Simon Pollard

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
191 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Simon Pollard is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sociology and Political Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Pollard has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 29 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Simon Pollard's work include Risk Perception and Management (23 papers), Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (21 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (20 papers). Simon Pollard is often cited by papers focused on Risk Perception and Management (23 papers), Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (21 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (20 papers). Simon Pollard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and China. Simon Pollard's co-authors include Philip Longhurst, C.J. Sollars, Richard Smith, R. Perry, Gillian H. Drew, Steve E. Hrudey, G.D. Fowler, Sophie A. Rocks, Costas A. Velis and Frédéric Coulon and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Simon Pollard

191 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Low-cost adsorbents for waste and wastewater treatment: a review

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Simon Pollard	1.1k	1.1k	975	837	494	191	5.4k
M. El‐Fadel	733 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	712 0.7×	894 1.1×	337 0.7×	193	5.1k
Ling Zhang	810 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	537 0.6×	308 0.6×	345	7.5k
James R. Mihelcic	1.3k 1.2×	2.4k 2.2×	1.5k 1.6×	1.7k 2.0×	451 0.9×	190	7.2k
Gregory M. Morrison	1.6k 1.5×	644 0.6×	1.9k 2.0×	695 0.8×	254 0.5×	149	6.1k
Anil Kumar Dikshit	877 0.8×	689 0.6×	581 0.6×	498 0.6×	209 0.4×	143	5.5k
Vincenzo Torretta	578 0.5×	3.0k 2.8×	1.4k 1.4×	824 1.0×	632 1.3×	229	6.4k
Hyunook Kim	762 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.9×	2.5k 3.0×	1.6k 3.3×	213	8.7k
Judit Lienert	479 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	996 1.2×	239 0.5×	82	4.8k
Keisuke Hanaki	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	690 0.8×	394 0.8×	168	6.1k
Ralph K. Rosenbaum	862 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	907 0.9×	435 0.5×	384 0.8×	60	6.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Pollard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Pollard

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Oliva, Giuseppina, Antonis A. Zorpas, Simon Pollard, et al.. (2025). Enhancing process monitoring and control in novel carbon capture and utilization biotechnology through artificial intelligence modeling: An advanced approach toward sustainable and carbon-neutral wastewater treatment. Chemosphere. 376. 144299–144299. 3 indexed citations

Garnett, Kenisha, et al.. (2021). Fusing strategic risk and futures methods to inform long-term strategic planning: case of water utilities. Environment Systems & Decisions. 41(4). 523–540. 4 indexed citations

Adhikari, Sondipon, Tim Bedford, Jerry Busby, et al.. (2021). Human Reliability Analysis: A Review and Critique. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations

Longhurst, Philip, D S Tompkins, Simon Pollard, et al.. (2019). Risk assessments for quality-assured, source-segregated composts and anaerobic digestates for a circular bioeconomy in the UK. Environment International. 127. 253–266. 34 indexed citations

Coulon, Frédéric, et al.. (2017). An assessment of different extraction and quantification methods of penta- and hexa-chlorobenzene from SRF fly-ash. CERES (Cranfield University). 12. 28–33. 4 indexed citations

Lickorish, Fiona A., et al.. (2015). Evolution of strategic risks under future scenarios for improved utility master plans. Water Research. 88. 719–727. 10 indexed citations

Coulon, Frédéric, et al.. (2012). Effect of fertilizer formulation and bioaugmentation on biodegradation and leaching of crude oils and refined products in soils. Environmental Technology. 33(16). 1879–1893. 30 indexed citations

Liu, Jian, Louise Pankhurst, Lewis J. Deacon, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(3). 602–606. 16 indexed citations

Davies, Gareth, Graham Kendall, Emma Soane, et al.. (2010). Regulators as ‘agents’: power and personality in risk regulation and a role for agent‐based simulation. Journal of Risk Research. 13(8). 961–982. 15 indexed citations

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Velis, Costas A., Philip Longhurst, Gillian H. Drew, Richard Smith, & Simon Pollard. (2010). Production and Quality Assurance of Solid Recovered Fuels Using Mechanical—Biological Treatment (MBT) of Waste: A Comprehensive Assessment. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 40(12). 979–1105. 93 indexed citations

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Coulon, Frédéric, M. J. Whelan, Graeme I. Paton, et al.. (2010). Multimedia fate of petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil: Oil matrix of constructed biopiles. Chemosphere. 81(11). 1454–1462. 54 indexed citations

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Schiller, Frank, et al.. (2010). Hidden flows and waste processing – an analysis of illustrative futures. Environmental Technology. 31(14). 1507–1516. 10 indexed citations

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Worner, Susan P., Raphaël K. Didham, Jon J. Sullivan, et al.. (2009). The invertebrate fauna of epiphyte mats in the canopy of northern rata (Myrtaceae: Metrosideros robusta A. Cunn.) on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 36(2). 177–202. 6 indexed citations

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Gouldson, Andy, Alec Morton, & Simon Pollard. (2009). Better environmental regulation — contributions from risk-based decision-making. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(19). 5283–5288. 34 indexed citations

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Koh, Y.K.K., T.Y. Chiu, Alan R. Boobis, et al.. (2008). A sensitive and robust method for the determination of alkylphenol polyethoxylates and their carboxylic acids and their transformation in a trickling filter wastewater treatment plant. Chemosphere. 73(4). 551–556. 26 indexed citations

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Duarte‐Davidson, Raquel & Simon Pollard. (2006). Special Issue: Environmental risk management - The State of the Art - Guest editorial. Environment International. 32(8). 931–933. 3 indexed citations

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Harrop, D. & Simon Pollard. (1998). Quantitative Risk Assessment for Incineration: Is It Appropriate for the UK?. Water and Environment Journal. 12(1). 48–53. 4 indexed citations

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Pollard, Simon, et al.. (1995). Risk Assessment for Environmental Management: Approaches and Applications. Water and Environment Journal. 9(6). 621–628. 5 indexed citations

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Pollard, Simon, et al.. (1992). Daily incuremtns in Otoliths of juvenile Snapper, Pagrus auratus (Sparidae). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 43(5). 1015–1032. 24 indexed citations

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Pollard, Simon. (1987). The viability and vulnerability of a small island state : the case of Kiribati. 3 indexed citations

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