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W. Blake — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 41
Works: 220
Citations: 5,771

Most-cited papers

Drivers of increased soil erosion in East Africa’s agro-pastoral systems: changing interactions between the social, economic and natural domains
Maarten Wynants, C. Kelly, K. Mtei, L. Munishi +9 more
2019Regional Environmental Change104 citations Open access
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Transport and redistribution of radiocaesium in Fukushima fallout through rivers.
K. Taniguchi, Y. Onda, H. Smith, W. Blake +4 more
2019Environmental Science and Technology102 citations Open access
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Soil erosion in East Africa: an interdisciplinary approach to realising pastoral land management change
W. Blake, A. Rabinovich, Maarten Wynants, C. Kelly +12 more
2018Environmental Research Letters91 citations Open access
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Testing the sensitivity of a multivariate mixing model using geochemical fingerprints with artificial mixtures
L. Gaspar, W. Blake, H. Smith, I. Lizaga +1 more
2019Geoderma81 citations Open access
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A deconvolutional Bayesian mixing model approach for river basin sediment source apportionment
W. Blake, P. Boeckx, B. Stock, H. Smith +17 more
2018Scientific Reports76 citations Open access
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Fingerprinting changes of source apportionments from mixed land uses in stream sediments before and after an exceptional rainstorm event
I. Lizaga, L. Gaspar, W. Blake, B. Latorre +1 more
2019Geomorphology65 citations Open access
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Methodological perspectives on the application of compound-specific stable isotope fingerprinting for sediment source apportionment
H. Upadhayay, S. Bodé, M. Griepentrog, D. Huygens +9 more
2017Journal of Soils and Sediments65 citations Open access
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Toxic metals in East African agro-ecosystems: Key risks for sustainable food production.
M. Mng'ong'o, L. Munishi, P. Ndakidemi, W. Blake +2 more
2021Journal of Environmental Management55 citations
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Pinpointing areas of increased soil erosion risk following land cover change in the Lake Manyara catchment, Tanzania
Maarten Wynants, H. Solomon, P. Ndakidemi, W. Blake
2018International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation52 citations Open access
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Extreme levels of fallout radionuclides and other contaminants in glacial sediment (cryoconite) and implications for downstream aquatic ecosystems
P. Owens, W. Blake, G. Millward
2019Scientific Reports49 citations Open access
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Determining tributary sources of increased sedimentation in East-African Rift Lakes.
Maarten Wynants, G. Millward, Aloyce Patrick, A. Taylor +7 more
2020Science of the Total Environment47 citations Open access
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Differentiating the geographical origin of Ethiopian coffee using XRF- and ICP-based multi-element and stable isotope profiling.
Mohammed Worku, H. Upadhayay, K. Latruwe, A. Taylor +4 more
2019Food Chemistry47 citations
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Channel erosion dominates sediment sources in an agricultural catchment in the Upper Yangtze basin of China: Evidence from geochemical fingerprints
Zhong-Lin Shi, W. Blake, A. Wen, Jia-cun Chen +2 more
2021CATENA45 citations Open access
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Drivers, Impacts and Mitigation of Increased Sedimentation in the Hydropower Reservoirs of East Africa
A. Amasi, Maarten Wynants, W. Blake, K. Mtei
2021Land42 citations Open access
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Fingerprinting changes in source contribution for evaluating soil response during an exceptional rainfall in Spanish pre-pyrenees.
L. Gaspar, I. Lizaga, W. Blake, B. Latorre +2 more
2019Journal of Environmental Management41 citations Open access
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Soil erosion rates under different tillage practices in central Belgium: New perspectives from a combined approach of rainfall simulations and 7 Be measurements
N. Ryken, T. V. Nest, B. Al-Barri, W. Blake +5 more
2018Soil & Tillage Research41 citations
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Anthropogenic contaminants in glacial environments I: Inputs and accumulation
D. Beard, C. Clason, Sally Rangecroft, E. Poniecka +2 more
2022Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment39 citations Open access
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Accumulation and bioconcentration of heavy metals in two phases from agricultural soil to plants in Usangu agroecosystem-Tanzania
M. Mng'ong'o, L. Munishi, P. Ndakidemi, W. Blake +2 more
2021Heliyon35 citations Open access
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Community managed forests dominate the catchment sediment cascade in the mid-hills of Nepal: A compound-specific stable isotope analysis.
