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D-Index
83
Citations
25125
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836
National Ranking
363

Marc Edwards 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 Marc Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 322 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc Edwards 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 Marc Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Marc Edwards is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has produced a substantial body of work primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Endocrinology, Water Science and Technology, Molecular Biology, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics such as Water Treatment and Disinfection, Legionella and Acanthamoeba research, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, Fecal contamination and water quality, and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.

Marc Edwards collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Amy Pruden
  • Kelsey J. Pieper
  • William J. Rhoads
  • Siddhartha Roy
  • Kathryn G. Lopez

They have published extensively in multiple venues, with the most prolific outlets being:

  • ACS ES&T Water
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Water Research
  • Pathogens

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Critical Review: Propensity of Premise Plumbing Pipe Materials to Enhance or Diminish Growth of Legionella and Other Opportunistic Pathogens," 2020, Pathogens
  • "Drinking Water in the United States: Implications of Water Safety, Access, and Consumption," 2020, Annual Review of Nutrition
  • "Addressing the contribution of indirect potable reuse to inland freshwater salinization," 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • "Developing a framework for classifying water lead levels at private drinking water systems: A Bayesian Belief Network approach," 2020, Water Research
  • "Natural Organic Matter, Orthophosphate, pH, and Growth Phase Can Limit Copper Antimicrobial Efficacy for Legionella in Drinking Water," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Marc Edwards was awarded the title of Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Alkalinity effect of coagulation with polyaluminum chlorides: Role of electrostatic patch

    Changqing Ye;Dongsheng Wang;Baoyou Shi;Jianfeng Yu

  • Academic research in the 21st century: maintaining scientific integrity in a climate of perverse incentives and hypercompetition.

    Marc A. Edwards;Siddhartha Roy

  • Chemistry of arsenic removal during coagulation and Fe-Mn oxidation

    Marc Edwards

  • IRON PIPE corrosion IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

    Laurie S. McNeill;Marc Edwards

  • Elevated Blood Lead in Young Children Due to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water: Washington, DC, 2001−2004

    Marc Edwards;Simoni Triantafyllidou;Dana Best

  • Flint Water Crisis Caused By Interrupted Corrosion Control: Investigating “Ground Zero” Home

    Kelsey J. Pieper;Min Tang;Marc A. Edwards

  • role of chlorine and chloramine in corrosion of lead-bearing plumbing materials

    Marc Edwards;Abhijeet Dudi

  • Boron in the Environment

    Jeffrey L. Parks;Marc Edwards

  • Epidemiology and Ecology of Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Joseph O. Falkinham;Elizabeth D. Hilborn;Matthew J. Arduino;Amy Pruden

  • Molecular Survey of the Occurrence of Legionella spp., Mycobacterium spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Amoeba Hosts in Two Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution Systems

    Hong Wang;Marc Edwards;Joseph O. Falkinham;Amy Pruden

  • Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Increasingly Important Pathogens in Drinking Water

    Joseph O. Falkinham;Amy Pruden;Marc A. Edwards

  • Effect of disinfectant, water age, and pipe materials on bacterial and eukaryotic community structure in drinking water biofilm.

    Hong Wang;Sheldon Masters;Marc A. Edwards;Joseph O. Falkinham

  • Enhanced coagulation with polyaluminum chlorides: Role of pH/Alkalinity and speciation

    Mingquan Yan;Dongsheng Wang;Jianfeng Yu;Jinren Ni

  • Soluble arsenic removal at water treatment plants

    Laurie S. McNeill;Marc Edwards

  • Adsorptive filtration using coated sand: a new approach for treatment of metal-bearing wastes

    M. Edwards;M. M. Benjamin

  • Nitrification in Drinking Water Systems

    Yan Zhang;Nancy Love;Marc Edwards

  • Effect of Disinfectant, Water Age, and Pipe Material on Occurrence and Persistence of Legionella, mycobacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Two Amoebas

    Hong Wang;Sheldon Masters;Yanjuan Hong;Jonathan Stallings

  • Predicting DOC removal during enhanced coagulation

    Marc Edwards

  • Arsenic treatment considerations

    Hsiao-wen Chen;Michelle M. Frey;Dennis Clifford;Laurie S. McNeill

  • Predicting As removal during metal hydroxide precipitation

    Laurie S. McNeill;Marc Edwards

  • Considerations in As Analysis and Speciation

    Marc Edwards;Sapna Patel;Laurie McNeill;Hsiao‐wen Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy Pruden
Amy Pruden Virginia Tech
Joseph O. Falkinham
Joseph O. Falkinham Virginia Tech
Mark M. Benjamin
Mark M. Benjamin University of Washington
Michèle Prévost
Michèle Prévost Polytechnique Montréal
Jinju Geng
Jinju Geng Chongqing University
Anne K. Camper
Anne K. Camper Montana State University
Matthew Currell
Matthew Currell Griffith University
Dioni I. Cendón
Dioni I. Cendón Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Hui-Yi Lin
Hui-Yi Lin Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Nicholas J. Ashbolt Queensland University of Technology

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