Most cited papers in Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
What are the most cited papers in Water Quality and Pollution Assessment?
The most cited paper in Water Quality and Pollution Assessment is "An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control.a sedimentological approach" (Lars Håkanson, 1980), with 9,700 citations. Next come "A manual of chemical and biological methods for sea water analysis" (4,563) and "Environmental science and pollution research" (4,517).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 681 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control.a sedimentological approach Lars Håkanson · Water Research | 1980 | 9,700 |
| 2 | A manual of chemical and biological methods for sea water analysis Emma Butler · Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers | Dec 1984 | 4,563 |
| 3 | Environmental science and pollution research O. Hutzinger · Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung | Apr 1993 | 4,517 |
| 4 | Problems in the assessment of heavy-metal levels in estuaries and the formation of a pollution index D. L. Tomlinson, James G. Wilson, C. R. Harris et al. · Helgoland Marine Research | Mar 1980 | 3,996 |
| 5 | DETERMINATION OF AMMONIA IN NATURAL WATERS BY THE PHENOLHYPOCHLORITE METHOD 1 1 This research was fully supported by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Contract No. ATS (11‐1) GEN 10, P.A. 20. Lucia Solórzano · Limnology and Oceanography | Sep 1969 | 3,525 |
| 6 | Streams in the Urban Landscape Michael J. Paul, Judy L. Meyer · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics | Nov 2001 | 2,814 |
| 7 | The micronucleus test Werner Schmid · Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects | Feb 1975 | 2,315 |
| 8 | Structure and dynamics of hydrated ions Hitoshi Ohtaki, Tamás Radnai · Chemical Reviews | May 1993 | 2,302 |
| 9 | Global Water Pollution and Human Health René P. Schwarzenbach, Thomas W. Egli, Thomas B. Hofstetter et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources | 22 Oct 2010 | 2,088 |
| 10 | Bed sediment-associated trace metals in an urban stream, Oahu, Hawaii Ross A. Sutherland · Environmental Geology | 18 Apr 2000 | 1,917 |
| 11 | Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: A review of sources, fate and occurrence Dan J. Lapworth, Nicole Baran, Marianne E. Stuart et al. · Environmental Pollution | 2 Feb 2012 | 1,886 |
| 12 | Assessment of surface water quality using multivariate statistical techniques: A case study of the Fuji river basin, Japan Sangam Shrestha, Futaba Kazama · Environmental Modelling & Software | 23 Mar 2006 | 1,813 |
| 13 | The Water Footprint Assessment Manual. Setting the Global Standard Matthew S. Egan · Social and Environmental Accountability Journal | 30 Aug 2011 | 1,777 |
| 14 | Estrogenic Effects of Effluents from Sewage Treatment Works C. E. Purdom, P. A. Hardiman, V. V. J. Bye et al. · Chemistry and Ecology | 1994 | 1,695 |
| 15 | Multivariate statistical techniques for the evaluation of spatial and temporal variations in water quality of Gomti River (India)—a case study Kunwar Pal Singh, Amrita Malik, Dinesh Mohan et al. · Water Research | 14 Sep 2004 | 1,660 |
| 16 | Heavy metal pollution in surface water and sediment: A preliminary assessment of an urban river in a developing country Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Mohammad Raknuzzaman et al. · Ecological Indicators | 7 Sep 2014 | 1,464 |
| 17 | The simultaneous analysis of total nitrogen and total phosphorus in natural waters Jorge Valderrama · Marine Chemistry | 1981 | 1,456 |
| 18 | Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediment and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in fishes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin Yujun Yi, Zhifeng Yang, Shanghong Zhang · Environmental Pollution | 29 Jul 2011 | 1,420 |
| 19 | Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Review on the Status and Stress Effects S. Ayoob, Ajita Gupta · Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology | 15 May 2006 | 1,360 |
| 20 | Assessment of seasonal and polluting effects on the quality of river water by exploratory data analysis Marisol Vega, Rafael Pardo, Enrique Barrado et al. · Water Research | Dec 1998 | 1,339 |
| 21 | Various Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Responsible for Water Quality Degradation: A Review Naseem Akhtar, Muhammad Izzuddin Syakir Ishak, Showkat Ahmad Bhawani et al. · Water | 27 Sep 2021 | 1,335 |
| 22 | A review of the potential impacts of climate change on surface water quality P. G. Whitehead, Robert Leonard Wilby, Rick W. Battarbee et al. · Hydrological Sciences Journal | 29 Jan 2009 | 1,328 |
| 23 | Multimedia Environmental Models: The Fugacity Approach Donald Mackay · Thammasat University Digital Collections | 7 Sep 2020 | 1,320 |
| 24 | Multi-criteria decision analysis in environmental sciences: Ten years of applications and trends Ivy B Huang, Jeffrey M. Keisler, Igor Linkov · The Science of The Total Environment | 23 Jul 2011 | 1,298 |
