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P. Lee Ferguson

P. Lee Ferguson

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
8778
World Ranking
6035
National Ranking
2182

P. Lee Ferguson 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 P. Lee Ferguson 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.

P. Lee Ferguson 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 P. Lee Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 199 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 19 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

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

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

Best Publications

  • Discovery of 40 Classes of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Historical Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFFs) and AFFF-Impacted Groundwater

    Krista A. Barzen-Hanson;Simon C. Roberts;Sarah Choyke;Karl Oetjen

  • Nontarget Screening with High Resolution Mass Spectrometry in the Environment: Ready to Go?

    Juliane Hollender;Juliane Hollender;Emma Louise Schymanski;Heinz Singer;P. Lee Ferguson

  • Identification of flame retardants in polyurethane foam collected from baby products.

    Heather M. Stapleton;Susan Klosterhaus;Alex Keller;P. Lee Ferguson

  • Analysis of engineered nanomaterials in complex matrices (environment and biota): General considerations and conceptual case studies

    Frank von der Kammer;P. Lee Ferguson;Patricia A. Holden;Armand Masion

  • Novel and High Volume Use Flame Retardants in US Couches Reflective of the 2005 PentaBDE Phase Out

    Heather M. Stapleton;Smriti Sharma;Gordon Getzinger;P. Lee Ferguson

  • Distribution and fate of neutral alkylphenol ethoxylate metabolites in a sewage-impacted urban estuary.

    P L Ferguson;C R Iden;B J Brownawell

  • Life-Cycle Effects of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) on an Estuarine Meiobenthic Copepod†

    Ryan C Templeton;P Lee Ferguson;Kate M Washburn;Wally A Scrivens

  • Effects of Toxic Leachate from Commercial Plastics on Larval Survival and Settlement of the Barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite.

    Heng-Xiang Li;Heng-Xiang Li;Gordon J. Getzinger;P. Lee Ferguson;Beatriz Orihuela

  • Considerations of Environmentally Relevant Test Conditions for Improved Evaluation of Ecological Hazards of Engineered Nanomaterials

    Patricia A. Holden;Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey;Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey;Fred Klaessig;Ronald F. Turco

  • Analysis of alkylphenol ethoxylate metabolites in the aquatic environment using liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry.

    Ferguson Pl;Iden Cr;Brownawell Bj

  • Occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern in mussels (Mytilus spp.) along the California coast and the influence of land use, storm water discharge, and treated wastewater effluent.

    Nathan G. Dodder;Keith A. Maruya;P. Lee Ferguson;Richard Grace

  • Determination of Steroid Estrogens in Wastewater by Immunoaffinity Extraction Coupled with HPLC−Electrospray-MS

    P. Lee Ferguson;Charles R. Iden;and Anne E. McElroy;Bruce J. Brownawell

  • Influence of sediment-amendment with single-walled carbon nanotubes and diesel soot on bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic contaminants by benthic invertebrates.

    P. Lee Ferguson;G. Thomas Chandler;Ryan C. Templeton;Amanda DeMarco

  • Characterizing the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARγ) ligand binding potential of several major flame retardants, their metabolites, and chemical mixtures in house dust.

    Mingliang Fang;Thomas F. Webster;P. Lee Ferguson;Heather M. Stapleton

  • Results from Screening Polyurethane Foam Based Consumer Products for Flame Retardant Chemicals: Assessing Impacts on the Change in the Furniture Flammability Standards

    Ellen M. Cooper;Gretchen Kroeger;Katherine Davis;Charlotte R. Clark

  • Indications of Transformation Products from Hydraulic Fracturing Additives in Shale-Gas Wastewater.

    Kathrin Hoelzer;Andrew J. Sumner;Osman Karatum;Robert K. Nelson

  • Application of ion trap-MS with H/D exchange and QqTOF-MS in the identification of microbial degradates of trimethoprim in nitrifying activated sludge.

    Peter Eichhorn;P. Lee Ferguson;and Sandra Pérez;Diana S. Aga

  • Lithium-ion battery components are at the nexus of sustainable energy and environmental release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

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  • Assessing the Effectiveness of Point-of-Use Residential Drinking Water Filters for Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

    Nicholas J. Herkert;John Merrill;Cara Peters;David Bollinger

  • Electrochemical Transformations of Perfluoroalkyl Acid (PFAA) Precursors and PFAAs in Groundwater Impacted with Aqueous Film Forming Foams

    Charles E. Schaefer;Sarah Choyke;P. Lee Ferguson;Christina Andaya

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather M. Stapleton
Heather M. Stapleton Duke University
G. Thomas Chandler
G. Thomas Chandler University of South Carolina
Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Christopher P. Higgins
Christopher P. Higgins Colorado School of Mines
Juliane Hollender
Juliane Hollender Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Robert M. Burgess
Robert M. Burgess Environmental Protection Agency
Martin Elsner
Martin Elsner Technical University of Munich
Joseph R.V. Flora
Joseph R.V. Flora University of South Carolina
Thomas F. Webster
Thomas F. Webster Boston University
Jason M. Unrine
Jason M. Unrine University of Kentucky

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