2026 Darren S. Baldwin: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	48	5543	5314	198	192	154	8598

Overview

Darren S. Baldwin is affiliated with Charles Sturt University in Australia and has contributed to various fields within environmental science and health professions. Their research extends across multiple topics related to aquatic ecosystems, water quality, and public health.

The scientist has authored several papers, including:

Basal resource quality and energy sources in three habitats of a lowland river ecosystem (2020, Limnology and Oceanography)
Water quality risks in the Murray-Darling basin (2023, Australasian Journal of Water Resources)
Review of options for creating and maintaining oxygen refuges for fish during destratification-driven hypoxia in rivers (2021, Marine and Freshwater Research)
Military Use of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) (2021, Journal of Special Operations Medicine)
The Chaffey Dam Story (2023, OPAL [Open@LaTrobe] [La Trobe University])

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

Gavin N. Rees
Daryl L. Nielsen
Todd Wallace
Joseph K. Maddry
Justin D. Brookes

Major venues for publication include:

OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Marine and Freshwater Research
Journal of Special Operations Medicine
Military Medicine
Limnology and Oceanography

Darren S. Baldwin's main field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields such as:

General Health Professions
Philosophy
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology
Water Science and Technology

The topics covered in their research span a broad range, including:

Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
Health, Medicine and Society
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Disaster Response and Management
Mine drainage and remediation techniques

Best Publications

The effects of drying and re-flooding on the sediment and soil nutrient dynamics of lowland river-floodplain systems: A synthesis

D.S. Baldwin;A.M. Mitchell

725
Citations
Effects of increasing salinity on freshwater ecosystems in Australia

D. L Nielsen;M. A. Brock;G. N. Rees;D. S. Baldwin

639
Citations
Riparian Ecosystems in the 21st Century: Hotspots for Climate Change Adaptation?

Samantha Capon;Lynda Chambers;Ralph Charles Mac Nally;Robert J Naiman;Robert J Naiman

458
Citations
Ordination and significance testing of microbial community composition derived from terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms: application of multivariate statistics

Gavin N Rees;Darren S Baldwin;Garth O Watson;Shane Perryman

343
Citations
Organic phosphorus in the environment

Benjamin L. Turner;Emmanuel Frossard;Darren S. Baldwin

341
Citations
Drought and aquatic ecosystems: an introduction

Paul Humphries;Paul Humphries;Darren S. Baldwin

340
Citations
THE SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF SALINIZATION ON ANAEROBIC NUTRIENT CYCLING AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN SEDIMENT FROM A FRESHWATER WETLAND

Darren S. Baldwin;Gavin N. Rees;Alison M. Mitchell;Garth Watson

237
Citations
Utilization of soil organic phosphorus by higher plants.

A. E. Richardson;T. S. George;M. Hens;R. J. Simpson

231
Citations
Drought, floods and water quality : Drivers of a severe hypoxic blackwater event in a major river system (the southern Murray–Darling Basin, Australia)

Kerry L. Whitworth;Darren S. Baldwin;Janice L. Kerr

214
Citations
Enzymatic hydrolysis of organic phosphorus.

H. Quiquampoix;D. Mousain;B. L. Turner;E. Frossard

210
Citations
Abiotic stabilization of organic phosphorus in the environment.

L. Celi;E. Barberis;B. L. Turner;E. Frossard

209
Citations
Resilience of floodplain ecosystems in a semi-arid environment

Matthew J. Colloff;Darren S. Baldwin

152
Citations
Organic phosphorus in the aquatic environment

Darren S. Baldwin

145
Citations
Effects of exposure to air and subsequent drying on the phosphate sorption characteristics of sediments from a eutrophic reservoir.

D. S. Baldwin

143
Citations
Release and bioavailability of dissolved organic matter from floodplain litter: influence of origin and oxygen levels

M. O'Connell;D. S. Baldwin;A. I. Robertson;G. Rees

141
Citations
Dissolved organic matter and phosphorus leached from fresh and 'terrestrially' aged river red gum leaves: implications for assessing river-floodplain interactions

D. S. Baldwin

138
Citations
Modelling blackwater: Predicting water quality during flooding of lowland river forests

Julia A. Howitt;Darren S. Baldwin;Gavin N. Rees;Janice L. Williams

134
Citations
Reactive “organic” phosphorus revisited

D.S Baldwin

125
Citations
The phosphorus composition of a diverse series of Australian sediments

Darren S. Baldwin

122
Citations
Flows and hypoxic blackwater events in managed ephemeral river channels

Sally Hladyz;Susanne C. Watkins;Kerry L. Whitworth;Darren S. Baldwin

118
Citations
Interactions of organic phosphorus in terrestrial ecosystems.

L. M. Condron;H. Tiessen;B. L. Turner;E. Frossard

108
Citations
Effects of desiccation/oxidation on the potential for bacterially mediated P release from sediments

A. Mitchell;D. S. Baldwin

104
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonard F. Lindoy University of Sydney

Peter A. Tasker University of Edinburgh

Simon M. Mitrovic University of Technology Sydney

Emmanuel Frossard ETH Zurich

Benjamin L. Turner Gyeongsang National University

Mary McPartlin University of Cambridge

Nick Bond La Trobe University

Matthew J. Colloff Australian National University

David R. Jones Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ross M. Thompson University of Canberra

External Links

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