David A. Coil

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

David A. Coil is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Coil has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in David A. Coil's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (35 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (26 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (9 papers). David A. Coil is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (35 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (26 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (9 papers). David A. Coil collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and Belgium. David A. Coil's co-authors include Guillaume Jospin, Aaron E. Darling, Jonathan A. Eisen, A. Dusty Miller, Patrick F. Horve, Mark Fretz, Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Leslie Dietz, Clarissa Dirks and Matthew Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioinformatics, PLoS ONE and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

David A. Coil

83 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

A5-miseq: an updated pipeline to assemble microbial genom... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2017 250 500 750
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. A5-miseq: an updated pipeline to assemble microbial genomes from Illumina MiSeq data
    2014 887 citations David A. Coil, Guillaume Jospin et al. profile →
  2. Schrödinger’s microbes: Tools for distinguishing the living from the dead in microbial ecosystems
    2017 335 citations Joanne Emerson, Rachel I. Adams et al. Microbiome profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David A. Coil United States 18 1.1k 471 309 284 278 84 2.7k
William Hsiao Canada 24 1.5k 1.4× 529 1.1× 428 1.4× 226 0.8× 312 1.1× 61 2.8k
David Harris United States 28 1.4k 1.3× 347 0.7× 1.1k 3.5× 227 0.8× 264 0.9× 71 3.9k
James Chin Australia 22 606 0.6× 139 0.3× 512 1.7× 117 0.4× 266 1.0× 150 3.0k
John Campbell Canada 38 533 0.5× 249 0.5× 737 2.4× 440 1.5× 149 0.5× 314 5.2k
Richard D. Pearson United States 53 1.3k 1.2× 286 0.6× 1.5k 4.8× 321 1.1× 128 0.5× 198 8.8k
Rosemary J. Redfield Canada 34 1.7k 1.6× 723 1.5× 102 0.3× 253 0.9× 403 1.4× 62 3.0k
David A. Baker United Kingdom 43 1.5k 1.4× 157 0.3× 613 2.0× 408 1.4× 66 0.2× 196 6.7k
Odir Antônio Dellagostin Brazil 40 817 0.8× 345 0.7× 1.8k 5.8× 369 1.3× 218 0.8× 254 5.6k
John Gay United States 35 313 0.3× 245 0.5× 735 2.4× 121 0.4× 354 1.3× 127 3.9k
Dov J. Stekel United Kingdom 29 1.2k 1.1× 515 1.1× 267 0.9× 398 1.4× 159 0.6× 75 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by David A. Coil

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Fields of papers citing papers by David A. Coil

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David A. Coil

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David A. Coil. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David A. Coil 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 David A. Coil. David A. Coil 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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Marks, Stanley L., Eva Borras, Mitchell M. McCartney, et al.. (2023). Characterization of the microbiome and volatile compounds in anal gland secretions from domestic cats (Felis catus) using metagenomics and metabolomics. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 19382–19382. 4 indexed citations
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Acharya, Charlotte B., Anthea Mitchell, David A. Coil, et al.. (2022). Viral Load Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated, Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Persons Infected With the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 9(5). ofac135–ofac135. 39 indexed citations
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Zuniga-Montanez, Rogelio, David A. Coil, Jonathan A. Eisen, et al.. (2022). The challenge of SARS-CoV-2 environmental monitoring in schools using floors and portable HEPA filtration units: Fresh or relic RNA?. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0267212–e0267212. 14 indexed citations
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Ettinger, Cassandra L., Jordan Bryan, Sima Tokajian, et al.. (2021). Reconstruction of Metagenome-Assembled Genomes from Aquaria. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10(31). e0055721–e0055721. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Connor, Emily Garner, Guillaume Jospin, et al.. (2020). Whole genome sequence analysis reveals the broad distribution of the RtxA type 1 secretion system and four novel putative type 1 secretion systems throughout the Legionella genus. PLoS ONE. 15(1). e0223033–e0223033. 5 indexed citations
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Coil, David A., Russell Y. Neches, Jenna Lang, et al.. (2020). Bacterial communities associated with cell phones and shoes. PeerJ. 8. e9235–e9235. 9 indexed citations
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Dahlhausen, Katherine, et al.. (2020). Isolation and sequence-based characterization of a koala symbiont: Lonepinella koalarum. PeerJ. 8. e10177–e10177. 5 indexed citations
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Villela, Helena, et al.. (2019). Prospecting Microbial Strains for Bioremediation and Probiotics Development for Metaorganism Research and Preservation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations
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Villela, Helena, et al.. (2019). Prospecting Microbial Strains for Bioremediation and Probiotics Development for Metaorganism Research and Preservation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 indexed citations
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Dahlhausen, Katherine, et al.. (2019). First-year seminars as a venue for course-based undergraduate research experiences: A preliminary report. 45(2). 3–10. 3 indexed citations
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Hicks, Daniel J., et al.. (2019). Network analysis to evaluate the impact of research funding on research community consolidation. PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0218273–e0218273. 9 indexed citations
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Emerson, Joanne, Rachel I. Adams, Brandon Brooks, et al.. (2017). Schrödinger’s microbes: Tools for distinguishing the living from the dead in microbial ecosystems. Microbiome. 5(1). 86–86. 335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coil, David A., Cassandra L. Ettinger, & Jonathan A. Eisen. (2017). Gut Check: The evolution of an educational board game. PLoS Biology. 15(4). e2001984–e2001984. 46 indexed citations
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Coil, David A., Russell Y. Neches, Jenna Lang, et al.. (2016). Growth of 48 built environment bacterial isolates on board the International Space Station (ISS). PeerJ. 4. e1842–e1842. 41 indexed citations
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Coil, David A., et al.. (2015). Porphyrobacter mercurialis sp. nov., isolated from a stadium seat and emended description of the genus Porphyrobacter. PeerJ. 3. e1400–e1400. 7 indexed citations
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Coil, David A., et al.. (2009). Twitching motility inLegionella pneumophila. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 293(2). 271–277. 17 indexed citations
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Coil, David A., et al.. (2008). Intragenic tandem repeat variation between Legionella pneumophila strains. BMC Microbiology. 8(1). 218–218. 26 indexed citations
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Coil, David A., Jozef Anné, & Elke Lammertyn. (2007). A faster and more accurate assay for intracellular replication of Legionella pneumophila in amoebae hosts. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 72(2). 214–216. 4 indexed citations
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Coil, David A. & A. Dusty Miller. (2005). Phosphatidylserine treatment relieves the block to retrovirus infection of cells expressing glycosylated virus receptors. Retrovirology. 2(1). 49–49. 6 indexed citations

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