S. J. Niven

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

S. J. Niven is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, S. J. Niven has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 7 papers in Food Science and 5 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in S. J. Niven's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (9 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (4 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). S. J. Niven is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (9 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (4 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). S. J. Niven collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. S. J. Niven's co-authors include Mark A. Oakley Browne, Richard C. Thompson, Tamara S. Galloway, Andrew Tonkin, Emma L. Teuten, Steve Rowland, P. H. Brooks, Jane Beal, Robert M. Moore and Peter H. Brooks and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

S. J. Niven

20 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sour... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2013 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks
    2011 3.6k citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, S. J. Niven et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  2. Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity
    2013 883 citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, S. J. Niven et al. Current Biology profile →
  3. Accumulations of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: sources and sinks
    2011 570 citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, S. J. Niven et al. profile →

Peers

S. J. Niven
Guillaume Duflos France
Lisa Devriese Belgium
Alexandre Dehaut France
Chijioke Emenike Canada
Luís Gabriel A. Barboza Portugal
Jiannan Ding China
Junjie Zhang China
Yi Huang China
Guillaume Duflos France
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Fields of papers citing papers by S. J. Niven

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. J. Niven

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Browne, Mark A. Oakley, S. J. Niven, Tamara S. Galloway, Steve Rowland, & Richard C. Thompson. (2013). Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity. Current Biology. 23(23). 2388–2392. 883 indexed citations breakdown →
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Browne, Mark A. Oakley, S. J. Niven, Emma L. Teuten, et al.. (2011). Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(21). 9175–9179. 3585 indexed citations breakdown →
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Browne, Mark A. Oakley, et al.. (2011). Accumulations of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: sources and sinks. 570 indexed citations breakdown →
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Columbus, Daniel A, S. J. Niven, Cuilan Zhu, & C. F. M. de Lange. (2010). Phosphorus utilization in starter pigs fed high-moisture corn-based liquid diets steeped with phytase. Journal of Animal Science. 88(12). 3964–3976. 15 indexed citations
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Niven, S. J., et al.. (2007). The effect of cold acclimation on the water relations and freezing tolerance of Hordeum vulgare L.. PubMed. 27(5). 295–303. 11 indexed citations
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Niven, S. J., et al.. (2007). Impact of controlled fermentation and steeping of high moisture corn on its nutritional value for pigs. Livestock Science. 109(1-3). 166–169. 17 indexed citations
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Lange, C. F. M. de, et al.. (2007). Effective application of enzymes and microbes to enhance the nutritional value of pig feed ingredients: a case for liquid feeding.. 33–40. 2 indexed citations
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Niven, S. J., Jane Beal, & Peter H. Brooks. (2006). The effect of controlled fermentation on the fate of synthetic lysine in liquid diets for pigs. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 129(3-4). 304–315. 44 indexed citations
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Lange, C. F. M. de, et al.. (2006). Swine liquid feeding: nutritional considerations.. 8 indexed citations
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Niven, S. J., Jane Beal, & P. H. Brooks. (2004). The simultaneous determination of short chain fatty acid, monosaccharides and ethanol in fermented liquid pig diets. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 117(3-4). 339–345. 30 indexed citations
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Beal, Jane, S. J. Niven, Peter H. Brooks, & B.P. Gill. (2004). Variation in short chain fatty acid and ethanol concentration resulting from the natural fermentation of wheat and barley for inclusion in liquid diets for pigs. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 85(3). 433–440. 33 indexed citations
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Brooks, P. H., et al.. (2003). Liquid feeding of pigs. II. Potential for improving pig health and food safety. 21(1). 27 indexed citations
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Beal, Jane, S. J. Niven, Andrew R. Campbell, & P. H. Brooks. (2003). The effect of copper on the death rate of Salmonella typhimurium DT104:30 in food substrates acidified with organic acids. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 38(1). 8–12. 19 indexed citations
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Brooks, P. H., Jane Beal, Vlasta Demečková, & S. J. Niven. (2003). Fermented Liquid Feed (FLF) can reduce the transfer and incidence of Salmonella in pigs.. International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork. 21–27. 1 indexed citations
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Beal, Jane, et al.. (2002). The effect of temperature on the growth and persistence of Salmonella in fermented liquid pig feed. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 79(1-2). 99–104. 49 indexed citations
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Niven, S. J., Steven J. Rowland, Jason Snape, et al.. (2001). Investigations of the origins of estrogenic A-ring aromatic steroids in UK sewage treatment works effluents. The Analyst. 126(3). 285–287. 8 indexed citations
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Niven, S. J., Jason Snape, Malcolm J. Hetheridge, et al.. (2001). Investigations of cholesterol transformation during sewage treatment: relevance to estrogen formation pathways?. The Science of The Total Environment. 279(1-3). 75–86. 2 indexed citations
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Brooks, P. H., et al.. (2001). Liquid feeding of pigs : potential for reducing environmental impact and for improving productivity and food safety.. 71 indexed citations
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Moore, Robert M., et al.. (1996). Ocean‐atmosphere exchange of methyl chloride: Results from NW Atlantic and Pacific Ocean studies. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(C12). 28529–28538. 95 indexed citations

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