Adam Driks

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Adam Driks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Adam Driks has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Ecology and 53 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Adam Driks's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (53 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (52 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (20 papers). Adam Driks is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (53 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (52 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (20 papers). Adam Driks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Adam Driks's co-authors include Richard Losick, Patrick Eichenberger, Peter T. McKenney, Axel G. Stöver, Peter Setlow, Barbara Setlow, Katherine L. Knight, Madan Paidhungat, Özgür Şahin and Peter S. Margolis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Adam Driks

83 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Bacillus subtilis endospore: assembly and functions of the multilayered coat

2012 440 citations Peter T. McKenney, Adam Driks et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adam Driks United States	41	3.6k	2.7k	2.4k	824	624	83	6.1k
Daniel B. Kearns United States	47	5.8k 1.6×	3.4k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	355 0.4×	984 1.6×	145	8.6k
Nicola R. Stanley‐Wall United Kingdom	42	4.7k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	404 0.5×	692 1.1×	87	6.5k
Kevin D. Young United States	45	3.3k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	186 0.2×	411 0.7×	89	5.8k
Miguel A. Valvano Canada	62	6.2k 1.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	410 0.5×	1.5k 2.4×	238	12.9k
Regine Hengge Germany	47	5.2k 1.5×	3.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	405 0.5×	671 1.1×	79	7.6k
Rasika M. Harshey United States	43	4.7k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	289 0.4×	750 1.2×	120	6.7k
Yves V. Brun United States	56	6.6k 1.8×	4.1k 1.5×	2.8k 1.2×	505 0.6×	800 1.3×	154	10.1k
Tony Romeo United States	59	7.8k 2.2×	5.5k 2.0×	2.2k 0.9×	517 0.6×	979 1.6×	130	11.5k
Klaus Winzer Germany	50	5.2k 1.4×	1.9k 0.7×	739 0.3×	369 0.4×	400 0.6×	218	9.9k
Eliora Z. Ron Israel	53	4.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	538 0.7×	870 1.4×	200	9.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adam Driks

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Dunkle, Alexis, Sean F. Gilmore, Sandra K. G. Peters, et al.. (2020). Characterization of Bacillus anthracis Spore Proteins Using a Nanoscaffold Vaccine Platform. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 1264–1264. 5 indexed citations

Fuchs, Felix M., Adam Driks, Peter Setlow, & Ralf Moeller. (2017). An improved protocol for harvesting Bacillus subtilis colony biofilms. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 134. 7–13. 6 indexed citations

Driks, Adam & Patrick Eichenberger. (2016). The Spore Coat. Microbiology Spectrum. 4(2). 98 indexed citations

Adhikari, Atin, Michael Yermakov, Reshmi Indugula, et al.. (2016). Culturability of Bacillus spores on aerosol collection filters exposed to airborne combustion products of Al, Mg, and B·Ti. Environmental Research. 147. 212–217. 5 indexed citations

Arrieta‐Ortiz, Mario L., Christoph Hafemeister, Ashley R. Bate, et al.. (2015). An experimentally supported model of the Bacillus subtilis global transcriptional regulatory network. Molecular Systems Biology. 11(11). 839–839. 131 indexed citations

Qin, Hong & Adam Driks. (2013). Contrasting evolutionary patterns of spore coat proteins in two Bacillus species groups are linked to a difference in cellular structure. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13(1). 261–261. 7 indexed citations

McKenney, Peter T., Adam Driks, & Patrick Eichenberger. (2012). The Bacillus subtilis endospore: assembly and functions of the multilayered coat. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 11(1). 33–44. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

Severson, Kari M., Michael Mallozzi, Adam Driks, & Katherine L. Knight. (2010). B Cell Development in GALT: Role of Bacterial Superantigen-Like Molecules. The Journal of Immunology. 184(12). 6782–6789. 32 indexed citations

McKenney, Peter T., Adam Driks, Haig Alexander Eskandarian, et al.. (2010). A Distance-Weighted Interaction Map Reveals a Previously Uncharacterized Layer of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat. Current Biology. 20(10). 934–938. 116 indexed citations

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Traag, Bjørn A., Adam Driks, Patrick Stragier, et al.. (2009). Do mycobacteria produce endospores?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(2). 878–881. 54 indexed citations

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Chen, Gang, Adam Driks, Kamal Tawfiq, Michael Mallozzi, & Sandip Patil. (2009). Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus subtilis spore surface properties and transport. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 76(2). 512–518. 48 indexed citations

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Jagtap, Pratik, George Michailidis, Ryszard A. Zielke, et al.. (2006). Early events of Bacillus anthracis germination identified by time‐course quantitative proteomics. PROTEOMICS. 6(19). 5199–5211. 36 indexed citations

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Rhee, Ki‐Jong, Periannan Sethupathi, Adam Driks, Dennis Lanning, & Katherine L. Knight. (2004). Role of Commensal Bacteria in Development of Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissues and Preimmune Antibody Repertoire. The Journal of Immunology. 172(2). 1118–1124. 289 indexed citations

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Driks, Adam. (2002). Overview: development in bacteria: spore formation in Bacillus subtilis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 59(3). 389–391. 91 indexed citations

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Driks, Adam. (2002). Maximum shields: the assembly and function of the bacterial spore coat. Trends in Microbiology. 10(6). 251–254. 167 indexed citations

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Casillas-Martínez, Lilliam, Adam Driks, Barbara Setlow, & Peter Setlow. (2000). Lack of a significant role for the PerR regulator inBacillus subtilisspore resistance. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 188(2). 203–208. 10 indexed citations

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Tjalsma, Harold, Axel G. Stöver, Adam Driks, et al.. (2000). Conserved Serine and Histidine Residues Are Critical for Activity of the ER-type Signal Peptidase SipW of Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(33). 25102–25108. 51 indexed citations

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Levin, Petra Anne, Nancy Fan, Ezio Ricca, et al.. (1993). An unusually small gene required for sporulation by Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology. 9(4). 761–771. 85 indexed citations

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Margolis, Peter S., Adam Driks, & Richard Losick. (1991). Differentiation and the establishment of cell type during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 1(3). 330–335. 10 indexed citations

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Driks, Adam & David J. DeRosier. (1990). Additional structures associated with bacterial flagellar basal body. Journal of Molecular Biology. 211(4). 669–672. 40 indexed citations

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