M. F. Billett

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

M. F. Billett is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. F. Billett has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 30 papers in Ecology and 17 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in M. F. Billett's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (29 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (27 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (14 papers). M. F. Billett is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (29 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (27 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (14 papers). M. F. Billett collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Netherlands. M. F. Billett's co-authors include Malcolm S. Cresser, D. Hope, Kerry J. Dinsmore, Julian J.C. Dawson, E. A. Fitzpatrick, Marc Stutter, Richard P. Smart, Mark H. Garnett, Kirstie E. Dyson and K.J. Hargreaves and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

M. F. Billett

58 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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 review of the export of carbon in river water: Fluxes and processes

1994 517 citations D. Hope, M. F. Billett et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. F. Billett United Kingdom	31	1.5k	1.5k	905	720	688	58	3.2k
Julian J.C. Dawson United Kingdom	29	961 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	983 1.1×	623 0.9×	576 0.8×	40	3.0k
Stephen D. Sebestyen United States	29	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	906 1.0×	472 0.7×	552 0.8×	93	3.0k
Heleen A. de Wit Norway	30	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	758 0.8×	1.4k 1.9×	649 0.9×	71	4.0k
Shaun A. Watmough Canada	39	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	785 0.9×	451 0.6×	778 1.1×	180	4.6k
D. S. Jeffries Canada	34	1.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.7×	1.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.8×	777 1.1×	88	5.1k
Jakub Hruška Czechia	30	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	572 0.6×	370 0.5×	508 0.7×	106	2.8k
Jeffrey S. Kahl United States	31	759 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	820 0.9×	294 0.4×	427 0.6×	68	2.7k
Shreeram Inamdar United States	33	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.9×	831 1.2×	523 0.8×	97	3.8k
James O. Sickman United States	29	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	610 0.7×	471 0.7×	927 1.3×	69	4.2k
Michela Rogora Italy	32	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	666 0.7×	852 1.2×	369 0.5×	103	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by M. F. Billett

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. F. Billett

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20 of 20 papers shown

Campeau, Audrey, Kevin Bishop, M. F. Billett, et al.. (2019). Current forest carbon fixation fuels stream CO2 emissions. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1876–1876. 58 indexed citations

Helfter, Carole, C. Campbell, Kerry J. Dinsmore, et al.. (2015). Drivers of long-term variability in CO ₂ net ecosystem exchange in a temperate peatland. Biogeosciences. 12(6). 1799–1811. 83 indexed citations

Dinsmore, Kerry J., Marcus B. Wallin, M. F. Billett, et al.. (2015). Carbon dioxide transport across the hillslope–riparian–stream continuum in a boreal headwater catchment. Biogeosciences. 12(6). 1881–1892. 66 indexed citations

Braban, Christine F., U. Dragosits, Mark R. Theobald, et al.. (2013). Estimation of nitrogen budgets for contrasting catchments at the landscape scale. Biogeosciences. 10(1). 119–133. 9 indexed citations

Dinsmore, Kerry J., Marcus B. Wallin, Mark S. Johnson, et al.. (2013). Contrasting CO₂ concentration discharge dynamics in headwater streams: A multi‐catchment comparison. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 118(2). 445–461. 54 indexed citations

Garnett, Mark H. & M. F. Billett. (2007). Do Riparian Plants Fix CO₂ Lost by Evasion from Surface Waters? An Investigation Using Carbon Isotopes. Radiocarbon. 49(2). 993–1001. 7 indexed citations

Deeks, Lynda K., A. Glyn Bengough, M. F. Billett, et al.. (2004). Spatial variation of effective porosity and its implications for discharge in an upland headwater catchment in Scotland. Journal of Hydrology. 290(3-4). 217–228. 20 indexed citations

Dawson, Julian J.C., et al.. (2001). Is in-stream processing an important control on spatial changes in carbon fluxes in headwater catchments?. The Science of The Total Environment. 265(1-3). 153–167. 99 indexed citations

Smart, Richard P., Chris Soulsby, Malcolm S. Cresser, et al.. (2001). Riparian zone influence on stream water chemistry at different spatial scales: a GIS-based modelling approach, an example for the Dee, NE Scotland. The Science of The Total Environment. 280(1-3). 173–193. 81 indexed citations

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Billett, M. F.. (2000). Practical Environmental Analysis.. European Journal of Soil Science. 51(3). 541–549. 87 indexed citations

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Cannell, M. G. R., R. Milne, K.J. Hargreaves, et al.. (1999). National Inventories of Terrestrial Carbon Sources and Sinks: The U.K. Experience. Climatic Change. 42(3). 505–530. 113 indexed citations

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Smart, Richard P., Chris Soulsby, Colin Neal, et al.. (1998). Factors regulating the spatial and temporal distribution of solute concentrations in a major river system in NE Scotland. The Science of The Total Environment. 221(2-3). 93–110. 69 indexed citations

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Sanger, L. J., M. F. Billett, & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1994). Changes in sulphate retention, soil chemistry and drainage water quality along an upland soil transect. Environmental Pollution. 86(2). 119–128. 8 indexed citations

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Hope, D., M. F. Billett, & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1994). A review of the export of carbon in river water: Fluxes and processes. Environmental Pollution. 84(3). 301–324. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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Billett, M. F., E. A. Fitzpatrick, & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1993). Long-term changes in the nutrient pools of forest soil organic horizons between 1949/50 and 1987, Alltcailleach Forest, Scotland. Applied Geochemistry. 8. 179–183. 6 indexed citations

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Sanger, L. J., M. F. Billett, & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1993). Assessment by laboratory simulation of approaches to amelioration of peat acidification. Environmental Pollution. 81(1). 21–29. 8 indexed citations

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Billett, M. F. & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1992). Predicting stream-water quality using catchment and soil chemical characteristics. Environmental Pollution. 77(2-3). 263–268. 68 indexed citations

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Billett, M. F., E. A. Fitzpatrick, & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1991). Long-term changes in the Cu, Pb, and Zn content of forest soil organic horizons from North-East Scotland. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 59(1-2). 23 indexed citations

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Billett, M. F., E. A. Fitzpatrick, & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1990). Changes in the carbon and nitrogen status of forest soil organic horizons between 1949/50 and 1987. Environmental Pollution. 66(1). 67–79. 34 indexed citations

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Billett, M. F., E. A. Fitzpatrick, & Malcolm S. Cresser. (1988). Long‐term changes in the acidity of forest soils in North‐East Scotland. Soil Use and Management. 4(3). 102–107. 34 indexed citations

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