Christopher Rensing

27.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
375 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Christopher Rensing is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Rensing has authored 375 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Plant Science, 88 papers in Molecular Biology and 83 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Christopher Rensing's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (66 papers), Trace Elements in Health (65 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (60 papers). Christopher Rensing is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (66 papers), Trace Elements in Health (65 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (60 papers). Christopher Rensing collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Christopher Rensing's co-authors include Gregor Grass, Barry P. Rosen, Marc Solioz, Gejiao Wang, Bharati Mitra, Sylvia Franke, Dietrich H. Nies, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Shungui Zhou and Pete Chandrangsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Rensing

359 papers receiving 20.3k citations

Hit Papers

Metallic Copper as an Ant... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2010 2013 2003 2017 2024 400 800 1.2k
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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. Metallic Copper as an Antimicrobial Surface
    2010 1.2k citations Gregor Grass, Christopher Rensing et al. profile →
  2. BacMet: antibacterial biocide and metal resistance genes database
    2013 632 citations Christopher Rensing et al. profile →
  3. Escherichia colimechanisms of copper homeostasis in a changing environment
    2003 590 citations Christopher Rensing, Gregor Grass profile →
  4. Metal homeostasis and resistance in bacteria
    2017 548 citations Christopher Rensing et al. profile →
  5. Pesticides in the environment: Degradation routes, pesticide transformation products and ecotoxicological considerations
    2024 77 citations Christopher Rensing et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Christopher Rensing 5.3k 5.3k 4.6k 4.3k 3.7k 375 20.6k
Simón Silver 3.6k 0.7× 6.8k 1.3× 4.7k 1.0× 2.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 182 18.3k
Dietrich H. Nies 2.7k 0.5× 5.3k 1.0× 2.3k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 114 11.9k
Nico Boon 10.8k 2.0× 4.6k 0.9× 8.4k 1.8× 978 0.2× 1.6k 0.4× 679 41.1k
Raymond J. Turner 1.7k 0.3× 1.6k 0.3× 6.1k 1.3× 2.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.3× 304 16.7k
Michael J. Sadowsky 5.1k 1.0× 2.3k 0.4× 8.3k 1.8× 746 0.2× 5.6k 1.5× 460 25.8k
James A. Imlay 1.3k 0.2× 1.9k 0.4× 10.7k 2.3× 3.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 122 22.2k
İbrahim M. Banat 14.4k 2.7× 3.3k 0.6× 8.5k 1.9× 528 0.1× 3.1k 0.8× 318 27.2k
Vı́ctor de Lorenzo 3.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.3× 15.4k 3.4× 871 0.2× 2.8k 0.7× 449 25.6k
J. T. Trevors 6.0k 1.1× 2.7k 0.5× 5.2k 1.1× 378 0.1× 4.0k 1.1× 493 19.9k
Roger Marchant 4.6k 0.9× 2.1k 0.4× 6.3k 1.4× 539 0.1× 4.9k 1.3× 362 25.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Rensing

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Zhang, Yuming, Yuanhong Li, Wei Ren, et al.. (2025). Lignin synthesis plays an essential role in the adaptation of Haloxylon ammodendron to adverse environments. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 308(Pt 2). 142321–142321.
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Zhu, Yanming, JiGang Yang, Jiajia Zhang, et al.. (2025). Assessment of Ecological Recovery Potential of Various Plants in Soil Contaminated by Multiple Metal(loid)s at Various Sites near XiKuangShan Mine. Land. 14(2). 223–223. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Abhishek, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, et al.. (2025). Biogenic nanoparticles for managing salinity stress-related crop and environmental risks: realistic applications and challenges. Discover Sustainability. 6(1). 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Ling, Rong Tang, Hend A. Alwathnani, et al.. (2024). Azotosporobacter soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from paddy soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 117(1). 79–79. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanming, Jiajia Zhang, Hong Liu, et al.. (2024). Effects of antimony on synthesis of saccharides and lipids, and enzyme activity associated with synthesis/degradation of saccharides in leaves of a rice plant. Plant Stress. 15. 100719–100719. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Qiue, Xiaodan Ma, Minchun Li, et al.. (2024). Evolution of triclosan resistance modulates bacterial permissiveness to multidrug resistance plasmids and phages. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3654–3654. 41 indexed citations
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Yang, Wenhao, Jing Liu, Xingjie Guo, et al.. (2024). Physiology and transcriptomic analysis revealed the mechanism of silicon promoting cadmium accumulation in Sedum alfredii Hance. Chemosphere. 360. 142417–142417. 4 indexed citations
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Rensing, Christopher, Wenqian Xu, Dandan Wu, et al.. (2024). Acesulfame potassium induces hepatic inflammation and fatty acids accumulation via disturbance of carnitine metabolism and gut microbiota. Food Bioscience. 62. 105101–105101. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiaolin, et al.. (2024). Fe(III) reduction mediates vanadium release and reduction in vanadium contaminated paddy soil under different organic amendments. Environment International. 193. 109073–109073. 4 indexed citations
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Ren, Guoping, Jie Ye, Lu Liu, et al.. (2024). Mechanical Energy Drives the Growth and Carbon Fixation of Electroactive Microorganisms. Engineering. 47. 194–203. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Risheng, Yuhan Zhang, Yue Li, et al.. (2024). Linking bacterial life strategies with the distribution pattern of antibiotic resistance genes in soil aggregates after straw addition. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 471. 134355–134355. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Siru, Yinan Sun, Ai‐Jun Wang, et al.. (2023). Antioxidant CeO2 doped with carbon dots enhance ammonia production by an electroactive Azospirillum humicireducens SgZ-5T. Chemosphere. 341(1). 140094–140094. 5 indexed citations
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Rensing, Christopher, et al.. (2023). Symbiotic Bacteria Modulate Lymantria dispar Immunity by Altering Community Proportions after Infection with LdMNPV. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9694–9694. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiang, Linrui Zhong, Lin Tang, et al.. (2023). Lysogenic bacteriophages encoding arsenic resistance determinants promote bacterial community adaptation to arsenic toxicity. The ISME Journal. 17(7). 1104–1115. 36 indexed citations
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Zhao, Pingping, Yanming Zhu, Bo Wang, et al.. (2023). Selenite affected photosynthesis of Oryza sativa L. exposed to antimonite: Electron transfer, carbon fixation, pigment synthesis via a combined analysis of physiology and transcriptome. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 201. 107904–107904. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Panpan, et al.. (2023). Metal-non-tolerant ecotypes of ectomycorrhizal fungi can protect plants from cadmium pollution. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1301791–1301791. 5 indexed citations
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Grass, Gregor, Sylvia Franke, Nadine Taudte, et al.. (2005). The Metal Permease ZupT from Escherichia coli Is a Transporter with a Broad Substrate Spectrum. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(5). 1604–1611. 164 indexed citations

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