Geoffrey C. Compeau

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Geoffrey C. Compeau is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoffrey C. Compeau has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 2 papers in Pollution and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Geoffrey C. Compeau's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (4 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (1 paper) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (1 paper). Geoffrey C. Compeau is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (4 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (1 paper) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (1 paper). Geoffrey C. Compeau collaborates with scholars based in United States. Geoffrey C. Compeau's co-authors include Richárd Bartha, E. Platsouka, Stuart B. Levy, Michael D. Nelson and William R. Mahaffey and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

In The Last Decade

Geoffrey C. Compeau

6 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 250 500 750
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. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Principal Methylators of Mercury in Anoxic Estuarine Sediment
    1985 961 citations Geoffrey C. Compeau, Richárd Bartha Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Geoffrey C. Compeau 1.2k 500 412 115 110 6 1.5k
Susan W. Fisher 1.0k 0.8× 424 0.8× 504 1.2× 114 1.0× 171 1.6× 59 1.4k
B. S. Khangarot 890 0.7× 509 1.0× 201 0.5× 36 0.3× 74 0.7× 55 1.2k
Laëtitia Minguez 598 0.5× 629 1.3× 213 0.5× 53 0.5× 50 0.5× 31 1.2k
Keith Sappington 547 0.4× 463 0.9× 84 0.2× 42 0.4× 48 0.4× 21 900
Lucrecia Ferrari 754 0.6× 326 0.7× 261 0.6× 34 0.3× 183 1.7× 60 1.1k
Michael P. Shiaris 278 0.2× 447 0.9× 389 0.9× 261 2.3× 184 1.7× 27 1.1k
Robert W. Winner 1.1k 0.9× 645 1.3× 424 1.0× 31 0.3× 57 0.5× 38 1.6k
Nathalie Tapie 749 0.6× 587 1.2× 224 0.5× 55 0.5× 52 0.5× 37 1.3k
A. Moukrim 442 0.4× 282 0.6× 165 0.4× 48 0.4× 76 0.7× 37 756
Ronald T. Checkai 510 0.4× 461 0.9× 97 0.2× 61 0.5× 141 1.3× 59 850

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Fields of papers citing papers by Geoffrey C. Compeau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geoffrey C. Compeau

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All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Mahaffey, William R., et al.. (1991). Developing strategies for PAH and TCE bioremediation. 3(10). 83–88. 7 indexed citations
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Compeau, Geoffrey C., et al.. (1988). Survival of rifampin-resistant mutants of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida in soil systems. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 54(10). 2432–2438. 202 indexed citations
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Compeau, Geoffrey C. & Richárd Bartha. (1987). Effect of Salinity on Mercury-Methylating Activity of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Estuarine Sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 53(2). 261–265. 124 indexed citations
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Compeau, Geoffrey C. & Richárd Bartha. (1985). Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Principal Methylators of Mercury in Anoxic Estuarine Sediment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 50(2). 498–502. 961 indexed citations breakdown →
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Compeau, Geoffrey C. & Richárd Bartha. (1984). Methylation and demethylation of mercury under controlled redox, pH and salinity conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 48(6). 1203–1207. 182 indexed citations
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Compeau, Geoffrey C. & Richárd Bartha. (1983). Effects of sea salt anions on the formation and stability of methylmercury. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 31(4). 486–493. 43 indexed citations

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