W. Kevin Hicks

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

W. Kevin Hicks is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Kevin Hicks has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 7 papers in Atmospheric Science and 7 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in W. Kevin Hicks's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (7 papers). W. Kevin Hicks is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (7 papers). W. Kevin Hicks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. W. Kevin Hicks's co-authors include Johan Kuylenstierna, Frank Dentener, Steve Cinderby, M.R. Ashmore, P. Ineson, Amy T. Austin, K.E. Giller, William D. Stock, Gareth K. Phoenix and Rod Lefroy and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Health Perspectives and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

W. Kevin Hicks

23 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

A Review of Road Traffic-Derived Non-Exhaust Particles: Emissions, Physicochemical Characteristics, Health Risks, and Mitigation Measures

2022 242 citations Julia C. Fussell, Meredith Franklin et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Kevin Hicks United Kingdom	13	538	418	310	277	272	24	1.5k
Arindam Datta India	21	339 0.6×	356 0.9×	259 0.8×	263 0.9×	440 1.6×	47	1.3k
Yahui Zhuang China	18	307 0.6×	424 1.0×	373 1.2×	367 1.3×	395 1.5×	36	1.6k
Yuanyuan Zhang China	23	635 1.2×	795 1.9×	349 1.1×	164 0.6×	319 1.2×	63	1.6k
Zhijie Li China	21	583 1.1×	659 1.6×	439 1.4×	278 1.0×	569 2.1×	75	1.8k
M. A. Sutton United Kingdom	21	263 0.5×	607 1.5×	445 1.4×	333 1.2×	198 0.7×	40	1.8k
Buqing Zhong China	19	363 0.7×	385 0.9×	250 0.8×	196 0.7×	214 0.8×	36	1.2k
Wang Yuesi China	14	341 0.6×	457 1.1×	337 1.1×	193 0.7×	390 1.4×	52	1.1k
Jiaxin Jin China	22	279 0.5×	420 1.0×	732 2.4×	457 1.6×	195 0.7×	94	1.9k
Yulong Yan China	22	801 1.5×	626 1.5×	191 0.6×	181 0.7×	152 0.6×	88	1.6k
Zhenming Zhang China	19	597 1.1×	346 0.8×	366 1.2×	317 1.1×	159 0.6×	110	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Kevin Hicks

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

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Dajnak, David, Nutthida Kitwiroon, Andrew Beddows, et al.. (2023). Can the UK meet the World Health Organization PM2.5 interim target of 10 μg m−3 by 2030?. Environment International. 181. 108222–108222. 4 indexed citations

Hicks, W. Kevin, David C. Green, & Sean Beevers. (2023). Quantifying the change of brake wear particulate matter emissions through powertrain electrification in passenger vehicles. Environmental Pollution. 336. 122400–122400. 19 indexed citations

Fussell, Julia C., Meredith Franklin, David C. Green, et al.. (2022). A Review of Road Traffic-Derived Non-Exhaust Particles: Emissions, Physicochemical Characteristics, Health Risks, and Mitigation Measures. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(11). 6813–6835. 242 indexed citations breakdown →

Hicks, W. Kevin, Sean Beevers, Anja H. Tremper, et al.. (2021). Quantification of Non-Exhaust Particulate Matter Traffic Emissions and the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown at London Marylebone Road. Atmosphere. 12(2). 190–190. 49 indexed citations

Vallack, Harry W., et al.. (2020). The Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum (GAPF) emission inventory preparation tool and its application to Côte d’Ivoire. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 11(9). 1500–1512. 3 indexed citations

Sutton, Mark A., Kate Mason, Albert Bleeker, et al.. (2020). Just Enough Nitrogen. 12 indexed citations

Kuylenstierna, Johan, Charles Heaps, Tanvir Ahmed, et al.. (2020). Development of the Low Emissions Analysis Platform – Integrated Benefits Calculator (LEAP-IBC) tool to assess air quality and climate co-benefits: Application for Bangladesh. Environment International. 145. 106155–106155. 46 indexed citations

Malley, Christopher S., Erika von Schneidemesser, Sarah Möller, et al.. (2018). Analysis of the distributions of hourly NO ₂ concentrations contributing to annual average NO ₂ concentrations across the European monitoring network between 2000 and 2014. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(5). 3563–3587. 16 indexed citations

Sutton, Mark A., Kate Mason, Lucy J. Sheppard, et al.. (2014). Nitrogen deposition, critical loads and biodiversity: proceedings of the International Nitrogen Initiative Workshop, linking experts of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and the Convention on Biological Diversity. 6 indexed citations

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Anenberg, Susan C., Joel Schwartz, Drew Shindell, et al.. (2012). Global Air Quality and Health Co-benefits of Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change through Methane and Black Carbon Emission Controls. Environmental Health Perspectives. 120(6). 831–839. 336 indexed citations

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Hicks, W. Kevin, C.P. Whitfield, W.J. Bealey, & M.A. Sutton. (2011). Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000: Science and practice in determining environmental impacts. 11 indexed citations

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Bleeker, Albert, W. Kevin Hicks, Frank Dentener, James N. Galloway, & Jan Willem Erisman. (2010). N deposition as a threat to the World’s protected areas under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Environmental Pollution. 159(10). 2280–2288. 77 indexed citations

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Hicks, W. Kevin, et al.. (2008). Soil Sensitivity to Acidification in Asia: Status and Prospects. AMBIO. 37(4). 295–303. 35 indexed citations

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Phoenix, Gareth K., W. Kevin Hicks, Steve Cinderby, et al.. (2006). Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in world biodiversity hotspots: the need for a greater global perspective in assessing N deposition impacts. Global Change Biology. 12(3). 470–476. 444 indexed citations

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Ineson, P., W. Kevin Hicks, Helen E. Jones, et al.. (2004). Correlating the Spatial Distribution of Atmospheric Ammonia with ?15N Values at an Ammonia Release Site. Water Air and Soil Pollution Focus. 4(6). 219–228. 9 indexed citations

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Kuylenstierna, Johan, W. Kevin Hicks, Steve Cinderby, Harry W. Vallack, & Magnuz Engardt. (2001). Variability in Mapping Acidification Risk Scenarios for Terrestrial Ecosystems in Asian Countries. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 130(1-4). 1175–1180. 5 indexed citations

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Hicks, W. Kevin, et al.. (2001). Development of the Regional Policy Process for Air Pollution in South Asia, Southern Africa and Latin America. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 130(1-4). 211–216. 3 indexed citations

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Hicks, W. Kevin, Ian D. Leith, Sarah J. Woodin, & D. Fowler. (2000). Can the foliar nitrogen concentration of upland vegetation be used for predicting atmospheric nitrogen deposition? Evidence from field surveys. Environmental Pollution. 107(3). 367–376. 75 indexed citations

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Leith, Ian D., W. Kevin Hicks, D. Fowler, & Sarah J. Woodin. (1999). Differential responses of UK upland plants to nitrogen deposition. New Phytologist. 141(2). 277–289. 41 indexed citations

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Kuylenstierna, Johan, et al.. (1998). Critical loads for nitrogen deposition and their exceedance at European scale. Environmental Pollution. 102(1). 591–598. 22 indexed citations

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