A. L. Demain

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
151 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

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A. L. Demain is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. L. Demain has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Pharmacology and 23 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in A. L. Demain's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (43 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (22 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (16 papers). A. L. Demain is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (43 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (22 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (16 papers). A. L. Demain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. A. L. Demain's co-authors include Juan F. Martı́n, Julian Davies, E. Katz, Nadine A. Solomon, Stephen W. Drew, A. Fang, T. F. Lin, David Hendlin, Lixin Zhang and Marek P.M. Romaniec and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

A. L. Demain

150 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

MANUAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

1999 544 citations A. L. Demain, Julian Davies Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) profile →
The peptide antibiotics of Bacillus: chemistry, biogenesis, and possible functions

1977 378 citations A. L. Demain et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. L. Demain United States	38	3.3k	2.0k	1.2k	1.0k	858	151	5.9k
Κει Arima Japan	34	3.1k 1.0×	745 0.4×	850 0.7×	812 0.8×	402 0.5×	306	5.4k
L. C. Vining Canada	41	2.8k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	775 0.7×	995 1.0×	159 0.2×	235	5.4k
Joachim Vater Germany	41	4.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	743 0.6×	2.7k 2.7×	209 0.2×	117	7.0k
Sergio Sánchez Mexico	30	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	805 0.8×	516 0.6×	114	4.1k
Richard H. Baltz United States	45	5.4k 1.7×	4.6k 2.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	225 0.3×	118	7.7k
Kozo Ochi Japan	47	4.8k 1.5×	3.0k 1.5×	989 0.9×	986 1.0×	191 0.2×	179	6.9k
Barrie Wilkinson United Kingdom	45	4.4k 1.3×	3.0k 1.5×	908 0.8×	680 0.7×	272 0.3×	139	7.2k
Shohei Sakuda Japan	38	2.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	773 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	282 0.3×	183	4.8k
Jae Kyung Sohng South Korea	45	4.5k 1.4×	2.8k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	958 0.9×	320 0.4×	316	6.8k
Hidehiko Kumagai Japan	56	6.3k 1.9×	603 0.3×	1.6k 1.4×	741 0.7×	766 0.9×	290	9.2k

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Zhang, Lixin & A. L. Demain. (2005). Natural products : drug discovery and therapeutic medicine. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 107 indexed citations

Gao, Qing, Jacqueline Piret, José L. Adrio, & A. L. Demain. (2003). Performance of a recombinant strain of Streptomyces lividans for bioconversion of penicillin G to deacetoxycephalosporin G. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 30(3). 190–194. 14 indexed citations

Demain, A. L., et al.. (2001). Improvement in the bioconversion of penicillin G to deacetoxycephalosporin G by elimination of agitation and addition of decane. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 57(4). 511–513. 9 indexed citations

Demain, A. L.. (2001). Molecular genetics and industrial microbiology -- 30 years of marriage. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 27(6). 352–356. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Qiang, A. Fang, D. L. Pierson, Saroj K. Mishra, & A. L. Demain. (2001). Shear stress enhances microcin B17 production in a rotating wall bioreactor, but ethanol stress does not. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 56(3-4). 384–387. 38 indexed citations

Gao, Qiang, A. Fang, & A. L. Demain. (2001). Induction of microcin B17 formation in Escherichia coli ZK650 by limitation of oxygen and glucose is independent of glucose consumption rate. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 26(6). 341–344. 2 indexed citations

Fang, A., D. L. Pierson, S. K. Mishra, & A. L. Demain. (2000). Growth of Streptomyces hygroscopicus in rotating-wall bioreactor under simulated microgravity inhibits rapamycin production. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 54(1). 33–36. 47 indexed citations

Demain, A. L. & Julian Davies. (1999). MANUAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 544 indexed citations breakdown →

Demain, A. L.. (1999). Pharmaceutically active secondary metabolites of microorganisms. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 52(4). 455–463. 309 indexed citations

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Kojima, Ikuo, et al.. (1997). Effect of nitrogen source on biosynthesis of rapamycin by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 19(2). 83–86. 47 indexed citations

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Demain, A. L., et al.. (1996). Interactions between gramicidin S and its producer,Bacillus brevis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 17(1). 56–61. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Y. R., Larry M. Hauck, & A. L. Demain. (1995). Phosphate, ammonium, magnesium and iron nutrition ofStreptomyces hygroscopicus with respect to rapamycin biosynthesis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 14(5). 424–427. 29 indexed citations

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Fang, A. & A. L. Demain. (1995). Dependence of nitrogen- and phosphorus-regulation of β-lactam antibiotic production byStreptomyces clavuligerus on aeration level. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 15(5). 407–410. 4 indexed citations

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Coque, Juan José R., K Maeda, Michael Oelgeschläger, et al.. (1994). Possible involvement of the lysine -aminotransferase gene (lat) in the expression of the genes encoding ACV synthetase (pcbAB) and isopenicillin N synthase (pcbC) in Streptomyces clavuligerus. Microbiology. 140(12). 3367–3377. 24 indexed citations

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Shoham, Yuval, et al.. (1991). Inhibition of growth of Bacillus subtilis by recombinant plasmid pCED3. Archives of Microbiology. 156(3). 204–212. 1 indexed citations

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Jermini, Marco & A. L. Demain. (1989). Solid state fermentation for cephalosporin production byStreptomyces clavuligerus andCephalosporium acremonium. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 45(11-12). 1061–1065. 16 indexed citations

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Luyben, K. Ch. A. M., et al.. (1987). Proceedings 4th European Congress on Biotechnology, 1987, Amsterdam, June 14-19, 1987. Elsevier eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Longin, R., C. L. Cooney, & A. L. Demain. (1982). Studies on the overproduction of indole-containing metabolites by a methanol-utilizing yeast. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 7(4). 281–293. 3 indexed citations

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Martı́n, Juan F. & A. L. Demain. (1980). Control of antibiotic biosynthesis.. Microbiological Reviews. 44(2). 230–251. 212 indexed citations

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Demain, A. L., et al.. (1977). Stabilization by nitrogen of the gramicidin S synthetase complex during fermentation. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 1(4). 215–218. 9 indexed citations

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