Brian Palenik

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
103 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Palenik is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Palenik has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Ecology, 64 papers in Molecular Biology and 42 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Brian Palenik's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (66 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (41 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (39 papers). Brian Palenik is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (66 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (41 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (39 papers). Brian Palenik collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Brian Palenik's co-authors include François M. M. Morel, Bianca Brahamsha, Christopher L. Dupont, Alexandra Z. Worden, Ian T. Paulsen, Vera Tai, Sonya T. Dyhrman, Gerardo Toledo, Robert Haselkorn and Neil M. Price and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Brian Palenik

103 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

The genome of a motile marine Synechococcus

2003 518 citations Brian Palenik, Bianca Brahamsha et al. Nature profile →
Preparation and Chemistry of the Artificial Algal Culture Medium Aquil

1989 475 citations Neil M. Price, Brian Palenik et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Palenik

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chromosome-scale assembly of the streamlined picoeukaryote Picochlorum sp. SENEW3 genome reveals Rabl-like chromatin structure and potential for C4 photosynthesis 2024 ·Microbial Genomics ·(unknown), Héloïse Muller, (unknown), Roy Walker, Hugh D. Goold, Robert D. Willows, Brian Palenik, Ian T. Paulsen	3
2	Diverse Microbial Hot Spring Mat Communities at Black Canyon of the Colorado River 2023 ·Microbial Ecology ·(unknown), Bianca Brahamsha, Mohamed S. Donia, Brian Palenik	6
3	Genomes and gene expression across light and productivity gradients in eastern subtropical Pacific microbial communities 2014 ·The ISME Journal ·Christopher L. Dupont, John P. McCrow, Ruben Valas, Ahmed Moustafa, Nathan G. Walworth, Ursula Goodenough, Robyn Roth, Shane Hogle, Jing Bai, Zackary I. Johnson, Elizabeth L. Mann, Brian Palenik, Katherine A. Barbeau, J. Craig Venter, Andrew E. Allen	80
4	Broad-host-range vector system for synthetic biology and biotechnology in cyanobacteria 2014 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Arnaud Taton, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Javier Paz-Yepes, Bianca Brahamsha, Brian Palenik, Todd C. Peterson, Farzad Haerizadeh, Susan S. Golden, James W. Golden	131
5	Exposure to bloom-like concentrations of two marine Synechococcus cyanobacteria (strains CC9311 and CC9902) differentially alters fish behaviour 2014 ·Conservation Physiology ·Trevor J. Hamilton, Javier Paz-Yepes, Rachel Morrison, Brian Palenik, Martín Tresguerres	29
6	Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Use by Phytoplankton: The Role of Cell-Surface Enzymes 2013 ·Brian Palenik, David J. Kieber, (unknown)	8
7	Selection in Coastal Synechococcus (Cyanobacteria) Populations Evaluated from Environmental Metagenomes 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Vera Tai, Art F. Y. Poon, Ian T. Paulsen, Brian Palenik	14
8	Learning to Read the Oceans 2011 ·Advances in marine biology ·Tatiana A. Rynearson, Brian Palenik	10
9	Detection and phylogenetic analysis of coastal bioaerosols using culture dependent and independent techniques 2011 ·Biogeosciences ·Rodolfo Urbano, Brian Palenik, Cassandra J. Gaston, Kimberly A. Prather	63
10	PtrA is required for coordinate regulation of gene expression during phosphate stress in a marine Synechococcus 2010 ·The ISME Journal ·Martin Ostrowski, Sophie Mazard, Sasha G. Tetu, Katherine Phillippy, (unknown), Brian Palenik, Ian T. Paulsen, David J. Scanlan	44
11	Microarray analysis of phosphate regulation in the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. WH8102 2009 ·The ISME Journal ·Sasha G. Tetu, Bianca Brahamsha, Daniel Johnson, Vera Tai, Katherine Phillippy, Brian Palenik, Ian T. Paulsen	113
12	MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIBODY DETECTION OF A NITROGEN‐REGULATED CELL‐SURFACE PROTEIN OF THE COCCOLITHOPHORE EMILIANIA HUXLEYI (PRYMNESIOPHYCEAE)¹ 2009 ·Journal of Phycology ·Dori M. Landry, Svein Kristiansen, Brian Palenik	6
13	Characterization of a Modular, Cell-Surface Protein and Identification of a New Gene Family in the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana 2008 ·Protist ·Aubrey K. Davis, Brian Palenik	8
14	Diversity, function and evolution of genes coding for putative Ni‐containing superoxide dismutases 2008 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Christopher L. Dupont, Kosh P. Neupane, Jason Shearer, Brian Palenik	106
15	Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria 2008 ·Genome biology ·Alexis Dufresne, Martin Ostrowski, David J. Scanlan, Laurence Garczarek, Sophie Mazard, Brian Palenik, Ian T. Paulsen, Nicole Tandeau de Marsac, Patrick Wincker, Carole Dossat, Steve Ferriera, Justin Johnson, Anton F. Post, Wolfgang R. Hess, Frédéric Partensky	251
16	Coastal Synechococcus metagenome reveals major roles for horizontal gene transfer and plasmids in population diversity 2008 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Brian Palenik, Q. Ren, Vera Tai, Ian T. Paulsen	65
17	The genome of a motile marine Synechococcus breakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Brian Palenik, Bianca Brahamsha, Frank W. Larimer, Miriam Land, Loren Hauser, Patrick Chain, Jane E. Lamerdin, Warren Regala, Eric E. Allen, Jay McCarren, Ian T. Paulsen, Alexis Dufresne, Frédéric Partensky, Eric A. Webb, John Waterbury	518
18	Synthesis and Use of Fluorescent Molecular Probes for Measuring Cell-Surface Enzymatic Oxidation of Amino Acids and Amines in Seawater 1993 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Silvio Pantoja, C. Lee, James F. Marecek, Brian Palenik	14
19	Polymerase evolution and organism evolution 1992 ·Current Opinion in Genetics & Development ·Brian Palenik	14
20	Potential effects of UV-B on the chemical environment of marine organisms: A review 1991 ·Environmental Pollution ·Brian Palenik, Neil M. Price, François M. M. Morel	52

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