Joan E. McLean

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Joan E. McLean is a scholar working on Pollution, Materials Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Joan E. McLean has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Pollution, 32 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Joan E. McLean's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (31 papers), Heavy metals in environment (24 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (16 papers). Joan E. McLean is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (31 papers), Heavy metals in environment (24 papers) and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (16 papers). Joan E. McLean collaborates with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and Egypt. Joan E. McLean's co-authors include Anne J. Anderson, David W. Britt, Christian O. Dimkpa, Bert E. Bledsoe, Maxim I. Boyanov, Drew E. Latta, William P. Johnson, R. Ryan Dupont, Darwin L. Sorensen and Astrid R. Jacobson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Joan E. McLean

90 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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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.

CuO and ZnO nanoparticles: phytotoxicity, metal speciation, and induction of oxidative stress in sand-grown wheat

2012 467 citations Christian O. Dimkpa, Joan E. McLean et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joan E. McLean United States	37	1.9k	1.3k	1.1k	759	549	93	4.0k
Svetlana Sushkova Russia	36	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	738 1.0×	740 1.3×	267	5.7k
Erik J. Joner Norway	40	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	2.2k 2.1×	899 1.2×	875 1.6×	67	5.2k
Jiyan Shi China	41	1.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.8×	1.6k 1.5×	677 0.9×	1.0k 1.9×	156	5.6k
Jitao Lv China	36	825 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	581 0.6×	628 0.8×	907 1.7×	75	4.0k
Cheng Peng China	31	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	470 0.4×	685 0.9×	573 1.0×	135	3.1k
Sardar Alam Cheema Pakistan	30	547 0.3×	1.7k 1.3×	2.2k 2.1×	420 0.6×	714 1.3×	54	4.6k
Sónia M. Rodrigues Portugal	33	694 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	432 0.4×	395 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	69	3.3k
José Á. Hernández-Viezcas United States	44	4.6k 2.4×	1.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.8×	1.3k 1.7×	349 0.6×	80	6.5k
K. S. Subramanian India	33	505 0.3×	693 0.5×	1.6k 1.5×	653 0.9×	562 1.0×	188	3.9k
Le Yue China	36	1.6k 0.8×	699 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	470 0.6×	233 0.4×	113	3.3k

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Olsen, David, et al.. (2025). Innovative multiplex qPCR method for rapid and reliable detection of microcystin-producing genes during harmful algal blooms: Insights from Utah Reservoirs. Water Research. 277. 123322–123322. 3 indexed citations

Anderson, Anne J., et al.. (2023). Changes in Metal-Chelating Metabolites Induced by Drought and a Root Microbiome in Wheat. Plants. 12(6). 1209–1209. 7 indexed citations

Su, Yiming, Xuefei Zhou, Huan Meng, et al.. (2022). Cost–benefit analysis of nanofertilizers and nanopesticides emphasizes the need to improve the efficiency of nanoformulations for widescale adoption. Nature Food. 3(12). 1020–1030. 59 indexed citations

McLean, Joan E., Devin M. Drown, & A. L. Kholodov. (2018). Investigating the Methane Producing and Antibiotic Resistant Potential of Microbes in Alaskan Permafrost.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 1 indexed citations

Mukhtar, Salma, Babur S. Mirza, Samina Mehnaz, et al.. (2018). Impact of soil salinity on the microbial structure of halophyte rhizosphere microbiome. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34(9). 136–136. 60 indexed citations

Anderson, Anne J., et al.. (2018). Rhizosphere interactions between copper oxide nanoparticles and wheat root exudates in a sand matrix: Influences on copper bioavailability and uptake. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 37(10). 2619–2632. 56 indexed citations

Jacobson, Astrid R., et al.. (2018). Interactions Between a Plant Probiotic and Nanoparticles on Plant Responses Related to Drought Tolerance. Industrial Biotechnology. 14(3). 148–156. 21 indexed citations

Gade, Aniket, David W. Britt, Joan E. McLean, et al.. (2016). Ag nanoparticles generated using bio-reduction and -coating cause microbial killing without cell lysis. BioMetals. 29(2). 211–223. 9 indexed citations

Yang, Kwang Yeol, Astrid R. Jacobson, Aniket Gade, et al.. (2016). A Root-Colonizing Pseudomonad Lessens Stress Responses in Wheat Imposed by CuO Nanoparticles. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164635–e0164635. 22 indexed citations

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Mirza, Babur S., Darwin L. Sorensen, R. Ryan Dupont, & Joan E. McLean. (2015). Dehalococcoides abundance and alternate electron acceptor effects on large, flow-through trichloroethene dechlorinating columns. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100(5). 2367–2379. 8 indexed citations

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McLean, Joan E., et al.. (2014). Components from wheat roots modify the bioactivity of ZnO and CuO nanoparticles in a soil bacterium. Environmental Pollution. 187. 65–72. 34 indexed citations

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Fang, Tommy, Christian O. Dimkpa, David W. Britt, et al.. (2014). The phytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles on wheat varies with soil properties. BioMetals. 28(1). 101–112. 101 indexed citations

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Dimkpa, Christian O., Joan E. McLean, David W. Britt, & Anne J. Anderson. (2012). Bioactivity and Biomodification of Ag, ZnO, and CuO Nanoparticles with Relevance to Plant Performance in Agriculture. Industrial Biotechnology. 8(6). 344–357. 67 indexed citations

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McLean, Joan E., et al.. (2012). Effect of complexing ligands on the surface adsorption, internalization, and bioresponse of copper and cadmium in a soil bacterium, Pseudomonas putida. Chemosphere. 91(3). 374–382. 27 indexed citations

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Miller, Charles, et al.. (2010). Defining the surface adsorption and internalization of copper and cadmium in a soil bacterium, Pseudomonas putida. Chemosphere. 81(7). 904–910. 59 indexed citations

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Miller, Charles, et al.. (2009). Copper and cadmium: responses inPseudomonas putidaKT2440. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 49(6). 775–783. 54 indexed citations

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Liang, Yanna, David W. Britt, Joan E. McLean, Darwin L. Sorensen, & Ronald C. Sims. (2007). Humic acid effect on pyrene degradation: finding an optimal range for pyrene solubility and mineralization enhancement. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 74(6). 1368–1375. 36 indexed citations

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Sims, Ronald C., et al.. (2005). Humic Acid Toxicity in Biologically Treated Soil Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Pentachlorophenol. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 49(3). 283–289. 15 indexed citations

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Dupont, R. Ryan, Joan E. McLean, Darwin L. Sorensen, & William J. Doucette. (2003). Enhancement of TCE degradation via carbon donor and microbial amendment addition. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 1 indexed citations

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McLean, Joan E., et al.. (1995). Treatment of Pentachlorophenol with Manganese Oxide Addition to Biotic and Abiotic Sediments. Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials. 12(3). 271–282. 4 indexed citations

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