Chris Spray

2.3k total citations
60 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Chris Spray is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Spray has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Chris Spray's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (14 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (14 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (10 papers). Chris Spray is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (14 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (14 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (10 papers). Chris Spray collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Netherlands. Chris Spray's co-authors include Brian R. Cook, David Gilvear, Roser Casas‐Mulet, Josselin Rouillard, Tom Ball, Richard J. Delahay, Mike Kesby, Ioan Fazey, H. Milne and Elizabeth Oughton and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Chris Spray

59 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Spray United Kingdom 19 665 428 287 159 138 60 1.2k
Mary V. Santelmann United States 22 477 0.7× 383 0.9× 267 0.9× 249 1.6× 87 0.6× 47 1.2k
Melissa A. Kenney United States 18 586 0.9× 469 1.1× 261 0.9× 326 2.1× 146 1.1× 43 1.6k
María R. Felipe‐Lucia Germany 18 982 1.5× 333 0.8× 129 0.4× 202 1.3× 197 1.4× 37 1.4k
Julia Martínez Fernández Spain 22 561 0.8× 452 1.1× 185 0.6× 209 1.3× 183 1.3× 93 1.4k
Gregg M. Garfin United States 23 1.1k 1.6× 217 0.5× 250 0.9× 174 1.1× 129 0.9× 91 1.7k
Joanna Endter‐Wada United States 18 457 0.7× 171 0.4× 122 0.4× 121 0.8× 172 1.2× 48 987
Clare M. Ryan United States 13 756 1.1× 367 0.9× 106 0.4× 221 1.4× 159 1.2× 31 1.4k
Anna M. Roberts Australia 19 383 0.6× 274 0.6× 281 1.0× 67 0.4× 206 1.5× 45 1.1k
Jamon Van Den Hoek United States 22 570 0.9× 466 1.1× 133 0.5× 152 1.0× 168 1.2× 58 1.4k
Stacie Wolny United States 12 950 1.4× 232 0.5× 166 0.6× 101 0.6× 176 1.3× 23 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Spray

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Spray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Spray

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chris Spray. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chris Spray based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chris Spray. Chris Spray is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dodd, Jennifer A., et al.. (2025). The potential contribution of flood management ponds to pondscape biodiversity: Evidence from dragonflies. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6(3). 1 indexed citations
2.
Spray, Chris, et al.. (2024). Assessing the IUCN global standard as a framework for nature-based solutions in river flood management applications. The Science of The Total Environment. 950. 175269–175269. 9 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris, Andrew Black, David C. Bradley, et al.. (2022). Strategic Design and Delivery of Integrated Catchment Restoration Monitoring: Emerging Lessons from a 12-Year Study in the UK. Water. 14(15). 2305–2305. 8 indexed citations
4.
Black, Andrew, Leo Peskett, Alan MacDonald, et al.. (2021). Natural flood management, lag time and catchment scale: Results from an empirical nested catchment study. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 14(3). 44 indexed citations
5.
Schielen, Ralph Mathias Johannes, et al.. (2021). A Framework to Evaluate the SDG Contribution of Fluvial Nature-Based Solutions. Sustainability. 13(20). 11320–11320. 16 indexed citations
6.
Spray, Chris, et al.. (2018). Ecosystem services bundles: challenges and opportunities for implementation and further research. Environmental Research Letters. 13(11). 113001–113001. 114 indexed citations
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Black, Andrew, Tom Ball, Chris Spray, & Alan MacDonald. (2018). Natural variation and planned management in flood risk management: empirical evidence of effects on peak travel times. EGUGA. 16812. 1 indexed citations
8.
Neto, Susana, Jeff Camkin, Andrew Fenemor, et al.. (2017). OECD Principles on Water Governance in practice: an assessment of existing frameworks in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and South America. Water International. 43(1). 60–89. 42 indexed citations
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Cranswick, Peter, et al.. (2013). Numbers of Mute Swans Cygnus olor in Great Britain: results of the national census in 2002. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 57(57). 3–20. 5 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris, et al.. (2013). Moult and dispersal of Mute Swans Cygnus olor in East Scotland: a preliminary analysis. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 325. 2 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris. (2013). Population dynamics of Mute Swans Cygnus olor in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 143. 1 indexed citations
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Gilvear, David, Chris Spray, & Roser Casas‐Mulet. (2013). River rehabilitation for the delivery of multiple ecosystem services at the river network scale. Journal of Environmental Management. 126. 30–43. 146 indexed citations
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McElwaine, Graham, et al.. (2012). Population size and breeding success of Icelandic Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus: results of the 2010 international census. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 62(59). 17–40. 7 indexed citations
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Cook, Brian R. & Chris Spray. (2012). Ecosystem services and integrated water resource management: Different paths to the same end?. Journal of Environmental Management. 109. 93–100. 92 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris, et al.. (2011). Governance structures for effective integrated catchment management: lessons from the Tweed HELP Basin, UK. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 7(1). 105–109. 1 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris, et al.. (2002). Utilisation of oilseed rape fields by Mute Swans Cygnus olor in Scotland and implications for management. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 67. 67–74. 8 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris, et al.. (2002). Habitat usage and field choice by Mute and Whooper swans in the Tweed Valley, Scotland. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 25. 177–182. 14 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris, et al.. (2002). The dynamics of a flock of Mute Swans at Berwick-upon-Tweed with particular reference to the effects of age, sex, social status and body condition on molt. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 25. 346–351. 5 indexed citations
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Spray, Chris, et al.. (1992). The effect of neck collars on the behaviour, weight and breeding success of Mute Swans Cygnus olor. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 43(43). 49–57. 4 indexed citations
20.
Spray, Chris & H. Milne. (1988). The incidence of lead poisoning among whooper and mute swans Cygnus cygnus and C. olor in Scotland. Biological Conservation. 44(4). 265–281. 23 indexed citations

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