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D. George Dixon

D. George Dixon

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
70
Citations
14084
World Ranking
1718
National Ranking
58

D. George Dixon 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 D. George Dixon sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 204 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. George Dixon 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 D. George Dixon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 83rd percentile

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

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

Overview

D. George Dixon is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Chemistry and Engineering, with particular expertise in Analytical Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. The individual also explores areas related to Ocean Engineering, Pollution, and Health, Toxicology, and Mutagenesis.

The main topics covered in their work include Petroleum Processing and Analysis, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, Microbial Bioremediation and Biosurfactants, and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

The scientist has published papers in several notable venues, with The Science of The Total Environment being the most frequent publication venue, followed by Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and SSRN Electronic Journal.

  • The acute toxicity of bitumen-influenced groundwaters from the oil sands region to aquatic organisms (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Preparative isolation, fractionation and chemical characterization of dissolved organics from natural and industrially derived bitumen-influenced groundwaters from the Athabasca River watershed (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Development of a Reduced-Volume Acute Lethality Toxicity Test for Hyalella azteca (2020, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)
  • The Acute Toxicity of Bitumen-Influenced Groundwaters from the Oil Sands Region to Aquatic Organisms (2022, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Dixon frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors. These co-authors include L. Mark Hewitt, Richard Frank, Anthony E. Bauer, James W. Roy, and Adrienne J. Bartlett.

Best Publications

  • A Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium that Decreases Nickel Toxicity in Seedlings

    Genrich I. Burd;D. George Dixon;Bernard R. Glick

  • Copper and Cadmium Binding to Fish Gills: Estimates of Metal–Gill Stability Constants and Modelling of Metal Accumulation

    Richard C. Playle;D. George Dixon;Kent Burnison

  • Copper and Cadmium Binding to Fish Gills: Modification by Dissolved Organic Carbon and Synthetic Ligands

    Richard C. Playle;D. George Dixon;Kent Burnison

  • Changes in hepatic mixed-function oxygenase (MFO) activity, plasma steroid levels and age at maturity of a white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) population exposed to bleached kraft pulp mill effluent

    M.E. McMaster;G.J. Van Der Kraak;C.B. Portt;K.R. Munkittrick

  • Toxicity of sixty‐three metals and metalloids to Hyalella azteca at two levels of water hardness

    Uwe Borgmann;Yves Couillard;Patrick Doyle;D. George Dixon

  • A review of mercury in Lake Victoria, East Africa: implications for human and ecosystem health.

    Linda M. Campbell;D. G. Dixon;R. E. Hecky

  • Phytoremediation of arsenate contaminated soil by transgenic canola and the plant growth-promoting bacterium Enterobacter cloacae CAL2

    Lin Nie;Saleh Shah;Abdur Rashid;Genrich I. Burd

  • Methodology for demonstrating and measuring the photocytotoxicity of fluoranthene to fish cells in culture

    K. Schirmer;A.G.J. Chan;B.M. Greenberg;D.G. Dixon

  • Toxicity of a pah photooxidation product to the bacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum and the duckweed Lemna gibba: Effects of phenanthrene and its primary photoproduct, phenanthrenequinone

    Brendan J. McConkey;Cheryl L. Duxbury;D. George Dixon;Bruce M. Greenberg

  • Ability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to induce 7-ethoxyresorufin-o-deethylase activity in a trout liver cell line.

    N.C. Bols;K. Schirmer;E.M. Joyce;D.G. Dixon

  • Gill and liver histopathological changes in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and goldfish (Carassius auratus) exposed to oil sands process-affected water

    V. Nero;A. Farwell;A. Lister;G. Van Der Kraak

  • Copper accumulation on gills of fathead minnows: Influence of water hardness, complexation and pH of the gill micro-environment

    Richard C. Playle;Robert W. Gensemer;D. George Dixon

  • Residue-based interpretation of toxicity and bioconcentration QSARs from aquatic bioassays: Neutral narcotic organics

    L. S. McCarty;D. G. Dixon;D. MacKay;A. D. Smith

  • Similar stress responses are elicited by copper and ultraviolet radiation in the aquatic plant Lemna gibba: implication of reactive oxygen species as common signals.

    T. Sudhakar Babu;Tariq A. Akhtar;Mark A. Lampi;Sridevi Tripuranthakam

  • Ability of 16 priority PAHs to be directly cytotoxic to a cell line from the rainbow trout gill

    K Schirmer;D.G Dixon;B.M Greenberg;N.C Bols

  • Impacts of UV radiation and photomodification on the toxicity of pahs to the higher plant Lemna gibba (duckweed

    Xiao-Dong Huang;D. George Dixon;Bruce M. Greenberg

  • Impacts of structural photomodification on the toxicity of environmental contaminants: anthracene photooxidation products.

    Ali Mallakin;Brendan J. McConkey;Goubin Miao;Brian McKibben

  • The effects of salinity on naphthenic acid toxicity to yellow perch: gill and liver histopathology.

    V. Nero;A. Farwell;L.E.J. Lee;T. Van Meer

  • Pathway of anthracene modification under simulated solar radiation.

    Ali Mallakin;D George Dixon;Bruce M Greenberg

  • Effects of oil sands process-affected waters and naphthenic acids on yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and Japanese medaka (Orizias latipes) embryonic development.

    Lisa E. Peters;M. MacKinnon;T. Van Meer;M.R. van den Heuvel

  • Milt characteristics, reproductive performance, and larval survival and development of white sucker exposed to bleached kraft mill effluent.

    M.E. McMaster;C.B. Portt;K.R. Munkittrick;D.G. Dixon

  • Tolerance of transgenic canola expressing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase to growth inhibition by nickel.

    Jennifer C. Stearns;Saleh Shah;Bruce M. Greenberg;D. George Dixon

  • A holistic approach to ecosystem health assessment using fish population characteristics

    Kelly R. Munkittrick;D. George Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Greenberg
Bruce M. Greenberg University of Waterloo
Mark R. Servos
Mark R. Servos University of Waterloo
Kelly R. Munkittrick
Kelly R. Munkittrick University of New Brunswick
Niels C. Bols
Niels C. Bols University of Waterloo
Bernard R. Glick
Bernard R. Glick University of Waterloo
Peter V. Hodson
Peter V. Hodson Queen's University
Michael D. MacKinnon
Michael D. MacKinnon Syncrude (Canada)
Mark E. McMaster
Mark E. McMaster Environment and Climate Change Canada
Linda M. Campbell
Linda M. Campbell Saint Mary's University
Trefor B. Reynoldson
Trefor B. Reynoldson Acadia University

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