David M. Updegraff

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

David M. Updegraff is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Updegraff has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in David M. Updegraff's work include Mine drainage and remediation techniques (6 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (4 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (4 papers). David M. Updegraff is often cited by papers focused on Mine drainage and remediation techniques (6 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (4 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (4 papers). David M. Updegraff collaborates with scholars based in United States and New Zealand. David M. Updegraff's co-authors include Ali Mohagheghi, Colleen E. Rostad, Wilfred E. Pereira, John Davis, Martin B. Goldhaber, K. Grohmann, Michael E. Himmel, Stanley M. Lastick, Christine L. Miller and Edward R. Landa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

David M. Updegraff

38 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Semimicro determination of cellulose inbiological materials 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Semimicro determination of cellulose inbiological materials
    1969 1.8k citations David M. Updegraff Analytical Biochemistry profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David M. Updegraff United States 16 1.0k 875 793 310 276 39 2.6k
K. V. Sarkanen United States 16 757 0.8× 1.5k 1.7× 439 0.6× 370 1.2× 334 1.2× 22 2.3k
Ryuichiro Kurane Japan 32 424 0.4× 464 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 286 0.9× 267 1.0× 108 2.8k
Shoshana Arad Israel 37 729 0.7× 227 0.3× 1.0k 1.3× 254 0.8× 130 0.5× 107 4.0k
Nikolay Vassilev Spain 38 2.4k 2.4× 461 0.5× 648 0.8× 163 0.5× 186 0.7× 87 3.5k
Don L. Crawford United States 35 2.2k 2.2× 1.2k 1.4× 861 1.1× 85 0.3× 975 3.5× 95 3.7k
Eero Sjöström Finland 17 553 0.6× 1.7k 1.9× 317 0.4× 738 2.4× 198 0.7× 50 2.6k
M. Gutiérrez‐Rojas Mexico 27 576 0.6× 761 0.9× 566 0.7× 154 0.5× 483 1.8× 73 2.2k
Ida Romano Italy 32 621 0.6× 402 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 341 1.1× 408 1.5× 97 2.8k
Kalpana Mody India 29 471 0.5× 453 0.5× 621 0.8× 152 0.5× 449 1.6× 56 2.9k
A. Steinbüchel Germany 26 256 0.3× 558 0.6× 1.5k 1.9× 786 2.5× 408 1.5× 53 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wildeman, T. R., et al.. (1992). The Aerobic Removal of Manganese from Mine Drainage by an Algal Mixture Containing Cladophora. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation. 1992(1). 241–248. 11 indexed citations
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Pereira, Wilfred E., et al.. (1988). Microbial hydroxylation of quinoline in contaminated groundwater: evidence for incorporation of the oxygen atom of water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 54(3). 827–829. 54 indexed citations
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Voorhees, Kent J., Steven L. Durfee, & David M. Updegraff. (1988). Identification of diverse bacteria grown under diverse conditions using pyrolysis-mass spectrometry. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 8(6). 315–325. 19 indexed citations
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Pereira, Wilfred E., et al.. (1988). Microbial Transformations of Azaarenes in Creosote-Contaminated Soil and Ground Water: Laboratory and Field Studies. Water Science & Technology. 20(11-12). 17–23. 10 indexed citations
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Miller, Christine L., Edward R. Landa, & David M. Updegraff. (1987). Ecological aspects of microorganisms inhabiting uranium mill tailings. Microbial Ecology. 14(2). 141–155. 19 indexed citations
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Lastick, Stanley M., et al.. (1986). Ethanol production from sugars derived from plant biomass by a novel fungus. Nature. 321(6073). 887–888. 34 indexed citations
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Landa, Edward R., Christine L. Miller, & David M. Updegraff. (1986). Leaching of 226Ra From U Mill Tailings by Sulfate-reducing Bacteria. Health Physics. 51(4). 509–518. 12 indexed citations
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Mohagheghi, Ali, et al.. (1986). Isolation and Characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Thermophilic, Acidophilic, Cellulolytic Bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 36(3). 435–443. 112 indexed citations
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Mohagheghi, Ali, David M. Updegraff, & Martin B. Goldhaber. (1985). The role of sulfate‐reducing bacteria in the deposition of sedimentary uranium ores. Geomicrobiology Journal. 4(2). 153–173. 65 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M., et al.. (1977). Surface waters of Waimea Inlet and Nelson Ha Yen: A preliminary assessment of quality. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 11(3). 559–575. 8 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M.. (1971). Utilization of cellulose from waste paper by Myrothecium verrucaria. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 13(1). 77–97. 50 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M., et al.. (1971). Antibacterial Activity of Dental Restorative Materials. Journal of Dental Research. 50(2). 382–387. 19 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M.. (1964). Triarylborane Complexes, A New Series of Broad Spectrum Germicides. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 114(4). 304–310. 1 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M., et al.. (1963). A rapid micro gas analysis system for carbon dioxide, oxygen, hydrocarbon gases, and hydrogen. Analytical Biochemistry. 5(1). 28–36. 2 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M. & F. A. Bovey. (1958). Reduction of Organic Hydroperoxides by Micro-Organisms and Animal Tissues. Nature. 181(4613). 890–893. 8 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M.. (1955). A Review: Microbiological Corrosion of Iron and Steel. CORROSION. 11(10). 44–48. 6 indexed citations
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Davis, John & David M. Updegraff. (1954). MICROBIOLOGY IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. Bacteriological Reviews. 18(4). 215–238. 12 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M., et al.. (1954). The Release of Oil from Petroleum-Bearing Materials by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria. Applied Microbiology. 2(6). 309–322. 39 indexed citations
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Davis, John & David M. Updegraff. (1954). MICROBIOLOGY IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. Bacteriological Reviews. 18(4). 215–238. 45 indexed citations
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Updegraff, David M., et al.. (1954). The Release of Oil from Petroleum-Bearing Materials by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria. Applied Microbiology. 2(6). 309–322. 29 indexed citations

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