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44
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Per-Erik Mellander 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 Per-Erik Mellander sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 148 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Per-Erik Mellander 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 Per-Erik Mellander sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Per-Erik Mellander is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland, focusing on Environmental Science and its related subfields. Their research encompasses a broad spectrum within environmental science, particularly emphasizing water science and technology, pollution, environmental chemistry, soil science, and ecology.

Their principal topics of work include soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, soil erosion and sediment transport, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, and water quality and pollution assessment.

Frequent publication venues where Mellander has contributed include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Discover Geoscience
  • CATENA
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Use and Management

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Mellander are:

  • Impact of historical legacy pesticides on achieving legislative goals in Europe, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • An investigation of anticoccidial veterinary drugs as emerging organic contaminants in groundwater, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Soil chemical and fertilizer influences on soluble and medium-sized colloidal phosphorus in agricultural soils, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • An analysis of the spatio-temporal occurrence of anthelmintic veterinary drug residues in groundwater, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Using a multi-dimensional approach for catchment scale herbicide pollution assessments, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Mellander collaborates frequently with various researchers, including Phil Jordan, Mark G. Healy, Liam Morrison, John McGinley, and Paraic C. Ryan. These collaborations span multiple publications and contribute to a diverse research network.

Best Publications

  • Tree root and soil heterotrophic respiration as revealed by girdling of boreal Scots pine forest: extending observations beyond the first year

    Bhupinderpal-Singh;A. Nordgren;M. Ottosson Löfvenius;M. N. Högberg

  • Climate change impact on snow and soil temperature in boreal Scots pine stands

    Per-Erik Mellander;Mikaell Ottosson Löfvenius;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Soil frost effects on soil water and runoff dynamics along a boreal forest transect: 1. Field investigations

    Lars Nyberg;Manfred Stähli;Per-Erik Mellander;Kevin H. Bishop

  • The seasonality of phosphorus transfers from land to water: implications for trophic impacts and policy evaluation

    Philip Jordan;A.R. Melland;P.-E. Mellander;G. Shortle

  • Challenges of Reducing Phosphorus Based Water Eutrophication in the Agricultural Landscapes of Northwest Europe

    Roland Bol;Gerard Gruau;Per-Erik Mellander;Remi Dupas

  • Quantifying nutrient transfer pathways in agricultural catchments using high temporal resolution data

    Per-Erik Mellander;Alice R. Melland;Philip Jordan;Philip Jordan;David P. Wall

  • The influence of soil temperature on transpiration: a plot scale manipulation in a young Scots pine stand

    Per-Erik Mellander;Kevin Bishop;Tomas Lundmark

  • Using the nutrient transfer continuum concept to evaluate the European Union Nitrates Directive National Action Programme

    D. Wall;Philip Jordan;Philip Jordan;A. R. Melland;P. E. Mellander

  • Storm Event Suspended Sediment-Discharge Hysteresis and Controls in Agricultural Watersheds: Implications for Watershed Scale Sediment Management

    Sophie C. Sherriff;Sophie C. Sherriff;John S. Rowan;Owen Fenton;Philip Jordan

  • Soil frost effects on soil water and runoff dynamics along a boreal transect: 2. Simulations

    Manfred Stähli;Lars Nyberg;Per-Erik Mellander;Per-Erik Jansson

  • The Irish Agricultural Catchments Programme: catchment selection using spatial multi-criteria decision analysis

    R. M. Fealy;C. Buckley;S. Mechan;A. Melland

  • Flow paths and phosphorus transfer pathways in two agricultural streams with contrasting flow controls

    Per‐Erik-E. Mellander;Phil Jordan;Mairead Shore;Alice R. Melland

  • Defining optimal DEM resolutions and point densities for modelling hydrologically sensitive areas in agricultural catchments dominated by microtopography

    I. A. Thomas;I. A. Thomas;P. Jordan;O. Shine;O. Fenton

  • Improving the identification of hydrologically sensitive areas using LiDAR DEMs for the delineation and mitigation of critical source areas of diffuse pollution.

    I.A. Thomas;I.A. Thomas;P. Jordan;P. Jordan;P.-E. Mellander;O. Fenton

  • Impact of historical legacy pesticides on achieving legislative goals in Europe.

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  • Groundwater nitrate reduction versus dissolved gas production: A tale of two catchments.

    E.B. McAleer;E.B. McAleer;C.E. Coxon;Karl G. Richards;M.M.R. Jahangir

  • Impacts of seasonal air and soil temperatures on photosynthesis in Scots pine trees.

    Martin Strand;Tomas Lundmark;Ingrid Söderbergh;Per-Erik Mellander

  • Stream water quality in intensive cereal cropping catchments with regulated nutrient management

    A.R. Melland;P.-E. Mellander;P.N.C. Murphy;D.P. Wall

  • Handling the phosphorus paradox in agriculture and natural ecosystems: scarcity, necessity, and burden of P.

    Peter Leinweber;Ulrich Bathmann;Uwe Buczko;Caroline Douhaire

  • Review: the environmental status and implications of the nitrate time lag in Europe and North America

    Sara E. Vero;Nandita B. Basu;Kimberly Van Meter;Karl G. Richards

  • Modelling variability of snow depths and soil temperatures in Scots pine stands

    Per Erik Mellander;Hjalmar Laudon;Kevin Bishop

  • Predicting microbial water quality with models:over-arching questions for managing risk in agricultural catchments

    David Michael Oliver;Kenneth D. H. Porter;Yakov A. Pachepsky;Richard W. Muirhead

Frequent Co-Authors

Phil Jordan
Phil Jordan University of Ulster
Philip Jordan
Philip Jordan University of Ulster
Owen Fenton
Owen Fenton Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Karl G. Richards
Karl G. Richards Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Chantal Gascuel-Odoux
Chantal Gascuel-Odoux University of Rennes
Rachel Creamer
Rachel Creamer Wageningen University & Research
Laurence Gill
Laurence Gill Trinity College Dublin
Mark G. Healy
Mark G. Healy University of Galway
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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