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Virginia I. Rich

Earth and Planetary Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1982
Climate change and permafrostPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactions

Publications

187

Citations

10,284

Est. group size

~17

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
AI-generated

Virginia I. Rich studies the microorganisms and viruses living in permafrost soils, peat bogs, and wetlands, focusing on how they drive the production and release of methane and carbon dioxide as these environments thaw due to climate change. Her work combines microbiology, virology, and biogeochemistry to understand how microbial communities and their genetic material shape carbon cycling in cold, carbon-rich ecosystems. This research helps predict how thawing permafrost and wetlands may contribute to future greenhouse gas emissions.

Permafrost thaw and climate changeMicrobial and viral community ecologyWetland and peatland methane cyclingSoil carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistryMicrobiome research standards and data management

Publication output has gradually declined from a peak of around 20 papers per year in 2018-2019 to roughly 11-14 papers per year in recent years, suggesting a steady but somewhat slowing pace of output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.8/year recently
2017: 16 publications172018: 21 publications21182019: 21 publications21192020: 15 publications202021: 11 publications212022: 15 publications222023: 14 publications232024: 13 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×18
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×13
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×12
  • AGUFM×11
  • PeerJ×7
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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