David C. White

28.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
326 papers, 21.8k citations indexed

About

David C. White is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. White has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 21.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Molecular Biology, 106 papers in Ecology and 49 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David C. White's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (85 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (36 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (30 papers). David C. White is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (85 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (36 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (30 papers). David C. White collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. David C. White's co-authors include Aaron D. Peacock, James B. Guckert, David B. Ringelberg, Ronald J. Bobbie, Donald R. Zak, John D. King, Janet S. Nickels, Peter D. Nichols, J. Robie Vestal and William M. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

David C. White

322 papers receiving 20.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Determination of the sedimentary microbial biomass by extractible lipid phosphate

1979 1.4k citations David C. White, William M. Davis et al. Oecologia profile →
PLANT DIVERSITY, SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION: ARE THERE ANY LINKS?

2003 944 citations David C. White, Aaron D. Peacock et al. profile →
Lipid Analysis in Microbial Ecology

1989 637 citations David C. White et al. profile →
Compositional and Functional Shifts in Microbial Communities Due to Soil Warming

1997 626 citations David B. Ringelberg, David C. White et al. profile →
Phospholipid, ester-linked fatty acid profiles as reproducible assays for changes in prokaryotic community structure of estuarine sediments

1985 585 citations Christopher P. Antworth, Peter D. Nichols et al. FEMS Microbiology Letters profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David C. White

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David C. White. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David C. White 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 C. White. David C. White is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Monitoring Diel Variations of Physiological Status and Bacterial Diversity in an Estuarine Microbial Mat: An Integrated Biomarker Analysis 2007 ·Microbial Ecology ·Laura Villanueva, (unknown), Jordi Urmeneta, Roland Geyer, David C. White, Ricardo Guerrero	20
2	Indigenous and contaminant microbes in ultradeep mines 2003 ·Environmental Microbiology ·T. C. Onstott, Duane P. Moser, Susan M. Pfiffner, J. K. Fredrickson, Fred J. Brockman, Tommy J. Phelps, David C. White, Aaron D. Peacock, David L. Balkwill, R. Hoover, Lee R. Krumholz, (unknown), Thomas L. Kieft, Rosemary Wilson	83
3	Microbiological Characteristics in a Zero-Valent Iron Reactive Barrier 2002 ·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·Baohua Gu, David B. Watson, Liyou Wu, Debra Phillips, David C. White, Jizhong Zhou	81
4	In Situ Characterization of the Microbiota in Yucca Mountain Sediments 1996 ·High Level Radioactive Waste Management ·David B. Ringelberg, (unknown), David C. White, (unknown)	1
5	Microbial growth and resuscitation alter community structure after perturbation 1995 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Dana L. Haldeman, Penny S. Amy, David B. Ringelberg, David C. White, (unknown), William C. Ghiorse	42
6	Single-molecule mechanics of heavy meromyosin and S1 interacting with rabbit or Drosophila actins using optical tweezers. 1995 ·Europe PMC (PubMed Central) ·Justin E. Molloy, Julie E. Burns, John C. Sparrow, R. T. Tregear, John Kendrick‐Jones, David C. White	77
7	Comparison of phylogenetic relationships based on phospholipid fatty acid profiles and ribosomal RNA sequence similarities among dissimilatory sulfate-reducing bacteria 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·(unknown), David B. Ringelberg, Richard Devereux, David A. Stahl, Marc W. Mittelman, David C. White	119
8	Characterization of sulphate-reducing bacterial populations within marine and estuarine sediments with different rates of sulphate reduction 1993 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·R. John Parkes, N. J. E. Dowling, David C. White, R. A. Herbert, Glenn R. Gibson	60
9	In situ measurement of microbial biomass, community structure and nutritional status 1993 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·David C. White	52
10	A single amino acid change in actin expressed in the flight muscles of Drosophila melanogaster decreases wing-beat frequency and affects flight muscle mechanics 1990 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Michelle Peckham, Douglas R. Drummond, John C. Sparrow, David C. White	1
11	Differential adhesion, activity, and carbohydrate: Protein ratios ofPseudomonas atlantica monocultures attaching to stainless steel in a linear shear gradient 1990 ·Microbial Ecology ·Marc W. Mittelman, David E. Nivens, Choon Pei Low, David C. White	28
12	Alteration in crossbridge kinetics caused by mutations in actin 1990 ·Nature ·Douglas R. Drummond, Michelle Peckham, John C. Sparrow, David C. White	57
13	Validation of signature polarlipid fatty acid biomarkers for alkane-utilizing bacteria in soils and subsurface aquifer materials 1989 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·David B. Ringelberg, John Davis, Glen A. Smith, Susan M. Pfiffner, Peter D. Nichols, Janet S. Nickels, J. Michael Henson, John T. Wilson, Marylynn V. Yates, Donald H. Kampbell, (unknown), (unknown), David C. White	101
14	Signature fatty acids in the polar lipids of acid-producingThiobacillusspp.: Methoxy, cyclopropyl, alpha-hydroxy-cyclopropyl and branched and normal monoenoic fatty acids 1986 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Brent D. Kerger, Peter D. Nichols, Christopher P. Antworth, Wolfgang Sand, Eberhard Bock, John C. Cox, Thomas A. Langworthy, David C. White	63
15	Fatty acid composition and microbial activity of benthic marine sediment from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica 1986 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Glen A. Smith, Peter D. Nichols, David C. White	44
16	Changes in photosynthetic metabolism of sea-ice microalgae during a spring bloom in McMurdo Sound 1986 ·Mutagenesis ·A. C. Palmisano, Glen A. Smith, David C. White, P. D. Nichols, Michael P. Lizotte, (unknown), C. W. Sullivan	4
17	Quantitative determination of microbial activity and community nutritional status in estuarine sediments: evidence for a disturbance artifact 1985 ·Canadian Journal of Microbiology ·Robert H. Findlay, Peter Pollard, D. J. W. Moriarty, David C. White	74
18	Precision and sensitivity of the measurement of 15N enrichment in D-alanine from bacterial cell walls using positive/negative ion mass spectrometry 1985 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Anders Tunlid, Göran Odham, Robert H. Findlay, David C. White	11
19	Determination of the sedimentary microbial biomass by extractible lipid phosphate breakdown → 1979 ·Oecologia ·David C. White, William M. Davis, Janet S. Nickels, John D. King, Ronald J. Bobbie	1443
20	PORCINE CONTAGIOUS PLEUROPNEUMONIA 1964 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·David C. White, Grace Leidy, James D. Jamieson, Richard E. Shope	10

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