Michael J. Watts

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Watts is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Watts has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Pollution, 66 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 27 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Watts's work include Heavy metals in environment (68 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (36 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (21 papers). Michael J. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (68 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (36 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (21 papers). Michael J. Watts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kenya and United States. Michael J. Watts's co-authors include Karl G. Linden, Scott D. Young, E. Louise Ander, Martin R. Broadley, Edward J. M. Joy, Elliott M. Hamilton, Elizabeth H. Bailey, Ahad Nazarpour, A. D. Chilimba and Diriba B. Kumssa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Watts

155 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Dietary calcium and zinc deficiency risks are decreasing but remain prevalent

2015 328 citations Edward J. M. Joy, E. Louise Ander et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Watts United Kingdom	43	1.9k	1.7k	1.0k	976	779	163	5.4k
Linsheng Yang China	36	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	808 0.8×	403 0.4×	616 0.8×	184	4.7k
Hongbo Li China	48	2.5k 1.3×	3.4k 2.0×	384 0.4×	688 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	304	9.0k
Scott D. Young United Kingdom	48	1.6k 0.8×	3.2k 1.8×	1.8k 1.7×	2.5k 2.6×	388 0.5×	213	8.0k
Gijs Du Laing Belgium	48	2.3k 1.2×	4.5k 2.6×	710 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.5k 2.0×	229	9.6k
Jing Zhou China	38	852 0.4×	2.0k 1.2×	226 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	384 0.5×	214	4.6k
Pavel Tlustoš Czechia	46	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 1.8×	296 0.3×	2.5k 2.6×	366 0.5×	357	8.0k
Irshad Bibi Pakistan	38	2.1k 1.1×	3.5k 2.0×	504 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	2.2k 2.8×	82	7.9k
Guo‐Xin Sun China	50	3.4k 1.8×	4.5k 2.6×	809 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	818 1.1×	151	8.6k
Clément G. Yedjou United States	27	3.0k 1.6×	2.3k 1.3×	721 0.7×	715 0.7×	960 1.2×	64	7.6k
Lei Luo China	41	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	141 0.1×	576 0.6×	932 1.2×	250	6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Watts

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Osano, Odipo, et al.. (2025). Sediment and soil source apportionment using geochemical fingerprinting techniques in the Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria. CATENA. 255. 109053–109053.

Aura, Christopher Mulanda, et al.. (2024). Assessing the spatial distribution of elemental concentrations in surface sediments of Lake Victoria, Kenya: implications for ecological health and management. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 46(4). 137–137. 2 indexed citations

Leonardi, Giovanni, Ayoub Saei, Simon Chenery, et al.. (2023). Identifying Sources of Lead Exposure for Children in the Republic of Georgia, with Lead Isotope Ratios. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(20). 6912–6912. 3 indexed citations

Blake, William, et al.. (2023). Ultra-Trace Analysis of Fallout Plutonium Isotopes in Soil: Emerging Trends and Future Perspectives. Chemistry Africa. 6(5). 2429–2444. 7 indexed citations

Gowing, Charles, Thomas S. Barlow, Simon Chenery, et al.. (2023). Suitability of 210Pbex, 137Cs and 239+240Pu as soil erosion tracers in western Kenya. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 271. 107327–107327. 5 indexed citations

Ondayo, Maureene Auma, et al.. (2023). Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in Africa—Environmental Pollution and Human Health Implications. Exposure and Health. 16(4). 1067–1095. 17 indexed citations

Chenery, Simon, Helen Crabbe, Ayoub Saei, et al.. (2022). The Use of Pb Isotope Ratios to Determine Environmental Sources of High Blood Pb Concentrations in Children: A Feasibility Study in Georgia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(22). 15007–15007. 8 indexed citations

Watts, Michael J., P. D. Hatton, Roger Smith, et al.. (2021). Chlorine passivation of grain boundaries in cadmium telluride solar cells. Physical Review Materials. 5(3). 17 indexed citations

Hatton, P. D., Michael J. Watts, Ali Abbas, et al.. (2021). Chlorine activated stacking fault removal mechanism in thin film CdTe solar cells: the missing piece. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4938–4938. 25 indexed citations

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Hatton, P. D., Ali Abbas, Piotr Kamiński, et al.. (2020). Inert gas bubble formation in magnetron sputtered thin-film CdTe solar cells. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 476(2239). 20200056–20200056. 12 indexed citations

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Watts, Michael J., Thomas Fiducia, Biplab Sanyal, et al.. (2019). Enhancement of photovoltaic efficiency in CdSe _x Te _{1− x} (where 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 1): insights from density functional theory. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 32(12). 125702–125702. 18 indexed citations

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Middleton, Daniel R. S., Michael J. Watts, Elliott M. Hamilton, et al.. (2018). Surface wipe and bulk sampling of household dust: arsenic exposure in Cornwall, UK. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 20(3). 505–512. 5 indexed citations

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Crabbe, Helen, Tony Fletcher, Rebecca Close, et al.. (2017). Hazard Ranking Method for Populations Exposed to Arsenic in Private Water Supplies: Relation to Bedrock Geology. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(12). 1490–1490. 3 indexed citations

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Watts, Michael J., et al.. (2014). Hydroxyl radical (OH) scavenging in young and mature landfill leachates. Water Research. 56. 148–155. 53 indexed citations

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Siyame, Edwin W. P., Rachel Hurst, Anna A. Wawer, et al.. (2013). A High Prevalence of Zinc- but not Iron-Deficiency among Women in Rural Malawi: a Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 83(3). 176–187. 40 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Wiqar, Michael J. Watts, Muhammad Imtiaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, & Munir Zia. (2012). Zinc deficiency in soils, crops and humans: a review.. AGROCHIMICA. 56(2). 65–97. 11 indexed citations

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Broadley, Martin R., A. D. Chilimba, Edward J. M. Joy, et al.. (2012). Dietary Requirements for Magnesium, but not Calcium, are Likely to be met in Malawi Based on National Food Supply Data. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 82(3). 192–199. 15 indexed citations

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Watts, Michael J., Thomas S. Barlow, Mark Button, et al.. (2012). Arsenic speciation in polychaetes (Annelida) and sediments from the intertidal mudflat of Sundarban mangrove wetland, India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 35(1). 13–25. 27 indexed citations

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Watts, Michael J., Mark Button, Tim S. Brewer, Gawen R. T. Jenkin, & Chris F. Harrington. (2008). Quantitative arsenic speciation in two species of earthworms from a former mine site. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 10(6). 753–753. 66 indexed citations

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Linke, Simon, Michael J. Watts, & Hugh P. Possingham. (2007). Muddy waters: modifying reserve design algorithms for riverine landscapes. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 17. 2216–2222. 1 indexed citations

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