Robyn Wright

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Robyn Wright is a scholar working on Pollution, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robyn Wright has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pollution, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robyn Wright's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers). Robyn Wright is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers). Robyn Wright collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Spain. Robyn Wright's co-authors include Joseph A. Christie‐Oleza, Morgan G. I. Langille, Matthew I. Gibson, Gabriel Erni-Cassola, Mira Latva, Vinko Zadjelovic, Tony R. ‎Walker, A. Comeau, Rafael Bosch and Jacob T. Nearing and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Robyn Wright

19 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Microbiome differential abundance methods produce different results across 38 datasets

2022 515 citations Jacob T. Nearing, Gavin M. Douglas et al. Nature Communications profile →
Marine Plastic Debris: A New Surface for Microbial Colonization

2020 357 citations Robyn Wright, Gabriel Erni-Cassola et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robyn Wright Canada	11	926	472	400	332	301	21	1.6k
Loïs Maignien France	19	457 0.5×	641 1.4×	206 0.5×	143 0.4×	597 2.0×	35	1.9k
Melissa B. Duhaime United States	24	1.3k 1.4×	738 1.6×	856 2.1×	305 0.9×	1.3k 4.2×	45	2.8k
Zihong Pan China	10	1.0k 1.1×	368 0.8×	332 0.8×	187 0.6×	43 0.1×	10	1.6k
Sasha G. Tetu Australia	32	528 0.6×	1.2k 2.5×	152 0.4×	104 0.3×	710 2.4×	85	2.7k
Ester M. Eckert Italy	26	1.5k 1.7×	609 1.3×	284 0.7×	88 0.3×	882 2.9×	65	2.5k
Xiaoyan Zou China	22	394 0.4×	182 0.4×	219 0.5×	104 0.3×	47 0.2×	66	1.6k
Shaun Nielsen Australia	24	161 0.2×	807 1.7×	90 0.2×	152 0.5×	628 2.1×	35	2.4k
Guillermina Hernandez‐Raquet France	27	865 0.9×	574 1.2×	126 0.3×	108 0.3×	347 1.2×	38	2.1k
Lorena Franco‐Martínez Spain	16	425 0.5×	100 0.2×	160 0.4×	81 0.2×	45 0.1×	59	1.1k
Frank Schreiber Germany	21	658 0.7×	451 1.0×	126 0.3×	20 0.1×	425 1.4×	46	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robyn Wright

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wright, Robyn & Morgan G. I. Langille. (2025). PICRUSt2-SC: an update to the reference database used for functional prediction within PICRUSt2. Bioinformatics. 41(5). 6 indexed citations

DeClercq, Vanessa, Robyn Wright, Johan Van Limbergen, & Morgan G. I. Langille. (2025). Characterization of the salivary microbiome of adults with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Oral Microbiology. 17(1). 2499923–2499923.

DeClercq, Vanessa, Robyn Wright, Jacob T. Nearing, & Morgan G. I. Langille. (2024). Oral microbial signatures associated with age and frailty in Canadian adults. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 9685–9685. 10 indexed citations

Wright, Robyn, A. Comeau, & Morgan G. I. Langille. (2023). From defaults to databases: parameter and database choice dramatically impact the performance of metagenomic taxonomic classification tools. Microbial Genomics. 9(3). 28 indexed citations

Wright, Robyn, et al.. (2023). Nursing and midwifery research priorities for an Australian health service: A priority-setting partnership approach. Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia. 30(5). 693–700.

Wright, Robyn, Erin A. Marshall, Miriam P. Rosin, et al.. (2023). Exploring the microbiome of oral epithelial dysplasia as a predictor of malignant progression. BMC Oral Health. 23(1). 206–206. 7 indexed citations

Zadjelovic, Vinko, Robyn Wright, Chiara Borsetto, et al.. (2023). Microbial hitchhikers harbouring antimicrobial-resistance genes in the riverine plastisphere. Microbiome. 11(1). 225–225. 37 indexed citations

Wright, Robyn, et al.. (2023). A Systematic Review of Peer Support Interventions for Adolescents Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 37(11). 535–559. 5 indexed citations

Zadjelovic, Vinko, Robyn Wright, Tony R. ‎Walker, et al.. (2023). Assessing the impact of chronic and acute plastic pollution from construction activities and other anthropogenic sources: A case study from the coast of Antofagasta, Chile. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 195. 115510–115510. 6 indexed citations

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Nearing, Jacob T., Gavin M. Douglas, Molly G. Hayes, et al.. (2022). Microbiome differential abundance methods produce different results across 38 datasets. Nature Communications. 13(1). 342–342. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Latva, Mira, et al.. (2022). Microbial pioneers of plastic colonisation in coastal seawaters. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 179. 113701–113701. 49 indexed citations

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Wright, Robyn, Rafael Bosch, Morgan G. I. Langille, Matthew I. Gibson, & Joseph A. Christie‐Oleza. (2021). A multi-OMIC characterisation of biodegradation and microbial community succession within the PET plastisphere. Microbiome. 9(1). 141–141. 99 indexed citations

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Wright, Robyn, Rafael Bosch, Morgan G. I. Langille, Matthew I. Gibson, & Joseph A. Christie‐Oleza. (2021). Correction to: A multi-OMIC characterisation of biodegradation and microbial community succession within the PET plastisphere. Microbiome. 9(1). 155–155. 6 indexed citations

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Wright, Robyn, et al.. (2020). Damage Repair versus Aging in an Individual-Based Model of Biofilms. mSystems. 5(5). 4 indexed citations

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Wright, Robyn, Morgan G. I. Langille, & Tony R. ‎Walker. (2020). Food or just a free ride? A meta-analysis reveals the global diversity of the Plastisphere. The ISME Journal. 15(3). 789–806. 174 indexed citations

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Wright, Robyn, Gabriel Erni-Cassola, Vinko Zadjelovic, Mira Latva, & Joseph A. Christie‐Oleza. (2020). Marine Plastic Debris: A New Surface for Microbial Colonization. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(19). 11657–11672. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nyulasi, Ibolya, Kathryn Collins, Rebecca Burgell, et al.. (2020). Identification and management of malnutrition in hospitalised patients: A survey of staff knowledge and attitudes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31. 8–18. 6 indexed citations

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Wright, Robyn, Matthew I. Gibson, & Joseph A. Christie‐Oleza. (2019). Understanding microbial community dynamics to improve optimal microbiome selection. Microbiome. 7(1). 85–85. 88 indexed citations

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Erni-Cassola, Gabriel, Robyn Wright, Matthew I. Gibson, & Joseph A. Christie‐Oleza. (2019). Early Colonization of Weathered Polyethylene by Distinct Bacteria in Marine Coastal Seawater. Microbial Ecology. 79(3). 517–526. 105 indexed citations

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Holbrook, John, et al.. (1987). Stratigraphic relationships at the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary in east-central New Mexico. 161–165. 3 indexed citations

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