Abraham L. Sonenshein

17.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
176 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

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Abraham L. Sonenshein is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abraham L. Sonenshein has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Genetics, 107 papers in Molecular Biology and 68 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Abraham L. Sonenshein's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (122 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (68 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (54 papers). Abraham L. Sonenshein is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (122 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (68 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (54 papers). Abraham L. Sonenshein collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Abraham L. Sonenshein's co-authors include Richard Losick, Joseph A. Sorg, James A. Hoch, Boris R. Belitsky, Robert P. Shivers, Pascale Serror, Bruno Dupuy, Shonna M. McBride, Susan H. Fisher and Sean S. Dineen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Abraham L. Sonenshein

173 papers receiving 13.5k 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.

Bacillus subtilis and other gram-positive bacteria : biochemistry, physiology, and molecular genetics

1993 915 citations Abraham L. Sonenshein, James A. Hoch et al. profile →
Nucleotide sequences that signal the initiation of transcription and translation inBacillus subtilis

1982 712 citations Abraham L. Sonenshein, Richard Losick et al. profile →
Bacillus Subtilis and Its Closest Relatives: From Genes to Cells

2001 609 citations Abraham L. Sonenshein, James A. Hoch et al. profile →
Bile Salts and Glycine as Cogerminants for Clostridium difficile Spores

2008 536 citations Joseph A. Sorg, Abraham L. Sonenshein Journal of Bacteriology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Abraham L. Sonenshein United States	67	8.8k	6.6k	3.8k	3.7k	1.9k	176	14.0k
Jan Maarten van Dijl Netherlands	58	7.4k 0.9×	4.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.7×	827 0.4×	293	12.0k
Chris Whitfield Canada	62	7.5k 0.9×	4.3k 0.6×	994 0.3×	3.3k 0.9×	815 0.4×	190	15.9k
Peter R. Reeves Australia	70	6.8k 0.8×	5.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	4.8k 1.3×	474 0.2×	268	17.2k
Philippe Glaser France	60	5.5k 0.6×	2.9k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	727 0.4×	180	12.6k
Don B. Clewell United States	66	9.6k 1.1×	5.2k 0.8×	6.3k 1.7×	3.3k 0.9×	290 0.2×	179	17.6k
Josef Deutscher France	52	5.5k 0.6×	4.1k 0.6×	667 0.2×	1.4k 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	141	8.5k
Simon M. Cutting United Kingdom	48	4.9k 0.6×	2.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	3.0k 0.8×	476 0.2×	122	9.1k
John W. Foster United States	54	4.5k 0.5×	3.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	763 0.4×	125	10.6k
Fernando de la Cruz Spain	63	6.8k 0.8×	5.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.3×	4.4k 1.2×	275 0.1×	237	13.9k
Jay C. D. Hinton United Kingdom	60	5.7k 0.6×	4.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	3.3k 0.9×	297 0.2×	157	11.4k

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DiBenedetto, Nicholas, Jay Worley, Johann Peltier, et al.. (2021). In vivo commensal control of Clostridioides difficile virulence. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(11). 1693–1708.e7. 69 indexed citations

Lobel, Lior, Nadejda Sigal, Ilya Borovok, et al.. (2014). The metabolic regulator CodY links L isteria monocytogenes metabolism to virulence by directly activating the virulence regulatory gene prfA . Molecular Microbiology. 95(4). 624–644. 70 indexed citations

McBride, Shonna M. & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (2011). The dlt operon confers resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides in Clostridium difficile. Microbiology. 157(5). 1457–1465. 123 indexed citations

Belitsky, Boris R. & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (2011). Roadblock Repression of Transcription by Bacillus subtilis CodY. Journal of Molecular Biology. 411(4). 729–743. 59 indexed citations

Lee, Sangun, David Brown, Boris R. Belitsky, et al.. (2011). Sublingually administered Bacillus subtilis cells expressing tetanus toxin C fragment induce protective systemic and mucosal antibodies against tetanus toxin in mice. Vaccine. 29(29-30). 4778–4784. 29 indexed citations

Majerczyk, Charlotte D., Paul M. Dunman, Thanh T. Luong, et al.. (2010). Direct Targets of CodY in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Bacteriology. 192(11). 2861–2877. 177 indexed citations

Giel, Jennifer L., Joseph A. Sorg, Abraham L. Sonenshein, & Jun Zhu. (2010). Metabolism of Bile Salts in Mice Influences Spore Germination in Clostridium difficile. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8740–e8740. 151 indexed citations

Nataf, Yakir, Sima Yaron, Frank Stahl, et al.. (2008). Cellodextrin and Laminaribiose ABC Transporters in Clostridium thermocellum. Journal of Bacteriology. 191(1). 203–209. 79 indexed citations

Levdikov, V.M., E.V. Blagova, Pascale Joseph, Abraham L. Sonenshein, & Anthony J. Wilkinson. (2006). The Structure of CodY, a GTP- and Isoleucine-responsive Regulator of Stationary Phase and Virulence in Gram-positive Bacteria. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(16). 11366–11373. 80 indexed citations

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Shivers, Robert P. & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (2004). Activation of the Bacillus subtilis global regulator CodY by direct interaction with branched‐chain amino acids. Molecular Microbiology. 53(2). 599–611. 182 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyun‐Jin, Agnès Roux, & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (2002). Direct and indirect roles of CcpA in regulation of Bacillus subtilis Krebs cycle genes. Molecular Microbiology. 45(1). 179–190. 64 indexed citations

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Sonenshein, Abraham L., James A. Hoch, & Richard Losick. (1993). Bacillus subtilis and other gram-positive bacteria : biochemistry, physiology, and molecular genetics. 915 indexed citations breakdown →

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Slack, Frank J., Judith Mueller, M A Strauch, Kostas D. Mathiopoulos, & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (1991). Transcriptional regulation of a Bacillus subtilis dipeptide transport operon. Molecular Microbiology. 5(8). 1915–1925. 66 indexed citations

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Strauch, M A, Arthur I. Aronson, Stuart Brown, Harold J. Schreier, & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (1988). Sequence of the Bacillus subtilis glutamine synthetase gene region. Gene. 71(2). 257–265. 58 indexed citations

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Errington, Jeff, Sing Rong, M S Rosenkrantz, & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (1988). Transcriptional regulation and structure of the Bacillus subtilis sporulation locus spoIIIC. Journal of Bacteriology. 170(3). 1162–1167. 23 indexed citations

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Dingman, Douglas W. & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (1987). Purification of aconitase from Bacillus subtilis and correlation of its N-terminal amino acid sequence with the sequence of the citB gene. Journal of Bacteriology. 169(7). 3062–3067. 48 indexed citations

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Fisher, Susan H., M S Rosenkrantz, & Abraham L. Sonenshein. (1984). Glutamine synthetase gene of Bacillus subtilis. Gene. 32(3). 427–438. 51 indexed citations

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Sonenshein, Abraham L. & Hannah Alexander. (1979). Initiation of transcription in vitro is inhibited by lipiarmycin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 127(1). 55–72. 33 indexed citations

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Sonenshein, Abraham L., B. Cami, Jean Brevet, & Rick Cote. (1974). Isolation and Characterization of Rifampin-Resistant and Streptolydigin-Resistant Mutants of Bacillus subtilis with Altered Sporulation Properties. Journal of Bacteriology. 120(1). 253–265. 118 indexed citations

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Losick, Richard, et al.. (1970). Role of RNA Polymerase in Sporulation. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 35(0). 443–450. 16 indexed citations

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