Ken Killham

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Ken Killham is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Killham has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Ken Killham's work include bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (32 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (23 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (21 papers). Ken Killham is often cited by papers focused on bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (32 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (23 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (21 papers). Ken Killham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Ken Killham's co-authors include James I. Prosser, Andrew A. Meharg, Graeme I. Paton, L. Anne Glover, Davey L. Jones, Lisa M. Avery, Milton Wainwright, Martin Solan, A. Prysor Williams and Rebekka Artz and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Nature Biotechnology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ken Killham

151 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology

2007 732 citations James I. Prosser, Brendan J. M. Bohannan et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken Killham United Kingdom	45	1.6k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	153	6.1k
William E. Holben United States	42	1.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	78	6.2k
Dror Minz Israel	45	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	625 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	92	5.6k
Carsten Suhr Jacobsen Denmark	43	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	563 0.4×	2.2k 1.8×	134	5.6k
Flavio Anastácio de Oliveira Camargo Brazil	43	1.9k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	2.9k 2.3×	189	8.0k
Gang Wang China	47	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	997 0.7×	797 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	284	7.2k
Roberta R. Fulthorpe Canada	37	998 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	593 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	93	4.9k
Giacomo Pietramellara Italy	37	1.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	95	5.8k
Sylvia Schnell Germany	43	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	673 0.5×	915 0.7×	124	5.8k
Andrew S. Whiteley United Kingdom	42	1.8k 1.1×	3.9k 2.7×	2.6k 1.9×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	109	8.3k
Feng Hu China	50	2.7k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	750 0.5×	2.8k 2.1×	1.7k 1.4×	294	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ken Killham

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Killham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Killham

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Batty, Lesley, Alan J. M. Baker, O. W. Purvis, et al.. (2010). Ecology of Industrial Pollution. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 124 indexed citations

Rooney, Deirdre C., Ken Killham, Gary D. Bending, et al.. (2009). Mycorrhizas and biomass crops: opportunities for future sustainable development. Trends in Plant Science. 14(10). 542–549. 54 indexed citations

Avery, Lisa M., A. Prysor Williams, Ken Killham, & Davey L. Jones. (2009). Heat and lime-treatment as effective control methods for E. coli O157:H7 in organic wastes. Bioresource Technology. 100(10). 2692–2698. 23 indexed citations

Cairney, John, et al.. (2008). Bacteria associated with ectomycorrhizas of slash pine (Pinus elliottii) in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 282(2). 196–204. 29 indexed citations

Prosser, James I., Brendan J. M. Bohannan, Thomas P. Curtis, et al.. (2007). The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 5(5). 384–392. 732 indexed citations breakdown →

Arveti, Nagaraju, et al.. (2006). Hydrogeochemistry of waters of Mangampeta barite mining area, Cuddapah Basin, Andhra Pradesh, India. TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 30(4). 203–219. 65 indexed citations

Artz, Rebekka, Lisa M. Avery, Davey L. Jones, & Ken Killham. (2006). Potential pitfalls in the quantitative molecular detection ofEscherichia coliO157:H7 in environmental matrices. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 52(5). 482–488. 27 indexed citations

Trott, Darren J., Julian J.C. Dawson, Ken Killham, et al.. (2006). Comparative evaluation of a bioluminescent bacterial assay in terrestrial ecotoxicity testing. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 9(1). 44–50. 13 indexed citations

Anderson, Ian C., et al.. (2006). Endobacteria in some ectomycorrhiza of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 56(1). 34–43. 67 indexed citations

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Rangel‐Castro, J. Ignacio, Ken Killham, Nick Ostle, et al.. (2005). Stable isotope probing analysis of the influence of liming on root exudate utilization by soil microorganisms. Environmental Microbiology. 7(6). 828–838. 126 indexed citations

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Williams, A. Prysor, Lisa M. Avery, Ken Killham, & Davey L. Jones. (2005). Persistence of Escherichia coli O157 on farm surfaces under different environmental conditions. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 98(5). 1075–1083. 79 indexed citations

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Artz, Rebekka, et al.. (2004). Soil macropores and compaction control the leaching potential of Escherichia coli O157:H7. Environmental Microbiology. 7(2). 241–248. 49 indexed citations

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Knox, Oliver, Ken Killham, Chris Mullins, & M. J. Wilson. (2003). Nematode-enhanced microbial colonization of the wheat rhizosphere. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 225(2). 227–233. 32 indexed citations

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Artz, Rebekka & Ken Killham. (2002). Survival ofEscherichia coliO157:H7 in private drinking water wells: influences of protozoan grazing and elevated copper concentrations. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 216(1). 117–122. 53 indexed citations

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Strachan, Norval J. C., et al.. (2002). On-line microbial biosensing and fingerprinting of water pollutants. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 17(6-7). 495–501. 34 indexed citations

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Weitz, Hedda J., et al.. (2001). The effect of culture conditions on the mycelial growth and luminescence of naturally bioluminescent fungi. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 202(2). 165–170. 50 indexed citations

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Killham, Ken, et al.. (2001). Lead Solubilization and Accumulation by Two Strains of Pseudomonas Obtained from a Contaminated Alfisol's Effluent in Southwestern Nigeria. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 71(3). 243–254. 3 indexed citations

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Killham, Ken, et al.. (2000). A review of rhizosphere carbon flow modelling. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 222. 263–281. 2 indexed citations

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Silcock, D.J., et al.. (1993). Construction and detection of bioluminescent strains of Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 75(4). 350–359. 13 indexed citations

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Tekalign, Meron & Ken Killham. (1986). Response of tef to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal infection. 9. 41–54.

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