P. G. Whitehead

14.0k citations

216 papers · 11.2k · 4 hit papers · h-index 51

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Water Science and Technology top 0.05%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
Environmental Chemistry top 0.05%
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Papers in

Water Science and Technology 142
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies 117
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment 30
Environmental Chemistry 114
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics 97

Co-authors: Andrew J. Wade (28 shared papers)D. A. Butterfield (27 shared papers)Martyn Norman Futter (30 shared papers)Gianbattista Bussi (28 shared papers)Robert Leonard Wilby (2 shared papers)Luca Nizzetto (5 shared papers)Rick W. Battarbee (1 shared paper)Martin Kernan (1 shared paper)
Journals: The Science of The Total Environment (55 papers)Journal of Hydrology (23 papers)Hydrology and earth system sciences (13 papers)Environmental Science Processes & Impacts (9 papers)Hydrology research (8 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Sweden

In The Last Decade

P. G. Whitehead

215 papers receiving 10.6k citations

P. G. Whitehead's Hit Papers

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Health and ecological risk assessment of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and artificial sweeteners) in surface and groundwater (drinking water) in the Ganges River Basin, India 2018 · 448 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2018 The Science of The Total Environment
2016 Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
2011 Water Resources Research
2009 Hydrological Sciences Journal

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1	A review of the potential impacts of climate change on surface water quality Hydrological Sciences Journal ·P. G. Whitehead, Robert Leonard Wilby, Rick W. Battarbee, Martin Kernan, Andrew J. Wade Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1035
2	Hyperresolution global land surface modeling: Meeting a grand challenge for monitoring Earth's terrestrial water Water Resources Research ·Eric F. Wood, Joshua K. Roundy, Tara J. Troy, Rens van Beek, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Eleanor Blyth, Ad de Roo, Petra Döll Hit paper breakdown →	2011	694
3	A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Luca Nizzetto, Gianbattista Bussi, Martyn Norman Futter, Dan Butterfield, P. G. Whitehead Hit paper breakdown →	2016	677
4	Computation of the instantaneous unit hydrograph and identifiable component flows with application to two small upland catchments Journal of Hydrology ·Anthony J. Jakeman, Ian G. Littlewood, P. G. Whitehead	1990	455
5	Health and ecological risk assessment of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and artificial sweeteners) in surface and groundwater (drinking water) in the Ganges River Basin, India The Science of The Total Environment ·Brij Mohan Sharma, Jitka Bečanová, Martin Scheringer, Anežka Sharma, Girija K. Bharat, P. G. Whitehead, Jana Klánová, Luca Nizzetto Hit paper breakdown →	2018	448
6	A semi-distributed ntegrated itrogen model for multiple source assessment in tchments (INCA): Part I — model structure and process equations The Science of The Total Environment ·P. G. Whitehead, Elizabeth Jane Wilson, D. A. Butterfield	1998	324
7	Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in river and ground/drinking water of the Ganges River basin: Emissions and implications for human exposure Environmental Pollution ·Brij Mohan Sharma, Girija K. Bharat, Shresth Tayal, Thorjørn Larssen, Jitka Bečanová, Pavlína Karásková, P. G. Whitehead, Martyn Norman Futter	2015	293
8	A nitrogen model for European catchments: INCA, new model structure and equations Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Andrew J. Wade, Patrick Durand, Véronique Beaujouan, Wim W. Wessel, Klaasjan J. Raat, P. G. Whitehead, D. A. Butterfield, Katri Rankinen	2002	257
9	Integrated modelling of climate change impacts on water resources and quality in a lowland catchment: River Kennet, UK Journal of Hydrology ·Robert Leonard Wilby, P. G. Whitehead, Andrew J. Wade, D. A. Butterfield, R. J. Davis, Glenn Watts	2006	229
10	Flow controls on lowland river macrophytes: A review The Science of The Total Environment ·P.A. Franklin, Michael Dunbar, P. G. Whitehead	2008	204
11	Climate change and water in the UK – past changes and future prospects Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment ·Glenn Watts, Richard William Battarbee, John P. Bloomfield, Jill Crossman, André Daccache, Isabelle Durance, J. Alex Elliott, Grace Garner	2015	195
12	A semi-distributed integrated flow and nitrogen model for multiple source assessment in catchments (INCA): Part II — application to large river basins in south Wales and eastern England The Science of The Total Environment ·P. G. Whitehead, Elizabeth Jane Wilson, D. A. Butterfield, K SEED	1998	180
13	Modeling the mechanisms that control in‐stream dissolved organic carbon dynamics in upland and forested catchments Water Resources Research ·Martyn Norman Futter, D. A. Butterfield, Bernard J. Cosby, Peter J. Dillon, Andrew J. Wade, P. G. Whitehead	2007	176
14	Ecotoxicity of microplastics to freshwater biota: Considering exposure and hazard across trophic levels The Science of The Total Environment ·Ana Teresa Castro-Castellon, Alice A. Horton, Jocelyne Hughes, Cordelia P. N. Rampley, Elizabeth S. Jeffers, Gianbattista Bussi, P. G. Whitehead	2021	140
15	The Integrated Catchments model of Phosphorus dynamics (INCA-P), a new approach for multiple source assessment in heterogeneous river systems: model structure and equations Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Andrew J. Wade, P. G. Whitehead, D. A. Butterfield	2002	138
16	Impacts of climate change and socio-economic scenarios on flow and water quality of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM) river systems: low flow and flood statistics Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·P. G. Whitehead, Emily Barbour, Martyn Norman Futter, Sananda Sarkar, Harvey J. E. Rodda, John Caesar, D. A. Butterfield, Li Jin	2015	132
17	Modelling the future impacts of climate and land-use change on suspended sediment transport in the River Thames (UK) Journal of Hydrology ·Gianbattista Bussi, Simon Dadson, Christel Prudhomme, P. G. Whitehead	2016	113
18	Impacts of climate change on hydrology and water quality: Future proofing management strategies in the Lake Simcoe watershed, Canada Journal of Great Lakes Research ·Jill Crossman, Martyn Norman Futter, Stephen K. Oni, P. G. Whitehead, Li Jin, D. A. Butterfield, Helen Margaret Baulch, Peter Dillon	2012	110
19	Chloride in precipitation and streamwater for the upland catchment of river severn, mid‐wales; some consequences for hydrochemical models Hydrological Processes ·Colin Neal, Nils Christophersen, Richard Neale, Chris Smith, P. G. Whitehead, Brian A. Reynolds	1988	102
20	Experimental basin studies—an international and historical perspective of forest impacts Journal of Hydrology ·P. G. Whitehead, Mark A. Robinson	1993	102

About P. G. Whitehead

P. G. Whitehead is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 216 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (117 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (97 papers), Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (30 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (23 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (21 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (19 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (17 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Water Science and Technology (6.1k citations), Environmental Chemistry (3.9k citations), Pollution (1.9k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (864 citations) and Environmental Engineering (1.9k citations). P. G. Whitehead has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Andrew J. Wade, D. A. Butterfield, Martyn Norman Futter, Gianbattista Bussi, Robert Leonard Wilby, Luca Nizzetto, Rick W. Battarbee, Martin Kernan, Anthony J. Jakeman and Ian G. Littlewood. Their work appears in journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hydrology, Hydrology and earth system sciences, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts and Hydrology research.

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