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Richard S. Quilliam 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 Richard S. Quilliam sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 115 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard S. Quilliam 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 Richard S. Quilliam sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard S. Quilliam is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom. Their research spans predominantly the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Science, Ecology, and Water Science and Technology.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on environmental impacts related to waste management, pollution, and public health. Notable papers include:

  • Integrating insect frass biofertilisers into sustainable peri-urban agro-food systems, 2020, Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
  • COVID-19: The environmental implications of shedding SARS-CoV-2 in human faeces, 2020, Environment International

Richard S. Quilliam's research topics cover several areas:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Fecal contamination and water quality

Frequent coauthors in Quilliam's collaborations include:

  • David M. Oliver
  • Michael J. Ormsby
  • Hannah L. White
  • Rebecca Metcalf
  • Luke Woodford

They frequently publish in venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Research

Richard S. Quilliam's contributions highlight concerns about environmental pollution and its intersection with health and urban settings, as well as practical approaches for waste management and sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Life in the ‘charosphere’ - Does biochar in agricultural soil provide a significant habitat for microorganisms?

    Richard S. Quilliam;Helen C. Glanville;Stephen C. Wade;Davey L. Jones

  • Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: Human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments.

    Anisha Keswani;David M. Oliver;Tony Gutierrez;Richard S. Quilliam

  • Nutrient dynamics, microbial growth and weed emergence in biochar amended soil are influenced by time since application and reapplication rate

    Richard S. Quilliam;Richard S. Quilliam;Karina A. Marsden;Christoph Gertler;Johannes Rousk;Johannes Rousk

  • REVIEW: Nutrient stripping: the global disparity between food security and soil nutrient stocks

    Davey L. Jones;Paul Cross;Paul J. A. Withers;Thomas H. DeLuca

  • Does biochar application alter heavy metal dynamics in agricultural soil

    Paola Lucchini;Paola Lucchini;Richard Quilliam;Thomas H DeLuca;Teofilo Vamerali

  • Is biochar a source or sink for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds in agricultural soils

    Richard S. Quilliam;Richard S. Quilliam;Sally Rangecroft;Bridget A. Emmett;Thomas H. Deluca

  • Acquisition and Assimilation of Nitrogen as Peptide-Bound and D-Enantiomers of Amino Acids by Wheat

    Paul W. Hill;Richard S. Quilliam;Thomas H. DeLuca;John Farrar

  • Modeling Fate and Transport of Fecally-derived Microorganisms at the Watershed Scale: State of the Science and Future Opportunities

    Kyung Hwa Cho;Yakov A. Pachepsky;David M. Oliver;Richard W. Muirhead

  • Biochar application reduces nodulation but increases nitrogenase activity in clover

    Richard S. Quilliam;Richard S. Quilliam;Thomas H. DeLuca;Davey L. Jones

  • Integrating insect frass biofertilisers into sustainable peri-urban agro-food systems

    Richard Quilliam;Charles Nuku-Adeku;Pierre Maquart;Dave Little

  • Can macrophyte harvesting from eutrophic water close the loop on nutrient loss from agricultural land

    Richard S. Quilliam;Melanie A. van Niekerk;David R. Chadwick;Paul Cross

  • Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia.

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  • Freshwater blue space and population health: An emerging research agenda.

    Craig W McDougall;Richard S Quilliam;Nick Hanley;David M Oliver

  • Colonisation of plastic pellets (nurdles) by E. coli at public bathing beaches

    Alyssa Rodrigues;David M. Oliver;Amy McCarron;Richard S. Quilliam

  • Application of Biochar for Soil Remediation

    Tom Sizmur;Richard Quilliam;Aline Peregrina Puga;Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez

  • Insects as food and feed: European perspectives on recent research and future priorities

    Charlotte L R Payne;Charlotte L R Payne;Darja Dobermann;Andrew Forkes;Joanna House

  • Increased bioavailability of metals in two contrasting agricultural soils treated with waste wood-derived biochar and ash

    Paola Lucchini;Paola Lucchini;Richard Quilliam;Thomas H DeLuca;Thomas H DeLuca;Teofilo Vamerali

  • Quantifying the importance of plastic pollution for the dissemination of human pathogens: The challenges of choosing an appropriate 'control' material.

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  • Integration of biochar with animal manure and nitrogen for improving maize yields and soil properties in calcareous semi-arid agroecosystems

    Muhammad Arif;Kawsar Ali;Mohammad Tariq Jan;Zahir Shah

  • Blue space exposure, health and well-being: Does freshwater type matter?

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  • Imaging photosynthesis in wounded leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Richard S. Quilliam;Philip J. Swarbrick;Julie D. Scholes;Stephen A. Rolfe

  • Seaweeds and plastic debris can influence the survival of faecal indicator organisms in beach environments.

    Richard S. Quilliam;Julie Jamieson;David M. Oliver

  • 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

  • Metal contaminated biochar and wood ash negatively affect plant growth and soil quality after land application

    David L Jones;Richard Quilliam

  • Quantifying stakeholder understanding of an ecosystem service trade-off.

    Kathleen C Stosch;Richard S Quilliam;Nils Bunnefeld;David M Oliver

Frequent Co-Authors

Davey L. Jones
Davey L. Jones Bangor University
Thomas H. DeLuca
Thomas H. DeLuca Oregon State University
Nick Hanley
Nick Hanley University of Glasgow
Shelagh K. Malham
Shelagh K. Malham Bangor University
David W. Hopkins
David W. Hopkins Scotland's Rural College
Si-Liang Li
Si-Liang Li Tianjin University
Susan Waldron
Susan Waldron University of Glasgow
David Kay
David Kay Aberystwyth University
Mark Farrell
Mark Farrell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Gareth Edwards-Jones
Gareth Edwards-Jones Bangor University

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