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D-Index
43
Citations
29561
World Ranking
6897
National Ranking
307

Gavin Simpson 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 Gavin Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gavin Simpson 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 Gavin Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

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

Gavin Simpson is affiliated with the University of Regina in Canada and focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science. Their research encompasses a variety of topics related to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, with prominent coverage in aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, soil and water nutrient dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, geology and paleoclimatology research, hydrology and watershed management studies, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Simpson's recent publications include the following works:

  • "Effects of lake warming on the seasonal risk of toxic cyanobacteria exposure," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • "Climate-driven deoxygenation of northern lakes," 2024, Nature Climate Change
  • "gratia: An R package for exploring generalized additive models," 2024, The Journal of Open Source Software
  • "Novel responses of diatoms in neotropical mountain lakes to indigenous and post-European occupation," 2021, Anthropocene
  • "Unexpected shift from phytoplankton to periphyton in eutrophic streams due to wastewater influx," 2021, Limnology and Oceanography

The scientist has frequently published in various academic venues with multiple contributions to Freshwater Biology, Communications Earth & Environment, Limnology and Oceanography, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Nature Climate Change. These venues indicate a focus on environmental and ecological studies, with particular interest in aquatic systems and related environmental issues.

Simpson has collaborated with several researchers on multiple occasions, including:

  • Peter R. Leavitt
  • Nicole M. Hayes
  • Heather A. Haig
  • Kerri Finlay
  • Nathanael T. Bergbusch

Throughout their career, the scientist has contributed considerably to the understanding of environmental processes impacting aquatic ecosystems and related atmospheric and geological factors. Their work integrates modeling techniques, such as generalized additive models, to analyze and interpret complex environmental datasets, reflecting a cross-disciplinary approach to environmental science research.

Best Publications

  • vegan: Community Ecology Package

    Jari Oksanen;F. Guillaume Blanchet;Roeland Kindt;Pierre Legendre

  • Hierarchical generalized additive models in ecology: an introduction with mgcv

    Eric J Pedersen;Eric J Pedersen;David L Miller;Gavin L Simpson;Noam Ross

  • Modelling Palaeoecological Time Series Using Generalised Additive Models

    Gavin L. Simpson

  • Looking forward through the past: Identification of 50 priority research questions in palaeoecology

    Alistair W. R. Seddon;Alistair W. R. Seddon;Anson W. Mackay;Ambroise G. Baker;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks

  • Analogue Methods in Palaeoecology: Using the analogue Package

    Gavin L. Simpson

  • Assessing eutrophication and reference conditions for Scottish freshwater lochs using subfossil diatoms

    Helen Bennion;Jennie Fluin;Gavin L. Simpson

  • Defining reference conditions and restoration targets for lake ecosystems using palaeolimnology: a synthesis

    Helen Bennion;Richard W. Battarbee;Carl D. Sayer;Gavin L. Simpson

  • Paleolimnological evidence of the effects on lakes of energy and mass transfer from climate and humans

    P. R. Leavitt;S. C. Fritz;N. J. Anderson;P. A. Baker

  • An assessment of the mechanisms for the transfer of lead and mercury from atmospherically contaminated organic soils to lake sediments with particular reference to Scotland, UK

    Neil L. Rose;Handong Yang;Simon D. Turner;Gavin L. Simpson

  • Decrease in CO2 efflux from northern hardwater lakes with increasing atmospheric warming

    Kerri Finlay;Richard J Vogt;Matthew J Bogard;Björn Wissel

  • Detecting changing river temperatures in England and Wales

    Harriet G. Orr;Gavin L. Simpson;Sophie des Clers;Glen Watts

  • Increased variability and sudden ecosystem state change in Lake Winnipeg, Canada, caused by 20th century agriculture

    L. Bunting;P.R. Leavitt;G.L. Simpson;B. Wissel

  • Diel surface temperature range scales with lake size

    R. Iestyn Woolway;R. Iestyn Woolway;Ian D. Jones;Stephen C. Maberly;Jon R. French

  • Climate change and the future of freshwater biodiversity in Europe: a primer for policy-makers

    Brian Moss;Daniel Hering;Andy J. Green;Ahmed Aidoud

  • Combining limnological and palaeolimnological data to disentangle the effects of nutrient pollution and climate change on lake ecosystems: problems and potential

    R. W. Battarbee;N. J. Anderson;H. Bennion;G. L. Simpson

  • Trends in the hydrochemistry of acid-sensitive surface waters in the UK 1988–2008

    D.T. Monteith;C.D. Evans;P.A. Henrys;G.L. Simpson

  • Holocene El Niño–Southern Oscillation variability reflected in subtropical Australian precipitation

    C. Barr;J. Tibby;M. J. Leng;M. J. Leng;J. J. Tyler

  • neotoma: A Programmatic Interface to the Neotoma Paleoecological Database

    Simon Goring;Andria Dawson;Gavin L. Simpson;Karthik Ram

  • A palaeolimnological meta-database for assessing the ecological status of lakes

    Richard W. Battarbee;David Morley;Helen Bennion;Gavin L. Simpson

  • The use of diatom records to establish reference conditions for UK lakes subject to eutrophication

    Helen Bennion;Gavin L. Simpson

  • Widespread nitrous oxide undersaturation in farm waterbodies creates an unexpected greenhouse gas sink.

    Jackie R. Webb;Nicole M. Hayes;Nicole M. Hayes;Gavin L. Simpson;Peter R. Leavitt;Peter R. Leavitt

  • Trends in the hydrochemistry of acid-sensitive surface waters in the UK

    D. T. Monteith;C. D. Evans;P. A. Henrys;G. L. Simpson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Leavitt
Peter R. Leavitt University of Regina
Richard W. Battarbee
Richard W. Battarbee University College London
Helen Bennion
Helen Bennion University College London
Don Monteith
Don Monteith Lancaster University
Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Carl D. Sayer
Carl D. Sayer University College London
Mary I. O'Connor
Mary I. O'Connor University of British Columbia
Diane S. Srivastava
Diane S. Srivastava University of British Columbia
Jennifer M. Sunday
Jennifer M. Sunday McGill University
Neil L. Rose
Neil L. Rose University College London

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