| 25 | The influence of pH and organic matter content in paddy soil on heavy metal availability and their uptake by rice plants Fanrong Zeng, Shafaqat Ali, Haitao Zhang et al. · Environmental Pollution | 17 Oct 2010 | 1,297 |
| 26 | Antimony in the environment: a review focused on natural waters Montserrat Filella, Nelson Belzile, Yuwei Chen · Earth-Science Reviews | 2002 | 1,285 |
| 27 | A review of water quality index models and their use for assessing surface water quality Md Galal Uddin, Stephen Nash, Agnieszka I. Olbert · Ecological Indicators | 17 Dec 2020 | 1,277 |
| 28 | Temporal evolution of groundwater composition in an alluvial aquifer (Pisuerga River, Spain) by principal component analysis Beatriz Helena · Water Research | 15 Feb 2000 | 1,272 |
| 29 | Assessment of the surface water quality in Northern Greece Vasil Simeonov, John A. Stratis, Constantini A. Samara et al. · Water Research | 3 Sep 2003 | 1,263 |
| 30 | The phosphorus‐chlorophyll relationship in lakes1,2 Peter J. Dillon, Frank H. Rigler · Limnology and Oceanography | Sep 1974 | 1,227 |
| 31 | Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China Yonglong Lü, Shuai Song, Ruoshi Wang et al. · Environment International | 17 Jan 2015 | 1,155 |
| 32 | The performance of a new biological water quality score system based on macroinvertebrates over a wide range of unpolluted running-water sites Paul A. Armitage, Dorian Moss, J F Wright et al. · Water Research | 1983 | 1,127 |
| 33 | Assessment of heavy metal contamination in sediments of the Tigris River (Turkey) using pollution indices and multivariate statistical techniques Memet Varol · Journal of Hazardous Materials | 23 Aug 2011 | 1,079 |
| 34 | Impacts of climate change on surface water quality in relation to drinking water production Ianis Delpla, Aude-Valérie Jung, Estelle Baurès et al. · Environment International | 30 Jul 2009 | 1,075 |
| 35 | Persistence of pharmaceutical compounds and other organic wastewater contaminants in a conventional drinking-water-treatment plant Paul E. Stackelberg, Edward T. Furlong, Michael T. Meyer et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 13 May 2004 | 1,067 |
| 36 | Flocculation of dissolved organic and inorganic matter during the mixing of river water and seawater Edward R. Sholkovitz · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | Jul 1976 | 1,048 |
| 37 | Threats to the running water ecosystems of the world Björn Malmqvist, Simon D. Rundle · Environmental Conservation | Jun 2002 | 1,044 |
| 38 | Heavy metals in drinking water: Occurrences, implications, and future needs in developing countries Shakhawat Chowdhury, Mohammad A. Jafar Mazumder, Omar G. Al-Attas et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 26 Jun 2016 | 1,024 |
| 39 | Assessment of heavy metal pollution from anthropogenic activities and remediation strategies: A review João P. Vareda, Artur J. M. Valente, Luisa Maria Rocha Durães · Journal of Environmental Management | 5 Jun 2019 | 1,016 |
| 40 | A review of the arsenic cycle in natural waters John F. Ferguson, Jerome Gavis · Water Research | Nov 1972 | 1,016 |
| 41 | Nitrogen and phosphorus inputs control phytoplankton growth in eutrophic Lake Taihu, China Hai Yan Xu, Hans W. Paerl, Boqiang Qin et al. · Limnology and Oceanography | 21 Dec 2009 | 1,015 |
| 42 | A fuzzy coding approach for the analysis of long‐term ecological data FRANçOIS CHEVENE, SYLVAIN DOLÉADEC, Daniel Chessel · Freshwater Biology | Jun 1994 | 1,012 |
| 43 | Fundamentals of aquatic toxicology J. Widdows · Fisheries Research | Dec 1986 | 1,010 |
| 44 | Eutrophication: A new wine in an old bottle? Morgane Le Moal, Chantal Gascuel, Alain Ménesguen et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 13 Sep 2018 | 992 |
| 45 | Controlling harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a hyper-eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China): The need for a dual nutrient (N & P) management strategy Hans W. Paerl, Hai Yan Xu, Mark J. McCarthy et al. · Water Research | 30 Sep 2010 | 987 |
| 46 | Water quality assessment and apportionment of pollution sources of Gomti river (India) using multivariate statistical techniques—a case study Kunwar Pal Singh, Amrita Malik, Sarita Sinha · Analytica Chimica Acta | 11 Mar 2005 | 981 |
| 47 | Estimation of cumulative aquatic exposure and risk due to silver: Contribution of nano-functionalized plastics and textiles Sabine A. Blaser, Martin Scheringer, Matthew MacLeod et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | Dec 2007 | 974 |
| 48 | Pattern Recognition Techniques for the Evaluation of Spatial and Temporal Variations in Water Quality. A Case Study: Wunderlin Daniel Alberto, Dı́az Marı́a del Pilar, Amé Marı́a Valeria et al. · Water Research | Aug 2001 | 960 |
| 49 | Increased salinization of fresh water in the northeastern United States Sujay S. Kaushal, Peter M. Groffman, Gene E. Likens et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 12 Sep 2005 | 958 |
| 50 | COMPETITION, HABITAT SELECTION, AND CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT IN A PATCHY ENVIRONMENT Robert H. MacArthur, Richard Levins · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | Jun 1964 | 929 |
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