| Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: a review of sources, fate and occurrence DJ Lapworth, N Baran, ME Stuart, RS Ward Environmental pollution 163, 287-303, 2012 | 1987 | 2012 |
| Oil and gas wells and their integrity: Implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation RJ Davies, S Almond, RS Ward, RB Jackson, C Adams, F Worrall, ... Marine and Petroleum Geology 56, 239-254, 2014 | 593 | 2014 |
| The natural (baseline) quality of groundwater: a UK pilot study WM Edmunds, P Shand, P Hart, RS Ward Science of the Total Environment 310 (1-3), 25-35, 2003 | 306 | 2003 |
| Global patterns of nitrate storage in the vadose zone MJ Ascott, DC Gooddy, L Wang, ME Stuart, MA Lewis, RS Ward, ... Nature Communications 8 (1), 1416, 2017 | 301 | 2017 |
| The changing trend in nitrate concentrations in major aquifers due to historical nitrate loading from agricultural land across England and Wales from 1925 to 2150 L Wang, ME Stuart, MA Lewis, RS Ward, D Skirvin, PS Naden, AL Collins, ... Science of the Total Environment 542, 694-705, 2016 | 116 | 2016 |
| Freshwaters: openwaters, wetlands and floodplains [chapter 9] E Maltby, S Ormerod, M Acreman, M Dunbar, A Jenkins, S Maberly, ... UNEP-WCMC, 2011 | 101 | 2011 |
| Determining phosphorus and sediment release rates from five Irish tillage soils JT Regan, M Rodgers, MG Healy, L Kirwan, O Fenton Journal of Environmental Quality 39 (1), 185-192, 2010 | 77* | 2010 |
| Developing a groundwater watch list for substances of emerging concern: a European perspective DJ Lapworth, B Lopez, V Laabs, R Kozel, R Wolter, R Ward, ... Environmental Research Letters 14 (3), 035004, 2019 | 76 | 2019 |
| Changes in major and trace components of landfill gas during subsurface migration RS Ward, GM Williams, CC Hills Waste Management & Research 14 (3), 243-261, 1996 | 72 | 1996 |
| A baseline survey of dissolved methane in aquifers of Great Britain RA Bell, WG Darling, RS Ward, L Basava-Reddi, L Halwa, K Manamsa, ... Science of the Total Environment 601, 1803-1813, 2017 | 66 | 2017 |
| Hydrological Outlook UK: an operational streamflow and groundwater level forecasting system at monthly to seasonal time scales C Prudhomme, J Hannaford, S Harrigan, D Boorman, J Knight, V Bell, ... Hydrological Sciences Journal 62 (16), 2753-2768, 2017 | 59 | 2017 |
| Cost-effective mini drive-point piezometers and multilevel samplers for monitoring the hyporheic zone MO Rivett, PA Ellis, RB Greswell, RS Ward, RS Roche, MG Cleverly, ... Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 41 (1), 49-60, 2008 | 58 | 2008 |
| Groundwater tracer tests: a review and guidelines for their use in British aquifers RS Ward, AT Williams, JA Barker Environment Agency, 1998 | 57 | 1998 |
| Quantification of nitrate storage in the vadose (unsaturated) zone: a missing component of terrestrial N budgets MJ Ascott, L Wang, ME Stuart, RS Ward, A Hart Hydrological Processes 30 (12), 1903-1915, 2016 | 56 | 2016 |
| Groundwater monitoring P Quevauviller, AM Fouillac, J Grath, R Ward Wiley, 2009 | 55 | 2009 |
| The impact of climate change on groundwater recharge: National-scale assessment for the British mainland A Hughes, M Mansour, R Ward, N Kieboom, S Allen, D Seccombe, ... Journal of Hydrology 598, 126336, 2021 | 49 | 2021 |
| Seasonal forecasting of groundwater levels in principal aquifers of the United Kingdom JD Mackay, CR Jackson, A Brookshaw, AA Scaife, J Cook, RS Ward Journal of Hydrology 530, 815-828, 2015 | 47 | 2015 |
| Environmental baseline monitoring for shale gas development in the UK: Identification and geochemical characterisation of local source emissions of methane to atmosphere D Lowry, RE Fisher, JL France, M Coleman, M Lanoisellé, G Zazzeri, ... Science of the Total Environment 708, 134600, 2020 | 40 | 2020 |
| Global patterns of nitrate storage in the vadose zone. Nat Commun 8: 1416 MJ Ascott, DC Gooddy, L Wang, ME Stuart, MA Lewis, RS Ward, ... | 40 | 2017 |
| Dynamics of landfill gas migration in unconsolidated sands GM Williams, RS Ward, DJ Noy Waste management & research 17 (5), 327-342, 1999 | 40 | 1999 |
