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Nicholas A. Beresford

Nicholas A. Beresford

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
54
Citations
10566
World Ranking
4047
National Ranking
311

Nicholas A. Beresford 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 Nicholas A. Beresford sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 386 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas A. Beresford 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 Nicholas A. Beresford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas A. Beresford is affiliated with the University of Salford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to topics related to radioactive contamination and transfer, radioactivity and radon measurements, and nuclear and radioactivity studies. Their work also involves aspects of nuclear issues and defense, risk perception and management, fire effects on ecosystems, and gut microbiota and health.

The main fields of study in Beresford's research encompass environmental science, with subfields that include global and planetary change, radiological and ultrasound technology, ecology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, and political science and international relations.

Beresford has published extensively in several scholarly venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
  • Earth system science data
  • Radioprotection
  • International Journal of Radiation Biology
  • Journal of Animal Ecology

Some of the recent papers by Beresford or involving their collaboration are:

  • Wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone-Risks and consequences, 2021, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Spatial radionuclide deposition data from the 60 km radial area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant: results from a sampling survey in 1987, 2020, Earth system science data
  • Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) for radiation-induced reproductive effects in environmental species: state of science and identification of a consensus AOP network, 2022, International Journal of Radiation Biology
  • Impacts of radiation exposure on the bacterial and fungal microbiome of small mammals in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 2021, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • From tangled banks to toxic bunnies; a reflection on the issues involved in developing an ecosystem approach for environmental radiation protection, 2020, International Journal of Radiation Biology

Frequent co-authors with whom Beresford has collaborated include:

  • Michael D. Wood
  • C.L. Barnett
  • Sergey Gashchak
  • Deborah Oughton
  • Mathew P. Johansen

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments

    M. Balonov;C.L. Barnett;M. Belli;N.A. Beresford

  • The ERICA Tool

    Justin Brown;Boris Alfonso;Rodolfo Moreno Avila;Nicholas A Beresford

  • Effects of acute gamma irradiation on chemical, physical and biological properties of soils

    N.P. McNamara;H.I.J. Black;N.A. Beresford;N.R. Parekh

  • Environmental Protection: Transfer Parameters for Reference Animals and Plants:

    P Strand;N Beresford;D Copplestone;J Godoy

  • Chernobyl: Catastrophe and Consequences

    Jim T. Smith;Nicholas A. Beresford

  • Thirty years after the Chernobyl accident: What lessons have we learnt?

    N.A. Beresford;S. Fesenko;A. Konoplev;L. Skuterud

  • A new version of the ERICA tool to facilitate impact assessments of radioactivity on wild plants and animals.

    Justin Brown;Boris Alfonso;Rodolfo Moreno Avila;Nicholas A Beresford

  • Protection of the environment from ionising radiation in a regulatory context (protect): proposed numerical benchmark values.

    Pål Andersson;Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace;Nicholas A. Beresford;David Copplestone

  • Derivation of transfer parameters for use within the ERICA Tool and the default concentration ratios for terrestrial biota.

    N.A. Beresford;C.L. Barnett;B.J. Howard;W.A. Scott

  • Chernobyl's legacy in food and water

    J. T. Smith;R. N. J. Comans;N. A. Beresford;S. M. Wright

  • D-ERICA: An integrated approach to the assessment and management of environmental risk from ionising radiation. Description of purpose, methodology and application.

    Nick Beresford;Justin Brown;David Copplestone;Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace

  • Quantification of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrialand Freshwater Environments for Radiological Assessments.IAEA-TECDOC-1616

    C.L. Barnett;M. Belli;N.A. Beresford;P. Bossew

  • The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife

    B.J. Howard;N.A. Beresford;D. Copplestone;D. Telleria

  • A multi-criteria weight of evidence approach for deriving ecological benchmarks for radioactive substances

    Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace;Claire Della-Vedova;P Andersson;D Copplestone

  • The importance of soil adhered to vegetation as a source of radionuclides ingested by grazing animals.

    N.A. Beresford;B.J. Howard

  • IAEA Handbook of parameter values for the prediction of radionuclide transfer to wildlife.

    Brenda J. Howard;Nick Beresford;D. Copplestone;D. Telleria

  • Application of Draft 4a of the ICRP report on Environmental Protection: the Concept and Use of Reference Animals and Plants

    D. Copplestone;J. E. Brown;N. A. Beresford

  • An international database of radionuclide concentration ratios for wildlife: development and uses.

    David Copplestone;Nicholas A Beresford;Justin Brown;Tamara L Yankovich

  • Use of GPS to identify the grazing areas of hill sheep

    S.M. Rutter;N.A. Beresford;G. Roberts

  • Transfer of radiocesium to ruminants in natural and semi-natural ecosystems and appropriate countermeasures

    B J Howard;N A Beresford;K Hove

  • Radiological Dose Rates to Marine Fish from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident: The First Three Years Across the North Pacific

    Mathew P. Johansen;Elizabeth Ruedig;Keiko Tagami;Shigeo Uchida

Frequent Co-Authors

Brenda J. Howard
Brenda J. Howard University of Nottingham
David Copplestone
David Copplestone University of Stirling
Justin Brown
Justin Brown Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
Neil M.J. Crout
Neil M.J. Crout University of Nottingham
Deborah Oughton
Deborah Oughton Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jim T. Smith
Jim T. Smith University of Portsmouth
Brit Salbu
Brit Salbu Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Martin R. Broadley
Martin R. Broadley Rothamsted Research
Shigeo Uchida
Shigeo Uchida National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
S. M. Rutter
S. M. Rutter Harper Adams University

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