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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 83 2951 2657 161 143 264 24162
Environmental Sciences 85 750 713 64 62 280 25580

Stuart Harrad publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stuart Harrad between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stuart Harrad published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2016. 27 of the 347 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2016. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 7 publications
1989 2026

347 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stuart Harrad: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 1
1991 3
1992 4
1993 3
1994 2
1995 2
1996 0
1997 3
1998 2
1999 4
2000 5
2001 5
2002 5
2003 3
2004 5
2005 2
2006 5
2007 7
2008 14
2009 20
2010 11
2011 10
2012 6
2013 7
2014 12
2015 15
2016 29
2017 12
2018 10
2019 12
2020 13
2021 12
2022 22
2023 27
2024 26
2025 20
2026 7
Total 347
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Stuart Harrad 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 Stuart Harrad sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 271–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 280 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155 280
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Stuart Harrad 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 Stuart Harrad sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43 85
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Stuart Harrad is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and has an extensive record of research in environmental science. Their work predominantly addresses issues related to pollution, toxicology, and environmental contaminants.

The scientist has a notable focus on several interconnected topics, including:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

Stuart Harrad's research spans multiple subfields within environmental science, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Plant Science

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on emerging contaminants, microplastics, and chemical exposure risks. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils" (2020), Environmental Pollution
  • "Phasing-out of legacy brominated flame retardants: The UNEP Stockholm Convention and other legislative action worldwide" (2020), Environment International
  • "Occurrence, seasonal variation and human exposure to pharmaceuticals and personal care products in surface water, groundwater and drinking water in Lagos State, Nigeria" (2020), Emerging Contaminants
  • "Occurrence, human exposure, and risk of microplastics in the indoor environment" (2021), Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • "A critical review of human exposure to organophosphate esters with a focus on dietary intake" (2021), The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stuart Harrad include:

  • Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah
  • William A. Stubbings
  • Daniel S. Drage
  • Marie A. Coggins
  • Martin Sharkey

Their research has been published repeatedly in several venues, illustrating consistent engagement with leading journals in environmental science and contaminants, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Emerging Contaminants
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment

Stuart Harrad's contributions are primarily situated within environmental science, with specialization in pollution dynamics and toxicological impacts. Their work reflects an interdisciplinary approach integrating environmental chemistry, engineering, and health-related exposures to chemical pollutants.

Best Publications

  • Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the freshwater aquatic environment

    Anekwe Jennifer Ebele;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Stuart Harrad

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

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

  • Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

    Manish Kumar;Xinni Xiong;Mingjing He;Daniel C.W. Tsang

  • Concentrations and sources of VOCs in urban domestic and public microenvironments.

    Young Min Kim;Stuart Harrad;Roy M. Harrison

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in domestic indoor dust from Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States.

    Stuart Harrad;Catalina Ibarra;Miriam Diamond;Lisa Melymuk

  • Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in indoor air and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in indoor air and dust in Birmingham, United Kingdom: implications for human exposure.

    Stuart Harrad;Sadegh Hazrati;Catalina Ibarra

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

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

  • 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

  • A study of trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the roadside environment

    Roy M Harrison;Rob Tilling;Marı́a S Callén Romero;Stuart Harrad

  • Hexabromocyclododecanes and Tetrabromobisphenol-A in Indoor Air and Dust in Birmingham, UK: Implications for Human Exposure

    Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Stuart Harrad;Adrian Covaci

  • Preliminary assessment of U.K. human dietary and inhalation exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

    Stuart Harrad;Ramanee Wijesekera;Stuart Hunter;Chris Halliwell

  • Occurrence of alternative flame retardants in indoor dust from New Zealand: indoor sources and human exposure assessment.

    Nadeem Ali;Alin C. Dirtu;Nele Van den Eede;Emma Goosey

  • Indoor Contamination with Hexabromocyclododecanes, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, and Perfluoroalkyl Compounds: An Important Exposure Pathway for People?

    Stuart Harrad;Cynthia A. de Wit;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Caroline Bergh

  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the British environment: Sinks, sources and temporal trends

    Stuart J. Harrad;Andrew P. Sewart;Ruth E. Alcock;Ruth Boumphrey

  • Phasing-out of legacy brominated flame retardants: The UNEP Stockholm Convention and other legislative action worldwide.

    Martin Sharkey;Stuart Harrad;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Daniel S Drage

  • 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

  • Current-use brominated flame retardants in water, sediment, and fish from English lakes.

    Stuart Harrad;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Neil L. Rose;Simon D. Turner

  • "Novel" brominated flame retardants in Belgian and UK indoor dust: implications for human exposure.

    Nadeem Ali;Stuart Harrad;Emma Goosey;Hugo Neels

  • Concentrations of organophosphate esters and brominated flame retardants in German indoor dust samples

    Sandra Brommer;Stuart Harrad;Nele Van den Eede;Adrian Covaci

  • THE CONTRIBUTION OF TRAFFIC TO ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

    Lee H. Lim;Roy M. Harrison;Stuart Harrad

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah
Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah University of Birmingham
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Harald Berresheim
Harald Berresheim University of Galway
Neil L. Rose
Neil L. Rose University College London
Hugo Neels
Hugo Neels University of Antwerp
Cynthia A. de Wit
Cynthia A. de Wit Stockholm University
Hidetaka Takigami
Hidetaka Takigami National Institute for Environmental Studies
Robin J. Law
Robin J. Law Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

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