H. Upadhayay, H. Smith, M. Griepentrog, S. Bodé +4 more
2018Science of the Total Environment35 citations Open access
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Contribution of glaciers to water, energy and food security in mountain regions: current perspectives and future priorities
C. Clason, Sally Rangecroft, P. Owens, E. Łokas +7 more
2022Annals of Glaciology33 citations Open access
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Building Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience through Soil Organic Carbon Restoration in Sub-Saharan Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
A. Taylor, Maarten Wynants, L. Munishi, C. Kelly +8 more
2021Sustainability33 citations Open access
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Isotope mixing models require individual isotopic tracer content for correct quantification of sediment source contributions
Hari Ram Upadhayay, S. Bodé, M. Griepentrog, R. M. Bajracharya +3 more
201833 citations
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Soil fertility and land sustainability in Usangu Basin-Tanzania
M. Mng'ong'o, L. Munishi, W. Blake, S. Comber +2 more
2021Heliyon32 citations Open access
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Integrating land‐water‐people connectivity concepts across disciplines for co‐design of soil erosion solutions
W. Blake, C. Kelly, Maarten Wynants, Aloyce Patrick +10 more
2020Land Degradation and Development30 citations Open access
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Evaluating spatio-temporal soil erosion dynamics in the Winam Gulf catchment, Kenya for enhanced decision making in the land-lake interface.
O. Humphrey, O. Osano, C. Aura, A. Marriott +3 more
2021Science of the Total Environment28 citations Open access
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“We will change whether we want it or not”: Soil erosion in Maasai land as a social dilemma and a challenge to community resilience
A. Rabinovich, C. Kelly, G. Wilson, M. Nasseri +6 more
2019Journal of Environmental Psychology27 citations Open access
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Bioaccessibility of U, Th and Pb in solid wastes and soils from an abandoned uranium mine.
M. Foulkes, G. Millward, Samuel Henderson, W. Blake
2017Journal of Environmental Radioactivity27 citations Open access
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Global variability and controls on the accumulation of fallout radionuclides in cryoconite.
C. Clason, G. Baccolo, E. Łokas, P. Owens +19 more
2023Science of the Total Environment23 citations Open access
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Fine-tuning of 210Pb-based methods for dating vegetated saltmarsh sediments
A. Iurian, G. Millward, W. Blake, J. M. Abril-Hernández
202123 citations Open access
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Temporal Dynamics of Sediment Sources in an Urbanizing Mediterranean Catchment
C. Ferreira, R. Walsh, W. Blake, R. Kikuchi +1 more
201721 citations
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Anthropogenic contaminants in glacial environments II: Release and downstream consequences
D. Beard, C. Clason, Sally Rangecroft, E. Poniecka +2 more
2022Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment20 citations Open access
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Comment on tc-2021-142
C. Clason, W. Blake, N. Selmes, A. Taylor +5 more
2021The Cryosphere19 citations Open access
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Soil erosion and sediment transport in Tanzania: Part II – sedimentological evidence of phased land degradation
Maarten Wynants, Aloyce Patrick, L. Munishi, K. Mtei +8 more
2021Earth Surface Processes and Landforms18 citations Open access
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Soil erosion and sediment transport in Tanzania: Part I – sediment source tracing in three neighbouring river catchments
Maarten Wynants, L. Munishi, K. Mtei, S. Bodé +6 more
2021Earth Surface Processes and Landforms18 citations Open access
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Protecting the commons: Predictors of willingness to mitigate communal land degradation among Maasai pastoralists
A. Rabinovich, Stacey C. Heath, Vladimir Zhischenko, Francis Mkilema +7 more
2020Journal of Environmental Psychology18 citations Open access
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‘Mind the Gap’: Reconnecting Local Actions and Multi-Level Policies to Bridge the Governance Gap. An Example of Soil Erosion Action from East Africa
C. Kelly, Maarten Wynants, L. Munishi, M. Nasseri +8 more
2020Land18 citations Open access
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EVALUATION OF SALT MARSH RESTORATION BY MEANS OF SELF-REGULATING TIDAL GATE – AVON 2 ESTUARY
G. Masselink, M. Hanley, Anissa C. Halwyn, W. Blake +4 more
201717 citations
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Spatial distribution of sediment phosphorus in a Ramsar wetland.
