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Erica Donner 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 Erica Donner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erica Donner 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 Erica Donner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

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

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

Overview

Erica Donner is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia. Their research focuses on fields including Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. They have contributed notably to several subfields such as Pollution, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Medicine, Plant Science, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work extensively addresses key topics including Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, and Water Treatment and Disinfection.

Erica Donner has published multiple papers on wastewater treatment, antimicrobial resistance, and pandemic-related environmental issues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Monitoring antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment: Current strategies and future challenges (2021) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • The COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations for the waste and wastewater services sector (2020) in Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance (2021) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Genomic surveillance for antimicrobial resistance - a One Health perspective (2023) in Nature Reviews Genetics
  • The potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment (2021) in Current Opinion in Microbiology

Frequent coauthors of Erica Donner include Barbara Drigo, Steven P. Djordjevic, Veronica M. Jarocki, Sotirios Vasileiadis, and Enzo Lombi.

Their research has been published predominantly in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Microbiology Australia, Water Research, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Wastewater-based epidemiology biomarkers: Past, present and future

    Phil M. Choi;Ben J. Tscharke;Erica Donner;Jake W. O'Brien

  • Monitoring antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment: Current strategies and future challenges.

    Anh Q. Nguyen;Hang P. Vu;Luong N. Nguyen;Qilin Wang

  • The COVID-19 pandemic: considerations for the waste and wastewater services sector

    Long D. Nghiem;Branwen Morgan;Branwen Morgan;Erica Donner;Michael D. Short

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

    Warish Ahmed;Stuart L. Simpson;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby

  • Fate of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles during Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater and Post-Treatment Processing of Sewage Sludge

    Enzo Lombi;Erica Donner;Erica Donner;Ehsan Tavakkoli;Terence William Turney

  • Ecotoxicity of carbamazepine and its UV photolysis transformation products

    Erica Donner;Tina Kosjek;Signe Qualmann;Kresten Ole Kusk

  • Transformation of four silver/silver chloride nanoparticles during anaerobic treatment of wastewater and post-processing of sewage sludge.

    Enzo Lombi;Erica Donner;Erica Donner;Shima Taheri;Ehsan Tavakkoli

  • Speciation of metal(loid)s in environmental samples by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: a critical review.

    Markus Gräfe;Erica Donner;Richard N. Collins;Enzo Lombi

  • Microbial community and bioelectrochemical activities in MFC for degrading phenol and producing electricity: Microbial consortia could make differences

    Huzairy Hassan;Huzairy Hassan;Bo Jin;Erica Donner;Sotirios Vasileiadis

  • Impact of Surface Charge on Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Uptake and Translocation by Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

    Eleanor Spielman-Sun;Enzo Lombi;Erica Donner;Daryl L Howard

  • In situ distribution and speciation of toxic copper, nickel, and zinc in hydrated roots of cowpea

    Peter M. Kopittke;Neal W. Menzies;Martin D. de Jonge;Brigid A. McKenna

  • Plastics in biosolids from 1950 to 2016: A function of global plastic production and consumption.

    Elvis D. Okoffo;Erica Donner;Steve P. McGrath;Benjamin J. Tscharke

  • The effect of biochar feedstock, pyrolysis temperature, and application rate on the reduction of ammonia volatilisation from biochar-amended soil.

    Sanchita Mandal;Erica Donner;Sotirios Vasileiadis;William Skinner

  • A One Health approach to managing the applications and implications of nanotechnologies in agriculture.

    Enzo Lombi;Erica Donner;Maria Dusinska;Fern Wickson

  • Foliar application of zinc sulphate and zinc EDTA to wheat leaves: differences in mobility, distribution, and speciation.

    Casey L Doolette;Thea L Read;Cui Li;Kirk G Scheckel

  • Analytical characterisation of nanoscale zero-valent iron: A methodological review

    L Chekli;B Bayatsarmadi;R Sekine;B Sarkar

  • Silver speciation and release in commercial antimicrobial textiles as influenced by washing.

    Enzo Lombi;Erica Donner;Kirk G. Scheckel;Ryo Sekine

  • Speciation and Lability of Ag-, AgCl-, and Ag2S-Nanoparticles in Soil Determined by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films

    R. Sekine;G. Brunetti;E. Donner;M. Khaksar

  • Fate of zinc and silver engineered nanoparticles in sewerage networks

    Gianluca Brunetti;Gianluca Brunetti;Erica Donner;Giuseppe Laera;Ryo Sekine

  • Presence and fate of priority substances in domestic greywater treatment and reuse systems.

    E Donner;E Eriksson;D M Revitt;L Scholes

  • A review of recent developments in the speciation and location of arsenic and selenium in rice grain.

    Anne-Marie Carey;Enzo Lombi;Erica Donner;Martin D. de Jonge

  • Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment: A Worldwide Overview

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Frequent Co-Authors

Enzo Lombi
Enzo Lombi University of South Australia
Kirk G. Scheckel
Kirk G. Scheckel Environmental Protection Agency
Peter M. Kopittke
Peter M. Kopittke University of Queensland
Ravi Naidu
Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia
Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan University of Waikato
Ho Kyong Shon
Ho Kyong Shon University of Technology Sydney
Krasimir Vasilev
Krasimir Vasilev University of South Australia
Mike J. McLaughlin
Mike J. McLaughlin University of Adelaide
David L. Paterson
David L. Paterson University of Queensland
Neal W. Menzies
Neal W. Menzies Griffith University

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