M. M. Cowan

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

M. M. Cowan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Periodontics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, M. M. Cowan has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Periodontics and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in M. M. Cowan's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (7 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (6 papers). M. M. Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (7 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (6 papers). M. M. Cowan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Belgium. M. M. Cowan's co-authors include K. Grant Taylor, Henk J. Busscher, Madilyn Fletcher, Ron J. Doyle, Henny C. van der Mei, R.J. Doyle, J. Bryan Jones, Pamela A. Marshall, Andreas Seger and Benjamin G. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

M. M. Cowan

25 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. M. Cowan United States	17	3.9k	3.7k	1.8k	1.1k	989	25	7.5k
Stanley G. Deans United Kingdom	37	6.4k 1.6×	4.9k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	1000 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	80	9.0k
José Galberto Martins da Costa Brazil	46	3.6k 0.9×	3.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	755 0.8×	419	8.2k
Lı́gia Salgueiro Portugal	52	5.0k 1.3×	4.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	717 0.7×	895 0.9×	225	7.9k
Sandy van Vuuren South Africa	46	4.0k 1.0×	4.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	979 0.9×	549 0.6×	218	7.5k
Andrew J. Lamb United Kingdom	23	2.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	620 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	45	6.5k
Carlos Cavaleiro Portugal	45	4.2k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	571 0.5×	807 0.8×	177	6.6k
Vivek K. Bajpai South Korea	52	3.4k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	551 0.5×	799 0.8×	229	9.5k
Lai Yeap Foo New Zealand	46	2.4k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	704 0.6×	2.9k 3.0×	106	7.4k
Giuseppe Bisignano Italy	51	4.0k 1.0×	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.3×	559 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	127	8.5k
Celuta Sales Alviano Brazil	45	2.4k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	586 0.5×	419 0.4×	222	7.9k

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Wehner, Markus, et al.. (2004). Asparaginase inhibition of adhesion of type 1-fimbriated and P-fimbriated Escherichia coli to epithelial cell receptors. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 66(1). 71–73. 1 indexed citations

Rendle, Phillip M., Andreas Seger, João Rodrigues, et al.. (2004). Glycodendriproteins: A Synthetic Glycoprotein Mimic Enzyme with Branched Sugar-Display Potently Inhibits Bacterial Aggregation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126(15). 4750–4751. 73 indexed citations

Cowan, M. M., et al.. (2003). Antimicrobial efficacy of a silver-zeolite matrix coating on stainless steel. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 30(2). 102–106. 140 indexed citations

Doyle, R.J., et al.. (2003). Virulence factors of Porphyromonas gingivalis are modified by polyphenol oxidase and asparaginase. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 18(5). 313–317. 5 indexed citations

Doyle, Ronald J., et al.. (2002). Flow cytometric evaluation of adhesion of Streptococcus pyogenes to epithelial cells. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 51(1). 35–42. 19 indexed citations

Sokurenko, Evgeni V., В. Л. Чеснокова, D E Dykhuizen, et al.. (1999). Pathogenic adaptation of Escherichia coli by natural variation of the fimH adhesin. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 12(13). 944–948. 43 indexed citations

Cowan, M. M.. (1997). Epidemiology: A Vehicle for Thinking Critically.. Journal on excellence in college teaching. 8(2). 41–62. 2 indexed citations

Cowan, M. M., et al.. (1997). The First Day of Class on a Two-Year Campus.. The journal of college science teaching. 27(2). 1 indexed citations

Cowan, M. M.. (1995). [16] Kinetic analysis of microbial adhesion. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 253. 179–189. 5 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M., F.H.M. Mikx, & Henk J. Busscher. (1994). Electrophoretic mobility and hemagglutination of Treponema denticola ATCC 33520. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 2(4). 407–410. 16 indexed citations

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DALEN, P. J. van, T. J. M. van Steenbergen, M. M. Cowan, Henk J. Busscher, & J. de Graaff. (1993). Description of Two Morphotypes of Peptostreptococcus micros. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 43(4). 787–793. 23 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M., H.C. van der Mei, P. G. Rouxhet, & Henk J. Busscher. (1992). Physico-chemical and structural properties of the surfaces of Peptostreptococcus micros and Streptococcus mitis as compared to those of mutans streptococci, Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus salivarius. Journal of General Microbiology. 138(12). 2707–2714. 37 indexed citations

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Mei, Henny C. van der, M. M. Cowan, M. Genet, Paul G. Rouxhet, & Henk J. Busscher. (1992). Structural and physicochemical surface properties of Serratia marcescens strains. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 38(10). 1033–1041. 18 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M., Henny C. van der Mei, I. Stokroos, & Henk J. Busscher. (1992). Heterogeneity of Surfaces of Subgingival Bacteria as Detected by Zeta Potential Measurements. Journal of Dental Research. 71(11). 1803–1806. 37 indexed citations

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Mei, Henny C. van der, M. M. Cowan, & Henk J. Busscher. (1991). Physicochemical and structural studies onAcinetobacter calcoaceticus RAG-1 and MR-481—Two standard strains in hydrophobicity tests. Current Microbiology. 23(6). 337–341. 23 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M., et al.. (1991). Mixed‐species colonization of solid surfaces in laboratory biofilms. Biofouling. 3(1). 23–34. 37 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M., et al.. (1988). Glucan-binding factor in saliva. Infection and Immunity. 56(11). 2912–2917. 6 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M. & Madilyn Fletcher. (1987). Rapid screening method for detection of bacterial mutants with altered adhesion abilities. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 7(4-5). 241–249. 19 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M., K. Grant Taylor, & R.J. Doyle. (1987). Role of sialic acid in the kinetics of Streptococcus sanguis adhesion to artificial pellicle. Infection and Immunity. 55(7). 1552–1557. 30 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. M., K. Grant Taylor, & Ron J. Doyle. (1986). Kinetic Analysis of Streptococcus sanguis Adhesion to Artificial Pellicle. Journal of Dental Research. 65(10). 1278–1283. 48 indexed citations

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