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50
Citations
8341
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5040
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1851

Timothy E. Ford 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 Timothy E. Ford sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 124 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy E. Ford 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 Timothy E. Ford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Timothy E. Ford is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several interconnected subfields including Pollution, Endocrinology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Molecular Medicine.

The main research topics covered by Ford include:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Tracheal and airway disorders

Ford's body of published work spans several respected scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Ecotoxicology
  • Water Research
  • International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
  • Cambridge Prisms Water
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The scientist has authored or contributed to a number of papers, including:

  • "Nanopore-based metagenomics analysis reveals prevalence of mobile antibiotic and heavy metal resistome in wastewater," 2021, Ecotoxicology
  • "Delineation of the complex microbial nitrogen-transformation network in an anammox-driven full-scale wastewater treatment plant," 2023, Water Research
  • "Research on biodeteriotration of plastics," 2023, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
  • "Progress toward alleviating preventable waterborne diseases over the past 30 years," 2023, Cambridge Prisms Water
  • "Exploring the Impact of Traditional Practices on Vibrio cholerae Outbreaks in Rural Nigerian Communities: A Field Study with Educational and Behavioral Interventions," 2025, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent collaborators in Ford's research include:

  • Ji-Dong Gu
  • Steve Hamner
  • Gary N. Cherr
  • Cristina Martín
  • Brooke Stebbins

Best Publications

  • BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF A TUNDRA RIVER TO FERTILIZATION

    Bruce J. Peterson;Linda Deegan;John Helfrich;John E. Hobbie

  • Longitudinal patterns of ecosystem processes and community structure in a subarctic river continuum

    Robert J. Naiman;Robert J. Naiman;Jerry M. Melillo;Jerry M. Melillo;Maurice A. Lock;Tim E. Ford;Tim E. Ford

  • Biodeterioration of concrete by the fungus Fusarium

    Ji-Dong Gu;Tim E. Ford;Neal S. Berke;Ralph Mitchell

  • Aquatic microbiology : an ecological approach

    Timothy Edgcumbe Ford

  • Microbiological safety of drinking water: United States and global perspectives.

    Timothy Edgcumbe Ford

  • Transformation of a tundra river from heterotrophy to autotrophy by addition of phosphorus.

    Bruce J. Peterson;John E. Hobbie;Anne E. Hershey;Maurice A. Lock

  • U.S. Drinking Water Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

    Ronnie Levin;Paul Robert Epstein;Tim E Ford;Winston Harrington

  • Microbiological safety of drinking water: United States and global perspectives.

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  • Multivariate statistical examination of spatial and temporal patterns of heavy metal contamination in New Bedford Harbor marine sediments

    J. P. Shine;R. V. Ika;T. E. Ford

  • Quantifying Nonspecific TEM β-Lactamase (blaTEM) Genes in a Wastewater Stream

    Karen L. Lachmayr;Lee J. Kerkhof;A. Gregory DiRienzo;Colleen M. Cavanaugh

  • The role of water use patterns and sewage pollution in incidence of water-borne/enteric diseases along the Ganges river in Varanasi, India

    Steve Hamner;Anshuman Tripathi;Rajesh Kumar Mishra;Nik Bouskill

  • Genetic and molecular ecotoxicology: A research framework

    Susan Anderson;Walter Sadinski;Lee Shugart;Peter Brussard

  • Rapid assessment of marine pollution using multiple biomarkers and chemical immunoassays.

    Tamara S. Galloway;Ross C. Sanger;Karen L. Smith;Gilberto Fillmann

  • Indicators of ocean health and human health: developing a research and monitoring framework

    Anthony Knap;Eric Dewailly;Chris Furgal;Jennifer Galvin

  • Groundwater-surface water relationships in boreal forest watersheds: dissolved organic carbon and inorganic nutrient dynamics

    T. E. Ford;Robert J. Naiman

  • Temporal bacterial diversity associated with metal-contaminated river sediments

    Nicholas J. Bouskill;Nicholas J. Bouskill;Jill Barker-Finkel;Tamara S. Galloway;Tamara S. Galloway;Richard D. Handy

  • The Ecology of Microbial Corrosion

    Tim Ford;Ralph Mitchell

  • Microbial degradation of polymeric materials

    J Gu;TE Ford;DB Mitton;R Mitchell

  • A Global Decline in Microbiological Safety of Water: A Call for Action

    Timothy E. Ford;Rita R. Colwell

  • Class 1 integronase gene and tetracycline resistance genes tetA and tetC in different water environments of Jiangsu Province, China.

    Xuxiang Zhang;Xuxiang Zhang;Bing Wu;Yan Zhang;Tong Zhang

  • Marine Swimming-Related Illness: Implications for Monitoring and Environmental Policy

    Sarah E. Henrickson;Thomas Wong;Paul Allen;Tim Ford

Frequent Co-Authors

Ji-Dong Gu
Ji-Dong Gu Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Anne K. Camper
Anne K. Camper Montana State University
Xu-Xiang Zhang
Xu-Xiang Zhang Nanjing University
Tamara S. Galloway
Tamara S. Galloway University of Exeter
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Michael H. Depledge
Michael H. Depledge University of Exeter
Robert J. Naiman
Robert J. Naiman University of Washington
John D. Spengler
John D. Spengler Harvard University
Richard D. Handy
Richard D. Handy Plymouth University
Halûk Özkaynak
Halûk Özkaynak Environmental Protection Agency

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