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Environmental Chemistry and Analysis

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Charles Bronzo Barbosa Farias
Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco
2
Jonathan K. Challis
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
3
Hannah Dewey
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4
Haoqi Nina Zhao
University of California San Diego
5
Stephanie Castan
University of Vienna
6
Ximin Hu
University of Washington
7
Huijun Cui
Harbin Institute of Technology
8
Douxin Xiao
Changsha University of Science and Technology
9
Vurtice C. Albright
Dow Chemical (India)
10
Stephanie S. Lau
Stanford University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Mammalian Cell Genotoxicity of Potable Reuse and Conventional Drinking Waters
Environmental Science & Technology|2024
22 cit.
2
Regulated 1–2 Carbon Disinfection Byproducts do not Correlate with Cytotoxicity with Increasing Disinfectant Contact Time During Chlorination, Chlorination Followed by Chloramination or Granular Activated Carbon Followed by Chlorination
Environmental Science & Technology|2024
13 cit.
3
Development of Optical Nanosensors for Detection of Potassium Ions and Assessment of Their Biocompatibility with Corneal Epithelial Cells
ACS Omega|2024
12 cit.
4
Temporal Dynamics of PPD-Class Antioxidants and Transformation Products in a Small Roadway-Runoff-Impacted Watershed
Environmental Science & Technology|2025
11 cit.
5
Assessment of Real-Time PCR Techniques for the Detection of Airborne Fungal Pathogens of Wheat: Role of DNA Extraction on Spore Quantification
ACS Agricultural Science & Technology|2024
7 cit.
6
Effect of Polyelectrolytes on the Photoluminescence of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes─Experimental and Simulation Studies
ACS Omega|2025
4 cit.
7
A resource to empirically establish drug exposure records directly from untargeted metabolomics data
Nature Communications|2025
3 cit.
8
Pesticide and Pharmaceutical Abatement within Nonpotable and Potable Reuse Treatment Trains
ACS ES&T Water|2024
2 cit.
9
Chemical and bioassay-based characterization of the growth promoter ractopamine in beef cattle manure
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry|2025
1 cit.
10
Not-so-simple patterns of neonicotinoids and diamides in small Prairie streams: implications for assessing risk and understanding pesticide dynamics
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Cindy Gunawan
University of Technology Sydney
2
Amina Salamova
Emory University
3
Adèle Bressy
Laboratoire Eau, Environnement et Systèmes Urbains
4
Januka Budhathoki-Uprety
North Carolina State University
5
Małgorzata Drgas
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
6
Ethan D. Goddard‐Borger
The University of Melbourne
7
Cristina Postigo
Universidad de Granada
8
Andrew T.L. Wotherspoon
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
9
Changseok Han
Inha University
10
Omar H. Aljoboury
Zagazig University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Elevated Levels of Ultrashort- and Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids in US Homes and People
Environmental Science & Technology|2023
209 cit.
2
Antimicrobial activity of quaternary ammonium salts: structure-activity relationship
Medicinal Chemistry Research|2022
128 cit.
3
PFAS in drinking water and serum of the people of a southeast Alaska community: A pilot study
Environmental Pollution|2022
85 cit.
4
The first detection of quaternary ammonium compounds in breast milk: Implications for early-life exposure
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology|2022
70 cit.
5
Visible light active CdS/CuO nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin, H2 production and antimicrobial activity
Chemical Engineering Journal|2025
58 cit.
6
Oxidative desulfurization pathway for complete catabolism of sulfoquinovose by bacteria
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2022
39 cit.
7
Polycarbodiimide for Textile Dye Removal from Contaminated Water
ACS Applied Polymer Materials|2022
33 cit.
8
Brominated flame retardants in breast milk from the United States: First detection of bromophenols in U.S. breast milk
Environmental Pollution|2023
33 cit.
9
UV/TiO2 Photocatalysis as an Efficient Livestock Wastewater Quaternary Treatment for Antibiotics Removal
Water|2022
32 cit.
10
Understanding the Molecular Assemblies of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Tailoring their Photoluminescence for the Next-Generation Optical Nanosensors
Chemistry of Materials|2024
29 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
‪Damià Barceló
University of Almería
2
Xiangru Zhang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3
Thomas P. Knepper
Hochschule Fresenius
4
Michael J. Plewa
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5
Maria Bernadete Amâncio Varesche
Universidade de São Paulo
6
Tanju Karanfil
Clemson University
7
Edward J. O’Loughlin
Argonne National Laboratory
8
John P. Sumpter
Brunel University of London
9
Willy Verstraete
Ghent University
10
Krister Holmberg
Chalmers University of Technology

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Widespread Sexual Disruption in Wild Fish
Environmental Science & Technology|1998
2k cit.
2
Molecular Weight, Polydispersity, and Spectroscopic Properties of Aquatic Humic Substances
Environmental Science & Technology|1994
1.7k cit.
3
Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater effluents, surface waters and sediments
Talanta|2005
1.7k cit.
4
Estrogenic activity of surfactants and some of their degradation products assessed using a recombinant yeast screen
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry|1996
1.4k cit.
5
Biofuel Cells Select for Microbial Consortia That Self-Mediate Electron Transfer
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|2004
1.3k cit.
6
A variety of environmentally persistent chemicals, including some phthalate plasticizers, are weakly estrogenic.
Environmental Health Perspectives|1995
1.2k cit.
7
Fate and distribution of pharmaceuticals in wastewater and sewage sludge of the conventional activated sludge (CAS) and advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment
Water Research|2008
1.2k cit.
8
Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in River Shore Sediments of the Rhine-Main Area in Germany
Environmental Science & Technology|2015
1.2k cit.
9
Review: Treatment and reuse of wastewater from the textile wet‐processing industry: Review of emerging technologies
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology|1998
1.1k cit.
10
Use of bacteria to repair cracks in concrete
Cement and Concrete Research|2009
1k cit.

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