Alan Bedford

1.2k total citations
23 papers, 818 citations indexed

About

Alan Bedford is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Bedford has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 818 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Atmospheric Science and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Alan Bedford's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers), Geological formations and processes (4 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (4 papers). Alan Bedford is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers), Geological formations and processes (4 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (4 papers). Alan Bedford collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. Alan Bedford's co-authors include Richard T. Jones, J. D. Marshall, Paul M. Ramsay, David T. Bilton, Barbara Lang, P. G. Moore, Stephen J. Brooks, Stephen F. Crowley, Frank Oldfield and Richard T. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Quaternary Science Reviews and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

In The Last Decade

Alan Bedford

22 papers receiving 786 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Bedford United Kingdom 16 447 416 153 150 134 23 818
Sonia L. Fontana Germany 18 303 0.7× 541 1.3× 156 1.0× 149 1.0× 122 0.9× 38 866
Julieta Massaferro Argentina 19 486 1.1× 653 1.6× 233 1.5× 123 0.8× 157 1.2× 66 998
Angela Self United Kingdom 18 320 0.7× 605 1.5× 112 0.7× 114 0.8× 106 0.8× 24 836
Catalina González Colombia 17 326 0.7× 518 1.2× 126 0.8× 100 0.7× 177 1.3× 40 829
David F. Porinchu United States 21 532 1.2× 844 2.0× 169 1.1× 115 0.8× 180 1.3× 49 1.1k
Jessica Reeves Australia 11 252 0.6× 437 1.1× 161 1.1× 191 1.3× 148 1.1× 27 756
S. C. Fritz United States 15 403 0.9× 506 1.2× 112 0.7× 102 0.7× 117 0.9× 22 886
Adriana Garcı́a Australia 15 265 0.6× 338 0.8× 139 0.9× 70 0.5× 145 1.1× 50 768
Ulf Segerström Sweden 20 333 0.7× 684 1.6× 190 1.2× 101 0.7× 109 0.8× 30 1.0k
Florian Rommerskirchen Germany 10 279 0.6× 737 1.8× 239 1.6× 148 1.0× 178 1.3× 12 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Bedford

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Bedford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Bedford

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bedford, Alan, et al.. (2025). Are all brachyuran crabs found in the intertidal zone intermediate hosts for digenean parasites?. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 214. 108439–108439.
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Antunes, André, et al.. (2018). Bacterial species richness at three stages of the breeding season in Cyanistes caeruleus (blue tit). Acta Oecologica. 92. 123–130. 4 indexed citations
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Antunes, André, et al.. (2018). Progression in the bacterial load during the breeding season in nest boxes occupied by the Blue Tit and its potential impact on hatching or fledging success. Journal für Ornithologie. 159(4). 1009–1017. 12 indexed citations
4.
MacDonald, Michael A., et al.. (2017). Benefits of coastal managed realignment for society: Evidence from ecosystem service assessments in two UK regions. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 244. 105609–105609. 28 indexed citations
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Jones, Richard T., J. D. Marshall, Elizabeth H. Fisher, et al.. (2011). Controls on lake level in the early to mid Holocene, Hawes Water, Lancashire, UK. The Holocene. 21(7). 1061–1072. 5 indexed citations
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Lang, Barbara, Alan Bedford, Stephen J. Brooks, et al.. (2010). Early-Holocene temperature variability inferred from chironomid assemblages at Hawes Water, northwest England. The Holocene. 20(6). 943–954. 37 indexed citations
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Lang, Barbara, Stephen J. Brooks, Alan Bedford, et al.. (2009). Regional consistency in Lateglacial chironomid-inferred temperatures from five sites in north-west England. Quaternary Science Reviews. 29(13-14). 1528–1538. 52 indexed citations
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Bilton, David T., Pascale Nicolet, Alan Bedford, et al.. (2008). Ecology and conservation status of temporary and fluctuating ponds in two areas of southern England. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 19(2). 134–146. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Enlou, Richard T. Jones, Alan Bedford, Peter G. Langdon, & Hongqu Tang. (2007). A chironomid-based salinity inference model from lakes on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Paleolimnology. 38(4). 477–491. 50 indexed citations
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Marshall, J. D., Barbara Lang, Stephen F. Crowley, et al.. (2007). Terrestrial impact of abrupt changes in the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation: Early Holocene, UK†. Geology. 35(7). 639–639. 79 indexed citations
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Zhang, Enlou, Alan Bedford, Richard T. Jones, et al.. (2006). A subfossil chironomid-total phosphorus inference model for lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Chinese Science Bulletin. 51(17). 2125–2132. 26 indexed citations
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Bedford, Alan, et al.. (2005). Long-Term Changes in the Invertebrates Associated with the Litter of Phragmites australis in a Managed Reedbed. Hydrobiologia. 549(1). 267–285. 21 indexed citations
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Bedford, Alan. (2005). Decomposition of Phragmites australis litter in seasonally flooded and exposed areas of a managed reedbed. Wetlands. 25(3). 713–720. 46 indexed citations
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Bedford, Alan. (2004). A modified litter bag design for use in lentic habitats. Hydrobiologia. 529(1). 189–195. 19 indexed citations
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Bedford, Alan, Richard T. Jones, Barbara Lang, Stephen J. Brooks, & J. D. Marshall. (2004). A Late‐glacial chironomid record from Hawes Water, northwest England. Journal of Quaternary Science. 19(3). 281–290. 48 indexed citations
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Lang, Barbara, et al.. (2003). The use of ultra-sound in the preparation of carbonate and clay sediments for chironomid analysis. Journal of Paleolimnology. 30(4). 451–460. 30 indexed citations
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Marshall, J. D., et al.. (2002). A high resolution Late-Glacial isotopic record from Hawes Water, Northwest England. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 185(1-2). 25–40. 73 indexed citations
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Jones, Richard T., J. D. Marshall, Stephen F. Crowley, et al.. (2002). A high resolution, multiproxy Late‐glacial record of climate change and intrasystem responses in northwest England. Journal of Quaternary Science. 17(4). 329–340. 45 indexed citations
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Bedford, Alan & P. G. Moore. (1985). Macrofaunal involvement in the sublittoral decay of kelp debris: The sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris (Gmelin) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 20(1). 19–40. 10 indexed citations
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Bedford, Alan & P. G. Moore. (1984). Macrofaunal involvement in the sublittoral decay of kelp debris: the detritivore community and species interactions. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 18(1). 97–111. 43 indexed citations

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