M.D. Collins

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
23 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

M.D. Collins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, M.D. Collins has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Pharmacology and 7 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in M.D. Collins's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (8 papers), Vitamin K Research Studies (4 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (3 papers). M.D. Collins is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (8 papers), Vitamin K Research Studies (4 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (3 papers). M.D. Collins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. M.D. Collins's co-authors include Michael Goodfellow, David E. Minnikin, Dorothy Jones, Thomas A. Langworthy, Prasad Gyaneshwar, Philip S. Poole, Roger A. Hutson, G. Archana, L.J. Parekh and Erwin Grund and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, FEMS Microbiology Letters and Systematic and Applied Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

M.D. Collins

23 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Distribution of Menaquinones in Actinomycetes and Corynebacteria

1977 2.1k citations M.D. Collins, Michael Goodfellow et al. Journal of General Microbiology profile →
Fatty Acid and Polar Lipid Composition in the Classification of Cellulomonas, Oerskovia and Related Taxa

1979 875 citations David E. Minnikin, M.D. Collins et al. Journal of Applied Bacteriology profile →
Lipids in the Classification and Identification of Coryneform Bacteria Containing Peptidoglycans Based on 2, 4‐diaminobutyric Acid

1980 815 citations M.D. Collins, Dorothy Jones Journal of Applied Bacteriology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.D. Collins

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Involvement of a phosphate starvation inducible glucose dehydrogenase in soil phosphate solubilization byEnterobacter asburiae 1999 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Prasad Gyaneshwar, L.J. Parekh, G. Archana, Philip S. Poole, M.D. Collins, Roger A. Hutson	120
2	Vitamin K composition of anaerobic gut bacteria 1987 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·(unknown), M.D. Collins	39
3	Isolation and structural determination of new members of the vitamin K₂series inNocardia brasiliensis 1987 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·M.D. Collins, Oliver W. Howarth, Erwin Grund, R. M. Kroppenstedt	47
4	Structural determination of a new naturally occurring cyclic vitamin K 1986 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Oliver W. Howarth, Erwin Grund, R. M. Kroppenstedt, M.D. Collins	19
5	Respiratory Quinones of Sulphate-Reducing and Sulphur-Reducing Bacteria: A Systematic Investigation 1986 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·M.D. Collins, (unknown)	79
6	Menaquinone composition of mycolic acid‐containing actinomycetes and some sporoactinomycetes 1985 ·Journal of Applied Bacteriology ·M.D. Collins, Michael Goodfellow, David E. Minnikin, Grace Alderson	64
7	Bacteroides oulorum sp. nov., a Nonpigmented Saccharolytic Species from the Oral Cavity 1985 ·International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Haroun N. Shah, M.D. Collins, J. Watabe, Tomotari MITSUOKA	20
8	Respiratory Quinone Composition of Some Acidophilic Bacteria 1983 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·M.D. Collins, Thomas A. Langworthy	44
9	Lipid Composition as a Guide to the Classification of Some Coryneform Bacteria-containing an A 4 α Type Peptidoglycan (Schleifer and Kandler) 1983 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·M.D. Collins, (unknown)	31
10	Lipid Composition of Arthrobacter simplex, Arthrobacter tumescens and Possibly Related Taxa 1983 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·M.D. Collins, Ronald M. Keddie, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt	18
11	New members of the Coenzyme Q series from the Legionellaceae 1983 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·M.D. Collins, James William Gilbart	13
12	Cell wall peptidoglycan and lipid composition of the phytopathogen Corynebacterium rathayi (smith) 1983 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·M.D. Collins	9
13	Taxonomic studies on Corynebacterium beticola (Abdou) 1982 ·Journal of Applied Bacteriology ·M.D. Collins, Dorothy Jones	3
14	Menaquinone composition of members of the genusThermoactinomyces 1982 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·M.D. Collins, (unknown), T. Cross	13
15	Lipids in the Classification and Identification of Coryneform Bacteria Containing Peptidoglycans Based on 2, 4‐diaminobutyric Acid breakdown → 1980 ·Journal of Applied Bacteriology ·M.D. Collins, Dorothy Jones	815
16	Isoprenoid Quinone Composition as a Guide to the Classification of Sporolactobacillus and Possibly Related Bacteria 1979 ·Journal of Applied Bacteriology ·M.D. Collins, Dorothy Jones	12
17	Fatty Acid and Polar Lipid Composition in the Classification of Cellulomonas, Oerskovia and Related Taxa breakdown → 1979 ·Journal of Applied Bacteriology ·David E. Minnikin, M.D. Collins, Michael Goodfellow	875
18	Isoprenoid Quinones in the Classification of Coryneform and Related Bacteria 1979 ·Journal of General Microbiology ·M.D. Collins, Michael Goodfellow, David E. Minnikin	110
19	Distribution of Menaquinones in Actinomycetes and Corynebacteria breakdown → 1977 ·Journal of General Microbiology ·M.D. Collins, (unknown), Michael Goodfellow, David E. Minnikin	2061
20	Thin-layer Chromatographic Analysis of Mycolic Acid and Other Long-chain Components in Whole-organism Methanolysates of Coryneform and Related Taxa 1976 ·Journal of General Microbiology ·Michael Goodfellow, M.D. Collins, David E. Minnikin	86

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