| Surface area control of organic carbon accumulation in continental shelf sediments LM Mayer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 58 (4), 1271-1284, 1994 | 989 | 1994 |
| Relationships between mineral surfaces and organic carbon concentrations in soils and sediments LM Mayer Chemical Geology 114 (3-4), 347-363, 1994 | 642 | 1994 |
| Loss of organic matter from riverine particles in deltas RG Keil, LM Mayer, PD Quay, JE Richey, JI Hedges Geochimica et Cosmochimica acta 61 (7), 1507-1511, 1997 | 352 | 1997 |
| Extent of coverage of mineral surfaces by organic matter in marine sediments LM Mayer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 63 (2), 207-215, 1999 | 276 | 1999 |
| Bioavailability of sedimentary contaminants subject to deposit-feeder digestion LM Mayer, Z Chen, RH Findlay, J Fang, S Sampson, RFL Self, PA Jumars, ... Environmental Science & Technology 30 (8), 2641-2645, 1996 | 254 | 1996 |
| Relationships between bacteria and grain surfaces in intertidal sediments 1 MF DeFlaun, LM Mayer Limnology and Oceanography 28 (5), 873-881, 1983 | 240 | 1983 |
| Dissolved protein fluorescence in two Maine estuaries LM Mayer, LL Schick, TC Loder III Marine Chemistry 64 (3), 171-179, 1999 | 236 | 1999 |
| Late Precambrian oxygenation; inception of the clay mineral factory M Kennedy, M Droser, LM Mayer, D Pevear, D Mrofka Science 311 (5766), 1446-1449, 2006 | 234 | 2006 |
| Deep-sea deposit-feeding strategies suggested by environmental and feeding constraints PA Jumars, LM Mayer, JW Deming, JA Baross, RA Wheatcroft Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A …, 1990 | 232 | 1990 |
| Environmental impact of salmon net-pen culture on marine benthic communities in Maine: a case study RH Findlay, L Watling, LM Mayer Estuaries 18 (1), 145, 1995 | 229 | 1995 |
| Sorptive stabilization of organic matter in soils by hydrous iron oxides R Wagai, LM Mayer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (1), 25-35, 2007 | 223 | 2007 |
| Resuspension of sediment by bottom trawling in the Gulf of Maine and potential geochemical consequences CH Pilskaln, JH Churchill, LM Mayer Conservation Biology 12 (6), 1223-1229, 1998 | 212 | 1998 |
| Organic matter–surface area relationships in acid soils LM Mayer, B Xing Soil Science Society of America Journal 65 (1), 250-258, 2001 | 211 | 2001 |
| Bioavailable amino acids in sediments: A biomimetic, kinetics based approach LM Mayer, S Linda L, T Sawyer, CJ Plante, PA Jumars, RL Sel Limnology and Oceanography 40 (3), 511-520, 1995 | 192 | 1995 |
| Organic matter in small mesopores in sediments and soils LM Mayer, LL Schick, KR Hardy, R Wagai, J McCarthy Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68 (19), 3863-3872, 2004 | 190 | 2004 |
| Digestive environments of benthic macroinvertebrate guts: enzymes, surfactants and dissolved organic matter LM Mayer, LL Schick, RFL Self, PA Jumars, RH Findlay, Z Chen, ... Journal of Marine Research 55 (4), 785-812, 1997 | 184 | 1997 |
| Sedimentary organic matter preservation: an assessment and speculative synthesis—a comment SM Henrichs Marine Chemistry 49 (2-3), 127-136, 1995 | 173 | 1995 |
| Importance of suspended participates in riverine delivery of bioavailable nitrogen to coastal zones LM Mayer, RG Keil, SA Macko, SB Joye, KC Ruttenberg, RC Aller Global Biogeochemical Cycles 12 (4), 573-579, 1998 | 153 | 1998 |
| Effects of commercial dragging on sedimentary organic matter LM Mayer, DF Schick, RH Findlay, DL Rice Marine environmental research 31 (4), 249-261, 1991 | 139 | 1991 |
| The phttoconversion of colloidal iron oxyhydroxides in seawater ML Wells, LM Mayer Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers 38 (11), 1379-1395, 1991 | 134 | 1991 |