Simon Bray

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Simon Bray is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Bray has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Oceanography and 5 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Simon Bray's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (5 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers). Simon Bray is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (5 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (5 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers). Simon Bray collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and United States. Simon Bray's co-authors include Mericia Whitfield, David Sear, Jeremy Biggs, Pascale Nicolet, Penny Williams, Stephen J. Hawkins, Steve Maund, Tasman P. Crowe, Richard C. Thompson and Malcolm D. Hudson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

Simon Bray

21 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Comparative biodiversity of rivers, streams, ditches and ponds in an agricultural landscape in Southern England

2003 710 citations Penny Williams, Mericia Whitfield et al. Biological Conservation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Bray United Kingdom	12	931	397	350	321	283	21	1.4k
Jordi Sala Spain	24	1.1k 1.2×	546 1.4×	627 1.8×	236 0.7×	325 1.1×	61	1.5k
Henrietta Hampel Ecuador	18	1.1k 1.2×	561 1.4×	345 1.0×	428 1.3×	290 1.0×	53	1.7k
W. Bonne Spain	8	873 0.9×	405 1.0×	316 0.9×	339 1.1×	437 1.5×	19	1.4k
G.J. van Geest Netherlands	14	958 1.0×	513 1.3×	550 1.6×	255 0.8×	169 0.6×	25	1.4k
Kyle D. Zimmer United States	22	1.1k 1.2×	799 2.0×	703 2.0×	294 0.9×	234 0.8×	57	1.6k
Alex Laini Italy	22	863 0.9×	457 1.2×	474 1.4×	192 0.6×	232 0.8×	88	1.5k
R. J. Rose United Kingdom	23	868 0.9×	525 1.3×	217 0.6×	436 1.4×	159 0.6×	45	1.6k
Pascale Nicolet United Kingdom	13	1.3k 1.3×	632 1.6×	639 1.8×	298 0.9×	101 0.4×	18	1.8k
Stéphanie Gascón Spain	25	1.3k 1.4×	760 1.9×	735 2.1×	365 1.1×	462 1.6×	72	1.9k
Marcelo Ardón United States	23	1.5k 1.6×	403 1.0×	599 1.7×	401 1.2×	229 0.8×	61	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Bray

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Bray

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Bray

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

All Works

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Graham‐Jones, Jasper, et al.. (2025). Sustainability considerations for end-of-life fibre-reinforced plastic boats. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 83. 104054–104054. 3 indexed citations

Ciocan, Corina, et al.. (2024). Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) boats and the impact on coastal environment – Evidence of fibreglass ingestion by marine bivalves from natural populations. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 472. 134619–134619. 7 indexed citations

Richir, Jonathan, et al.. (2021). Data on elemental concentrations in marine sediments from the South and South West of England. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 35. 106901–106901. 2 indexed citations

Richir, Jonathan, et al.. (2021). Three decades of trace element sediment contamination: The mining of governmental databases and the need to address hidden sources for clean and healthy seas. Environment International. 149. 106362–106362. 24 indexed citations

Hawkins, Stephen J., Kathryn A. O’Shaughnessy, W.J. Langston, et al.. (2020). Recovery of an urbanised estuary: Clean-up, de-industrialisation and restoration of redundant dock-basins in the Mersey. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 156. 111150–111150. 17 indexed citations

Hawkins, S.J., A. Evans, Nova Mieszkowska, et al.. (2017). Distinguishing globally-driven changes from regional- and local-scale impacts: The case for long-term and broad-scale studies of recovery from pollution. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 124(2). 573–586. 26 indexed citations

Hawkins, Stephen J., et al.. (2016). Hidden biodiversity in cryptic habitats provided by porous coastal defence structures. Coastal Engineering. 118. 12–20. 28 indexed citations

Sturt, Fraser, Justin K. Dix, Michael Grant, et al.. (2014). Life below the waves: palaeolandscapes preserved within the sub-tidal Bristol Channel. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 4 indexed citations

Hudson, Malcolm D., et al.. (2013). Intertidal mudflat and saltmarsh conservation and sustainable use in the UK: A review. Journal of Environmental Management. 126. 96–104. 81 indexed citations

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Hudson, Malcolm D., et al.. (2013). Research, policy and practice for the conservation and sustainable use of intertidal mudflats and saltmarshes in the Solent from 1800 to 2016. Environmental Science & Policy. 38. 59–71. 9 indexed citations

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Bray, Simon, et al.. (2011). The regional recovery of Nucella lapillus populations from marine pollution, facilitated by man-made structures. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 92(7). 1585–1594. 17 indexed citations

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Herbert, Roger J.H., Tasman P. Crowe, Simon Bray, & M. Sheader. (2009). Disturbance of intertidal soft sediment assemblages caused by swinging boat moorings. Hydrobiologia. 625(1). 105–116. 17 indexed citations

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Bray, Simon, et al.. (2007). Reconstructing Southern Hemisphere late-Pleistocene and Holocene paleaeo-environments using ancient DNA from cave and swamp-preserved bones and sediments. Quaternary International. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, Penny, Mericia Whitfield, Jeremy Biggs, et al.. (2003). Comparative biodiversity of rivers, streams, ditches and ponds in an agricultural landscape in Southern England. Biological Conservation. 115(2). 329–341. 710 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hawkins, Stephen J., Peter Gibbs, N.D. Pope, et al.. (2002). Recovery of polluted ecosystems: the case for long-term studies. Marine Environmental Research. 54(3-5). 215–222. 86 indexed citations

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Herbert, Roger J.H., Simon Bray, & Stephen J. Hawkins. (2000). Use of the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus, as a bioindicator of tributyltin (TBT) contamination in the Solent and around the Isle of Wight. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

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Bray, Simon, et al.. (2000). The role of power stations in air pollution episodes. Explore Bristol Research. 1 indexed citations

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Crowe, Tasman P., Richard C. Thompson, Simon Bray, & Stephen J. Hawkins. (2000). Impacts of anthropogenic stress on rocky intertidal communities. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery. 7(4). 273–297. 107 indexed citations

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Hawkins, Stephen J., Janette R. Allen, & Simon Bray. (1999). Restoration of temperate marine and coastal ecosystems: nudging nature. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 9(1). 23–46. 29 indexed citations

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Bray, Simon & Roger J.H. Herbert. (1998). The long term recovery of the bioindicator species Nucella lapillus from TBT pollution in the Isle of Wight. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 2 indexed citations

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