Lester Hankin

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Lester Hankin is a scholar working on Food Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lester Hankin has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Food Science, 20 papers in Plant Science and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lester Hankin's work include Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (11 papers) and Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows (9 papers). Lester Hankin is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (11 papers) and Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows (9 papers). Lester Hankin collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lester Hankin's co-authors include Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Milton Zucker, David C. Sands, William A. Creasey, Robert E. Handschumacher, P. E. Kolattukudy, B. L. Sawhney, Pappachan E. Kolattukudy, David E. Hill and G. H. Heichel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Lester Hankin

87 papers receiving 1.9k 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 Use of Solid Media for Detection of Enzyme Production by Fungi

1975 557 citations Lester Hankin, Sandra L. Anagnostakis profile →

Peers

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Christine S. Evans United Kingdom

K. V. Krishnamurthy India

Robert A. Hill New Zealand

B. N. Johri India

J. P. Guiraud France

Arvind Gulati India

Massimiliano Fenice Italy

Ana Winters United Kingdom

F. Laborda Spain

Maurizio Ruzzi Italy

Christine S. Evans United Kingdom

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Countries citing papers authored by Lester Hankin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lester Hankin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lester Hankin

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Hankin, Lester & Keesler Welch. (1991). Insects found during sanitary inspections. 11(10). 575–576. 1 indexed citations

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Pylypiw, Harry M. & Lester Hankin. (1991). Herbicides in Pooled Raw Milk in Connecticut. Journal of Food Protection. 54(2). 136–137. 11 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester & Harry M. Pylypiw. (1991). Pesticides in Orange Juice Sold in Connecticut. Journal of Food Protection. 54(4). 310–311. 6 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester. (1986). Quality of tomato paste, sauce, puree, and catsup.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 4–4. 1 indexed citations

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Sawhney, B. L. & Lester Hankin. (1985). Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Food: A Review. Journal of Food Protection. 48(5). 442–448. 19 indexed citations

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Sawhney, B. L. & Lester Hankin. (1984). Plant Contamination by PCBs from Amended Soils. Journal of Food Protection. 47(3). 232–236. 20 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, et al.. (1983). Quality of butter and blends of butter with oleomargarine.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 4–4. 4 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester & Donald C. Shields. (1982). Relation of Code Dates to Retail Milk Supply. Journal of Food Protection. 45(14). 1302–1305. 2 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, et al.. (1980). Comparison of Code Date Reliability for Freshly Bottled Whole, Lowfat and Nonfat Fluid Milk. Journal of Food Protection. 43(3). 175–177. 3 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, George H. Lacy, & John L. McIntyre. (1979). Organoleptic Examination of Pears from Trees Infused with Oxytetracycline to Remit Symptoms of Pear Decline. Journal of Food Protection. 42(9). 732–734. 1 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, et al.. (1979). Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria in Raw Milk and Ability of Some to Transfer Antibiotic Resistance to Escherichia coli. Journal of Food Protection. 42(12). 950–953. 5 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, et al.. (1977). Relation of Code Dates to Quality of Milk Sold in Retail Markets. Journal of Food Protection. 40(2). 116–119. 2 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, et al.. (1977). Keeping Quality of Pasteurized Milk for Retail Sale Related to Code Date, Storage Temperature, and Microbial Counts. Journal of Food Protection. 40(12). 848–853. 5 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, Raymond P. Poincelot, & Sandra L. Anagnostakis. (1975). Microorganisms from composting leaves: Ability to produce extracellular degradative enzymes. Microbial Ecology. 2(4). 296–308. 28 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester. (1975). Lead in Pet Foods and Processed Organ Meats A Human Problem?. JAMA. 231(5). 484–484. 4 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester, et al.. (1974). Newspapers and Magazines as Potential Sources of Dietary Lead for Dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 164(5). 490–490. 1 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester. (1972). LEAD POISONING–A DISEASE OF OUR TIME. Journal of Milk and Food Technology. 35(2). 86–97. 11 indexed citations

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Zucker, Milton & Lester Hankin. (1970). Effectiveness of ethylediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in controlling soft rot of Potatoes.. The Plant disease reporter. 54(10). 863–865. 2 indexed citations

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Kolattukudy, P. E. & Lester Hankin. (1966). Metabolism of a Plant Wax Paraffin (n-Nonacosane) in the Rat. Journal of Nutrition. 90(2). 167–174. 44 indexed citations

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Hankin, Lester. (1963). Effect of Dietary Orotic Acid on Liver Proteins. Journal of Nutrition. 79(4). 519–522. 7 indexed citations

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