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Edward J. Bouwer 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 Edward J. Bouwer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 166 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward J. Bouwer 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 Edward J. Bouwer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Edward J. Bouwer was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on environmental science, with contributions that spanned several interconnected subfields including pollution, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, organic chemistry, molecular medicine, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's recent publication record shows a concentration on topics related to environmental contamination, antibiotic resistance, and microbial biodegradation. Notable research topics included pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, antimicrobial agents and applications, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, groundwater flow and contamination studies, water treatment and disinfection, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

Frequent co-authors who collaborated with Edward J. Bouwer included:

  • Hannah K. Gray
  • Keith Arora-Williams
  • Charles Young
  • Meghan F. Davis
  • Sarah P. Preheim

The venues for publishing their work were diverse within the environmental science domain, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their studies. These included:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Recent papers authored by Edward J. Bouwer encapsulate themes of environmental contamination and biodegradation processes:

  • Contribution of Time, Taxonomy, and Selective Antimicrobials to Antibiotic and Multidrug Resistance in Wastewater Bacteria, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Sequential biodegradation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene at oxic-anoxic groundwater interfaces in model laboratory columns, 2020, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • Influence of polymer type and carbon nanotube properties on carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposite biodegradation, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Manganese-induced Parkinsonism in mice is reduced using a novel contaminated water sediment exposure model, 2020, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

The research conducted by Bouwer addressed both fundamental and applied aspects of environmental contamination, particularly focusing on antibiotic resistance mechanisms in waterborne bacteria, the degradation of toxic pollutants in groundwater, and the toxicological effects of contaminated environments. This body of work contributed to a better understanding of pollution dynamics as well as public health concerns linked to environmental toxicants.

Best Publications

  • Transformations of 1- and 2-carbon halogenated aliphatic organic compounds under methanogenic conditions.

    E J Bouwer;P L McCarty

  • Biodegradation and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in treatment systems: a review.

    Kathryn M. Onesios;Jim T. Yu;Edward J. Bouwer

  • Occurrence and biodegradability studies of selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage effluent

    Jim T. Yu;Edward J. Bouwer;Mehmet Coelhan

  • Biological Processes in Drinking Water Treatment

    Edward J. Bouwer;Patricia B. Crowe

  • Transformations of halogenated organic compounds under denitrification conditions.

    E J Bouwer;P L McCarty

  • Clarification of Clean-Bed Filtration Models

    B. E. Logan;D. G. Jewett;R. G. Arnold;E. J. Bouwer

  • Anaerobic degradation of halogenated 1- and 2-carbon organic compounds

    Edward J. Bouwer;Bruce E. Rittmann;Perry L. McCarty

  • Bacterial Adhesion under Static and Dynamic Conditions.

    Huub H. M. Rijnaarts;Willem Norde;Edward J. Bouwer;Johannes Lyklema

  • Handbook of Bioremediation

    R. D. Norris;R. E. Hinchee;R. Brown;P. L. McCarty

  • Reversibility and mechanism of bacterial adhesion

    Huub H.M. Rijnaarts;Willem Norde;Edward J. Bouwer;Johannes Lyklema

  • Bioremediation of organic compounds — putting microbial metabolism to work

    Edward J. Bouwer;Alexander J.B. Zehnder

  • Ground-Water Treatment for Chlorinated Solvents

    Perry L. McCarty;Lewis Semprini

  • Hydrogen peroxide use to increase oxidant capacity for in situ bioremediation of contaminated soils and aquifers: A review

    Daniel L. Pardieck;Edward J. Bouwer;Alan T. Stone

  • Biodegradation of NOM: effect of NOM source and ozone dose

    Sudha Goel;Raymond M. Hozalski;Edward J. Bouwer

  • Biodegradation of aromatic compounds under mixed oxygen/denitrifying conditions : a review

    L P Wilson;E J Bouwer

  • Modeling of Trace Organics Biotransformation in the Subsurface

    Edward J. Bouwer;Perry L. McCarty

  • The effects of alternative pretreatment strategies on anaerobic digestion and methane production from different algal strains.

    Pavlo Bohutskyi;Michael J. Betenbaugh;Edward J. Bouwer

  • Bioremediation of chlorinated solvents using alternate electron acceptors.

    Edward J. Bouwer

  • Effects of inoculum size, light intensity, and dose of anaerobic digestion centrate on growth and productivity of Chlorella and Scenedesmus microalgae and their poly-culture in primary and secondary wastewater

    Pavlo Bohutskyi;Debora Cynamon Kligerman;Debora Cynamon Kligerman;Natalie Byers;Laila Khaled Nasr

  • Removal of trace chlorinated organic compounds by activated carbon and fixed-film bacteria.

    Edward J. Bouwer;Perry L. McCarty

  • Engineering scale-up of in situ bioremediation processes: a review

    Paul J. Sturman;Philip S. Stewart;Alfred B. Cunningham;Edward J. Bouwer;Edward J. Bouwer

Frequent Co-Authors

Perry L. McCarty
Perry L. McCarty Stanford University
William P. Ball
William P. Ball Johns Hopkins University
Michael J. Betenbaugh
Michael J. Betenbaugh Johns Hopkins University
Raymond M. Hozalski
Raymond M. Hozalski University of Minnesota
Alexander J. B. Zehnder
Alexander J. B. Zehnder Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Huub H.M. Rijnaarts
Huub H.M. Rijnaarts Wageningen University & Research
Alan T. Stone
Alan T. Stone Johns Hopkins University
Willem Norde
Willem Norde Wageningen University & Research
Johannes Lyklema
Johannes Lyklema Wageningen University & Research
D. Howard Fairbrother
D. Howard Fairbrother Johns Hopkins University

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