W. C. Ghiorse

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

W. C. Ghiorse is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, W. C. Ghiorse has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in W. C. Ghiorse's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (5 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (5 papers). W. C. Ghiorse is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (5 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (5 papers). W. C. Ghiorse collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Finland. W. C. Ghiorse's co-authors include E. L. Madsen, Daniel N. Miller, Juliet E. Bryant, JAMES B. HERRICK, James L. Sinclair, David Emerson, Henry L. Ehrlich, Lee F. Adams, Margret I. Moré and Peter Hirsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

W. C. Ghiorse

32 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Extraction and Purification Procedures for Soil and Sediment Samples

1999 746 citations Daniel N. Miller, Juliet E. Bryant et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface

2018 283 citations Cara Magnabosco, Li‐Hung Lin et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

Peers

W. C. Ghiorse

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William C. Ghiorse United States

Andreas H. Farnleitner Austria

K. C. Marshall Australia

Terrance Beveridge Canada

Dittmar Hahn United States

Ronald W. Harvey United States

Pierre Servais Belgium

Michael Kube Germany

Alexander K. T. Kirschner Austria

Richard Devereux United States

William C. Ghiorse United States

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901 ×0.7

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763 ×0.8

1.4k ×2.0

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977 ×1.7

636 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by W. C. Ghiorse

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. C. Ghiorse

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. C. Ghiorse

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

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Magnabosco, Cara, Li‐Hung Lin, Hailiang Dong, et al.. (2018). The biomass and biodiversity of the continental subsurface. Nature Geoscience. 11(10). 707–717. 283 indexed citations breakdown →

Lion, Leonard W., et al.. (2003). An Aufwuchs Chamber Slide for High-Resolution Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy and Stereo Imaging of Microbial Communities in Natural Biofilms. Microbial Ecology. 47(3). 266–70. 6 indexed citations

Miller, Daniel N., Juliet E. Bryant, E. L. Madsen, & W. C. Ghiorse. (1999). Evaluation and Optimization of DNA Extraction and Purification Procedures for Soil and Sediment Samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65(11). 4715–4724. 746 indexed citations breakdown →

Miller, Daniel N., et al.. (1999). High purity14CH4 generation using the thermophilic acetotrophic methanogenMethanothrix sp. strain CALS-1. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 35(2). 151–156. 4 indexed citations

Nelson, E. J. & W. C. Ghiorse. (1999). Isolation and identification of Pseudoalteromonas piscicida strain Cura‐d associated with diseased damselfish (Pomacentridae) eggs. Journal of Fish Diseases. 22(4). 253–260. 27 indexed citations

Jenkins, Michael B., Mark J. Walker, Dwight D. Bowman, Larry C. Anthony, & W. C. Ghiorse. (1999). Use of a Sentinel System for Field Measurements ofCryptosporidium parvumOocyst Inactivation in Soil and Animal Waste. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65(5). 1998–2005. 54 indexed citations

Siering, Patricia L. & W. C. Ghiorse. (1997). PCR detection of a putative manganese oxidation gene (mofA) in environmental samples and assessment ofmofA gene homology among diverse manganese‐oxidizing bacteria. Geomicrobiology Journal. 14(2). 109–125. 12 indexed citations

Jenkins, Michael B., Lynne J. Anguish, Dwight D. Bowman, Mark J. Walker, & W. C. Ghiorse. (1997). Assessment of a dye permeability assay for determination of inactivation rates of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 63(10). 3844–3850. 121 indexed citations

Anguish, Lynne J. & W. C. Ghiorse. (1997). Computer-Assisted Laser Scanning and Video Microscopy for Analysis of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in Soil, Sediment, and Feces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 63(2). 724–733. 50 indexed citations

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Siering, Patricia L. & W. C. Ghiorse. (1996). Phylogeny of the Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix Group Inferred from Morphological Comparisons, Genomic Fingerprinting, and 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analyses. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46(1). 173–182. 51 indexed citations

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Ghiorse, W. C., et al.. (1995). Natural selection of PAH-degrading bacterial guilds at coal-tar disposal sites.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 103(suppl 5). 107–111. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Jinhui, et al.. (1995). Trace metal mobilization in soil by bacterial polymers.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 103(suppl 1). 53–58. 22 indexed citations

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Moré, Margret I., et al.. (1994). Quantitative cell lysis of indigenous microorganisms and rapid extraction of microbial DNA from sediment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 60(5). 1572–1580. 303 indexed citations

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HERRICK, JAMES B., E. L. Madsen, C. A. Batt, & W. C. Ghiorse. (1993). Polymerase chain reaction amplification of naphthalene-catabolic and 16S rRNA gene sequences from indigenous sediment bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 59(3). 687–694. 115 indexed citations

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Lion, Leonard W., et al.. (1991). Experimental apparatus for selection of adherent microorganisms under stringent growth conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 57(7). 1987–1996. 24 indexed citations

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Adams, Lee F. & W. C. Ghiorse. (1987). Characterization of extracellular Mn2+-oxidizing activity and isolation of an Mn2+-oxidizing protein from Leptothrix discophora SS-1. Journal of Bacteriology. 169(3). 1279–1285. 132 indexed citations

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Kropinski, Andrew M., Thomas Parr, B L Angus, et al.. (1987). Isolation of the outer membrane and characterization of the major outer membrane protein from Spirochaeta aurantia. Journal of Bacteriology. 169(1). 172–179. 37 indexed citations

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Charbonneau, Duane & W. C. Ghiorse. (1984). Ultrastructure and location of cytoplasmic fibrils inSpiroplasma floricola OBMG. Current Microbiology. 10(2). 65–71. 12 indexed citations

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Ghiorse, W. C.. (1984). BIOLOGY OF IRON-AND MANGANESE-DEPOSITING BACTERIA. Annual Review of Microbiology. 38(1). 515–550. 452 indexed citations

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Wilson, John T., James F. McNabb, David L. Balkwill, & W. C. Ghiorse. (1983). Enumeration and Characterization of Bacteria Indigenous to a Shallow Water‐Table Aquifer. Ground Water. 21(2). 134–142. 223 indexed citations

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