J.N. Lester

22.6k citations

389 papers · 18.1k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

Pollution top 0.01%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Heavy metals in environment
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.02%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Papers in

Pollution 199
- Heavy metals in environment 84
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts 51
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal 43
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 169
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact 50
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology 39
- Chromium effects and bioremediation 27

Co-authors: Mark D. Scrimshaw Nikolaos Voulvoulis Oliver A.H. Jones Robert M. Sterritt R. Perry P.W.W. Kirk J.M. Bubb Elise Cartmell
Journals: The Science of The Total Environment (59 papers)Environmental Technology (39 papers)Water Research (23 papers)Chemosphere (20 papers)Water Air & Soil Pollution (16 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Singapore

In The Last Decade

J.N. Lester

386 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Nonylphenol in the environment: A critical review on occurrence, fate, toxicity and treatment in wastewaters 2008 · 917 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Environment International
2005 Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
2002 Water Research
2001 The Science of The Total Environment
1998 The Science of The Total Environment
1991 Water Air & Soil Pollution

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Partitioning and availability of sediment–bound metals following final sewage effluent release to a lowland river International Journal of Environment and Pollution ·J.M. Bubb, J.N. Lester	2014	0
2	The fate of steroid estrogens: partitioning during wastewater treatment and onto river sediments Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·Rachel L. Gomes, Mark D. Scrimshaw, Elise Cartmell, J.N. Lester	2010	18
3	Fate and occurrence of alkylphenolic compounds in sewage sludges determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry Environmental Technology ·Y.K.K. Koh, T.Y. Chiu, سلطان بن عبدالعزيز الملحس, Alan R. Boobis, Mark D. Scrimshaw, J.N. Lester, Elise Cartmell	2009	8
4	TREATMENT AND REMOVAL STRATEGIES FOR ESTROGENS FROM WASTEWATER Environmental Technology ·Y.K.K. Koh, T.Y. Chiu, Alan R. Boobis, Elise Cartmell, Mark D. Scrimshaw, J.N. Lester	2008	118
5	Assessing Spatial Variation Of ContaminantsUsing Arc GIS: The Case Of Abou Ali RiverIn North Lebanon WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment ·May A. Massoud, M. El‐Fadel, Mark D. Scrimshaw, J.N. Lester	2005	3
6	Distribution of mercury and methylmercury in the sediments of a lowland river system Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Jason Birkett, J.N. Lester	2005	8
7	Investment Appraisal in the Water Industry of England and Wales Water and Environment Journal ·C.D. Brickell, John Adam Guy, Yaran Tian, J.N. Lester	2002	2
8	Developing a sustainable energy strategy for a water utility. Part II: a review of potential technologies and approaches Journal of Environmental Management ·Verena Boos, Mark Gaterell, Paul F. Griffin, R.J. Gochin, J.N. Lester	2002	41
9	Alternative antifouling biocides Applied Organometallic Chemistry ·Nikolaos Voulvoulis, Mark D. Scrimshaw, J.N. Lester	1999	200
10	Sewer overflows in eastern England: a general survey for environmental investment Mark Gaterell, Kanchan Gautam, Ιωάννης Βέλλιος, J.N. Lester	1997	1
11	Organochlorine contamination of UK Essex coast salt marsh sediments Journal of Coastal Research ·Mark D. Scrimshaw, J.M. Bubb, J.N. Lester	1996	10
12	The Environmental Impact of a Chemical Spill from a Timber‐Treatment Works on a Lowland River System Water and Environment Journal ·P.H. Dowson, Pengjun He, Oleg Viktorovich Leonenko, Mark D. Scrimshaw, H. Kaczorowska, J. N. Bubb, J.N. Lester	1996	14
13	Organochlorine Contamination in Sediments of the Inner Thames Estuary Water and Environment Journal ·Mark D. Scrimshaw, J.N. Lester	1995	17
14	The fate and behaviour of organic micropollutants during wastewater treatment processes: a review International Journal of Environment and Pollution ·Marlies Vandenabeele, J.M. Bubb, J.N. Lester	1994	23
15	Degradation of Phenols Using Bacteria Isolated from the Subsurface of Manufactured Gas Plants Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials ·Alan Thomas, J.N. Lester	1993	9
16	A review of the behaviour and utilization of polycarboxylic acids as detergent builders Environmental Technology Letters ·M.L. Taylor, David da Motta Marques, J.N. Lester, Roger Perry	1988	33
17	The Fate of Heavy Metals in Pilot‐Plant Scale Upflow Sludge‐Blanket Clarifiers Water and Environment Journal ·M.L. Taylor, T. Stephenson, J.N. Lester	1987	2
18	Evaluation of startup and operation of four anaerobic processes treating a synthetic meat waste Biotechnology and Bioengineering ·Tom Stephenson, J.N. Lester	1986	32
19	Complexation of heavy metals by extracellular polymers in the activated sludge process Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation ·Thomasine Rudd, Robert M. Sterritt, J.N. Lester	1984	93
20	THE DETERMINATION OF NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID IN WATERS AND WASTE WATERS Reviews in Analytical Chemistry ·P.W.W. Kirk, J.N. Lester	1981	3

About J.N. Lester

J.N. Lester is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Analytical Chemistry, having authored 389 papers that have together received 18.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Heavy metals in environment (84 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (51 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (50 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (48 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (45 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (43 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (39 papers) and Chromium effects and bioremediation (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pollution (9.7k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (7.6k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (3.2k citations), Water Science and Technology (3.9k citations) and Analytical Chemistry (1.9k citations). J.N. Lester has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Singapore. Frequent co-authors include Mark D. Scrimshaw, Nikolaos Voulvoulis, Oliver A.H. Jones, Robert M. Sterritt, R. Perry, P.W.W. Kirk, J.M. Bubb, Elise Cartmell, Jason Birkett and Thomasine Rudd. Their work appears in journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Technology, Water Research, Chemosphere and Water Air & Soil Pollution.

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