Steven F. Thornton

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Steven F. Thornton is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven F. Thornton has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Environmental Engineering, 29 papers in Pollution and 21 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Steven F. Thornton's work include Groundwater flow and contamination studies (41 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (20 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (16 papers). Steven F. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater flow and contamination studies (41 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (20 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (16 papers). Steven F. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and China. Steven F. Thornton's co-authors include Jerry F McManus, David N. Lerner, Jonathan W. N. Smith, Michael Spence, Simon H. Bottrell, Steven A. Banwart, Tristan G. Ibrahim, Owen Fenton, Richard T. Gill and Michael Harbottle and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Applied Physics Letters and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Steven F. Thornton

108 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

Application of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope and C/N Ratios as Source Indicators of Organic Matter Provenance in Estuarine Systems: Evidence from the Tay Estuary, Scotland

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven F. Thornton United Kingdom	29	941	873	694	500	496	113	3.5k
Martin Thullner Germany	36	1.2k 1.3×	714 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	458 0.9×	317 0.6×	89	3.3k
Joachim Mohn Switzerland	33	592 0.6×	871 1.0×	1.3k 1.9×	543 1.1×	480 1.0×	87	3.7k
Jasper Griffioen Netherlands	30	870 0.9×	475 0.5×	353 0.5×	860 1.7×	755 1.5×	98	2.7k
Huayun Xiao China	34	671 0.7×	871 1.0×	429 0.6×	512 1.0×	814 1.6×	194	4.3k
Martin H. Schroth Switzerland	34	1.5k 1.6×	568 0.7×	588 0.8×	881 1.8×	592 1.2×	87	3.4k
Lukas Emmenegger Switzerland	38	672 0.7×	439 0.5×	686 1.0×	363 0.7×	312 0.6×	166	4.4k
Danny D. Reible United States	35	994 1.1×	424 0.5×	1.5k 2.2×	684 1.4×	231 0.5×	225	4.3k
Yang Yu China	34	686 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	518 0.7×	359 0.7×	293 0.6×	187	4.1k
Carolyn Oldham Australia	27	586 0.6×	587 0.7×	201 0.3×	736 1.5×	299 0.6×	88	2.1k

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Barnes, James A., et al.. (2025). The influence of surface materials on microbial biofilm formation in aviation fuel systems. Biofouling. 41(3). 265–282.

Thornton, Steven F., et al.. (2023). Enhancing ionic conductivity in polymer melts results in smaller diameter electrospun fibers. Applied Physics Letters. 123(7). 3 indexed citations

Mulligan, Steven, Jesús J. Ojeda, Gabriella Kakonyi, et al.. (2021). Characterisation of Microparticle Waste from Dental Resin-Based Composites. Materials. 14(16). 4440–4440. 19 indexed citations

Rolfe, Stephen A., et al.. (2021). Distribution of ETBE-degrading microorganisms and functional capability in groundwater, and implications for characterising aquifer ETBE biodegradation potential. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(1). 1223–1238. 7 indexed citations

Gill, Richard T., Steven F. Thornton, Michael Harbottle, & Jonathan W. N. Smith. (2020). Electrokinetic-enhanced removal of toluene from physically heterogeneous granular porous media. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 54(3). 7 indexed citations

Thornton, Steven F., et al.. (2020). Biodegradation and fate of ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) in soil and groundwater: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 391. 122046–122046. 28 indexed citations

Falyouna, Omar, Gabriella Kakonyi, Steven Mulligan, et al.. (2018). Behavior of dental composite materials in sterilized and non-sterilized landfill leachate. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 72–76. 1 indexed citations

Thornton, Steven F., et al.. (2013). Comparison of Constant and Transient‐Source Zones on Simulated Contaminant Plume Evolution in Groundwater: Implications for Hydrogeological Risk Assessment. Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation. 33(3). 78–91. 18 indexed citations

Li, Guanghe, Xu Zhang, Steven F. Thornton, & David N. Lerner. (2012). Transport and Degradation of Phenol in Groundwater at Four Ashes. Tsinghua Science & Technology. 5(3). 293–297. 1 indexed citations

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Thomson, Neil R., et al.. (2008). The Dipole Flow and Reactive Tracer Test for Aquifer Parameter Estimation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, Steven F., et al.. (2005). Bringing groundwater quality research to the watershed scale. 18 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei E., David N. Lerner, Colin C. Smith, & Steven F. Thornton. (2002). A non-invasive imaging technique to investigate solute transport in porous media. IAHS-AISH publication. 277–282. 1 indexed citations

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Wealthall, Gary, Steven F. Thornton, & David N. Lerner. (2002). Assessing the transport and fate of MTBE-amended petroleum hydrocarbons in the Chalk aquifer, UK.. IAHS-AISH publication. 205–211. 6 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei E., et al.. (2002). Physical modelling of solute transport in porous media: evaluation of an imaging technique using UV excited fluorescent dye. Water Research. 36(7). 1843–1853. 66 indexed citations

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Jones, J. Iwan, David N. Lerner, & Steven F. Thornton. (2002). A modelling feasibility study of hydraulic manipulation: a groundwater restoration concept for reluctant contaminant plumes. IAHS-AISH publication. 525–531. 3 indexed citations

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Pickup, Roger, et al.. (2002). A phenol-contaminated groundwater site: a microbiological perspective. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 251–256. 3 indexed citations

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Banwart, Steven A., et al.. (2002). Microbial production of fatty acids in phenol-contaminated groundwater and its significance in subsurface bioremediation. IAHS-AISH publication. 219–224. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei E., David N. Lerner, Colin C. Smith, & Steven F. Thornton. (2001). A novel method to investigate the mixing processes of dissolved oxygen and a plume in porous media. 3055. 1 indexed citations

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Spence, Michael, Simon H. Bottrell, Steven F. Thornton, & David N. Lerner. (1999). Isotopic Modeling of the Significance of Sulphate Reduction for Phenol Attenuation in a Polluted Aquifer. 7418. 3 indexed citations

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Thornton, Steven F., et al.. (1998). Hydrochemistry of pollutant attenuation in groundwater contaminated by coal tar wastes. Geological Society London Engineering Geology Special Publications. 14(1). 149–157. 8 indexed citations

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