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Ann Louise Heathwaite

Ann Louise Heathwaite

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
64
Citations
13576
World Ranking
2347
National Ranking
180

Ann Louise Heathwaite 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 Ann Louise Heathwaite sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 280 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ann Louise Heathwaite 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 Ann Louise Heathwaite sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Ann Louise Heathwaite is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and focuses on research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work covers multiple subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their research topics encompass Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, as well as Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Recent publications by Ann Louise Heathwaite include the following papers:

  • Fingerprinting hydrological and biogeochemical drivers of freshwater quality (2020, Hydrological Processes)
  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of nitrogen exchange in an upwelling reach of a groundwater-fed river and potential response to perturbations changing rainfall patterns under UK climate change scenarios (2021, Hydrological Processes)
  • Reviewers in 2024 (2025, Biology Letters)

Among frequent co-authors are Magdalena Bieroza, R. W. McDowell, Peter J. A. Kleinman, P. M. Haygarth, and Joshua M. McGrath.

Publications have appeared notably in these venues:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Biology Letters

They have received the award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus management at the watershed scale:a modification of the phosphorus index

    William J. Gburek;Andrew N. Sharpley;Louise Heathwaite;Gordon J. Folmar

  • Characterising phosphorus loss in surface and subsurface hydrological pathways

    A.L Heathwaite;R.M Dils

  • Hydrological processes in abandoned and restored peatlands: An overview of management approaches

    J. S. Price;A. L. Heathwaite;A. J. Baird

  • Modelling and managing critical source areas of diffuse pollution from agricultural land using flow connectivity simulation

    A.L. Heathwaite;P.F. Quinn;C.J.M. Hewett

  • A conceptual approach for integrating phosphorus and nitrogen management at watershed scales.

    Louise Heathwaite;Andrew Sharpley;William Gburek

  • A restatement of the natural science evidence concerning catchment-based 'natural' flood management in the UK.

    Simon J. Dadson;Jim W. Hall;Anna Murgatroyd;Mike Acreman

  • The phosphorus transfer continuum : linking source to impact with an interdisciplinary and multi-scaled approach

    Phillip M. Haygarth;Leo M. Condron;A. L. Heathwaite;Benjamin L. Turner

  • Nitrate:processes, patterns and management

    T. P. Burt;A. L. Heathwaite;Stephen T. Trudgill

  • UK National Ecosystem Assessment:Technical report

    R Watson;S Albon;R Aspinall;M Austen

  • MODELLING THE IMPACT OF LAND USE CHANGE ON WATER QUALITY IN AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS

    Penny Johnes;A. L. Heathwaite

  • TRENDS IN NUTRIENTS

    A. Louise Heathwaite;Penny J. Johnes;Norman E. Peters

  • Rapid incidental phosphorus transfers from grassland

    Neil Preedy;Kevin McTiernan;Rachel Matthews;Louise Heathwaite

  • Anisotropy and depth-related heterogeneity of hydraulic conductivity in a bog peat. I:laboratory measurements

    Clive W. Beckwith;Andrew J. Baird;A. Louise Heathwaite

  • Multiple stressors on water availability at global to catchment scales: understanding human impact on nutrient cycles to protect water quality and water availability in the long term

    A. L. Heathwaite

  • Representation of landscape hydrological connectivity using a topographically driven surface flow index

    S. N. Lane;S. M. Reaney;A. L. Heathwaite

  • Phosphorus loss from an agricultural watershed as a function of storm size.

    Andrew N. Sharpley;Peter J. A. Kleinman;A. Louise Heathwaite;William J. Gburek

  • Contribution of nitrogen species and phosphorus fractions to stream water quality in agricultural catchments

    A. L. Heathwaite;Penny J Johnes

  • Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning

    William J. Sutherland;Mark J. Bailey;Ian P. Bainbridge;Tom Brereton

  • A procedure for the simultaneous determination of total nitrogen and total phosphorus in freshwater samples using persulphate microwave digestion

    Penny Johnes;A. L. Heathwaite

  • Evaluating Colloidal Phosphorus Delivery to Surface Waters from Diffuse Agricultural Sources

    Louise Heathwaite;Phil Haygarth;Rachel Matthews;Neil Preedy

  • Environmental Change in the Kalahari: Integrated Land Degradation Studies for Nonequilibrium Dryland Environments

    Andrew J. Dougill;David S.G. Thomas;A. Louise Heathwaite

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Binley
Andrew Binley Lancaster University
Philip M. Haygarth
Philip M. Haygarth Lancaster University
Tim Burt
Tim Burt Durham University
Richard E. Brazier
Richard E. Brazier University of Exeter
Stuart N. Lane
Stuart N. Lane University of Lausanne
Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Lancaster University
Andrew Baird
Andrew Baird University of California, San Diego
Penny J Johnes
Penny J Johnes University of Bristol
Mark Trimmer
Mark Trimmer Queen Mary University of London
Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause University of Birmingham

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