Paul Jeffrey

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
150 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Paul Jeffrey is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Jeffrey has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ocean Engineering, 37 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 35 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Paul Jeffrey's work include Water resources management and optimization (39 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (35 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers). Paul Jeffrey is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (39 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (35 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (22 papers). Paul Jeffrey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Paul Jeffrey's co-authors include Melanie Muro, Alireza Yazdani, Bruce Jefferson, Brian S. McIntosh, Claudia Pahl‐Wostl, Heather Smith, Jan Sendzimir, Marc Pidou, Jeroen Aerts and Katharine Cross and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Paul Jeffrey

143 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Managing Change toward Adaptive Water Management through Social Learning

2007 521 citations Paul Jeffrey et al. profile →
A critical review of the theory and application of social learning in participatory natural resource management processes

2008 453 citations Paul Jeffrey et al. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Jeffrey United Kingdom	36	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	887	150	5.8k
Rebekah Ruth Brown Australia	41	1.4k 0.9×	3.0k 2.1×	817 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	772 0.9×	144	7.1k
Ariel Dinar United States	45	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	203 0.2×	3.0k 2.3×	1.1k 1.2×	279	7.4k
Roy Brouwer Netherlands	56	1.2k 0.8×	4.1k 2.8×	436 0.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	250	11.8k
R. Quentin Grafton Australia	50	2.1k 1.3×	3.0k 2.1×	166 0.1×	2.5k 1.9×	823 0.9×	342	9.0k
Judit Lienert Switzerland	36	996 0.6×	562 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	452 0.3×	224 0.3×	82	4.8k
Kaveh Madani United States	50	3.5k 2.3×	2.3k 1.6×	190 0.1×	3.4k 2.6×	1.2k 1.4×	201	8.4k
Thomas Wiedmann Australia	65	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	566 0.4×	996 1.1×	171	18.2k
Kuishuang Feng United States	74	2.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.5×	670 0.5×	840 0.6×	637 0.7×	221	16.0k
Peter Driessen Netherlands	47	496 0.3×	2.8k 1.9×	206 0.2×	331 0.3×	1.8k 2.0×	190	6.5k
Gengyuan Liu China	46	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	509 0.4×	304 0.2×	248 0.3×	303	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Jeffrey

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Jeffrey

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Jeffrey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Jeffrey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Jeffrey based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Jeffrey. Paul Jeffrey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Zhou, Zheng, Meng Lu, Yu Huang, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanistic insights towards aggregation of nano-biochar moderated by aromatic components in dissolved organic matter. Environment International. 197. 109350–109350. 1 indexed citations

Jeffrey, Paul, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of failings in urban water supply and sanitation systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review to inform future planning. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 15(2). 148–165.

Hudson, N., et al.. (2024). Evaluating flow cytometric metrics for enhancing microbial monitoring in drinking water treatment processes. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 69. 106679–106679.

Jeffrey, Paul, et al.. (2024). Assessing microbial growth in drinking water using nucleic acid content and flow cytometry fingerprinting. iScience. 27(12). 111511–111511. 1 indexed citations

Jarvis, Peter, et al.. (2024). Microbial water quality investigation through flow cytometry fingerprinting: from source to tap. CERES (Cranfield University). 1(1). 3 indexed citations

Folkes, M. J., Víctor Castro-Gutiérrez, Lian Lundy, et al.. (2024). Campus source to sink wastewater surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 6. 100240–100240.

Cunningham, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Towards a risk ranking for improved management of discharges of fats, oils, and greases (FOG) from food outlets. H2Open Journal. 6(1). 29–39. 9 indexed citations

Smith, Heather, et al.. (2023). Exploring public perceptions and support for green infrastructure funding mechanisms: a study of the Oxford–Cambridge Arc, England. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 67(11). 2502–2527. 5 indexed citations

Jeffrey, Paul, Zhugen Yang, & Simon Judd. (2022). The status of potable water reuse implementation. Water Research. 214. 118198–118198. 58 indexed citations

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Goodwin, Daniel, et al.. (2019). Stakeholder evaluations of risk interventions for non-potable recycled water schemes: A case study. The Science of The Total Environment. 674. 439–450. 5 indexed citations

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Goodwin, Daniel, et al.. (2018). Informing public attitudes to non-potable water reuse – The impact of message framing. Water Research. 145. 125–135. 27 indexed citations

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Smith, Heather, Stijn Brouwer, Paul Jeffrey, & Jos Frijns. (2017). Public responses to water reuse – Understanding the evidence. Journal of Environmental Management. 207. 43–50. 126 indexed citations

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Smith, Heather, Kirsty Blackstock, Gary R. Wall, & Paul Jeffrey. (2014). River basin management, development planning, and opportunities for debate around limits to growth. Journal of Hydrology. 519. 2624–2631. 11 indexed citations

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Jeffrey, Paul, et al.. (2008). On the appropriateness of public participation in Integrated Water Resources Management: some grounded insights from the Levant. 8(2). 69–106. 17 indexed citations

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Jeffrey, Paul, et al.. (2008). Deconstructing public participation in the Water Framework Directive: implementation and compliance with the letter or with the spirit of the law?. Water and Environment Journal. 22(4). 241–249. 29 indexed citations

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Sharp, Elaine B., David Butler, David Balmforth, et al.. (2006). Managing the Urban Water Cycle in New Developments. 405. 3 indexed citations

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Jeffrey, Paul, et al.. (2005). DOMESTIC CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS OF THE LEGITIMACY OF WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF THE RIVER NENE CATCHMENT, UK.. Water and Environment Journal. 19(4). 312–322. 1 indexed citations

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McIntosh, Brian S., Paul Jeffrey, Mark Lemon, & Nick Winder. (2005). On the Design of Computer-Based Models for Integrated Environmental Science. Environmental Management. 35(6). 741–752. 42 indexed citations

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Jeffrey, Paul. (2002). Public Attitudes to In‐House Water Recycling in England and Wales. Water and Environment Journal. 16(3). 214–217. 21 indexed citations

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Jeffrey, Paul, et al.. (1999). Weed management - planning and implementation.. 86–90. 2 indexed citations

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