Ian Singleton

8.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
94 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Ian Singleton is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Singleton has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Pollution, 20 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ian Singleton's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (15 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (12 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). Ian Singleton is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (15 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (12 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). Ian Singleton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Indonesia. Ian Singleton's co-authors include Carel P. van Schaik, Oluwadara Alegbeleye, Anderson S. Sant’Ana, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Ravi Naidu, Jeremy Barnes, John Tobin, Nikolaos Tzortzakis, Marc Ancrenaz and Cheryl D. Knott and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ian Singleton

90 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Orangutan Cultures and the Evolution of Material Culture 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2005 2018 200 400 600
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. Orangutan Cultures and the Evolution of Material Culture
    2003 639 citations Carel P. van Schaik, Ian Singleton et al. profile →
  2. Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: current knowledge and future directions
    2005 608 citations Ian Singleton et al. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology profile →
  3. Sources and contamination routes of microbial pathogens to fresh produce during field cultivation: A review
    2018 395 citations Oluwadara Alegbeleye, Ian Singleton et al. Food Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Singleton United Kingdom 41 1.4k 1.1k 982 955 841 94 5.2k
Louwrens C. Hoffman South Africa 44 462 0.3× 410 0.4× 1.3k 1.3× 648 0.7× 717 0.9× 482 9.8k
Russell T. Hill United States 50 615 0.4× 146 0.1× 2.5k 2.6× 364 0.4× 486 0.6× 134 6.9k
Maurizio G. Paoletti Italy 36 321 0.2× 702 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 299 0.3× 1.6k 1.9× 112 5.7k
Carsten A. Brühl Germany 42 664 0.5× 181 0.2× 1.7k 1.8× 786 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 122 7.0k
Ya Zhang China 29 906 0.6× 127 0.1× 2.0k 2.0× 589 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 102 5.8k
Tyrone B. Hayes United States 28 2.0k 1.4× 205 0.2× 710 0.7× 3.7k 3.9× 615 0.7× 51 7.3k
E. S. E. Hafez Egypt 37 91 0.1× 342 0.3× 291 0.3× 161 0.2× 1.3k 1.5× 453 7.3k
F. Ollevier Belgium 49 416 0.3× 114 0.1× 2.2k 2.3× 994 1.0× 319 0.4× 244 8.1k
Tomas Brodin Sweden 40 1.9k 1.3× 348 0.3× 1.8k 1.8× 1.6k 1.7× 166 0.2× 137 6.7k
Dave Goulson United Kingdom 85 972 0.7× 820 0.7× 2.3k 2.3× 943 1.0× 8.6k 10.2× 329 31.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Singleton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Singleton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Singleton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Singleton 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 Ian Singleton. Ian Singleton 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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Zhang, Hexin, Yu Deng, Péter András, et al.. (2023). A new concept of bio-based prestress technology with experimental Proof-of-Concept on Bamboo-Timber composite beams. Construction and Building Materials. 402. 132991–132991. 8 indexed citations
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Baptista, Joana de C., et al.. (2022). Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira. 57. 2 indexed citations
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Singleton, Ian, et al.. (2020). Soil Fungal Community Responses to the Silver Nanoparticles Contamination as Assessed by Illumina Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(2). 99–103. 2 indexed citations
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Wohlgemuth, Franziska, Rachel L. Gomes, Ian Singleton, Frankie J. Rawson, & Simon V. Avery. (2020). Top-Down Characterization of an Antimicrobial Sanitizer, Leading From Quenchers of Efficacy to Mode of Action. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 575157–575157. 4 indexed citations
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Kaczmarek, Maciej, Simon V. Avery, & Ian Singleton. (2019). Microbes associated with fresh produce: Sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination. Advances in applied microbiology. 107. 29–82. 48 indexed citations
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Alegbeleye, Oluwadara, Ian Singleton, & Anderson S. Sant’Ana. (2018). Sources and contamination routes of microbial pathogens to fresh produce during field cultivation: A review. Food Microbiology. 73. 177–208. 395 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sweet, Michael & Ian Singleton. (2015). Soil contamination with silver nanoparticles reduces Bishop pine growth and ectomycorrhizal diversity on pine roots. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 17(11). 448–448. 36 indexed citations
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Branco, Sara, Thomas D. Bruns, & Ian Singleton. (2013). Fungi at a Small Scale: Spatial Zonation of Fungal Assemblages around Single Trees. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e78295–e78295. 41 indexed citations
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Sweet, Michael, et al.. (2012). Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology. Advances in applied microbiology. 80. 113–142. 64 indexed citations
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Nater, Alexander, Pirmin Nietlisbach, Natasha Arora, et al.. (2011). Sex-Biased Dispersal and Volcanic Activities Shaped Phylogeographic Patterns of Extant Orangutans (genus: Pongo). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28(8). 2275–2288. 81 indexed citations
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Sweet, Michael & Ian Singleton. (2011). Silver Nanoparticles. Advances in applied microbiology. 77. 115–133. 36 indexed citations
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Lowe, Elisabeth C., Robert S. Hartshorne, Elizabeth J. Dridge, et al.. (2010). Quinol-cytochrome c Oxidoreductase and Cytochrome c4 Mediate Electron Transfer during Selenate Respiration in Thauera selenatis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(24). 18433–18442. 37 indexed citations
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Antony‐Babu, Sanjay & Ian Singleton. (2010). Effects of ozone exposure on the xerophilic fungus, Eurotium amstelodami IS-SAB-01, isolated from naan bread. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 144(3). 331–336. 12 indexed citations
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Singleton, Ian, et al.. (2005). Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: current knowledge and future directions. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 80(7). 723–736. 608 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pless‐Mulloli, Tanja, et al.. (2004). The legacy of historic land-use in allotment gardens in industrial urban settings: Walker Road allotment in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Land Contamination & Reclamation. 12(3). 239–251. 11 indexed citations
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Wich, Serge A., et al.. (2003). The status of the Sumatran orang-utan Pongo abelii: an update. Oryx. 37(1). 49–54. 26 indexed citations
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Naidu, Ravi, et al.. (2003). Changes in microbial properties associated with long-term arsenic and DDT contaminated soils at disused cattle dip sites. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 55(3). 344–351. 41 indexed citations
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Singleton, Ian, et al.. (1996). Factors affecting silver biosorption by an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 65(1). 21–28. 43 indexed citations

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