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 Murray E. Close sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 103 publications — 13th percentile
13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
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 Murray E. Close sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile
23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Murray E. Close is affiliated with the Institute of Environmental Science and Research in New Zealand. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Pollution, Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Environmental Chemistry.
The core topics of Close's research encompass groundwater flow and contamination studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, fecal contamination and water quality, water treatment and disinfection, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.
Close has contributed to multiple publications, with notable papers including:
Close frequently collaborates with several researchers including Louise Weaver, Kim M. Handley, Theo S. Sarris, Olivia E. Mosley, and Emilie Gios. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications.
The scientist often publishes in venues specializing in environmental and water science such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research, Ecological Engineering, Ground Water, and ARPHA Conference Abstracts.
Barry J. F. Biggs;Murray E. Close
Barry J. F. Biggs;Maurice J. Duncan;Ian G. Jowett;John M. Quinn
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Gillian E. Walshe;Liping Pang;Markus Flury;Murray E. Close
T. W. Speir;A. P. Van Schaik;H. J. Percival;M. E. Close
Liping Pang;Murray E Close;James P.C Watt;Keith W Vincent
Rob Collins;Malcolm Mcleod;Mike Hedley;Andrea Donnison
Liping Pang;Murray Close;Mike Noonan
Liping Pang;Murray Close;Mark Goltz;Lester Sinton
Liping Pang;Mark Goltz;Murray Close
Shuang Jiang;Liping Pang;Graeme D. Buchan;Jiří Šimůnek
Murray Close;Rod Dann;Andrew Ball;Ruth Pirie
Liping Pang;Murray Close;Daniela Schneider;Greg Stanton
Liping Pang;Malcolm McLeod;Jacqueline Aislabie;Jirka Šimůnek
Murray E. Close;Robert J. Davies‐Colley
Rodney Dann;M Close;M J Flintoft;R P Hector
Liping Pang;Murray Close;Mark Goltz;Mike Noonan
Liping Pang;Murray E. Close
L. W. Sinton;M. J. Noonan;R. K. Finlay;L. Pang
Murray E. Close;Robert J. Davies‐Colley
Liping Pang;Murray Close
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