Cheryl A. Kerfeld

18.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
177 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Cheryl A. Kerfeld is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheryl A. Kerfeld has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 39 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Cheryl A. Kerfeld's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (103 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (52 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (27 papers). Cheryl A. Kerfeld is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (103 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (52 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (27 papers). Cheryl A. Kerfeld collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Cheryl A. Kerfeld's co-authors include Markus Sutter, Diana Kirilovsky, Sabine Heinhorst, Gordon C. Cannon, Fei Cai, Todd O. Yeates, Onur Erbilgin, Seth D. Axen, M.R. Sawaya and Matthew R. Melnicki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Cheryl A. Kerfeld

173 papers receiving 11.7k 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.

Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO₂ Fixation

2013 1.9k citations Cheryl A. Kerfeld et al. profile →
Bacterial microcompartments

2018 318 citations Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Clément Aussignargues et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structure Characterization of Bacterial Microcompartment Shells via X-ray Scattering and Coordinate Modeling: Evidence for Adventitious Capture of Cytoplasmic Proteins 2025 ·ACS Applied Bio Materials ·Xiaobing Zuo, Alexander Jussupow, Nina Ponomarenko, Thomas D. Grant, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Corie Y. Ralston, Michaela A. TerAvest, Markus Sutter, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Josh V. Vermaas, Michael Feig, David M. Tiede	1
2	Molecular Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Packed and Intact Bacterial Microcompartment 2025 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·Saad Raza, (unknown), Alexander Jussupow, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Michael Feig, Josh V. Vermaas	0
3	Towards using bacterial microcompartments as a platform for spatial metabolic engineering in the industrially important and metabolically versatile Zymomonas mobilis 2024 ·Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·(unknown), (unknown), Cheryl A. Kerfeld	6
4	N-Terminal domain homologs of the orange carotenoid protein increase quenching of cyanobacterial phycobilisomes 2024 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), (unknown), Sigal Lechno‐Yossef, Markus Sutter, (unknown), (unknown), Lorenzo Cupellini, Benedetta Mennucci, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	0
5	Structural and quantum chemical basis for OCP-mediated quenching of phycobilisomes 2024 ·Science Advances ·Paul Sauer, Lorenzo Cupellini, Markus Sutter, Mattia Bondanza, María Agustina Domínguez-Martín, Henning Kirst, David Bína, (unknown), Abhay Kotecha, Basil J. Greber, Eva Nogales, Tomáš Polı́vka, Benedetta Mennucci, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	10
6	Characterization of a novel aromatic substrate-processing microcompartment in Actinobacteria 2023 ·mBio ·(unknown), Markus Sutter, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	7
7	An automated liquid jet for fluorescence dosimetry and microsecond radiolytic labeling of proteins 2022 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Erik R. Farquhar, Rohit Jain, (unknown), Michael Sullivan, Shawn M. Costello, María Agustina Domínguez-Martín, Yan Chen, Susan Marqusee, Christopher J. Petzold, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Daniel P. DePonte, Farid Farahmand, Sayan Gupta, Corie Y. Ralston	7
8	Liposome-based measurement of light-driven chloride transport kinetics of halorhodopsin 2021 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·Hasin Feroz, Bryan Ferlez, (unknown), (unknown), Tingwei Ren, Carol S. Baker, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter C. Butler, Jonas Hühn, (unknown), Wolfgang J. Parak, Michael R. Blatt, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Nicholas Smirnoff, Harish Vashisth, John H. Golbeck, Manish Kumar	4
9	Excited-State Properties of Canthaxanthin in Cyanobacterial Carotenoid-Binding Proteins HCP2 and HCP3 2020 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·(unknown), María Agustina Domínguez-Martín, (unknown), Marcel Fuciman, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Tomáš Polı́vka	14
10	The Plasticity of Molecular Interactions Governs Bacterial Microcompartment Shell Assembly 2019 ·Structure ·Basil J. Greber, Markus Sutter, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	45
11	In Vitro Assembly of Diverse Bacterial Microcompartment Shell Architectures 2018 ·Nano Letters ·Andrew Hagen, Jefferson S. Plegaria, (unknown), Bryan Ferlez, Clément Aussignargues, Rodney Burton, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	57
12	Synthetic OCP heterodimers are photoactive and recapitulate the fusion of two primitive carotenoproteins in the evolution of cyanobacterial photoprotection 2017 ·The Plant Journal ·Sigal Lechno‐Yossef, Matthew R. Melnicki, Han Bao, Beronda L. Montgomery, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	28
13	Assembly principles and structure of a 6.5-MDa bacterial microcompartment shell 2017 ·Science ·Markus Sutter, Basil J. Greber, Clément Aussignargues, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	169
14	Bacterial microcompartments as metabolic modules for plant synthetic biology 2016 ·The Plant Journal ·C. Raul Gonzalez‐Esquer, (unknown), Cheryl A. Kerfeld	34
15	The Structure of CcmP, a Tandem Bacterial Microcompartment Domain Protein from the β-Carboxysome, Forms a Subcompartment Within a Microcompartment 2013 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Fei Cai, Markus Sutter, Jeffrey C. Cameron, (unknown), James N. Kinney, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	98
16	Genome Mining Expands the Chemical Diversity of the Cyanobactin Family to Include Highly Modified Linear Peptides 2013 ·Chemistry & Biology ·Niina Leikoski, Liwei Liu, Jouni Jokela, Matti Wahlsten, Muriel Gugger, Alexandra Calteau, Perttu Permi, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Kaarina Sivonen, David P. Fewer	93
17	Cyanobacterial-based approaches to improving photosynthesis in plants 2012 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Jan Zarzycki, Seth D. Axen, James N. Kinney, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	94
18	Carboxysomal Carbonic Anhydrases: Structure and Role in Microbial CO<sub>2</sub> Fixation 2010 ·Aquila Digital Community (University of Southern Mississippi) ·Gordon C. Cannon, Sabine Heinhorst, Cheryl A. Kerfeld	98
19	A photoactive carotenoid protein acting as light intensity sensor 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Adjélé Wilson, Claire Punginelli, Andrew Gall, Cosimo Bonetti, Maxime Alexandre, Jean‐Marc Routaboul, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Rienk van Grondelle, Bruno Robert, John T. M. Kennis, Diana Kirilovsky	278
20	Isolation and quaternary structure of the photosynthetic core of the marine purple sulfur bacteriumChromatium purpuratum 1993 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·(unknown), Frederick A. Eiserling, Cheryl A. Kerfeld, J. Philip Thornber	1

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