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D-Index
43
Citations
7899
World Ranking
7047
National Ranking
541

Bryan M. Spears publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan M. Spears sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 109 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Bryan M. Spears D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan M. Spears sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bryan M. Spears is affiliated with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in the United Kingdom. Their research activity focuses primarily within the field of Environmental Science, encompassing 84 publications. Within this broad field, their work spans several subfields, including Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Oceanography.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology

Bryan M. Spears has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers, several of which stand out by their scope and citation impact. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems," 2020, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Global actions for a sustainable phosphorus future," 2021, Nature Food
  • "Phosphorus price spikes: A wake-up call for phosphorus resilience," 2023, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "Landscape controls on riverine export of dissolved organic carbon from Great Britain," 2021, Biogeochemistry
  • "CEA Systems: the Means to Achieve Future Food Security and Environmental Sustainability?", 2022, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Laurence Carvalho
  • Justyna Olszewska
  • Chris Evans
  • Will J. Brownlie
  • Jennifer Williamson

Bryan M. Spears often publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Inland Waters, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Food, and Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. The number of publications in these venues reflects a focus on disseminating research relevant to environmental and ecological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus legacy: overcoming the effects of past management practices to mitigate future water quality impairment.

    Andrew Sharpley;Helen P. Jarvie;Anthony Buda;Linda May

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems.

    Sebastian Birk;Daniel Chapman;Laurence Carvalho;Bryan M. Spears

  • Protecting and restoring Europe's waters: An analysis of the future development needs of the Water Framework Directive

    Laurence Carvalho;Eleanor B. Mackay;Ana Cristina Cardoso;Annette Baattrup-Pedersen

  • Eutrophication management in surface waters using lanthanum modified bentonite: A review.

    Diego Copetti;Karin Finsterle;Laura Marziali;Fabrizio Stefani

  • Editorial - A critical perspective on geo-engineering for eutrophication management in lakes

    Miquel Lürling;Eleanor Mackay;Kasper Reitzel;Bryan M. Spears

  • Water quality remediation faces unprecedented challenges from "legacy phosphorus".

    Helen P. Jarvie;Andrew N. Sharpley;Bryan Spears;Anthony R. Buda

  • Sediment amendment with Phoslock® in Clatto Reservoir (Dundee, UK): Investigating changes in sediment elemental composition and phosphorus fractionation.

    Sebastian Meis;Bryan M. Spears;Stephen C. Maberly;Michael B. O'Malley

  • A comparative review of recovery processes in rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal waters

    P. F. M. Verdonschot;B. M. Spears;C. K. Feld;S. Brucet

  • Lake responses following lanthanum-modified bentonite clay (Phoslock®) application: An analysis of water column lanthanum data from 16 case study lakes

    Bryan M. Spears;Miquel Lürling;Said Yasseri;Ana T. Castro-Castellon

  • Assessing the mode of action of Phoslock® in the control of phosphorus release from the bed sediments in a shallow lake (Loch Flemington, UK).

    Sebastian Meis;Bryan M. Spears;Stephen C. Maberly;Rupert Gordon Perkins

  • Sediment phosphorus cycling in a large shallow lake: spatio-temporal variation in phosphorus pools and release

    Bryan M. Spears;Laurence Carvalho;Rupert Perkins;Alex Kirika

  • Do early warning indicators consistently predict nonlinear change in long‐term ecological data?

    Sarah J. Burthe;Peter A. Henrys;Eleanor B. Mackay;Bryan M. Spears

  • Comparison of phosphorus (P) removal properties of materials proposed for the control of sediment p release in UK lakes

    Bryan M. Spears;Sebastian Meis;Amy Anderson;Myriam Kellou

  • A meta-analysis of water quality and aquatic macrophyte responses in 18 lakes treated with lanthanum modified bentonite (Phoslock®)

    Bryan M. Spears;Eleanor B. Mackay;Said Yasseri;Iain D.M. Gunn

  • Global actions for a sustainable phosphorus future

    Will J. Brownlie;Mark A. Sutton;David S. Reay;Kate V. Heal

  • Community history affects the predictability of microbial ecosystem development

    Eulyn Pagaling;Fiona Strathdee;Bryan M Spears;Michael E Cates

  • Effects of light on sediment nutrient flux and water column nutrient stoichiometry in a shallow lake

    Bryan M. Spears;Laurence Carvalho;Rupert Gordon Perkins;David M. Paterson

  • Vanadium – a re-emerging environmental hazard

    James A J Watt;Ian T Burke;Ron A Edwards;Heath M Malcolm

  • Guiding principles for the development and application of solid-phase phosphorus adsorbents for freshwater ecosystems

    G. B. Douglas;D. P. Hamilton;M. S. Robb;G. Pan

  • Highly differentiated populations of the freshwater diatom Sellaphora capitata suggest limited dispersal and opportunities for allopatric speciation

    Katharine M. Evans;Victor A. Chepurnov;Hans J. Sluiman;Sindu J. Thomas

  • The ecology of freshwater epipelic algae: an update

    Aloisie Poulíčková;Petr Hašler;Monika Lysáková;Bryan Spears

  • Responses in sediment phosphorus and lanthanum concentrations and composition across 10 lakes following applications of lanthanum modified bentonite

    Line Dithmer;Ulla Gro Nielsen;Miquel Lürling;Bryan M Spears

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda May
Linda May Natural Environment Research Council
Laurence Carvalho
Laurence Carvalho Natural Environment Research Council
Ian J. Winfield
Ian J. Winfield Lancaster University
Miquel Lürling
Miquel Lürling Wageningen University & Research
Stephen C. Maberly
Stephen C. Maberly Lancaster University
David M. Paterson
David M. Paterson University of St Andrews
Stephen J. Thackeray
Stephen J. Thackeray Lancaster University
Christian K. Feld
Christian K. Feld University of Duisburg-Essen
Kate V. Heal
Kate V. Heal University of Edinburgh
Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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