Simon Townsend

7.8k total citations
53 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Simon Townsend is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Townsend has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 26 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 24 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Simon Townsend's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (26 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (16 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (13 papers). Simon Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (26 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (16 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (13 papers). Simon Townsend collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Philippines and United Kingdom. Simon Townsend's co-authors include Michael M. Douglas, Mark J. Kennard, Peter Gell, Alison J. King, Ian T. Webster, Bradley J. Pusey, Christopher A. Edwards, Bruce C. Chessman, David A. Crook and Michele A. Burford and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Scientific Reports and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Townsend

51 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Townsend Australia 20 637 552 376 284 278 53 1.2k
Maria Cristina Bruno Italy 21 864 1.4× 583 1.1× 169 0.4× 415 1.5× 162 0.6× 85 1.5k
Michael B. Griffith United States 19 926 1.5× 520 0.9× 328 0.9× 236 0.8× 91 0.3× 40 1.3k
Ivor Growns Australia 22 889 1.4× 854 1.5× 203 0.5× 302 1.1× 179 0.6× 57 1.4k
Isabel Pardo Spain 26 1.6k 2.5× 1.0k 1.8× 378 1.0× 342 1.2× 435 1.6× 97 2.2k
Karl‐Otto Rothhaupt Germany 25 1.3k 2.0× 793 1.4× 549 1.5× 222 0.8× 319 1.1× 63 1.8k
Leon Metzeling Australia 26 1.2k 1.9× 827 1.5× 193 0.5× 253 0.9× 112 0.4× 43 1.6k
Otto Moog Austria 24 1.9k 3.0× 1.3k 2.4× 346 0.9× 540 1.9× 115 0.4× 56 2.4k
Judy England United Kingdom 25 1.3k 2.1× 695 1.3× 147 0.4× 468 1.6× 295 1.1× 80 1.7k
Hervé Daniel France 15 525 0.8× 571 1.0× 230 0.6× 133 0.5× 258 0.9× 26 1.3k
Scott D. Tiegs United States 25 1.6k 2.5× 1.0k 1.8× 590 1.6× 372 1.3× 442 1.6× 70 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Townsend

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Townsend

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Townsend, Simon. (2025). Macroalgal (Spirogyra) nutrient and chlorophyll stoichiometric response to nutrient concentrations in a tropical river. Limnologica. 112. 126253–126253. 1 indexed citations
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Allsop, Quentin, Jayne Brim Box, David A. Crook, et al.. (2019). Dry season habitat use of fishes in an Australian tropical river. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 5677–5677. 111 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon. (2019). Discharge-driven seasonal pattern of ionic solutes, suspended sediment and water clarity for a tropical savanna river in northern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research. 70(11). 1585–1602. 3 indexed citations
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Alongi, Daniel M., et al.. (2016). Review of research and monitoring of Darwin Harbour's mangrove environment for the development of a long-term monitoring program. 2 indexed citations
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King, Alison J., Simon Townsend, Michael M. Douglas, & Mark J. Kennard. (2015). Implications of water extraction on the low-flow hydrology and ecology of tropical savannah rivers: an appraisal for northern Australia. Freshwater Science. 34(2). 741–758. 50 indexed citations
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Pettit, Neil E., et al.. (2011). Plant communities of aquatic and riverine habitats. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 37–50. 1 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon, et al.. (2011). Metabolism in a groundwater-fed river system in the Australian wet/dry tropics: tight coupling of photosynthesis and respiration. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 30(3). 603–620. 40 indexed citations
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Robson, Barbara, Ian T. Webster, Michele A. Burford, et al.. (2010). Towards understanding the impacts of land management on productivity in the Daly River. 3 indexed citations
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Douglas, Michael M., et al.. (2005). A rapid method for assessing the condition of riparian zones in the wet/dry tropics of northern Australia. CDU eSpace Institutional Repository (Charles Darwin University). 14 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon, Michael M. Douglas, & Samantha A. Setterfield. (2004). Catchment cover and stream water quality in an Australian tropical savanna: rapid recovery after a change to a less intense fire regime. Ecological Management & Restoration. 5(2). 136–138. 9 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon & Christopher A. Edwards. (2003). A fish kill event, hypoxia and other limnological impacts associated with early wet season flow into a lake on the Mary River floodplain, tropical northern Australia. Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use. 8(3-4). 169–176. 32 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon. (2002). Seasonal evaporative concentration of an extremely turbid water‐body in the semiarid tropics of Australia. Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use. 7(2). 103–107. 15 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon. (2000). Seasonal pattern and inferred phosphorus limitation of phytoplankton biomass in two tropical reservoirs in northern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research. 51(1). 91–96. 4 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon. (1998). The influence of retention time and wind exposure on stratification and mixing in two tropical Australian reservoirs. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 141(3). 353–371. 9 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon, et al.. (1996). Retention time as a primary determinant of colour and light attenuation in two tropical Australian reservoirs. Freshwater Biology. 36(1). 57–69. 13 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon. (1992). The relationships between salmonellas and faecal indicator concentrations in two pools in the Australian wet/dry tropics. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 73(2). 182–188. 8 indexed citations
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Townsend, Simon. (1992). Nutrient, Suspended Solid and Metal Inputs, from Point and Non-Point Sources, into Darwin Harbour, November 1990-October 1991.. 4 indexed citations

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