Derek McDowell

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
6 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Derek McDowell is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek McDowell has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Pollution, 3 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Derek McDowell's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (4 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (2 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (2 papers). Derek McDowell is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (4 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (2 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (2 papers). Derek McDowell collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Ireland. Derek McDowell's co-authors include Thomas A. Ternes, Frank Sacher, Frank Haist, Heinz‐Jürgen Brauch, Gudrun Preuß, Achim Ried, Manfred Wagner, Urs von Gunten, Chris D. Metcalfe and Zulfiqar Ahmad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Derek McDowell

5 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Removal of Pharmaceuticals during Drinking Water Treatment

2002 1.0k citations Thomas A. Ternes, Derek McDowell et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Ozonation: a tool for removal of pharmaceuticals, contrast media and musk fragrances from wastewater?

2003 798 citations Thomas A. Ternes, Derek McDowell et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek McDowell Germany	5	1.5k	972	684	454	412	6	2.1k
Patrick Mazellier France	27	1.2k 0.8×	888 0.9×	590 0.9×	373 0.8×	523 1.3×	48	2.2k
Niina Vieno Finland	11	1.9k 1.3×	752 0.8×	909 1.3×	733 1.6×	367 0.9×	15	2.6k
Sonia Suárez Spain	21	1.9k 1.3×	909 0.9×	832 1.2×	452 1.0×	283 0.7×	33	2.4k
Achim Ried Germany	11	1.2k 0.8×	958 1.0×	647 0.9×	261 0.6×	267 0.6×	18	1.8k
Angela L. Batt United States	20	2.2k 1.4×	645 0.7×	977 1.4×	641 1.4×	332 0.8×	32	2.9k
Jochen Tuerk Germany	28	1.4k 0.9×	643 0.7×	666 1.0×	412 0.9×	382 0.9×	74	2.8k
Christina I. Kosma Greece	16	1.4k 0.9×	473 0.5×	550 0.8×	483 1.1×	468 1.1×	20	2.0k
Anna Białk‐Bielińska Poland	33	1.9k 1.3×	608 0.6×	625 0.9×	638 1.4×	494 1.2×	68	3.1k
Alice L. Petre Spain	20	1.0k 0.7×	647 0.7×	535 0.8×	254 0.6×	379 0.9×	32	2.1k
Marta O. Barbosa Portugal	9	957 0.6×	577 0.6×	491 0.7×	218 0.5×	344 0.8×	12	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek McDowell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek McDowell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Derek McDowell. 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 Derek McDowell. The network helps show where Derek McDowell may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek McDowell

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

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6 of 6 papers shown

1.

Rafter, Kevin, et al.. (2022). Assessing government communication – A roundtable. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 70(3). 159–178.

2.

McDowell, Derek, et al.. (2016). Venom peptides cathelicidin and lycotoxin cause strong inhibition of Escherichia coli ATP synthase. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 87. 246–251. 32 indexed citations

3.

McDowell, Derek, et al.. (2005). Ozonation of Carbamazepine in Drinking Water: Identification and Kinetic Study of Major Oxidation Products. Environmental Science & Technology. 39(20). 8014–8022. 242 indexed citations

4.

Ternes, Thomas A., et al.. (2003). Ozonation: a tool for removal of pharmaceuticals, contrast media and musk fragrances from wastewater?. Water Research. 37(8). 1976–1982. 798 indexed citations breakdown →

5.

Ternes, Thomas A., Derek McDowell, Frank Sacher, et al.. (2002). Removal of Pharmaceuticals during Drinking Water Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology. 36(17). 3855–3863. 1028 indexed citations breakdown →

6.

McDowell, Derek & Chris D. Metcalfe. (2001). Phthalate Esters in Sediments Near a Sewage Treatment Plant Outflow in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario: SFE Extraction and Environmental Distribution. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 27(1). 3–9. 16 indexed citations

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