P.W.W. Kirk

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

P.W.W. Kirk is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P.W.W. Kirk has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 20 papers in Pollution and 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in P.W.W. Kirk's work include Heavy metals in environment (12 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (7 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (7 papers). P.W.W. Kirk is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (12 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (7 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (7 papers). P.W.W. Kirk collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. P.W.W. Kirk's co-authors include J.N. Lester, R. Perry, M.E. Goldstone, Sung‐Ok Baek, R. A. Field, Robert M. Sterritt, T. Stephenson, C. Atkinson, John Campbell and Indu Mehrotra and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

P.W.W. Kirk

36 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A review of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons:... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 200 400 600
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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. A review of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Sources, fate and behavior
    1991 746 citations Sung‐Ok Baek, M.E. Goldstone et al. Water Air & Soil Pollution profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P.W.W. Kirk United Kingdom 17 1.1k 815 292 233 186 36 1.9k
Chon‐Lin Lee Taiwan 30 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 449 1.5× 185 0.8× 199 1.1× 97 2.6k
Roger Perry United Kingdom 20 795 0.7× 253 0.3× 164 0.6× 397 1.7× 246 1.3× 50 1.8k
József Hlavay Hungary 28 737 0.7× 623 0.8× 343 1.2× 293 1.3× 140 0.8× 79 2.3k
Aysun Sofuoǧlu Türkiye 23 1.5k 1.4× 542 0.7× 560 1.9× 214 0.9× 93 0.5× 48 2.1k
Xueyou Shen China 21 1.2k 1.1× 418 0.5× 178 0.6× 169 0.7× 93 0.5× 36 1.8k
E. Manoli Greece 21 2.2k 2.0× 942 1.2× 781 2.7× 221 0.9× 124 0.7× 30 2.9k
S.R. Wild United Kingdom 20 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 155 0.5× 88 0.4× 98 0.5× 27 2.1k
Th. Kouimtzis Greece 17 542 0.5× 438 0.5× 287 1.0× 1.0k 4.5× 301 1.6× 47 2.0k
Staffan Lundstedt Sweden 27 1.6k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 122 0.4× 137 0.6× 118 0.6× 48 2.3k
Mhd Radzi Bin Abas Malaysia 28 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 629 2.2× 618 2.7× 215 1.2× 73 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P.W.W. Kirk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.W.W. Kirk

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Clifton, John, et al.. (2014). The Sociolinguistic Situation of the Udi in Azerbaijan. 2 indexed citations
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Armitage, Seth & P.W.W. Kirk. (1994). The Performance of Proprietary Compared with Mutual Life Offices. Service Industries Journal. 14(2). 238–261. 19 indexed citations
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Baek, Sung‐Ok, M.E. Goldstone, P.W.W. Kirk, J.N. Lester, & R. Perry. (1991). Methodological aspects of measuring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urban atmosphere. Environmental Technology. 12(2). 107–129. 28 indexed citations
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Baek, Sung‐Ok, M.E. Goldstone, P.W.W. Kirk, J.N. Lester, & R. Perry. (1991). Phase distribution and particle size dependency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urban atmosphere. Chemosphere. 22(5-6). 503–520. 136 indexed citations
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Goldstone, M.E., P.W.W. Kirk, & J.N. Lester. (1990). The behaviour of heavy metals during wastewater treatment II. Lead, nickel and zinc. The Science of The Total Environment. 95. 253–270. 30 indexed citations
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Goldstone, M.E., C. Atkinson, P.W.W. Kirk, & J.N. Lester. (1990). The behaviour of heavy metals during wastewater treatment III. Mercury and arsenic. The Science of The Total Environment. 95. 271–294. 46 indexed citations
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Goldstone, M.E., P.W.W. Kirk, & J.N. Lester. (1990). The behaviour of heavy metals during wastewater treatment I. Cadmium, chromium and copper. The Science of The Total Environment. 95. 233–252. 40 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., H.R. Rogers, & J.N. Lester. (1989). The fate of chlorobenzenes and permethrins during anaerobic sewage sludge digestion. Chemosphere. 18(9-10). 1771–1784. 11 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W. & J.N. Lester. (1989). Degradation of phenol, selected chlorophenols and chlorophenoxy herbicides during anaerobic sludge digestion. Environmental Technology Letters. 10(4). 405–414. 3 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1989). Behaviour of phthalic acid esters during batch anaerobic digestion of sludge. Water Research. 23(6). 743–748. 36 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1988). British indoor air quality: Regional and locational variations in the concentration of three environmental tobacco smoke components. Environmental Technology Letters. 9(5). 437–448. 4 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1988). Statistical analysis of gaseous air pollutant concentrations at urban, rural and motorway locations. Environmental Technology Letters. 9(11). 1303–1312. 1 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1988). Phosphorus removal by pre‐precipitation of sewage: Metal removal, sludge characteristics and treatment efficiency. Environmental Technology Letters. 9(3). 171–180. 4 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1988). The behavior of selected chlorinated organic micropollutants in the activated sludge process: A pilot plant study. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 37(3-4). 419–432. 11 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1986). Nitrilotriacetic acid in sludge-amended soil: mobility and effects on metal solubility. Environmental Pollution Series B Chemical and Physical. 12(2). 145–162. 8 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1985). The Effect of Nitrilotriacetic Acid on the Solubilities of Metals in Soil‐Sludge Mixtures. Journal of Environmental Quality. 14(4). 549–553. 11 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., et al.. (1984). Determination of Chlorinated Phenols in Water, Wastewater, and Wastewater Sludge by Capillary GC/ECD. Journal of Chromatographic Science. 22(8). 339–342. 45 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., J.N. Lester, & R. Perry. (1983). Amenability of nitrilotriacetic acid to biodegradation in a marine simulation. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 14(3). 88–93. 13 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W., J.N. Lester, & R. Perry. (1982). The behaviour of nitrilotriacetic acid during the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Water Research. 16(6). 973–980. 33 indexed citations
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Kirk, P.W.W. & J.N. Lester. (1981). THE DETERMINATION OF NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID IN WATERS AND WASTE WATERS. Reviews in Analytical Chemistry. 5(3-4). 207–224. 3 indexed citations

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