David A. King

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

David A. King is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. King has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 13 papers in Food Science and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David A. King's work include Meat and Animal Product Quality (16 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (8 papers) and Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (7 papers). David A. King is often cited by papers focused on Meat and Animal Product Quality (16 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (8 papers) and Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (7 papers). David A. King collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Argentina. David A. King's co-authors include Joseph M. Bosilevac, J.W. Savell, Norasak Kalchayanand, Terrance M. Arthur, T. L. Wheeler, Rong Wang, Todd K. Shackelford, D.R. McKenna, M. Koohmaraie and Dayna M. Brichta-Harhay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David A. King

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

The scientific impact of nations 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. The scientific impact of nations
    2004 888 citations David A. King Nature profile →

Peers

David A. King
Liming Liang China
Marcin Kozak Poland
Philip Jones United Kingdom
Carol A. Wallace United Kingdom
Jan Mei Soon United Kingdom
Chaya Howard United Kingdom
Joachim Schiemann Germany
Loren W. Tauer United States
Angela Bearth Switzerland
Wen Zou United States
Liming Liang China
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Countries citing papers authored by David A. King

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Fields of papers citing papers by David A. King

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David A. King. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David A. King 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. King. David A. King 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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Wang, Rong, David A. King, & Norasak Kalchayanand. (2021). Evaluation of Salmonella Biofilm Cell Transfer from Common Food\nContact Surfaces to Beef Products. Insecta mundi. 14 indexed citations
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Guragain, Manita, Gregory E. Smith, David A. King, & Joseph M. Bosilevac. (2020). Prevalence of Extreme Heat-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Carried by U.S. Cattle at Harvest. Journal of Food Protection. 83(8). 1438–1443. 11 indexed citations
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Kalchayanand, Norasak, Joseph M. Bosilevac, David A. King, & T. L. Wheeler. (2020). Evaluation of UVC Radiation and a UVC-Ozone Combination as Fresh Beef Interventions against Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes and Their Effects on Beef Quality. Journal of Food Protection. 83(9). 1520–1529. 12 indexed citations
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Bennett, Gary L., Richard G. Tait, Todd K. Shackelford, et al.. (2018). Enhanced estimates of carcass and meat quality effects for polymorphisms in myostatin and µ-calpain genes1,2,3. Journal of Animal Science. 97(2). 569–577. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Rong, J. W. Schmidt, Dayna M. Harhay, et al.. (2017). Biofilm Formation, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Sanitizer Tolerance of Salmonella enterica Strains Isolated from Beef Trim. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 14(12). 687–695. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Rong, Norasak Kalchayanand, David A. King, et al.. (2014). Biofilm Formation and Sanitizer Resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Isolated from “High Event Period” Meat Contamination. Journal of Food Protection. 77(11). 1982–1987. 52 indexed citations
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King, David A., et al.. (2013). An Approach for Addressing Hard-to-Detect Hot Spots. Health Physics. 104(5S). S52–S59. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Rong, David A. King, M. Koohmaraie, & Joseph M. Bosilevac. (2013). Impact of Sampling Area and Location on Measurement of Indicator Organisms during Beef Carcass Interventions. Journal of Food Protection. 76(12). 2069–2073. 4 indexed citations
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Lindholm‐Perry, Amanda K., L. A. Kuehn, Lea A. Rempel, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of Bovine chemerin (RARRES2) Gene Variation on Beef Cattle Production Traits1. Frontiers in Genetics. 3. 39–39. 9 indexed citations
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Lawrence, T.E., David A. King, T. H. Montgomery, & Michael E. Dikeman. (2010). Relationships among beef carcass \nquality and cutability indicators. K-State Research Exchange (Kansas State University). 1 indexed citations
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Bosilevac, Joseph M., Terrance M. Arthur, James L. Bono, et al.. (2009). Prevalence and Enumeration of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in U.S. Abattoirs that Process Fewer than 1,000 Head of Cattle per Day. Journal of Food Protection. 72(6). 1272–1278. 37 indexed citations
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Arthur, Terrance M., Joseph M. Bosilevac, Dayna M. Brichta-Harhay, et al.. (2008). Source Tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Contamination in the Lairage Environment at Commercial U.S. Beef Processing Plants and Identification of an Effective Intervention. Journal of Food Protection. 71(9). 1752–1760. 74 indexed citations
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King, David A., et al.. (2006). Comparative toxicities of putative phagocyte-generated oxidizing radicals toward a bacterium (Escherichia coli) and a yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 41(5). 765–774. 10 indexed citations
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Pfeiffer, Kirsten, B.E. Baird, David A. King, et al.. (2006). Retail cutting characteristics for US Choice and US Select beef subprimals. Meat Science. 73(1). 116–131. 12 indexed citations
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Pfeiffer, Kirsten, et al.. (2005). Innovative wholesale carcass fabrication and retail cutting to optimize beef value. Meat Science. 71(4). 743–752. 11 indexed citations
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Baird, B.E., et al.. (2005). Physical, chemical, and histological characteristics of 18 lamb muscles. Meat Science. 73(1). 48–54. 46 indexed citations
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King, David A.. (2004). The scientific impact of nations. Nature. 430(6997). 311–316. 888 indexed citations breakdown →
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