, William S.. (1982). A major sink and flux control for methane in marine sediments; Anaerobic consumption. 203–217. 35 indexed citations

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Heggie, D.T. & William S. Reeburgh. (1974). Measurements of Dissolved Permanent Gases With a Gas Density Balance Detector. Journal of Chromatographic Science. 12(1). 7–10. 1 indexed citations

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Reeburgh, William S.. (1968). Determination of gases in sediments. Environmental Science & Technology. 2(2). 140–141. 20 indexed citations

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