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Michael S. McLachlan

Michael S. McLachlan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
15252
World Ranking
3917
National Ranking
48

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
78
Citations
15813
World Ranking
1100
National Ranking
17

Michael S. McLachlan 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 Michael S. McLachlan sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 241 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Michael S. McLachlan 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 Michael S. McLachlan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael S. McLachlan is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and specializes in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses on various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topics within environmental research. Key areas of work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Environmental Chemistry and Analysis, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants.

Frequent publication venues for Michael S. McLachlan include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Chemosphere

They have collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Frank Wania
  • Jochen F. Mueller
  • Kathrin Fenner
  • James M. Armitage
  • Jon A. Arnot

Selected recent publications by Michael S. McLachlan include:

  • The presence of selected UV filters in a freshwater recreational reservoir and fate in controlled experiments (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Methodological Advances to Study Contaminant Biotransformation: New Prospects for Understanding and Reducing Environmental Persistence? (2021, ACS ES&T Water)
  • Long-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins Have Reached the Arctic (2021, Environmental Science & Technology Letters)
  • Background release and potential point sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to municipal wastewater treatment plants across Australia (2022, Chemosphere)
  • European scale assessment of the potential of ozonation and activated carbon treatment to reduce micropollutant emissions with wastewater (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)

Best Publications

  • Triclosan in plasma and milk from Swedish nursing mothers and their exposure via personal care products.

    Mats Allmyr;Margaretha Adolfsson-Erici;Michael S. McLachlan;Gunilla Sandborgh-Englund

  • Atmospheric deposition of semivolatile organic compounds to two forest canopies

    Michael Horstmann;Michael S. Mclachlan

  • Framework for the Interpretation of Measurements of SOCs in Plants

    Michael S. McLachlan

  • Uptake of perfluorinated alkyl acids by hydroponically grown lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

    Sebastian Felizeter;Michael S. McLachlan;Pim de Voogt

  • Bioaccumulation of hydrophobic chemicals in agricultural food chains

    Michael S. McLachlan

  • Riverine Discharge of Perfluorinated Carboxylates from the European Continent

    Michael S McLachlan;Katrin E Holmstrom;Margot Reth;Urs Berger

  • Intestinal absorption and biomagnification of organic contaminants in fish, wildlife, and humans.

    Barry C. Kelly;Frank A. P. C. Gobas;Michael S. McLachlan

  • Forests as Filters of Airborne Organic Pollutants: A Model

    Michael S. McLachlan;Michael Horstmann

  • Estimating the influence of forests on the overall fate of semivolatile organic compounds using a multimedia fate model.

    Frank Wania;Michael S. Mclachlan

  • Root uptake and translocation of perfluorinated alkyl acids by three hydroponically grown crops.

    Sebastian Felizeter;Michael S. McLachlan;Pim De Voogt

  • Soil/Air Partitioning of Semivolatile Organic Compounds. 1. Method Development and Influence of Physical−Chemical Properties

    Martin Hippelein;Michael S. McLachlan

  • The precautionary principle and chemicals management: The example of perfluoroalkyl acids in groundwater.

    Ian T. Cousins;Robin Vestergren;Zhanyun Wang;Martin Scheringer

  • Uptake of Airborne Semivolatile Organic Compounds in Agricultural Plants: Field Measurements of Interspecies Variability

    Frieder Böhme;Kerstin Welsch-Pausch;Michael S. McLachlan

  • Chlorinated paraffins in indoor air and dust: concentrations, congener patterns, and human exposure.

    Ulrika E. Fridén;Michael S. McLachlan;Urs Berger

  • Determination of the Principal Pathways of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans to Lolium multiflorum (Welsh Ray Grass).

    Kerstin. Welsch-Pausch;Michael S. McLachlan;Gunther. Umlauf

  • The influence of age and gender on triclosan concentrations in Australian human blood serum

    Mats Allmyr;Fiona Harden;Fiona Harden;Leisa-Maree L. Toms;Jochen F. Mueller

  • Concentrations and Fate of Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) in the Atmosphere

    Michael S. McLachlan;Amelie Kierkegaard;Kaj M. Hansen;Roger van Egmond

  • Investigations of the Potential Influence of Environmental Contaminants on the Thymus and Spleen of Harbor Porpoises(Phocoena phocoena)

    Andreas Beineke;Ursula Siebert;Michael McLachlan;Regina Bruhn

  • Atmospheric particle size distributions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their implications for wet and dry deposition

    Heike Kaupp;Michael S McLachlan

  • Gas/particle partitioning of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PCNs and PAHs

    Heike Kaupp;Michael S. McLachlan

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Wania
Frank Wania University of Toronto
Matthew MacLeod
Matthew MacLeod Stockholm University
Philipp Mayer
Philipp Mayer Technical University of Denmark
Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland
Jon A. Arnot
Jon A. Arnot University of Toronto
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Urs Berger
Urs Berger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Knut Breivik
Knut Breivik Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Ian T. Cousins
Ian T. Cousins Stockholm University
Des Connell
Des Connell Griffith University

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