John Webster

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

John Webster is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Webster has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John Webster's work include Advanced machining processes and optimization (22 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (7 papers). John Webster is often cited by papers focused on Advanced machining processes and optimization (22 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (7 papers). John Webster collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. John Webster's co-authors include Neil A. Straus, Mark A. Jensen, Marc Tricard, Richard P. Lindsay, Wesley E. Kloos, Sara Imarisio, Ethan Perlstein, Timothy A. Lewis, Stuart L. Schreiber and Rebecca L. Maglathlin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

John Webster

61 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid identification of bacteria on the basis of pol... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1993 1971 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. Rapid identification of bacteria on the basis of polymerase chain reaction-amplified ribosomal DNA spacer polymorphisms
    1993 604 citations John Webster et al. profile →
  2. Introduction to Fungi
    1971 455 citations John Webster et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Webster United States 25 940 918 767 522 410 66 3.4k
Shengyue Wang China 47 187 0.2× 2.7k 3.0× 559 0.7× 612 1.2× 429 1.0× 164 7.0k
Yuzhen Ye United States 35 494 0.5× 3.2k 3.5× 186 0.2× 407 0.8× 250 0.6× 125 5.6k
Lei Dai China 40 257 0.3× 833 0.9× 700 0.9× 435 0.8× 136 0.3× 153 4.9k
Ravi Jain India 28 163 0.2× 2.2k 2.4× 573 0.7× 374 0.7× 301 0.7× 135 4.6k
Pedro Romero United States 40 500 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 217 0.3× 245 0.5× 381 0.9× 155 4.1k
Xiaoquan Wang China 47 400 0.4× 2.3k 2.5× 869 1.1× 1.3k 2.5× 1.3k 3.1× 216 7.0k
Guiqing Wang China 36 536 0.6× 794 0.9× 557 0.7× 202 0.4× 339 0.8× 159 4.7k
Dachuan Zhang China 23 252 0.3× 4.1k 4.5× 595 0.8× 2.2k 4.3× 313 0.8× 70 7.3k
Andrew T. Lloyd Ireland 27 218 0.2× 1.3k 1.5× 91 0.1× 632 1.2× 128 0.3× 44 3.1k
Wenhui Ji China 26 210 0.2× 652 0.7× 780 1.0× 192 0.4× 79 0.2× 91 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by John Webster

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Webster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Webster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Webster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Webster 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 John Webster. John Webster 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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Mandel, Roi, M.B.M. Bracke, Christine J Nicol, John Webster, & Lorenz Gygax. (2022). Dairy vs beef production – expert views on welfare of cattle in common food production systems. animal. 16(9). 100622–100622. 14 indexed citations
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Tompkins, W.J., Naomi C. Chesler, Kristyn S. Masters, et al.. (2020). Development Of Professional Communication Skills Throughout The Bme Curriculum. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 12.504.1–12.504.6. 2 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Sovan, Ethan Perlstein, Sara Imarisio, et al.. (2007). Small molecules enhance autophagy and reduce toxicity in Huntington's disease models. Nature Chemical Biology. 3(6). 331–338. 474 indexed citations
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Marinescu, Ioan D., Tony Howes, & John Webster. (2006). Laser-assisted grinding of ceramics. 47(5). 307–314. 9 indexed citations
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Hitchiner, Michael P., et al.. (2005). Evaluation of Factors Controlling CBN Abrasive Selection for Vitrified Bonded Wheels. CIRP Annals. 54(1). 277–280. 12 indexed citations
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Webster, John, et al.. (2003). System takes grinding's temperature. 56–59. 1 indexed citations
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Webster, John, et al.. (2002). Ensuring excellence and competence in surgery: The imperative of mentorship from historical and philosophical perspectives. Current Surgery. 59(5). 479–484. 1 indexed citations
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Webster, John. (2000). Engineering education in Australia. International journal of engineering education. 16(2). 146–153. 11 indexed citations
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Kloos, Wesley E., Carol G. George, John Webster, et al.. (1998). Delimiting the genus Staphylococcus through description of Macrococcus caseolyticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Macrococcus equipercicus sp. nov., Macrococcus bovicus sp. nov. and Macrococcus carouselicus sp. nov.. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 48(3). 859–877. 92 indexed citations
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KLOOS, W. E., John Webster, Alexander Tomasz, et al.. (1997). Ribotype Delineation and Description of Staphylococcus sciuri Subspecies and Their Potential as Reservoirs of Methicillin Resistance and Staphylolytic Enzyme Genes. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47(2). 313–323. 62 indexed citations
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Couto, Isabel, Hermı́nia de Lencastre, Elena Severina, et al.. (1996). Ubiquitous Presence of a mecA Homologue in Natural Isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri. Microbial Drug Resistance. 2(4). 377–391. 146 indexed citations
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Webster, John, W.P. Dong, & Richard P. Lindsay. (1996). Raw Acoustic Emission Signal Analysis of Grinding Process. CIRP Annals. 45(1). 335–340. 50 indexed citations
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Webster, John. (1995). Animal welfare : a cool eye towards eden : a constructive approach to the problem of man's dominion over the animals. 7 indexed citations
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Webster, John, et al.. (1995). Grinding Fluid Application System Design. CIRP Annals. 44(1). 333–338. 74 indexed citations
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Webster, John. (1987). Understanding the Dairy Cow. 72 indexed citations
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Webster, John. (1986). Limit states design: Timber structures. 13(3). 89. 1 indexed citations
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Webster, John. (1985). Future directions for engineering education. New Zealand Engineering. 40(2). 34.
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Rogerson, Clark T. & John Webster. (1981). Introduction to Fungi.. Brittonia. 33(2). 193–193. 1 indexed citations

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