William Costerton

2.6k citations

21 papers · 2.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 14

Impact in

Emergency Medical Services top 0.5%
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
Periodontics top 1%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Papers in

Periodontics 4
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research 4
Endocrinology 4
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research 3

Co-authors: Mark E. Shirtliff Mark Pasmore Richard Veeh Garth D. Ehrlich Christopher Post Issam Raad E. Anaissie U. Sabharwal
Journals: American Journal of Nephrology (3 papers)Journal of Clinical Investigation (3 papers)Microbiology (1 paper)Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1 paper)The Nephron journals/Nephron journals (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Canada Italy

In The Last Decade

William Costerton

21 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The application of biofilm science to the study and control of chronic bacterial infections 2003 · 530 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2003 Journal of Clinical Investigation
1993 The Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

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1	A case of an atypical femoral fracture associated with bacterial biofilm—pathogen or bystander? Osteoporosis International ·Tet Sen Howe, Karl Yttermyr, Joyce Suang Bee Koh, Tống Quang Mạnh, William Costerton	2012	13
2	Molecular Techniques to Detect Biofilm Bacteria in Long Bone Nonunion: A Case Report Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·Michael Pujari‐Palmer, William Costerton, Jeffrey J. Sewecke, Daniel T. Altman	2011	29
3	Anti-Infection Dip Suggestions for the Coloplast Titan Inflatable Penile Prosthesis in the Era of the Infection Retardant Coated Implant The Journal of Sexual Medicine ·Steven K. Wilson, Emad A. Salem, William Costerton	2011	45
4	Prospecting Gene Therapy of Implant Infections The International Journal of Artificial Organs ·William Costerton, Lucio Montanaro, Naomi Balaban, Carla Renata Arciola	2009	18
5	The application of biofilm science to the study and control of chronic bacterial infections Journal of Clinical Investigation ·William Costerton, Richard Veeh, Mark E. Shirtliff, Mark Pasmore, Christopher J. Post, Raffaella Adami, Garth D. Ehrlich	2007	3
6	Phenotypic differentiation and seeding dispersal in non-mucoid and mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms Microbiology ·Shang Cong Lim, William Costerton, Paul Stoodley	2005	157
7	Introducing Biofilms William Costerton, WENG Bin XIAO Hui	2004	23
8	The application of biofilm science to the study and control of chronic bacterial infections Journal of Clinical Investigation ·William Costerton, Richard Veeh, Mark E. Shirtliff, Mark Pasmore, Christopher Post, Garth D. Ehrlich	2003	498
9	The application of biofilm science to the study and control of chronic bacterial infections Journal of Clinical Investigation ·William Costerton, Richard Veeh, Mark E. Shirtliff, Mark Pasmore, Christopher Post, Garth D. Ehrlich Hit paper breakdown →	2003	530
10	Influence of the Sonicare toothbrush on the structure and thickness of laboratory grown Streptococcus mutans biofilms. PubMed ·中嶋亜利香, William Costerton, Paul Stoodley	2003	19
11	In Vitro and Ex Vivo Activities of Minocycline and EDTA against Microorganisms Embedded in Biofilm on Catheter Surfaces Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Issam Raad, Ioannis Chatzinikolaou, Gassan Chaiban, Hend Hanna, Ray Hachem, Tanya Dvorak, Guy S. Cook, William Costerton	2003	127
12	A review of the science regarding dental unit waterlines The Journal of the American Dental Association ·Louis G. DePaola, D F Mangan, Mills Se, William Costerton, Jean Barbeau, Julia Jirmann, John Bartlett	2002	42
13	Autofluorescence-based bacteria detection using an optical fiber Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Виктория Васильевна Беляева, Pokerwow, Melba Georgina Troncoso Balderrama, William Costerton	2002	4
14	Influence of Dextrose Dialysis Solutions on Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Three Catheter Surfaces American Journal of Nephrology ·Tara K. Pietraszuk, Antoine E. Khoury, Vincenzo Higgins Palermo, William Costerton	1994	12
15	Ultrastructural Analysis of Indwelling Vascular Catheters: A Quantitative Relationship between Luminal Colonization and Duration of Placement The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Issam Raad, William Costerton, U. Sabharwal, Amol S. Todkar, E. Anaissie, Gerald P. Bodey Hit paper breakdown →	1993	411
16	Bacterial invasion of the biliary system by way of the portal-venous system Hepatology ·Joseph J.�Y. Sung, Eldon A. Shaffer, Merle S. Olson, Joseph W. Leung, Kan Lam, William Costerton	1991	51
17	Growth of Bacterial Biofilms on Tenckhoff Catheter Discs in vitro after Simulated Touch Contamination of the Y-Connecting Set in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis American Journal of Nephrology ·Mrinal Dasgupta, Dayana Sofia Barros-Pozo, Kan Lam, K. B. Bettcher, David Tyrrell, William Costerton	1990	6
18	Nondysenteric intestinal amebiasis colonic morphology and search forEntamoeba histolytica adherence and invasion Digestive Diseases and Sciences ·Y. Ferragu, Prema Gogate, Steven Rosa, William Costerton, Goad, Honorine Ward, K.N. Jalan	1989	19
19	An Extracorporeal Model of Biofilm-Adherent Bacterial Microcolony Colonization for the Study of Peritonitis in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis American Journal of Nephrology ·Mrinal Dasgupta, Kan Lam, Raymond A. Ulan, K. B. Bettcher, Jun-Wung Lee, David Tyrrell, John B. Dossetor, William Costerton	1988	17
20	Staphylococcal Epidermidis Infection of a Hemodialysis Button-Graft Complex Controlled by Vancomycin for 11 Months The Nephron journals/Nephron journals ·Henry Gault, William Costerton, Michael D. Paul, Patrick S. Parfrey, W. Kath	1987	1

About William Costerton

William Costerton is a scholar working on Periodontics, Endocrinology, Emergency Medical Services, Nephrology and Clinical Biochemistry, having authored 21 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (9 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (4 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (4 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (3 papers), Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (3 papers), Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (3 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (2 papers) and Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Emergency Medical Services (413 citations), Periodontics (239 citations), Endocrinology (191 citations), Microbiology (222 citations) and Molecular Medicine (109 citations). William Costerton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Mark E. Shirtliff, Mark Pasmore, Richard Veeh, Garth D. Ehrlich, Christopher Post, Issam Raad, E. Anaissie, U. Sabharwal, Gerald P. Bodey and Paul Stoodley. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Nephrology, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and The Nephron journals/Nephron journals.

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