Colin Crews

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Colin Crews is a scholar working on Food Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Crews has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Food Science, 31 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Colin Crews's work include Plant and fungal interactions (20 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (17 papers) and Potato Plant Research (13 papers). Colin Crews is often cited by papers focused on Plant and fungal interactions (20 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (17 papers) and Potato Plant Research (13 papers). Colin Crews collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Austria and United States. Colin Crews's co-authors include Rudolf Krska, Laurence Castle, Franz Berthiller, Paul Brereton, Susan MacDonald, Patrick Hough, S. Hasnip, Joerg Stroka, Walburga Seefelder and Isabelle P. Oswald and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Colin Crews

89 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Masked mycotoxins: A review 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Masked mycotoxins: A review
    2012 605 citations Franz Berthiller, Colin Crews et al. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin Crews United Kingdom 39 1.9k 1.6k 863 643 550 90 4.5k
Paolo Cabras Italy 45 2.8k 1.5× 3.6k 2.3× 891 1.0× 643 1.0× 798 1.5× 181 6.7k
Živoslav Tešić Serbia 40 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 814 0.9× 389 0.6× 441 0.8× 176 4.7k
Alberto Angioni Italy 42 2.6k 1.4× 2.8k 1.8× 794 0.9× 529 0.8× 532 1.0× 162 5.4k
Alexandra Christine Helena Frankland Sawaya Brazil 40 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 236 0.4× 362 0.7× 170 5.0k
Jan Velı́šek Czechia 34 865 0.5× 976 0.6× 899 1.0× 157 0.2× 513 0.9× 118 3.4k
Délia B. Rodriguez–Amaya Brazil 47 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 163 0.3× 445 0.8× 110 6.3k
Gianni Galaverna Italy 48 3.0k 1.6× 1.9k 1.2× 2.0k 2.4× 357 0.6× 304 0.6× 218 7.1k
Carlo Ignazio Giovanni Tuberoso Italy 37 1.7k 0.9× 2.7k 1.7× 941 1.1× 218 0.3× 189 0.3× 131 5.2k
Javid Hussain Pakistan 36 2.7k 1.4× 750 0.5× 1.5k 1.7× 320 0.5× 388 0.7× 241 5.4k
Jorge A. Pino Cuba 33 2.3k 1.2× 3.2k 2.0× 1.2k 1.3× 203 0.3× 209 0.4× 369 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Crews

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Crews

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Crews

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin Crews. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin Crews 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 Colin Crews. Colin Crews 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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Nijs, Monique de, et al.. (2023). Emerging Issues on Tropane Alkaloid Contamination of Food in Europe. Toxins. 15(2). 98–98. 24 indexed citations
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Driffield, Malcolm, D.R. Speck, Antony S. Lloyd, et al.. (2013). Methods of analysis for 2-dodecylcyclobutanone and studies to support its role as a unique marker of food irradiation. Food Chemistry. 146. 308–313. 10 indexed citations
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Berthiller, Franz, Colin Crews, Chiara Dall’Asta, et al.. (2012). Masked mycotoxins: A review. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 57(1). 165–186. 605 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clarke, Don, James R. Startin, S. Hasnip, et al.. (2011). Progress towards the characterisation of faecal N-nitroso compounds. Analytical Methods. 3(3). 544–544. 3 indexed citations
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Hough, Rupert, Lisa M. Avery, S. M. Rhind, et al.. (2011). Risk assessment of the use of PAS100 green composts in sheep and cattle production in Scotland. Waste Management. 32(1). 117–130. 19 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin, Franz Berthiller, & Rudolf Krska. (2009). Update on analytical methods for toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 396(1). 327–338. 77 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin. (2009). Consumer exposure to furan from heat – processed food and kitchen air. EFSA Supporting Publications. 6(9). 7 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin, Warwick Anderson, Gareth Rees, & Rudolf Krska. (2009). Ergot alkaloids in some rye-based UK cereal products. Food Additives and Contaminants Part B. 2(1). 79–85. 30 indexed citations
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Berthiller, Franz, et al.. (2009). Simultaneous determination of deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, and their major masked metabolites in cereal-based food by LC–MS–MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 395(5). 1347–1354. 118 indexed citations
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Krska, Rudolf, et al.. (2008). Mycotoxin analysis: An update. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 25(2). 152–163. 270 indexed citations
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Krska, Rudolf, G. W. Stubbings, Roy Macarthur, & Colin Crews. (2008). Simultaneous determination of six major ergot alkaloids and their epimers in cereals and foodstuffs by LC–MS–MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 391(2). 563–576. 98 indexed citations
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Krska, Rudolf & Colin Crews. (2008). Significance, chemistry and determination of ergot alkaloids: A review. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 25(6). 722–731. 118 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin, S. Hasnip, Dominic Roberts, & Laurence Castle. (2007). Factors affecting the analysis of furan in heated foods. Food Additives & Contaminants. 24(sup1). 108–113. 21 indexed citations
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Hasnip, S., Colin Crews, & Laurence Castle. (2006). Some factors affecting the formation of furan in heated foods. Food Additives & Contaminants. 23(3). 219–227. 95 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin, et al.. (2003). Survey of chloropropanols in soy sauces and related products purchased in the UK in 2000 and 2002. Food Additives & Contaminants. 20(10). 916–922. 30 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin, Patrick Hough, Paul Brereton, et al.. (2002). Survey of 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) in selected food groups, 1999-2000. Food Additives & Contaminants. 19(1). 22–27. 62 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin, James R. Startin, & Philip A. Clarke. (1997). Determination of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey from selected sites by solid phase extraction and HPLC‐MS. Food Additives & Contaminants. 14(5). 419–428. 53 indexed citations
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Dennis, Michael J., et al.. (1997). The contribution of azodicarbonamide to ethyl carbamate formation in bread and beer. Food Additives & Contaminants. 14(1). 101–108. 9 indexed citations
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Crews, Colin, et al.. (1996). Analysis, separation, and bioassay of pyrrolizidine alkaloids from comfrey (symphytum officinale). Natural Toxins. 4(4). 163–167. 41 indexed citations
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Castle, Laurence, et al.. (1988). The migration of propylene glycol, mono-, di-, and triethylene glycols from regenerated cellulose film into food. European Food Research and Technology. 187(5). 463–467. 5 indexed citations

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