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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 4852 4474 530 496 129 11130

Kevin M. Hiscock publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kevin M. Hiscock between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kevin M. Hiscock published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2016. 6 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2016. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1984 2025

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kevin M. Hiscock: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 6
1999 3
2000 2
2001 2
2002 5
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 5
2007 2
2008 6
2009 1
2010 8
2011 8
2012 6
2013 9
2014 9
2015 9
2016 12
2017 9
2018 3
2019 6
2020 5
2021 1
2022 4
2023 6
2024 4
2025 2
Total 152
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Kevin M. Hiscock publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin M. Hiscock sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 128–137 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 129 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557 129
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Kevin M. Hiscock D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin M. Hiscock sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279 43
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Kevin M. Hiscock is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in water science and technology, environmental chemistry, geochemistry and petrology, pollution, and environmental engineering.

Their work covers core topics including soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, water quality and pollution assessment, groundwater flow and contamination studies, microplastics and plastic pollution, and pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts.

Kevin M. Hiscock has been involved in multiple peer-reviewed publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Conservation tillage and soil health: Lessons from a 5-year UK farm trial (2013-2018)," 2020, Soil and Tillage Research
  • "Two decades of the EU Water Framework Directive: Evidence of success and failure from a lowland arable catchment (River Wensum, UK)," 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Temporal hydrochemical dynamics of the River Wensum, UK: Observations from long-term high-resolution monitoring (2011-2018)," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Developing managed aquifer recharge (MAR) to augment irrigation water resources in the sand and gravel (Crag) aquifer of coastal Suffolk, UK," 2023, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Evaluating the impacts of contrasting sewage treatment methods on nutrient dynamics across the River Wensum catchment, UK," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Hiscock in their research include:

  • Richard J. Cooper
  • N. N. Balashova
  • Andrew Lovett
  • Brian J. Reid
  • Richard J. Reynolds

Their research has frequently been published in venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Water Air & Soil Pollution
  • Soil and Tillage Research

Best Publications

  • Ground water and climate change

    Richard G. Taylor;Bridget R. Scanlon;Petra Döll;Matt Rodell

  • Beneath the surface of global change: Impacts of climate change on groundwater

    Timothy R. Green;Makoto Taniguchi;Henk Kooi;Jason J. Gurdak

  • Attenuation of groundwater pollution by bank filtration

    K.M. Hiscock;T. Grischek

  • Hydrogeology: Principles and Practice

    Kevin M. Hiscock

  • Position Paper: The role of expert opinion in environmental modelling

    Tobias Krueger;Trevor Page;Klaus Hubacek;Laurence Smith

  • Review of natural and artificial denitrification of groundwater

    K.M. Hiscock;J.W. Lloyd;D.N. Lerner

  • A dual isotope approach to identify denitrification in groundwater at a river-bank infiltration site.

    Teppei Fukada;Kevin M. Hiscock;Paul F. Dennis;Thomas Grischek

  • Marker species for identifying urban groundwater recharge sources: A review and case study in Nottingham, UK

    Mike H. Barrett;Kevin M. Hiscock;Stephen Pedley;David N. Lerner

  • Evaluating factors influencing groundwater vulnerability to nitrate pollution: developing the potential of GIS.

    Iain R Lake;Andrew A Lovett;Kevin M Hiscock;Mark Betson

  • Major agricultural changes required to mitigate phosphorus losses under climate change

    M. C. Ockenden;M. J. Hollaway;K. J. Beven;A. L. Collins

  • The effects of climate change on potential groundwater recharge in Great Britain

    M. Herrera-Pantoja;K. M. Hiscock

  • Factors affecting denitrification during infiltration of river water into a sand and gravel aquifer in Saxony, Germany

    T. Grischek;K.M. Hiscock;T. Metschies;P.F. Dennis

  • Changing climate and nutrient transfers: Evidence from high temporal resolution concentration-flow dynamics in headwater catchments

    M.C. Ockenden;C.E. Deasy;C.E. Deasy;C.McW.H. Benskin;K.J. Beven

  • A dual-isotope approach to the nitrogen hydrochemistry of an urban aquifer

    Teppei Fukada;Kevin M. Hiscock;Paul F. Dennis

  • Modelling the impacts of agricultural management practices on river water quality in Eastern England

    Sam D. Taylor;Yi He;Kevin M. Hiscock

  • Antecedent conditions, hydrological connectivity and anthropogenic inputs: Factors affecting nitrate and phosphorus transfers to agricultural headwater streams

    Faye N. Outram;Richard J. Cooper;Gisela Sünnenberg;Kevin M. Hiscock

  • Sustainable Groundwater Development

    K. M. Hiscock;M. O. Rivett;R. M. Davison

  • Use Of Nitrogen Isotopes To Identify Nitrogen Contamination Of The Sherwood Sandstone Aquifer Beneath The City Of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    C.N. Rivers;M.H. Barrett;K.M. Hiscock;P.F. Dennis

  • High-frequency monitoring of nitrogen and phosphorus response in three rural catchments to the end of the 2011–2012 drought in England

    F. N. Outram;Charlotte E M Lloyd;J. Jonczyk;C. McW. H. Benskin

  • An integrated 1D–2D hydraulic modelling approach to assess the sensitivity of a coastal region to compound flooding hazard under climate change

    Ulysse Pasquier;Yi He;Simon Hooton;Marisa Goulden

  • High-temporal resolution fluvial sediment source fingerprinting with uncertainty: a Bayesian approach

    Richard J. Cooper;Tobias Krueger;Kevin M. Hiscock;Barry G. Rawlins

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew A. Lovett
Andrew A. Lovett University of East Anglia
Paul F. Dennis
Paul F. Dennis University of East Anglia
Adrian L. Collins
Adrian L. Collins Rothamsted Research
Philip M. Haygarth
Philip M. Haygarth Lancaster University
Keith Beven
Keith Beven Lancaster University
Paul J. A. Withers
Paul J. A. Withers Lancaster University
Pete Falloon
Pete Falloon Met Office
Barry Rawlins
Barry Rawlins British Geological Survey
Brian J. Reid
Brian J. Reid University of East Anglia
Jim Freer
Jim Freer University of Bristol

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