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Michael St. J. Warne

Michael St. J. Warne

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
4975
World Ranking
8937
National Ranking
330

Michael St. J. Warne 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 St. J. Warne sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael St. J. Warne 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 St. J. Warne sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael St. J. Warne is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and focuses primarily on Environmental Science with a particular emphasis on pollution, health, toxicology, and ecology. Their research explores various facets of environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology alongside pesticide and herbicide environmental studies.

The scientist's recent publications concentrate on pesticide impacts in aquatic ecosystems, particularly those connected to the Great Barrier Reef region. Notable papers include:

  • Risk Assessment of Pesticide Mixtures in Australian Rivers Discharging to the Great Barrier Reef (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Analysis of pesticide mixtures discharged to the lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • Temporal variation of imidacloprid concentration and risk in waterways discharging to the Great Barrier Reef and potential causes (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Pervasive Pesticide Contamination of Wetlands in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment Area (2020, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management)
  • Estimating the aquatic risk from exposure to up to twenty-two pesticide active ingredients in waterways discharging to the Great Barrier Reef (2023, The Science of The Total Environment)

The scientist's work frequently appears in multidisciplinary journals dealing with environmental and pollution sciences. The most common venues for publication are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Ryan Turner, Rachael A. Smith, Reinier M. Mann, C. Neelamraju, and Olivia C. King.

Key areas of scientific inquiry reflected in their publications encompass:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Their subfields of study extend into pollution, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, ecology, insect science, and oceanography, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to assessing environmental threats and their biological consequences.

Best Publications

  • The number of components in a mixture determines whether synergistic and antagonistic or additive toxicity predominate: the funnel hypothesis.

    Michael St J. Warne;Darryl W. Hawker

  • Comparison of tropical and temperate freshwater animal species' acute sensitivities to chemicals: Implications for deriving safe extrapolation factors: Tropical versus Temperate Species Sensitivity

    Kevin Wh Kwok;Kenneth My Leung;Gilbert Sg Lui;Vincent Kh Chu

  • Occurrence and a screening-level risk assessment of human pharmaceuticals in the Pearl River system, South China

    Jian Liang Zhao;Guang Guo Ying;You Sheng Liu;Feng Chen

  • Mixture effects of organic micropollutants present in water: towards the development of effect-based water quality trigger values for baseline toxicity.

    Janet Y.M. Tang;Shane McCarty;Eva Glenn;Peta A. Neale

  • Comparison of Tropical and Temperate Freshwater Animal Species' Acute Sensitivities to Chemicals: Implications for Deriving Safe Extrapolation Factors

    Kevin W H Kwok;Kenneth M Y Leung;Gilbert S G Lui;S Vincent K H Chu

  • NOEC and LOEC Data Should No Longer Be Generated or Used

    Michael St J Warne;Rick van Dam

  • Large-scale pesticide monitoring across Great Barrier Reef catchments--Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring, Modelling and Reporting Program.

    Rachael Smith;Rachael Middlebrook;Ryan Turner;Rae Huggins

  • Crucial role of mechanisms and modes of toxic action for understanding tissue residue toxicity and internal effect concentrations of organic chemicals.

    Beate I. Escher;Beate I. Escher;Roman Ashauer;Scott Dyer;Joop L. M. Hermens

  • Soil factors controlling the toxicity of copper and zinc to microbial processes in Australian soils

    Kris Broos;Michael St Warne;Diane A. Heemsbergen;Darryl P. Stevens

  • Modeling the toxicity of copper and zinc salts to wheat in 14 soils

    Michael St. John Warne;Diane Heemsbergen;Darryl Stevens;Mike McLaughlin;Mike McLaughlin

  • A field investigation of solubility and food chain accumulation of biosolid-cadmium across diverse soil types

    Mike J. McLaughlin;Mike J. McLaughlin;Mark Whatmuff;Michael Warne;Diane Heemsbergen

  • Evaluation of criteria used to assess the quality of aquatic toxicity data

    Dustin A. Hobbs;Michael St. J. Warne;Scott J. Markich

  • Scientific derivation of environmental quality benchmarks for the protection of aquatic ecosystems: challenges and opportunities.

    Kenneth M. Y. Leung;Graham Merrington;Michael St. J. Warne;Richard J. Wenning

  • An assessment of endocrine activity in Australian rivers using chemical and in vitro analyses.

    Philip D. Scott;Michael Bartkow;Stephen J. Blockwell;Heather M. Coleman

  • Limitations of soil microbial biomass carbon as an indicator of soil pollution in the field

    Kris Broos;Lynne M. Macdonald;Michael St. J. Warne;Diane A. Heemsbergen

  • A National Survey of Trace Organic Contaminants in Australian Rivers

    Philip D. Scott;Michael Bartkow;Stephen J. Blockwell;Heather M. Coleman

  • What is Meant by “95% of Species”? An Argument for the Inclusion of Rapid Tolerance Testing

    Ben J. Kefford;Carolyn G. Palmer;Sebastian Jooste;Michael St. J. Warne

  • Revisions to the derivation of the Australian and New Zealand guidelines for toxicants in fresh and marine waters

    M. St. J. Warne;G. E. Batley;O. Braga;J. C. Chapman

  • Field dissipation of 4-nonylphenol, 4-t-octylphenol, triclosan and bisphenol A following land application of biosolids.

    K.A. Langdon;M.St.J. Warne;R.J. Smernik;A. Shareef

  • Selected personal care products and endocrine disruptors in biosolids: an Australia-wide survey.

    Kate A. Langdon;Michael St. J. Warne;Ronald J. Smernik;Ali Shareef

  • How we can make ecotoxicology more valuable to environmental protection

    M. L. Hanson;B. A. Wolff;J. W. Green;M. Kivi

  • Spatial and Temporal Variability in Pesticide Exposure Downstream of a Heavily Irrigated Cropping Area: Application of Different Monitoring Techniques.

    Dominique O’Brien;Stephen Lewis;Aaron Davis;Christie Gallen

  • Revised Method for Deriving Australian and New Zealand Water Quality Guideline Values for Toxicants

    D Fox;Michael Warne;Graeme E Batley;Rick van Dam

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike J. McLaughlin
Mike J. McLaughlin University of Adelaide
Richard P. Lim
Richard P. Lim University of Technology Sydney
David J. Nash
David J. Nash University of Brighton
Guang-Guo Ying
Guang-Guo Ying South China Normal University
Rai S. Kookana
Rai S. Kookana Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Beate I. Escher
Beate I. Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Andrew P. Negri
Andrew P. Negri Australian Institute of Marine Science
Jon Brodie
Jon Brodie James Cook University
Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland
Graeme E. Batley
Graeme E. Batley Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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