David P. Cowan

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

David P. Cowan is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David P. Cowan has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David P. Cowan's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (17 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers). David P. Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (17 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (15 papers). David P. Cowan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. David P. Cowan's co-authors include Lynn G. Dressler, Chad Livasy, Joseph Geradts, Robert C. Millikan, Kathleen Conway, Gamze Karaca, Charles M. Perou, Lisa A. Carey, Sharon N. Edmiston and Melissa A. Troester and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David P. Cowan

60 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Race, Breast Cancer Subtypes, and Survival in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study

2006 3.0k citations Lisa A. Carey, Charles M. Perou et al. JAMA profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David P. Cowan United States	24	2.7k	2.4k	1.2k	1.0k	605	63	4.9k
Robert A. Metcalf United States	27	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 1.7×	932 0.9×	465 0.8×	41	4.8k
Yufeng Cheng China	31	1.1k 0.4×	994 0.4×	2.2k 1.9×	529 0.5×	147 0.2×	130	5.3k
Iwanka Kozarewa United Kingdom	28	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	3.3k 2.9×	1.1k 1.1×	436 0.7×	49	5.6k
Masato Orita Japan	7	1.2k 0.4×	667 0.3×	3.1k 2.7×	1.3k 1.3×	560 0.9×	8	6.3k
Andrew J.G. Simpson Brazil	48	1.6k 0.6×	796 0.3×	4.6k 4.0×	840 0.8×	386 0.6×	186	9.0k
Miguel A. Peinado Spain	45	3.6k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	5.6k 4.8×	1.4k 1.4×	3.8k 6.3×	124	10.0k
Takao Sekiya Japan	35	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	3.9k 3.3×	1.1k 1.1×	891 1.5×	129	7.1k
John A. Holt United States	26	4.3k 1.6×	982 0.4×	3.3k 2.9×	1.6k 1.6×	316 0.5×	110	8.6k
Ryan D. Morin Canada	38	1.3k 0.5×	2.4k 1.0×	4.0k 3.4×	509 0.5×	1.7k 2.8×	109	6.8k
Joan H. de Jong Netherlands	37	1.8k 0.7×	795 0.3×	3.1k 2.7×	684 0.7×	658 1.1×	95	6.2k

Countries citing papers authored by David P. Cowan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David P. Cowan

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All Works

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Wang, Baode, Liqiang Wang, Junnan Li, et al.. (2024). Reproductive and Flight Characteristics of Lymantria xylina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Fuzhou, China. Insects. 15(11). 894–894. 1 indexed citations

Chilcutt, Charles F. & David P. Cowan. (2017). Methods for Artificial Rearing of Solitary Eumenid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 26(1).

Ward, Alastair I., et al.. (2016). Exclusions for resolving urban badger damage problems: outcomes and consequences. PeerJ. 4. e2579–e2579. 4 indexed citations

Hayes, Daniel F., Ann D. Thor, Lynn G. Dressler, et al.. (2007). HER2 and Response to Paclitaxel in Node-Positive Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 357(15). 1496–1506. 403 indexed citations

Cowan, David P., et al.. (2007). Eighteen trinucleotide microsatellite loci for the solitary vespid wasp Monobia quadridens. Molecular Ecology Resources. 8(1). 205–207. 1 indexed citations

Carey, Lisa A., Charles M. Perou, Chad Livasy, et al.. (2006). Race, Breast Cancer Subtypes, and Survival in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study. JAMA. 295(21). 2492–2492. 2986 indexed citations breakdown →

Harris, Lyndsay N., Gloria Broadwater, Nancy U. Lin, et al.. (2006). Molecular subtypes of breast cancer in relation to paclitaxel response and outcomes in women with metastatic disease: results from CALGB 9342. Breast Cancer Research. 8(6). 123 indexed citations

Cotterill, J., et al.. (2006). Boosting silica levels in wheat leaves reduces grazing by rabbits. Pest Management Science. 63(3). 247–253. 45 indexed citations

Dressler, Lynn G., Donald A. Berry, Gloria Broadwater, et al.. (2005). Comparison of HER2 Status by Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization and Immunohistochemistry to Predict Benefit From Dose Escalation of Adjuvant Doxorubicin-Based Therapy in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23(19). 4287–4297. 82 indexed citations

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Lark, Amy L., Chad Livasy, Lynn G. Dressler, et al.. (2005). High focal adhesion kinase expression in invasive breast carcinomas is associated with an aggressive phenotype. Modern Pathology. 18(10). 1289–1294. 142 indexed citations

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Cotterill, J., Giovanna Massei, & David P. Cowan. (2005). Masking the taste of the conditioned taste aversion agent levamisole using an ion‐exchange resin, for practical application in wildlife management. Pest Management Science. 62(2). 120–125. 13 indexed citations

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Massei, Giovanna, et al.. (2003). Potential compounds for inducing conditioned taste aversion in ferrets. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 30(2). 95–100. 15 indexed citations

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Massei, Giovanna, et al.. (2003). Levamisole can induce conditioned taste aversion in foxes. Wildlife Research. 30(6). 633–637. 20 indexed citations

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Stahlhut, Julie K., David P. Cowan, Karim Essani, DeWayne Shoemaker, & Todd J. Barkman. (2002). Microsatellite markers for the wasp Euodynerus foraminatus (Vespidae: Eumeninae). Molecular Ecology Notes. 2(4). 467–468. 4 indexed citations

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Massei, Giovanna & David P. Cowan. (2002). Strength and persistence of conditioned taste aversion in rats: evaluation of 11 potential compounds. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 75(3). 249–260. 23 indexed citations

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Quy, Roger J., et al.. (1996). Palatability Of Rodenticide Baits In Relation To Their EffectivenessAgainst Farm Populations Of The Norway Rat. Insecta mundi. 17(17). 13 indexed citations

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Watkins, Richard W., David P. Cowan, & Elaine L. Gill. (1996). Plant secondary chemicals as non-lethal vertebrate repellents.. Insecta mundi. 17(17). 186–192. 1 indexed citations

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Quy, Roger J., et al.. (1994). Predicting the outcome of rodenticide trials against Norway rats living on farms. Insecta mundi. 16(16). 5 indexed citations

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Cowan, David P.. (1991). New Michigan state record for a sphecine wasp, Podium luctuosum (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 24(3). 9. 1 indexed citations

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Cowan, David P.. (1986). Parasitism of Ancistrocerus Antilope (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae) by Leucospis Affinis (Hymenoptera: Leucospididae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 19(3). 7. 1 indexed citations

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