David Firestone

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
90 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

David Firestone is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Food Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Firestone has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Spectroscopy, 17 papers in Food Science and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Firestone's work include Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (21 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (15 papers) and Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety (9 papers). David Firestone is often cited by papers focused on Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (21 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (15 papers) and Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety (9 papers). David Firestone collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Canada. David Firestone's co-authors include William Horwitz, Leo Friedman, A. D. Campbell, D.F. Flick, June A. Bradlaw, Larry H. Garthoff, Robert Barron, Richard H. Teske, Joseph N. Damico and John L Iverson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Analytical Chemistry and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

David Firestone

88 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

Official methods and recommended practices o... 1957 2026 1980 2003 1990 2009 1957 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Official methods and recommended practices of the American Oil Chemists' Society
    1990 5.5k citations David Firestone profile →
  2. Official methods and recommended practices of the AOCS
    2009 1.2k citations David Firestone profile →
  3. The Chemical Constitution of Natural Fats
    1957 231 citations David Firestone Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 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 Firestone United States 23 2.6k 2.3k 1.6k 1.6k 1.5k 90 8.8k
David B. Min United States 45 3.1k 1.2× 3.7k 1.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 143 9.9k
Marı́a D. Guillén Spain 55 2.1k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 190 9.1k
Werner Grosch Germany 65 6.8k 2.6× 1.4k 0.6× 2.9k 1.8× 2.0k 1.3× 2.4k 1.6× 223 12.5k
Kevin Robards Australia 52 4.1k 1.5× 3.0k 1.3× 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 485 0.3× 118 11.4k
Y. B. Che Man Malaysia 54 3.3k 1.2× 2.1k 0.9× 930 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 168 8.6k
Bing‐Huei Chen Taiwan 59 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 884 0.6× 2.9k 1.8× 597 0.4× 248 10.1k
Karen M. Schaich United States 28 2.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 934 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 379 0.2× 56 8.3k
Giovanni Lercker Italy 44 2.2k 0.8× 2.8k 1.2× 928 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 858 0.6× 174 6.7k
Susana Casal Portugal 49 2.4k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 578 0.4× 294 8.1k
Michael H. Gordon United Kingdom 52 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 466 0.3× 143 7.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Firestone

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Firestone

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Firestone, David. (2013). Physical and chemical characteristics of oils, fats, and waxes. 134 indexed citations
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Firestone, David. (2009). Official methods and recommended practices of the AOCS. 1243 indexed citations breakdown →
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Firestone, David. (2001). AddressAssuring the Integrity of Olive Oil Products. Journal of AOAC International. 84(1). 176–180. 16 indexed citations
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Firestone, David. (1998). Fats and oils. Journal of AOAC International. 81(1). 154–157. 1 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1996). TCDD Residues in Fish and Shellfish from U.S. Waterways. Journal of AOAC International. 79(5). 1174–1185. 7 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1985). Gas Chromatographic Determination of Trans Unsaturation in Margarine: Collaborative Study. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 68(1). 46–51. 5 indexed citations
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Niemann, Richard A., William C. Brumley, David Firestone, & James A. Sphon. (1983). Analysis of fish for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin by electron capture capillary gas chromatography. Analytical Chemistry. 55(9). 1497–1504. 16 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1978). Chemistry of PCBs and PBBs. Environmental Health Perspectives. 24. 133–146. 30 indexed citations
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Firestone, David. (1973). Etiology of chick edema disease.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 5. 59–66. 81 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1972). A Simplified Halphen Procedure for Cyclopropene Fatty Acids. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 55(6). 1288–1293. 4 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1969). Determination of Dimers and Polymers in Heated Fats and Oils by Sublimation. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 52(5). 958–963. 1 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1968). Chemical and Toxicological Evaluations of Isolated and Synthetic Chloro Derivatives of Dibenzo-p-dioxin. Nature. 220(5168). 702–703. 151 indexed citations
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Firestone, David. (1968). A review of methods for determining pesticide residues, contaminants and adulterants in fats and oils. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 45(4). 6 indexed citations
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Firestone, David. (1963). Symposium on Foods: Lipids and Their Oxidation.. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 46(3). 551–551. 298 indexed citations
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Friedman, Leo, et al.. (1961). Heated Fats. Journal of Nutrition. 73(1). 85–93. 31 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1961). Studies of the chick edema factor. II. Isolation of a toxic substance. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 38(2). 60–62. 16 indexed citations
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Firestone, David, et al.. (1952). Precision Colorimetry. Analytical Chemistry. 24(2). 342–347. 8 indexed citations

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