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D-Index
44
Citations
6892
World Ranking
6800
National Ranking
19

Liam Morrison 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 Liam Morrison sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 102 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liam Morrison 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 Liam Morrison sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Liam Morrison is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway. The main field of research is Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Pollution, Oceanography, Materials Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, detailed as:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Frequent collaboration is noted with co-authors including Mark G. Healy, Per-Erik Mellander, Ricardo Bermejo, John McGinley, and Paraic C. Ryan.

Publication venues where Liam Morrison has contributed repeatedly include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Chemosphere
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Applied Phycology

Among the more recent published papers are:

  • The role of wet wipes and sanitary towels as a source of white microplastic fibres in the marine environment, 2020, Water Research
  • A concise review of the brown macroalga Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis, 2020, Journal of Applied Phycology
  • A Complete Guide to Extraction Methods of Microplastics from Complex Environmental Matrices, 2023, Molecules
  • Dredged marine sediments stabilized/solidified with cement and GGBS: Factors affecting mechanical behaviour and leachability, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Distribution and abundance of microplastics in coastal sediments depends on grain size and distance from sources, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Microplastics in Sewage Sludge: Effects of Treatment.

    A.M. Mahon;B. O'Connell;Mark G. Healy;I. O’Connor

  • Silver nanoparticles in the environment: Sources, detection and ecotoxicology.

    Eoin McGillicuddy;Iain Murray;Siobhán Kavanagh;Liam Morrison

  • Sustainable harvesting of wild seaweed resources.

    Michéal Mac Monagail;Lynn Cornish;Liam Morrison;Rita Araújo

  • Metal accumulation and toxicity measured by PAM--chlorophyll fluorescence in seven species of marine macroalgae.

    Hans A. Baumann;Liam Morrison;Dagmar B. Stengel

  • Frequency of Microplastics in Mesopelagic Fishes from the Northwest Atlantic

    Alina M. Wieczorek;Liam Morrison;Peter L. Croot;A. Louise Allcock

  • Management of landfill leachate: The legacy of European Union Directives.

    R.B. Brennan;M.G. Healy;L. Morrison;S. Hynes

  • Simultaneous nitrate and phosphate removal from wastewater lacking organic matter through microbial oxidation of pyrrhotite coupled to nitrate reduction

    Ruihua Li;Liam Morrison;Gavin Collins;Aimin Li

  • The role of wet wipes and sanitary towels as a source of white microplastic fibres in the marine environment

    Oisín Ó Briain;Ana R. Marques Mendes;Stephen McCarron;Mark G. Healy

  • AlgaeBase: An On-line Resource for Algae

    Michael D. Guiry;Gwendoline M. Guiry;Liam Morrison;Fabio Rindi

  • Synergism and effect of high initial volatile fatty acid concentrations during food waste and pig manure anaerobic co-digestion.

    Conor Dennehy;Peadar G. Lawlor;Thomas Croize;Yan Jiang

  • Nanostructured pyrrhotite supports autotrophic denitrification for simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal from secondary effluents

    Yan Yang;Tianhu Chen;Liam Morrison;Sean Gerrity

  • Treatment of landfill leachate in municipal wastewater treatment plants and impacts on effluent ammonium concentrations.

    R.B. Brennan;E. Clifford;C. Devroedt;L. Morrison

  • Catalytic potential of selected metal ions for bioleaching, and potential techno-economic and environmental issues: A critical review

    Ashish Pathak;Liam Morrison;Mark Gerard Healy

  • Nutrient recovery from pig manure digestate using electrodialysis reversal: Membrane fouling and feasibility of long-term operation

    Lin Shi;Sihuang Xie;Zhenhu Hu;Guangxue Wu

  • A Complete Guide to Extraction Methods of Microplastics from Complex Environmental Matrices

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  • A concise review of the brown macroalga Ascophyllum nodosum (Linnaeus) Le Jolis

    Leonel Pereira;Liam Morrison;Pushp Sheel Shukla;Alan T. Critchley

  • Reduction in nutritional quality and growing area suitability of common bean under climate change induced drought stress in Africa

    Marijke Hummel;Brendan F. Hallahan;Galina Brychkova;Julian Ramirez-Villegas;Julian Ramirez-Villegas

  • Zinc concentrations in marine macroalgae and a lichen from western Ireland in relation to phylogenetic grouping, habitat and morphology.

    Dagmar B. Stengel;Ailbhe Macken;Liam Morrison;Nicholas Morley

  • Nutrient removal through pyrrhotite autotrophic denitrification: Implications for eutrophication control.

    Yongwei Zhang;Dongyang Wei;Liam Morrison;Zhibin Ge

  • Dredged marine sediments stabilized/solidified with cement and GGBS: Factors affecting mechanical behaviour and leachability

    Wan-lu Zhang;Lun-yang Zhao;Bryan A. McCabe;Yong-hui Chen

  • Spatial variation of urban soil geochemistry in a roadside sports ground in Galway, Ireland.

    Ligang Dao;Liam Morrison;Chaosheng Zhang

  • Biokinetics of microbial consortia using biogenic sulfur as a novel electron donor for sustainable denitrification

    Anastasiia Kostrytsia;Stefano Papirio;Liam Morrison;Umer Zeeshan Ijaz

  • Metal concentrations in lime stabilised, thermally dried and anaerobically digested sewage sludges.

    M.G. Healy;O. Fenton;P.J. Forrestal;M. Danaher

  • Assessment and Characterisation of Ireland's Green Tides (Ulva Species).

    Alex H. L. Wan;Robert J. Wilkes;Svenja Heesch;Ricardo Bermejo

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark G. Healy
Mark G. Healy University of Galway
Chaosheng Zhang
Chaosheng Zhang University of Galway
Xinmin Zhan
Xinmin Zhan University of Galway
Owen Fenton
Owen Fenton Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Frank McDermott
Frank McDermott University College Dublin
Martin Cormican
Martin Cormican University of Galway
Dagmar B. Stengel
Dagmar B. Stengel University of Galway
Peter Croot
Peter Croot University of Galway
Gavin Collins
Gavin Collins University of Galway
Michael D. Guiry
Michael D. Guiry University of Galway

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