Gideon Wolfaardt

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Gideon Wolfaardt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gideon Wolfaardt has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Pollution and 25 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Gideon Wolfaardt's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (40 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (18 papers). Gideon Wolfaardt is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (40 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (18 papers). Gideon Wolfaardt collaborates with scholars based in Canada, South Africa and United Kingdom. Gideon Wolfaardt's co-authors include Edward Archer, John R. Lawrence, Douglas E. Caldwell, Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern, Darren R. Korber, Bruce Petrie, Richard D. Robarts, Otini Kroukamp, Steven N. Liss and Sarah Caldwell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Gideon Wolfaardt

124 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

The fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), endocrine disrupting contaminants (EDCs), metabolites and illicit drugs in a WWTW and environmental waters

2017 548 citations Edward Archer, Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern et al. Chemosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gideon Wolfaardt Canada	33	1.3k	1.1k	644	616	583	126	4.2k
L. F. Melo Portugal	38	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	891 1.4×	854 1.4×	373 0.6×	154	5.4k
Jean‐Jacques Godon France	36	1.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	560 0.9×	569 0.9×	1.0k 1.8×	102	4.6k
Xu Li China	41	903 0.7×	1.9k 1.6×	859 1.3×	676 1.1×	635 1.1×	339	6.0k
Martina Hausner Germany	25	901 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	425 0.7×	424 0.7×	556 1.0×	44	2.8k
T.E. Cloete South Africa	37	1.1k 0.9×	960 0.8×	920 1.4×	762 1.2×	569 1.0×	159	5.1k
Chuanwu Xi United States	42	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	715 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	707 1.2×	116	5.5k
Andrew C. Singer United Kingdom	36	1.0k 0.8×	2.5k 2.2×	767 1.2×	608 1.0×	860 1.5×	86	5.5k
Gang Wang China	47	997 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	529 0.8×	454 0.7×	1.0k 1.8×	284	7.2k
Pei‐Ying Hong Saudi Arabia	40	1.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	886 1.4×	695 1.1×	668 1.1×	149	4.7k
Anthony G. Hay United States	34	889 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	532 0.8×	704 1.1×	326 0.6×	100	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Gideon Wolfaardt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gideon Wolfaardt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gideon Wolfaardt

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All Works

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Wolfaardt, Gideon, et al.. (2024). Mixed species biofilms act as planktonic cell factories despite isothiazolinone exposure under continuous‐flow conditions. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 16(5). e70010–e70010. 1 indexed citations

Wolfaardt, Gideon, et al.. (2023). Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms Are Planktonic Cell Factories despite Peracetic Acid Exposure under Continuous Flow Conditions. Antibiotics. 12(2). 209–209. 7 indexed citations

Oberholster, Paul J., et al.. (2023). Long-term study of the drought impact on the phytoplankton concentration and assemblages in two water supply reservoirs in Namibia. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 48(2). 152–165. 1 indexed citations

Wolfaardt, Gideon, et al.. (2023). Highlighting the limitations of static microplate biofilm assays for industrial biocide effectiveness compared to dynamic flow conditions. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 16(1). e13214–e13214. 2 indexed citations

Mageiros, Leonardos, Edward Archer, Evangelos Mourkas, et al.. (2022). Spatiotemporal Investigation of Antibiotic Resistance in the Urban Water Cycle Influenced by Environmental and Anthropogenic Activity. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(5). e0247322–e0247322. 10 indexed citations

Grigorʼyan, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Draft Genome Sequence of Polaromonas eurypsychrophila AER18D-145, Isolated from a Uranium Tailings Management Facility in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11(4). e0001322–e0001322. 2 indexed citations

Grigorʼyan, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Draft Genome Sequence of Arthrobacter sp. Strain 260, Isolated from a Uranium Tailings Management Facility in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10(26). e0036021–e0036021. 1 indexed citations

Oberholster, Paul J., et al.. (2021). The Assessment of Phytoplankton Dynamics in Two Reservoirs in Southern Africa with Special Reference to Water Abstraction for Inter-Basin Transfers and Potable Water Production. Water. 13(21). 3045–3045. 9 indexed citations

Kroukamp, Otini, et al.. (2021). Interaction between CO2-consuming autotrophy and CO2-producing heterotrophy in non-axenic phototrophic biofilms. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0253224–e0253224. 2 indexed citations

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Wolfaardt, Gideon, et al.. (2021). Recent advancements in the biological treatment of high strength ammonia wastewater. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 37(9). 158–158. 45 indexed citations

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Kroukamp, Otini, et al.. (2021). Evaluating CO2 emissions from continuous flow and batch growth systems under autotrophic mode: Implications for GHG accounting of biological nutrient removal. Journal of Environmental Management. 294. 112928–112928. 8 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, et al.. (2021). A two-year study of emerging micro-pollutants and drugs of abuse in two Western Cape wastewater treatment works (South Africa). Chemosphere. 285. 131460–131460. 32 indexed citations

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Archer, Edward, et al.. (2020). Investigating (anti)estrogenic activities within South African wastewater and receiving surface waters: Implication for reliable monitoring. Environmental Pollution. 263(Pt A). 114424–114424. 26 indexed citations

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Dicks, Leon M. T., et al.. (2020). Biofilm dynamics: linking in situ biofilm biomass and metabolic activity measurements in real-time under continuous flow conditions. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 6(1). 42–42. 12 indexed citations

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Kroukamp, Otini, et al.. (2020). A Novel System for Real-Time, In Situ Monitoring of CO2 Sequestration in Photoautotrophic Biofilms. Microorganisms. 8(8). 1163–1163. 5 indexed citations

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Stone, Wendy, et al.. (2020). Disinfectant, Soap or Probiotic Cleaning? Surface Microbiome Diversity and Biofilm Competitive Exclusion. Microorganisms. 8(11). 1726–1726. 22 indexed citations

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Weissbrodt, David G., et al.. (2019). Drivers of bioaggregation from flocs to biofilms and granular sludge. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 5(12). 2072–2089. 70 indexed citations

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Kroukamp, Otini, et al.. (2016). USMB-induced synergistic enhancement of aminoglycoside antibiotics in biofilms. Ultrasonics. 69. 182–190. 22 indexed citations

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Stone, Wendy, et al.. (2015). Measuring microbial metabolism in atypical environments: Bentonite in used nuclear fuel storage. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 120. 79–90. 24 indexed citations

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Lawrence, John R., Darren R. Korber, & Gideon Wolfaardt. (1996). Heterogeneity of Natural Biofilm Communities. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 6(1). 19. 6 indexed citations

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