T.A. Roberts

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

T.A. Roberts is a scholar working on Food Science, Biotechnology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, T.A. Roberts has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Food Science, 42 papers in Biotechnology and 18 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in T.A. Roberts's work include Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (30 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (18 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (17 papers). T.A. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (30 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (18 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (17 papers). T.A. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Australia. T.A. Roberts's co-authors include József Baranyi, Angela M. Gibson, N. Bratchell, Peter McClure, C. Patrick McClure, Jane P. Sutherland, M. Ingram, M.J. Eyles, John I. Pitt and W R Hudson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Trends in Food Science & Technology and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

T.A. Roberts

94 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

A dynamic approach to predicting bacterial growth in food

1994 2.1k citations József Baranyi, T.A. Roberts International Journal of Food Microbiology profile →
Predicting microbial growth: growth responses of salmonellae in a laboratory medium as affected by pH, sodium chloride and storage temperature

1988 419 citations Angela M. Gibson, T.A. Roberts et al. International Journal of Food Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
T.A. Roberts United Kingdom	33	4.1k	3.3k	1.6k	1.0k	632	95	6.6k
József Baranyi United Kingdom	37	4.5k 1.1×	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	720 1.1×	99	7.3k
Daniel Y.C. Fung United States	37	1.7k 0.4×	2.7k 0.8×	733 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	703 1.1×	250	5.0k
Robert L. Buchanan United States	50	4.7k 1.2×	4.5k 1.4×	921 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	1.4k 2.1×	210	8.9k
Elmer H. Marth United States	42	3.0k 0.7×	4.9k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	1.9k 3.1×	373	8.2k
John N. Sofos United States	55	5.1k 1.2×	6.8k 2.0×	3.1k 1.9×	1.7k 1.6×	774 1.2×	312	10.6k
Vijay K. Juneja United States	39	3.0k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	703 0.7×	472 0.7×	224	5.3k
James M. Jay United States	17	1.3k 0.3×	2.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	896 0.9×	579 0.9×	49	4.2k
Richard C. Whiting United States	38	2.8k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	873 0.5×	593 0.6×	208 0.3×	96	4.4k
S. Condón Spain	48	4.7k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	643 0.4×	983 1.0×	822 1.3×	156	6.8k
B.M. Mackey United Kingdom	40	2.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	667 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	284 0.4×	87	4.7k

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Roberts, T.A., et al.. (2005). Hotspots: are some areas of sewer network prone to re-infestation by rats (Rattus norvegicus) year after year?. Epidemiology and Infection. 134(1). 41–48. 33 indexed citations

Dooley, James & T.A. Roberts. (2000). Control of vegetative micro-organisms in foods. British Medical Bulletin. 56(1). 142–157. 8 indexed citations

Davies, Ruth & T.A. Roberts. (1999). Antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci recovered from commercial swine carcasses: effect of feed additives. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 29(5). 327–333. 23 indexed citations

Patton, S., et al.. (1996). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii in Hogs in the National Animal Health Monitoring System (Nahms). Staff General Research Papers Archive. 3 indexed citations

Baranyi, József, T Ross, TA McMeekin, & T.A. Roberts. (1996). Effects of parameterization on the performance of empirical models used in `predictive microbiology'. Food Microbiology. 13(1). 83–91. 112 indexed citations

Baranyi, József & T.A. Roberts. (1995). Mathematics of predictive food microbiology. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 26(2). 199–218. 344 indexed citations

Roberts, T.A., et al.. (1994). Computer aided microbial safety design of food processes. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 24(1-2). 1–9. 15 indexed citations

McClure, Peter, C. de W. Blackburn, Martin Cole, et al.. (1994). Modelling the growth, survival and death of microorganisms in foods: the UK Food Micromodel approach. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 23(3-4). 265–275. 113 indexed citations

Gibson, Angela M., József Baranyi, John I. Pitt, M.J. Eyles, & T.A. Roberts. (1994). Predicting fungal growth: the effect of water activity on Aspergillus flavus and related species. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 23(3-4). 419–431. 186 indexed citations

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Baranyi, József & T.A. Roberts. (1994). A dynamic approach to predicting bacterial growth in food. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 23(3-4). 277–294. 2085 indexed citations breakdown →

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McClure, Peter, et al.. (1993). A predictive model for the combined effect of pH, sodium chloride and storage temperature on the growth of Brochothrix thermosphacta. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 19(3). 161–178. 103 indexed citations

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Collins, Matthew, Ubaldina M. Rodrigues, R.H. Dainty, Robert A. Edwards, & T.A. Roberts. (1992). Taxonomic studies on a psychrophilicClostridiumfrom vacuum-packed beef: Description ofClostridium estertheticumsp. nov.. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 96(2-3). 235–239. 64 indexed citations

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Gibson, Angela M., et al.. (1987). Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody‐based immunoassay for detecting type A Clostridium botulinum toxin produced in pure culture and an inoculated model cured meat system. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 63(3). 217–226. 39 indexed citations

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Hudson, W R, et al.. (1986). The bacteriological quality, fat and collagen content of minced beef at retail level. Meat Science. 17(2). 139–152. 10 indexed citations

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Dransfield, Eric, G.R. Nute, T.A. Roberts, et al.. (1984). Beef quality assessed at European research centres. Meat Science. 10(1). 1–20. 33 indexed citations

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Roberts, T.A., W R Hudson, O. P. Whelehan, et al.. (1984). Number and distribution of bacteria on some beef carcasses at selected abattoirs in some member states of the European communities. Meat Science. 11(3). 191–205. 31 indexed citations

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Roberts, T.A. & F. A. Skinner. (1983). Food microbiology: advances and prospects.. PubMed. 11. 1–394. 54 indexed citations

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Dransfield, Eric, D. N. Rhodes, G.R. Nute, et al.. (1982). Eating quality of European beef assessed at five research institutes. Meat Science. 6(3). 163–184. 17 indexed citations

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Roberts, T.A.. (1981). Psychrotrophic microorganisms in spoilage and pathogenicity. Academic Press eBooks. 148 indexed citations

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Cook, Aaron M., T.A. Roberts, & Jean P. Widdowson. (1963). Freeze-drying and Radiation Protection. Nature. 199(4889). 194–195. 4 indexed citations

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