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72
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1497
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69

Gary Owens 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 Gary Owens sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 248 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary Owens 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 Gary Owens sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gary Owens is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia. Their research spans primarily the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on several specialized subfields and topics.

The main fields of study that Owens has contributed to include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Their work extends into subfields such as:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Owens' research covers diverse topics relevant to environmental and material sciences, including:

  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Heavy metals in environment

Frequent collaborators in Owens' research include:

  • Zuliang Chen
  • Xuan Wu
  • Haolan Xu
  • Xiulan Weng
  • Pan Wu

Owens has published extensively in a variety of academic journals. Some of the journals where they have the most publications are:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Chemosphere
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among Owens' recent papers are the following, each accompanied by the year of publication and the journal in which it appeared:

  • Graphene and Rice-Straw-Fiber-Based 3D Photothermal Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Same materials, bigger output: A reversibly transformable 2D-3D photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation, 2020, Nano Energy
  • Reversing heat conduction loss: Extracting energy from bulk water to enhance solar steam generation, 2020, Nano Energy
  • Boosting solar steam generation by structure enhanced energy management, 2020, Science Bulletin
  • Stackable nickel-cobalt@polydopamine nanosheet based photothermal sponges for highly efficient solar steam generation, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous removal of tetracycline and oxytetracycline antibiotics from wastewater using a ZIF-8 metal organic-framework.

    Na Li;Long Zhou;Xiaoying Jin;Gary Owens

  • Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils: definitions and practical implementation—a critical review

    Rog-Young Kim;Jeong-Ki Yoon;Tae-Seung Kim;Jae E. Yang

  • Occurrence and Environmental Fate of Veterinary Antibiotics in the Terrestrial Environment

    Kwon Rae Kim;Gary Owens;Soon Ik Kwon;Kyu Ho So

  • Stability of titania nanoparticles in soil suspensions and transport in saturated homogeneous soil columns

    Jing Fang;Xiao-quan Shan;Bei Wen;Jin-ming Lin

  • A flexible photothermal cotton-CuS nanocage-agarose aerogel towards portable solar steam generation

    Xuan Wu;Max Edward Robson;Max Edward Robson;Jack Leslie Phelps;Jack Leslie Phelps;Jeanette Sorupia Tan

  • Application of soil amendments to contaminated soils for heavy metal immobilization and improved soil quality—a critical review

    Chaw Su Lwin;Byoung-Hwan Seo;Hyun-Uk Kim;Gary Owens

  • Photothermal materials: A key platform enabling highly efficient water evaporation driven by solar energy

    Xuan Wu;George Y. Chen;Gary Owens;Dewei Chu

  • Simultaneous removal of mixed contaminants, copper and norfloxacin, from aqueous solution by ZIF-8

    Long Zhou;Na Li;Gary Owens;Zuliang Chen

  • Graphene and Rice-Straw-Fiber-Based 3D Photothermal Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation.

    Daniel Peter Storer;Daniel Peter Storer;Jack Leslie Phelps;Jack Leslie Phelps;Xuan Wu;Gary Owens

  • Same materials, bigger output: A reversibly transformable 2D–3D photothermal evaporator for highly efficient solar steam generation

    Yida Wang;Xuan Wu;Ting Gao;Yi Lu

  • Arsenic speciation and toxicity in biological systems.

    Kazi Farzana Akter;Gary Owens;David E. Davey;Ravi Naidu

  • Health-related toxicity of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Comparison to legacy PFOS and PFOA.

    Unknown

  • Effect of biochar on heavy metal immobilization and uptake by lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) in agricultural soil

    Hyuck Soo Kim;Kwon Rae Kim;Ho Jin Kim;Jung Hwan Yoon

  • Reversing heat conduction loss: Extracting energy from bulk water to enhance solar steam generation

    Yida Wang;Xuan Wu;Xiaofei Yang;Gary Owens

  • Towards sustainable saline agriculture: Interfacial solar evaporation for simultaneous seawater desalination and saline soil remediation.

    Unknown

  • Effect of biochar on reclaimed tidal land soil properties and maize (Zea mays L.) response.

    Hyuck Soo Kim;Kwon Rae Kim;Jae E. Yang;Yong Sik Ok

  • Chemistry of chromium in soils with emphasis on tannery waste sites.

    S. Avudainayagam;M. Megharaj;M. Megharaj;G. Owens;G. Owens;R.S. Kookana

  • Boosting solar steam generation by structure enhanced energy management

    Yida Wang;Xuan Wu;Bo Shao;Xiaofei Yang

  • Disposal and Use of Sewage on Agricultural Lands in Pakistan: A Review

    G. Murtaza;G. Murtaza;A. Ghafoor;M. Qadir;M. Qadir;G. Owens

  • Enhancing solar steam generation using a highly thermally conductive evaporator support

    Yida Wang;Xuan Wu;Pan Wu;Jingyuan Zhao

  • A photothermal reservoir for highly efficient solar steam generation without bulk water

    Xuan Wu;Ting Gao;Chenhui Han;Jingsan Xu

  • Stackable nickel–cobalt@polydopamine nanosheet based photothermal sponges for highly efficient solar steam generation

    Bo Shao;Yida Wang;Xuan Wu;Yi Lu

  • Kinetics and thermodynamics of sorption of nitroaromatic compounds to as-grown and oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Xiu-E Shen;Xiao-Quan Shan;De-Ming Dong;Xiu-Yi Hua

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