John Watkins

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

John Watkins is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, History and Philosophy of Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Watkins has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Water Science and Technology, 13 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John Watkins's work include Fecal contamination and water quality (19 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (9 papers). John Watkins is often cited by papers focused on Fecal contamination and water quality (19 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (9 papers). John Watkins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and New Zealand. John Watkins's co-authors include R.G.H. Bunce, R.H.G. Jongman, C.A. Mücher, Marc J. Metzger, David Kay, Mark D. Wyer, Carl Stapleton, A. T. McDonald, C. Francis and Jeremy Wilkinson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Research and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

John Watkins

109 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

A climatic stratification of the environment of Europe

2005 614 citations R.G.H. Bunce, John Watkins et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Watkins United Kingdom	33	674	457	384	346	341	118	3.2k
Sen Li China	33	131 0.2×	571 1.2×	417 1.1×	319 0.9×	111 0.3×	206	3.7k
Wei Li China	40	704 1.0×	1.2k 2.6×	2.2k 5.6×	132 0.4×	603 1.8×	584	6.7k
I. Jack Stout United States	14	124 0.2×	631 1.4×	1.1k 2.8×	70 0.2×	178 0.5×	34	2.6k
Christopher Bryant Canada	32	71 0.1×	505 1.1×	951 2.5×	433 1.3×	187 0.5×	189	4.1k
Anne Fairbrother United States	30	163 0.2×	210 0.5×	537 1.4×	133 0.4×	49 0.1×	92	3.5k
Kenneth M. Portier United States	38	484 0.7×	359 0.8×	704 1.8×	18 0.1×	181 0.5×	114	4.1k
Christian Borgemeister Germany	41	116 0.2×	381 0.8×	739 1.9×	77 0.2×	139 0.4×	248	6.6k
Christian Balzer Switzerland	6	314 0.5×	886 1.9×	1.3k 3.5×	39 0.1×	419 1.2×	8	5.8k
Steven J. Schwager United States	24	84 0.1×	285 0.6×	764 2.0×	69 0.2×	51 0.1×	63	3.2k
Christopher D. Golden United States	34	174 0.3×	1.7k 3.7×	2.4k 6.4×	52 0.2×	124 0.4×	120	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by John Watkins

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Watkins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Watkins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Watkins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Watkins 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 John Watkins. John Watkins 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

Andrews, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Prototype Digital Twin: Recreation and biodiversity cultural ecosystem services. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 3 indexed citations

Tso, Chak‐Hau Michael, Don Monteith, T. Scott, et al.. (2022). The evolving role of weather types on rainfall chemistry under large reductions in pollutant emissions. Environmental Pollution. 299. 118905–118905. 12 indexed citations

Goergen, Klaus, et al.. (2021). A climate service for ecologists: sharing pre-processed EURO-CORDEX regional climate scenario data using the eLTER Information System. Earth system science data. 13(2). 631–644. 5 indexed citations

Watkins, John & D.P. Sartory. (2014). Evaluation of a membrane filtration method for the rapid enumeration of confirmed Clostridium perfringens from water. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 60(4). 367–371. 2 indexed citations

Robinson, Guy, Rachel M. Chalmers, Carl Stapleton, et al.. (2011). A whole water catchment approach to investigating the origin and distribution of Cryptosporidium species. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 111(3). 717–730. 56 indexed citations

Smith, Richard P., Rachel M. Chalmers, Doris Mueller-Doblies, et al.. (2010). Investigation of farms linked to human patients with cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 94(1-2). 9–17. 45 indexed citations

Robinson, Guy, John Watkins, & Rachel M. Chalmers. (2008). Evaluation of a modified semi-automated immunomagnetic separation technique for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human faeces. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 75(1). 139–141. 16 indexed citations

Smith, Richard P., Rachel M. Chalmers, Kristin Elwin, et al.. (2008). Investigation of the Role of Companion Animals in the Zoonotic Transmission of Cryptosporidiosis. Zoonoses and Public Health. 56(1). 24–33. 19 indexed citations

Kay, David, et al.. (2008). Results of field investigations into the impact of intermittent sewage discharges on the microbiological quality of wild mussels (Mytilus edulis) in a tidal estuary. Water Research. 42(12). 3033–3046. 34 indexed citations

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Watkins, John, et al.. (2007). The management & maintenance of historic parks, gardens & landscapes : the English heritage handbook. 2 indexed citations

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McDonald, A. T., et al.. (2007). Characteristics and significance of liquid effluent from woodchip corrals in Scotland. Journal of Environmental Management. 87(4). 582–590. 6 indexed citations

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Kay, David, J. Crowther, Carl Stapleton, et al.. (2007). Faecal indicator organism concentrations in sewage and treated effluents. Water Research. 42(1-2). 442–454. 92 indexed citations

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Kay, David, M. N. Aitken, J. Crowther, et al.. (2006). Reducing fluxes of faecal indicator compliance parameters to bathing waters from diffuse agricultural sources: The Brighouse Bay study, Scotland. Environmental Pollution. 147(1). 138–149. 47 indexed citations

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Black, H. I. J., N. R. Parekh, J.S. Chaplow, et al.. (2003). Assessing soil biodiversity across Great Britain: national trends in the occurrence of heterotrophic bacteria and invertebrates in soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 67(3). 255–266. 43 indexed citations

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Bunce, R.G.H., Peter Carey, R. Elena, et al.. (2002). A comparison of different biogeographical classifications of Europe, Great Britain and Spain. Journal of Environmental Management. 65(2). 121–134. 32 indexed citations

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Sartory, D.P. & John Watkins. (1998). Conventional culture for water quality assessment: is there a future?. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 85(S1). 225S–233S. 26 indexed citations

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Betts, W.B., David P. Casemore, C. R. Fricker, H.V. Smith, & John Watkins. (1995). Protozoan parasites and water. 99 indexed citations

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D’Agostino, Fred, I. C. Jarvie, & John Watkins. (1989). Freedom and Rationality Essays in Honor of John Watkins : From His Colleagues and Friends. Kluwer Academic eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Watkins, John. (1989). Hobbes's system of ideas. Philosophy. 42(160). 33 indexed citations

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FitzGerald, Garret A., John Watkins, & C. T. Dollery. (1981). Regulation of norepinephrine release by peripheral α2-receptor stimulation. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 29(2). 160–167. 32 indexed citations

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