John W. Farrington

11.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

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John W. Farrington is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceanography and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Farrington has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 32 papers in Oceanography and 28 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in John W. Farrington's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (32 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (26 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (21 papers). John W. Farrington is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (32 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (26 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (21 papers). John W. Farrington collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. John W. Farrington's co-authors include Robert B. Gagosian, Bruce W. Tripp, Susan M. Henrichs, Christopher M. Reddy, James G. Quinn, Cindy Lee, Edward D. Goldberg, Stuart G. Wakeham, John H. Martin and Robert W. Risebrough and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

John W. Farrington

135 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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 Mussel Watch

1978 695 citations John W. Farrington et al. profile →
Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches

2011 639 citations Hideshige Takada, Rei Yamashita et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
Combustion-Derived Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Environment—A Review

2005 520 citations John W. Farrington, Christopher M. Reddy et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
John W. Farrington	3.8k	3.1k	2.1k	1.7k	1.6k	139	8.9k
J. Albaigés	5.9k 1.5×	3.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	217	10.0k
Philip M. Gschwend	6.8k 1.8×	5.2k 1.7×	1.2k 0.5×	810 0.5×	924 0.6×	113	13.3k
A. Saliot	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	956 0.6×	921 0.6×	126	5.4k
Alfonso Mucci	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.7×	3.9k 1.8×	2.6k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	199	14.9k
M. Schnitzer	1.4k 0.4×	3.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	3.7k 2.1×	974 0.6×	299	17.6k
Robert K. Nelson	1.5k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	799 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	132	6.1k
Lawrence M. Mayer	1.6k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	3.5k 1.6×	2.9k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	117	9.2k
Ronald S. Oremland	5.4k 1.4×	4.0k 1.3×	1.3k 0.6×	3.7k 2.1×	2.2k 1.3×	189	16.6k
Ping’an Peng	4.1k 1.1×	2.3k 0.7×	728 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	414	14.1k
Rudolf Jaffé	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	6.4k 3.0×	4.2k 2.4×	1.5k 0.9×	177	12.1k

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Quigg, Antonietta, John W. Farrington, Sherryl Gilbert, Steven A. Murawski, & Vijay T. John. (2021). A Decade of GoMRI Dispersant Science: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future. Oceanography. 34(1). 98–111. 17 indexed citations

Farrington, John W., et al.. (2020). Fuel oil hydrocarbons in Mytilus edulis in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts USA: Comparison of data from two oil spills. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 153. 111034–111034. 1 indexed citations

Farrington, John W.. (2019). Need to update human health risk assessment protocols for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seafood after oil spills. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 150. 110744–110744. 35 indexed citations

Farrington, John W., Bruce W. Tripp, Shinsuke Tanabe, et al.. (2016). Edward D. Goldberg's proposal of “the Mussel Watch”: Reflections after 40 years. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 110(1). 501–510. 185 indexed citations

Farrington, John W. & James G. Quinn. (2015). “Unresolved Complex Mixture” (UCM): A brief history of the term and moving beyond it. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 96(1-2). 29–31. 45 indexed citations

Farrington, John W., et al.. (2014). Changing Ocean Chemistry: An Introduction to This Special Issue. Oceanography. 27(1). 12–15. 1 indexed citations

Takada, Hideshige, Rei Yamashita, Kaoruko Mizukawa, et al.. (2011). Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62(8). 1683–1692. 639 indexed citations breakdown →

Skirrow, Paul & John W. Farrington. (2008). Developing specialist services for adults with Asperger syndrome in Liverpool.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations

Peacock, Emily E., George R. Hampson, Robert K. Nelson, et al.. (2006). The 1974 spill of the Bouchard 65 oil barge: Petroleum hydrocarbons persist in Winsor Cove salt marsh sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54(2). 214–225. 41 indexed citations

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Farrington, John W.. (2000). Benchmark Standards for Geography: A personal review. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 24(3). 413–415. 2 indexed citations

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Grimalt, Joan O., Jürgen Rullkötter, Marie‐Alexandrine Sicre, et al.. (2000). Modifications of the C₃₇ alkenone and alkenoate composition in the water column and sediment: Possible implications for sea surface temperature estimates in paleoceanography. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 1(11). 63 indexed citations

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Farrington, John W., et al.. (1995). International Mussel Watch Project : initial implementation phase, final report / International Mussel Watch Committee ; prepared by IMW Project Secretariat, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Coastal Research Center (J.W. Farrington and B.W. Tripp, editors) ; with assistance fr. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 5 indexed citations

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Farrington, John W., et al.. (1995). Comparison of the in Situ and Desorption Sediment−Water Partitioning of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls. Environmental Science & Technology. 30(1). 172–177. 155 indexed citations

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Farrington, John W.. (1991). Biogeochemical processes governing exposure and uptake of organic pollutant compounds in aquatic organisms.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 90. 75–84. 47 indexed citations

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Sikes, Elisabeth L., John W. Farrington, & Lloyd D Keigwin. (1991). Use of the alkenone unsaturation ratio U37k to determine past sea surface temperatures: core-top SST calibrations and methodology considerations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 104(1). 36–47. 125 indexed citations

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McElroy, Anne E., John W. Farrington, & John M. Teal. (1990). Influence of mode of exposure and the presence of a tubiculous polychaete on the fate of benz[a]anthracene in the benthos. Environmental Science & Technology. 24(11). 1648–1655. 39 indexed citations

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Andersen, Neil R., R. Dawson, J.C. Duinker, et al.. (1988). Objectives, components and experiences in the development of The IOC Marine Pollution Monitoring System (MARPOLMON). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 11(3). 299–314. 1 indexed citations

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McElroy, Anne E., B.W. Tripp, John W. Farrington, & John M. Teal. (1987). Biogeochemistry of benz(a)anthracene at the sediment-water interface. Chemosphere. 16(10-12). 2429–2440. 5 indexed citations

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Whelan, Jean K., et al.. (1986). Maturity of organic matter and migration of hydrocarbons in two Alaskan North Slope wells. Organic Geochemistry. 10(1-3). 207–219. 13 indexed citations

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Farrington, John W.. (1977). Biogeochemistry of oil in the ocean. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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