Stephen A. Boyd

16.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
203 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

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Stephen A. Boyd is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen A. Boyd has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Pollution, 52 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 34 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Stephen A. Boyd's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (44 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (41 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (40 papers). Stephen A. Boyd is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (44 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (41 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (40 papers). Stephen A. Boyd collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Stephen A. Boyd's co-authors include Brian J. Teppen, Hui Li, M. M. Mortland, James M. Tiedje, Guangyao Sheng, Cliff T. Johnston, W. F. Jaynes, Shihe Xu, Cary T. Chiou and John F. Quensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen A. Boyd

199 papers receiving 12.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Sorption Characteristics of Organic Compounds on hexadecyltrimethylammonium‐Smectite

1988 378 citations Stephen A. Boyd et al. Soil Science Society of America Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen A. Boyd United States	66	5.6k	3.1k	2.6k	2.0k	2.0k	203	12.9k
Hui Li China	63	5.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	2.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	495	15.5k
Murray B. McBride United States	63	10.7k 1.9×	3.5k 1.2×	3.7k 1.4×	2.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	257	20.5k
Qiaoyun Huang China	64	4.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	424	14.2k
Cary T. Chiou United States	46	4.4k 0.8×	4.5k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	82	11.2k
Rai S. Kookana Australia	66	9.0k 1.6×	5.9k 1.9×	2.0k 0.8×	866 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	282	16.3k
Kristopher McNeill United States	63	5.5k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	3.6k 1.4×	899 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	183	13.6k
Thilo Hofmann Austria	63	6.1k 1.1×	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	2.7k 1.3×	254	13.7k
Laura Sigg Switzerland	61	4.1k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	676 0.3×	2.0k 1.0×	151	12.5k
Luuk K. Koopal Netherlands	64	2.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	209	13.6k
Michael Sander Switzerland	56	3.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	140	11.2k

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Li, Hui, et al.. (2025). Accelerated solvent extraction of dioxins sequestered in activated carbon: A response surface methodology-based optimization. Chemosphere. 373. 144176–144176. 2 indexed citations

Williams, Maggie R., Brian J. Teppen, Cliff T. Johnston, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive model for predicting toxic equivalents (TEQ) reduction due to dechlorination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F congeners). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 135749–135749.

Yu, Kai, et al.. (2022). Reaction of decabromodiphenyl ether with organo-modified clay-templated zero-valent iron in water-tetrahydrofuran solution: Nano- to micrometric scale effects. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 445. 130538–130538. 5 indexed citations

Li, Yuanbo, et al.. (2020). Impact of biochar amendment on the uptake, fate and bioavailability of pharmaceuticals in soil-radish systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 398. 122852–122852. 35 indexed citations

Chang, Yi‐Tang, et al.. (2020). A coupled UV photolysis-biodegradation process for the treatment of decabrominated diphenyl ethers in an aerobic novel bioslurry reactor. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(5). 6078–6089. 11 indexed citations

Chuang, Ya‐Hui, Cheng‐Hua Liu, J. Brett Sallach, et al.. (2019). Mechanistic study on uptake and transport of pharmaceuticals in lettuce from water. Environment International. 131. 104976–104976. 116 indexed citations

Sallach, J. Brett, Robert B. Crawford, Hui Li, et al.. (2018). Activated carbons of varying pore structure eliminate the bioavailability of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin to a mammalian (mouse) model. The Science of The Total Environment. 650(Pt 2). 2231–2238. 8 indexed citations

Stedtfeld, Robert D., J. Brett Sallach, Robert B. Crawford, et al.. (2017). TCDD administered on activated carbon eliminates bioavailability and subsequent shifts to a key murine gut commensal. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101(19). 7409–7415. 11 indexed citations

Chuang, Ya‐Hui, Yingjie Zhang, Wei Zhang, Stephen A. Boyd, & Hui Li. (2015). Comparison of accelerated solvent extraction and quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe method for extraction and determination of pharmaceuticals in vegetables. Journal of Chromatography A. 1404. 1–9. 73 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yingjie, Stephen A. Boyd, Brian J. Teppen, James M. Tiedje, & Hui Li. (2014). Organic acids enhance bioavailability of tetracycline in water to Escherichia coli for uptake and expression of antibiotic resistance. Water Research. 65. 98–106. 53 indexed citations

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Ding, Yunjie, Brian J. Teppen, Stephen A. Boyd, & Hui Li. (2012). Measurement of associations of pharmaceuticals with dissolved humic substances using solid phase extraction. Chemosphere. 91(3). 314–319. 38 indexed citations

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Yu, Kai, Shaogui Yang, Stephen A. Boyd, Hongzhe Chen, & Cheng Sun. (2011). Efficient degradation of organic dyes by BiAgxOy. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 197. 88–96. 68 indexed citations

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Boyd, Stephen A., Cliff T. Johnston, Thomas J. Pinnavaia, et al.. (2011). Suppression of humoral immune responses by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p -dioxin intercalated in smectite clay. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(12). 2748–2755. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weihao, Yunjie Ding, Stephen A. Boyd, Brian J. Teppen, & Hui Li. (2010). Sorption and desorption of carbamazepine from water by smectite clays. Chemosphere. 81(7). 954–960. 92 indexed citations

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Park, Jeong‐Hun, Yucheng Feng, Sung Yong Cho, Thomas C. Voice, & Stephen A. Boyd. (2004). Sorbed atrazine shifts into non-desorbable sites of soil organic matter during aging. Water Research. 38(18). 3881–3892. 42 indexed citations

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Mousa, M.A., Patricia E. Ganey, John F. Quensen, et al.. (1998). Altered biologic activities of commercial polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures after microbial reductive dechlorination.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 106(suppl 6). 1409–1418. 18 indexed citations

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Quensen, John F., Matthew J. Zwiernik, & Stephen A. Boyd. (1993). Effects of high concentrations of oil and heavy metals on PCB dechlorination. 1 indexed citations

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Quensen, John F., James M. Tiedje, & Stephen A. Boyd. (1988). Reductive Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Anaerobic Microorganisms from Sediments. Science. 242(4879). 752–754. 274 indexed citations

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Boyd, Stephen A., et al.. (1984). Fate of 3,3′-dichlorobenzidine in soil: Persistence and binding. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 3(2). 201–208. 8 indexed citations

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Boyd, Stephen A., L. E. Sommers, & D. W. Nelson. (1980). Changes in the Humic Acid Fraction of Soil Resulting from Sludge Application. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 44(6). 1179–1186. 48 indexed citations

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