David Cook

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

David Cook is a scholar working on Ecology, Insect Science and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Cook has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Insect Science and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David Cook's work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (20 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (10 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (9 papers). David Cook is often cited by papers focused on Forest Insect Ecology and Management (20 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (10 papers) and Islamic Studies and History (9 papers). David Cook collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. David Cook's co-authors include Paul J. De Barro, Dean Paini, Susan P. Worner, Matthew B. Thomas, A. W. Sheppard, Shuang Liu, Rob Fraser, Wendy Proctor, Darren J. Kriticos and Denis Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Cook

77 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global threat to agriculture from invasive species

2016 594 citations Dean Paini, A. W. Sheppard et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Cook Australia	25	643	607	481	324	283	86	2.1k
Silvia Winter Austria	23	348 0.5×	374 0.6×	549 1.1×	502 1.5×	240 0.8×	54	1.7k
Helena Bylund Sweden	24	545 0.8×	686 1.1×	318 0.7×	459 1.4×	409 1.4×	48	1.7k
Koichi Tanaka Japan	20	464 0.7×	315 0.5×	299 0.6×	404 1.2×	202 0.7×	79	1.3k
C.J.M. Musters Netherlands	28	175 0.3×	573 0.9×	404 0.8×	267 0.8×	299 1.1×	98	2.3k
Christopher John Topping Denmark	31	880 1.4×	1.1k 1.8×	372 0.8×	775 2.4×	678 2.4×	116	3.1k
Helda Morales Mexico	22	219 0.3×	383 0.6×	694 1.4×	468 1.4×	358 1.3×	63	2.2k
Sean T. Murphy United Kingdom	28	1.5k 2.3×	449 0.7×	1.3k 2.7×	375 1.2×	203 0.7×	103	3.2k
Jan Pettersson Sweden	29	1.2k 1.8×	693 1.1×	1.1k 2.4×	944 2.9×	160 0.6×	79	3.2k
Robert S. Anderson Canada	34	759 1.2×	1.0k 1.7×	563 1.2×	960 3.0×	127 0.4×	234	3.9k
Richard A. Niesenbaum United States	19	178 0.3×	429 0.7×	487 1.0×	733 2.3×	696 2.5×	33	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by David Cook

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Cook

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Cook

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cook, David, Oystein Tronstad, John F. Fraser, et al.. (2025). Ultraviolet-C-based sanitization is a cost-effective option for hospitals to manage health care-associated infection risks from high touch mobile phones. Frontiers in Health Services. 4. 1448913–1448913.

Macêdo, Raimundo José de Araújo, Marcelo Pias, Liwan Liyanage, et al.. (2024). Digital Technologies for Environmental Sustainability. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository.

Cook, David, et al.. (2023). Cost effectiveness of spread mitigation strategies for polyphagous shot hole borer Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Frontiers in Insect Science. 3. 1279547–1279547. 3 indexed citations

Paini, Dean, A. W. Sheppard, David Cook, et al.. (2016). Global threat to agriculture from invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(27). 7575–7579. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

Cook, David, Shuang Liu, Jacqueline Edwards, et al.. (2013). An assessment of the benefits of yellow Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella musicola) control in the Queensland Northern Banana Pest Quarantine Area. NeoBiota. 18. 67–81. 7 indexed citations

Kriticos, Darren J., Agathe Leriche, David J. Palmer, et al.. (2013). Linking Climate Suitability, Spread Rates and Host-Impact When Estimating the Potential Costs of Invasive Pests. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e54861–e54861. 39 indexed citations

Cook, David, Jacqueline Edwards, Jean-Philippe Aurambout, et al.. (2012). Predicting the Benefits of Banana Bunchy Top Virus Exclusion from Commercial Plantations in Australia. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42391–e42391. 27 indexed citations

Liu, Shuang, Terry Walshe, G. Long, & David Cook. (2012). Evaluation of Potential Responses to Invasive Non‐Native Species with Structured Decision Making. Conservation Biology. 26(3). 539–546. 23 indexed citations

Clifford, David, et al.. (2011). Using Simulation to Evaluate Time to Detect Incursions in Honeybee Biosecurity in Australia. Risk Analysis. 31(12). 1961–1968. 8 indexed citations

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Paini, Dean, Susan P. Worner, David Cook, Paul J. De Barro, & Matthew B. Thomas. (2010). Threat of invasive pests from within national borders. Nature Communications. 1(1). 115–115. 48 indexed citations

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Hodda, Michael & David Cook. (2009). Economic Impact from Unrestricted Spread of Potato Cyst Nematodes in Australia. Phytopathology. 99(12). 1387–1393. 36 indexed citations

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Bartlett, Philip N., David Cook, Michael W. George, et al.. (2009). Phase behaviour and conductivity study on multi-component mixtures for electrodeposition in supercritical fluids. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(2). 492–501. 25 indexed citations

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Cook, David, et al.. (2007). Understanding and Addressing Suicide Attacks. Praeger eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Cook, David, Matthew B. Thomas, Saul A. Cunningham, Denis Anderson, & Paul J. De Barro. (2007). PREDICTING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES ON AN ECOSYSTEM SERVICE. Ecological Applications. 17(6). 1832–1840. 118 indexed citations

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Waage, J. K., et al.. (2005). Non-native pest species : changing patterns mean changing policy issues.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 3 indexed citations

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Cook, David. (2002). Suicide Attacks or "Martyrdom Operations" in Contemporary Jihad Literature. Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 6(1). 7–44. 15 indexed citations

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Cook, David. (2001). An Economic Evaluation of Interstate Quarantine Protocols for Mangoes Entering Western Australia. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 1 indexed citations

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Cook, David. (1998). Muslim Fears of the Year 2000. Middle East Quarterly. 1 indexed citations

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Cook, David. (1996). Muslim apocalyptic and Jihád. 66–104. 6 indexed citations

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Brown, Thomas J., Robert F. Chapman, David Cook, et al.. (1992). Synthesis and biological activity of trans-(.+-.)-N-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)-2-tetrahydrothiopyrancarbothioamide 1-oxide (RP 49356) and analogs: a new class of potassium channel opener. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(20). 3613–3624. 33 indexed citations

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