P. G. Appleby

19.9k citations

215 papers · 13.8k · 4 hit papers · h-index 61

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Atmospheric Science top 0.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Earth-Surface Processes top 0.2%
- Geological formations and processes

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 130
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 121
Ecology 58
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 14

Co-authors: Frank Oldfield (28 shared papers)Neil L. Rose (37 shared papers)William Shotyk (16 shared papers)N. Richardson (12 shared papers)Jan D. Kramers (6 shared papers)Andriy K. Cheburkin (6 shared papers)P. J. Nolan (5 shared papers)John Boyle (15 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Paleolimnology (40 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (13 papers)Water Air & Soil Pollution (11 papers)The Holocene (11 papers)Hydrobiologia (9 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Norway

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215 papers receiving 13.1k citations

P. G. Appleby's Hit Papers

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History of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Since 12,370 ¹⁴ C yr BP from a Peat Bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland 1998 · 630 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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1986 Hydrobiologia
1983 Hydrobiologia
1978 CATENA

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1	The calculation of lead-210 dates assuming a constant rate of supply of unsupported 210Pb to the sediment CATENA ·P. G. Appleby, Frank Oldfield Hit paper breakdown →	1978	2384
2	History of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Since 12,370 ¹⁴ C yr BP from a Peat Bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland Science ·William Shotyk, (unknown), P. G. Appleby, Andriy K. Cheburkin, Robert Frei, M. Gloor, Jan D. Kramers, Steve Reese, Willem O. van der Knaap Hit paper breakdown →	1998	630
3	The assessment of 210Pb data from sites with varying sediment accumulation rates Hydrobiologia ·P. G. Appleby, F. Oldfieldz Hit paper breakdown →	1983	522
4	210Pb dating by low background gamma counting Hydrobiologia ·P. G. Appleby, P. J. Nolan, D. W. Gifford, M. J. Godfrey, Frank Oldfield, N. John Anderson, R. W. Battarbee Hit paper breakdown →	1986	514
5	Three decades of dating recent sediments by fallout radionuclides: a review The Holocene ·P. G. Appleby	2008	342
6	Atmospheric Pb Deposition since the Industrial Revolution Recorded by Five Swiss Peat Profiles: Enrichment Factors, Fluxes, Isotopic Composition, and Sources Environmental Science & Technology ·Dominik Weiß, William Shotyk, P. G. Appleby, Jan D. Kramers, Andriy K. Cheburkin	1999	268
7	Highly anomalous accumulation rates of C and N recorded by a relic, free-floating peatland in Central Italy Scientific Reports ·Claudio Zaccone, Daniela Lobianco, William Shotyk, Claudio Ciavatta, P. G. Appleby, Elisabetta Brugiapaglia, Laura Casella, Teodoro Miano, Valeria D’Orazio	2017	214
8	Two thousand years of atmospheric arsenic, antimony, and lead deposition recorded in an ombrotrophic peat bog profile, Jura Mountains, Switzerland Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·William Shotyk, Andrij K. Cheburkin, P. G. Appleby, Andreas Fankhauser, Jan D. Kramers	1996	214
9	Self-absorption corrections for well-type germanium detectors Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·P. G. Appleby, N. Richardson, P. Nolan	1992	208
10	The Historical Record of Atmospheric Pyrolytic Pollution over Europe Registered in the Sedimentary PAH from Remote Mountain Lakes Environmental Science & Technology ·Pilar Fernández, Rosa M. Vilanova, Carolina Martı́nez, P. G. Appleby, Joan O. Grimalt	2000	201
11	Selective Trapping of Organochlorine Compounds in Mountain Lakes of Temperate Areas Environmental Science & Technology ·Joan O. Grimalt, Pilar Fernández, Lourdes Berdié, Rosa M. Vilanova, Jordi Catalán, Roland Psenner, R. Hofer, P. G. Appleby, Bjørn Olav Rosseland, L. Lien, Jean‐Charles Massabuau, Rick Battarbee	2001	198
12	210Pb dating of annually laminated lake sediments from Finland Nature ·P. G. Appleby, Frank Oldfield, Roy Thompson, Pertti Huttunen, Kimmo Tolonen	1979	190
13	241Am dating of lake sediments Hydrobiologia ·P. G. Appleby, N. Richardson, P. J. Nolan	1991	187
14	Heavy metal pollution and co-selection for antibiotic resistance: A microbial palaeontology approach Environment International ·Andrew W. Dickinson, Ann Power, Mette Guldborg Hansen, Kristian K. Brandt, G.T. Piliposian, P. G. Appleby, Paul O’Neill, Robert T. Jones, Pawel Sierocinski, Britt Koskella, Michiel Vos	2019	170
15	Comparing palaeolimnological and instrumental evidence of climate change for remote mountain lakes over the last 200 years Journal of Paleolimnology ·Richard W. Battarbee, John‐Arvid Grytnes, Roy Thompson, P. G. Appleby, Jordi Catalán, Atte Korhola, H. J. B. Birks, Einar Heegaard, Andrea Lami	2002	158
16	Were the Larsemann Hills ice-free through the Last Glacial Maximum? Antarctic Science ·DA Hodgson, P.E. Noon, W. Vyverman, C. Bryant, Damian B. Gore, P. G. Appleby, Mabs Gilmour, Elie Verleyen, K. Sabbe, V.J. Jones, J. Cynan Ellis‐Evans, P.B. Wood	2001	145
17	Persistent organochlorine compounds in soils and sediments of European high altitude mountain lakes Chemosphere ·Joan O. Grimalt, Barend L. van Drooge, Alejandra Ribes, Rosa M. Vilanova, Pilar Fernández, P. G. Appleby	2003	128
18	Dating of recent lake sediments in the United Kingdom and Ireland using spheroidal carbonaceous particle (SCP) concentration profiles The Holocene ·Neil L. Rose, S.C. Harlock, P. G. Appleby, R. W. Battarbee	1995	128
19	An Introduction to the Theory of Elasticity The Mathematical Gazette ·P. G. Appleby, R. J. Atkin, Nick J. Fox	1981	117
20	Mercury Accumulation Rates and Spatial Patterns in Lake Sediments from West Greenland: A Coast to Ice Margin Transect Environmental Science & Technology ·Richard Bindler, Ingemar Renberg, P. G. Appleby, N. John Anderson, Neil L. Rose	2001	116

About P. G. Appleby

P. G. Appleby is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 215 papers that have together received 13.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (121 papers), Heavy metals in environment (38 papers), Radioactive contamination and transfer (31 papers), Geological formations and processes (28 papers), Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (27 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (23 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (14 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (7.0k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (1.9k citations), Pollution (3.1k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.3k citations) and Environmental Chemistry (2.2k citations). P. G. Appleby has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Frank Oldfield, Neil L. Rose, William Shotyk, N. Richardson, Jan D. Kramers, Andriy K. Cheburkin, P. J. Nolan, John Boyle, R. W. Battarbee and N. John Anderson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Paleolimnology, Environmental Science & Technology, Water Air & Soil Pollution, The Holocene and Hydrobiologia.

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