Edward Archer

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Edward Archer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Archer has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Pollution and 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Edward Archer's work include Horticultural and Viticultural Research (19 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (13 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (10 papers). Edward Archer is often cited by papers focused on Horticultural and Viticultural Research (19 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (13 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (10 papers). Edward Archer collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Canada. Edward Archer's co-authors include Gideon Wolfaardt, Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern, Bruce Petrie, J.H. van Wyk, Erika Castrignanò, Alex J. Valentine, Peter E. Mortimer, Elizabeth Holton, Thomas Kjeldsen and Paweł Krzemiński and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Edward Archer

39 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

The fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), endocrine disrupting contaminants (EDCs), metabolites and illicit drugs in a WWTW and environmental waters

2017 548 citations Edward Archer, Bruce Petrie et al. Chemosphere profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward Archer South Africa	14	612	278	183	178	147	41	1.1k
Abdul Malik India	20	336 0.5×	333 1.2×	170 0.9×	256 1.4×	94 0.6×	65	1.1k
J. Brett Sallach United Kingdom	22	935 1.5×	318 1.1×	149 0.8×	110 0.6×	136 0.9×	51	1.5k
Li Yao China	22	763 1.2×	449 1.6×	157 0.9×	72 0.4×	160 1.1×	44	1.2k
André M.P.T. Pereira Portugal	20	844 1.4×	360 1.3×	133 0.7×	218 1.2×	244 1.7×	45	1.4k
Mònica Escolà Casas Spain	20	1.0k 1.6×	383 1.4×	288 1.6×	123 0.7×	184 1.3×	40	1.5k
Hlengilizwe Nyoni South Africa	19	324 0.5×	161 0.6×	171 0.9×	86 0.5×	114 0.8×	51	991
Mohit Kumar India	21	784 1.3×	354 1.3×	230 1.3×	163 0.9×	79 0.5×	39	1.8k
Dirk Skutlarek Germany	14	691 1.1×	307 1.1×	92 0.5×	85 0.5×	155 1.1×	18	1.2k
Grace Birungi Uganda	15	491 0.8×	223 0.8×	108 0.6×	103 0.6×	155 1.1×	29	865

Countries citing papers authored by Edward Archer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Archer

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Holton, Elizabeth, et al.. (2023). Quantifying community-wide antibiotic usage via urban water fingerprinting: Focus on contrasting resource settings in South Africa. Water Research. 240. 120110–120110. 12 indexed citations

Verlicchi, Paola, Vittoria Grillini, Engracia Lacasa, et al.. (2023). Selection of indicator contaminants of emerging concern when reusing reclaimed water for irrigation — A proposed methodology. The Science of The Total Environment. 873. 162359–162359. 36 indexed citations

Mageiros, Leonardos, Edward Archer, Evangelos Mourkas, et al.. (2022). Spatiotemporal Investigation of Antibiotic Resistance in the Urban Water Cycle Influenced by Environmental and Anthropogenic Activity. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(5). e0247322–e0247322. 10 indexed citations

Archer, Edward, et al.. (2022). Occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern in the Eerste River, South Africa: Towards the optimisation of an urban water profiling approach for public- and ecological health risk characterisation. The Science of The Total Environment. 859(Pt 1). 160254–160254. 17 indexed citations

Berkowitz, Natacha, Edward Archer, Mary‐Ann Davies, et al.. (2022). The SACCESS network for COVID-19 wastewater surveillance: a national collaboration for public health responsiveness. South African Health Review. 24.

Archer, Edward, Christo J. F. Muller, Wolfgang Preiser, et al.. (2022). Sewage surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at student campus residences in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Science of The Total Environment. 851(Pt 1). 158028–158028. 14 indexed citations

Sims, Natalie, Elizabeth Holton, Edward Archer, et al.. (2022). In-situ multi-mode extraction (iMME) sampler for a wide-scope analysis of chemical and biological targets in water in urbanized and remote (off-the-grid) locations. The Science of The Total Environment. 859(Pt 1). 160034–160034. 1 indexed citations

Holton, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Spatiotemporal urban water profiling for the assessment of environmental and public exposure to antimicrobials (antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals) in the Eerste River Catchment, South Africa. Environment International. 164. 107227–107227. 18 indexed citations

Archer, Edward, et al.. (2021). A two-year study of emerging micro-pollutants and drugs of abuse in two Western Cape wastewater treatment works (South Africa). Chemosphere. 285. 131460–131460. 32 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rabia, Christo J. F. Muller, Samira Ghoor, et al.. (2021). Qualitative and quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in untreated wastewater in Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Medical Journal. 111(3). 198–198. 30 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, et al.. (2020). Investigating (anti)estrogenic activities within South African wastewater and receiving surface waters: Implication for reliable monitoring. Environmental Pollution. 263(Pt A). 114424–114424. 26 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, et al.. (2020). Exposure Impacts of Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of a Glufosinate Ammonium Herbicide Formulation on Larval Development and Thyroid Histology of Xenopus laevis. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 80(4). 717–725. 13 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, Erika Castrignanò, Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern, & Gideon Wolfaardt. (2018). Wastewater-based epidemiology and enantiomeric profiling for drugs of abuse in South African wastewaters. The Science of The Total Environment. 625. 792–800. 84 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, Bruce Petrie, Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern, & Gideon Wolfaardt. (2017). The fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), endocrine disrupting contaminants (EDCs), metabolites and illicit drugs in a WWTW and environmental waters. Chemosphere. 174. 437–446. 548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Archer, Edward, Gideon Wolfaardt, & J.H. van Wyk. (2017). Review: <i>Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) as endocrine disrupting contaminants (EDCs) in South African surface waters</i>. Water SA. 43(4). 684–684. 66 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, et al.. (2017). Shoot Heterogeneity Effects on Shiraz/Richter 99 Grapevines. I. Vegetative Growth. South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 27(1).

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Archer, Edward, et al.. (2016). Shoot Heterogeneity Effects on Shiraz/Richter 99 Grapevines. II. Physiological Activity. South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 28(1). 2 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, et al.. (2011). Integrative strategies for sustainable viticulture and terroir valorisation.. SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University). 4 indexed citations

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Mortimer, Peter E., Edward Archer, & Alex J. Valentine. (2004). Mycorrhizal C costs and nutritional benefits in developing grapevines. Mycorrhiza. 15(3). 159–165. 47 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward. (2003). How Governance Concerns are Reshaping Executive and Director Compensation. 2003(2). 80–83. 2 indexed citations

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