2026 Ian Colbeck: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	41	7848	7542	593	575	233	5229

Overview

Ian Colbeck is affiliated with the University of Essex in the United Kingdom, specializing in Environmental Science with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Their research extends to related subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics centered on air quality and its impacts, particularly in indoor environments. Key research themes include:

Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
Odor and Emission Control Technologies
Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies

Ian Colbeck has contributed to multiple publication venues with recurring articles in:

Environment International
The Science of The Total Environment
NanoImpact
Materials Science and Engineering C
Microorganisms

Some recent papers demonstrate the breadth of research topics and interdisciplinary approaches. These include:

"Size fractionation of bioaerosol emissions from green-waste composting" (2020, Environment International)
"Bioaerosols in the Athens Metro: Metagenetic insights into the PM10 microbiome in a naturally ventilated subway station" (2020, Environment International)
"ZnO nanoparticles impact on the photosynthetic activity of Vicia faba: Effect of particle size and concentration" (2020, NanoImpact)
"Effective killing of bacteria under blue-light irradiation promoted by green synthesized silver nanoparticles loaded on reduced graphene oxide sheets" (2020, Materials Science and Engineering C)
"Affective Outcomes of Group versus Lone Green Exercise Participation" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Corinne Whitby, Robert Ferguson, Zaheer Ahmad Nasir, Frédéric Coulon, and Alex J. Dumbrell. These partnerships highlight interdisciplinary cooperation especially within environmental and biological research domains.

Best Publications

A solar pond for London

H.C. Bryant;Ian Colbeck

265
Citations
The state of ambient air quality in Pakistan—a review

Ian Colbeck;Zaheer Ahmad Nasir;Zulfiqar Ali

155
Citations
The morphology and optical properties of soot produced by different fuels

I. Colbeck;B. Atkinson;Y. Johar

152
Citations
Aerosols and environmental pollution

Ian Colbeck;Mihalis Lazaridis

131
Citations
Characteristics of indoor/outdoor particulate pollution in urban and rural residential environment of Pakistan

Ian Colbeck;Zaheer Ahmad Nasir;Zulfiqar Ali

131
Citations
Air Pollution by Photochemical Oxidants

I. Colbeck;A. R. MacKenzie

123
Citations
Dry deposition of ozone: some measurements ofdeposition velocity and of vertical profiles to 100 metres

I. Colbeck;Roy M. Harrison

121
Citations
The Jungfraujoch high‐alpine research station (3454 m) as a background clean continental site for the measurement of aerosol parameters

S. Nyeki;U. Baltensperger;I. Colbeck;D. T. Jost

119
Citations
Environmental chemistry of aerosols

Ian Colbeck

114
Citations
The optical properties and morphology of cloud-processed carbonaceous smoke

I. Colbeck;L. Appleby;E.J. Hardman;Roy M. Harrison

108
Citations
Phytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles on Vicia faba: Evaluation of particle size effects on photosynthetic performance and leaf gas exchange.

William F. Falco;Marisa D. Scherer;Samuel L. Oliveira;Heberton Wender

106
Citations
Interaction between chlorophyll and silver nanoparticles: A close analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence quenching

W.F. Falco;A.M. Queiroz;J. Fernandes;E.R. Botero

105
Citations
Ozone-secondary aerosol-visibility relationships in North-West England

I. Colbeck;Roy M. Harrison

96
Citations
Particulate pollution in different housing types in a UK suburban location

Zaheer Ahmad Nasir;Ian Colbeck

96
Citations
Assessment of Bacterial and Fungal Aerosol in Different Residential Settings

Zaheer Ahmad Nasir;Ian Colbeck

92
Citations
Exposure to PM 10 , PM 2.5 , PM 1 and carbon monoxide on roads in Lahore, Pakistan

Ian Colbeck;Zaheer Ahmad Nasir;Shakil Ahmad;Shakil Ahmad;Zulfiqar Ali

92
Citations
Indoor and Outdoor Particle Number and Mass Concentrations in Athens. Sources, Sinks and Variability of Aerosol Parameters

Evangelia Diapouli;Konstantinos Eleftheriadis;Angeliki A. Karanasiou;Sterios Vratolis

91
Citations
Atmospheric aerosol and gaseous species in Athens, Greece

Konstantinos Eleftheriadis;Dimitrios Balis;Ioannis C. Ziomas;Ian ColBeck

90
Citations
The background aerosol size distribution in the free troposphere: An analysis of the annual cycle at a high‐alpine site

S. Nyeki;F. Li;E. Weingartner;N. Streit

88
Citations
Nitrous oxide emission from some English and Welsh rivers and estuaries

L. F. Dong;D. B. Nedwell;I. Colbeck;J. Finch

84
Citations
Effects of engineered silver nanoparticles on the growth and activity of ecologically important microbes.

Jessica Beddow;Björn Stolpe;Paula Cole;Jamie R. Lead

84
Citations
The state of indoor air quality in Pakistan--a review.

Ian Colbeck;Zaheer Ahmad Nasir;Zulfiqar Ali

83
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Konstantinos Eleftheriadis National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos

Mihalis Lazaridis Technical University of Crete

Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute

Ernest Weingartner University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham

Joop Schoonman Delft University of Technology

Jamie R. Lead University of South Carolina

Frederic Coulon Cranfield University

Markus Kalberer University of Basel

Tracy Lawson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

External Links

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