David Walters

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
167 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

David Walters is a scholar working on Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, David Walters has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Ecology, 47 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 34 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in David Walters's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (34 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (24 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (23 papers). David Walters is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (34 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (24 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (23 papers). David Walters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. David Walters's co-authors include Jon H. Wetton, David T. Parkin, Ken M. Fritz, Ellen Wohl, Travis S. Schmidt, David S. Leigh, Johanna M. Kraus, Marc A. Mills, Ryan R. Otter and Byron J. Freeman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David Walters

156 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Demographic study of a wild house sparrow population by DNA fingerprinting

1987 750 citations David Walters et al. Nature profile →
The Natural Sediment Regime in Rivers: Broadening the Foundation for Ecosystem Management

2015 363 citations David Walters et al. profile →
Mountain lakes: Eyes on global environmental change

2019 229 citations David Walters et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David Walters	2.3k	1.2k	1.1k	734	632	167	5.2k
Robert I. McDonald	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	266 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	85	8.4k
Emma L. Johnston	3.9k 1.7×	1.4k 1.1×	539 0.5×	1.7k 2.3×	460 0.7×	203	9.1k
Jeffrey C. Nekola	2.7k 1.2×	190 0.2×	1.6k 1.4×	275 0.4×	611 1.0×	79	6.1k
Brendan Fisher	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	247 0.3×	312 0.5×	88	9.5k
Charles F. Mason	2.2k 0.9×	318 0.3×	911 0.8×	192 0.3×	183 0.3×	207	5.1k
John Ingram	2.7k 1.2×	285 0.2×	762 0.7×	449 0.6×	401 0.6×	71	10.3k
M.C.M. Beveridge	2.1k 0.9×	265 0.2×	1.8k 1.6×	315 0.4×	679 1.1×	126	9.1k
Susan Gross Solomon	1.3k 0.6×	516 0.4×	622 0.6×	205 0.3×	691 1.1×	32	8.3k
Duncan Knowler	4.4k 1.9×	284 0.2×	3.8k 3.5×	219 0.3×	938 1.5×	54	8.7k
Ryan S. King	2.4k 1.0×	261 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	372 0.5×	770 1.2×	107	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by David Walters

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Walters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Walters

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Steevens, Jeffery A., Daniele A. Miranda, Heather D. Whitehead, et al.. (2025). Concentration Dependency of PFOS Bioaccumulation by Freshwater Benthic Algae. ACS ES&T Water. 5(8). 4415–4422. 3 indexed citations

Gerson, Jacqueline R., et al.. (2025). Selenium Differentially Influences Methylmercury Retention across Mayfly Life Stages. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(16). 8201–8209.

Kidd, Karen A., Kate M. Campbell, Marie‐Noéle Croteau, et al.. (2025). Metal-rich lacustrine sediments from legacy mining perpetuate copper exposure to aquatic-riparian food webs. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 21(2). 414–424. 1 indexed citations

Willacker, James J., Jeff S. Wesner, Colleen Flanagan Pritz, et al.. (2025). Ecosystem Drivers of Freshwater Mercury Bioaccumulation Are Context-Dependent: Insights from Continental-Scale Modeling. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(3). 1780–1789. 2 indexed citations

Kidd, Karen A., et al.. (2025). Effects of chronic metal exposure and metamorphosis on the microbiomes of larval and adult insects and riparian spiders through the aquatic-riparian food web. Environmental Pollution. 371. 125867–125867. 2 indexed citations

Milian, Roger Pizarro, et al.. (2024). Pathways to Success, or Unfulfilled Dreams? An Examination of Pathway-Based Disparities in Graduation Rates. Journal of College Student Retention Research Theory & Practice. 27(4). 915–932. 2 indexed citations

Janssen, Sarah E., James J. Willacker, Michael T. Tate, et al.. (2024). Geographic Drivers of Mercury Entry into Aquatic Food Webs Revealed by Mercury Stable Isotopes in Dragonfly Larvae. Environmental Science & Technology. 2 indexed citations

Milian, Roger Pizarro, et al.. (2024). Disability and the stratification of post‐secondary pathways: Evidence from a large administrative linkage. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 61(3). 216–240. 1 indexed citations

Brandt, Jessica E., Jeff S. Wesner, Gregory T. Ruggerone, et al.. (2024). Continental-scale nutrient and contaminant delivery by Pacific salmon. Nature. 634(8035). 875–882. 3 indexed citations

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Rowland, Freya E., Catherine A. Richter, Donald E. Tillitt, & David Walters. (2023). Evolutionary and ecological correlates of thiaminase in fishes. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 4 indexed citations

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Janssen, Sarah E., et al.. (2023). Mercury Isotope Values in Shoreline Spiders Reveal the Transfer of Aquatic Mercury Sources to Terrestrial Food Webs. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 10(10). 891–896. 7 indexed citations

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Milian, Roger Pizarro, et al.. (2023). The Price of Pathways: Student Borrowing Behavior across Postsecondary Pathways Revisited. Higher Education Policy. 37(4). 670–691. 2 indexed citations

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Milian, Roger Pizarro, et al.. (2022). Who borrows, and how much? Student borrowing across post-secondary pathways in Ontario, Canada. Studies in Higher Education. 48(3). 460–474. 5 indexed citations

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Gerson, Jacqueline R., et al.. (2021). Ecosystem modification and network position impact insect-mediated contaminant fluxes from a mountaintop mining-impacted river network. Environmental Pollution. 291. 118257–118257. 3 indexed citations

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Gerson, Jacqueline R., et al.. (2021). Lethal impacts of selenium counterbalance the potential reduction in mercury bioaccumulation for freshwater organisms. Environmental Pollution. 287. 117293–117293. 6 indexed citations

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Gerson, Jacqueline R., David Walters, Collin A. Eagles‐Smith, Emily S. Bernhardt, & Jessica E. Brandt. (2020). Do Two Wrongs Make a Right? Persistent Uncertainties Regarding Environmental Selenium–Mercury Interactions. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(15). 9228–9234. 46 indexed citations

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Haffner, G. Douglas, et al.. (2018). Importance of growth rate on mercury and polychlorinated biphenyl bioaccumulation in fish. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 37(6). 1655–1667. 19 indexed citations

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Zarifa, David, et al.. (2015). The Earnings and Employment Outcomes of the 2005 Cohort of Canadian Postsecondary Graduates with Disabilities. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 52(4). 343–376. 11 indexed citations

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Piwoni, Marvin D., John T. Wilson, David Walters, B.H. Wilson, & Carl G. Enfield. (1986). Behavior of Organic Pollutants During Rapid-Infiltration of Wastewater Into Soil: I. Processes, Definition, and Characterization Using a Microcosm. Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials. 3(1). 43–55. 6 indexed citations

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Enfield, Carl G., David Walters, John T. Wilson, & Marvin D. Piwoni. (1986). Behavior of Organic Pollutants During Rapid-Infiltration of Wastewater Into Soil: II. Mathematical Description of Transport and Transformation. Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials. 3(1). 57–76. 5 indexed citations

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