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D-Index
72
Citations
16504
World Ranking
5336
National Ranking
1661

William J. Cooper publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 237 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

William J. Cooper D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1951 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1932 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William J. Cooper is affiliated with the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions in related subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, water science and technology, artificial intelligence, and analytical chemistry.

Cooper's work covers a range of topics within environmental science, notably:

  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Water treatment and disinfection
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Their recent publications include the following:

  • Characterization of landfill leachate molecular composition using ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry, 2021, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Carbon storage estimation in a secondary tropical forest at CIEE Sustainability Center, Monteverde, Costa Rica, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Aqueous degradation of esculetin (6,7-dihydroxycoumarin) using gamma radiation, 2020, Desalination and Water Treatment
  • Crossing disciplines for a green new deal, 2023, BioScience
  • Neural Contextual Reinforcement Framework for Logical Structure Language Generation, 2025, arXiv (Cornell University)

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Cooper include Michael Gonsior, Katherine R. Martin, Nicole M. Robey, Shirley Ma, and Leanne C. Powers.

William J. Cooper's work has been published in several venues, reflecting a diverse research output. These venues include:

  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Desalination and Water Treatment
  • BioScience
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Over the course of their career, Cooper has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), with this distinction noted in the years 1932, 1951, and 2011.

Best Publications

  • Kinetics and mechanism of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in degradation of ciprofloxacin in water

    Taicheng An;Hai Yang;Guiying Li;Weihua Song

  • Photochemical formation of hydrogen peroxide in surface and ground waters exposed to sunlight.

    William J. Cooper;Rod G. Zika

  • Degradation of tetracycline antibiotics: Mechanisms and kinetic studies for advanced oxidation/reduction processes

    Joonseon Jeong;Weihua Song;William J. Cooper;Jinyoung Jung

  • Methods for reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection in aqueous environments

    Justina M. Burns;William J. Cooper;John L. Ferry;D. Whitney King

  • Electron pulse radiolysis determination of hydroxyl radical rate constants with Suwannee River fulvic acid and other dissolved organic matter isolates

    Paul Westerhoff;Stephen P. Mezyk;William J. Cooper;Daisuke Minakata

  • Photochemical formation of hydrogen peroxide in natural waters exposed to sunlight.

    William J. Cooper;Rod G. Zika;Robert G. Petasne;John M. C. Plane

  • Biogenic sulfur in the environment

    Eric S. Saltzman;William J. Cooper

  • Degradation of diclofenac by advanced oxidation and reduction processes: kinetic studies, degradation pathways and toxicity assessments.

    Hui Yu;Er Nie;Jun Xu;Shuwen Yan

  • Appearance of strong absorbers and fluorophores in limonene‐O3 secondary organic aerosol due to NH4+‐mediated chemical aging over long time scales

    David L. Bones;Dana K. Henricksen;Stephen A. Mang;Michael Gonsior

  • Sunlight-Induced Photochemistry of Humic Substances in Natural Waters: Major Reactive Species

    William J. Cooper;Rod G. Zika;Robert G. Petasne;Anne M. Fischer

  • Molecular characterization of effluent organic matter identified by ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry.

    Michael Gonsior;Michael Gonsior;Matthew Zwartjes;William J. Cooper;Weihua Song

  • Photosensitized degradation of amoxicillin in natural organic matter isolate solutions.

    Haomin Xu;William J. Cooper;Jinyoung Jung;Weihua Song

  • Photochemistry of environmental aquatic systems

    Rodney G. Zika;William J. Cooper

  • Free Radical Destruction of β-Blockers in Aqueous Solution

    Weihua Song;William J. Cooper;Stephen P. Mezyk;John Greaves

  • Spatial and temporal variations of hydrogen peroxide in Gulf of Mexico waters

    Rod G. Zika;James W. Moffett;Robert G. Petasne;William J. Cooper

  • Characterization of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the Baltic Sea by excitation emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy

    Piotr Kowalczuk;Joanna Stoń-Egiert;William J. Cooper;Robert F. Whitehead

  • Photocatalytic degradation kinetics and mechanism of environmental pharmaceuticals in aqueous suspension of TiO2: a case of β-blockers.

    Hai Yang;Taicheng An;Guiying Li;Weihua Song

  • Mechanistic Considerations for the Advanced Oxidation Treatment of Fluoroquinolone Pharmaceutical Compounds using TiO2 Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Taicheng An;Hai Yang;Weihua Song;Guiying Li

  • Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products from reverse osmosis retentate using advanced oxidation processes.

    Sihem Ben Abdelmelek;John Greaves;Kenneth P. Ishida;William J. Cooper

  • Environmental applications of ionizing radiation

    William J. Cooper;Randy D. Curry;Kevin O'Shea

Frequent Co-Authors

Rod G. Zika
Rod G. Zika University of Miami
Kevin E. O'Shea
Kevin E. O'Shea Florida International University
Eric S. Saltzman
Eric S. Saltzman University of California, Irvine
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
David R. S. Lean
David R. S. Lean University of Ottawa
Weihua Song
Weihua Song Fudan University
Robert J. Kieber
Robert J. Kieber University of North Carolina Wilmington
Joseph M. Prospero
Joseph M. Prospero University of Miami
Christopher J. Cramer
Christopher J. Cramer UL Research Institutes
Dennis L. Savoie
Dennis L. Savoie University of Miami

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