K. S. Last

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

K. S. Last is a scholar working on Education, General Dentistry and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. S. Last has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Education, 2 papers in General Dentistry and 2 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in K. S. Last's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (2 papers), Dental Research and COVID-19 (2 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (2 papers). K. S. Last is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (2 papers), Dental Research and COVID-19 (2 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (2 papers). K. S. Last collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Germany. K. S. Last's co-authors include Radhika Desikan, Klaus Harter, Cecilia Tagliavia, Richard Hooley, Steven J. Neill, John T. Hancock, R. H. A. Samuels, N. Pender, J. Appleton and Rachel J. Waddington and has published in prestigious journals such as The Plant Journal, Journal Of Clinical Periodontology and British Journal of Educational Studies.

In The Last Decade

K. S. Last

9 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ethylene‐induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF‐mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis

2006 1.5k citations Radhika Desikan, K. S. Last et al. The Plant Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. S. Last United Kingdom	7	676	582	429	311	289	9	1.7k
Matthew B. Hamilton United States	13	363 0.5×	430 0.7×	469 1.1×	866 2.8×	343 1.2×	35	1.4k
Oris I. Sanjur Panama	21	334 0.5×	510 0.9×	446 1.0×	558 1.8×	373 1.3×	30	1.7k
Eyualem Abebe United States	12	667 1.0×	564 1.0×	274 0.6×	233 0.7×	935 3.2×	41	1.8k
Robin Floyd Canada	13	539 0.8×	812 1.4×	341 0.8×	368 1.2×	966 3.3×	18	2.0k
David M. Hunter Canada	23	627 0.9×	426 0.7×	442 1.0×	405 1.3×	289 1.0×	99	1.7k
J. V. Groth United States	17	1.1k 1.6×	278 0.5×	505 1.2×	271 0.9×	354 1.2×	57	1.8k
Austen R. D. Ganley New Zealand	22	618 0.9×	1.2k 2.1×	251 0.6×	275 0.9×	170 0.6×	44	2.0k
Douda Bensasson United States	19	730 1.1×	1.6k 2.8×	422 1.0×	851 2.7×	670 2.3×	27	2.7k
Melanie Gibbs United Kingdom	21	288 0.4×	197 0.3×	510 1.2×	302 1.0×	248 0.9×	41	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. S. Last

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. S. Last. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. S. Last 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 K. S. Last. K. S. Last is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Harrison, Neil, David James, & K. S. Last. (2015). Don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it's gone? Skills-led qualifications, secondary school attainment and policy choices. Research Papers in Education. 30(5). 585–608. 3 indexed citations

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Attwood, Gaynor, Paul Croll, Carol Fuller, & K. S. Last. (2013). The accuracy of students’ predictions of their GCSE grades. Educational Studies. 39(4). 444–454. 3 indexed citations

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Croll, Paul, Gaynor Attwood, Carol Fuller, & K. S. Last. (2008). THE STRUCTURE AND IMPLICATIONS OF CHILDREN'S ATTITUDES TO SCHOOL. British Journal of Educational Studies. 56(4). 382–399. 17 indexed citations

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Desikan, Radhika, K. S. Last, Cecilia Tagliavia, et al.. (2006). Ethylene‐induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis occurs via AtrbohF‐mediated hydrogen peroxide synthesis. The Plant Journal. 47(6). 907–916. 1537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Last, K. S., et al.. (2001). Basic science knowledge of dental students on conventional and problem‐based learning (PBL) courses at Liverpool. European Journal Of Dental Education. 5(4). 148–154. 25 indexed citations

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Last, K. S., et al.. (2000). The value of a questionnaire in assessing the acquisition and retention of basic science knowledge by dental students. European Journal Of Dental Education. 4(1). 3–9. 7 indexed citations

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Pender, N., R. H. A. Samuels, & K. S. Last. (1994). The monitoring of orthodontic tooth movement over a 2-year period by analysis of gingival crevicular fluid. European Journal of Orthodontics. 16(6). 511–520. 33 indexed citations

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Samuels, R. H. A., N. Pender, & K. S. Last. (1993). The effects of orthodontic tooth movement on the glycosaminoglycan components of gingival crevicular fluid. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 20(5). 371–377. 57 indexed citations

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Waddington, Rachel J., G. Embery, & K. S. Last. (1988). The Glycosaminoglycan Constituents of Alveolar and Basal Bone of the Rabbit. Connective Tissue Research. 17(3). 171–180. 28 indexed citations

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