F. D. Cook

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

F. D. Cook is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, F. D. Cook has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in F. D. Cook's work include Petroleum Processing and Analysis (8 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers). F. D. Cook is often cited by papers focused on Petroleum Processing and Analysis (8 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers). F. D. Cook collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Oman and Iraq. F. D. Cook's co-authors include D. W. S. Westlake, Poul Christensen, A. Jobson, W. B. McGill, James A. Robertson, K.R. Cannon, C.O. Obuekwe, D. C. Gillespie, W. Douglas Gould and H. R. Krouse and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

F. D. Cook

48 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

DYNAMICS OF SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND WATER-SOLUBLE ORGA... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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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. DYNAMICS OF SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC C IN BRETON L AFTER 50 YEARS OF CROPPING TO TWO ROTATIONS
    1986 507 citations F. D. Cook et al. Canadian Journal of Soil Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. D. Cook Canada 22 587 572 495 464 422 50 2.4k
Janet S. Nickels United States 12 268 0.5× 538 0.9× 953 1.9× 204 0.4× 450 1.1× 19 2.0k
Ronald J. Bobbie United States 10 242 0.4× 533 0.9× 958 1.9× 195 0.4× 409 1.0× 11 1.9k
J. Robie Vestal United States 26 769 1.3× 528 0.9× 1.2k 2.4× 254 0.5× 393 0.9× 54 2.8k
James B. Guckert United States 23 510 0.9× 336 0.6× 1.2k 2.4× 163 0.4× 915 2.2× 38 3.2k
Zofia Stępniewska Poland 26 445 0.8× 494 0.9× 375 0.8× 508 1.1× 252 0.6× 123 2.0k
Joan F. Braddock United States 22 1.1k 1.9× 233 0.4× 528 1.1× 183 0.4× 182 0.4× 37 2.0k
N. R. Parekh United Kingdom 19 648 1.1× 302 0.5× 868 1.8× 412 0.9× 503 1.2× 28 2.0k
Gerald K. Sims United States 30 971 1.7× 700 1.2× 418 0.8× 681 1.5× 286 0.7× 58 2.7k
D. C. Wolf United States 23 940 1.6× 289 0.5× 221 0.4× 393 0.8× 126 0.3× 52 2.0k
Z. Filip Germany 26 478 0.8× 440 0.8× 410 0.8× 364 0.8× 183 0.4× 81 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. D. Cook

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. D. Cook

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. D. Cook. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. D. Cook 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 F. D. Cook. F. D. Cook 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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Cook, F. D., et al.. (2020). A pyroelectric thermal sensor for automated ice nucleation detection. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 13(5). 2785–2795. 7 indexed citations
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Doughty, J. L., F. D. Cook, & F. G. Warder. (2016). Effect of Cultivation on the Organic Matter and Nitrogen of Brown Soils1. 1 indexed citations
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McCready, R. G. L., W. Douglas Gould, & F. D. Cook. (1983). Respiratory nitrate reduction by Desulfovibrio sp.. Archives of Microbiology. 135(3). 182–185. 54 indexed citations
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Obuekwe, C.O., D. W. S. Westlake, & F. D. Cook. (1983). Corrosion of Pembina crude oil pipeline. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 17(3). 173–177. 11 indexed citations
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Obuekwe, C.O., D. W. S. Westlake, James A. Plambeck, & F. D. Cook. (1981). Corrosion of Mild Steel in Cultures of Ferric Iron Reducing Bacterium Isolated from Crude Oil II. Mechanism of Anodic Depolarization. CORROSION. 37(11). 632–637. 40 indexed citations
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Hardin, R. T., et al.. (1980). GENETIC STUDIES OF SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION IN SPANISH CLOVER. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 60(2). 509–518. 5 indexed citations
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Malhi, S. S., F. D. Cook, & M. Nyborg. (1979). Inhibition of nitrite formation by thiourea in pure cultures of Nitrosomonas. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 11(4). 431–432. 1 indexed citations
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Jobson, A., F. D. Cook, & D. W. S. Westlake. (1979). Interaction of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in petroleum biodegradation. Chemical Geology. 24(3-4). 355–365. 60 indexed citations
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Dangerfield, John A., D. W. S. Westlake, & F. D. Cook. (1978). Characterization of the bacterial flora associated with root systems of Pinus contorta var. latifolia. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 24(12). 1520–1525. 1 indexed citations
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Cook, F. D., et al.. (1976). ALFALFA DISEASE IN SOME ALBERTA SOILS. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 56(2). 97–103. 6 indexed citations
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Jobson, A., Mike J. McLaughlin, F. D. Cook, & D. W. S. Westlake. (1974). Effect of Amendments on the Microbial Utilization of Oil Applied to Soil. Applied Microbiology. 27(1). 166–171. 121 indexed citations
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Coleman, R., James N. Campbell, F. D. Cook, & D. W. S. Westlake. (1974). Urbanization and the Microbial Content of the North Saskatchewan River. Applied Microbiology. 27(1). 93–101. 10 indexed citations
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Gould, W. Douglas, F. D. Cook, & Gordon Webster. (1973). Factors affecting urea hydrolysis in several alberta soils. Plant and Soil. 38(2). 393–401. 61 indexed citations
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Cook, F. D., et al.. (1972). The isolation and enumeration of cytophagas. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 18(12). 1933–1940. 28 indexed citations
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Jobson, A., F. D. Cook, & D. W. S. Westlake. (1972). Microbial Utilization of Crude Oil. Applied Microbiology. 23(6). 1082–1089. 95 indexed citations
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Cook, F. D., et al.. (1970). THE MICROBIOLOGY OF ALBERTA MUSKEG. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 50(2). 171–178. 11 indexed citations
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Peterson, Elbert A., H. Katznelson, & F. D. Cook. (1965). THE INFLUENCE OF CHITIN AND MYXOBACTERS ON NUMBERS OF ACTINOMYCETES IN SOIL. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 11(3). 595–596. 5 indexed citations
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Whitaker, D. R., F. D. Cook, & D. C. Gillespie. (1965). LYTIC ENZYMES OF SORANGIUM SP.: SOME ASPECTS OF ENZYME PRODUCTION IN SUBMERGED CULTURE. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 43(12). 1927–1933. 9 indexed citations
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Katznelson, H., D. C. Gillespie, & F. D. Cook. (1964). STUDIES ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NEMATODES AND OTHER SOIL MICROORGANISMS: III. LYTIC ACTION OF SOIL MYXOBACTERS ON CERTAIN SPECIES OF NEMATODES. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 10(5). 699–704. 23 indexed citations
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Lochhead, A. G. & F. D. Cook. (1961). MICROBIAL GROWTH FACTORS IN RELATION TO RESISTANCE OF FLAX VARIETIES TO FUSARIUM WILT. Canadian Journal of Botany. 39(1). 7–19. 8 indexed citations

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