Tony R. ‎Walker

18.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
240 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Tony R. ‎Walker is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Tony R. ‎Walker has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Pollution, 83 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 51 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Tony R. ‎Walker's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (97 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (75 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (30 papers). Tony R. ‎Walker is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (97 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (75 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (30 papers). Tony R. ‎Walker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Tony R. ‎Walker's co-authors include Joana C. Prata, Teresa Rocha‐Santos, Armando C. Duarte, Ana L. Patrício Silva, Michelle Adams, Parichehr Hanachi, Samaneh Karbalaei, ‪Damià Barceló, Matthew Cole and Wei Ouyang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Tony R. ‎Walker

231 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single-use plastics (plastic bags and microbeads): A review

2017 872 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

2020 743 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. profile →
COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics

2020 726 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

2018 459 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. profile →
Rethinking and optimising plastic waste management under COVID-19 pandemic: Policy solutions based on redesign and reduction of single-use plastics and personal protective equipment

2020 394 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. profile →
Current trends of unsustainable plastic production and micro(nano)plastic pollution

2023 289 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. profile →
Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture

2023 130 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. profile →
Plastic recycling: A panacea or environmental pollution problem

2024 104 citations Tony R. ‎Walker et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Global producer responsibility for plastic pollution

2024 71 citations Win Cowger, Kathryn Willis et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers

Tony R. ‎Walker

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Sangwon Suh United States

Thomas H. Christensen Denmark

Morton A. Barlaz United States

Laurent Lebreton United States

Olivier Jolliet United States

Matthew MacLeod Sweden

Stefanie Hellweg Switzerland

Michael Zwicky Hauschild Denmark

Rakesh Kumar India

Yan Zhang China

Sangwon Suh United States

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4.1k ×0.6

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4.7k ×1.0

IME

1.6k ×1.2

BIOMA

989 ×0.8

HTM

2.9k ×2.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Tony R. ‎Walker

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tony R. ‎Walker

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tony R. ‎Walker

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin, et al.. (2025). Microplastic ingestion and potential risk assessment on commercial and non-commercial marine fish in the Bay of Bengal. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 236(2). 8 indexed citations

Adams, Michelle, et al.. (2025). Challenges and opportunities for ports in achieving net-zero emissions in maritime transport. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 30. 101379–101379. 5 indexed citations

Williams, Kent A., et al.. (2025). From insight to action: Possible pathways for sustainable futures in a Canadian university. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 100091–100091. 3 indexed citations

Charlebois, Sylvain, et al.. (2024). Implications of carbon Taxing policies on the food supply chain in Canada. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 28. 101276–101276. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Zhe, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal patterns and spillover effects of synergy on carbon dioxide emission and pollution reductions in the Yangtze River Delta region in China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 107. 105419–105419. 30 indexed citations

Cowger, Win, Kathryn Willis, Marcus Eriksen, et al.. (2024). Global producer responsibility for plastic pollution. Science Advances. 10(17). eadj8275–eadj8275. 71 indexed citations breakdown →

De-la-Torre, Gabriel Enrique, et al.. (2023). Marine litter colonization: Methodological challenges and recommendations. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 10 indexed citations

Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin, et al.. (2023). Metal and metalloid bioaccumulation in dried red seaweed Hypnea musciformis and health risk assessment for consumers. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 194(Pt B). 115302–115302. 5 indexed citations

Siddiqui, Shahida Anusha, Sipper Khan, Mohammad Mehdizadeh, et al.. (2023). Phytochemicals and bioactive constituents in food packaging - A systematic review. Heliyon. 9(11). e21196–e21196. 42 indexed citations

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‎Walker, Tony R., Britta R. Baechler, Laura Markley, et al.. (2023). Plastic Pulse of the Public: A review of survey-based research on how people use plastic. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 6 indexed citations

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Allen, Deonie, et al.. (2023). People, plastic, and behaviour change – a comment on drivers of plastic pollution, barriers to change and targeted behaviour change interventions. Environmental Science Advances. 2(4). 551–557. 6 indexed citations

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Falk‐Andersson, Jannike, Hannah De Frond, Giulia Leone, et al.. (2023). Cleaning Up without Messing Up: Maximizing the Benefits of Plastic Clean-Up Technologies through New Regulatory Approaches. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(36). 13304–13312. 21 indexed citations

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‎Walker, Tony R., et al.. (2023). Evaluating the use of side scan sonar for improved detection and targeted retrieval of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear. Continental Shelf Research. 265. 105077–105077. 7 indexed citations

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Medeiros, Andrew S., et al.. (2022). Public Perceptions of Legislative Action to Reduce Plastic Pollution: A Case Study of Atlantic Canada. Sustainability. 14(3). 1852–1852. 8 indexed citations

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Bezerra, Joana, et al.. (2021). Single-use plastic bag policies in the Southern African development community. Environmental Challenges. 3. 100029–100029. 57 indexed citations

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‎Walker, Tony R., et al.. (2020). Rethinking marine insurance and plastic pollution: food for thought. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 161. 104950–104950. 5 indexed citations

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‎Walker, Tony R., et al.. (2016). Assessing Sydney Tar Ponds Remediation and Natural Sediment Recovery in Nova Scotia, Canada. 3(7). 1 indexed citations

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‎Walker, Tony R. & Nova Scotia. (2008). Zinc accumulation in lichens due to industrial emissions around Vorkuta, northeast European Russia. Polish Polar Research. 29(2). 141–147. 4 indexed citations

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‎Walker, Tony R. & Nova Scotia. (2005). Comparison of anthropogenic metal deposition rates with excess soil loading from coal, oil and gas industries in the Usa River Basin, NW Russia. Polish Polar Research. 26(4). 299–314. 14 indexed citations

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‎Walker, Tony R. & Nova Scotia. (2005). Vertical organic inputs and bio−availability of carbon in an Antarctic coastal sediment. Polish Polar Research. 26(2). 91–106. 11 indexed citations

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