Kerry Walsh

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Kerry Walsh is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerry Walsh has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Kerry Walsh's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (11 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (7 papers). Kerry Walsh is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (11 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (7 papers). Kerry Walsh collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Australia. Kerry Walsh's co-authors include Bruce F. Moffett, J. Arthur Harris, Tom Hill, Thomas C. J. Hill, Martin Christmas, Iliana Bista, Mathew Seymour, Gary R. Carvalho, Mehrdad Hajibabaei and Simon Creer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kerry Walsh

26 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Using ecological diversity measures with bacterial communities

2003 790 citations Tom Hill, Kerry Walsh et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →
Candidatus “Scalindua brodae”, sp. nov., Candidatus “Scalindua wagneri”, sp. nov., Two New Species of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria

2003 501 citations Markus Schmid, Kerry Walsh et al. Systematic and Applied Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kerry Walsh United Kingdom	13	1.1k	701	595	364	229	28	2.1k
Bruce F. Moffett United Kingdom	14	710 0.7×	385 0.5×	661 1.1×	451 1.2×	223 1.0×	20	2.1k
Kilian Stoecker Germany	19	1.6k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	1.0k 1.8×	227 0.6×	277 1.2×	30	2.8k
Udo Jäckel Germany	23	453 0.4×	474 0.7×	288 0.5×	368 1.0×	168 0.7×	53	1.6k
Ingrid Brettar Germany	33	1.7k 1.6×	1.2k 1.7×	533 0.9×	632 1.7×	247 1.1×	64	3.3k
Frank Maixner Italy	22	1.2k 1.1×	640 0.9×	1.2k 2.1×	536 1.5×	460 2.0×	65	2.8k
Soo-Je Park South Korea	26	1.5k 1.5×	1.0k 1.5×	782 1.3×	172 0.5×	208 0.9×	91	2.5k
Brian D. Badgley United States	26	693 0.7×	333 0.5×	688 1.2×	369 1.0×	545 2.4×	49	2.5k
Longfei Shu China	29	787 0.7×	618 0.9×	635 1.1×	382 1.0×	64 0.3×	87	2.3k
Zhe‐Xue Quan China	35	1.8k 1.7×	1.1k 1.5×	1.6k 2.7×	477 1.3×	393 1.7×	99	3.8k
Jong-Ok Ka South Korea	24	636 0.6×	779 1.1×	647 1.1×	361 1.0×	109 0.5×	77	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kerry Walsh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kerry Walsh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kerry Walsh

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

Busi, Susheel Bhanu, et al.. (2025). National-scale biogeography and function of river and stream bacterial biofilm communities. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10571–10571.

Busi, Susheel Bhanu, et al.. (2025). Unlocking River Biofilm Microbial Diversity: A Comparative Analysis of Sequencing Technologies. Molecular Ecology Resources. 26(1). e70075–e70075.

Sellers, Graham S., Christopher L. Jerde, Lynsey R. Harper, et al.. (2024). Optimising species detection probability and sampling effort in lake fish eDNA surveys. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 5 indexed citations

Warren, Jonathan, Laura Hunt, Martyn Kelly, et al.. (2024). Influence of storage time on the stability of diatom assemblages using DNA from riverine biofilm samples. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 3 indexed citations

Kelly, Martyn, David G. Mann, John D. Taylor, et al.. (2023). Maximising environmental pressure-response relationship signals from diatom-based metabarcoding in rivers. The Science of The Total Environment. 914. 169445–169445. 6 indexed citations

Kelly, Martyn, Tim Jones, & Kerry Walsh. (2021). Potential for cross-contamination of diatom DNA samples when using toothbrushes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1 indexed citations

Gladding, Toni, et al.. (2020). Concentration and composition of bioaerosol emissions from intensive farms: Pig and poultry livestock. Journal of Environmental Management. 272. 111052–111052. 40 indexed citations

Nasir, Zaheer Ahmad, Samuel Collins, David Stevenson, et al.. (2018). A Controlled Study on the Characterisation of Bioaerosols Emissions from Compost. Atmosphere. 9(10). 379–379. 21 indexed citations

Nasir, Zaheer Ahmad, Enda Hayes, Ben Williams, et al.. (2018). Scoping studies to establish the capability and utility of a real-time bioaerosol sensor to characterise emissions from environmental sources. The Science of The Total Environment. 648. 25–32. 17 indexed citations

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Bista, Iliana, Gary R. Carvalho, Kerry Walsh, et al.. (2017). Annual time-series analysis of aqueous eDNA reveals ecologically relevant dynamics of lake ecosystem biodiversity. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14087–14087. 238 indexed citations

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Douglas, Philippa, Enda Hayes, Sean Tyrrel, et al.. (2017). Use of dispersion modelling for Environmental Impact Assessment of biological air pollution from composting: Progress, problems and prospects. Waste Management. 70. 22–29. 31 indexed citations

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Douglas, Philippa, Sean Tyrrel, R. Kinnersley, et al.. (2016). Sensitivity of predicted bioaerosol exposure from open windrow composting facilities to ADMS dispersion model parameters. Journal of Environmental Management. 184(Pt 2). 448–455. 9 indexed citations

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Douglas, Philippa, Sean Tyrrel, R. Kinnersley, et al.. (2016). Predicting Aspergillus fumigatus exposure from composting facilities using a dispersion model: A conditional calibration and validation. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 220(1). 17–28. 10 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kerry, et al.. (2007). Fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from Hebridean cloud and rain water produce biosurfactants but do not cause ice nucleation. Biogeosciences. 4(1). 115–124. 61 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kerry, et al.. (2007). Knowledge transfer initiative between molecular biologists and environmental researchers and regulators. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 14(5). 293–296. 3 indexed citations

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Goodall, Tim, et al.. (2007). Nondestructive DNA extraction from blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): retaining voucher specimens for DNA barcoding projects. Molecular Ecology Resources. 8(1). 56–61. 44 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kerry, et al.. (2006). Ice-nucleation negative fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from Hebridean cloud and rain water produce biosurfactants. 6 indexed citations

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Schmid, Markus, Kerry Walsh, Rick Webb, et al.. (2003). Candidatus “Scalindua brodae”, sp. nov., Candidatus “Scalindua wagneri”, sp. nov., Two New Species of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 26(4). 529–538. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hill, Tom, Kerry Walsh, J. Arthur Harris, & Bruce F. Moffett. (2003). Using ecological diversity measures with bacterial communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 43(1). 1–11. 790 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burrows, Damien, et al.. (1999). An initial environmental assessment of water infrastructure options in the Burdekin Catchment. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 1 indexed citations

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