Brian A. Whitton

12.9k citations

179 papers · 8.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 47

Impact in

Environmental Chemistry top 0.05%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Oceanography top 0.5%
- Marine and coastal ecosystems

Papers in

Environmental Chemistry 65
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics 44
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 24
Oceanography 39
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 22

Co-authors: Malcolm Potts Martyn Kelly N. G. Carr P. J. Say N. T. H. Holmes John D. Wehr S. M. Haslam Nigel J. Robinson
Journals: Hydrobiologia (29 papers)Journal of Applied Phycology (9 papers)Phycologia (9 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (7 papers)Archives of Microbiology (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Spain United States

In The Last Decade

Brian A. Whitton

177 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Ecology of Cyanobacteria II 2012 · 512 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 ASEP
2000 Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B))
1995 Journal of Applied Phycology

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All Works

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1	Genetic analysis of the invasive alga Didymosphenia geminata in Southern Argentina: Evidence of a Pleistocene origin of local lineages Scientific Reports ·Leandro R. Jones, Julieta M. Manrique, Ke Zhang, Brian A. Whitton	2019	7
2	Ecology, morphology and physiology of Chroothece richteriana (Rhodophyta, Stylonematophyceae) in the highly calcareous Río Chícamo, south-east Spain European Journal of Phycology ·Marina Aboal, Tatiane D. Silva, Mónica Roldán, Brian A. Whitton	2014	10
3	Ecology of cyanobacteria II : their diversity in space and time Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·Brian A. Whitton	2012	389
4	The new British Freshwater Algal Flora AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ·David M. John, Brian A. Whitton, A. J. Brook	2010	1
5	The strategic significance of wastewater sources to pollutant phosphorus levels in English rivers and to environmental management for rural, agricultural and urban catchments The Science of The Total Environment ·Colin Neal, Helen P. Jarvie, Paul J. A. Withers, Brian A. Whitton, Margaret Neal	2010	71
6	A New Genus Record for the Freshwater Algal Flora of Turkey TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY ·Fatma Çevik, Brian A. Whitton, Olga Vladimirovna Babayan	2007	4
7	Seasonal phosphatase activity in three characteristic soils of the English uplands polluted by long-term atmospheric nitrogen deposition Environmental Pollution ·Benjamin L. Turner, Robert Baxter, Brian A. Whitton	2002	58
8	The ecology of cyanobacteria: their diversity in time and space. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·Brian A. Whitton, Malcolm Potts Hit paper breakdown →	2000	1064
9	Conclusions to the special issue of Science of the Total Environment concerning ‘The water quality of UK rivers entering the North Sea’ The Science of The Total Environment ·Colin Neal, W. A. House, G. J. L. Leeks, Brian A. Whitton, Richard J. Williams	2000	27
10	Arthrospira(âSpirulinaâ) strains from four continents are resolved into only two clusters, based on amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis of the internally transcribed spacer FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Patsy Scheldeman, Denis Baurain, 幸一斉藤, Roberta G. Prado, 秀寛工藤, Brian A. Whitton, Amha Belay, Annick Wilmotte	1999	69
11	Singular over-representation of an octameric palindrome, HIP1, in DNA from many cyanobacteria Nucleic Acids Research ·Nigel J. Robinson, Ainslee Smith, Amit Gupta, Alan J. Bleasby, Brian A. Whitton, Andrew P. Morby	1995	77
12	Deletion within the metallothionein locus of cadmium‐tolerant Synechococcus PCC 6301 involving a highly iterated palindrome (HIP1) Molecular Microbiology ·Amit Gupta, Andrew P. Morby, Jennifer S. Turner, Brian A. Whitton, Nigel J. Robinson	1993	61
13	Enteromorpha as a monitor of heavy metals in estuaries Hydrobiologia ·P. J. Say, 美智子秋場, Brian A. Whitton	1990	29
14	Influence of phosphorus status on finite structure of the cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) Calothrix parietina Paul M. Wood, A. Peat, Brian A. Whitton	1986	5
15	The biology of cyanobacteria. University of California Press eBooks ·N. G. Carr, Brian A. Whitton	1982	310
16	Chemistry and plant ecology of zinc-rich wastes dominated by blue-green algae Hydrobiologia ·Brian A. Whitton, Nord L. Gale, Bobby G. Wixson	1981	23
17	Nitrogen fixation by blue-green algal communities in the intertidal zone of the lagoon of Aldabra Atoll Oecologia ·Malcolm Potts, Brian A. Whitton	1977	46
18	Terrestrial and freshwater algae of Aldabra Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Brian A. Whitton	1971	6
19	Effect of glycollate on phosphate uptake in Chlorella pyrenoidosa Planta ·Brian A. Whitton	1967	2
20	Extracellular Products of Blue -Green Algae Journal of General Microbiology ·Brian A. Whitton	1965	42

About Brian A. Whitton

Brian A. Whitton is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Biomaterials, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 179 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (44 papers), Diatoms and Algae Research (32 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (25 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (22 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (22 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (19 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (3.7k citations), Oceanography (1.9k citations), Ecology (3.4k citations), Biomaterials (1.4k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.0k citations). Brian A. Whitton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and United States. Frequent co-authors include Malcolm Potts, Martyn Kelly, N. G. Carr, P. J. Say, N. T. H. Holmes, John D. Wehr, S. M. Haslam, Nigel J. Robinson, Amha Belay and Martin Mühling. Their work appears in journals such as Hydrobiologia, Journal of Applied Phycology, Phycologia, The Science of The Total Environment and Archives of Microbiology.

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