Benjamin C. Stark

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Benjamin C. Stark is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin C. Stark has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Cell Biology and 15 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Benjamin C. Stark's work include Hemoglobin structure and function (46 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers) and Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (13 papers). Benjamin C. Stark is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobin structure and function (46 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers) and Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (13 papers). Benjamin C. Stark collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and India. Benjamin C. Stark's co-authors include Dale A. Webster, Krishna Pagilla, Sidney Altman, Kanak L. Dikshit, Ryszard Kole, Emma Jean Bowman, Meltem Urgun‐Demirtas, Meltem Yeşilçimen Akbaş, Kyung‐Jin Kim and D.A. Webster and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin C. Stark

92 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ribonuclease P: an enzyme with an essential RNA component. 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 50 100 150 200
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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. Ribonuclease P: an enzyme with an essential RNA component.
    1978 227 citations Benjamin C. Stark, Ryszard Kole et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin C. Stark United States 29 1.6k 804 298 290 282 94 2.3k
Dale A. Webster United States 25 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 169 0.6× 92 0.3× 116 0.4× 58 1.7k
Takeo Suzuki Japan 31 3.4k 2.1× 189 0.2× 318 1.1× 218 0.8× 130 0.5× 132 4.2k
Athanasios Lykidis United States 23 1.5k 1.0× 237 0.3× 227 0.8× 124 0.4× 341 1.2× 31 2.6k
Martina Jahn Germany 25 1.7k 1.1× 166 0.2× 194 0.7× 219 0.8× 158 0.6× 47 2.2k
Annette Colbeau France 28 1.4k 0.9× 140 0.2× 114 0.4× 129 0.4× 129 0.5× 45 2.6k
Christine Carapito France 29 1.6k 1.0× 142 0.2× 147 0.5× 98 0.3× 258 0.9× 98 2.8k
Walter Godchaux United States 24 1.1k 0.7× 226 0.3× 219 0.7× 144 0.5× 50 0.2× 49 1.6k
Silke Schmidt Germany 22 1.3k 0.8× 82 0.1× 69 0.2× 342 1.2× 247 0.9× 43 2.1k
Thomas A. Bobik United States 40 4.0k 2.5× 96 0.1× 139 0.5× 945 3.3× 420 1.5× 86 5.0k
Yingying Liu China 30 1.7k 1.1× 246 0.3× 141 0.5× 96 0.3× 168 0.6× 180 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin C. Stark

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All Works

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Şar, Taner, et al.. (2025). Enhancement of reduction of biodesulfurization end products by Paenibacillus strains. Biotechnology Letters. 47(1). 21–21. 2 indexed citations
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Şar, Taner, Benjamin C. Stark, & Meltem Yeşilçimen Akbaş. (2016). Effective ethanol production from whey powder through immobilized E. coli expressing Vitreoscilla hemoglobin. Bioengineered. 8(2). 171–181. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Jia, Joelle K. Salazar, Robert R. Butler, et al.. (2015). Isolation and characterization of an interactive culture of two Paenibacillus species with moderately thermophilic desulfurization ability. Biotechnology Letters. 37(11). 2201–2211. 20 indexed citations
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Stark, Benjamin C., et al.. (2015). Efficient ethanol production from potato and corn processing industry waste usingE. coliengineered to expressVitreoscillahaemoglobin. Environmental Technology. 36(18). 2319–2327. 8 indexed citations
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Arnaldos, Marina, et al.. (2013). Enhanced heme protein expression by ammonia-oxidizing communities acclimated to low dissolved oxygen conditions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(23). 10211–10221. 30 indexed citations
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Stark, Benjamin C., Kanak L. Dikshit, & Krishna Pagilla. (2011). Recent advances in understanding the structure, function, and biotechnological usefulness of the hemoglobin from the bacterium Vitreoscilla. Biotechnology Letters. 33(9). 1705–1714. 37 indexed citations
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Gopalkrishnan, Saumya, et al.. (2009). Enhancement of aerobic degradation of benzoate and 2-chlorobenzoate by adapted activated sludge. Microbiological Research. 165(8). 687–694. 6 indexed citations
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Kaur, Ramandeep, et al.. (2008). Functional implications of the proximal site hydrogen bonding network in Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb): Role of Tyr95 (G5) and Tyr126 (H12). FEBS Letters. 582(23-24). 3494–3500. 11 indexed citations
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Stark, Benjamin C., et al.. (2006). Role of Asp544 in subunit I for Na+ pumping by Vitreoscilla cytochrome bo. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 348(4). 1209–1214. 5 indexed citations
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Stark, Benjamin C., et al.. (2005). Evidence that Na+-pumping occurs through the D-channel in Vitreoscilla cytochrome bo. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 332(2). 332–338. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Jianguo, Dale A. Webster, & Benjamin C. Stark. (2005). ArcA works with Fnr as a positive regulator of Vitreoscilla (bacterial) hemoglobin gene expression in Escherichia coli. Microbiological Research. 160(4). 405–415. 25 indexed citations
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Urgun‐Demirtas, Meltem, Benjamin C. Stark, & Krishna Pagilla. (2005). 2‐Chlorobenzoate Biodegradation by Recombinant Burkholderia cepacia under Hypoxic Conditions in a Membrane Bioreactor. Water Environment Research. 77(5). 511–518. 9 indexed citations
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Kim, Kyung‐Jin, et al.. (2003). Isolation, Sequencing, and Characterization of the Cytochrome bo Operon from Vitreoscilla. DNA sequence. 14(1). 53–59. 5 indexed citations
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Hwang, Kwang Woo, Manoj Raje, Kyung‐Jin Kim, et al.. (2001). Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(27). 24781–24789. 114 indexed citations
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Aydın, Süleyman, D.A. Webster, & Benjamin C. Stark. (2000). Nitrite Inhibition of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin (VHb) in Recombinant E. coli: Direct Evidence that VHb Enhances Recombinant Protein Production. Biotechnology Progress. 16(6). 917–921. 16 indexed citations
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Stark, Benjamin C.. (1996). Early studies of native ribonuclease P, including discovery of its essential RNA component. Molecular Biology Reports. 22(2-3). 95–97. 1 indexed citations
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Hayashi, Daiki & Benjamin C. Stark. (1994). A Novel tRNA Precursor Cleaving Endoribonuclease from Zea mays. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 309(1). 123–128.
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Uribe, Ernest G. & Benjamin C. Stark. (1982). Inhibition of Photosynthetic Energy Conversion by Cupric Ion. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 69(5). 1040–1045. 28 indexed citations
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Altman, Sidney, Emma Jean Bowman, Richard L. Garber, et al.. (1980). Aspects of RNase P Structure and Function. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 71–82. 7 indexed citations

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