B. T. Commins

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

B. T. Commins is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, B. T. Commins has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Automotive Engineering, 6 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in B. T. Commins's work include Vehicle emissions and performance (5 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (4 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (4 papers). B. T. Commins is often cited by papers focused on Vehicle emissions and performance (5 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (4 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (4 papers). B. T. Commins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Hungary. B. T. Commins's co-authors include P. J. Lawther, Robert E. Waller, A. J. Lindsey, Ralph L. Cooper, Leah M. Thornton Hampton, Graham W. Gibbs, J. S. Harington, J. R. Arthur, James A. Gilbert and G. Dixon-Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

B. T. Commins

28 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Microdiffusion Analysis and Volumetric Error 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 200 400 600
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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. Microdiffusion Analysis and Volumetric Error
    1958 675 citations B. T. Commins Occupational and Environmental Medicine profile →

Peers

B. T. Commins
Harold H. Williams United States
A. Preston Puerto Rico
Elizabeth W. Murphy United States
Craig J. Boreiko United States
Juan G. Álvarez Spain
M. Anke Germany
Dragana A. Andjelkovich United States
Mauro Esposito Italy
Anders Johansen Denmark
George M. Briggs United States
Harold H. Williams United States
B. T. Commins
Citations per year, relative to B. T. Commins B. T. Commins (= 1×) peers Harold H. Williams

Countries citing papers authored by B. T. Commins

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. T. Commins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. T. Commins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. T. Commins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. T. Commins based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. T. Commins. B. T. Commins is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Waller, Robert E., B. T. Commins, & P. J. Lawther. (1993). Air pollution in a city street. 1965.. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 50(8). 128–138. 1 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T. & Leah M. Thornton Hampton. (1976). Changing pattern in concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the air of Central London. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 10(7). 561–562. 26 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T.. (1975). MEASUREMENT OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE BLOOD: REVIEW OF AVAILABLE METHODS. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 18(1). 69–77. 5 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T., et al.. (1972). BLOOD LEAD AND CARBOXYHÆMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN LONDON TAXI DRIVERS. The Lancet. 300(7772). 302–303. 44 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T., et al.. (1971). Toxic Gases in Tower Silos. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 14(3). 275–83. 4 indexed citations
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Lawther, P. J. & B. T. Commins. (1970). CIGARETTE SMOKING AND EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 174(1). 135–147. 64 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T.. (1969). Formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during pyrolysis and combustion of hydrocarbons. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 3(5). 565–572. 38 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert E. & B. T. Commins. (1967). Studies of the smoke and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content of the air in large urban areas. Environmental Research. 1(4). 295–306. 5 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T. & J. S. Harington. (1966). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Carbonaceous Meteorites. Nature. 212(5059). 273–274. 16 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert E., B. T. Commins, & P. J. Lawther. (1965). AIR POLLUTION IN A CITY STREET. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 22(2). 128–138. 27 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T. & P. J. Lawther. (1965). A SENSITIVE METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CARBOXYHAEMOGLOBIN IN A FINGER PRICK SAMPLE OF BLOOD. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 22(2). 139–143. 89 indexed citations
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Waller, Robert E., B. T. Commins, & P. J. Lawther. (1961). Air Pollution in Road Tunnels. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 18(4). 250–259. 31 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T.. (1958). Microdiffusion Analysis and Volumetric Error. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 15(4). 303–303. 675 indexed citations breakdown →
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Commins, B. T.. (1958). A modified method for the determination of polycyclic hydrocarbons. The Analyst. 83(988). 386–386. 47 indexed citations
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Arthur, J. R., et al.. (1958). Formation of polycyclic hydrocarbons in diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame. 2(3). 267–272. 13 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T., Robert E. Waller, & P. J. Lawther. (1956). Smoke in a London Diesel Bus Garage. BMJ. 2(4995). 753–754. 9 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T. & A. J. Lindsey. (1956). The determination of phenols by chromatography and spectrophotometry of their methyl ethers. Analytica Chimica Acta. 15. 554–556. 1 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T. & A. J. Lindsey. (1956). The determination of phenols by chromatography and spectrophotometry of their methyl ethers. Analytica Chimica Acta. 15. 551–554. 3 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T. & A. J. Lindsey. (1956). Some Phenolic Constituents of Cigarette Smoke. British Journal of Cancer. 10(3). 504–506. 15 indexed citations
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Commins, B. T., Ralph L. Cooper, & A. J. Lindsey. (1954). Polycyclic Hydrocarbons in Cigarette Smoke. British Journal of Cancer. 8(2). 296–302. 57 indexed citations

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