2026 Peter S. Hooda: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	41	7636	7336	578	560	127	7664

Overview

Peter S. Hooda is affiliated with Kingston University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant number of publications in these fields.

The main topics of their work include:

Heavy metals in environment
Phosphorus and nutrient management
Insect and pesticide research
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Microplastics and plastic pollution
Plant and animal studies
Water quality and pollution assessment

The scientist has contributed to several subfields of study, including pollution, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, industrial and manufacturing engineering, water science and technology, and environmental chemistry.

They have co-authored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators, including:

Sabry M. Shaheen
Farid Moore
Rosa Busquets
Behnam Keshavarzi
Jörg Rinklebe

Peter S. Hooda's research appears regularly in specific scientific venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Environmental Management
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Separation and Purification Technology
Chemosphere
SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by this scientist include:

Source and risk assessment of heavy metals and microplastics in bivalves and coastal sediments of the Northern Persian Gulf, Hormogzan Province (2021) in Environmental Research
A comprehensive review on agricultural waste utilization through sustainable conversion techniques, with a focus on the additives effect on the fate of phosphorus and toxic elements during composting process (2024) in The Science of The Total Environment
Behaviour of neonicotinoids in contrasting soils (2020) in Journal of Environmental Management
Risk assessment, geochemical speciation, and source apportionment of heavy metals in sediments of an urban river draining into a coastal wetland (2022) in Marine Pollution Bulletin
Effect of corn pre-puffing on the efficiency of MgO-engineered biochar for phosphorus recovery from livestock wastewater: mechanistic investigations and cost benefit analyses (2023) in Biochar

Best Publications

Occurrence, fate and transformation of emerging contaminants in water : an overarching review of the field

John Wilkinson;John Wilkinson;Peter S. Hooda;James Barker;Stephen Barton

741
Citations
A review of water quality concerns in livestock farming areas.

P.S. Hooda;A.C. Edwards;H.A. Anderson;A. Miller

692
Citations
Trace elements in soils

Peter S. Hooda

446
Citations
Opportunities and challenges in the use of coal fly ash for soil improvements--a review.

Sabry M. Shaheen;Peter S. Hooda;Christos D. Tsadilas

364
Citations
Relating soil phosphorus indices to potential phosphorus release to water.

P. S. Hooda;A. R. Rendell;A. C. Edwards;P. J. A. Withers

358
Citations
Manuring and fertilization effects on phosphorus accumulation in soils and potential environmental implications

P.S. Hooda;V.W. Truesdale;A.C. Edwards;P.J.A. Withers

256
Citations
Cadmium and lead sorption behaviour of selected English and Indian soils

P.S Hooda;B.J Alloway

246
Citations
Plant availability of heavy metals in soils previously amended with heavy applications of sewage sludge

P S Hooda;D McNulty;B J Alloway;M N Aitken

238
Citations
Trends in the recovery of phosphorus in bioavailable forms from wastewater

Patrick Matthew Melia;Andrew B Cundy;Saran Sohi;Peter S Hooda

231
Citations
Ecotoxic pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and other emerging contaminants: A review of environmental, receptor-mediated, developmental, and epigenetic toxicity with discussion of proposed toxicity to humans

John L. Wilkinson;Peter S. Hooda;James Barker;Stephen Barton

231
Citations
Effects of time and temperature on the bioavailability of Cd and Pb from sludge‐amended soils

P. S. Hooda;B. J. Alloway

211
Citations
Phosphorus Loss in Drainflow from Intensively Managed Grassland Soils

P. S. Hooda;M. Moynagh;I. F. Svoboda;A. C. Edwards

200
Citations
Measuring bioavailable trace metals by diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT): soil moisture effects on its performance in soils

P. S. Hooda;Hao Zhang;William Davison;A. C. Edwards

167
Citations
The potential impact of soil ingestion on human mineral nutrition

P.S. Hooda;C.J.K. Henry;T.A. Seyoum;L.D.M. Armstrong

146
Citations
Spatial (bio)accumulation of pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, plasticisers, perfluorinated compounds and metabolites in river sediment, aquatic plants and benthic organisms

John L. Wilkinson;John L. Wilkinson;Peter S. Hooda;Julian Swinden;James Barker

145
Citations
The effect of liming on heavy metal concentrations in wheat, carrots and spinach grown on previously sludge-applied soils.

P. S. Hooda;B. J. Alloway

144
Citations
The plant availability and DTPA-extractability of trace metals in sludge-amended soils

P.S. Hooda;B.J. Alloway

141
Citations
Determination of Nitrate in Water Containing Dissolved Organic Carbon by Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

Anthony C. Edwards;Peter S. Hooda;Yvonne Cook

116
Citations
Trace metals and their source in the catchment of the high altitude Lake Respomuso, Central Pyrenees.

Dragos G. Zaharescu;Peter S. Hooda;Antonio P. Soler;Javier Fernandez

107
Citations
Assessing the feasibility of land application of fly ash, sewage sludge and their mixtures

K.S Sajwan;S Paramasivam;A.K Alva;D.C Adriano

104
Citations
Phosphorus loss in drainflow intensively managed grassland soils

P S Hooda;M Moynagh;I F Svoboda;A C Edwards

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony C. Edwards Scotland's Rural College

Farid Moore Shiraz University

Behnam Keshavarzi Shiraz University

Hao Zhang Lancaster University

Bernd Markert RWTH Aachen University

Paul J. A. Withers Lancaster University

Sabry M. Shaheen Kafrelsheikh University

Saran Sohi University of Edinburgh

William Davison Lancaster University

Andrew B. Cundy National Oceanography Centre

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