John C. Fry

14.5k citations

142 papers · 10.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 52

Co-authors: Andrew J. Weightman Martin J. Day Kevin E. Ashelford Barry A. Cragg Julian R. Marchesi Gordon Webster Antonia J. Jones Nadia Chuzhanova
Topics: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (52 papers)Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (27 papers)Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers)
Cited by: Environmental Chemistry Ecology Pollution
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The Journal of Chemical Physics
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Singapore

In The Last Decade

John C. Fry

140 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

Design and Evaluation of Useful Bacterium-Specific PCR Primers That Amplify Genes Coding for Bacterial 16S rRNA

1998 1.6k citations Andrew J. Weightman, John C. Fry et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
At Least 1 in 20 16S rRNA Sequence Records Currently Held in Public Repositories Is Estimated To Contain Substantial Anomalies

2005 645 citations John C. Fry, Andrew J. Weightman et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
New Screening Software Shows that Most Recent Large 16S rRNA Gene Clone Libraries Contain Chimeras

2006 598 citations John C. Fry, Andrew J. Weightman et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
An evaluation of the Waters Pico‐Tag system for the amino‐acid analysis of food materials

1986 424 citations John C. Fry et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Advancing practice relating to SEA alternatives 2015 ·Environmental Impact Assessment Review ·Ainhoa González,Riki Thérivel,John C. Fry,(unknown)	35
2	Evaluating Ireland's IBIA as an approach to improving the quality and effectiveness of biodiversity impact assessment 2013 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Ainhoa González,Tamara Hochstrasser,John C. Fry,(unknown),(unknown),Mike Jones	4
3	A dual-spectrometer approach to reflectance measurements under sub-optimal sky conditions 2012 ·Optics Express ·Charles M. Bachmann,Marcos J. Montes,Christopher Parrish,Robert A. Fusina,C. Reid Nichols,Rongrong Li,(unknown),Christopher A. Jones,(unknown),(unknown),Stephen A. White,John C. Fry	30
4	The Sweetness Concentration‐Response of R,R‐Monatin, a Naturally Occurring High‐Potency Sweetener 2012 ·Journal of Food Science ·John C. Fry,(unknown),(unknown),M. G. Lindley,(unknown)	24
5	Prokaryotic functional diversity in different biogeochemical depth zones in tidal sediments of the Severn Estuary, UK, revealed by stable-isotope probing 2010 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Gordon Webster,Joachim Rinna,Erwan G. Roussel,John C. Fry,Andrew J. Weightman,R. John Parkes	74
6	Subsurface microbiology and biogeochemistry of a deep, cold‐water carbonate mound from the Porcupine Seabight (IODP Expedition 307) 2008 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Gordon Webster,Anna Blazejak,Barry A. Cragg,Axel Schippers,Henrik Sass,Joachim Rinna,(unknown),Falko Mathes,Timothy G. Ferdelman,John C. Fry,Andrew J. Weightman,R. John Parkes	47
7	Biogeochemistry and biodiversity of methane cycling in subsurface marine sediments (Skagerrak, Denmark) 2007 ·Environmental Microbiology ·R. John Parkes,Barry A. Cragg,Natasha Banning,Fiona Brock,Gordon Webster,John C. Fry,Edward R. C. Hornibrook,Richard D. Pancost,(unknown),N. J. Knab,Bo Barker Jørgensen,Joachim Rinna,Andrew J. Weightman	126
8	Influence of flanking homology and insert size on the transformation frequency ofAcinetobacter baylyiBD413 2007 ·PubMed ·(unknown),Lisa F. Dawson,John C. Fry,Hilary J. Rogers,Martin J. Day	14
9	Plasmids from freshwater environments capable of IncQ retrotransfer are diverse and include pQKH54, a new IncP-1 subgroup archetype 2006 ·Microbiology ·Anthony S. Haines,Parveen Akhtar,Elton R. Stephens,(unknown),Christopher M. Thomas,(unknown),(unknown),Martin J. Day,John C. Fry	39
10	A comparison of stable‐isotope probing of DNA and phospholipid fatty acids to study prokaryotic functional diversity in sulfate‐reducing marine sediment enrichment slurries 2006 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Gordon Webster,(unknown),Joachim Rinna,John C. Fry,Richard P. Evershed,R. John Parkes,Andrew J. Weightman	82
11	Assessment of bacterial community structure in the deep sub-seafloor biosphere by 16S rDNA-based techniques: a cautionary tale 2003 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Gordon Webster,(unknown),John C. Fry,Andrew J. Weightman	202
12	New Degenerate Cytophaga - Flexibacter - Bacteroides -Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probes Reveal High Bacterial Diversity in River Taff Epilithon 2002 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Louise A. O’Sullivan,Andrew J. Weightman,John C. Fry	107
13	Exactly what are their environmental attitudes 1995 ·John C. Fry	4
14	Retrotransfer kinetics of R300B by pQKH6, a conjugative plasmid from river epilithon 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown),(unknown),Martin J. Day,John C. Fry	9
15	Effect of sample handling on estimation of bacterial diversity in marine sediments by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Paul A. Rochelle,Barry A. Cragg,John C. Fry,R. John Parkes,Andrew J. Weightman	101
16	DNA extraction for 16S rRNA gene analysis to determine genetic diversity in deep sediment communities 1992 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Paul A. Rochelle,John C. Fry,R. John Parkes,Andrew J. Weightman	116
17	Genetic Engineering for Wastewater Treatment 1991 ·Water and Environment Journal ·N. McClure,John C. Fry,Andrew J. Weightman	7
18	Bacterial biomass and activity in deep sediment layers from the Peru margin 1990 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·R. John Parkes,Barry A. Cragg,John C. Fry,R. A. Herbert,J. W. T. Wimpenny	72
19	Occurrence, Transfer and Mobilization in Epilithic Strains of Acinetobacter of Mercury-resistance Plasmids Capable of Transformation 1988 ·Microbiology ·P. A. Rochelle,Martin J. Day,John C. Fry	27
20	Family practice : an international perspective in developed countries 1983 ·Appleton-Century-Crofts eBooks ·John P. Geyman,John C. Fry	2

About John C. Fry

John C. Fry is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Pollution, having authored 142 papers that have together received 10.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (52 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (27 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (2.7k citations), Ecology (5.1k citations) and Pollution (1.6k citations). John C. Fry has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Singapore. Frequent co-authors include Andrew J. Weightman, Martin J. Day, Kevin E. Ashelford, Barry A. Cragg, Julian R. Marchesi, Gordon Webster, Antonia J. Jones, Nadia Chuzhanova, Tracey A. Martin and Takuichi Sato. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

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