Alan Nicol

1.2k total citations
41 papers, 575 citations indexed

About

Alan Nicol is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Nicol has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 575 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 11 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alan Nicol's work include Water resources management and optimization (11 papers), Transboundary Water Resource Management (10 papers) and Water Governance and Infrastructure (8 papers). Alan Nicol is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (11 papers), Transboundary Water Resource Management (10 papers) and Water Governance and Infrastructure (8 papers). Alan Nicol collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ethiopia and Sweden. Alan Nicol's co-authors include Roger Calow, Nick Robins, Alan MacDonald, Lyla Mehta, Ana Elisa Cascão, Jérémy Allouche, Anna Walnycki, Oliver Cumming, Jeroen H. J. Ensink and Rafik Hirji and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Research.

In The Last Decade

Alan Nicol

38 papers receiving 525 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 Nicol United Kingdom 12 166 144 140 138 116 41 575
Terence Chan Australia 13 80 0.5× 46 0.3× 139 1.0× 126 0.9× 176 1.5× 16 650
Jeannie Sowers United States 11 280 1.7× 108 0.8× 155 1.1× 110 0.8× 25 0.2× 34 652
Karin Kemper United States 12 114 0.7× 127 0.9× 182 1.3× 276 2.0× 31 0.3× 54 582
Soumya Balasubramanya Sri Lanka 13 71 0.4× 42 0.3× 102 0.7× 120 0.9× 135 1.2× 38 474
Sonia Ferdous Hoque United Kingdom 10 50 0.3× 60 0.4× 76 0.5× 123 0.9× 110 0.9× 24 334
K. Palanisami India 16 103 0.6× 75 0.5× 207 1.5× 362 2.6× 30 0.3× 85 739
Luke Juran United States 11 233 1.4× 55 0.4× 71 0.5× 67 0.5× 91 0.8× 24 549
Sébastien Desbureaux United States 14 78 0.5× 24 0.2× 183 1.3× 104 0.8× 56 0.5× 28 699
Meredith Giordano Sri Lanka 13 335 2.0× 103 0.7× 151 1.1× 257 1.9× 38 0.3× 25 723
Robert Patrick Canada 15 135 0.8× 78 0.5× 70 0.5× 73 0.5× 79 0.7× 34 631

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Nicol

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Nicol

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Nicol

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All Works

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Nicol, Alan, Daniel Straub, Prachi Joshi, et al.. (2024). Arsenic immobilization and greenhouse gas emission depend on quantity and frequency of nitrogen fertilization in paddy soil. Heliyon. 10(16). e35706–e35706. 4 indexed citations
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Mouret, Aurélia, Aubin Thibault de Chanvalon, Florian Cesbron, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional determination of dissolved manganese in sediment porewaters. Marine Chemistry. 267. 104454–104454. 1 indexed citations
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Muehe, E. Marie, Angelika Kölbl, Alan Nicol, et al.. (2023). Changes in arsenic mobility and speciation across a 2000-year-old paddy soil chronosequence. The Science of The Total Environment. 908. 168351–168351. 11 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2022). Different sulfide to arsenic ratios driving arsenic speciation and microbial community interactions in two alkaline hot springs. Environmental Research. 218. 115033–115033. 8 indexed citations
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Suhardiman, Diana, et al.. (2021). (Re)constructing state power and livelihoods through the Laos-China Railway project. Geoforum. 124. 79–88. 14 indexed citations
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Borgomeo, Edoardo, Jim W. Hall, Anders Jägerskog, et al.. (2020). Tackling the Trickle: Ensuring Sustainable Water Management in the Arab Region. Earth s Future. 8(5). 15 indexed citations
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Barua, Anamika, Jenniver Sehring, Christian Bréthaut, et al.. (2019). Universities’ partnership: the role of academic institutions in water cooperation and diplomacy. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 37(4). 746–752. 2 indexed citations
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Munck, Ronaldo, Lyla Mehta, Synne Movik, et al.. (2015). Water and Development: Good Governance after Neoliberalism. Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA) (University of Bergen). 1 indexed citations
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Loevinsohn, Michael, et al.. (2014). The cost of a knowledge silo: a systematic re-review of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions. Health Policy and Planning. 30(5). 660–674. 28 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2014). Contested margins, complex pathways: the Afar Triangle in the Horn of Africa.. 3 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2014). FAC Working Paper 94. Contested Margins, Complex Pathways: The Afar Triangle in the Horn of Africa. 1 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2009). Is water lagging behind on aid effectiveness? Lessons from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Uganda.. 2(3). 297–314.
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2009). Is the Water Sector Lagging behind Education and Health on Aid Effectiveness? Lessons from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Uganda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Calow, Roger, Alan MacDonald, Alan Nicol, & Nick Robins. (2009). Ground Water Security and Drought in Africa: Linking Availability, Access, and Demand. Ground Water. 48(2). 246–256. 182 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2005). Caught in the act: new stakeholders, decentralization and water management processes in Zimbabwe. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Movik, Synne, et al.. (2005). A “Blue Revolution” for African Agriculture?. IDS Bulletin. 36(2). 41–45. 11 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2003). 4. Politics and Water Policy: A Southern Africa Example. IDS Bulletin. 34(3). 41–53. 8 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alan, et al.. (2003). The Politics of Water: A Southern African Example Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa Research Paper 20. 1 indexed citations

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