Colin Besley

794 total citations
32 papers, 637 citations indexed

About

Colin Besley is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Besley has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 637 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Water Science and Technology, 11 papers in Pollution and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Colin Besley's work include Fecal contamination and water quality (13 papers), Heavy metals in environment (7 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (4 papers). Colin Besley is often cited by papers focused on Fecal contamination and water quality (13 papers), Heavy metals in environment (7 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (4 papers). Colin Besley collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Thailand. Colin Besley's co-authors include Michele Cassidy, Sudhi Payyappat, Warish Ahmed, G.F. Birch, Bruce C. Chessman, Simon Williams, Peter Hawkins, Yuwadee Peerapornpisal, Kiwao Kadokami and Aaron Bivins and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Colin Besley

31 papers receiving 623 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin Besley Australia 13 246 237 120 101 81 32 637
Deborah K. Dila United States 12 203 0.8× 180 0.8× 64 0.5× 135 1.3× 91 1.1× 18 748
Erin A. Stelzer United States 15 391 1.6× 168 0.7× 135 1.1× 42 0.4× 109 1.3× 35 774
David Kneis Germany 17 290 1.2× 200 0.8× 50 0.4× 398 3.9× 68 0.8× 41 1.0k
Olga Savichtcheva France 9 456 1.9× 223 0.9× 77 0.6× 64 0.6× 151 1.9× 10 815
José Rovira Panama 14 158 0.6× 130 0.5× 120 1.0× 76 0.8× 27 0.3× 27 868
Gerhard G. Kavka Austria 12 195 0.8× 225 0.9× 24 0.2× 94 0.9× 87 1.1× 20 511
Thi Hanh Tien Nguyen Vietnam 14 171 0.7× 178 0.8× 231 1.9× 34 0.3× 47 0.6× 33 744
Rick Nordin Canada 15 308 1.3× 255 1.1× 25 0.2× 72 0.7× 102 1.3× 22 776
Julie Kinzelman United States 19 660 2.7× 201 0.8× 71 0.6× 79 0.8× 235 2.9× 29 944
Donald M. Stoeckel United States 14 527 2.1× 216 0.9× 73 0.6× 215 2.1× 217 2.7× 26 926

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Besley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Besley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Besley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin Besley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin Besley 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 Colin Besley. Colin Besley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kumar, Anupama, et al.. (2025). Pulsed versus continuous exposures to evaluate the toxicity of sanitary sewer wet-weather overflows. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
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Kumar, Anupama, Graeme E. Batley, Merrin S. Adams, et al.. (2024). Ecotoxicological assessment of sanitary sewer overflows and rainfall dynamics offers insights into conditions for potential adverse ecological outcomes. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 175924–175924. 1 indexed citations
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Besley, Colin, Graeme E. Batley, & Michele Cassidy. (2023). Tracking contaminants of concern in wet-weather sanitary sewer overflows. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(43). 96763–96781. 7 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, et al.. (2023). Microbial source tracking of untreated human wastewater and animal scats in urbanized estuarine waters. The Science of The Total Environment. 877. 162764–162764. 18 indexed citations
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Allinson, Mayumi, et al.. (2022). In situ calibration of passive sampling methods for urban micropollutants using targeted multiresidue GC and LC screening systems. Chemosphere. 311(Pt 1). 136997–136997. 14 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, Sudhi Payyappat, Michele Cassidy, & Colin Besley. (2019). A duplex PCR assay for the simultaneous quantification of Bacteroides HF183 and crAssphage CPQ_056 marker genes in untreated sewage and stormwater. Environment International. 126. 252–259. 34 indexed citations
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Besley, Colin & G.F. Birch. (2019). Deepwater ocean outfalls: A sustainable solution for sewage discharge for mega-coastal cities (Sydney, Australia): A synthesis. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 145. 675–677. 8 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, et al.. (2019). Sewage-associated marker genes illustrate the impact of wet weather overflows and dry weather leakage in urban estuarine waters of Sydney, Australia. The Science of The Total Environment. 705. 135390–135390. 57 indexed citations
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Birch, G.F., et al.. (2019). Metal concentrations in Sydney Cockle (Anadara trapezia) tissue and ambient sediment in a highly-modified estuary (Sydney estuary, Australia). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 144. 299–308. 10 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, et al.. (2018). Novel crAssphage marker genes ascertain sewage pollution in a recreational lake receiving urban stormwater runoff. Water Research. 145. 769–778. 87 indexed citations
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Birch, G.F., et al.. (2013). The recovery of oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) populations in Sydney estuary (Australia). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21(1). 766–773. 6 indexed citations
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Hawkins, Peter, et al.. (2005). The distribution of cyanobacteria across physical and chemical gradients in hot springs in northern Thailand. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 52(3). 365–376. 90 indexed citations

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