Annika Gillis

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Annika Gillis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Annika Gillis has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Annika Gillis's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (19 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (11 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (10 papers). Annika Gillis is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (19 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (11 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (10 papers). Annika Gillis collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Venezuela and France. Annika Gillis's co-authors include Jacques Mahillon, Simon Caulier, Claude Bragard, Marı́a Angélica Santana, Yves F. Dufrêne, Anne Legrève, Nicolas Desoignies, Vincent Duprès, Gustavo Romay and Jeanine Rismondo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Annika Gillis

38 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Overview of the Antimicrobial Compounds Produced by Members of the Bacillus subtilis Group
    2019 534 citations Simon Caulier, Annika Gillis et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Annika Gillis Belgium 16 624 547 365 206 136 39 1.3k
Lukas Jelonek Germany 15 688 1.1× 886 1.6× 210 0.6× 103 0.5× 83 0.6× 23 1.6k
Virginie Vandenbroucke Belgium 19 248 0.4× 692 1.3× 370 1.0× 308 1.5× 81 0.6× 26 1.5k
Chinnappa D. Kodira United States 12 1.2k 1.9× 664 1.2× 498 1.4× 164 0.8× 161 1.2× 18 2.1k
Luciano A. Rigano New Zealand 20 400 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 113 0.3× 137 0.7× 38 0.3× 29 1.5k
Alexandra Koumoutsi Germany 13 1.3k 2.0× 1.3k 2.4× 427 1.2× 294 1.4× 127 0.9× 15 2.5k
Maarten G. K. Ghequire Belgium 19 550 0.9× 338 0.6× 289 0.8× 184 0.9× 75 0.6× 31 1.0k
Laura Silo-Suh United States 17 847 1.4× 526 1.0× 165 0.5× 74 0.4× 50 0.4× 26 1.4k
Lewis Bingle United Kingdom 17 496 0.8× 364 0.7× 148 0.4× 125 0.6× 35 0.3× 29 1.3k
Aaron Weimann United Kingdom 9 546 0.9× 270 0.5× 168 0.5× 136 0.7× 72 0.5× 14 1.2k
Cesar V. Mujer United States 18 426 0.7× 320 0.6× 197 0.5× 144 0.7× 50 0.4× 34 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Annika Gillis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Annika Gillis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Annika Gillis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Annika Gillis. Annika Gillis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gillis, Annika, et al.. (2025). Antiviral defence arsenal across members of the Bacillus cereus group. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4958–4958. 1 indexed citations
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Leprince, Audrey, et al.. (2024). Rapid and Specific Detection of Bacillus cereus Using Phage Protein-Based Lateral Flow Assays. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(11). 7292–7305. 1 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika, et al.. (2021). Bacillus cytotoxicus Genomics: Chromosomal Diversity and Plasmidome Versatility. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 789929–789929. 8 indexed citations
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Rismondo, Jeanine, Annika Gillis, & Angelika Gründling. (2021). Modifications of cell wall polymers in Gram-positive bacteria by multi-component transmembrane glycosylation systems. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 60. 24–33. 26 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika, et al.. (2018). Complete genome sequence of bacteriophage Deep-Purple, a novel member of the family Siphoviridae infecting Bacillus cereus. Archives of Virology. 163(9). 2555–2559. 9 indexed citations
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Caulier, Simon, Annika Gillis, Nicolas Desoignies, et al.. (2018). Versatile Antagonistic Activities of Soil-Borne Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. against Phytophthora infestans and Other Potato Pathogens. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 143–143. 113 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika, et al.. (2017). First Report of Bell Pepper Soft-Rot Caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense in Venezuela. Plant Disease. 101(9). 1671–1671. 19 indexed citations
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Romay, Gustavo, Dorys T. Chirinos, Francis Geraud‐Pouey, et al.. (2017). Complete genome sequence of two tomato-infecting begomoviruses in Venezuela: evidence of a putative novel species and a novel recombinant strain. Archives of Virology. 163(2). 555–558. 3 indexed citations
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Bolotin, A., Annika Gillis, Vincent Sanchis, et al.. (2016). Comparative genomics of extrachromosomal elements in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis. Research in Microbiology. 168(4). 331–344. 27 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika, et al.. (2016). Detection of the cryptic prophage-like molecule pBtic235 in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis. Research in Microbiology. 168(4). 319–330. 18 indexed citations
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Krupovìč, Mart, Bas E. Dutilh, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, et al.. (2016). Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: update from the ICTV bacterial and archaeal viruses subcommittee. Archives of Virology. 161(4). 1095–1099. 64 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika, et al.. (2015). pXO16 from Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis: Almost 350 kb of terra incognita. Plasmid. 80. 8–15. 13 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika & Jacques Mahillon. (2014). Phages Preying on Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis: Past, Present and Future. Viruses. 6(7). 2623–2672. 68 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika & Jacques Mahillon. (2014). An improved method for rapid generation and screening of Bacillus thuringiensis phage-resistant mutants. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 106. 101–103. 7 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika. (2013). El arsenal de Bacillus thuringiensis: su uso en manejos agrícolas y en la industria alimentaria [The arsenal of Bacillus thuringiensis: its use in agricultural management and in the food industry]. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 28. 106–107. 1 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika, Vincent Duprès, Jacques Mahillon, & Yves F. Dufrêne. (2012). Atomic force microscopy: A powerful tool for studying bacterial swarming motility. Micron. 43(12). 1304–1311. 15 indexed citations
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Jalasvuori, Matti, Annika Gillis, Hanna Kokko, et al.. (2012). Identification of five novel tectiviruses in Bacillus strains: analysis of a highly variable region generating genetic diversity. Research in Microbiology. 164(2). 118–126. 19 indexed citations
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Gillis, Annika, et al.. (2011). Nanoscale imaging of Bacillus thuringiensis flagella using atomic force microscopy. Nanoscale. 4(5). 1585–1591. 34 indexed citations
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Santana, Marı́a Angélica, et al.. (2008). Bacillus thuringiensis improved isolation methodology from soil samples. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 75(2). 357–358. 15 indexed citations

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