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Dana W. Kolpin 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 Dana W. Kolpin sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 243 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dana W. Kolpin 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 Dana W. Kolpin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dana W. Kolpin is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily centers on environmental science, with a strong focus on topics related to health, toxicology, pollution, and environmental chemistry.

Their recent publications cover a variety of issues related to environmental contaminants and their impacts. Notable papers include:

  • "Pharmaceutical pollution of the world's rivers" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "A critical review on the potential impacts of neonicotinoid insecticide use: current knowledge of environmental fate, toxicity, and implications for human health" (2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts)
  • "Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater" (2020, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology)
  • "Poultry litter as potential source of pathogens and other contaminants in groundwater and surface water proximal to large-scale confined poultry feeding operations" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Widespread Use of the Nitrification Inhibitor Nitrapyrin: Assessing Benefits and Costs to Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environmental Health" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)

Major topics of research addressed by Kolpin include:

  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Water treatment and disinfection
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology
  • Plant and animal studies

Colleagues frequently collaborating with Kolpin include Michelle L. Hladik, Kelly L. Smalling, L.E. Hubbard, Carrie E. Givens, and Paul M. Bradley.

The scientist has frequently published in several journals, with a significant number of works appearing in the following venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology

Their main field of study is environmental science, with subfields emphasizing health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, insect science, environmental chemistry, and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics.

Best Publications

  • Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: a national reconnaissance.

    Dana W. Kolpin;Edward T. Furlong;Michael T. Meyer;E. Michael Thurman

  • Response to Comment on “Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999−2000: A National Reconnaissance”

    Dana W. Kolpin;Edward T. Furlong;Michael T. Meyer;E. Michael Thurman

  • Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers

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  • The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: from wastewater to drinking water.

    A.J. Watkinson;E.J. Murby;Dana W. Kolpin;S.D. Costanzo

  • Are veterinary medicines causing environmental risks

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

  • A national reconnaissance for pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants in the United States--II) untreated drinking water sources.

    Michael J. Focazio;Dana W. Kolpin;Kimberlee K. Barnes;Edward T. Furlong

  • A national reconnaissance of pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants in the United States - I) Groundwater

    Kimberlee K. Barnes;Dana W. Kolpin;Edward T. Furlong;Steven D. Zaugg

  • Transport of Chemical and Microbial Compounds from Known Wastewater Discharges: Potential for Use as Indicators of Human Fecal Contamination

    Susan T Glassmeyer;Edward T Furlong;Dana W Kolpin;Jeffery D Cahill

  • Urban contribution of pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants to streams during differing flow conditions.

    Dana W Kolpin;Mary Skopec;Michael T Meyer;Edward T Furlong

  • Impacts of Waste from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on Water Quality.

    JoAnn Burkholder;Bob Libra;Peter J. Weyer;Susan Heathcote

  • Antidepressant pharmaceuticals in two U.S. effluent-impacted streams: occurrence and fate in water and sediment, and selective uptake in fish neural tissue.

    Melissa M. Schultz;Edward T. Furlong;Dana. W. Kolpin;Stephen L. Werner

  • Antimicrobial residues in animal waste and water resources proximal to large-scale swine and poultry feeding operations

    Enzo R Campagnolo;Kammy R Johnson;Adam Karpati;Carol S Rubin

  • Herbicides in surface waters of the midwestern United States: the effect of spring flush

    E.M. Thurman;D.A. Goolsby;M.T. Meyer;D.W. Kolpin

  • A reconnaissance study of herbicides and their metabolites in surface water of the midwestern united states using immunoassay and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

    E. Michael Thurman;Donald A. Goolsby;Michael T. Meyer;Margaret S. Mills

  • Occurrence of Pesticides in Shallow Groundwater of the United States: Initial Results from the National Water-Quality Assessment Program

    Dana W. Kolpin;Jack E. Barbash;Robert J. Gilliom

  • Bioaccumulation of Pharmaceuticals and Other Anthropogenic Waste Indicators in Earthworms from Agricultural Soil Amended With Biosolid or Swine Manure

    Chad A Kinney;Edward T Furlong;Dana W Kolpin;Mark R Burkhardt

  • Widespread occurrence of neonicotinoid insecticides in streams in a high corn and soybean producing region, USA.

    Michelle L. Hladik;Dana W. Kolpin;Kathryn M. Kuivila

  • When synthetic chemicals degrade in the environment.

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

  • A critical review on the potential impacts of neonicotinoid insecticide use: Current knowledge of environmental fate, toxicity, and implications for human health

    Darrin A. Thompson;Hans Joachim Lehmler;Dana W. Kolpin;Michelle L. Hladik

  • Expanded Target-Chemical Analysis Reveals Extensive Mixed-Organic-Contaminant Exposure in U.S. Streams

    Paul M. Bradley;Celeste A. Journey;Kristin M. Romanok;Larry B. Barber

  • Occurrence of Selected Pesticides and Their Metabolites in Near-Surface Aquifers of the Midwestern United States

    Dana W. Kolpin;E. Michael Thurman;Donald A. Goolsby

  • Major herbicides in ground water: results from the National Water-Quality Assessment.

    Jack E. Barbash;Gail P. Thelin;Dana W. Kolpin;Robert J. Gilliom

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward T. Furlong
Edward T. Furlong United States Geological Survey
Michael T. Meyer
Michael T. Meyer United States Geological Survey
Larry B. Barber
Larry B. Barber United States Geological Survey
Steven D. Zaugg
Steven D. Zaugg United States Geological Survey
Paul M. Bradley
Paul M. Bradley United States Geological Survey
Michelle L. Hladik
Michelle L. Hladik United States Geological Survey
William T. Foreman
William T. Foreman United States Geological Survey
William A. Battaglin
William A. Battaglin United States Geological Survey
Alistair B.A. Boxall
Alistair B.A. Boxall University of York
Daniel L. Villeneuve
Daniel L. Villeneuve Environmental Protection Agency

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