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106
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Gerald T. Ankley 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 Gerald T. Ankley sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 429 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald T. Ankley 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 Gerald T. Ankley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

Gerald T. Ankley is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Ankley's work spans several interrelated subfields including pollution, physiology, environmental chemistry, and genetics.

The scientist's research topics include pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species, and studies on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Other areas of focus include toxic organic pollutants impact, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and pesticide and herbicide environmental studies.

Gerald T. Ankley publishes frequently in several academic venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

The scientist has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed papers, notably:

  • "Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Current State-of-the Science and a Proposed Path Forward" (2020), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • "Toward an AOP Network-Based Tiered Testing Strategy for the Assessment of Thyroid Hormone Disruption" (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Toward Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for Asia" (2020), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • "Effect of Thyroperoxidase and Deiodinase Inhibition on Anterior Swim Bladder Inflation in the Zebrafish" (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "The Eco-Exposome Concept: Supporting an Integrated Assessment of Mixtures of Environmental Chemicals" (2021), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Ankley frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Regular co-authors include:

  • Daniel L. Villeneuve
  • Brett R. Blackwell
  • Kathleen Jensen
  • Jenna E. Cavallin
  • Michael D. Kahl

The extensive publication record reflects a focused engagement with environmental toxicology and related disciplines, particularly concerning the ecological and physiological impacts of chemical pollutants.

Best Publications

  • Adverse outcome pathways: A conceptual framework to support ecotoxicology research and risk assessment

    Gerald T. Ankley;Richard S. Bennett;Russell J. Erickson;Dale J. Hoff

  • Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: what are the big questions?

    Alistair B. A. Boxall;Murray A. Rudd;Bryan W. Brooks;Daniel J. Caldwell

  • Acid volatile sulfide predicts the acute toxicity of cadmium and nickel in sediments

    Dominic M. Di Toro;John D. Mahony;David J. Hansen;K. John Scott

  • TECHNICAL BASIS AND PROPOSAL FOR DERIVING SEDIMENT QUALITY CRITERIA FOR METALS

    Gerald T. Ankley;Dominic M. Di Toro;David J. Hansen;Walter J. Berry

  • Fifteen Years after Wingspread -Environmental Endocrine Disrupters and Human and Wildlife Health : Where We are Today and Where We Need to Go

    Andrew K. Hotchkiss;Andrew K. Hotchkiss;Cynthia V. Rider;Cynthia V. Rider;Chad R. Blystone;Chad R. Blystone;Vickie S. Wilson

  • Description and evaluation of a short‐term reproduction test with the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

    Gerald T. Ankley;Kathleen M. Jensen;Michael D. Kahl;Joseph J. Korte

  • Effects of the androgenic growth promoter 17‐β‐trenbolone on fecundity and reproductive endocrinology of the fathead minnow

    Gerald T. Ankley;Kathleen M. Jensen;Elizabeth A. Makynen;Michael D. Kahl

  • Repeating history: pharmaceuticals in the environment.

    Gerald T Ankley;Bryan W Brooks;Duane B Huggett;John P Sumpter

  • Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti‐) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife

    Gerald T. Ankley;Ellen Mihaich;Ralph G. Stahl;Donald E. Tillitt

  • Interactions between chemical and climate stressors: A role for mechanistic toxicology in assessing climate change risks

    Michael J. Hooper;Gerald T. Ankley;Daniel A. Cristol;Lindley A. Maryoung

  • Medicating the environment: assessing risks of pharmaceuticals to wildlife and ecosystems

    Kathryn E. Arnold;A. Ross Brown;A. Ross Brown;Gerald T. Ankley;John P. Sumpter

  • Screening and testing for endocrine disruption in fish-biomarkers as "signposts," not "traffic lights," in risk assessment

    Thomas H. Hutchinson;Gerald T. Ankley;Helmut Segner;Charles R. Tyler

  • Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Current State-of-the Science and a Proposed Path Forward.

    Gerald T. Ankley;Philippa Cureton;Robert A. Hoke;Magali Houde

  • The fathead minnow in aquatic toxicology: past, present and future.

    Gerald T. Ankley;Daniel L. Villeneuve

  • Adverse effects of environmental antiandrogens and androgens on reproductive development in mammals1

    L. Earl Gray;Vickie S. Wilson;Tammy Stoker;Christy Lambright

  • Small Fish Models for Identifying and Assessing the Effects of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals

    Gerald T. Ankley;Rodney D. Johnson

  • Masculinization of female mosquitofish in Kraft mill effluent-contaminated Fenholloway River water is associated with androgen receptor agonist activity.

    L. G. Parks;C. S. Lambright;E. F. Orlando;L. J. Guillette

  • Evaluation of the aromatase inhibitor fadrozole in a short-term reproduction assay with the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas).

    Gerald T. Ankley;Michael D. Kahl;Kathleen M. Jensen;Michael W. Hornung

  • Toxicogenomics in regulatory ecotoxicology.

    Gerald T. Ankley;George P. Daston;Sigmund J. Degitz;Nancy D. Denslow

  • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Fish: Developing Exposure Indicators and Predictive Models of Effects Based on Mechanism of Action

    Gerald T. Ankley;David C. Bencic;Michael S. Breen;Timothy W. Collette

  • Global Climate Change INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CHEMICAL AND CLIMATE STRESSORS: A ROLE FOR MECHANISTIC TOXICOLOGY IN ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS

    Michael J. Hooper;Gerald T. Ankley;Daniel A. Cristol;Lindley A. Maryoung

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel L. Villeneuve
Daniel L. Villeneuve Environmental Protection Agency
Robert A. Hoke
Robert A. Hoke DuPont (United States)
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Nancy D. Denslow
Nancy D. Denslow University of Florida
David R. Mount
David R. Mount Environmental Protection Agency
James M. Lazorchak
James M. Lazorchak Environmental Protection Agency
L. Earl Gray
L. Earl Gray Environmental Protection Agency
David J. Hansen
David J. Hansen Environmental Protection Agency
Bryan W. Brooks
Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University
Paul K. Sibley
Paul K. Sibley University of Guelph

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