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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
74
Citations
16082
World Ranking
1366
National Ranking
46

Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
15900
World Ranking
4831
National Ranking
121

Paul D. Jones 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 Paul D. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 214 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul D. Jones 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 Paul D. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Paul D. Jones is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Their primary research area is Environmental Science, with a focus on interdisciplinary studies that integrate molecular biology, toxicology, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several main fields and subfields, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pollution
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Environmental Chemistry

The topics covered by Paul D. Jones emphasize areas such as:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Gut microbiota and health

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul D. Jones include:

  • Metals and PFAS in stormwater and surface runoff in a semi-arid Canadian city subject to large variations in temperature among seasons (2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)
  • Evaluating transdisciplinary research practices: insights from social network analysis (2021, Sustainability Science)
  • RNA in Municipal Wastewater Reveals Magnitudes of COVID-19 Outbreaks across Four Waves Driven by SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (2022, ACS ES&T Water)
  • Rapid transition between SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Delta and Omicron detected by monitoring municipal wastewater from three Canadian cities (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Biochemical and Molecular Investigation of In Vitro Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity Spectrum of Crude Extracts of Willow Leaves Salix safsaf (2020, Plants)

Paul D. Jones frequently publishes in several journals, notably:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their research collaboration network includes co-authors with whom they have numerous publications, such as:

  • John P. Giesy (36 publications)
  • Markus Brinkmann (17 publications)
  • Yuwei Xie (16 publications)
  • Jonathan K. Challis (15 publications)
  • Femi F. Oloye (14 publications)

Best Publications

  • Binding of perfluorinated fatty acids to serum proteins.

    Paul D. Jones;Wenyue Hu;Wim De Coen;John L. Newsted

  • Accumulation of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Marine Mammals

    Kurunthachalam Kannan;Jaana Koistinen;Kimberlee Beckmen;Thomas Evans

  • Perfluorooctane sulfonate in fish-eating water birds including bald eagles and albatrosses.

    K Kannan;J C Franson;W W Bowerman;K J Hansen

  • Toxicity Reference Values for the Toxic Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls to Aquatic Mammals

    K. Kannan;A. L. Blankenship;P. D. Jones;J. P. Giesy

  • Probabilistic risk assessment of agrochemicals in the environment

    K. Solomon;J. Giesy;P. Jones

  • Aquatic toxicology of perfluorinated chemicals.

    John P. Giesy;Jonathan E. Naile;Jong Seong Khim;Paul D. Jones

  • Perfluorinated compounds in water, sediment, soil and biota from estuarine and coastal areas of Korea

    Jonathan E. Naile;Jong Seong Khim;Tieyu Wang;Chunli Chen

  • Determination of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in wastewater effluents by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and fluorescence detection.

    Haruhiko Nakata;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Paul D. Jones;John P. Giesy

  • Alterations in cell membrane properties caused by perfluorinated compounds.

    Wen yue Hu;Paul D Jones;Wim DeCoen;Louis King

  • Inhibition of Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication by Perfluorinated Compounds in Rat Liver and Dolphin Kidney Epithelial Cell Lines in Vitro and Sprague-Dawley Rats in Vivo

    Wenyue Hu;Paul D. Jones;Brad L. Upham;James E. Trosko

  • Gene expression profiles in rat liver treated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

    Keerthi S. Guruge;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Noriko Yamanaka;Shigeru Miyazaki

  • Potential health risks posed by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in muscle tissues of fishes from the Athabasca and Slave Rivers, Canada

    Ehimai Ohiozebau;Brett Tendler;Garry Codling;Erin Kelly

  • Origin of Hydroxylated Brominated Diphenyl Ethers: Natural Compounds or Man-Made Flame Retardants?

    Yi Wan;Steve Wiseman;Hong Chang;Xiaowei Zhang

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their hydroxylated/methoxylated analogs: environmental sources, metabolic relationships, and relative toxicities.

    Steve B. Wiseman;Yi Wan;Hong Chang;Xiaowei Zhang

  • Human adrenocarcinoma (H295R) cells for rapid in vitro determination of effects on steroidogenesis: Hormone production

    Markus Hecker;John L. Newsted;Margaret B. Murphy;Margaret B. Murphy;Eric B. Higley

  • Assessment of the Effects of Chemicals on the Expression of Ten Steroidogenic Genes in the H295R Cell Line Using Real-Time PCR

    Klara Hilscherova;Paul D. Jones;Tannia Gracia;John L. Newsted

  • Effect of pyrolysis temperature on potential toxicity of biochar if applied to the environment

    Honghong Lyu;Yuhe He;Jingchun Tang;Markus Hecker

  • Avian toxicity reference values for perfluorooctane sulfonate.

    John L. Newsted;Paul D. Jones;Katie Coady;John P. Giesy

  • Cell bioassays for detection of aryl hydrocarbon (AhR) and estrogen receptor (ER) mediated activity in environmental samples.

    J.P. Giesy;K. Hilscherova;P.D. Jones;K. Kannan

  • Dietary exposure of mink to carp from Saginaw Bay, Michigan. 1. Effects on reproduction and survival, and the potential risks to wild mink populations.

    S. N. Heaton;S. J. Bursian;J. P. Giesy;D. E. Tillitt

  • Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Bisphenol A in Pregnant Women and Their Matching Fetuses: Placental Transfer and Potential Risks

    Yi Wan;Kyungho Choi;Sunmi Kim;Kyunghee Ji

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Markus Hecker
Markus Hecker University of Saskatchewan
Steve Wiseman
Steve Wiseman University of Lethbridge
Xiaowei Zhang
Xiaowei Zhang Nanjing University
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Jong Seong Khim
Jong Seong Khim Seoul National University
Yi Wan
Yi Wan Peking University
Keith R. Solomon
Keith R. Solomon University of Guelph
Ronald J. Kendall
Ronald J. Kendall Texas Tech University
Klára Hilscherová
Klára Hilscherová Masaryk University

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