W.J. Langston

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

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W.J. Langston is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W.J. Langston has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 37 papers in Pollution and 23 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in W.J. Langston's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (50 papers), Heavy metals in environment (34 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (24 papers). W.J. Langston is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (50 papers), Heavy metals in environment (34 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (24 papers). W.J. Langston collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. W.J. Langston's co-authors include G. W. Bryan, G. R. Burt, Maria João Bebianno, N.D. Pope, B.S. Chesman, Mingjiang Zhou, Andrew J. Manning, Mingjian Zhou, Peter Gibbs and J. A. Nott and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

W.J. Langston

72 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Bioavailability, accumulation and effects of heavy metals in sediments with special reference to United Kingdom estuaries: a review

1992 1.2k citations G. W. Bryan, W.J. Langston Environmental Pollution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W.J. Langston United Kingdom	37	3.2k	2.5k	805	586	584	73	4.6k
David J.H. Phillips United States	29	3.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	243 0.3×	649 1.1×	416 0.7×	51	4.4k
Michel Warnau Monaco	36	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	412 0.5×	666 1.1×	812 1.4×	119	3.5k
Jorge E. Marcovecchio Argentina	39	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	216 0.3×	867 1.5×	367 0.6×	162	4.2k
G. W. Bryan United Kingdom	46	5.8k 1.8×	3.7k 1.5×	2.8k 3.5×	1.1k 2.0×	1.9k 3.2×	84	8.6k
Uwe Borgmann Canada	38	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	153 0.2×	818 1.4×	274 0.5×	105	4.0k
Márcia Caruso Bı́cego Brazil	40	2.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	267 0.3×	931 1.6×	611 1.0×	174	4.9k
Inmaculada Riba Spain	31	1.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	234 0.3×	338 0.6×	549 0.9×	112	3.1k
Paul R. Paquin United States	19	3.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	122 0.2×	371 0.6×	124 0.2×	31	4.0k
Bruno Pavoni Italy	40	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	322 0.4×	575 1.0×	666 1.1×	132	4.4k
Janusz Pempkowiak Poland	37	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	162 0.2×	826 1.4×	435 0.7×	126	3.6k

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Millward, G.E., et al.. (2024). Partitioning of metals in the tissues and cytosolic fraction of Cerastoderma edule. Marine Environmental Research. 199. 106566–106566. 1 indexed citations

Little, David I., et al.. (2015). Sediment contaminant surveillance in Milford Haven Waterway. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188(1). 34–34. 2 indexed citations

Pope, N.D., Kevin L. Childs, Christian K. Dang, et al.. (2015). Intersex in the clam Scrobicularia plana (Da Costa): Widespread occurrence in English Channel estuaries and surrounding areas. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 95(2). 598–609. 8 indexed citations

Langston, W.J., et al.. (2015). Recovery from TBT pollution in English Channel environments: A problem solved?. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 95(2). 551–564. 56 indexed citations

Langston, W.J., Susumu Ohara, N.D. Pope, et al.. (2011). Bioaccumulation surveillance in Milford Haven Waterway. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184(1). 289–311. 25 indexed citations

Pope, N.D., Susumu Ohara, Masako Imamura, Thomas H. Hutchinson, & W.J. Langston. (2011). Influence of a collapsed coastal landfill on metal levels in sediments and biota—a portent for the future?. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 13(7). 1961–1961. 16 indexed citations

Langston, W.J., et al.. (2010). Contaminants in fine sediments and their consequences for biota of the Severn Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 61(1-3). 68–82. 35 indexed citations

Manning, Andrew J., et al.. (2010). A review of sediment dynamics in the Severn Estuary: Influence of flocculation. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 61(1-3). 37–51. 130 indexed citations

Chesman, B.S., Susumu Ohara, G. R. Burt, & W.J. Langston. (2007). Hepatic metallothionein and total oxyradical scavenging capacity in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua caged in open sea contamination gradients. Aquatic Toxicology. 84(3). 310–320. 23 indexed citations

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Chesman, B.S. & W.J. Langston. (2006). Intersex in the clam Scrobicularia plana : a sign of endocrine disruption in estuaries?. Biology Letters. 2(3). 420–422. 39 indexed citations

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Coelho, Maria Rosário, W.J. Langston, & Maria João Bebianno. (2005). Effect of TBT on Ruditapes decussatus juveniles. Chemosphere. 63(9). 1499–1505. 17 indexed citations

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Harino, Hiroya, Susumu Ohara, G. R. Burt, B.S. Chesman, & W.J. Langston. (2004). Distribution of organotin compounds in tissues of mussels Mytilus edulis and clams Mya arenaria. Chemosphere. 58(7). 877–881. 26 indexed citations

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Harino, Hiroya, Susumu Ohara, G. R. Burt, B.S. Chesman, & W.J. Langston. (2004). Accumulation of butyltin compounds in benthic biota of the Mersey Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 50(2). 222–225. 10 indexed citations

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Langston, W.J., et al.. (2003). Bioaccumulation of trace metals in the amphipod Chaetogammarus marinus (Leach, 1815) from the Avon and Tamar estuaries (UK): comparison of two-compartment and hyperbolic toxicokinetic models. Marine Environmental Research. 57(3). 171–195. 28 indexed citations

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Hawkins, Stephen J., Peter Gibbs, N.D. Pope, et al.. (2002). Recovery of polluted ecosystems: the case for long-term studies. Marine Environmental Research. 54(3-5). 215–222. 86 indexed citations

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Coelho, Maria Rosário, Maria João Bebianno, & W.J. Langston. (2002). Routes of TBT uptake in the clam Ruditapes decussatus. II. Food as vector of TBT uptake. Marine Environmental Research. 54(2). 193–207. 28 indexed citations

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Coelho, Maria Rosário, Maria João Bebianno, & W.J. Langston. (2002). Routes of TBT uptake in the clam Ruditapes decussatus. I. Water and sediments as vectors of TBT uptake. Marine Environmental Research. 54(2). 179–192. 16 indexed citations

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Langston, W.J.. (1998). Practical handbook of estuarine and marine pollution. Environmental Pollution. 99(2). 291–292. 166 indexed citations

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Bebianno, Maria João & W.J. Langston. (1993). Turnover rate of metallothionein and cadmium in Mytilus edulis. BioMetals. 6(4). 239–44. 36 indexed citations

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Bryan, G. W. & W.J. Langston. (1992). Bioavailability, accumulation and effects of heavy metals in sediments with special reference to United Kingdom estuaries: a review. Environmental Pollution. 76(2). 89–131. 1224 indexed citations breakdown →

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