B. Sonnleitner

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

B. Sonnleitner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Sonnleitner has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in B. Sonnleitner's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (22 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (8 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (7 papers). B. Sonnleitner is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (22 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (8 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (7 papers). B. Sonnleitner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and United States. B. Sonnleitner's co-authors include R. M. Lafferty, G. Braunegg, Othmar Käppeli, A. Fiechter, Thomas A. Münch, Urs von Stockar, I. W. Marison, D. Stark, G. Locher and Elmar Heinzle and has published in prestigious journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Analytica Chimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

B. Sonnleitner

43 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

A rapid gas chromatographic method for the determination ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 1986 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. A rapid gas chromatographic method for the determination of poly-?-hydroxybutyric acid in microbial biomass
    1978 1.0k citations G. Braunegg, B. Sonnleitner et al. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →
  2. Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is controlled by its limited respiratory capacity: Formulation and verification of a hypothesis
    1986 502 citations B. Sonnleitner, Othmar Käppeli Biotechnology and Bioengineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Sonnleitner Switzerland 20 1.8k 1.0k 690 585 261 44 2.7k
Martin Mittelbach Austria 35 1.7k 0.9× 300 0.3× 3.1k 4.4× 155 0.3× 78 0.3× 110 4.5k
Jean‐Louis Uribelarrea France 21 1.3k 0.8× 240 0.2× 890 1.3× 149 0.3× 34 0.1× 46 1.9k
Kwon‐Young Choi South Korea 30 1.2k 0.7× 620 0.6× 673 1.0× 463 0.8× 84 0.3× 148 2.9k
N. G. Karanth India 33 2.2k 1.2× 196 0.2× 1.3k 1.8× 468 0.8× 15 0.1× 146 3.7k
Ülkü Mehmetoğlu Türkiye 23 658 0.4× 71 0.1× 494 0.7× 228 0.4× 51 0.2× 57 1.5k
M. O. Bagby United States 33 984 0.6× 169 0.2× 1.7k 2.4× 72 0.1× 27 0.1× 122 3.2k
Won Jun Kim South Korea 20 1.8k 1.0× 198 0.2× 814 1.2× 78 0.1× 36 0.1× 28 2.3k
Miguel Ladero Spain 30 1.2k 0.7× 454 0.4× 1.4k 2.1× 28 0.0× 185 0.7× 106 2.5k
Anthony P. Burgard United States 21 3.5k 2.0× 176 0.2× 1.9k 2.8× 52 0.1× 38 0.1× 33 4.0k
In‐Won Kim South Korea 35 1.2k 0.7× 121 0.1× 871 1.3× 92 0.2× 35 0.1× 89 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Sonnleitner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Sonnleitner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Sonnleitner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Sonnleitner 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 B. Sonnleitner. B. Sonnleitner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (2025). Forecasting for optimization in road freight transport: A review. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 204. 104378–104378.
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (2025). Evaluation of early student performance prediction given concept drift. Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence. 8. 100369–100369. 2 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B.. (2025). Measuring time series heterogeneity for global learning. Expert Systems with Applications. 270. 125666–125666. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, Niels C., et al.. (2024). Introducing ProsperNN—a Python package for forecasting with neural networks. PeerJ Computer Science. 10. e2481–e2481. 1 indexed citations
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Stark, D., Henri Kornmann, Thomas A. Münch, et al.. (2003). Novel type of in situ extraction: Use of solvent containing microcapsules for the bioconversion of 2‐phenylethanol from L‐phenylalanine by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 83(4). 376–385. 60 indexed citations
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Stark, D., Thomas A. Münch, B. Sonnleitner, I. W. Marison, & Urs von Stockar. (2002). Extractive Bioconversion of 2‐Phenylethanol from l ‐Phenylalanine by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology Progress. 18(3). 514–523. 145 indexed citations
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Stark, D., Diana Zala, Thomas A. Münch, et al.. (2002). Inhibition aspects of the bioconversion of l-phenylalanine to 2-phenylethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 32(2). 212–223. 99 indexed citations
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Sauer, Michael, et al.. (1998). Growth characteristics ofEscherichia coliHB101[pGEc47] on defined medium. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 58(1). 92–100. 29 indexed citations
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Larsson, Gen, et al.. (1997). Biochemical engineering science. Journal of Biotechnology. 59(1-2). 3–9. 14 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (1997). Dynamics of Glucose Consumption in Yeast. Biotechnology Progress. 13(1). 8–13. 12 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (1996). Glucose uptake kinetics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae monitored with a newly developed FIA. Journal of Biotechnology. 50(1). 1–12. 10 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B., G. Locher, & A. Fiechter. (1992). Biomass determination. Journal of Biotechnology. 25(1-2). 5–22. 87 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (1992). Pattern recognition for bioprocess control. Annual Review in Automatic Programming. 17. 431–433. 1 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Jan Peter, Thomas A. Münch, & B. Sonnleitner. (1992). Multiple Steady States in Continuous Cultivation of Yeast. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 25(2). 383–386. 10 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B.. (1991). Quantitation of microbial metabolism. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 60(3-4). 133–143. 8 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (1990). Physiology and performance of thermophilic microorganisms in sewage sludge treatment processes. Biodegradation. 1(2-3). 133–146. 11 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B. & Othmar Käppeli. (1986). Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is controlled by its limited respiratory capacity: Formulation and verification of a hypothesis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 28(6). 927–937. 502 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (1982). Equipment and growth inhibition of thermophilic bacteria. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 24(11). 2597–2599. 15 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B., et al.. (1982). Growth kinetics of Thermus thermophilus. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 15(2). 75–82. 29 indexed citations
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Sonnleitner, B., Elmar Heinzle, G. Braunegg, & R. M. Lafferty. (1979). Formal kinetics of poly-?-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) production in Alcaligenes eutrophus H 16 and Mycoplana rubra R 14 with respect to the dissolved oxygen tension in ammonium-limited batch cultures. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 7(1). 1–10. 84 indexed citations

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