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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 48 5622 5391 13 13 135 6979

David Styles publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Styles between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Styles published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2021. 25 of the 172 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2021. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 12 publications
2001 2025

172 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Styles: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 3
2010 1
2011 4
2012 5
2013 4
2014 5
2015 8
2016 5
2017 4
2018 11
2019 12
2020 17
2021 27
2022 17
2023 11
2024 13
2025 12
Total 172
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David Styles 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 Styles sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 131–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 135 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544 135
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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David Styles 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 Styles sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272 48
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

David Styles is a researcher affiliated with the University of Limerick in Ireland specializing in Environmental Science. Their work spans a significant number of publications, particularly in areas related to sustainability, environmental impact, and resource management.

Their research primarily focuses on Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Forest Management and Policy, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics. This diverse range of topics reflects a broad engagement with environmental science challenges and solutions.

Styles has contributed extensively to several subfields, including Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, and Agronomy and Crop Science. These subfields represent the technical and applied dimensions of their research efforts.

Their frequent co-authors include Sophie Saget, James Gibbons, Colm Duffy, George D. Bishop, and A. Prysor Williams. Collaboration with these researchers is evident across multiple publications, indicating ongoing partnerships in research projects.

Styles's publications are dispersed across multiple venues with repeated contributions to journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environmental Management, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Resources Conservation and Recycling, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). This distribution highlights a focus on journals central to environmental and sustainability research.

Examples of recent papers by David Styles include:

  • Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions, 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Commercial afforestation can deliver effective climate change mitigation under multiple decarbonisation pathways, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Recycling of European plastic is a pathway for plastic debris in the ocean, 2020, Environment International
  • Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Substitution of beef with pea protein reduces the environmental footprint of meat balls whilst supporting health and climate stabilisation goals, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production

Best Publications

  • Construction and demolition waste best management practice in Europe

    José-Luis Gálvez-Martos;David Styles;David Styles;Harald Schoenberger;Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl

  • Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions

    George Bishop;David Styles;David Styles;Piet N.L. Lens

  • Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications

    Jens Dauber;Chris Brown;Ana Luisa Fernando;John Finnan

  • Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities

    William A.V. Stiles;David Styles;Stephen P. Chapman;Sandra Esteves

  • Energy crops in Ireland: an economic comparison of willow and Miscanthus production with conventional farming systems.

    David Styles;Fiona Thorne;Michael B. Jones

  • Energy crops in Ireland: Quantifying the potential life-cycle greenhouse gas reductions of energy-crop electricity

    David Styles;Michael B. Jones

  • Energy recovery in the water industry using micro-hydropower: an opportunity to improve sustainability

    Aonghus McNabola;Paul Coughlan;Lucy Corcoran;Christine Power

  • Hemp: A more sustainable annual energy crop for climate and energy policy

    John Finnan;David Styles

  • Phosphorus sorption, supply potential and availability in soils with contrasting parent material and soil chemical properties

    K. Daly;D. Styles;S. Lalor;D. P. Wall

  • Environmental balance of the UK biogas sector: An evaluation by consequential life cycle assessment.

    David Styles;Eduardo Mesa Dominguez;Dave Chadwick

  • Commercial afforestation can deliver effective climate change mitigation under multiple decarbonisation pathways.

    Eilidh J. Forster;John R. Healey;Caren Dymond;David Styles;David Styles

  • Water management in the European hospitality sector: Best practice, performance benchmarks and improvement potential

    David Styles;Harald Schoenberger;José Luis Galvez-Martos

  • Recycling of European plastic is a pathway for plastic debris in the ocean

    George Bishop;David Styles;Piet N.L. Lens

  • Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals

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  • Importance of spatial and temporal patterns for assessment of risk of diffuse nutrient emissions to surface waters

    Ian Donohue;David Styles;Catherine Coxon;Kenneth Irvine

  • Consequential life cycle assessment of biogas, biofuel and biomass energy options within an arable crop rotation

    David Styles;James Gibbons;Arwel P. Williams;Jens Dauber

  • Environmental improvement of product supply chains: A review of European retailers’ performance

    David Styles;Harald Schoenberger;Jose-Luis Galvez-Martos

  • The Impact of Pay-As-You-Throw Schemes on Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Exemplar Case of the County of Aschaffenburg, Germany

    Juergen Morlok;Harald Schoenberger;David Styles;Jose-Luis Galvez-Martos

  • Comparative environmental footprints of lettuce supplied by hydroponic controlled-environment agriculture and field-based supply chains

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  • Substitution of beef with pea protein reduces the environmental footprint of meat balls whilst supporting health and climate stabilisation goals

    Sophie Saget;Marcela Porto Costa;Carla Sancho Santos;Marta Wilton de Vasconcelos

  • Cattle feed or bioenergy? Consequential life cycle assessment of biogas feedstock options on dairy farms

    David Styles;James Gibbons;Arwel Prysor Williams;Heinz Stichnothe

  • Life cycle environmental balance and greenhouse gas mitigation potential of micro-hydropower energy recovery in the water industry

    John Gallagher;David Styles;Aonghus McNabola;A. Prysor Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick Bangor University
Michael E. Jones
Michael E. Jones Macquarie University
Jon M. Moorby
Jon M. Moorby Aberystwyth University
Charles Spillane
Charles Spillane University of Galway
Aonghus McNabola
Aonghus McNabola RMIT University
Marta W. Vasconcelos
Marta W. Vasconcelos Catholic University of Portugal
Jens Dauber
Jens Dauber University of Giessen
Piet N.L. Lens
Piet N.L. Lens University of Galway
John R. Healey
John R. Healey Bangor University
Kenneth Irvine
Kenneth Irvine IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

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