David A. Sheahan

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
26 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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David A. Sheahan is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Sheahan has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 16 papers in Pollution and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David A. Sheahan's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (11 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (11 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers). David A. Sheahan is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (11 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (11 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (9 papers). David A. Sheahan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Norway and Slovakia. David A. Sheahan's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

David A. Sheahan

26 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Inhibition of testicular growth in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to estrogenic alkylphenolic chemicals

1996 1.0k citations Susan Jobling, John P. Sumpter et al. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry profile →
Identification of Estrogenic Chemicals in STW Effluent. 2. In Vivo Responses in Trout and Roach

1998 825 citations Edwin J. Routledge, David A. Sheahan et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Estrogenic activity in five United Kingdom rivers detected by measurement of vitellogenesis in caged male trout

1997 511 citations Jule E. Harries, David A. Sheahan et al. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David A. Sheahan United Kingdom	16	2.2k	1.9k	1.6k	627	498	26	3.4k
Monique Nolan United Kingdom	6	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	651 1.0×	318 0.6×	7	2.6k
M. J. Waldock United Kingdom	23	3.1k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	410 0.7×	684 1.4×	38	5.0k
Geoff Brighty United Kingdom	14	3.3k 1.5×	3.7k 1.9×	2.9k 1.8×	1.3k 2.0×	668 1.3×	17	6.0k
Claire Desbrow United Kingdom	6	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	926 0.6×	315 0.5×	207 0.4×	8	2.3k
Robert W. Flick United States	12	897 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	643 0.4×	360 0.6×	200 0.4×	22	2.0k
Nicola Beresford United Kingdom	21	1.0k 0.5×	803 0.4×	843 0.5×	370 0.6×	236 0.5×	36	2.2k
Tamsin J. Runnalls United Kingdom	19	862 0.4×	896 0.5×	772 0.5×	389 0.6×	261 0.5×	22	1.7k
Henrik Holbech Denmark	27	1.0k 0.5×	720 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	375 0.6×	290 0.6×	59	2.2k
Ulrike Schulte‐Oehlmann Germany	32	2.9k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	458 0.3×	186 0.3×	137 0.3×	57	4.2k
Catherine A. Harris United Kingdom	13	1.3k 0.6×	806 0.4×	437 0.3×	206 0.3×	126 0.3×	16	1.9k

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Mason, Claire, Chris Vivian, Andrew W. Griffith, et al.. (2021). Reviewing the UK’s Action Levels for the Management of Dredged Material. Geosciences. 12(1). 3–3. 4 indexed citations

Quesne, Will J. F. Le, Liam Fernand, John A. Burt, et al.. (2021). Is the development of desalination compatible with sustainable development of the Arabian Gulf?. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 173(Pt A). 112940–112940. 31 indexed citations

Cunha, Isabel, Tiago Torres, Helena Oliveira, et al.. (2017). Using early life stages of marine animals to screen the toxicity of priority hazardous and noxious substances. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(11). 10510–10518. 14 indexed citations

Sheahan, David A., et al.. (2014). Substitution of hazardous offshore chemicals in UK waters: an evaluation of their use and discharge from 2000 to 2012. Journal of Cleaner Production. 87. 675–682. 11 indexed citations

Sheahan, David A., et al.. (2012). 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. 9(9). 4 indexed citations

Feist, S.W., et al.. (2003). Comparison of biomarker and pathological responses in flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) induced by ingested polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination. Chemosphere. 52(7). 1135–1145. 46 indexed citations

Hurst, Mark R. & David A. Sheahan. (2002). The potential for oestrogenic effects of pesticides in headwater streams in the UK. The Science of The Total Environment. 301(1-3). 87–96. 16 indexed citations

Sheahan, David A., Geoff Brighty, Sonia J. Kirby, et al.. (2002). Estrogenic activity measured in a sewage treatment works treating industrial inputs containing high concentrations of alkylphenolic compounds—A case study. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 21(3). 507–514. 75 indexed citations

Sheahan, David A., Geoff Brighty, Susan Jobling, et al.. (2002). 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. 21(3). 515–519. 57 indexed citations

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Sheahan, David A., Geoff Brighty, Susan Jobling, et al.. (2002). 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. 21(3). 515–515. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, Kevin V., Mark R. Hurst, Peter Matthiessen, David A. Sheahan, & Richard J. Williams. (2001). Toxicity characterisation of organic contaminants in stormwaters from an agricultural headwater stream in South East England. Water Research. 35(10). 2411–2416. 43 indexed citations

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Fawell, John, et al.. (2001). Oestrogens and Oestrogenic Activity in Raw and Treated Water in Severn Trent Water. Water Research. 35(5). 1240–1244. 65 indexed citations

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Routledge, Edwin J., David A. Sheahan, Claire Desbrow, et al.. (1998). Identification of Estrogenic Chemicals in STW Effluent. 2. In Vivo Responses in Trout and Roach. Environmental Science & Technology. 32(11). 1559–1565. 825 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harrison, Roy M., Richard J. Williams, Peter Matthiessen, et al.. (1997). Assessment of the Fate of Selected Adsorptive Pesticides at ADAS Rosemaund. Water and Environment Journal. 11(1). 24–30. 8 indexed citations

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Harries, Jule E., David A. Sheahan, Susan Jobling, et al.. (1997). ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY IN FIVE UNITED KINGDOM RIVERS DETECTED BY MEASUREMENT OF VITELLOGENESIS IN CAGED MALE TROUT. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 16(3). 534–534. 29 indexed citations

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Harries, Jule E., David A. Sheahan, Susan Jobling, et al.. (1996). A SURVEY OF ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY IN UNITED KINGDOM INLAND WATERS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 15(11). 1993–1993. 15 indexed citations

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Harries, Jule E., David A. Sheahan, Peter Matthiessen, et al.. (1996). A survey of estrogenic activity in United Kingdom inland waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 15(11). 1993–2002. 342 indexed citations

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Matthiessen, Peter, David A. Sheahan, R. A. Harrison, et al.. (1995). Use of a Gammarus pulex Bioassay to Measure the Effects of Transient Carbofuran Runoff from Farmland. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 30(2). 111–119. 63 indexed citations

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Kirby, Mark F. & David A. Sheahan. (1994). Effects of atrazine, isoproturon, and mecoprop on the macrophyte Lemna minor and the alga Scenedesmus subspicatus. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 53(1). 120–6. 61 indexed citations

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Whale, Graham, David A. Sheahan, & Peter Matthiessen. (1988). The toxicity of tecnazene, a potato sprouting inhibitor, to freshwater fauna. Chemosphere. 17(6). 1205–1217. 8 indexed citations

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