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2023

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68
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19480
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1859
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150

Robin J. Law 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 Robin J. Law sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 194 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Robin J. Law 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 Robin J. Law sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Robin J. Law is a researcher affiliated with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple disciplines within Environmental Science and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on the interaction of environmental factors and physiological responses.

The primary fields of study for Robin J. Law include Environmental Science, encompassing eight publications, and Neuroscience with four publications. Subfields of Law's research highlight areas such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Behavioral Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, General Health Professions, and Environmental Chemistry.

Law's research topics cover a range of subjects, often intersecting environmental impacts and biological systems. These main topics are Stress Responses and Cortisol, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin, Health, Psychology, and Well-being, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Research, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension.

Frequent publication venues where Robin J. Law's research appears include Marine Pollution Bulletin (two publications), International Review of Neurobiology, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Anxiety Stress & Coping, and Platform voor marien onderzoek (Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee).

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Robin J. Law include:

  • Stress, the cortisol awakening response and cognitive function (2020), International Review of Neurobiology
  • The cortisol awakening response predicts a same-day index of executive function in healthy young adults (2020), International Journal of Psychophysiology

Other co-authors frequently collaborating with Law are Angela Clow, Karin A Stockin, Shan Yi, Grant L. Northcott, and Emma L. Betty.

The combination of Law's work illustrates a cross-disciplinary approach linking environmental toxicology and neuroscience, particularly in understanding how environmental contaminants and physiological stress responses interact. The consistent investigation into cortisol and its role in cognitive and executive functions signifies a focused element of Law's contributions to the behavioral and endocrine aspects of neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Novel brominated flame retardants : A review of their analysis, environmental fate and behaviour

    Adrian Covaci;Stuart Harrad;Mohamed A. E. Abdallah;Nadeem Ali

  • Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment.

    Robin J. Law;Colin R. Allchin;Jacob de Boer;Adrian Covaci

  • Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in the environment and humans: a review.

    Adrian Covaci;Andreas C. Gerecke;Robin J. Law;Stefan Voorspoels

  • Biosorption of lead, copper and cadmium by biomass of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PU21

    Jo Shu Chang;Robin Law;Chung Cheng Chang

  • Levels and trends of polybrominated diphenylethers and other brominated flame retardants in wildlife

    Robin J. Law;Mehran Alaee;Colin R. Allchin;Jan P. Boon

  • A novel abbreviation standard for organobromine, organochlorine and organophosphorus flame retardants and some characteristics of the chemicals

    Åke Bergman;Andreas Rydén;Robin J Law;Jacob de Boer

  • Analytical and environmental aspects of the flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol-A and its derivatives.

    Adrian Covaci;Stefan Voorspoels;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Tinne Geens

  • PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters

    Paul D. Jepson;Rob Deaville;Jonathan L. Barber;Àlex Aguilar

  • Levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in animals representing different trophic levels of the North Sea food Web.

    Jan P Boon;Wilma E Lewis;Michael R Tjoen-A-Choy;Colin R Allchin

  • Levels and trends of PBDEs and HBCDs in the global environment: Status at the end of 2012

    Robin J. Law;Adrian Covaci;Stuart Harrad;Dorte Herzke

  • Dechlorane Plus and Related Compounds in the Environment: A Review

    Ed Sverko;Gregg T. Tomy;Eric J. Reiner;Yi-Fan Li;Yi-Fan Li

  • Polybrominated diphenylethers in sediments and biota downstream of potential sources in the UK

    C.R. Allchin;Robin J. Law;Steven Morris

  • Relationships between polychlorinated biphenyls and health status in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded in the United Kingdom

    Paul D. Jepson;Peter M. Bennett;Robert Deaville;Colin R. Allchin

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in seawater around England and Wales

    R.J. Law;V.J. Dawes;R.J. Woodhead;P. Matthiessen

  • Levels and trends of HBCD and BDEs in the European and Asian environments, with some information for other BFRs.

    Robin J. Law;Dorte Herzke;Stuart Harrad;Steven Morris

  • Scope for growth and contaminant levels in North Sea mussels Mytilus edulis

    Widdows J;Donkin P;Brinsley;Evans Sv

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Sediments Around England and Wales, and Their Possible Biological Significance

    R.J. Woodhead;R.J. Law;P. Matthiessen

  • Phthalate Esters and Other Industrial Organic Chemicals in the North and Irish Seas

    R. J. Law;T. W. Fileman;P. Matthiessen

  • Brominated flame retardants in the European chemicals policy of REACH—Regulation and determination in materials

    Sabine Kemmlein;Dorte Herzke;Robin J. Law

  • The use of chemical dispersants to combat oil spills at sea : A review of practice and research needs in Europe

    Helen Chapman;Karen Purnell;Robin J. Law;Mark F. Kirby

  • Concentration-dependent changes of PCB patterns in fish-eating mammals: structural evidence for induction of cytochrome P450

    J. P. Boon;J. van der Meer;C. R. Allchin;R. J. Law

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Jepson
Paul Jepson Zoological Society of London
Jonathan L. Barber
Jonathan L. Barber Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Dorte Herzke
Dorte Herzke Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Jacob de Boer
Jacob de Boer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Graham J. Pierce
Graham J. Pierce Spanish National Research Council
M. J. Waldock
M. J. Waldock Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
J. de Boer
J. de Boer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Stuart Harrad
Stuart Harrad University of Birmingham
Robert J. Reid
Robert J. Reid University of Adelaide

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