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Jonathan L. Barber 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 Jonathan L. Barber sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 68 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jonathan L. Barber 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 Jonathan L. Barber sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jonathan L. Barber is affiliated with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on toxicology, ecology, and pollution.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of study break down further into:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Pollution
  • Atmospheric Science

Jonathan L. Barber has contributed to research on a variety of environmental and toxicological topics. Their main topics of work include:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

The scientist has published several peer-reviewed papers, with some of the recent publications listed below:

  • Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Are Still Associated with Toxic Effects in Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Despite Having Fallen below Proposed Toxicity Thresholds, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls are associated with reduced testes weights in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), 2021, Environment International
  • A spatial and temporal assessment of microplastics in seafloor sediments: A case study for the UK, 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Anthropogenic Drivers of Variation in Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Spatiotemporal Trends Spanning Three Decades Show Toxic Levels of Chemical Contaminants in Marine Mammals, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Rosie S. Williams
  • Andrew Brownlow
  • Nicholas J. Davison
  • Robert Deaville
  • Mariel ten Doeschate

Jonathan L. Barber's work is frequently published in several scientific venues with the largest number of publications appearing in:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environment International

Best Publications

  • Hexachlorobenzene in the global environment : Emissions, levels, distribution, trends and processes

    Jonathan L. Barber;Andrew J. Sweetman;Dolf van Wijk;Kevin C. Jones

  • PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters

    Paul D. Jepson;Rob Deaville;Jonathan L. Barber;Àlex Aguilar

  • Analysis of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in air samples from Northwest Europe.

    Jonathan L. Barber;Urs Berger;Urs Berger;Chakra Chaemfa;Sandra Huber

  • Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution

    Jean-Pierre Desforges;Ailsa Hall;Bernie McConnell;Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid

  • Current issues and uncertainties in the measurement and modelling of air-vegetation exchange and within-plant processing of POPs

    Jonathan L. Barber;Gareth O. Thomas;Gerhard Kerstiens;Kevin C. Jones

  • Longitudinal and Latitudinal Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in the Surface Water of the Atlantic Ocean

    Lutz Ahrens;Jonathan L. Barber;Zhiyong Xie;Ralf Ebinghaus

  • Air-Surface Exchange of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorinated Biphenyls

    Gouin T;Thomas Go;Cousins I;Barber J

  • Estrogen-like properties of fluorotelomer alcohols as revealed by mcf-7 breast cancer cell proliferation.

    Marleen Maras;Caroline Vanparys;Frederik Muylle;Johan Robbens

  • Potential exposure of pollinators to neonicotinoid insecticides from the use of insecticide seed treatments in the mid-southern United States.

    Scott D. Stewart;Gus M. Lorenz;Angus L. Catchot;Jeff Gore

  • A review of the analysis of novel brominated flame retardants

    Alexandra Papachlimitzou;Jonathan L. Barber;Sara Losada;Philippe Bersuder

  • Spatial and temporal variability in air concentrations of short-chain (C10-C13) and medium-chain (C14-C17) chlorinated n-alkanes measured in the U.K. atmosphere.

    Jonathan L. Barber;Andy J. Sweetman;Gareth O. Thomas;Eric Braekevelt

  • Field calibration of polyurethane foam (PUF) disk passive air samplers for PCBs and OC pesticides.

    Chakra Chaemfa;Jonathan L. Barber;Tilman Gocht;Tom Harner

  • Evidence for dynamic air-water coupling and cycling of persistent organic pollutants over the open Atlantic Ocean.

    Foday M. Jaward;Jonathan L. Barber;Kees Booij;Jordi Dachs

  • Reproductive Failure in UK Harbour Porpoises Phocoena phocoena: Legacy of Pollutant Exposure?

    Sinéad Murphy;Jonathan L Barber;Jennifer A. Learmonth;Fiona L. Read

  • A novel analytical approach for visualizing and tracking organic chemicals in plants.

    Edward Wild;John Dent;Jonathan L. Barber;Gareth O. Thomas

  • Contaminants in cetaceans from UK waters: Status as assessed within the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme from 1990 to 2008

    Robin J. Law;Jon Barry;Jonathan L. Barber;Philippe Bersuder

  • An improved method for the analysis of volatile polyfluorinated alkyl substances in environmental air samples

    Annika Jahnke;Lutz Ahrens;Ralf Ebinghaus;Urs Berger;Urs Berger

  • Recent developments in trace analysis of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances

    Urs Berger;Mary A. Kaiser;Anna Kärrman;Jonathan L. Barber

  • Spatial distribution of atmospheric PAHs and PCNs along a north-south Atlantic transect

    Foday M. Jaward;Jonathan L. Barber;Kees Booij;Kevin C. Jones

  • Uptake and storage of PCBs by plant cuticles.

    Claudia Moeckel;Gareth O. Thomas;Jonathan L. Barber;Kevin C. Jones

  • Further studies on the uptake of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by polyurethane foam disk passive air samplers

    Chakra Chaemfa;Jonathan L. Barber;Kyoung-Sim Kim;Tom Harner

  • Baseline survey of marine sediments collected from the State of Kuwait: PAHs, PCBs, brominated flame retardants and metal contamination

    B.P. Lyons;J.L. Barber;H.S. Rumney;T.P.C. Bolam

  • Potential Contamination of Shipboard Air Samples by Diffusive Emissions of PCBs and Other Organic Pollutants: Implications and Solutions

    Rainer Lohmann;Foday M. Jaward;Louise Durham;Jonathan L. Barber

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Robin J. Law
Robin J. Law Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Paul Jepson
Paul Jepson Zoological Society of London
Gareth O. Thomas
Gareth O. Thomas Lancaster University
Urs Berger
Urs Berger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Brian D. Smith
Brian D. Smith Natural History Museum
Tom Harner
Tom Harner Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ralf Ebinghaus
Ralf Ebinghaus Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Andrew J. Sweetman
Andrew J. Sweetman Lancaster University
Susan Jobling
Susan Jobling Brunel University London

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