D. F. Westlake

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

D. F. Westlake is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. F. Westlake has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 5 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in D. F. Westlake's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (4 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (3 papers). D. F. Westlake is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (4 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (3 papers). D. F. Westlake collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. D. F. Westlake's co-authors include Richard A. Vollenweider, John D. Madsen, William F. James, Evamaria W. Koch, Patricia A. Chambers, G. E. Fogg, C. P. Mathews, E. J. P. Marshall, F.H. Dawson and Colin R. Townsend and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

D. F. Westlake

31 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A manual on methods for measuring primary production in aquatic environments

1974 1.0k citations Richard A. Vollenweider, D. F. Westlake et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
The interaction between water movement, sediment dynamics and submersed macrophytes

2001 742 citations John D. Madsen, Patricia A. Chambers et al. Hydrobiologia profile →
COMPARISONS OF PLANT PRODUCTIVITY

1963 384 citations D. F. Westlake Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. F. Westlake United Kingdom	17	1.4k	1.3k	894	542	401	32	2.8k
R.M.M. Roijackers Netherlands	24	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	489 0.5×	499 0.9×	306 0.8×	57	2.4k
Graham P. Harris Australia	25	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.8×	463 0.9×	439 1.1×	56	2.9k
George G. Ganf Australia	31	1.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.2×	981 1.1×	842 1.6×	454 1.1×	82	3.4k
Harold G. Marshall United States	29	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	2.4k 2.7×	237 0.4×	360 0.9×	144	3.9k
Paul V. McCormick United States	29	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	568 0.6×	514 0.9×	236 0.6×	62	3.0k
John W. Barko United States	30	2.3k 1.6×	2.6k 2.0×	887 1.0×	687 1.3×	417 1.0×	110	4.2k
John D. Madsen United States	27	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	491 0.5×	666 1.2×	213 0.5×	104	2.7k
William F. James United States	23	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	581 0.6×	510 0.9×	415 1.0×	97	2.2k
D. H. N. Spence United Kingdom	24	1.2k 0.8×	948 0.7×	824 0.9×	310 0.6×	90 0.2×	42	2.3k
Hugo Coops Netherlands	34	2.5k 1.7×	1.7k 1.3×	669 0.7×	1.1k 2.0×	531 1.3×	64	3.9k

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Madsen, John D., Patricia A. Chambers, William F. James, Evamaria W. Koch, & D. F. Westlake. (2001). The interaction between water movement, sediment dynamics and submersed macrophytes. Hydrobiologia. 444(1-3). 71–84. 742 indexed citations breakdown →

Westlake, D. F., D. F. Westlake, D. F. Westlake, et al.. (1999). The Production Ecology of Wetlands. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations

Westlake, D. F.. (1996). The fresh waters of Scotland: A natural resource of international significance. Aquatic Botany. 52(4). 320–321. 2 indexed citations

Spink, Andrew, Kathleen J. Murphy, D. F. Westlake, et al.. (1990). The effect of environmental stress on the growth of Batrachian Ranunculus species.. 193–198. 1 indexed citations

Westlake, D. F. & F.H. Dawson. (1988). The effects of autumnal weed cuts in a lowland stream on water levels and flooding in the following spring. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 23(3). 1273–1277. 6 indexed citations

Westlake, D. F. & F.H. Dawson. (1986). The management of Ranunculus calcareus by pre-emptive cutting in southern England.. 395–400. 5 indexed citations

Crisp, D. T., et al.. (1982). The temperatures of nine flowing waters in southern England. Hydrobiologia. 89(3). 193–204. 22 indexed citations

Westlake, D. F.. (1982). The primary productivity of water plants. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 165–180. 41 indexed citations

Westlake, D. F. & Colin R. Townsend. (1981). The Ecology of Streams and Rivers.. Journal of Ecology. 69(2). 725–725. 15 indexed citations

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Dawson, F.H., et al.. (1981). An automatic system to study the responses of respiration and photosynthesis by submerged macrophytes to environmental variables. Hydrobiologia. 77(3). 277–285. 11 indexed citations

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Westlake, D. F.. (1979). Pond littoral ecosystems. Structure and functioning. Methods and results of quantitative ecosystem research in the Czechoslovakian IBP wetland project. Aquatic Botany. 6. 301–302. 4 indexed citations

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Westlake, D. F.. (1978). Rapid exchange of oxygen between plant and water. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 20(4). 2363–2367. 25 indexed citations

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Vollenweider, Richard A., et al.. (1974). A manual on methods for measuring primary production in aquatic environments. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1003 indexed citations breakdown →

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Westlake, D. F.. (1966). The Biomass and Productivity of Glyceria Maxima: I. Seasonal Changes in Biomass. Journal of Ecology. 54(3). 745–745. 41 indexed citations

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Westlake, D. F.. (1965). SOME PROBLEMS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION UNDER WATER: A REVIEW. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 4(5). 849–868. 38 indexed citations

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Westlake, D. F.. (1964). Light extinction, standing crop and photosynthesis within weed beds. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 15(1). 415–425. 23 indexed citations

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Westlake, D. F.. (1963). COMPARISONS OF PLANT PRODUCTIVITY. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 38(3). 385–425. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

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Westlake, D. F.. (1961). Aquatic macrophytes and the oxygen balance of running water. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 14(1). 499–504. 12 indexed citations

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Westlake, D. F.. (1959). SYMPOSIUM ON WATER POLLUTION: THE EFFECTS OF ORGANISMS ON POLLUTION. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 170(2). 171–172. 1 indexed citations

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Fogg, G. E. & D. F. Westlake. (1953). The importance of extracellular products of algae in freshwater. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 12(1). 219–232. 96 indexed citations

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