2026 Alistair B.A. Boxall: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	83	820	782	68	66	220	34980

Alistair B.A. Boxall publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alistair B.A. Boxall sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 220 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Alistair B.A. Boxall D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alistair B.A. Boxall sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Alistair B.A. Boxall is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on pollution and its various aspects.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry

Boxall's main topics of research include:

Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Analytical chemistry methods development
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Boxall are:

Pharmaceutical pollution of the world's rivers, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
One planet: one health. A call to support the initiative on a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste, 2022, Environmental Sciences Europe
Assessment of the Potential Ecotoxicological Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the World's Rivers, 2022, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
High Concentrations of Pharmaceuticals in a Nigerian River Catchment, 2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Toward Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for Asia, 2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Boxall include:

John L. Wilkinson
Alejandra Bouzas-Monroy
Benny Chefetz
Alizée O. S. Desrousseaux
Kmy Leung

Boxall's prominent publication venues reflect their research focus, with multiple publications in:

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The Science of The Total Environment
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Open Research Europe

Best Publications

A global perspective on the use, sales, exposure pathways, occurrence, fate and effects of veterinary antibiotics (VAs) in the environment

Ajit K. Sarmah;Michael T. Meyer;Alistair B.A. Boxall

4132
Citations
Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers

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1759
Citations
Applications and implications of nanotechnologies for the food sector

Qasim Chaudhry;Michael Scotter;James Blackburn;Bryony Ross

1654
Citations
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: what are the big questions?

Alistair B. A. Boxall;Murray A. Rudd;Bryan W. Brooks;Daniel J. Caldwell

1529
Citations
The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

Elizabeth M.H. Wellington;Alistair B.A. Boxall;Paul Cross;Edward J. Feil

1302
Citations
Are veterinary medicines causing environmental risks

Alistair B. A. Boxall;Dana W. Kolpin;Bent Halling-Sørensen;Johannes Tolls

1085
Citations
Detection and characterization of engineered nanoparticles in food and the environment

Karen Tiede;Alistair B A Boxall;Steven P Tear;John Lewis

887
Citations
Veterinary medicines in the environment.

A B A Boxall;L A Fogg;P A Blackwell;P Kay

861
Citations
Uptake of veterinary medicines from soils into plants

Alistair B A Boxall;Paul Johnson;Edward J Smith;Chris J Sinclair

819
Citations
Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Evidence for or against adverse impacts and major knowledge gaps.

Emily Evelyn Alison Burns;Alistair Bruce Alleyne Boxall

692
Citations
The environmental side effects of medication

Alistair B A Boxall

687
Citations
The sorption and transport of a sulphonamide antibiotic in soil systems

Alistair B.A. Boxall;Paul Blackwell;Romina Cavallo;Paul Kay

607
Citations
Occurrence and Fate of Human Pharmaceuticals in the Environment

Sara C. Monteiro;Alistair B.A. Boxall;Alistair B.A. Boxall

570
Citations
Impacts of anthropogenic activity on the ecology of class 1 integrons and integron-associated genes in the environment

William H Gaze;Lihong Zhang;Nouradin A Abdouslam;Peter M Hawkey

472
Citations
Considerations for environmental fate and ecotoxicity testing to support environmental risk assessments for engineered nanoparticles

Karen Tiede;Martin Hassellöv;Eike Breitbarth;Qasim Chaudhry

469
Citations
Nanopesticides: guiding principles for regulatory evaluation of environmental risks.

Rai S. Kookana;Alistair B. A. Boxall;Philip T. Reeves;Roman Ashauer

463
Citations
When synthetic chemicals degrade in the environment.

Alistair B. A. Boxall;Chris J. Sinclair;Kathrin Fenner;Dana Kolpin

445
Citations
Fate and uptake of pharmaceuticals in soil-plant systems.

Laura J. Carter;Eleanor Harris;Mike Williams;Jim J. Ryan

408
Citations
Engineered nanomaterials in soils and water: how do they behave and could they pose a risk to human health?

Alistair B A Boxall;Karen Tiede;Qasim Chaudhry

390
Citations
Impacts of climate change on indirect human exposure to pathogens and chemicals from agriculture

Alistair B A Boxall;Alistair B A Boxall;Anthony Hardy;Sabine Beulke;Tatiana Boucard

362
Citations
Fate of veterinary antibiotics in a macroporous tile drained clay soil

Paul Kay;Paul A. Blackwell;Alistair B. A. Boxall

321
Citations
Occurrence, degradation, and effect of polymer-based materials in the environment.

Scott Lambert;Chris Sinclair;Alistair Boxall

312
Citations
Fecal residues of veterinary parasiticides: Nontarget effects in the pasture environment

Kevin D. Floate;Keith G. Wardhaugh;Alistair B.A. Boxall;Thomas N. Sherratt

300
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn E. Arnold University of York

Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University

Roman Ashauer University of York

Edward Topp Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

Kathrin Fenner Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Colin D. Brown University of York

Dana W. Kolpin United States Geological Survey

Rai S. Kookana Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Jane Thomas-Oates University of York

Elizabeth M. H. Wellington University of Warwick

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