Robert Ferguson

1.1k total citations
18 papers, 743 citations indexed

About

Robert Ferguson is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Ferguson has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 743 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 5 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Robert Ferguson's work include Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (7 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (4 papers). Robert Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (7 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (4 papers). Robert Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Spain. Robert Ferguson's co-authors include Frédéric Coulon, Raffaella Villa, Alex J. Dumbrell, Mark Rawling, Glenn M. Harper, José Luís Balcázar, Simona Picchietti, Daniel L. Merrifield, Simon J. Davies and Sanaa A. Mustafa and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Robert Ferguson

18 papers receiving 730 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Ferguson United Kingdom 12 188 177 172 136 124 18 743
Kadiya Calderón Mexico 15 44 0.2× 65 0.4× 61 0.4× 126 0.9× 407 3.3× 29 825
Somkiet Techkarnjanaruk Thailand 19 220 1.2× 41 0.2× 37 0.2× 75 0.6× 244 2.0× 34 1.0k
Gustavo Bueno Gregoracci Brazil 17 72 0.4× 113 0.6× 67 0.4× 24 0.2× 94 0.8× 37 895
Natella Mirzoyan Israel 9 59 0.3× 89 0.5× 193 1.1× 32 0.2× 178 1.4× 14 558
Yongjie Yu China 18 37 0.2× 118 0.7× 45 0.3× 43 0.3× 231 1.9× 39 934
Maíra Paula de Sousa Brazil 15 51 0.3× 37 0.2× 51 0.3× 74 0.5× 311 2.5× 31 625
Aurelio Briones United States 12 210 1.1× 42 0.2× 26 0.2× 106 0.8× 430 3.5× 12 1.0k
Xiuxia Zhang China 14 14 0.1× 141 0.8× 97 0.6× 82 0.6× 171 1.4× 66 626
Roald Sørheim Norway 13 76 0.4× 56 0.3× 24 0.1× 67 0.5× 194 1.6× 17 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Ferguson

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Robert Ferguson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Robert Ferguson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Robert Ferguson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Ferguson

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert Ferguson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Robert Ferguson. The network helps show where Robert Ferguson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Ferguson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Ferguson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Ferguson 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 Robert Ferguson. Robert Ferguson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
1.
Salonen, Heidi, et al.. (2025). Critical insights on fungal contamination in schools: a comprehensive review of assessment methods. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1557506–1557506. 1 indexed citations
2.
Marczylo, Emma L., Christine Bell, Martin J. D. Clift, et al.. (2025). Promoting global collaboration to improve bioaerosol exposure assessment and understanding of associated health impacts: outcomes from a series of workshops. Microbiology. 171(5). 1 indexed citations
3.
Bani, Alessia, Corinne Whitby, I. Colbeck, Alex J. Dumbrell, & Robert Ferguson. (2024). Rapid In-Field Detection of Airborne Pathogens Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP). Microorganisms. 12(12). 2578–2578. 3 indexed citations
4.
Ferguson, Robert, Eoin J. O’Gorman, Boyd A. McKew, et al.. (2021). The ecological impacts of multiple environmental stressors on coastal biofilm bacteria. Global Change Biology. 27(13). 3166–3178. 16 indexed citations
5.
Saha, Mahasweta, et al.. (2020). Salinity and Time Can Alter Epibacterial Communities of an Invasive Seaweed. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2870–2870. 29 indexed citations
6.
Ferguson, Robert, Zaheer Ahmad Nasir, Sonia Garcia Alcega, et al.. (2020). Size fractionation of bioaerosol emissions from green-waste composting. Environment International. 147. 106327–106327. 43 indexed citations
7.
Alcega, Sonia Garcia, Zaheer Ahmad Nasir, Sabrina Cipullo, et al.. (2020). Fingerprinting ambient air to understand bioaerosol profiles in three different environments in the south east of England. The Science of The Total Environment. 719. 137542–137542. 8 indexed citations
8.
Ferguson, Robert, Sonia Garcia Alcega, Frédéric Coulon, et al.. (2019). Bioaerosol biomonitoring: Sampling optimization for molecular microbial ecology. Molecular Ecology Resources. 19(3). 672–690. 57 indexed citations
9.
Ferguson, Robert, Frédéric Coulon, & Raffaella Villa. (2018). Understanding microbial ecology can help improve biogas production in AD. The Science of The Total Environment. 642. 754–763. 52 indexed citations
10.
Alcega, Sonia Garcia, Zaheer Ahmad Nasir, Robert Ferguson, et al.. (2018). Can chemical and molecular biomarkers help discriminate between industrial, rural and urban environments?. The Science of The Total Environment. 631-632. 1059–1069. 10 indexed citations
11.
Clark, Dave R., et al.. (2018). Streams of data from drops of water: 21st century molecular microbial ecology. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water. 5(4). 28 indexed citations
12.
Ferguson, Robert, Evangelia Gontikaki, James A. Anderson, & Ursula Witte. (2017). The Variable Influence of Dispersant on Degradation of Oil Hydrocarbons in Subarctic Deep-Sea Sediments at Low Temperatures (0–5 °C). Scientific Reports. 7(1). 2253–2253. 36 indexed citations
13.
Ferguson, Robert, et al.. (2017). Aged-engineered nanoparticles effect on sludge anaerobic digestion performance and associated microbial communities. The Science of The Total Environment. 609. 232–241. 54 indexed citations
14.
Ferguson, Robert, Frédéric Coulon, & Raffaella Villa. (2016). Organic loading rate: A promising microbial management tool in anaerobic digestion. Water Research. 100. 348–356. 129 indexed citations
15.
Alcega, Sonia Garcia, Zaheer Ahmad Nasir, Robert Ferguson, et al.. (2016). Fingerprinting outdoor air environment using microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) – A review. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 86. 75–83. 42 indexed citations
16.
Ferguson, Robert, et al.. (2015). Insights into the effect of mixed engineered nanoparticles on activated sludge performance. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(7). fiv082–fiv082. 21 indexed citations
17.
Ferguson, Robert, Raffaella Villa, & Frédéric Coulon. (2014). Bioengineering options and strategies for the optimization of anaerobic digestion processes. Environmental Technology Reviews. 3(1). 1–14. 8 indexed citations
18.
Ferguson, Robert, Daniel L. Merrifield, Glenn M. Harper, et al.. (2010). The effect of Pediococcus acidilactici on the gut microbiota and immune status of on-growing red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Journal of Applied Microbiology. 109(3). 851–862. 205 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kadiya Calderón Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Somkiet Techkarnjanaruk Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gustavo Bueno Gregoracci Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Natella Mirzoyan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yongjie Yu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Maíra Paula de Sousa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Aurelio Briones Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Xiuxia Zhang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Roald Sørheim
Rankless by CCL
2026