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Environmental Sciences
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 87 674 639 28 28 536 30832

Andy Baker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andy Baker between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andy Baker published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 18.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2015. 50 of the 624 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2015. 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 49 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 19 publications
1993 2025

624 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andy Baker: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 3
1994 0
1995 3
1996 6
1997 6
1998 9
1999 7
2000 11
2001 11
2002 11
2003 9
2004 10
2005 13
2006 22
2007 23
2008 24
2009 25
2010 21
2011 14
2012 28
2013 18
2014 33
2015 49
2016 30
2017 30
2018 21
2019 24
2020 18
2021 18
2022 34
2023 43
2024 31
2025 19
Total 624
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Andy Baker publications per year - data summary

  • Andy Baker, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of New South Wales, has 624 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 49 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993 and 1995, with 3 publications each.
  • 1 of the 33 years in the span carries no publications at all (1994).
  • The rate of publication averages 18.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.5 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 145 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 76 publications (6.9 per year); 2004-2014: 231 publications (21.0 per year); 2015-2025: 317 publications (28.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Andy Baker 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 Andy Baker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 531–540 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 536 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22 536
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Andy Baker publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Andy Baker, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of New South Wales, records 536 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Andy Baker, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Andy Baker ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Andy Baker 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 Andy Baker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37 87
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Andy Baker D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Andy Baker, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of New South Wales, records 87 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Andy Baker, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Andy Baker ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Andy Baker is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work addresses multiple topics related to geology and environmental processes, with a focus on:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Andy Baker has published scientific papers primarily in venues such as the Journal of Hydrology, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, and Nature Communications. These publications address various aspects of hydrology, geochemistry, and environmental science.

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Changes in global groundwater organic carbon driven by climate change and urbanization" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "A new conceptual framework for the transformation of groundwater dissolved organic matter" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "SISALv2: a comprehensive speleothem isotope database with multiple age-depth models" (2020), published in Earth System Science Data
  • "Characterisation of shallow groundwater dissolved organic matter in aeolian, alluvial and fractured rock aquifers" (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Ubiquitous karst hydrological control on speleothem oxygen isotope variability in a global study" (2022), published in Communications Earth & Environment

Frequent collaborators in their research include Pauline C. Treble, Liza K. McDonough, Karina Meredith, Martin S. Andersen, and Grégoire Mariethoz. These coauthors have worked alongside Baker on a range of studies pertaining to groundwater hydrology, geochemistry, and isotope analysis.

In addition to journal articles, Andy Baker has contributed to books published by Princeton University Press. These works include two editions of "Persuasive Peers" released in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Fluorescence analysis of dissolved organic matter in natural, waste and polluted waters—a review

    Naomi Hudson;Andy Baker;Darren M. Reynolds

  • Persistent Positive North Atlantic Oscillation Mode Dominated the Medieval Climate Anomaly

    Valérie Trouet;Jan Esper;Nicholas E. Graham;Andy Baker

  • Fluorescence as a potential monitoring tool for recycled water systems: a review.

    R.K. Henderson;A. Baker;A. Baker;K.R. Murphy;K.R. Murphy;A. Hambly

  • Modification and preservation of environmental signals in speleothems

    Ian J. Fairchild;Claire L. Smith;Andy Baker;Lisa Fuller

  • Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix characterization of some sewage-impacted rivers.

    Andy Baker

  • Organic Matter Fluorescence in Municipal Water Recycling Schemes: Toward a Unified PARAFAC Model

    Kathleen R. Murphy;Adam Hambly;Sachin Singh;Rita K. Henderson

  • Characterisation of algogenic organic matter extracted from cyanobacteria, green algae and diatoms

    Rita K. Henderson;Andy Baker;Simon A. Parsons;Bruce Jefferson

  • Precise dating of Dansgaard–Oeschger climate oscillations in western Europe from stalagmite data

    D. Genty;D. Blamart;R. Ouahdi;M. Gilmour

  • Fluorescence spectroscopy for wastewater monitoring: a review

    Elfrida Carstea;Jonathan Bridgeman;Andrew Baker;Darren Reynolds

  • Speleothem Science: From Process to Past Environments

    Ian J. Fairchild;Andy Baker

  • Can fluorescence spectrometry be used as a surrogate for the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test in water quality assessment? An example from South West England.

    Naomi Hudson;Andy Baker;David Ward;Darren M. Reynolds

  • Spectroscopic characterisation of dissolved organic matter changes in drinking water treatment: From PARAFAC analysis to online monitoring wavelengths.

    Yulia Shutova;Andy Baker;John Bridgeman;Rita K. Henderson

  • Annual growth banding in a cave stalagmite

    Andy Baker;Peter L. Smart;R. Lawrence Edwards;David A. Richards;David A. Richards

  • Fluorescence properties of some farm wastes: implications for water quality monitoring.

    Andy Baker

  • Photochemical degradation of dissolved organic matter and dissolved lignin phenols from the Congo River

    Robert G. M. Spencer;Aron Stubbins;Peter J. Hernes;Andy Baker

  • Fluorescence of leachates from three contrasting landfills.

    Andy Baker;Michael Curry

  • Elevated and variable values of 13-C in speleothems in a British cave system

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  • Dead carbon in stalagmites: carbonate bedrock paleodissolution vs. ageing of soil organic matter. Implications for 13-C variations in speleothems

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  • Protein-like fluorescence intensity as a possible tool for determining river water quality

    Andy Baker;Roger Inverarity

  • Aquatic organic matter fluorescence

    Paula G. Coble;Jamie Lead;Andy Baker;Darren M. Reynolds

  • Characterization of dissolved organic matter from source to sea using fluorescence and absorbance spectroscopy.

    Andy Baker;Robert G.M. Spencer

  • Characterisation of dissolved organic matter in the Lower Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia

    Sahana Harun;Andy Baker;Chris Bradley;Gilles Pinay

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian J. Fairchild
Ian J. Fairchild University of Birmingham
Martin S. Andersen
Martin S. Andersen University of New South Wales
Stuart A. Nicklin
Stuart A. Nicklin University of Glasgow
Mark O. Cuthbert
Mark O. Cuthbert Cardiff University
Robert G. M. Spencer
Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University
Stuart J. Khan
Stuart J. Khan University of Sydney
Jamie R. Lead
Jamie R. Lead University of South Carolina
Silvia Frisia
Silvia Frisia University of Newcastle Australia
John H. McVey
John H. McVey University of Surrey
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham

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