A. K. Covington

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
176 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

A. K. Covington is a scholar working on Bioengineering, Filtration and Separation and Electrochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, A. K. Covington has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Bioengineering, 77 papers in Filtration and Separation and 58 papers in Electrochemistry. Recurrent topics in A. K. Covington's work include Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (78 papers), Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (77 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (58 papers). A. K. Covington is often cited by papers focused on Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (78 papers), Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (77 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (58 papers). A. K. Covington collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Finland and United States. A. K. Covington's co-authors include Roger G. Bates, R. A. Robinson, T. Dickinson, Maya Paabo, Richard A. Durst, Jaakko I. Partanen, Sandra Rondinini, T. Mussini, Kenneth Newman and Terence H. Lilley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Society Reviews and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

A. K. Covington

172 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Use of the glass electrode in deuterium oxide and the relation between the standardized pD (paD) scale and the operational pH in heavy water
    1968 597 citations A. K. Covington, Maya Paabo et al. Analytical Chemistry profile →
  2. Physical Chemistry of Organic Solvent Systems
    1973 467 citations A. K. Covington, T. Dickinson profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
A. K. Covington 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 835 798 176 4.9k
Roger G. Bates 2.7k 1.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 600 0.7× 1.5k 1.9× 192 7.5k
I. M. Kolthoff 517 0.4× 976 0.8× 1.7k 1.5× 875 1.0× 1.8k 2.2× 187 5.3k
Henry Freiser 715 0.5× 2.2k 1.8× 2.1k 2.0× 1.6k 1.9× 1.9k 2.3× 302 7.6k
Peter M. May 1.4k 1.0× 228 0.2× 652 0.6× 358 0.4× 572 0.7× 172 5.4k
Silvio Sammartano 3.5k 2.4× 393 0.3× 1.5k 1.4× 299 0.4× 2.0k 2.6× 367 8.7k
G. Schwarzenbach 842 0.6× 628 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 650 0.8× 2.0k 2.5× 112 9.0k
D. J. G. Ives 644 0.4× 272 0.2× 441 0.4× 1.5k 1.8× 498 0.6× 97 3.8k
J. Koryta 391 0.3× 1.6k 1.3× 2.4k 2.2× 1.4k 1.7× 259 0.3× 101 5.1k
Jannik Bjerrum 498 0.3× 311 0.3× 733 0.7× 424 0.5× 990 1.2× 116 5.6k
Louis Meites 261 0.2× 957 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 885 1.1× 552 0.7× 157 3.7k

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All Works

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Burnett, R W, A. K. Covington, Niels Fogh‐Andersen, et al.. (2000). Recommendations for Measurement of and Conventions for Reporting Sodium and Potassium by Ion-Selective Electrodes in Undiluted Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 38(10). 1065–1071. 70 indexed citations
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Burnett, R W, A. K. Covington, Niels Fogh‐Andersen, et al.. (2000). IFCC Recommended Reference Method for the Determination of the Substance Concentration of Ionized Calcium in Undiluted Serum, Plasma or Whole Blood. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 38(12). 1301–14. 35 indexed citations
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Burnett, R W, A. K. Covington, Niels Fogh‐Andersen, et al.. (1995). Approved IFCC recommendations on whole blood sampling, transport and storage for simultaneous determination of pH, blood gases and electrolytes. 33(4). 247–253. 32 indexed citations
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Kataky, Ritu, et al.. (1991). Comparative performance of 14-crown-4 derivatives as lithium-selective electrodes. The Analyst. 116(2). 135–135. 45 indexed citations
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Boink, A. B. T. J., Brendan M. Buckley, A. K. Covington, et al.. (1991). IFCC recommendation on sampling, transport and storage for the determinationof the concentration of ionized calcium in whole blood, plasma and serum. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry. 13(5). 235–239. 40 indexed citations
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Covington, A. K.. (1990). Ion-selective electrodes 5. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 296(1). 291–291. 12 indexed citations
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Wimberley, P. D., R W Burnett, A. K. Covington, et al.. (1989). International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC): Scientific Division,Committee on pH, Blood Gases and Electrolytes: Guidelines for Transcutaneouspo2 and pco2 Measurement. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry. 11(5). 235–239. 6 indexed citations
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Burnett, R W, A. K. Covington, Anton Maas, et al.. (1989). IFCC method (1988) for tonometry of blood: Reference materials for pCO2 and pO2. Clinica Chimica Acta. 185(1). S17–S24. 9 indexed citations
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Covington, A. K. & A. Sibbald. (1987). Ion-selective field-effect transitors (ISFETs). Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 316(1176). 31–46. 15 indexed citations
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Covington, A. K., et al.. (1985). The determination of ph in estuarine waters .2. practical considerations. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). 2 indexed citations
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Whitfield, M., et al.. (1985). The determination of ph in estuarine waters .1. definition of ph scales and the selection of buffers. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). 5 indexed citations
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Covington, A. K., et al.. (1974). A raman study of the lonization of monofluoroacetic acid. Journal of Solution Chemistry. 3(8). 629–632. 2 indexed citations
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Covington, A. K. & T. Dickinson. (1973). Physical Chemistry of Organic Solvent Systems. 467 indexed citations breakdown →
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Covington, A. K., Peter Jones, & W. F. K. Wynne-Jones. (1968). Hydrogen-bonded solvent systems : proceedings of a Symposium on Equilibria and Reaction Kinetics in Hydrogen-bonded Solvent Systems, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 10-12 January 1968. Taylor & Francis eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Covington, A. K., Maya Paabo, R. A. Robinson, & Roger G. Bates. (1968). Use of the glass electrode in deuterium oxide and the relation between the standardized pD (paD) scale and the operational pH in heavy water. Analytical Chemistry. 40(4). 700–706. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robinson, R. A. & A. K. Covington. (1968). The thermodynamics of the ternary system: Water-potassium chloride-calcium chloride at 25 C. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry. 72A(3). 239–239. 42 indexed citations
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Covington, A. K., Malcolm Tait, & W. F. K. Wynne-Jones. (1965). Dissociation of perchloric acid in aqueous solution at 25 °C. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 286(1405). 235–250. 12 indexed citations

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