R.S. McWatters

559 total citations
22 papers, 426 citations indexed

About

R.S. McWatters is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R.S. McWatters has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 426 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 14 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in R.S. McWatters's work include Landfill Environmental Impact Studies (18 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (8 papers) and Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques (6 papers). R.S. McWatters is often cited by papers focused on Landfill Environmental Impact Studies (18 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (8 papers) and Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques (6 papers). R.S. McWatters collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United Kingdom. R.S. McWatters's co-authors include R. Kerry Rowe, Tim Spedding, Ian Snape, Greg Hince, Daniel Wilkins, M. J. Whelan, Allison Rutter, Frédéric Coulon, John L. Rayner and Abdelmalek Bouazza and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Chemosphere and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

R.S. McWatters

21 papers receiving 415 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R.S. McWatters Australia	11	247	202	90	74	49	22	426
Jimeng Feng China	11	93 0.4×	153 0.8×	72 0.8×	13 0.2×	46 0.9×	55	468
Jamie F. VanGulck Canada	11	312 1.3×	163 0.8×	46 0.5×	90 1.2×	12 0.2×	18	451
Weipeng He China	13	168 0.7×	41 0.2×	114 1.3×	30 0.4×	29 0.6×	30	511
Louis‐B. Jugnia Canada	12	150 0.6×	45 0.2×	70 0.8×	25 0.3×	67 1.4×	25	344
Pascal Suèr Sweden	12	84 0.3×	98 0.5×	57 0.6×	107 1.4×	10 0.2×	22	426
Runbin Duan China	13	131 0.5×	95 0.5×	38 0.4×	21 0.3×	21 0.4×	36	385
Peter Flyhammar Sweden	10	133 0.5×	53 0.3×	82 0.9×	31 0.4×	7 0.1×	17	323
Shanlin Xu China	13	78 0.3×	143 0.7×	33 0.4×	21 0.3×	10 0.2×	28	421
Rui Bian China	10	51 0.2×	69 0.3×	40 0.4×	14 0.2×	49 1.0×	22	330
Paul Knowles United Kingdom	8	480 1.9×	31 0.2×	124 1.4×	25 0.3×	112 2.3×	12	646

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20 of 20 papers shown

McWatters, R.S., et al.. (2026). Persistent petroleum pollution shifts soil microbial responses in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica. Communications Earth & Environment. 7(1).

Jones, Daniel D., et al.. (2023). PCB containment using geosynthetics in Canada's Arctic. Polar Science. 36. 100928–100928. 1 indexed citations

Rowe, R. Kerry, et al.. (2022). Field and laboratory investigation of factors affecting GCL performance in the Antarctic environment. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 59(11). 1919–1936. 1 indexed citations

Bouazza, Abdelmalek, et al.. (2020). Hydration/dehydration behaviour of geosynthetic clay liners in the Antarctic environment. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 49(1). 196–209. 16 indexed citations

Rowe, R. Kerry, et al.. (2020). Unsaturated behaviour and cation self-diffusion of geosynthetic clay liners in Antarctica. Geosynthetics International. 28(4). 350–367. 3 indexed citations

McWatters, R.S., et al.. (2019). Investigation of a decommissioned landfill barrier system containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste after 25 years in service. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 57(6). 882–902. 7 indexed citations

McWatters, R.S., R. Kerry Rowe, Daniel Wilkins, et al.. (2018). Modelling of vapour intrusion into a building impacted by a fuel spill in Antarctica. Journal of Environmental Management. 231. 467–482. 17 indexed citations

McWatters, R.S. & R. Kerry Rowe. (2018). Barrier permeation properties of EVOH thin-film membranes under aqueous and non-aqueous conditions. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 46(4). 529–541. 20 indexed citations

McWatters, R.S., Daniel Wilkins, Tim Spedding, et al.. (2016). On site remediation of a fuel spill and soil reuse in Antarctica. The Science of The Total Environment. 571. 963–973. 45 indexed citations

10.

McWatters, R.S., Allison Rutter, & R. Kerry Rowe. (2016). Geomembrane applications for controlling diffusive migration of petroleum hydrocarbons in cold region environments. Journal of Environmental Management. 181. 80–94. 24 indexed citations

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McWatters, R.S., R. Kerry Rowe, Daniel Wilkins, et al.. (2016). Geosynthetics in Antarctica: Performance of a composite barrier system to contain hydrocarbon-contaminated soil after three years in the field. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 44(5). 673–685. 50 indexed citations

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Whelan, M. J., Frédéric Coulon, Greg Hince, et al.. (2015). Fate and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons in engineered biopiles in polar regions. Chemosphere. 131. 232–240. 55 indexed citations

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McWatters, R.S., Daniel Wilkins, Tim Spedding, et al.. (2014). Geosynthetics used in the barrier systems for remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil in Antarctica. 456–463. 3 indexed citations

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McWatters, R.S. & R. Kerry Rowe. (2014). Permeation of Volatile Organic Compounds through EVOH Thin Film Membranes and Coextruded LLDPE/EVOH/LLDPE Geomembranes. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 141(2). 21 indexed citations

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Jones, D. D., et al.. (2011). Migration of PCBs through a Composite Liner System. 1131–1140. 4 indexed citations

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McWatters, R.S. & R. Kerry Rowe. (2011). Sorption and Diffusion of BTEX through Thin-Film EVOH. 2073–2083. 8 indexed citations

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McWatters, R.S.. (2010). Diffusive transport of volatile organic compounds through geomembranes. QSpace (Queen's University Library). 8 indexed citations

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McWatters, R.S. & R. Kerry Rowe. (2010). Diffusive Transport of VOCs through LLDPE and Two Coextruded Geomembranes. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 136(9). 1167–1177. 66 indexed citations

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McWatters, R.S. & R. Kerry Rowe. (2009). Transport of volatile organic compounds through PVC and LLDPE geomembranes from both aqueous and vapour phases. Geosynthetics International. 16(6). 468–481. 49 indexed citations

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Rutter, Guy A., et al.. (2008). The application of geotextile and granular filters for PCB remediation. Geosynthetics International. 15(3). 173–183. 9 indexed citations

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