D. Thorburn Burns

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
331 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

D. Thorburn Burns is a scholar working on Analytical Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Thorburn Burns has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Analytical Chemistry, 71 papers in Spectroscopy and 50 papers in Electrochemistry. Recurrent topics in D. Thorburn Burns's work include Analytical chemistry methods development (87 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (50 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (45 papers). D. Thorburn Burns is often cited by papers focused on Analytical chemistry methods development (87 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (50 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (45 papers). D. Thorburn Burns collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Thailand and Russia. D. Thorburn Burns's co-authors include R. M. A. Azzam, N. M. Bashara, Klaus Danzer, Arnold G. Fogg, Michael Walker, A. Townshend, Walter D. Conway, Andrew C. Dennis, Steven E. J. Bell and S. James Speers and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Water Research and Journal of Membrane Science.

In The Last Decade

D. Thorburn Burns

307 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Ellipsometry and polarize... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1987 1994 1985 400 800 1.2k
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. Ellipsometry and polarized light
    1987 1.4k citations D. Thorburn Burns et al. Analytica Chimica Acta profile →
  2. Statistics for Analytical Chemistry
    1994 1.2k citations D. Thorburn Burns Analytica Chimica Acta profile →
  3. Statistics for analytical chemistry
    1985 480 citations D. Thorburn Burns profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Thorburn Burns United Kingdom 34 2.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 1.4k 331 8.5k
Alan Townshend United Kingdom 36 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 220 5.7k
Paul J. Worsfold United Kingdom 56 4.0k 1.5× 2.5k 1.7× 2.4k 1.7× 1.9k 1.3× 2.7k 2.0× 344 15.8k
J. D. Winefordner United States 53 6.5k 2.4× 1.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 4.6k 3.3× 1.5k 1.1× 626 14.3k
James S. Fritz United States 50 2.9k 1.1× 2.9k 2.0× 656 0.5× 4.0k 2.9× 1.1k 0.8× 340 9.9k
J. D. Winefordner United States 31 1.7k 0.6× 710 0.5× 872 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 533 0.4× 158 5.0k
David Brynn Hibbert Australia 43 903 0.3× 1.3k 0.8× 2.9k 2.0× 1.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 243 8.0k
Gary D. Christian United States 34 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 228 4.6k
Peter R. Griffiths United States 50 3.2k 1.2× 3.3k 2.2× 1.9k 1.3× 2.9k 2.1× 492 0.4× 314 13.2k
Joseph A. Caruso United States 57 6.0k 2.2× 1.1k 0.8× 710 0.5× 3.5k 2.5× 1.6k 1.2× 442 13.5k
José L. F. C. Lima Portugal 55 3.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.9× 2.4k 1.6× 2.1k 1.5× 2.1k 1.5× 495 15.4k

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All Works

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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (2024). An analysis of emerging food safety and fraud risks of novel insect proteins within complex supply chains. npj Science of Food. 8(1). 7–7. 30 indexed citations
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Hudaib, Mohammad, et al.. (2016). Composition of Volatile Oil and Methanolic Extract of Jordanian Melissa Officinals L. and Actions Againsthuman Cancer Cell Lines. Oriental Journal Of Chemistry. 32(5). 2355–2362. 7 indexed citations
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Deelstra, H., D. Thorburn Burns, & Michael Walker. (2014). The adulteration of food, lessons from the past, with reference to butter, margarine and fraud. European Food Research and Technology. 239(5). 725–744. 27 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn & J. W. Rogerson. (2012). Far from minimal : celebrating the work and influence of Philip R. Davies. T&T Clark eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (2006). The discrimination of white exterior paints by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Chemia Analityczna. 51(4). 541–550. 1 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (2005). Derivative spectrophotometric determination of acetaminophen by the formation od [Fe(II)-(2,2'-bipyridyl) 3 ] 2+. Chemia Analityczna. 50(2). 475–479. 3 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (2005). CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ACETAMINOPHEN IN PARACETAMOL TABLETS. 11 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (2004). Assay of Acetaminophen in Paracetamol Tablets by Differential Pulse Voltammetry. Witthayasan Kasetsat Witthayasat. 38(4). 510–514. 4 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (1993). Heavy metals in deep-sea holothurians.. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 30(6). 12–15. 1 indexed citations
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Conway, Walter D. & D. Thorburn Burns. (1991). Countercurrent chromatography. Apparatus, theory and applications. Analytica Chimica Acta. 245. 288–288. 175 indexed citations
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Sommer, L., Gerhard Ackermann, D. Thorburn Burns, & С. Б. Саввин. (1990). Present and future status of organic analytical reagents - Part I: General remarks. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 62(11). 2147–2166. 12 indexed citations
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Pellin, M. J., C. E. Young, W. F. Calaway, et al.. (1990). Secondary neutral mass spectrometry using three-colour resonance ionization : osmium detection at the p.p.b. level and iron detection in silicon at the <200 p.p.t. level. Discussion. 333(1628). 133–146. 1 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (1989). Flow-injection extraction-spectrophotometric determination of permanganate with the ethylene-bis(triphenylphosphonium) cation. Analytica Chimica Acta. 217. 183–186. 9 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn. (1986). Characteristics of liquid stationary phases and column evaluation for gas chromatography. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 58(9). 1291–1306. 1 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn, et al.. (1980). Inorganic reaction chemistry : systematic chemical separation. 2 indexed citations
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Burns, D. Thorburn. (1972). Progress in separation and purification. Analytica Chimica Acta. 61(1). 165–165. 16 indexed citations
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Fogg, Arnold G., Catherine M. Burgess, & D. Thorburn Burns. (1971). Use of basic dyes in the determination of anions, particularly as a means of determining antimony, thallium, and gallium. Talanta. 18(12). 1175–1196. 43 indexed citations

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