David A. Sheahan

4.2k citations

26 papers · 3.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 16

Physiology top 0.05%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species 7
Pollution top 0.2%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts 11
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies 6
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.2%
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology 11
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact 9
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals 6
Aquatic Science top 1%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies 5
Food Science
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety 3

Co-authors: John P. Sumpter Peter Matthiessen Susan Jobling Edwin J. Routledge Geoff Brighty Claire Desbrow M. J. Waldock Jule E. Harries
Cited by: Physiology Pollution Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Journals: Environmental Science & Technology (1 paper)The Science of The Total Environment (1 paper)Water Research (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Norway Slovakia

In The Last Decade

David A. Sheahan

26 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

1998 Environmental Science & Technology
1997 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
1996 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

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1	Reviewing the UK’s Action Levels for the Management of Dredged Material Geosciences ·Claire Mason,Chris Vivian,Andrew W. Griffith,L. Warford,Clare Hynes,Jonathan L. Barber,David A. Sheahan,Philippe Bersuder,Adil Bakir,Jemma‐Anne Lonsdale	2021	4
2	Is the development of desalination compatible with sustainable development of the Arabian Gulf? Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Will J. F. Le Quesne,Liam Fernand,T.S. Ali,Olga Andrés,M. Antonpoulou,John A. Burt,William Dougherty,P.J. Edson,Jauad El Kharraz,Jane Glavan,Rusyan Jill Mamiit,Keith Reid,Abeer Sajwani,David A. Sheahan	2021	31
3	Using early life stages of marine animals to screen the toxicity of priority hazardous and noxious substances Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·Isabel Cunha,Tiago Torres,Helena Oliveira,Rosário Martíns,Thomas G. McGowan,David A. Sheahan,Miguel M. Santos	2017	14
4	Substitution of hazardous offshore chemicals in UK waters: an evaluation of their use and discharge from 2000 to 2012 Journal of Cleaner Production ·Maximillian A.G. La Védrine,David A. Sheahan,Rosalinda Gioia,Bob Rowles,Silke Kroeger,Claire Phillips,Mark F. Kirby	2014	11
5	Review and comparison of available testing approaches and protocols for testing effects of chemicals on sediment‐dwelling organisms with potential applicability to pesticides EFSA Supporting Publications ·David A. Sheahan,Tom Fisher	2012	4
6	Comparison of biomarker and pathological responses in flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) induced by ingested polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination Chemosphere ·William J. Reynolds,S.W. Feist,Gary J. Jones,Brett P. Lyons,David A. Sheahan,Grant D. Stentiford	2003	46
7	The potential for oestrogenic effects of pesticides in headwater streams in the UK The Science of The Total Environment ·Mark R. Hurst,David A. Sheahan	2002	16
8	Estrogenic activity measured in a sewage treatment works treating industrial inputs containing high concentrations of alkylphenolic compounds—A case study Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·David A. Sheahan,Geoff Brighty,Mic Daniel,Sonia J. Kirby,Mark R. Hurst,Joe Kennedy,Stephen Morris,Edwin J. Routledge,John P. Sumpter,Michael J. Waldock	2002	75
9	Reduction in the estrogenic activity of a treated sewage effluent discharge to an english river as a result of a decrease in the concentration of industrially derived surfactants Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·David A. Sheahan,Geoff Brighty,Mic Daniel,Susan Jobling,Jule E. Harries,Mark R. Hurst,Joe Kennedy,Sonia J. Kirby,Stephen Morris,Edwin J. Routledge,John P. Sumpter,Michael J. Waldock	2002	57
10	REDUCTION IN THE ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY OF A TREATED SEWAGE EFFLUENT DISCHARGE TO AN ENGLISH RIVER AS A RESULT OF A DECREASE IN THE CONCENTRATION OF INDUSTRIALLY DERIVED SURFACTANTS Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·David A. Sheahan,Geoff Brighty,Mic Daniel,Susan Jobling,Jule E. Harries,Mark R. Hurst,Joe Kennedy,Sonia J. Kirby,Stephen Morris,Edwin J. Routledge,John P. Sumpter,Michael J. Waldock	2002	2
11	Toxicity characterisation of organic contaminants in stormwaters from an agricultural headwater stream in South East England Water Research ·Kevin V. Thomas,Mark R. Hurst,Peter Matthiessen,David A. Sheahan,Richard J. Williams	2001	43
12	Oestrogens and Oestrogenic Activity in Raw and Treated Water in Severn Trent Water Water Research ·John Fawell,David A. Sheahan,H.A. James,Mark R. Hurst,Sandy Scott	2001	65
13	Identification of Estrogenic Chemicals in STW Effluent. 2. In Vivo Responses in Trout and Roachbreakdown → Environmental Science & Technology ·Edwin J. Routledge,David A. Sheahan,Claire Desbrow,Geoff Brighty,M. J. Waldock,John P. Sumpter	1998	825
14	Assessment of the Fate of Selected Adsorptive Pesticides at ADAS Rosemaund Water and Environment Journal ·A. Turnbull,Roy M. Harrison,Richard J. Williams,Peter Matthiessen,D. N. BROOKE,David A. Sheahan,M.S. Mills	1997	8
15	ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY IN FIVE UNITED KINGDOM RIVERS DETECTED BY MEASUREMENT OF VITELLOGENESIS IN CAGED MALE TROUT Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Jule E. Harries,David A. Sheahan,Susan Jobling,Peter Matthiessen,Paula Neall,John P. Sumpter,Tina Tylor,Nicholas Zaman	1997	29
16	A SURVEY OF ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY IN UNITED KINGDOM INLAND WATERS Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Jule E. Harries,David A. Sheahan,Susan Jobling,Peter Matthiessen,Paula Neall,Edwin J. Routledge,R. J. G. Rycroft,John P. Sumpter,Tina Tylor	1996	15
17	A survey of estrogenic activity in United Kingdom inland waters Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Jule E. Harries,David A. Sheahan,Peter Matthiessen,Paula Neall,R. J. G. Rycroft,Tina Tylor,Susan Jobling,Edwin J. Routledge,John P. Sumpter	1996	342
18	Use of a Gammarus pulex Bioassay to Measure the Effects of Transient Carbofuran Runoff from Farmland Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·Peter Matthiessen,David A. Sheahan,R. A. Harrison,Mark F. Kirby,R. J. G. Rycroft,A. Turnbull,Christian Völkner,Richard J. Williams	1995	63
19	Effects of atrazine, isoproturon, and mecoprop on the macrophyte Lemna minor and the alga Scenedesmus subspicatus Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ·Mark F. Kirby,David A. Sheahan	1994	61
20	The toxicity of tecnazene, a potato sprouting inhibitor, to freshwater fauna Chemosphere ·Graham Whale,David A. Sheahan,Peter Matthiessen	1988	8

About David A. Sheahan

David A. Sheahan is a scholar working on Physiology, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 26 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (11 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (11 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (7 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (6 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (6 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers) and Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (1.6k citations), Pollution (1.9k citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (2.2k citations). David A. Sheahan has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Norway and Slovakia. Frequent co-authors include John P. Sumpter, Peter Matthiessen, Susan Jobling, Edwin J. Routledge, Geoff Brighty, Claire Desbrow, M. J. Waldock, Jule E. Harries, Paula Neall and Tina Tylor. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

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