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David Kay 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 David Kay sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 191 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Kay 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 David Kay sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Kay is affiliated with Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Materials Science, and Computer Science with contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics, with a focus on advanced mathematical modeling in engineering, solidification and crystal growth phenomena, electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, block copolymer self-assembly, and advanced numerical methods in computational mathematics.

David Kay has authored several research papers. Some recent publications include:

  • Chaste: Cancer, Heart and Soft Tissue Environment (2020), published in The Journal of Open Source Software
  • Computational modelling of copolymers using a phase field approach (2020), published in AIP conference proceedings
  • Preconditioning nonlocal multi-phase flow (2020), published in Journal of Computational Physics

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors are Vanessa Styles, Fergus Cooper, Ruth E. Baker, Miguel O. Bernabéu, and Rafel Bordas.

The diversity of publication venues includes The Journal of Open Source Software, AIP conference proceedings, and Journal of Computational Physics, reflecting multidisciplinary engagement across software development, engineering, and computational physics spheres.

Best Publications

  • Water sanitation and hygiene interventions to reduce diarrhoea in less developed countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Lorna Fewtrell;Rachel B Kaufmann;David Kay;Wayne Enanoria

  • Estimating the burden of disease from water, sanitation, and hygiene at a global level

    Annette Prüss;David Kay;Lorna Fewtrell;Jamie Bartram

  • Estimating the burden of disease from water, sanitation, and hygiene at a global level.

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  • Detection of widespread fluids in the Tibetan crust by magnetotelluric studies.

    Wenbo Wei;Martyn Unsworth;Alan Jones;John Booker

  • Extreme water-related weather events and waterborne disease

    K. F. Cann;D. Rh. Thomas;R. L. Salmon;A. P. Wyn-Jones

  • Predicting likelihood of gastroenteritis from sea bathing: results from randomised exposure

    D Kay;F Jones;M.D Wyer;J.M Fleisher

  • Surveillance of adenoviruses and noroviruses in European recreational waters

    A. Peter Wyn-Jones;Annalaura Carducci;Nigel Cook;Martin D’Agostino

  • Relationships between microbial water quality and environmental conditions in coastal recreational waters: the fylde coast, UK

    John Crowther;David Kay;Mark D. Wyer

  • Faecal-indicator concentrations in waters draining lowland pastoral catchments in the UK: relationships with land use and farming practices

    John Crowther;David Kay;Mark D Wyer

  • Marine waters contaminated with domestic sewage: nonenteric illnesses associated with bather exposure in the United Kingdom.

    Jay M. Fleisher;David Kay;Roland L. Salmon;Frank Jones

  • Modelling faecal coliform dynamics in streams and rivers

    Jeremy Wilkinson;Alan Jenkins;Mark Wyer;David Kay

  • Estimates of the severity of illnesses associated with bathing in marine recreational waters contaminated with domestic sewage.

    Jay M Fleisher;David Kay;Mark D Wyer;Alan F Godfree

  • Recreational Water and Infection: A Review of Recent Findings

    Lorna Fewtrell;David Kay

  • Faecal indicator organism concentrations in sewage and treated effluents

    D. Kay;J. Crowther;C.M. Stapleton;M.D. Wyer

  • Derivation of numerical values for the World Health Organization guidelines for recreational waters

    David Kay;James K Bartram;Annette Prüss;Nick Ashbolt

  • Faecal streptococci as indicators of faecal contamination in water.

    A.F. Godfree;D. Kay;M.D. Wyer

  • Analysing the Agricultural Costs and Non-market Benefits of Implementing the Water Framework Directive

    Ian J. Bateman;Roy Brouwer;Helen Davies;Brett H. Day

  • Catchment microbial dynamics: the emergence of a research agenda

    D. Kay;A. C. Edwards;R. C. Ferrier;C. Francis

  • Beach sand and the potential for infectious disease transmission: observations and recommendations

    Helena M. Solo-Gabriele;Valerie J. Harwood;David Kay;Roger S. Fujioka

  • Decay of intestinal enterococci concentrations in high-energy estuarine and coastal waters: towards real-time T90 values for modelling faecal indicators in recreational waters.

    D. Kay;C. M. Stapleton;M. Wyer;A. T. McDonald

  • Water and Non-Water-Related Risk Factors for Gastroenteritis among Bathers Exposed to Sewage-Contaminated Marine Waters

    Jay M Fleisher;F Jones;D Kay;R Stanwell-Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Wyer
Mark D. Wyer Aberystwyth University
Adrian McDonald
Adrian McDonald University of Leeds
Roger Alexander Falconer
Roger Alexander Falconer Cardiff University
Anthony C. Edwards
Anthony C. Edwards Scotland's Rural College
BinLiang Lin
BinLiang Lin Tsinghua University
Nigel D. Paul
Nigel D. Paul Lancaster University
Rosina Girones
Rosina Girones University of Barcelona
Alan Jenkins
Alan Jenkins UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Ian J. Bateman
Ian J. Bateman University of Exeter
Jamie Bartram
Jamie Bartram University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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