Simon C. Apte

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Simon C. Apte is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon C. Apte has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 45 papers in Pollution and 38 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Simon C. Apte's work include Heavy metals in environment (38 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (29 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (25 papers). Simon C. Apte is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (38 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (29 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (25 papers). Simon C. Apte collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Simon C. Apte's co-authors include Graeme E. Batley, Natasha M. Franklin, Jamie R. Lead, Kelvin B. Gregory, Gregory V. Lowry, Nicola J. Rogers, Philip S. Casey, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, Stuart L. Simpson and Jennifer L. Stauber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Simon C. Apte

109 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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 Toxicity of Nanoparticulate ZnO, Bulk ZnO, and ZnCl₂ to a Freshwater Microalga (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata): The Importance of Particle Solubility

2007 1.1k citations Natasha M. Franklin, Simon C. Apte et al. profile →
Transformations of Nanomaterials in the Environment

2012 940 citations Simon C. Apte et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon C. Apte Australia	36	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	1.1k	855	112	5.8k
Vera I. Slaveykova Switzerland	45	2.3k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	670 0.6×	815 1.0×	198	6.2k
Renata Behra Switzerland	43	2.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	4.0k 2.1×	797 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	99	7.2k
Jason K. Kirby Australia	40	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	907 0.8×	884 1.0×	101	5.1k
Christian Gagnon Canada	41	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	800 0.4×	699 0.6×	415 0.5×	152	5.1k
Stephen J. Klaine United States	42	4.1k 2.0×	3.2k 1.6×	4.6k 2.4×	733 0.7×	1.9k 2.2×	143	9.6k
Hans Christian Bruun Hansen Denmark	49	2.2k 1.1×	892 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.6×	1.1k 1.3×	274	8.9k
Chengshuai Liu China	51	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	1.6k 1.9×	246	7.9k
Stephen Lofts United Kingdom	40	3.1k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	843 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	308 0.4×	118	5.4k
Julián Blasco Spain	51	3.6k 1.8×	4.7k 2.3×	1.6k 0.8×	847 0.8×	552 0.6×	238	8.4k
Heileen Hsu‐Kim United States	45	2.0k 1.0×	3.2k 1.6×	1.9k 1.0×	418 0.4×	809 0.9×	129	7.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Schneider, Larissa, Fei Cao, Peter Davies, et al.. (2025). Legacy mercury emissions and releases from colonial-era gold mining in Australia. Environmental Pollution. 393. 127517–127517.

Jarolimek, Chad V., et al.. (2023). A review of inorganic contaminants in Australian marine mammals, birds and turtles. Environmental Chemistry. 20(4). 147–170. 4 indexed citations

Whaley-Martin, Kelly, Lin-Xing Chen, Tara Colenbrander Nelson, et al.. (2023). O2 partitioning of sulfur oxidizing bacteria drives acidity and thiosulfate distributions in mining waters. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2006–2006. 23 indexed citations

Violi, Jake P., et al.. (2022). The Influence of Micronutrient Trace Metals on Microcystis aeruginosa Growth and Toxin Production. Toxins. 14(11). 812–812. 14 indexed citations

Gissi, Francesca, et al.. (2022). A review of the potential risks associated with mercury in subsea oil and gas pipelines in Australia. Environmental Chemistry. 19(4). 210–227. 6 indexed citations

Cresswell, Tom, Susan J. Brown, Henri Wong, & Simon C. Apte. (2021). Assessing the impacts of scale residues from offshore oil and gas decommissioning on marine organisms. The APPEA Journal. 61(2). 379–383. 6 indexed citations

Apte, Simon C., et al.. (2021). Assessing the importance of cobalt as a micronutrient for freshwater cyanobacteria. Journal of Phycology. 58(1). 71–79. 15 indexed citations

Rogers, Terence A., et al.. (2021). Micronutrients as growth limiting factors in cyanobacterial blooms; a survey of freshwaters in South East Australia. Aquatic Sciences. 83(2). 20 indexed citations

Camacho, David, Aurélien Fouillen, Antonio Nanci, et al.. (2020). New Insights Into Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans Sulfur Metabolism Through Coupled Gene Expression, Solution Chemistry, Microscopy, and Spectroscopy Analyses. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 411–411. 33 indexed citations

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Kwong, Y. T. John, Simon C. Apte, Gert Asmund, Michael D. E. Haywood, & Elisabetta B. Morello. (2019). Comparison of Environmental Impacts of Deep-sea Tailings Placement Versus On-land Disposal. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 230(12). 20 indexed citations

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Golding, Lisa A., Brad M. Angel, Graeme E. Batley, et al.. (2014). Derivation of a water quality guideline for aluminium in marine waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 34(1). 141–151. 77 indexed citations

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Acharya, Celin, et al.. (2008). Uranium sequestration by a marine cyanobacterium, Synechococcus elongatus strain BDU/75042. Bioresource Technology. 100(7). 2176–2181. 82 indexed citations

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Foster, Simon, William A. Maher, Frank Krikowa, & Simon C. Apte. (2006). A microwave-assisted sequential extraction of water and dilute acid soluble arsenic species from marine plant and animal tissues. Talanta. 71(2). 537–549. 102 indexed citations

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Apte, Simon C., et al.. (2003). Mapping the Extent and Rate of Overbank Deposition Using Mine-Derived Sediment Tracers Along the Strickland River, Papua New Guinea. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 2 indexed citations

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Franklin, Natasha M., Jennifer L. Stauber, Simon C. Apte, & Richard P. Lim. (2002). EFFECT OF INITIAL CELL DENSITY ON THE BIOAVAILABILITY AND TOXICITY OF COPPER IN MICROALGAL BIOASSAYS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 21(4). 742–742. 133 indexed citations

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Bowles, Karl C., et al.. (2001). Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury in Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 58(5). 888–897. 13 indexed citations

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Davies, Cheryl M., Simon C. Apte, & Andrea L. Johnstone. (1998). A bacterial bioassay for the assessment of copper bioavailability in freshwaters. Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality. 13(3). 263–271. 14 indexed citations

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Davies, Cheryl M., Simon C. Apte, & Sharon M. Peterson. (1995). Possible interference of lactose‐fermenting marine vibrios in coliform ‐D‐galactosidase assays. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 78(4). 387–393. 22 indexed citations

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Davies, Cheryl M., Simon C. Apte, & Sharon M. Peterson. (1995). β-D-galactosidase activity of viable, non-culturable coliform bacteria in marine waters. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 21(2). 99–102. 30 indexed citations

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Howard, A.G., Mohammad Hossein Arbab-Zavar, & Simon C. Apte. (1982). Seasonal variability of biological arsenic methylation in the estuary of the River Beaulieu. Marine Chemistry. 11(5). 493–498. 43 indexed citations

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