Robert C. Ferrier

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Ferrier is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Ferrier has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 36 papers in Water Science and Technology and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Ferrier's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (46 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (23 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (15 papers). Robert C. Ferrier is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (46 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (23 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (15 papers). Robert C. Ferrier collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Norway and United States. Robert C. Ferrier's co-authors include Alan Jenkins, A. Jenkins, Yonglong Lü, B. J. Cosby, Rachel Helliwell, Shuai Song, Richard F. Wright, Zhaoyang Liu, Jing Meng and Ruoshi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Ferrier

70 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China

2015 869 citations Yonglong Lü, Shuai Song et al. Environment International profile →
Forty years of reform and opening up: China’s progress toward a sustainable path

2019 313 citations Yonglong Lü, Robert C. Ferrier et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Ferrier United Kingdom	27	1.2k	1.2k	655	547	547	71	3.4k
Takehiko Fukushima Japan	38	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	584 1.1×	790 1.4×	211	4.5k
Lawrence A. Baker United States	31	878 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	567 0.9×	751 1.4×	553 1.0×	82	3.5k
Νikolaos P. Nikolaidis Greece	41	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	573 0.9×	655 1.2×	673 1.2×	154	4.4k
Luke M. Mosley Australia	30	836 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	675 1.0×	426 0.8×	489 0.9×	143	3.1k
Christopher S. Cronan United States	30	747 0.6×	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	386 0.7×	866 1.6×	66	4.8k
Thomas Fisher United States	33	1.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 2.0×	255 0.5×	856 1.6×	109	4.5k
Simon Langan United Kingdom	41	2.1k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	778 1.2×	791 1.4×	934 1.7×	136	4.7k
Richard Meissner Germany	28	563 0.5×	677 0.6×	467 0.7×	316 0.6×	379 0.7×	150	2.5k
Hao Yang China	36	894 0.7×	899 0.8×	986 1.5×	346 0.6×	755 1.4×	233	4.6k
Maryna Strokal Netherlands	35	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	581 0.9×	454 0.8×	392 0.7×	101	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert C. Ferrier

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Xu, Xiangbo, Yan Xu, Yonglong Lü, et al.. (2023). Coupling of crop and livestock production can reduce the agricultural GHG emission from smallholder farms. iScience. 26(6). 106798–106798. 28 indexed citations

Lü, Yonglong, Ruoshi Wang, Yajuan Shi, et al.. (2018). Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 4(7). 161–168. 8 indexed citations

Yuan, Jingjing, Yonglong Lü, Robert C. Ferrier, et al.. (2018). Urbanization, rural development and environmental health in China. Environmental Development. 28. 101–110. 84 indexed citations

Lü, Yonglong, Shuai Song, Ruoshi Wang, et al.. (2015). Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China. Environment International. 77. 5–15. 869 indexed citations breakdown →

Helliwell, Rachel, Richard F. Wright, Leah Jackson‐Blake, et al.. (2014). Assessing Recovery from Acidification of European Surface Waters in the Year 2010: Evaluation of Projections Made with the MAGIC Model in 1995. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(22). 13280–13288. 29 indexed citations

Helliwell, Rachel, Malcolm Coull, J. J. L. Davies, et al.. (2007). The role of catchment characteristics in determining surface water nitrogen in four upland regions in the UK. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 11(1). 356–371. 51 indexed citations

Aherne, Julian, Rachel Helliwell, Allan Lilly, Robert C. Ferrier, & A. Jenkins. (2007). Simulation of soil and surface water acidification: Divergence between one-box and two-box models?. Applied Geochemistry. 22(6). 1167–1173. 2 indexed citations

Ferrier, Robert C., Brian J. D’Arcy, Jannette MacDonald, & M. N. Aitken. (2005). DIFFUSE POLLUTION ‐ WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM?. Water and Environment Journal. 19(4). 361–366. 17 indexed citations

Edwards, Anthony C., et al.. (2002). Joint pollution control at a catchment scale: compliance costs and policy implications. Journal of Environmental Management. 66(3). 281–291. 10 indexed citations

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Ferrier, Robert C. & Anthony C. Edwards. (2002). Sustainability of Scottish water quality in the early 21st Century. The Science of The Total Environment. 294(1-3). 57–71. 25 indexed citations

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Jenkins, A., Robert C. Ferrier, & Rachel Helliwell. (2001). Modelling nitrogen dynamics at Lochnagar, N.E. Scotland.. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 5(3). 519–528. 29 indexed citations

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Soulsby, Chris, R. Malcolm, Robert C. Ferrier, Rachel Helliwell, & A. Jenkins. (1999). Seasonal hydrology of oxygen-18 in the Allt a' Mharcaidh, Scotland : implications for water movement and residence times. IAHS-AISH publication. 127–134. 2 indexed citations

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Dunn, Sarah & Robert C. Ferrier. (1999). Natural flow in managed catchments: A case study of a modelling approach. Water Research. 33(3). 621–630. 10 indexed citations

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Ferrier, Robert C.. (1998). The DYNAMO Project: An Introduction. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 2(4). 375–383. 6 indexed citations

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Evans, Chris, et al.. (1998). Predicting regional recovery from acidification; the MAGIC model applied to Scotland, England and Wales. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 2(4). 543–554. 17 indexed citations

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Helliwell, Rachel, et al.. (1997). Seasonal snowpack influence on the hydrology of a sub-arctic catchment in Scotland. Journal of Hydrology. 192(1-4). 17–32. 56 indexed citations

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Edwards, A.C., Robert C. Ferrier, & J. David Miller. (1992). The contribution of sulphate to total sulphur in a range of natural water samples. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 37(3). 277–283. 7 indexed citations

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Stone, Abi, et al.. (1990). Simulation of hydrochemistry in a highland scottish catchment using the birkenes model. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 51(3-4). 239–259. 3 indexed citations

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Anderson, H. A., et al.. (1990). Inorganic and organic soil processes and their influence on percolating waters.. 85–96. 3 indexed citations

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Ferrier, Robert C., et al.. (1988). A modeling study of long-term acidification in an upland Scottish catchment. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 40(3-4). 275–291. 11 indexed citations

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