Peter S. Ross

16.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
166 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Peter S. Ross is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter S. Ross has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 57 papers in Ecology and 36 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Peter S. Ross's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (78 papers), Marine animal studies overview (45 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (45 papers). Peter S. Ross is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (78 papers), Marine animal studies overview (45 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (45 papers). Peter S. Ross collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Peter S. Ross's co-authors include Jean‐Pierre Desforges, Moira Galbraith, Moshe Benziman, Raphael Mayer, Neil Dangerfield, Marie Noël, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Rik L. de Swart, Joseph G. Vos and Christopher J. Kennedy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter S. Ross

164 papers receiving 11.7k 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.

  1. Cellulose biosynthesis and function in bacteria
    1991 811 citations Peter S. Ross et al. profile →
  2. Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean
    2014 805 citations Jean‐Pierre Desforges, Moira Galbraith et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  3. Regulation of cellulose synthesis in Acetobacter xylinum by cyclic diguanylic acid
    1987 789 citations Peter S. Ross et al. profile →
  4. Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
    2015 783 citations Jean‐Pierre Desforges, Moira Galbraith et al. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology profile →
  5. Retention of microplastics in a major secondary wastewater treatment plant in Vancouver, Canada
    2018 504 citations Marie Noël, Peter S. Ross et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
  6. Pervasive distribution of polyester fibres in the Arctic Ocean is driven by Atlantic inputs
    2021 212 citations Peter S. Ross, Stephen Chastain et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter S. Ross 4.5k 4.2k 2.5k 2.5k 1.4k 166 12.2k
Frederik Hammes 4.8k 1.1× 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.0k 0.4× 2.2k 1.5× 116 11.2k
Philippe Soudant 2.1k 0.5× 6.7k 1.6× 2.0k 0.8× 4.0k 1.6× 908 0.6× 203 13.0k
Jeppe Lund Nielsen 2.1k 0.5× 7.0k 1.7× 3.9k 1.6× 2.1k 0.9× 2.7k 1.9× 233 12.2k
Elena Fabbri 2.6k 0.6× 3.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 732 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 213 8.2k
A. Mark Osborn 1.2k 0.3× 3.7k 0.9× 3.9k 1.5× 1.0k 0.4× 2.4k 1.7× 91 9.3k
Haifeng Qian 2.1k 0.5× 4.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 569 0.2× 1.9k 1.3× 237 10.5k
Pei‐Yuan Qian 2.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 7.3k 2.9× 465 0.2× 5.2k 3.7× 623 23.8k
Gunnar Gerdts 1.1k 0.2× 11.0k 2.6× 2.5k 1.0× 8.3k 3.4× 1.3k 0.9× 139 14.5k
Matthias Labrenz 523 0.1× 4.4k 1.0× 4.2k 1.7× 2.6k 1.0× 2.4k 1.7× 131 10.0k
Ralf Schulz 4.1k 0.9× 4.7k 1.1× 2.7k 1.1× 600 0.2× 708 0.5× 302 11.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Williams, Rob, Robert C. Lacy, Erin Ashe, et al.. (2024). Warning sign of an accelerating decline in critically endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca). Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 10 indexed citations
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Brown, Tanya M., et al.. (2023). Sediment Spatial Distribution and Quality Assessment of Metals in Chinook Salmon and Resident Killer Whale Marine Habitat in British Columbia, Canada. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 85(1). 73–91. 5 indexed citations
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Chastain, Stephen, et al.. (2021). Domestic laundry and microfiber pollution: Exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0250346–e0250346. 103 indexed citations
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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, A. Hall, Bernie McConnell, et al.. (2018). Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution. Science. 361(6409). 1373–1376. 264 indexed citations
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Hipfner, J. Mark, Moira Galbraith, Strahan Tucker, et al.. (2018). Two forage fishes as potential conduits for the vertical transfer of microfibres in Northeastern Pacific Ocean food webs. Environmental Pollution. 239. 215–222. 74 indexed citations
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Noël, Marie, Neil Dangerfield, Dyanna M. Lambourn, et al.. (2017). Polychlorinated Biphenyl-Related Alterations of the Expression of Essential Genes in Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) from Coastal Sites in Canada and the United States. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 73(2). 310–321. 18 indexed citations
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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Moira Galbraith, & Peter S. Ross. (2015). Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 69(3). 320–330. 783 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alava, Juan José, Peter S. Ross, & Frank A. P. C. Gobas. (2015). Food Web Bioaccumulation Model for Resident Killer Whales from the Northeastern Pacific Ocean as a Tool for the Derivation of PBDE-Sediment Quality Guidelines. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 70(1). 155–168. 28 indexed citations
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Ross, Peter S., et al.. (2012). Immunotoxic and cytotoxic effects of atrazine, permethrin and piperonyl butoxide to rainbow trout following in vitro exposure. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 33(2). 455–458. 20 indexed citations
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Harris, Kate, Linda M. Nichol, & Peter S. Ross. (2011). Hydrocarbon concentrations and patterns in free-ranging sea otters ( Enhydra lutris ) from British Columbia, Canada. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(10). 2184–2193. 17 indexed citations
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Grant, Paul B. C., Sophia C. Johannessen, Robie W. Macdonald, et al.. (2011). Environmental fractionation of PCBs and PBDEs during particle transport as recorded by sediments in coastal waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(7). 1522–1532. 40 indexed citations
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Harris, Kate, Mark B. Yunker, Neil Dangerfield, & Peter S. Ross. (2011). Sediment-associated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal British Columbia, Canada: Concentrations, composition, and associated risks to protected sea otters. Environmental Pollution. 159(10). 2665–2674. 70 indexed citations
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Tabuchi, Maki, Nik Veldhoen, Neil Dangerfield, et al.. (2006). PCB-Related Alteration of Thyroid Hormones and Thyroid Hormone ReceptorGene Expression in Free-Ranging Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ). Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(7). 1024–1031. 104 indexed citations
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Mos, Lizzy, et al.. (2004). The Importance of Marine Foods to a Near-Urban First Nation Community in Coastal British Columbia, Canada: Toward a Risk-Benefit Assessment. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 67(8-10). 791–808. 18 indexed citations
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Waerebeek, Koen Van, Paul D. Jepson, Juan Antonio Raga, et al.. (2001). An insight into the epidemiology of dolphin morbillivirus worldwide. Veterinary Microbiology. 81(4). 287–304. 69 indexed citations
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Swart, Rik L. de, Peter S. Ross, Joseph G. Vos, & Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus. (1996). Impaired immunity in harbour seals (phoca vitulina) fed environmentally contaminated herring. Veterinary Quarterly. 18(sup3). 127–128. 21 indexed citations
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Swart, Rik L. de, Peter S. Ross, Joseph G. Vos, & Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus. (1996). Impaired immunity in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) exposed to bioaccumulated environmental contaminants: review of a long-term feeding study.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 104(suppl 4). 823–828. 211 indexed citations
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Swart, Rik L. de, et al.. (1995). Morbilliviruses and morbillivirus diseases of marine mammals.. PubMed. 4(3). 125–30. 41 indexed citations
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Ross, Peter S., Rik L. de Swart, P.J.H. Reijnders, et al.. (1995). Contaminant-related suppression of delayed-type hypersensitivity and antibody responses in harbor seals fed herring from the Baltic Sea.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 103(2). 162–167. 243 indexed citations

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