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Critical Zone Science

Study of the zone from bedrock to treetops where life and rock interact

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Researchers in Critical Zone Science

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Mark A. Bradford
Yale University
349
Papers
267,913
Citations
86
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology
R
Robert B. Jackson
Forest Institute
1,037
Papers
148,185
Citations
168
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Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
S
Sepp Hochreiter
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
321
Papers
127,890
Citations
54
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Computational Drug Discovery MethodsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHydrological Forecasting Using AI
Y
Yong Sik Ok
Korea University
1,134
Papers
125,426
Citations
185
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Heavy metals in environmentAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
R
Rattan Lal
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
1,412
Papers
125,284
Citations
173
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transportSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
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Peter M. Vitousek
Stanford University
514
Papers
121,010
Citations
146
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesIsotope Analysis in Ecology
P
Pete Smith
University of Aberdeen
1,430
Papers
120,507
Citations
172
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology
C
Christopher B. Field
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
551
Papers
108,639
Citations
144
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Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPlant responses to elevated CO2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
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Yong‐Guan Zhu
Fuyang Normal University
1,549
Papers
106,638
Citations
164
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Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsArsenic contamination and mitigation
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Markus Reichstein
Amazon (United States)
985
Papers
103,429
Citations
138
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Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsClimate variability and models
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Yakov Kuzyakov
Central South University of Forestry and Technology
1,460
Papers
99,091
Citations
150
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Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology
J
Johannes Lehmann
Atkins (United States)
1,240
Papers
97,863
Citations
123
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Earthquake Detection and AnalysisSeismic Waves and AnalysisMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
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Active NSF Grants

Guoqiang Li
Louisiana State University
$1.75MSep 2026
EGF-EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship
Anna Mummert
Marshall University Research Corporation
$2.00MJul 2026
S-STEM-Schlr Sci Tech Eng&Math
Kimberly Lau
Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
$494KAug 2026
NSF CriticalMinerals&Materials
Nathaniel Lifton
Purdue University
$295KAug 2026
ANT Earth Sciences
Jaesung Lee
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
$513KAug 2026
MSPA-INTERDISCIPLINARY, OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC
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