R. Crocker, W. Blake, T. Hutchinson, S. Comber
2020Science of the Total Environment16 citations Open access
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Preface—evaluating the response of critical zone processes to human impacts with sediment source fingerprinting
J. Laceby, A. Gellis, Alexander J. Koiter, W. Blake +1 more
2019Journal of Soils and Sediments15 citations Open access
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10,000 years of climate control over carbon accumulation in an Iberian bog (southwestern Europe)
X. Pontevedra-Pombal, D. Castro, M. Souto, I. Fraga +6 more
2019Geoscience Frontiers15 citations Open access
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Characterization of soil phosphate status, sorption and saturation in paddy wetlands in usangu basin-Tanzania.
M. Mng'ong'o, L. Munishi, W. Blake, P. Ndakidemi +2 more
2021Chemosphere14 citations
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Understanding the geomorphic consequences of enhanced overland flow in mixed agricultural systems: sediment fingerprinting demonstrates the need for integrated upstream and downstream thinking
J. Kitch, J. Phillips, S. Peukert, A. Taylor +1 more
2019Journal of Soils and Sediments14 citations
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Legacy radionuclides in cryoconite and proglacial sediment on Orwell Glacier, Signy Island, Antarctica.
P. Owens, Tim A. Stott, W. Blake, G. Millward
2023Journal of Environmental Radioactivity13 citations Open access
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Sediment source apportionment following wildfire in an upland commercial forest catchment
E. Muñoz-Arcos, A. Castillo, Alicia Cuevas-Aedo, L. Ovando-Fuentealba +4 more
2021Journal of Soils and Sediments13 citations Open access
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Dataset on the 6-year radiocesium transport in rivers near Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
K. Taniguchi, Y. Onda, H. Smith, W. Blake +3 more
2020Scientific Data13 citations Open access
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Assessing Recent Soil Erosion Rates through the Use of Beryllium-7 (Be-7)
L. Mabit, W. Blake
2019Cambridge International Law Journal13 citations Open access
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Portable gamma spectrometry for rapid assessment of soil texture, organic carbon and total nitrogen in agricultural soils
A. Taylor, Alice Kalnins, Martha B. Koot, R. Jackson +4 more
2023Journal of Soils and Sediments12 citations
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Optimisation of plutonium separations using TEVA cartridges and ICP-MS/MS analysis for applicability to large-scale studies in tropical soils.
S. Dowell, T. Barlow, S. Chenery, O. Humphrey +4 more
2023Analytical Methods12 citations Open access
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The Use of Be-7 as a Soil and Sediment Tracer
A. Taylor, W. Blake, A. Iurian, G. Millward +1 more
2019Assessing Recent Soil Erosion Rates through the Use of Beryllium-7 (Be-7)10 citations Open access
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Ultra-Trace Analysis of Fallout Plutonium Isotopes in Soil: Emerging Trends and Future Perspectives
S. Dowell, O. Humphrey, W. Blake, O. Osano +2 more
2023Chemistry Africa9 citations Open access
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