David Tickner

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

David Tickner is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Tickner has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 16 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in David Tickner's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (15 papers), Water resources management and optimization (9 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers). David Tickner is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (15 papers), Water resources management and optimization (9 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers). David Tickner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. David Tickner's co-authors include Mike Acreman, Angela M. Gurnell, P. G. Angold, J. O. Mountford, Angela H. Arthington, Mark Zeitoun, Marc Goichot, M. Acreman, Marisa Goulden and Brian D. Richter and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Global Environmental Change.

In The Last Decade

David Tickner

35 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

The Brisbane Declaration and Global Action Agenda on Environmental Flows (2018)

2018 297 citations Angela H. Arthington, Anik Bhaduri et al. Frontiers in Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Tickner United Kingdom	19	643	611	587	345	260	36	1.6k
Laura Tydecks Germany	5	549 0.9×	602 1.0×	550 0.9×	417 1.2×	228 0.9×	7	1.6k
Jeffrey J. Opperman United States	19	651 1.0×	495 0.8×	598 1.0×	556 1.6×	184 0.7×	27	1.4k
Theodore E. Grantham United States	27	904 1.4×	829 1.4×	1.0k 1.7×	595 1.7×	344 1.3×	64	2.0k
Chris Dickens South Africa	16	433 0.7×	308 0.5×	420 0.7×	274 0.8×	153 0.6×	33	1.2k
José Galízia Tundisi Brazil	29	1.1k 1.6×	956 1.6×	1.1k 1.9×	287 0.8×	150 0.6×	138	3.1k
Rebecca E. Lester Australia	21	657 1.0×	423 0.7×	318 0.5×	502 1.5×	115 0.4×	80	1.4k
Ruth Mathews United States	7	614 1.0×	492 0.8×	1.2k 2.1×	395 1.1×	513 2.0×	9	1.8k
Ryan A. McManamay United States	25	931 1.4×	840 1.4×	864 1.5×	503 1.5×	182 0.7×	91	1.9k
Kelly M. Kibler United States	16	450 0.7×	139 0.2×	255 0.4×	325 0.9×	105 0.4×	39	1.2k
Roland Schulze South Africa	27	309 0.5×	208 0.3×	804 1.4×	1.1k 3.1×	366 1.4×	67	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by David Tickner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Tickner

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

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Boron, Valeria, et al.. (2025). Breaking down silos: Conservation areas for Amazonian flagship terrestrial and freshwater species. Conservation Science and Practice. 7(9). 1 indexed citations

Mathers, Kate L., Patrick D. Armitage, Matthew J. Hill, et al.. (2024). Context specific effects of substrate composition on the taxonomic and functional diversity of macroinvertebrate communities in temperate lowland streams. Ecology and Evolution. 14(8). e70034–e70034. 1 indexed citations

Cooke, Steven J., Abigail J. Lynch, David Tickner, et al.. (2024). Can the planetary health concept save freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems?. The Lancet Planetary Health. 8(1). e2–e3. 7 indexed citations

Birnie‐Gauvin, Kim, Abigail J. Lynch, P.A. Franklin, et al.. (2023). The RACE for freshwater biodiversity: Essential actions to create the social context for meaningful conservation. Conservation Science and Practice. 5(4). 17 indexed citations

Arthington, Angela H., David Tickner, Michael E. McClain, et al.. (2023). Accelerating environmental flow implementation to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss. Environmental Reviews. 32(3). 387–413. 28 indexed citations

Lynch, Abigail J., Steven J. Cooke, Samantha J. Capon, et al.. (2023). Future-proofing the emergency recovery plan for freshwater biodiversity. Environmental Reviews. 32(3). 350–365. 20 indexed citations

Kuehne, Lauren M., Chris Dickens, David Tickner, et al.. (2023). The future of global river health monitoring. PLOS Water. 2(9). e0000101–e0000101. 11 indexed citations

Whelan, M. J., Conor Linstead, Fred Worrall, et al.. (2022). Is water quality in British rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”?. The Science of The Total Environment. 843. 157014–157014. 79 indexed citations

Fisher, Brendan, Diego Herrera, Diane K. Adams, et al.. (2019). Can nature deliver on the sustainable development goals?. The Lancet Planetary Health. 3(3). e112–e113. 7 indexed citations

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Arthington, Angela H., Anik Bhaduri, Stuart E. Bunn, et al.. (2018). The Brisbane Declaration and Global Action Agenda on Environmental Flows (2018). Frontiers in Environmental Science. 6. 297 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Lin, et al.. (2018). Managing the Three Gorges Dam to Implement Environmental Flows in the Yangtze River. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 6. 35 indexed citations

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Tickner, David, et al.. (2017). Managing Rivers for Multiple Benefits–A Coherent Approach to Research, Policy and Planning. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 5. 63 indexed citations

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Sayers, Paul, et al.. (2017). Strategic drought risk management: eight ‘golden rules’ to guide a sound approach. International Journal of River Basin Management. 15(2). 239–255. 13 indexed citations

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Zeitoun, Mark, Bruce Lankford, Tobias Krueger, et al.. (2016). Reductionist and integrative research approaches to complex water security policy challenges. Global Environmental Change. 39. 143–154. 122 indexed citations

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Chapagain, Ashok K. & David Tickner. (2012). Water Footprint: Help or Hindrance?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 32 indexed citations

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Orr, Stuart, et al.. (2009). Understanding water risks: a primer on the consequences of water scarcity for government and business.. 29 indexed citations

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Tickner, David, P. G. Angold, Angela M. Gurnell, & J. O. Mountford. (2001). Riparian plant invasions: hydrogeomorphological control and ecological impacts. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 25(1). 22–52. 176 indexed citations

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Tickner, David, P. G. Angold, Angela M. Gurnell, et al.. (2000). Alien invaders: a case study of competition between Impatiens glandulifera and the native Urtica dioica in a riparian environment.. Aspects of applied biology. 213–220. 1 indexed citations

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Tickner, David, et al.. (2000). Assessing stream quality using information on mesohabitat distribution and character. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 10(3). 179–196. 54 indexed citations

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Cooper, Signe S, et al.. (1989). Standard setting in education: a case study. Nursing Management. 9(7). 24–26. 2 indexed citations

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