Peter C. Molan

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Peter C. Molan is a scholar working on Insect Science, Pharmacology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter C. Molan has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Insect Science, 13 papers in Pharmacology and 10 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Peter C. Molan's work include Bee Products Chemical Analysis (28 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (20 papers) and Healthcare and Venom Research (13 papers). Peter C. Molan is often cited by papers focused on Bee Products Chemical Analysis (28 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (20 papers) and Healthcare and Venom Research (13 papers). Peter C. Molan collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Germany. Peter C. Molan's co-authors include Merilyn Manley‐Harris, David R. Adams, Cathy Buntting, Alistair L. Wilkins, Rose Cooper, Cheryl Dunford, Richard White, Patrick T. Holland, Angela R. C. Pack and Kirsten S. Traynor and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Food Chemistry and Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Peter C. Molan

39 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Antibacterial Activit... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 200 400 600
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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.

  1. The Antibacterial Activity of Honey
    1992 657 citations Peter C. Molan profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter C. Molan 2.4k 1.3k 592 368 285 39 3.0k
Daniel Severus Dezmirean 1.7k 0.7× 654 0.5× 206 0.3× 322 0.9× 391 1.4× 140 2.4k
Irlan Almeida Freires 447 0.2× 919 0.7× 172 0.3× 576 1.6× 158 0.6× 68 2.6k
Peter Gallmann 1.0k 0.4× 472 0.4× 99 0.2× 117 0.3× 217 0.8× 41 1.5k
Sung Ki Lee 179 0.1× 529 0.4× 79 0.1× 235 0.6× 345 1.2× 163 2.6k
Kacem Mahdouani 169 0.1× 1.1k 0.8× 93 0.2× 573 1.6× 142 0.5× 52 2.7k
Monika Sienkiewicz 109 0.0× 705 0.5× 88 0.1× 393 1.1× 80 0.3× 105 1.5k
Francesca Gaggìa 396 0.2× 928 0.7× 36 0.1× 362 1.0× 49 0.2× 43 2.6k
D. Bravo 129 0.1× 381 0.3× 49 0.1× 542 1.5× 55 0.2× 61 2.7k
Loredana Baffoni 520 0.2× 599 0.4× 27 0.0× 262 0.7× 45 0.2× 48 2.0k
Ricardo Gomez‐Flores 223 0.1× 214 0.2× 127 0.2× 442 1.2× 45 0.2× 134 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter C. Molan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Molan, Peter C.. (2014). Re-introducing Honey in the Management of Wounds and Ulcers - Theory and Practice Re-introducing Honey in the Management of Wounds and Ulcers - Theory and Practice. 1 indexed citations
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Molan, Peter C.. (2012). Honey anti-inflammatory factor identified. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 20(8). 6–6. 2 indexed citations
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Molan, Peter C.. (2011). The evidence and the rationale for the use of honey as a wound dressing. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 19(4). 204–220. 58 indexed citations
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Chepulis, Lynne, Nicola J. Starkey, Joseph R. Waas, & Peter C. Molan. (2009). The effects of long-term honey, sucrose or sugar-free diets on memory and anxiety in rats. Physiology & Behavior. 97(3-4). 359–368. 84 indexed citations
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Adams, David R., Merilyn Manley‐Harris, & Peter C. Molan. (2009). The origin of methylglyoxal in New Zealand manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey. Carbohydrate Research. 344(8). 1050–1053. 229 indexed citations
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Molan, Peter C.. (2009). Debridement of wounds with honey. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 5. 12–17. 21 indexed citations
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Molan, Peter C.. (2008). Improvements to the UMF assay. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 16(7). 24–25. 2 indexed citations
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Simon, Arne, et al.. (2007). Medical Honey for Wound Care—Still the ‘Latest Resort’?. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 6(2). 165–173. 158 indexed citations
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Molan, Peter C.. (2006). Using honey in wound care. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 3. 21–24. 13 indexed citations
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Buntting, Cathy, et al.. (2003). The Effect of Dilution on the Rate of Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Honey and Its Implications for Wound Healing. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 9(2). 267–273. 214 indexed citations
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Nicholas, G., M.J. Auldist, Peter C. Molan, K. Stelwagen, & Colin G. Prosser. (2002). Effects of stage of lactation and time of year on plasmin-derived proteolytic activity in bovine milk in New Zealand. Journal of Dairy Research. 69(4). 533–540. 25 indexed citations
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Molan, Peter C.. (2001). Treatment of wounds and burns with honey. 42(9). 33–39. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, R.A., Peter C. Molan, Lakshmi Krishnamoorthy, & Keith G Harding. (2001). The use of honey in healing a recalcitrant wound following surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. Research Commons (The University of Waikato). 1 indexed citations
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Dunford, Cheryl, Rose Cooper, Peter C. Molan, & Richard White. (2000). The use of honey in wound management. Nursing Standard. 15(11). 63–68. 129 indexed citations
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Prosser, Colin G., Sally-Anne Turner, R.D. McLaren, et al.. (2000). Milk whey protein concentration and mRNA associated with β-lactoglobulin phenotype. Journal of Dairy Research. 67(2). 287–293. 11 indexed citations
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Wilkins, Alistair L., et al.. (1989). A Chemical Approach to the Determination of Floral Sources of New Zealand Honeys. Journal of Apicultural Research. 28(4). 212–222. 43 indexed citations
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Molan, Peter C., et al.. (1988). The Lipolytic Activity of Low Concentrations of Insulin-Like Growth Factors in Ovine Adipose Tissue*. Endocrinology. 122(6). 2554–2557. 11 indexed citations
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Holland, Patrick T., et al.. (1988). Extractives from New Zealand honeys. 1. White clover, manuka and kanuka unifloral honeys. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 36(3). 453–460. 91 indexed citations

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