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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 70 972 855 95 83 174 18333

Barbara A. Maher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Barbara A. Maher between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Barbara A. Maher published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2010. 6 of the 199 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2010. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 45 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

199 publications in total across all disciplines

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Barbara A. Maher: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 2
1986 3
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 0
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 3
1995 5
1996 2
1997 0
1998 4
1999 11
2000 7
2001 2
2002 2
2003 5
2004 5
2005 3
2006 1
2007 3
2008 5
2009 10
2010 45
2011 6
2012 6
2013 2
2014 3
2015 2
2016 5
2017 1
2018 4
2019 5
2020 3
2021 9
2022 6
2023 8
2024 4
2025 5
2026 1
Total 199
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Barbara A. Maher publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara A. Maher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 168–177 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490 174
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Barbara A. Maher D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara A. Maher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75 70
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Barbara A. Maher is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and specializes in environmental science, with a focus on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Their research engages with atmospheric science, molecular biology, automotive engineering, and speech and hearing subfields.

The scientist has extensively contributed to the study of air quality and health impacts, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism, geology and paleoclimatology, vehicle emissions and performance, noise effects and management, energy and environment impacts, as well as air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Recent publications highlight a concentration on nanoparticles and their environmental and health effects. Notable papers include:

  • Evidence for the presence of air pollution nanoparticles in placental tissue cells, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Iron-rich air pollution nanoparticles: An unrecognised environmental risk factor for myocardial mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac oxidative stress, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Reduced repressive epigenetic marks, increased DNA damage and Alzheimer's disease hallmarks in the brain of humans and mice exposed to particulate urban air pollution, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Quadruple abnormal protein aggregates in brainstem pathology and exogenous metal-rich magnetic nanoparticles (and engineered Ti-rich nanorods). The substantia nigrae is a very early target in young urbanites and the gastrointestinal tract a key brainstem portal, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Source apportionment of magnetite particles in roadside airborne particulate matter, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Barbara A. Maher frequently collaborates with:

  • Tomasz Gonet
  • Vassil Karloukovski
  • Hassan Aftab Sheikh
  • R. J. Harrison
  • Angélica González-Maciel

Publications appear regularly in scientific venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Research, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Scientific Reports, and Environmental Pollution.

In recognition of their contributions, Barbara A. Maher was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Magnetite pollution nanoparticles in the human brain.

    Barbara A. Maher;Imad A. M. Ahmed;Vassil Karloukovski;Donald A. MacLaren

  • Magnetic properties of some synthetic sub-micron magnetites

    Barbara A. Maher

  • Frequency-dependent susceptibility measurements of environmental materials

    J. A. Dearing;R. J. L. Dann;K. Hay;J. A. Lees

  • Magnetic properties of modern soils and Quaternary loessic paleosols: paleoclimatic implications.

    Barbara A. Maher

  • Formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite in soils

    Barbara A. Maher;Reginald M. Taylor

  • Characterisation of soils by mineral magnetic measurements

    B.A. Maher

  • Global connections between aeolian dust, climate and ocean biogeochemistry at the present day and at the last glacial maximum

    Barbara Maher;J. M. Prospero;D. Mackie;D. Gaiero

  • Paleorainfall Reconstructions from Pedogenic Magnetic Susceptibility Variations in the Chinese Loess and Paleosols.

    Barbara A. Maher;Roy Thompson

  • Mineral magnetic record of the Chinese loess and paleosols

    Barbara A. Maher;Roy Thompson

  • Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism

    Barbara A. Maher;Roy Thompson

  • Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe

    Simon A. Parfitt;Simon A. Parfitt;Nick M. Ashton;Simon G. Lewis;Richard L. Abel

  • Spatial and temporal reconstructions of changes in the Asian palaeomonsoon: A new mineral magnetic approach.

    Barbara A. Maher;R. Thompson;L. P. Zhou

  • Paleoclimatic significance of the mineral magnetic record of the Chinese loess and paleosols.

    Barbara A. Maher;Roy Thompson

  • Magnetic biomonitoring of roadside tree leaves: identification of spatial and temporal variations in vehicle-derived particulates

    Juergen Matzka;Barbara A. Maher

  • Spatial variation in vehicle-derived metal pollution identified by magnetic and elemental analysis of roadside tree leaves.

    Barbara A Maher;Catherine Moore;Juergen Matzka

  • Palaeoclimatic records of the loess/palaeosol sequences of the Chinese Loess Plateau

    Barbara Ann Maher

  • Holocene variability of the East Asian summer monsoon from Chinese cave records: a re-assessment

    Barbara A. Maher

  • The magnetic properties of Quaternary aeolian dusts and sediments, and their palaeoclimatic significance

    Barbara Maher

  • Magnetic mineralogy of soils across the Russian Steppe: climatic dependence of pedogenic magnetite formation.

    Barbara A. Maher;A. Alekseev;T. Alekseeva

  • Particulate matter deposited on leaf of five evergreen species in Beijing, China: Source identification and size distribution

    Yingshi Song;Barbara Ann Maher;Feng Li;Xiaoke Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D Larter
Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey
Steven Grahame Moreton
Steven Grahame Moreton Natural Environment Research Council
Roy Thompson
Roy Thompson University of Pittsburgh
Qingsong Liu
Qingsong Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Julian E. Andrews
Julian E. Andrews University of East Anglia
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University
Frank Oldfield
Frank Oldfield University of Liverpool
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand British Antarctic Survey
Subir K. Banerjee
Subir K. Banerjee University of Minnesota
Rixiang Zhu
Rixiang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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