John Cairns

536 papers receiving 16.0k citations

John Cairns's Hit Papers

The origin of mutants 1988 · 725 citations
7250+21+42Years since publication250500750

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John Cairns
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  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3.7k
  • Pollution 2.1k
  • Ecology 4.3k
  • Environmental Chemistry 1.6k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 1.9k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside John Cairns, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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Mutation selection and the natural history of cancer
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1975956
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The origin of mutants
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1988725
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Isolation of an E. coli Strain with a Mutation affecting DNA Polymerase
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1969654
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A new pathway for DNA repair in Escherichia coli
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1977598
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The bacterial chromosome and its manner of replication as seen by autoradiography
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1963562
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The origin of human cancers
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1981503
7 1991382
8 2005365
9 1993364
10 1963284
11 1975256
12 1982246
13 1994245
14 1978240
15 1960234
16 1986200
17 1983197
18 1966184
19 2002180
20 1973166

About John Cairns

John Cairns is a scholar working on Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Civil and Structural Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Building and Construction, having authored 561 papers that have together received 18.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (98 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (59 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (58 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (42 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (42 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (34 papers), Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (30 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (3.7k citations), Pollution (2.1k citations), Ecology (4.3k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.6k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.9k citations). John Cairns has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Donald S. Cherry, B. R. Niederlehner, Leona D. Samson, Patricia L. Foster, Paul V. McCormick, Julie Overbaugh, S Miller, Arthur L. Buikema, Kenneth L. Dickson and David W. Law. Their work appears in journals such as Hydrobiologia, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Nature and Water Research.

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