Vernon R. Phoenix

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Vernon R. Phoenix is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Vernon R. Phoenix has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Environmental Engineering, 12 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 11 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Vernon R. Phoenix's work include Microbial Applications in Construction Materials (11 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (10 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers). Vernon R. Phoenix is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Applications in Construction Materials (11 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (10 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers). Vernon R. Phoenix collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and France. Vernon R. Phoenix's co-authors include Deonie Allen, Steve Allen, Gaël Le Roux, Kurt O. Konhauser, F. G. Ferris, Anaëlle Simonneau, Didier Galop, Stéphane Binet, Liane G. Benning and Nathan Yee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Vernon R. Phoenix

67 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Atmospheric transport and... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment
    2019 1.6k citations Steve Allen, Deonie Allen et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vernon R. Phoenix United Kingdom 32 2.6k 1.9k 1.2k 1.2k 720 68 6.0k
J. Torrent Spain 59 710 0.3× 1.5k 0.8× 805 0.7× 2.0k 1.7× 434 0.6× 221 11.5k
Caroline A. Masiello United States 44 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 722 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 138 0.2× 108 12.9k
Ronald J. Smernik Australia 49 1.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 358 0.3× 1.4k 1.2× 100 0.1× 175 10.2k
Stephen Hillier United Kingdom 50 996 0.4× 394 0.2× 488 0.4× 1.8k 1.5× 567 0.8× 164 8.2k
J. O. Skjemstad Australia 37 1.3k 0.5× 434 0.2× 696 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 192 0.3× 61 8.8k
Caroline L. Peacock United Kingdom 44 1.1k 0.4× 410 0.2× 310 0.3× 544 0.5× 498 0.7× 100 5.3k
Vidal Barrón Spain 46 465 0.2× 756 0.4× 791 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 217 0.3× 158 7.3k
Biqing Liang Canada 39 800 0.3× 502 0.3× 406 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 281 0.4× 89 7.1k
Peter Nico United States 38 1.3k 0.5× 570 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 763 0.7× 64 0.1× 123 8.7k
Colleen M. Hansel United States 46 1.8k 0.7× 361 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 391 0.3× 352 0.5× 115 8.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vernon R. Phoenix

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All Works

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Corbett, E. S., et al.. (2024). Stormwater quality and microbial ecology in an urban rain garden system. Frontiers in Water. 6.
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Allen, Steve, Dušan Materić, Deonie Allen, et al.. (2022). An early comparison of nano to microplastic mass in a remote catchment's atmospheric deposition. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 7. 100104–100104. 33 indexed citations
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Allen, Steve, Deonie Allen, Foteini Baladima, et al.. (2021). Evidence of free tropospheric and long-range transport of microplastic at Pic du Midi Observatory. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7242–7242. 183 indexed citations
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Allen, Steve, Deonie Allen, Vernon R. Phoenix, et al.. (2019). Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment. Nature Geoscience. 12(5). 339–344. 1608 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tobler, Dominique J., James M. Minto, Gráinne El Mountassir, Rebecca J. Lunn, & Vernon R. Phoenix. (2018). Microscale Analysis of Fractured Rock Sealed With Microbially Induced CaCO3 Precipitation: Influence on Hydraulic and Mechanical Performance. Water Resources Research. 54(10). 8295–8308. 68 indexed citations
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Fitzer, Susan C., Peter Chung, Francesco Maccherozzi, et al.. (2016). Biomineral shell formation under ocean acidification: a shift from order to chaos. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21076–21076. 59 indexed citations
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Phoenix, Vernon R., et al.. (2015). Influence of biofilms on heavy metal immobilization in sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS). Environmental Technology. 36(21). 2803–2814. 7 indexed citations
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Tobler, Dominique J., Mark Cuthbert, & Vernon R. Phoenix. (2014). Transport of Sporosarcina pasteurii in sandstone and its significance for subsurface engineering technologies. Applied Geochemistry. 42. 38–44. 45 indexed citations
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Cuthbert, Mark, et al.. (2013). Microbially driven fracture sealing for inhibiting contaminant transport at the field scale. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations
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Couto, Jillian M., James Bendle, Aaron C. Henderson, et al.. (2013). 18S rDNA analysis of alkenone-producing haptophyte(s) preserved in surface sediments of Lake Toyoni, Japan. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Holmes, William M., et al.. (2013). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Mass Transport and Structure Inside a Phototrophic Biofilm. Current Microbiology. 66(5). 456–461. 10 indexed citations
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Sloan, D. M., et al.. (2013). Erosion of biofilm-bound fluvial sediments. Nature Geoscience. 6(9). 770–774. 69 indexed citations
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Tobler, Dominique J., Erica MacLachlan, & Vernon R. Phoenix. (2012). Microbially mediated plugging of porous media and the impact of differing injection strategies. Ecological Engineering. 42. 270–278. 124 indexed citations
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Phoenix, Vernon R. & F. G. Ferris. (2002). Kinetics of Calcite Precipitation Induced by Ureolytic Bacteria at 10 to 20 o C in Artificial Groundwater. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 2 indexed citations
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Phoenix, Vernon R., Raul E. Martinez, Kurt O. Konhauser, & F. G. Ferris. (2002). Characterization and Implications of the Cell Surface Reactivity of Calothrix sp. Strain KC97. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68(10). 4827–4834. 112 indexed citations
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Phoenix, Vernon R., et al.. (2000). Cyanobacterial viability during hydrothermal biomineralisation. Chemical Geology. 169(3-4). 329–338. 122 indexed citations
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Konhauser, Kurt O., Vernon R. Phoenix, & D. G. Adams. (1999). Microbial-Silica Interactions in Modern Hot Spring Sinter. 7093. 16 indexed citations

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