Peter Child

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Child is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Child has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Peter Child's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (6 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers). Peter Child is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (6 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers). Peter Child collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and Netherlands. Peter Child's co-authors include Fred Lerdahl, Ray Jackendoff, A. Kuksis, Joseph Rafter, W. Robert Bruce, Rob Alder, Virak Eng, A. Anderson, L.L.M. Van Deenen and Jos A.F. Op den Kamp and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Child

25 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Generative Theory of Tonal Music 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. A Generative Theory of Tonal Music
    1984 2.2k citations Peter Child, Fred Lerdahl et al. Computer Music Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Child Canada 11 1.5k 1.1k 839 502 466 26 2.6k
Charles E. Wright United States 21 1.3k 0.9× 34 0.0× 67 0.1× 179 0.4× 16 0.0× 55 2.9k
Peter Roach United Kingdom 18 157 0.1× 225 0.2× 63 0.1× 881 1.8× 5 0.0× 44 1.8k
Hannes Eisler Sweden 21 801 0.5× 94 0.1× 62 0.1× 459 0.9× 69 0.1× 55 1.6k
Jiaxiang Zhang United Kingdom 22 953 0.7× 149 0.1× 39 0.0× 105 0.2× 2 0.0× 65 1.5k
Leendert van Maanen Netherlands 26 1.4k 0.9× 46 0.0× 36 0.0× 286 0.6× 4 0.0× 82 1.9k
Richard A. Heath Australia 16 900 0.6× 47 0.0× 84 0.1× 284 0.6× 1 0.0× 46 1.8k
Marcia A. Derr United States 10 335 0.2× 66 0.1× 31 0.0× 70 0.1× 14 0.0× 21 669
Tom Collins United Kingdom 12 156 0.1× 133 0.1× 117 0.1× 33 0.1× 45 0.1× 27 464
Juliet Popper Shaffer United States 17 256 0.2× 32 0.0× 51 0.1× 142 0.3× 2 0.0× 53 2.1k
Jie Xi China 17 461 0.3× 27 0.0× 46 0.1× 206 0.4× 6 0.0× 49 814

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Child

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Child

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Child

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Asha, Stephen, et al.. (2014). Sensitivity and specificity of CT scanning for determining the number of internally concealed packages in ‘body-packers’. Emergency Medicine Journal. 32(5). 387–391. 4 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, et al.. (2007). Ability of Commercially Available “Date-Rape” Drug Test Kits to Detect Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate in Popular Drinks. Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal. 40(3). 131–141. 4 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, Tristan D. Yan, D. S. Perera, & David L. Morris. (2005). Surveillance-Detected Hepatic Metastases From Colorectal Cancer Had a Survival Advantage in Seven-Year Follow-Up. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 48(4). 744–748. 5 indexed citations
4.
Child, Peter. (1993). Voice-Leading Patterns and Interval Collections in Late Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15. Music Analysis. 12(1). 71–71. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Guangfei, Evan S. Glazer, K Hay, et al.. (1991). Comparisons of Diet and Biochemical Characteristics of stool and Urine Between Chinese Populations With Low and High Colorectal Cancer Rates. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 83(1). 46–50. 16 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, et al.. (1987). Separation and quantitation of fatty acids, sterols and bile acids in feces by gas chromatography as the butyl ester—acetate derivatives. Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications. 415(1). 13–26. 37 indexed citations
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Rafter, Joseph, Peter Child, A. Anderson, et al.. (1987). Cellular toxicity of fecal water depends on diet. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 45(3). 559–563. 113 indexed citations
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Child, Peter & A. Kuksis. (1986). Investigation of the role of micellar phospholipid in the preferential uptake of cholesterol over sitosterol by dispersed rat jejunal villus cells. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 64(8). 847–853. 41 indexed citations
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Wr, Bruce, et al.. (1986). Diet-related factors in the origin of cancer of the large bowel--a molecular scientist's point of view.. PubMed. 206. 183–97. 5 indexed citations
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Child, Peter & Joseph Rafter. (1986). Calcium enhances the hemolytic action of bile salts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 855(3). 357–364. 12 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, J. J. Myher, Frans A. Kuypers, et al.. (1985). Acyl selectivity in the transfer of molecular species of phosphatidylcholines from human erythrocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 812(2). 321–332. 30 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, Fred Lerdahl, & Ray Jackendoff. (1984). A Generative Theory of Tonal Music. Computer Music Journal. 8(4). 56–56. 2201 indexed citations breakdown →
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Child, Peter & A. Kuksis. (1982). Differential uptake of cholesterol and plant sterols by rat erythrocytes in vitro. Lipids. 17(10). 748–754. 20 indexed citations
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Child, Peter & A. Kuksis. (1980). Uptake and transport of sterols by isolated villus cells of rat jejunum. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 58(10). 1215–1222. 10 indexed citations
15.
Kuksis, A. & Peter Child. (1980). Analysis and structure determination of unsaturated 5β‐cholanoic acids. Lipids. 15(9). 770–782. 9 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, A. Kuksis, & L. Marai. (1979). Preparation and mass spectral behaviour of some 5β-cholenoic acids. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 57(3). 216–225. 10 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, A. Kuksis, & J. J. Myher. (1979). Resolution of saturated and unsaturated 5β-cholanoic acids by gas–liquid and thin-layer chromatography. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 57(6). 639–644. 4 indexed citations
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Kuksis, A., et al.. (1978). Bile acids of a 3200-year-old Egyptian mummy. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 56(12). 1141–1148. 9 indexed citations
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Child, Peter. (1976). Studies in Medieval Domestic Architecture. Vernacular Architecture. 7(1). 33–33. 1 indexed citations
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Child, Peter, et al.. (1971). Permeability of Membranes of Dead Fetus. BMJ. 1(5747). 492–493. 7 indexed citations

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