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Alex T. Ford

Environmental Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 2000Rising activity
Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Publications

164

Citations

3,713

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
AI-generated

Alex T. Ford studies how chemical and physical pollutants affect aquatic animals, especially small crustaceans like amphipods and crabs. Much of the work uses behaviour (such as swimming and activity patterns) as a way to measure the effects of contaminants like PFAS 'forever chemicals', tyre-wear compounds, and electromagnetic fields from undersea power cables. The research also connects science to policy and public debates, including water pollution and sewage regulation.

Environmental toxicology and ecotoxicologyBehavioural effects of pollutants on aquatic invertebratesChemical contaminants in water (PFAS, tyre additives)Marine environmental effects of power infrastructureScience communication and pollution policy

Publication activity has been growing, with a marked increase in the most recent years (peaking at 21 in 2025).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 573 established Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 3,713cohort median 2,398
h-index: 32cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 10.4cohort median 3.7

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 41% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 44 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 9 publications202021: 10 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 12 publications242025: 21 publications21252026: 7 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Environmental Science & Technology×7
  • Environmental Pollution×6
  • Aquatic Toxicology×6
  • The Science of The Total Environment×5
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters×5
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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