Ian M. Head

32.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
205 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Ian M. Head is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian M. Head has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Ecology, 62 papers in Pollution and 56 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ian M. Head's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (65 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (53 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (36 papers). Ian M. Head is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (65 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (53 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (36 papers). Ian M. Head collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Ian M. Head's co-authors include Thomas P. Curtis, D. M. Jones, Steve Larter, Keith Scott, Wilfred F. M. Röling, Neil Gray, William T. Sloan, Stephen Woodcock, Mary Lunn and J. R. Saunders and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ian M. Head

204 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Quantifying the roles of immigration and chance in shaping prokaryote community structure

2005 1.3k citations Ian M. Head, Thomas P. Curtis et al. Environmental Microbiology profile →
Biological activity in the deep subsurface and the origin of heavy oil

2003 931 citations Ian M. Head, D. M. Jones et al. profile →
Marine microorganisms make a meal of oil

2006 834 citations Ian M. Head, D. M. Jones et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Accurate determination of microbial diversity from 454 pyrosequencing data

2009 808 citations Thomas P. Curtis, Ian M. Head et al. profile →
Crude-oil biodegradation via methanogenesis in subsurface petroleum reservoirs

2007 543 citations D. M. Jones, Ian M. Head et al. profile →
Microbial Evolution, Diversity, and Ecology: A Decade of Ribosomal RNA Analysis of Uncultivated Microorganisms

1998 519 citations Ian M. Head, Roger Pickup et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian M. Head

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Syntrophic Hydrocarbon Degradation in a Decommissioned Off-Shore Subsea Oil Storage Structure 2021 ·Microorganisms ·Adrien Vigneron, Perrine Cruaud, (unknown), Ian M. Head, Nicolas Tsesmetzis	8
2	Enhanced bio-production from CO₂by microbial electrosynthesis (MES) with continuous operational mode 2021 ·Faraday Discussions ·Paniz Izadi, Jean‐Marie Fontmorin, Swee Su Lim, Ian M. Head, Eileen Hao Yu	19
3	No re-calibration required? Stability of a bioelectrochemical sensor for biodegradable organic matter over 800 days 2021 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·(unknown), Eileen Hao Yu, Keith Scott, Ian M. Head	17
4	Erosion‐initiated stromatolite and thrombolite formation in a present‐day coastal sabkha setting 2020 ·Sedimentology ·(unknown), Stephen W. Lokier, Angela Sherry, (unknown), (unknown), Cees van der Land, (unknown), Ian M. Head	5
5	An Unexpectedly Broad Thermal and Salinity-Tolerant Estuarine Methanogen Community 2020 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Angela Sherry, (unknown), Peter Leary, (unknown), Wendy Stone, Ian M. Head, Neil Gray	4
6	A microbial fuel cell sensor for unambiguous measurement of organic loading and definitive identification of toxic influents 2019 ·Environmental Science Water Research & Technology ·(unknown), Eileen Hao Yu, Keith Scott, Ian M. Head	19
7	Extending the dynamic range of biochemical oxygen demand sensing with multi-stage microbial fuel cells 2018 ·Environmental Science Water Research & Technology ·(unknown), Eileen Hao Yu, Keith Scott, Ian M. Head	34
8	Succession in the petroleum reservoir microbiome through an oil field production lifecycle 2017 ·The ISME Journal ·Adrien Vigneron, Eric Alsop, B. P. Lomans, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Ian M. Head, Nicolas Tsesmetzis	133
9	Evaluation of porous carbon felt as an aerobic biocathode support in terms of hydrogen peroxide 2017 ·Journal of Power Sources ·(unknown), Keith Scott, Ian M. Head, Thomas P. Curtis, Eileen Hao Yu	13
10	Comparative metagenomics of hydrocarbon and methane seeps of the Gulf of Mexico 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Adrien Vigneron, Eric Alsop, Perrine Cruaud, (unknown), Benjamin L. King, (unknown), David Lavallée, B. P. Lomans, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Ian M. Head, Nicolas Tsesmetzis	54
11	Microbial fuel cells with highly active aerobic biocathodes 2016 ·Journal of Power Sources ·(unknown), Dorin Popescu, Thomas P. Curtis, Ian M. Head, Keith Scott, Eileen Hao Yu	75
12	Electrochemical Investigation of Aerobic Biocathodes at Different Poised Potentials: Evidence for Mediated Extracellular Electron Transfer 2014 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Keith Scott, Ian M. Head, Thomas P. Curtis, Eileen Hao Yu	5
13	Effect of Temperature on the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells 2010 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Ian M. Head, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carlos Godínez Seoane	1
14	Hydrocarbon activation under sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions proceeds by different mechanisms. 2010 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Ian M. Head, Neil Gray, (unknown), Angela Sherry, Martin Jones, Steve Larter	6
15	Correlations between in situ denitrification activity and nir-gene abundances in pristine and impacted prairie streams 2010 ·Environmental Pollution ·David W. Graham, (unknown), Walter K. Dodds, Jonathan M. O’Brien, (unknown), Ian M. Head, Marilyn S. Smith, Richard K. Yang, Charles W. Knapp	77
16	The biogeographical distribution of closely related freshwater sediment bacteria is determined by environmental selection 2007 ·The ISME Journal ·Neil Gray, Angela Brown, (unknown), Roger Pickup, Arlene K. Rowan, Ian M. Head	13
17	Marine microorganisms make a meal of oil breakdown → 2006 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Ian M. Head, D. M. Jones, Wilfred F. M. Röling	834
18	A stable isotope titration method to determine the contribution of acetate disproportionation and carbon dioxide reduction to methanogenesis 2005 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Neil Gray, J. N. S. Matthews, Ian M. Head	1
19	Adaptation of sympatric Achromatium spp. to different redox conditions as a mechanism for coexistence of functionally similar sulphur bacteria 2004 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Neil Gray, (unknown), (unknown), Roger Pickup, Keiko Suzuki, Ian M. Head	21
20	Bacterial sources of hopanoids in recent sediments: improving our understanding of ancient hopane biomarkers 1998 ·Paul Farrimond, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ian M. Head	29

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