W. Allan Hamilton

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

W. Allan Hamilton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Allan Hamilton has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. Allan Hamilton's work include Mine drainage and remediation techniques (8 papers), Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (7 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (6 papers). W. Allan Hamilton is often cited by papers focused on Mine drainage and remediation techniques (8 papers), Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (7 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (6 papers). W. Allan Hamilton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Taiwan. W. Allan Hamilton's co-authors include Larry L. Barton, Whonchee Lee, Zbigniew Lewandowski, Per Halkjær Nielsen, Ian R. Booth, Gwyn W. Gould, Donald F. Niven, John Hardy, P. John and Ali Moosavi and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Analytical Biochemistry and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

W. Allan Hamilton

52 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria

1984 713 citations W. Allan Hamilton British Corrosion Journal profile →
SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA AND ANAEROBIC CORROSION

1985 508 citations W. Allan Hamilton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Allan Hamilton United Kingdom	25	1.1k	1.0k	756	580	547	53	3.8k
William G. Characklis United States	35	614 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	715 0.9×	303 0.5×	91 0.2×	98	4.0k
Robert H. White United States	40	1.1k 1.0×	3.2k 3.1×	624 0.8×	323 0.6×	182 0.3×	251	6.8k
K. C. Marshall Australia	37	294 0.3×	1.7k 1.6×	734 1.0×	310 0.5×	231 0.4×	102	4.8k
Robert L. Johnson United States	33	585 0.5×	627 0.6×	780 1.0×	239 0.4×	206 0.4×	261	4.5k
John M. Martinko United States	17	232 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	559 0.7×	477 0.8×	259 0.5×	26	4.9k
Iwona B. Beech United Kingdom	38	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	746 1.0×	197 0.3×	61 0.1×	101	4.8k
Qiang He United States	45	1000 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	942 1.2×	593 1.0×	95 0.2×	157	6.1k
Gideon Wolfaardt Canada	33	262 0.2×	1.3k 1.2×	644 0.9×	288 0.5×	176 0.3×	126	4.2k
Malte Hermansson Sweden	46	425 0.4×	1.7k 1.7×	720 1.0×	266 0.5×	209 0.4×	98	5.9k
Max Mergeay Belgium	47	467 0.4×	1.9k 1.9×	1.2k 1.5×	496 0.9×	159 0.3×	132	6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Allan Hamilton

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hamilton, W. Allan. (2003). Microbially Influenced Corrosion as a Model System for the Study of Metal Microbe Interactions: A Unifying Electron Transfer Hypothesis. Biofouling. 19(1). 65–76. 266 indexed citations

Leu, Jyh-Yih, et al.. (1999). The same species of sulphate-reducing Desulfomicrobium occur in different oil field environments in the North Sea. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 29(4). 246–252. 27 indexed citations

Hamilton, W. Allan. (1998). Bioenergetics of sulphate-reducing bacteria in relation to their environmental impact. Biodegradation. 9(3-4). 201–212. 59 indexed citations

Leu, Jyh-Yih, et al.. (1998). Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Thermophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Oil Field Samples by 16S rDNA Gene Cloning and Sequencing. Anaerobe. 4(3). 165–174. 25 indexed citations

Hamilton, W. Allan, et al.. (1992). The assay of in-situ activities of sulphate-reducing bacteria in a laboratory marine corrosion model. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 29(3-4). 285–297. 19 indexed citations

Maxwell, Stephen & W. Allan Hamilton. (1986). Modified radiorespirometric assay for determining the sulfate reduction activity of biofilms on metal surfaces. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 5(2). 83–91. 20 indexed citations

Hamilton, W. Allan, et al.. (1986). FEMS microbiology letters 35 (1986) 1â4. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 35(1). 113–113. 1 indexed citations

Hamilton, W. Allan. (1984). The Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria. British Corrosion Journal. 19(2). 55–55. 713 indexed citations breakdown →

Hamilton, W. Allan. (1983). Sulphate-reducing bacteria and the offshore oil industry. Trends in biotechnology. 1(2). 36–40. 33 indexed citations

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Hamilton, W. Allan, et al.. (1976). Magnitude of the protonmotive force in respiring Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 126(3). 1224–1231. 62 indexed citations

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Hamilton, W. Allan. (1974). Environmental trade-off. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 6 indexed citations

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Niven, Donald F. & W. Allan Hamilton. (1974). Mechanisms of Energy Coupling to the Transport of Amino Acids by Staphylococcus aureus. European Journal of Biochemistry. 44(2). 517–522. 39 indexed citations

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Niven, Donald F., Robin E. Jeacocke, & W. Allan Hamilton. (1973). The membrane potential as the driving force for the accumulation of lysine by Staphylococcus aureus. FEBS Letters. 29(3). 248–252. 29 indexed citations

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Hook, Donal D., et al.. (1973). The swamp and its water nymph. 79(5). 40–42. 1 indexed citations

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Niven, Donald F. & W. Allan Hamilton. (1973). Valinomycin‐induced amino acid uptake byStaphylococcus aureus. FEBS Letters. 37(2). 244–248. 9 indexed citations

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Niven, Donald F. & W. Allan Hamilton. (1972). The mechanism of energy coupling in the active transport of amino acids byStaphylococcus aureus. Biochemical Journal. 127(3). 58P.1–58P.1. 13 indexed citations

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Jeacocke, Robin E., Donald F. Niven, & W. Allan Hamilton. (1972). The protonmotive force in Staphylococcus aureus. Biochemical Journal. 127(3). 57P–58P. 15 indexed citations

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Hamilton, W. Allan. (1970). Membrane-active antibacterial compounds. Biochemical Journal. 118(3). 46P–47P. 43 indexed citations

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John, P. & W. Allan Hamilton. (1970). Respiratory control in membrane particles from Micrococcus denitrificans. FEBS Letters. 10(4). 246–248. 29 indexed citations

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Gould, Gwyn W., et al.. (1970). Inactivation of Bacterial Spores by Hydrostatic Pressure. Journal of General Microbiology. 60(3). 323–334. 172 indexed citations

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