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D-Index
34
Citations
4847
World Ranking
9437
National Ranking
60

John Icely 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 John Icely sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 91 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Icely 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 John Icely sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Icely is affiliated with the University of Algarve in Portugal and specializes in environmental science, with a focus on coastal and marine ecosystems. Their work spans multiple subfields including global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, oceanography, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and pollution.

Their research emphasizes key topics such as coastal and marine management, recycling and waste management techniques, microplastics and plastic pollution, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal ecosystems, and marine biology and ecology research.

Among John Icely's recent published papers are:

  • Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Electronic Waste, an Environmental Problem Exported to Developing Countries: The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY, 2021, Sustainability
  • Contribution of Remote Sensing Technologies to a Holistic Coastal and Marine Environmental Management Framework: A Review, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • The Marine Plastic Litter Issue: A Social-Economic Analysis, 2020, Sustainability
  • Social-Environmental Analysis for the Management of Coastal Lagoons in North Africa, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science

They frequently collaborate with other researchers in the field. Their common coauthors include:

  • Alice Newton
  • Bruno Fragoso
  • Sónia Cristina
  • Samuel Abalansa
  • Badr El Mahrad

John Icely's work is often published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Sustainability
  • Remote Sensing
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

Best Publications

  • A review of the application and evolution of the DPSIR framework with an emphasis on coastal social-ecological systems

    Sirak Robele Gari;Alice Newton;John D. Icely

  • An overview of ecological status, vulnerability and future perspectives of European large shallow, semi-enclosed coastal systems, lagoons and transitional waters

    Alice Newton;John Icely;Sónia Cristina;Ana Brito

  • Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons

    Alice Newton;Ana C. Brito;John D. Icely;Valérie Derolez

  • Evaluation of eutrophication in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal

    Alice Newton;John Icely;Manuela Falcão;A. Nobre

  • Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands

    Alice Newton;John Icely;Sónia Cristina;G E Perillo

  • Electronic Waste, an Environmental Problem Exported to Developing Countries: The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY

    Samuel Abalansa;Badr El Mahrad;John Icely;Alice Newton

  • The coastal syndromes and hotspots on the coast

    Alice Newton;Tim J.B. Carruthers;John Icely

  • Contribution of Remote Sensing Technologies to a Holistic Coastal and Marine Environmental Management Framework: A Review

    Badr El Mahrad;Alice Newton;John D. Icely;Ilias Kacimi

  • Factors affecting the distribution of the genus Uca (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) on an East African shore

    J.D. Icely;D.A. Jones

  • Accumulation of copper within the “Hepatopancreatic” caeca of Corophium volutator (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

    J. D. Icely;J. A. Nott

  • Management of coastal eutrophication: integration of field data, ecosystem-scale simulations and screening models

    A. Nobre;J. Ferreira;Alice Newton;T. Simas

  • In situ determination of the remote sensing reflectance : an inter comparison

    G. Zibordi;K. Ruddick;I. Ansko;G. Moore

  • The Marine Plastic Litter Issue: A Social-Economic Analysis

    Samuel Abalansa;Badr El Mahrad;Godwin Kofi Vondolia;John Icely

  • Boundary conditions for the European Water Framework Directive in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal (physico-chemical and phytoplankton quality elements)

    Sofia Loureiro;Alice Newton;John Icely

  • Residence times in a hypersaline lagoon: using salinity as a tracer

    Stephen M. Mudge;John D. Icely;Alice Newton

  • Social-Environmental Analysis for the Management of Coastal Lagoons in North Africa

    Badr El Mahrad;Badr El Mahrad;Samuel Abalansa;Alice Newton;John D. Icely

  • Valuing mangrove biodiversity and ecosystem services: A deliberative choice experiment in Mida Creek, Kenya

    Margaret Awuor Owuor;Richard Mulwa;Philip Otieno;John Icely

  • Microplankton composition, production and upwelling dynamics in Sagres (SW Portugal) during summer of 2001

    Sofia Loureiro;Alice Newton;John D. Icely

  • Global stakeholder vision for ecosystem‐based marine aquaculture expansion from coastal to offshore areas

    Ibon Galparsoro;Arantza Murillas;Kemal Pinarbasi;Ana M.M. Sequeira

  • A DPSIR-analysis of water uses and related water quality issues in the Colombian Alto and Medio Dagua Community Council

    Sirak Robele Gari;Sirak Robele Gari;Cesar E. Ortiz Guerrero;Bryann A-Uribe;John D. Icely

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice Newton
Alice Newton University of Algarve
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon
Cosimo Solidoro
Cosimo Solidoro National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Steve Groom
Steve Groom Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa University of Murcia
João M. Neto
João M. Neto University of Coimbra
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles University of Barcelona
Maria João Bebianno
Maria João Bebianno University of Algarve
Paul Tett
Paul Tett Scottish Association For Marine Science
Susana Agustí
Susana Agustí King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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