Neil J. Rowan

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
159 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Neil J. Rowan is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil J. Rowan has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Biotechnology, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Neil J. Rowan's work include Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (32 papers), Microbial Inactivation Methods (29 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (13 papers). Neil J. Rowan is often cited by papers focused on Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (32 papers), Microbial Inactivation Methods (29 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (13 papers). Neil J. Rowan collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Neil J. Rowan's co-authors include John G. Laffey, J.G. Anderson, Charis M. Galanakis, S.J. MacGregor, Mary Garvey, John E. Smith, Richard Sullivan, O. Farish, R.A. Fouracre and Turki M.S. Aldawoud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Neil J. Rowan

152 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Silver nanoparticles in the environment: Sources, detection and ecotoxicology

2016 423 citations Neil J. Rowan et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Innovations and technology disruptions in the food sector within the COVID-19 pandemic and post-lockdown era

2021 322 citations Charis M. Galanakis, Neil J. Rowan et al. profile →
Challenges and solutions for addressing critical shortage of supply chain for personal and protective equipment (PPE) arising from Coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic – Case study from the Republic of Ireland

2020 319 citations Neil J. Rowan et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
A circular economy framework for seafood waste valorisation to meet challenges and opportunities for intensive production and sustainability

2023 112 citations Ronan Cooney, Sinead Mellett et al. profile →

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Nélson Lima Portugal

Carlos Adam Conte‐Júnior Brazil

Awanish Kumar India

Shafiul Haque Saudi Arabia

Johnson Lin South Africa

Pratyoosh Shukla India

Shuhaimi Mustafa Malaysia

Seema Patel United States

Eugenia Bezirtzoglou Greece

Fei Liu China

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rowan, Neil J.. (2026). Operational Research Underpinning the Development of a Novel Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) Peatlands-Based System for Demonstrating the Bioeconomy. Applied Sciences. 16(3). 1583–1583.

Silveira, Juliano Coelho da, et al.. (2025). Identification of eccDNA in Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Human Dermal Fibroblasts Through Nanopore Sequencing. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(9). 4144–4144. 1 indexed citations

Rowan, Neil J.. (2025). Peatlands-based demonstration of bioeconomy innovations at scale to help achieve many of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Resources Environment and Sustainability. 21. 100238–100238.

Alsamhi, Saeed Hamood, et al.. (2024). AI-Empowered Peatland Management for Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Future: Challenges and Opportunities. 1–8.

Rowan, Neil J., et al.. (2024). A new quantitative method for determining patient risk for reusable medical device categorization based on using and interpreting Kremer's cleaning classification system. Journal of Hospital Infection. 155. 234–247. 2 indexed citations

Murray, Niall, et al.. (2023). Perceived factors informing the pre-acceptability of digital health innovation by aging respiratory patients: a case study from the Republic of Ireland. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1203937–1203937. 3 indexed citations

Major, Ian, et al.. (2023). Synergy Assessment of Four Antimicrobial Bioactive Compounds for the Combinational Treatment of Bacterial Pathogens. Biomedicines. 11(8). 2216–2216. 5 indexed citations

Garvey, Mary & Neil J. Rowan. (2023). Pathogenic Drug Resistant Fungi: A Review of Mitigation Strategies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1584–1584. 36 indexed citations

McEvoy, Brian, et al.. (2022). Geobacillus stearothermophilusandBacillus atrophaeusspores exhibit linear inactivation kinetic performance when treated with an industrial scale vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VH2O2) sterilization process. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 134(1). 9 indexed citations

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Murphy, Emma J., et al.. (2021). Immunomodulatory activity of β-glucan polysaccharides isolated from different species of mushroom – A potential treatment for inflammatory lung conditions. Research@THEA. 22 indexed citations

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Clifford, Eoghan, et al.. (2021). Bacterial inactivation, photoreactivation and dark repair post flow-through pulsed UV disinfection. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 41. 102070–102070. 26 indexed citations

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Almeida, Cheila, Philippe Loubet, Tamíris Pacheco da Costa, et al.. (2021). Packaging environmental impact on seafood supply chains: A review of life cycle assessment studies. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(6). 1961–1978. 30 indexed citations

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Wan‐Mohtar, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad, et al.. (2021). In vivo toxicity of bioreactor-grown biomass and exopolysaccharides from Malaysian tiger milk mushroom mycelium for potential future health applications. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 23 indexed citations

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Rowan, Neil J. & Charis M. Galanakis. (2020). Unlocking challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 pandemic for cross-cutting disruption in agri-food and green deal innovations: Quo Vadis?. The Science of The Total Environment. 748. 141362–141362. 185 indexed citations

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Tahar, Alexandre, Erin Jo Tiedeken, Eoghan Clifford, Enda Cummins, & Neil J. Rowan. (2017). Development of a semi-quantitative risk assessment model for evaluating environmental threat posed by the three first EU watch-list pharmaceuticals to urban wastewater treatment plants: An Irish case study. The Science of The Total Environment. 603-604. 627–638. 29 indexed citations

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McFadden, Emily, et al.. (2016). Comparative studies on the novel sterilisation of Irish retailed infant milk formula using electron beam and pulsed light treatments.. Research@THEA. 4 indexed citations

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Fitzgerald, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2013). Irish staff nurses perceptions of clinical incident reporting. International journal of nursing. 3(2). 14–21. 6 indexed citations

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Domegan, Christine, et al.. (2013). A REVIEW OF THE PERCEIVED BARRIERS WITHIN THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL ON PAP SMEAR SCREENING AS A CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION MEASURE. Research@THEA. 3(6). 677–692. 28 indexed citations

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Kealey, Carmel, et al.. (2013). EVALUATION OF VEGETABLE OILS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FATTY ACIDS ON THE VIABILITY OF STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS, A PERSISTENT ORAL PATHOGEN. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3(6). 670–676. 1 indexed citations

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Anderson, J.G., et al.. (2004). Use of a fluorescent viability stain to assess lethal and sublethal injury in food-borne bacteria exposed to high-intensity pulsed electric fields. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 39(3). 246–251. 20 indexed citations

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