Conrad Sparks

1.4k total citations
31 papers, 669 citations indexed

About

Conrad Sparks is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Conrad Sparks has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 669 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pollution, 11 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 7 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Conrad Sparks's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (15 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (11 papers) and Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (7 papers). Conrad Sparks is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (15 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (11 papers) and Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (7 papers). Conrad Sparks collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Norway and United Kingdom. Conrad Sparks's co-authors include Adetunji Awe, Andrew S. Brierley, Reinette G. Snyman, James Odendaal, MJ Gibbons, Emmanuelle Buecher, Helen Boyer, Christopher P. Lynam, Mark J. Gibbons and Omoniyi Pereao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Current Biology and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Conrad Sparks

29 papers receiving 642 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Conrad Sparks South Africa 13 372 270 184 162 151 31 669
Silvia Lavorano Italy 12 243 0.7× 123 0.5× 73 0.4× 89 0.5× 95 0.6× 24 505
Marina Sanz‐Martín Spain 8 605 1.6× 383 1.4× 42 0.2× 83 0.5× 145 1.0× 12 844
Diana Astorga Spain 7 196 0.5× 132 0.5× 172 0.9× 86 0.5× 42 0.3× 7 403
Amanda Elineau France 9 596 1.6× 387 1.4× 81 0.4× 51 0.3× 52 0.3× 13 754
Cem Çevik Türkiye 14 760 2.0× 610 2.3× 54 0.3× 145 0.9× 98 0.6× 35 992
Katsiaryna Pabortsava United Kingdom 11 419 1.1× 262 1.0× 18 0.1× 127 0.8× 450 3.0× 19 991
Bilal Mghili Morocco 17 508 1.4× 263 1.0× 36 0.2× 129 0.8× 17 0.1× 45 656
M. Shah Nawaz Chowdhury Bangladesh 13 322 0.9× 257 1.0× 19 0.1× 165 1.0× 92 0.6× 29 679
Cristina Mazziotti Italy 13 403 1.1× 259 1.0× 18 0.1× 275 1.7× 287 1.9× 23 869
Mustapha Aksissou Morocco 15 407 1.1× 214 0.8× 34 0.2× 125 0.8× 15 0.1× 50 599

Countries citing papers authored by Conrad Sparks

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Fields of papers citing papers by Conrad Sparks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Conrad Sparks

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

All Works

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Awe, Adetunji, et al.. (2025). Abundance, characteristics, and risk assessment of microplastics in echinoderms along the Western Cape coastline, South Africa. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.
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Pereao, Omoniyi, et al.. (2025). Assessing microplastic characteristics and abundance in the sediment and surface water of the Diep River, Western Cape, South Africa. Environmental Pollution. 381. 126555–126555. 2 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad, et al.. (2024). Comparative Review of Remote Sensing Methods for Ocean Plastic Litter Detection. IEEE Access. 12. 166126–166161. 4 indexed citations
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Awe, Adetunji, et al.. (2024). Microplastic concentrations and risk assessment in water, sediment and invertebrates from Simon's Town, South Africa. Heliyon. 10(7). e28514–e28514. 9 indexed citations
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Pereao, Omoniyi, et al.. (2023). Spatio-temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediment samples of the Plankenburg river, Western Cape, South Africa. Environmental Pollution. 323. 121303–121303. 58 indexed citations
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Pfaff, Maya C., et al.. (2023). Stormwater outlets: A source of microplastics in coastal zones of Cape Town, South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 198. 115800–115800. 10 indexed citations
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Awe, Adetunji, et al.. (2023). Microplastic pollution and risk assessment in surface water and sediments of the Zandvlei Catchment and estuary, Cape Town, South Africa. Environmental Pollution. 342. 122987–122987. 17 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and Risk Assessment of Microplastics in Water and Mussels Sampled from Cape Town Harbour and Two Oceans Aquarium, South Africa. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 110(6). 104–104. 7 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad & Adetunji Awe. (2022). Concentrations and risk assessment of metals and microplastics from antifouling paint particles in the coastal sediment of a marina in Simon's Town, South Africa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(40). 59996–60011. 19 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad, et al.. (2021). Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in retail mussels from Cape Town, South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 166. 112186–112186. 69 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad, et al.. (2020). Microplastics in offshore fish from the Agulhas Bank, South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 156. 111216–111216. 62 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad. (2020). Microplastics in Mussels Along the Coast of Cape Town, South Africa. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 104(4). 423–431. 68 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad, et al.. (2019). Baseline levels of antioxidant activities in Mytilus galloprovincialis along the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 140. 287–293. 2 indexed citations
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Huggett, Jenny A., et al.. (2017). The ‘suitcase hypothesis’: Can entrainment of meroplankton by eddies provide a pathway for gene flow between Madagascar and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?. African Journal of Marine Science. 39(4). 435–451. 9 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad, James Odendaal, & Reinette G. Snyman. (2014). An analysis of historical Mussel Watch Programme data from the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, Cape Town. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 87(1-2). 374–380. 41 indexed citations
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Lynam, Christopher P., Mark J. Gibbons, Bjørn Erik Axelsen, et al.. (2006). Jellyfish overtake fish in a heavily fished ecosystem. Current Biology. 16(19). 1976–1976. 34 indexed citations
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Sparks, Conrad, et al.. (2005). Submersible observations on the daytime vertical distribution of Aequorea ?forskalea off the west coast of southern Africa. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 85(3). 519–522. 8 indexed citations
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Brierley, Andrew S., et al.. (2001). Acoustic observations of jellyfish in the Namibian Benguela. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 210. 55–66. 83 indexed citations

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