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

Determination of the sedi... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 2003 1989 1997 1985 400 800 1.2k
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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. Determination of the sedimentary microbial biomass by extractible lipid phosphate
    1979 1.4k citations David C. White, Janet S. Nickels et al. profile →
  2. PLANT DIVERSITY, SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION: ARE THERE ANY LINKS?
    2003 944 citations David C. White, Aaron D. Peacock et al. profile →
  3. Lipid Analysis in Microbial Ecology
    1989 637 citations David C. White et al. profile →
  4. Compositional and Functional Shifts in Microbial Communities Due to Soil Warming
    1997 626 citations David B. Ringelberg, David C. White et al. profile →
  5. 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 →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David C. White 7.7k 6.6k 3.9k 3.7k 3.0k 326 21.8k
Allan Konopka 6.4k 0.8× 4.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 148 14.5k
Liyou Wu 9.0k 1.2× 6.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 3.2k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 163 16.9k
Eoin Brodie 10.1k 1.3× 12.8k 1.9× 2.5k 0.7× 3.4k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 185 29.7k
William B. Whitman 12.2k 1.6× 15.5k 2.3× 3.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 285 26.1k
Gary L. Andersen 10.6k 1.4× 15.7k 2.4× 2.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 3.7k 1.2× 216 34.5k
Zhili He 14.2k 1.8× 9.1k 1.4× 3.0k 0.8× 5.0k 1.4× 6.1k 2.0× 401 27.9k
Ye Deng 12.8k 1.7× 8.1k 1.2× 2.1k 0.5× 5.4k 1.5× 4.7k 1.6× 394 24.9k
Joy D. Van Nostrand 6.9k 0.9× 3.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.4× 2.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 189 13.0k
Yunfeng Yang 9.7k 1.3× 6.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 4.3k 1.2× 3.2k 1.1× 223 17.6k
Christa Schleper 12.1k 1.6× 8.7k 1.3× 3.9k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 5.1k 1.7× 155 19.1k

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All Works

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Onstott, T. C., Duane P. Moser, Susan M. Pfiffner, et al.. (2003). Indigenous and contaminant microbes in ultradeep mines. Environmental Microbiology. 5(11). 1168–1191. 83 indexed citations
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Gu, Baohua, David B. Watson, Liyou Wu, et al.. (2002). Microbiological Characteristics in a Zero-Valent Iron Reactive Barrier. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 77(3). 293–309. 81 indexed citations
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Veigel, Claudia, Marc L. Bartoo, David C. White, John C. Sparrow, & Justin E. Molloy. (1998). The Stiffness of Rabbit Skeletal Actomyosin Cross-Bridges Determined with an Optical Tweezers Transducer. Biophysical Journal. 75(3). 1424–1438. 185 indexed citations
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Ringelberg, David B., et al.. (1996). In Situ Characterization of the Microbiota in Yucca Mountain Sediments. High Level Radioactive Waste Management. 33–35. 1 indexed citations
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Haldeman, Dana L., et al.. (1995). Microbial growth and resuscitation alter community structure after perturbation. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 17(1). 27–38. 42 indexed citations
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Molloy, Justin E., Julie E. Burns, John C. Sparrow, et al.. (1995). Single-molecule mechanics of heavy meromyosin and S1 interacting with rabbit or Drosophila actins using optical tweezers.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 68(4 Suppl). 298S–305S. 77 indexed citations
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Wallace, William H., James T. Fleming, David C. White, & Gary S. Sayler. (1994). An algD-bioluminescent reporter plasmid to monitor alginate production in biofilms. Microbial Ecology. 27(3). 225–39. 13 indexed citations
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Parkes, R. John, N. J. E. Dowling, David C. White, R. A. Herbert, & Glenn R. Gibson. (1993). Characterization of sulphate-reducing bacterial populations within marine and estuarine sediments with different rates of sulphate reduction. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 102(3-4). 235–250. 60 indexed citations
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White, David C.. (1993). In situ measurement of microbial biomass, community structure and nutritional status. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 344(1670). 59–67. 52 indexed citations
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Peckham, Michelle, Douglas R. Drummond, John C. Sparrow, & David C. White. (1990). A single amino acid change in actin expressed in the flight muscles of Drosophila melanogaster decreases wing-beat frequency and affects flight muscle mechanics. The Journal of Physiology. 426. 1 indexed citations
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Ringelberg, David B., John Davis, Glen A. Smith, et al.. (1989). Validation of signature polarlipid fatty acid biomarkers for alkane-utilizing bacteria in soils and subsurface aquifer materials. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 62(1). 39–50. 101 indexed citations
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Kerger, Brent D., Peter D. Nichols, Christopher P. Antworth, et al.. (1986). Signature fatty acids in the polar lipids of acid-producingThiobacillusspp.: Methoxy, cyclopropyl, alpha-hydroxy-cyclopropyl and branched and normal monoenoic fatty acids. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 38(2). 67–77. 63 indexed citations
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Smith, Glen A., Peter D. Nichols, & David C. White. (1986). Fatty acid composition and microbial activity of benthic marine sediment from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 38(4). 219–231. 44 indexed citations
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Palmisano, A. C., Glen A. Smith, David C. White, et al.. (1986). Changes in photosynthetic metabolism of sea-ice microalgae during a spring bloom in McMurdo Sound. Mutagenesis. 22(5). 343–51. 4 indexed citations
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Tunlid, Anders, Göran Odham, Robert H. Findlay, & David C. White. (1985). Precision and sensitivity of the measurement of 15N enrichment in D-alanine from bacterial cell walls using positive/negative ion mass spectrometry. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 3(3-4). 237–245. 11 indexed citations
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Shope, Richard E., David C. White, & Grace Leidy. (1964). PORCINE CONTAGIOUS PLEUROPNEUMONIA. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 119(3). 369–375. 32 indexed citations
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White, David C., Grace Leidy, James D. Jamieson, & Richard E. Shope. (1964). PORCINE CONTAGIOUS PLEUROPNEUMONIA. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 120(1). 1–12. 10 indexed citations

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