Neil Gray

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Neil Gray is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Gray has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Neil Gray's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (15 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (15 papers). Neil Gray is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (15 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (15 papers). Neil Gray collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Neil Gray's co-authors include Ian M. Head, Steve Larter, Angela Sherry, D. M. Jones, Carolyn M. Aitken, Keith Scott, Bruce E. Logan, Arlene K. Rowan, Jennifer J. Adams and Jan Dolfing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Neil Gray

76 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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Crude-oil biodegradation via methanogenesis in subsurface petroleum reservoirs

2007 543 citations D. M. Jones, Ian M. Head et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Gray

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral 2022 ·Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira ·Joana de C. Baptista, Neil Gray, (unknown), Ian Singleton, Clare M. McCann, David A.C. Manning	2
2	Contribution of periphytic biofilm of paddy soils to carbon dioxide fixation and methane emissions 2021 ·The Innovation ·Sichu Wang, Pengfei Sun, Guangbin Zhang, Neil Gray, Jan Dolfing, Sofia Esquivel‐Elizondo, Josep Peñuelas, Yonghong Wu	39
3	An Unexpectedly Broad Thermal and Salinity-Tolerant Estuarine Methanogen Community 2020 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Angela Sherry, (unknown), Peter Leary, (unknown), Wendy Stone, Ian M. Head, Neil Gray	4
4	Controls on anthropogenic radionuclide distribution in the Sellafield-impacted Eastern Irish Sea 2020 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Peter Leary, Francis R. Livens, Neil Gray, Katherine Morris, (unknown), Adam J. Fuller, Liam Abrahamsen-Mills, John Howe, (unknown), (unknown), Gareth T. W. Law	9
5	Data of metal and microbial analyses from anaerobic co-digestion of organic and mineral wastes 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Burhan Shamurad, Neil Gray, Evangelos Petropoulos, Shamas Tabraiz, Kishor Acharya, Marcos Quintela‐Baluja, Paul Sallis	8
6	In situ arsenic oxidation and sorption by a Fe-Mn binary oxide waste in soil 2017 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Clare M. McCann, Caroline L. Peacock, Karen A. Hudson‐Edwards, (unknown), Neil Gray, Karen L. Johnson	79
7	Microbial diversity in degraded and non-degraded petroleum samples and comparison across oil reservoirs at local and global scales 2016 ·Extremophiles ·Isabel N. Sierra-García, Bruna Martins Dellagnezze, Viviane Piccin dos Santos, (unknown), Ramsés Capilla, Eugênio V. Santos Neto, Neil Gray, Valéria Maia de Oliveira	32
8	Evaluating an anaerobic digestion (AD) feedstock derived from a novel non-source segregated municipal solid waste (MSW) product 2016 ·Waste Management ·(unknown), (unknown), Christopher Gray, (unknown), David A.C. Manning, Paul Sallis, (unknown), Neil Gray	22
9	Response of Methanogens in Arctic Sediments to Temperature and Methanogenic Substrate Availability 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Alexander Tøsdal Tveit, Lise Øvreås, Ian M. Head, Neil Gray	58
10	Improving PCR efficiency for accurate quantification of 16S rRNA genes 2013 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Cameron M. Callbeck, Angela Sherry, Casey R. J. Hubert, Neil Gray, Gerrit Voordouw, Ian M. Head	8
11	Quantification of syntrophic acetate‐oxidizing microbial communities in biogas processes 2011 ·Environmental Microbiology Reports ·Maria Westerholm, Jan Dolfing, Angela Sherry, Neil Gray, Ian M. Head, Anna Schnürer	115
12	Hydrocarbon activation under sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions proceeds by different mechanisms. 2010 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Ian M. Head, Neil Gray, (unknown), Angela Sherry, Martin Jones, Steve Larter	6
13	The thermodynamic landscape of methanogenic PAH degradation 2009 ·Microbial Biotechnology ·Jan Dolfing, (unknown), Neil Gray, Steve Larter, Ian M. Head	43
14	Application Of Bacterial Iron Reduction For The Removal Of Iron Impurities From Industrial Silica Sand And Kaolin 2008 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Asfaw Zegeye, Sharhabil Musa Yahaya, Claire I. Fialips, Maggie L. White, David A.C. Manning, Neil Gray	1
15	The biogeographical distribution of closely related freshwater sediment bacteria is determined by environmental selection 2007 ·The ISME Journal ·Neil Gray, Angela Brown, (unknown), Roger Pickup, Arlene K. Rowan, Ian M. Head	13
16	Crude-oil biodegradation via methanogenesis in subsurface petroleum reservoirs breakdown → 2007 ·Nature ·D. M. Jones, Ian M. Head, Neil Gray, Jennifer J. Adams, Arlene K. Rowan, Carolyn M. Aitken, Barry Bennett, Haiping Huang, Angela Brown, B. F. J. Bowler, Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, M. Erdmann, Steve Larter	543
17	A stable isotope titration method to determine the contribution of acetate disproportionation and carbon dioxide reduction to methanogenesis 2005 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Neil Gray, J. N. S. Matthews, Ian M. Head	1
18	Electricity generation from cysteine in a microbial fuel cell 2005 ·Water Research ·Bruce E. Logan, (unknown), Keith Scott, Neil Gray, Ian M. Head	395
19	Adaptation of sympatric Achromatium spp. to different redox conditions as a mechanism for coexistence of functionally similar sulphur bacteria 2004 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Neil Gray, (unknown), (unknown), Roger Pickup, Keiko Suzuki, Ian M. Head	21
20	The impact of sludge amendment on gas dynamics in an upland soil: monitored by membrane inlet mass spectrometry 2004 ·Bioresource Technology ·Samuel K. Sheppard, Neil Gray, Ian M. Head, David Lloyd	10

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