Nicholas J. Ashbolt

16.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
267 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Nicholas J. Ashbolt is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas J. Ashbolt has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Water Science and Technology, 67 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 62 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas J. Ashbolt's work include Fecal contamination and water quality (99 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (59 papers) and Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (50 papers). Nicholas J. Ashbolt is often cited by papers focused on Fecal contamination and water quality (99 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (59 papers) and Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (50 papers). Nicholas J. Ashbolt collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United States. Nicholas J. Ashbolt's co-authors include Mary E. Schoen, Jeffrey A. Soller, Christobel Ferguson, Cheryl M. Davies, David J. Roser, Helen Y. Buse, Daniel Deere, John Ravenscroft, Timothy A. Bartrand and M.B. Donald and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas J. Ashbolt

262 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial contamination of drinking water and disease out... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2013 2015 200 400 600
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.

  1. Microbial contamination of drinking water and disease outcomes in developing regions
    2004 703 citations Nicholas J. Ashbolt profile →
  2. Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) for Environmental Development and Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance
    2013 520 citations Nicholas J. Ashbolt et al. profile →
  3. Microbial Contamination of Drinking Water and Human Health from Community Water Systems
    2015 304 citations Nicholas J. Ashbolt profile →

Peers

Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Mark W. LeChevallier United States
Joan B. Rose United States
Valerie J. Harwood United States
Alexandria B. Boehm United States
Charles P. Gerba United States
Anthony I. Okoh South Africa
Charles N. Haas United States
Mark D. Sobsey United States
Gertjan Medema Netherlands
Michèle Prévost Canada
Mark W. LeChevallier United States
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Citations per year, relative to Nicholas J. Ashbolt Nicholas J. Ashbolt (= 1×) peers Mark W. LeChevallier

Countries citing papers authored by Nicholas J. Ashbolt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicholas J. Ashbolt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicholas J. Ashbolt

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All Works

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Novak, Nicole L., Michael Farrell, Emily Garner, et al.. (2024). Determinants of antimicrobial resistance in biosolids: A systematic review, database, and meta-analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177455–177455. 5 indexed citations
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Dey, Rafik, et al.. (2023). First evidence of free-living Naegleria species in recreational lakes of Alberta, Canada. Journal of Water and Health. 21(3). 439–442. 4 indexed citations
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Bichai, Françoise, et al.. (2022). Water safety management during the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges, responses and guidance. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 39(2). 337–359. 5 indexed citations
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Garner, Emily, et al.. (2021). Towards risk assessment for antibiotic resistant pathogens in recycled water: a systematic review and summary of research needs. Environmental Microbiology. 23(12). 7355–7372. 29 indexed citations
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Ashbolt, Nicholas J., et al.. (2018). Decreased efficacy of UV inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus after multiple exposure and growth cycles. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 222(1). 111–116. 19 indexed citations
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Qiu, Yuanyuan, Bonita E. Lee, Norma J. Ruecker, et al.. (2016). A one-step centrifugal ultrafiltration method to concentrate enteric viruses from wastewater. Journal of Virological Methods. 237. 150–153. 27 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Yumi, et al.. (2015). Assessing burden of disease as disability adjusted life years in life cycle assessment. The Science of The Total Environment. 530-531. 120–128. 31 indexed citations
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Roser, David J., Ben van den Akker, Samuel Boase, et al.. (2013). Pseudomonas aeruginosadose response and bathing water infection. Epidemiology and Infection. 142(3). 449–462. 27 indexed citations
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Schoen, Mary E., Jeffrey A. Soller, & Nicholas J. Ashbolt. (2011). Evaluating the importance of faecal sources in human-impacted waters. Water Research. 45(8). 2670–2680. 59 indexed citations
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Soller, Jeffrey A., Mary E. Schoen, Timothy A. Bartrand, John Ravenscroft, & Nicholas J. Ashbolt. (2010). Estimated human health risks from exposure to recreational waters impacted by human and non-human sources of faecal contamination. Water Research. 44(16). 4674–4691. 426 indexed citations
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Ashbolt, Nicholas J., et al.. (2009). The role of biofilms and protozoa inLegionellapathogenesis: implications for drinking water. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 107(2). 368–378. 229 indexed citations
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Pollard, Peter, et al.. (2005). Impacts of sewage overflows on an urban creek. Water. 32. 27–32. 2 indexed citations
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Långmark, Jonas, et al.. (2003). Artificial groundwater treatment: biofilm activity and organic carbon removal performance. Water Research. 38(3). 740–748. 31 indexed citations
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Ashbolt, Nicholas J., et al.. (2002). Adaptation of anaerobic ammonium-oxidising consortium to synthetic coke-ovens wastewater. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 59(2-3). 344–352. 69 indexed citations
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Webb, Richard I., et al.. (2002). Enrichment of Autotrophic Anaerobic Ammonium-OxidizingConsortia from Various Wastewaters. Microbial Ecology. 43(1). 154–167. 69 indexed citations
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Malmqvist, Per‐Arne, et al.. (2000). Assessing Alternative Wastewater Systems in Hammarby-Sjöstad, Stockholm. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 2 indexed citations
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Vesey, Graham, et al.. (1997). A simple method for evaluating Cryptosporidium-specific antibodies used in monitoring environmental water samples. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 25(5). 316–320. 19 indexed citations
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Vesey, Graham, et al.. (1994). Chapter 29 Detection of Specific Microorganisms in Environmental Samples Using Flow Cytometry. Methods in cell biology. 42 Pt B. 489–522. 44 indexed citations

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