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Andrew J. Weightman

Andrew J. Weightman

Cardiff University
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
20700
World Ranking
5896
National Ranking
456

Andrew J. Weightman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 171 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Andrew J. Weightman D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew J. Weightman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrew J. Weightman is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research at the intersection of medicine and environmental science. Their work spans a range of topics including infectious diseases, biomedical engineering, pollution, molecular biology, and public health with a focus on environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research primarily addresses the detection and testing of SARS-CoV-2 as well as the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics. Their work also covers biosensors and analytical detection methods, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, healthcare and environmental waste management, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Frequent publication venues for Weightman's work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Their research collaborations are marked by regular partnerships with several coauthors, including:

  • Davey L. Jones
  • Kata Farkas
  • Gordon Webster
  • Gareth Cross
  • Peter Kille

Among their recent papers are:

  • Understanding and managing uncertainty and variability for wastewater monitoring beyond the pandemic: Lessons learned from the United Kingdom national COVID-19 surveillance programmes (2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Microplastic biofilm, associated pathogen and antimicrobial resistance dynamics through a wastewater treatment process incorporating a constructed wetland (2023, Water Research)
  • Suitability of aircraft wastewater for pathogen detection and public health surveillance (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • National-scale antimicrobial resistance surveillance in wastewater: A comparative analysis of HT qPCR and metagenomic approaches (2024, Water Research)
  • Metagenomics unveils the role of hospitals and wastewater treatment plants on the environmental burden of antibiotic resistance genes and opportunistic pathogens (2025, The Science of The Total Environment)

Best Publications

  • Design and Evaluation of Useful Bacterium-Specific PCR Primers That Amplify Genes Coding for Bacterial 16S rRNA

    Julian R. Marchesi;Takuichi Sato;Andrew J. Weightman;Tracey A. Martin

  • At least 1 in 20 16S rRNA sequence records currently held in public repositories is estimated to contain substantial anomalies

    Kevin E Ashelford;Nadia Chuzhanova;John Christopher Fry;Antonia Jane Jones

  • DEEP BACTERIAL BIOSPHERE IN PACIFIC-OCEAN SEDIMENTS

    Ronald John Parkes;Barry Andrew Cragg;S. J. Bale;J. M. Getlifff

  • New screening software shows that most recent large 16S rRNA gene clone libraries contain chimeras.

    Kevin E. Ashelford;Nadia A. Chuzhanova;John C. Fry;Antonia J. Jones

  • Cultivation-dependent and -independent approaches for determining bacterial diversity in heavy-metal-contaminated soil.

    Richard John Ellis;Philip Morgan;Andrew John Weightman;John Christopher Fry

  • Deep sub-seafloor prokaryotes stimulated at interfaces over geological time

    Ronald John Parkes;Gordon Webster;Barry Andrew Cragg;Andrew John Weightman

  • Molecular and Cultural Analysis of the Microflora Associated with Endodontic Infections

    M.A. Munson;T. Pitt-Ford;B. Chong;A. Weightman

  • Transposon mutagenesis and cloning analysis of the pathways for degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 3-chlorobenzoate in Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134(pJP4).

    R H Don;A J Weightman;H J Knackmuss;K N Timmis

  • Development of a recA gene-based identification approach for the entire Burkholderia genus.

    George W. Payne;Peter Vandamme;Sara H. Morgan;John J. LiPuma

  • A review of prokaryotic populations and processes in sub-seafloor sediments, including biosphere:geosphere interactions

    R. John Parkes;Barry Cragg;Erwan Roussel;Gordon Webster

  • PRIMROSE: a computer program for generating and estimating the phylogenetic range of 16S rRNA oligonucleotide probes and primers in conjunction with the RDP‐II database

    Kevin E. Ashelford;Andrew J. Weightman;John C. Fry

  • Bacteria in decomposing wood and their interactions with wood-decay fungi

    Sarah R. Johnston;Lynne Boddy;Andrew J. Weightman

  • Assessment of bacterial community structure in the deep sub-seafloor biosphere by 16S rDNA-based techniques: a cautionary tale

    Gordon Webster;Carole J. Newberry;John C. Fry;Andrew J. Weightman

  • Desulfovibrio profundus sp. nov., a Novel Barophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium from Deep Sediment Layers in the Japan Sea

    S. J. Bale;K. Goodman;Paul A. Rochelle;Julian Roberto Marchesi

  • Prokaryotic biodiversity and activity in the deep subseafloor biosphere.

    John C. Fry;R. John Parkes;Barry A. Cragg;Andrew J. Weightman

  • Diversity of prokaryotes and methanogenesis in deep subsurface sediments from the Nankai Trough, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 190

    Carole J. Newberry;Gordon Webster;Barry A. Cragg;R. John Parkes

  • Bacterial community structure, compartmentalization and activity in a microbial fuel cell

    G. T. Kim;G. Webster;J. W. T. Wimpenny;B. H. Kim

  • Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the Catchment Area and Water of the River Taff in South Wales, United Kingdom, and Its Potential Relationship to Clustering of Crohn's Disease Cases in the City of Cardiff

    R. W. Pickup;G. Rhodes;S. Arnott;K. Sidi-Boumedine

  • Methanogen and bacterial diversity and distribution in deep gas hydrate sediments from the Cascadia Margin as revealed by 16S rRNA molecular analysis

    Julian R. Marchesi;Andrew J. Weightman;Barry A. Cragg;R. John Parkes

  • DNA extraction for 16S rRNA gene analysis to determine genetic diversity in deep sediment communities

    Paul A. Rochelle;John C. Fry;R. John Parkes;Andrew J. Weightman

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Fry
John C. Fry Cardiff University
William G. Wade
William G. Wade King's College London
Ronald John Parkes
Ronald John Parkes Cardiff University
Barry A. Cragg
Barry A. Cragg Cardiff University
Julian R. Marchesi
Julian R. Marchesi Imperial College London
Eshwar Mahenthiralingam
Eshwar Mahenthiralingam Cardiff University
James R. Maxwell
James R. Maxwell University of Bristol
Peter Kille
Peter Kille Cardiff University
Bo Barker Jørgensen
Bo Barker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Lynne Boddy
Lynne Boddy Cardiff University

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