Robert D. Fallon

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Fallon is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Fallon has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Fallon's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (11 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (11 papers). Robert D. Fallon is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (11 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (11 papers). Robert D. Fallon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. Robert D. Fallon's co-authors include Steven Y. Newell, Evelyn B. Sherr, Barry F. Sherr, Thomas D. Brock, H. Rodger Harvey, John S. Patton, Thomas L. Arsuffi, J. David Miller, Mark S. Payne and Bo Riemann and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Fallon

54 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Use of Monodispersed, Fluorescently Labeled Bacteria to Estimate In Situ Protozoan Bacterivory

1987 478 citations Robert D. Fallon et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert D. Fallon United States	29	1.6k	1.1k	806	805	320	54	3.2k
R. A. Herbert United Kingdom	35	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	837 1.0×	954 1.2×	296 0.9×	97	4.0k
Frederica W. Valois United States	14	1.5k 0.9×	938 0.8×	464 0.6×	603 0.7×	171 0.5×	15	2.7k
James B. Guckert United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	551 0.5×	720 0.9×	915 1.1×	163 0.5×	38	3.2k
Harold G. Marshall United States	29	1.3k 0.8×	2.4k 2.1×	1.7k 2.1×	376 0.5×	344 1.1×	144	3.9k
T. D. Brock United States	35	1.1k 0.7×	614 0.6×	952 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	176 0.6×	76	3.3k
Xiangming Tang China	32	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	713 0.9×	141 0.4×	141	3.3k
Thomas Wichard Germany	40	1.3k 0.8×	2.3k 2.0×	654 0.8×	667 0.8×	531 1.7×	110	4.4k
Manabu Fukui Japan	35	2.3k 1.4×	420 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	1.4k 1.7×	361 1.1×	172	4.2k
Kyle D. Hoagland United States	32	1.1k 0.7×	741 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	181 0.2×	129 0.4×	66	3.4k
Janet S. Nickels United States	12	953 0.6×	278 0.2×	518 0.6×	450 0.6×	204 0.6×	19	2.0k

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Chauhan, Sarita, Shijin Wu, Robert D. Fallon, et al.. (2003). Purification, cloning, sequencing and over-expression in Escherichia coli of a regioselective aliphatic nitrilase from Acidovorax facilis 72W. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 61(2). 118–122. 45 indexed citations

Wu, Shijin, Robert D. Fallon, & Mark S. Payne. (1999). Engineering Pichia pastoris for stereoselective nitrile hydrolysis by co-producing three heterologous proteins. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 52(2). 186–190. 17 indexed citations

Gavagan, John E., Robert DiCosimo, Susan K. Fager, et al.. (1999). A Gram-negative bacterium producing a heat-stable nitrilase highly active on aliphatic dinitriles. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 52(5). 654–659. 43 indexed citations

Wu, Shijun, Robert D. Fallon, & Mark S. Payne. (1998). Cloning and Nucleotide Sequence of Amidase Gene from Pseudomonas putida. DNA and Cell Biology. 17(10). 915–920. 13 indexed citations

Gavagan, John E., Susan K. Fager, Robert D. Fallon, et al.. (1998). ChemInform Abstract: Chemoenzymic Production of Lactams from Aliphatic α,ω‐Dinitriles.. ChemInform. 29(49). 3 indexed citations

Wu, Shijin, Robert D. Fallon, & Mark S. Payne. (1997). Over-production of stereoselective nitrile hydratase from Pseudomonas putida 5B in Escherichia coli : activity requires a novel downstream protein. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 48(6). 704–708. 50 indexed citations

Fallon, Robert D., Barry Stieglitz, & Ivan M. Turner. (1997). A Pseudomonas putida capable of stereoselective hydrolysis of nitriles. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 47(2). 156–161. 46 indexed citations

Fallon, Robert D., et al.. (1994). Accelerated rates of organolead transformation following nutrient enrichment of contaminated ground water. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 53(4). 603–9. 7 indexed citations

Fallon, Robert D. & Charles W. Boylen. (1990). Bacterial production in freshwater sediments: Cell specific versus system measures. Microbial Ecology. 19(1). 53–62. 17 indexed citations

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Newell, Steven Y., Robert D. Fallon, & J. David Miller. (1989). Decomposition and microbial dynamics for standing, naturally positioned leaves of the salt-marsh grass Spartina alterniflora. Marine Biology. 101(4). 471–481. 122 indexed citations

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Newell, Steven Y., Thomas L. Arsuffi, & Robert D. Fallon. (1988). Fundamental Procedures for Determining Ergosterol Content of Decaying Plant Material by Liquid Chromatography. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 54(7). 1876–1879. 215 indexed citations

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Riemann, Bo, Peter Koefoed Bjørnsen, Steven W. Newell, & Robert D. Fallon. (1987). Calculation of cell production of coastal marine bacteria based on measured incorporation of [³H]thymidine1,2. Limnology and Oceanography. 32(2). 471–476. 173 indexed citations

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Newell, Steven Y., et al.. (1987). Ergosterol Content of Salt-Marsh Fungi: Effect of Growth Conditions and Mycelial Age. Mycologia. 79(5). 688–688. 58 indexed citations

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Newell, Steven Y., et al.. (1985). Influence of rain, tidal wetting and relative humidity on release of carbon dioxide by standing-dead salt-marsh plants. Oecologia. 68(1). 73–79. 66 indexed citations

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Newell, Steven Y. & Robert D. Fallon. (1982). Bacterial productivity in the water column and sediments of the Georgia (USA) coastal zone: Estimates via direct counting and parallel measurement of thymidine incorporation. Microbial Ecology. 8(1). 33–46. 77 indexed citations

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Fallon, Robert D., et al.. (1980). The role of methane in internal carbon cycling in Lake Mendota during summer stratification. Limnology and Oceanography. 25(2). 357–360. 89 indexed citations

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Fallon, Robert D. & C.B. Fliermans. (1980). Formation of non-volatile mutagens by water chlorination: Persistence and relationship to molecular weight of organic material in water. Chemosphere. 9(7-8). 385–391. 19 indexed citations

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Fallon, Robert D. & Thomas D. Brock. (1980). Planktonic blue‐green algae: Production, sedimentation, and decomposition in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. Limnology and Oceanography. 25(1). 72–88. 64 indexed citations

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Fallon, Robert D. & Thomas D. Brock. (1979). Decomposition of Blue-Green Algal (Cyanobacterial) Blooms in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 37(5). 820–830. 81 indexed citations

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Fallon, Robert D. & Frederic K. Pfaender. (1976). Carbon metabolism in model microbial systems from a temperate salt marsh. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 31(6). 959–968. 28 indexed citations

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