Benjamin E. Volcani

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Benjamin E. Volcani is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin E. Volcani has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Biomaterials, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Benjamin E. Volcani's work include Diatoms and Algae Research (19 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (11 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (7 papers). Benjamin E. Volcani is often cited by papers focused on Diatoms and Algae Research (19 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (11 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (7 papers). Benjamin E. Volcani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Spain. Benjamin E. Volcani's co-authors include Tracy L. Simpson, Michael A. Borowitzka, Farooq Azam, Barbara B. Hemmingsen, Sverre Myklestad, Kjell M. Vårum, Osmund Holm‐Hansen, Bernhard E. F. Reimann, Pinakilal Bhattacharyya and Anna‐Maria M. Schmid and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin E. Volcani

37 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Silicon and Siliceous Structures in Biological Systems

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin E. Volcani United States	19	819	556	500	324	238	38	1.7k
Elisabeth W. de Vrind‐de Jong Netherlands	25	495 0.6×	258 0.5×	391 0.8×	266 0.8×	404 1.7×	31	1.8k
Engel G. Vrieling Netherlands	21	613 0.7×	690 1.2×	907 1.8×	439 1.4×	228 1.0×	46	2.0k
Michael R. Gretz United States	20	486 0.6×	243 0.4×	700 1.4×	414 1.3×	59 0.2×	35	1.5k
Yelena V. Likhoshway Russia	23	679 0.8×	705 1.3×	316 0.6×	845 2.6×	144 0.6×	123	1.7k
Ryan W. Drum United States	16	488 0.6×	243 0.4×	235 0.5×	99 0.3×	99 0.4×	22	747
Benoît Tesson France	17	460 0.6×	337 0.6×	170 0.3×	121 0.4×	156 0.7×	19	853
John L. Wray United Kingdom	22	196 0.2×	717 1.3×	90 0.2×	65 0.2×	181 0.8×	56	1.9k
Jeffrey W. Krause United States	28	296 0.4×	214 0.4×	1.2k 2.4×	686 2.1×	179 0.8×	74	1.8k
W. Marshall Darley United States	14	258 0.3×	185 0.3×	402 0.8×	203 0.6×	45 0.2×	21	790
Yolanda Del Amo France	17	300 0.4×	165 0.3×	610 1.2×	292 0.9×	98 0.4×	23	1.1k

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Arahal, David R., M. C. Gutiérrez, Benjamin E. Volcani, & António Ventosa. (2000). Taxonomic Analysis of Extremely Halophilic Archaea Isolated from 56-Years-Old Dead Sea Brine Samples. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 23(3). 376–385. 9 indexed citations

Hildebrand, Mark, et al.. (1993). Silicon-responsive cDNA clones isolated from the marine diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis. Gene. 132(2). 213–218. 55 indexed citations

Jacobs, Jerry D., et al.. (1992). Characterization of two circular plasmids from the marine diatomCylindrotheca fusiformis: plasmids hybridize to chloroplast and nuclear DNA. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 233(1-2). 302–310. 22 indexed citations

Hildebrand, Mark, et al.. (1992). Nucleotide sequence of diatom plasmids: identification of open reading frames with similarity to site-specific recombinases. Plant Molecular Biology. 19(5). 759–770. 17 indexed citations

Lin, Paul P. & Benjamin E. Volcani. (1989). Novel adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate dependent protein kinases in a marine diatom. Biochemistry. 28(16). 6624–6631. 11 indexed citations

Aline, Robert F., Christopher D. Reeves, Andrew F. Russo, & Benjamin E. Volcani. (1984). Role of Silicon in Diatom Metabolism. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 76(3). 674–679. 12 indexed citations

Reeves, Christopher D. & Benjamin E. Volcani. (1984). Role of silicon in diatom metabolism. Archives of Microbiology. 137(4). 291–294. 5 indexed citations

Borowitzka, Michael A. & Benjamin E. Volcani. (1978). THE POLYMORPHIC DIATOM PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM: ULTRASTRUCTURE OF ITS MORPHOTYPES1,2. Journal of Phycology. 14(1). 10–21. 2 indexed citations

Okita, Thomas W. & Benjamin E. Volcani. (1977). Isolation and characterization of cytoplasmic and chloroplastic ribosomes and their ribosomal RNAs from the diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis. Archives of Microbiology. 111(3). 247–253. 1 indexed citations

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Borowitzka, Michael A., Mary Louise Chiappino, & Benjamin E. Volcani. (1977). ULTRASTRUCTURE OF A CHAIN‐FORMING DIATOM PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM¹. Journal of Phycology. 13(2). 162–170. 30 indexed citations

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Volcani, Benjamin E., et al.. (1976). A mitochondrial glycolate: Cytochrome C reductase in Chlamydomonas reinhardii. Planta. 129(1). 59–61. 13 indexed citations

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Volcani, Benjamin E., et al.. (1975). Similarity in uptake and retention of trace amounts of 31Silicon and 68Germanium in rat tissues and cell organelles. Bioinorganic Chemistry. 5(2). 107–124. 18 indexed citations

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Azam, Farooq & Benjamin E. Volcani. (1974). Role of silicon in diatom metabolism. Archives of Microbiology. 101(1). 1–8. 33 indexed citations

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Hemmingsen, Barbara B., et al.. (1967). PROPAGATION OF HANTZSCHIA SP. GRUNOW DAUGHTER CELLS BY NITZSCHIA ALBA LEWIN AND LEWIN¹. Journal of Phycology. 3(4). 236–237. 26 indexed citations

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Reimann, Bernhard E. F., et al.. (1966). STUDIES ON THE BIOCHEMISTRY AND FINE STRUCTURE OF SILICA SHELL FORMATION IN DIATOMS. II. THE STRUCTURE OF THE CELL WALL OF NAVICULA PELLICULOSA (BRÉB.) HILSE. Journal of Phycology. 2(2). 74–84. 127 indexed citations

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Rodwell, Victor W., Benjamin E. Volcani, Miyoshi Ikawa, & Esmond E. Snell. (1958). Bacterial Oxidation of Vitamin B6. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 233(6). 1548–1554. 52 indexed citations

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Volcani, Benjamin E., et al.. (1954). ACTION OF SOME SUBSTITUTED ANTHRANILIC ACIDS ON ESCHERICHIA COLI. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 207(1). 411–420. 5 indexed citations

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Bergmann, Ernst, et al.. (1952). Sparing effects in the biosynthesis of the aromatic amino-acids in Escherichia coli. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 9(2). 220–221. 4 indexed citations

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Ben‐Ishai, R., Benjamin E. Volcani, & Ernst Bergmann. (1951). 4-Amino-imidazole-5-carboxamide, precursor of the purines in E. coli. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 32(1). 229–230. 8 indexed citations

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Volcani, Benjamin E., et al.. (1951). THE ACTION OF HYDROXYLATED PHENYLALANINES ON THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 192(2). 543–549. 4 indexed citations

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