Janet Cotter-Howells

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Janet Cotter-Howells is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet Cotter-Howells has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pollution, 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 7 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Janet Cotter-Howells's work include Heavy metals in environment (14 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (4 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (4 papers). Janet Cotter-Howells is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (14 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (4 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (4 papers). Janet Cotter-Howells collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Janet Cotter-Howells's co-authors include Andrew A. Meharg, Joinal Abedin, John Charnock, Ute Krämer, Alan J. M. Baker, J. Andrew C. Smith, Malcolm S. Cresser, Jörg Feldmann, Simon J. M. Caporn and I. Thornton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Janet Cotter-Howells

23 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Free histidine as a metal chelator in plants that accumul... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2002 200 400 600
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.

  1. Free histidine as a metal chelator in plants that accumulate nickel
    1996 666 citations Janet Cotter-Howells, John Charnock et al. profile →
  2. Arsenic Accumulation and Metabolism in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
    2002 507 citations Joinal Abedin, Malcolm S. Cresser et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Janet Cotter-Howells United Kingdom 19 1.6k 977 795 793 257 23 2.7k
William R. Berti United States 18 2.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.6× 1.4k 1.7× 273 1.1× 21 4.1k
P.F.A.M. Römkens Netherlands 32 2.0k 1.2× 459 0.5× 614 0.8× 779 1.0× 307 1.2× 86 3.1k
Kenneth S. Sajwan United States 28 999 0.6× 695 0.7× 525 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 377 1.5× 80 2.7k
Rebecca Hamon Australia 27 1.7k 1.1× 472 0.5× 813 1.0× 406 0.5× 249 1.0× 36 2.5k
P. H. Masscheleyn United States 18 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.8× 341 0.4× 797 1.0× 397 1.5× 24 3.0k
Suzie M. Reichman Australia 27 1.2k 0.7× 501 0.5× 684 0.9× 808 1.0× 167 0.6× 75 2.4k
Ganga M. Hettiarachchi United States 30 1.8k 1.1× 746 0.8× 761 1.0× 918 1.2× 404 1.6× 111 3.2k
Shibao Chen China 29 1.7k 1.0× 420 0.4× 742 0.9× 508 0.6× 331 1.3× 82 2.8k
G. A. O’Connor United States 29 1.1k 0.7× 962 1.0× 460 0.6× 419 0.5× 274 1.1× 91 2.8k
Tieheng Sun China 27 1.4k 0.9× 373 0.4× 536 0.7× 614 0.8× 153 0.6× 110 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janet Cotter-Howells

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cotter-Howells, Janet, John Charnock, C. Winters, et al.. (2005). Metal Compartmentation and Speciation in a Soil Sentinel:  The Earthworm,Dendrodrilusrubidus. Environmental Science & Technology. 39(19). 7731–7740. 33 indexed citations
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Langdon, Caroline J., Andrew A. Meharg, Jörg Feldmann, et al.. (2002). Arsenic-speciation in arsenate-resistant and non-resistant populations of the earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 4(4). 603–608. 65 indexed citations
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Abedin, Joinal, Malcolm S. Cresser, Andrew A. Meharg, Jörg Feldmann, & Janet Cotter-Howells. (2002). Arsenic Accumulation and Metabolism in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Environmental Science & Technology. 36(5). 962–968. 507 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abedin, Joinal, Janet Cotter-Howells, & Andrew A. Meharg. (2002). Arsenic uptake and accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) irrigated with contaminated water. Plant and Soil. 240(2). 311–319. 265 indexed citations
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Hodson, Mark E., Eugenia Valsami‐Jones, Janet Cotter-Howells, et al.. (2001). Effect of bone meal (calcium phosphate) amendments on metal release from contaminated soils — a leaching column study. Environmental Pollution. 112(2). 233–243. 99 indexed citations
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Ritchie, Jennifer M., Malcolm S. Cresser, & Janet Cotter-Howells. (2001). Toxicological response of a bioluminescent microbial assay to Zn, Pb and Cu in an artificial soil solution: relationship with total metal concentrations and free ion activities. Environmental Pollution. 114(1). 129–136. 31 indexed citations
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Hodson, Mark E., Eugenia Valsami‐Jones, & Janet Cotter-Howells. (2000). Bonemeal Additions as a Remediation Treatment for Metal Contaminated Soil. Environmental Science & Technology. 34(16). 3501–3507. 129 indexed citations
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Hall, Jennifer M., et al.. (2000). INFLUENCE OF COMPLEXATION WITH CHLORIDE ON THE RESPONSES OF A LUX- MARKED BACTERIA BIOASSAY TO CADMIUM, COPPER, LEAD, AND MERCURY. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 19(2). 259–259. 23 indexed citations
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Valsami‐Jones, Eugenia, et al.. (1999). Mineral Deposits: Processes to Processing. 4 indexed citations
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Sayer, Jacqueline A., Janet Cotter-Howells, Conor Watson, Stephen Hillier, & Geoffrey Michael Gadd. (1999). Lead mineral transformation by fungi. Current Biology. 9(13). 691–694. 100 indexed citations
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Cotter-Howells, Janet, P. E. Champness, & John Charnock. (1999). Mineralogy of Pb-P grains in the roots of Agrostis capillaris L. by ATEM and EXAFS. Mineralogical Magazine. 63(6). 777–789. 50 indexed citations
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Cotter-Howells, Janet. (1996). Lead phosphate formation in soils. Environmental Pollution. 93(1). 9–16. 99 indexed citations
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Cotter-Howells, Janet & Simon J. M. Caporn. (1996). Remediation of contaminated land by formation of heavy metal phosphates. Applied Geochemistry. 11(1-2). 335–342. 209 indexed citations
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Cotter-Howells, Janet. (1994). Lead phosphate formation in soils. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 16(2). 86–86. 3 indexed citations
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Watt, John, I. Thornton, & Janet Cotter-Howells. (1993). Physical evidence suggesting the transfer of soil Pb into young children via hand-to-mouth activity. Applied Geochemistry. 8. 269–272. 54 indexed citations
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Cotter-Howells, Janet. (1993). Separation of high density minerals from soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 132(1). 93–98. 8 indexed citations
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Cotter-Howells, Janet & I. Thornton. (1991). Sources and pathways of environmental lead to children in a Derbyshire mining village. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 13(2). 127–135. 103 indexed citations

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