David Cowan

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 985 citations indexed

About

David Cowan is a scholar working on Radiation, Mechanical Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, David Cowan has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 985 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Radiation, 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in David Cowan's work include Nuclear Physics and Applications (4 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (3 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 papers). David Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Physics and Applications (4 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (3 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 papers). David Cowan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. David Cowan's co-authors include Parminder Raina, Christopher Patterson, Mitchell Levine, Pasqualina Santaguida, Lynda Booker, Mark Oremus, Afisi Ismaila, M. Jamal Deen, Tapas Mondal and Abu Ilius Faisal and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

David Cowan

26 papers receiving 950 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Effectiveness of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine for Treating Dementia: Evidence Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline
    2008 560 citations Parminder Raina, Pasqualina Santaguida et al. Annals of Internal Medicine 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 Cowan United States 11 247 228 209 121 99 28 985
Yuan‐Han Yang Taiwan 19 184 0.7× 197 0.9× 238 1.1× 105 0.9× 96 1.0× 60 922
Pei‐Ning Wang Taiwan 21 329 1.3× 78 0.3× 317 1.5× 122 1.0× 152 1.5× 75 1.4k
Robert Briggs Ireland 23 356 1.4× 144 0.6× 236 1.1× 48 0.4× 210 2.1× 117 2.3k
Peter Dal‐Bianco Austria 26 337 1.4× 121 0.5× 634 3.0× 74 0.6× 173 1.7× 75 1.5k
Douglas W. Scharre United States 21 316 1.3× 142 0.6× 547 2.6× 34 0.3× 148 1.5× 60 1.3k
Enea Traini Italy 24 220 0.9× 155 0.7× 285 1.4× 50 0.4× 396 4.0× 58 1.3k
Timothy Hsu United States 11 201 0.8× 171 0.8× 241 1.2× 16 0.1× 87 0.9× 24 755
J. Edward Jackson United States 19 172 0.7× 123 0.5× 407 1.9× 32 0.3× 112 1.1× 30 1.3k
Andrew C. Ahn United States 21 289 1.2× 205 0.9× 233 1.1× 137 1.1× 40 0.4× 50 2.2k
Ming‐Chyi Pai Taiwan 26 417 1.7× 146 0.6× 650 3.1× 104 0.9× 235 2.4× 95 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by David Cowan

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Cowan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by David Cowan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David Cowan. The network helps show where David Cowan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Cowan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Cowan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Cowan 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 Cowan. David Cowan 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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Faisal, Abu Ilius, Tapas Mondal, David Cowan, & M. Jamal Deen. (2022). Characterization of Knee and Gait Features From a Wearable Tele-Health Monitoring System. IEEE Sensors Journal. 22(6). 4741–4753. 12 indexed citations
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Levinson, Anthony J, Branavan Sivapathasundaram, Αλεξάνδρα Παπαϊωάννου, et al.. (2021). Online Educational Tools for Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Scoping Literature Review. Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 24(4). 351–366. 10 indexed citations
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Faisal, Abu Ilius, Sumit Majumder, Ryan P. Scott, et al.. (2020). A Simple, Low-Cost Multi-Sensor-Based Smart Wearable Knee Monitoring System. IEEE Sensors Journal. 21(6). 8253–8266. 26 indexed citations
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Cowan, David. (2020). A Client Based Assessment Tool For Service Learning Projects. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 13.14.1–13.14.16. 1 indexed citations
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Faisal, Abu Ilius, Sumit Majumder, Tapas Mondal, et al.. (2019). Monitoring Methods of Human Body Joints: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges. Sensors. 19(11). 2629–2629. 130 indexed citations
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Cowan, David, et al.. (2016). In vivoneutron activation study of the short-term kinetic behaviour of sodium and chlorine in the human hand. Physiological Measurement. 37(11). N76–N83. 6 indexed citations
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Cowan, David, et al.. (2016). A Pilot Study Measuring Aluminum in Bone in Alzheimer’s Disease and control Subjects Using in vivo Neutron Activation Analysis. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 53(3). 933–942. 6 indexed citations
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Cowan, David, et al.. (2014). Estimation of Cooling Energy Demand and Carbon Emissions from Urban Buildings using a Quasi-dynamic Model. Research Open (London South Bank University). 2 indexed citations
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Byun, Soo Hyun, et al.. (2013). In-Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis for Aluminium in Bone: System Upgrade and Improve Data Analysis. 2(2). 27–32. 4 indexed citations
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Koronaki, I.P., et al.. (2012). Refrigerant emissions and leakage prevention across Europe – Results from the RealSkillsEurope project. Energy. 45(1). 71–80. 62 indexed citations
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Fox, Patricia, et al.. (2009). Teaching sustainability: Course, program and degree considerations. 2240–2245. 3 indexed citations
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Raina, Parminder, Pasqualina Santaguida, Afisi Ismaila, et al.. (2008). Effectiveness of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine for Treating Dementia: Evidence Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals of Internal Medicine. 148(5). 379–397. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cowan, David. (2007). Building sustainable architecture and livelihoods in Indonesia: an international education. International journal of engineering education. 23(6). 1126–1132.
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Cowan, David, et al.. (2007). New Honai Design Prototype in Yakuhimo, Papua: A CFD Simulation Study. Journal of Architectural Engineering. 13(2). 64–71. 1 indexed citations
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John, Oommen, et al.. (2005). Prospective analysis of the effect of physician experience with the FAST examination in reducing the use of CT scans. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 17(1). 24–30. 23 indexed citations
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O’Hare, Anne, et al.. (1993). Screening and assessment of childhood deafness: experience from a centralized multi‐disciplinary service. Child Care Health and Development. 19(4). 239–249.
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Cowan, David. (1972). Environmental Topics in an Undergraduate Physics Curriculum. American Journal of Physics. 40(12). 1748–1756. 1 indexed citations
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Davis, Michaël I., et al.. (1964). A Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction Study of cis-Dibromoethylene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 68(7). 2005–2007. 12 indexed citations
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Hanson, Harold P. & David Cowan. (1961). Indirectly and Directly Produced X-Ray Line Radiation. Physical Review. 124(1). 22–26. 4 indexed citations
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