Ralph Mitchell

11.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
161 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Ralph Mitchell is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Mitchell has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 27 papers in Oceanography and 26 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Ralph Mitchell's work include Building materials and conservation (24 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (20 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (19 papers). Ralph Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Building materials and conservation (24 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (20 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (19 papers). Ralph Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and France. Ralph Mitchell's co-authors include E. A. Henry, Cynthia C. Gilmour, Hugh W. Ducklow, K. C. Marshall, Wayne H. Bell, R.W. Stout, David L. Kirchman, James S. Maki, Christopher J. McNamara and Ji‐Dong Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Mitchell

159 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Sulfate stimulation of mercury methylation in freshwa... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1992 1971 1972 250 500 750
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. Sulfate stimulation of mercury methylation in freshwater sediments
    1992 915 citations Ralph Mitchell et al. profile →
  2. Mechanism of the Initial Events in the Sorption of Marine Bacteria to Surfaces
    1971 764 citations Ralph Mitchell et al. profile →
  3. CHEMOTACTIC AND GROWTH RESPONSES OF MARINE BACTERIA TO ALGAL EXTRACELLULAR PRODUCTS
    1972 452 citations Ralph Mitchell et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph Mitchell United States 45 2.7k 1.8k 1.4k 1.3k 1.3k 161 8.7k
Alan W. Decho United States 51 2.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.4× 1.5k 1.2× 114 10.7k
Per R. Jonsson Sweden 57 3.6k 1.3× 3.8k 2.1× 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 821 0.6× 247 10.8k
Stephen B. Weisberg United States 51 2.1k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 455 0.3× 2.6k 2.0× 169 9.2k
Joanna J Waniek Germany 35 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 422 0.3× 913 0.7× 2.4k 1.9× 125 6.6k
Joel E. Kostka United States 61 4.8k 1.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 2.9k 2.3× 160 11.0k
Thomas R. Neu Germany 59 2.8k 1.0× 562 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 4.2k 3.1× 3.4k 2.7× 196 12.1k
Gill G. Geesey United States 43 1.5k 0.6× 333 0.2× 824 0.6× 3.2k 2.4× 813 0.6× 109 8.1k
Ian M. Head United Kingdom 67 6.0k 2.2× 775 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 3.8k 2.8× 5.5k 4.3× 205 17.2k
Dirk de Beer Germany 68 7.5k 2.7× 4.5k 2.5× 1.6k 1.1× 3.9k 2.9× 4.0k 3.2× 307 17.7k
John R. Lawrence Canada 57 2.3k 0.8× 295 0.2× 1.5k 1.1× 3.1k 2.3× 2.6k 2.0× 217 10.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Mitchell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Mitchell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Mitchell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralph Mitchell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralph Mitchell 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 Ralph Mitchell. Ralph Mitchell 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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Gu, Ji‐Dong, et al.. (2023). Research on biodeteriotration of plastics. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 186. 105699–105699. 12 indexed citations
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Gambino, Michela, et al.. (2018). Surface colour: An overlooked aspect in the study of cyanobacterial biofilm formation. The Science of The Total Environment. 659. 342–353. 21 indexed citations
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Barford, Carol, Joseph P. Montoya, Mark A. Altabet, & Ralph Mitchell. (2017). Steady-State Oxygen Isotope Effects of N2O Production in Paracoccus denitrificans. Microbial Ecology. 74(3). 507–509. 3 indexed citations
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Vasanthakumar, Archana, et al.. (2015). Pyomelanin production in Penicillium chrysogenum is stimulated by l-tyrosine. Microbiology. 161(6). 1211–1218. 36 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Ralph & Christopher J. McNamara. (2010). Cultural heritage microbiology : fundamental studies in conservation science. ASM Press eBooks. 36 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Ralph, et al.. (2010). Environmental Microbiology (2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 71 indexed citations
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McNamara, Christopher J., et al.. (2009). Fluorometric detection and estimation of fungal biomass on cultural heritage materials. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 80(2). 178–182. 18 indexed citations
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McNamara, Christopher J., et al.. (2006). Epilithic and Endolithic Bacterial Communities in Limestone from a Maya Archaeological Site. Microbial Ecology. 51(1). 51–64. 113 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Kazuo, Peter Libby, & Ralph Mitchell. (2005). Local Cytokine Environments Drive Aneurysm Formation in Allografted Aortas. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 15(4). 142–148. 23 indexed citations
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McNamara, Christopher J., et al.. (2005). Corrosion of aluminum alloy 2024 by microorganisms isolated from aircraft fuel tanks. Biofouling. 21(5-6). 257–265. 50 indexed citations
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McNamara, Christopher J., et al.. (2004). Measurement of limestone biodeterioration using the Ca2+ binding fluorochrome Rhod-5N. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 61(2). 245–250. 15 indexed citations
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Gu, Ji‐Dong & Ralph Mitchell. (2001). Antagonism of Bacterial Extracellular Metabolites to Freshwater-Fouling Invertebrate Zebra Mussels, Dreissena polymorpha. The Journal of Microbiology. 39(2). 133–138. 15 indexed citations
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Gu, Ji‐Dong, D. B. Mitton, Tim Ford, & Ralph Mitchell. (1998). Microbial degradation of polymeric coatings measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Biodegradation. 9(1). 39–45. 33 indexed citations
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Lu, Chang, et al.. (1997). Fiber-reinforced polymeric composites are susceptible to microbial degradation. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 18(6). 364–369. 36 indexed citations
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Maki, James S., Dan Rittschof, & Ralph Mitchell. (1992). Inhibition of larval barnacle attachment to bacterial films: An investigation of physical properties. Microbial Ecology. 23(1). 97–106. 87 indexed citations
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Maki, James S., et al.. (1989). Adhesion ofEnteromorpha swarmers to microbial films. Microbial Ecology. 17(1). 39–47. 47 indexed citations
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Conway, Patricia L., James S. Maki, Ralph Mitchell, & Staffan Kjelleberg. (1986). Starvation of marine flounder, squid and laboratory mice and its effect on the intestinal microbiota. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 38(3). 187–195. 21 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Ralph, et al.. (1981). Control of marine biofouling in heat exchanger systems. Vaccines. 10(12). 1 indexed citations
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Ducklow, Hugh W. & Ralph Mitchell. (1979). Observations on naturally and artificially diseased tropical corals: A scanning electron microscope study. Microbial Ecology. 5(3). 215–223. 58 indexed citations
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Cundell, A.M., Thomas D. Sleeter, & Ralph Mitchell. (1977). Microbial populations associated with the surface of the brown algaAscophyllum nodosum. Microbial Ecology. 4(1). 81–91. 40 indexed citations

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