Colja Laane

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Colja Laane is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Colja Laane has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Biotechnology and 15 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Colja Laane's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (16 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (13 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (11 papers). Colja Laane is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (16 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (13 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (11 papers). Colja Laane collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Colja Laane's co-authors include C. Veeger, Sjef Boeren, Kees Vos, Riet Hilhorst, Willem J. H. van Berkel, Matthijs Dekker, H. Haaker, Harry Gruppen, Alphons G. J. Voragen and Marco W. Fraaije and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Colja Laane

76 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Rules for optimization of biocatalysis in organic solvents 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Rules for optimization of biocatalysis in organic solvents
    1987 1.4k citations Colja Laane, Sjef Boeren et al. Biotechnology and Bioengineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colja Laane Netherlands 31 2.5k 637 596 574 455 79 3.8k
Gianluca Ottolina Italy 31 1.8k 0.7× 366 0.6× 600 1.0× 524 0.9× 268 0.6× 87 2.6k
Giacomo Carrea Italy 45 5.4k 2.2× 1.2k 1.8× 1.4k 2.4× 1.0k 1.8× 406 0.9× 217 7.1k
Saburo Fukui Japan 37 4.1k 1.6× 333 0.5× 177 0.3× 563 1.0× 489 1.1× 238 4.9k
A. S. Zaks Russia 23 4.8k 1.9× 1.1k 1.8× 1.9k 3.1× 952 1.7× 226 0.5× 56 6.4k
A. P. G. Kieboom Netherlands 31 1.3k 0.5× 442 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 1.2k 2.1× 326 0.7× 134 4.0k
Elisabetta Brenna Italy 31 1.9k 0.7× 476 0.7× 1.6k 2.7× 484 0.8× 158 0.3× 163 3.6k
T. Anthonsen Norway 31 2.2k 0.9× 831 1.3× 1.6k 2.8× 314 0.5× 497 1.1× 303 4.5k
Franz Lingens Germany 40 3.2k 1.3× 262 0.4× 563 0.9× 419 0.7× 784 1.7× 349 6.0k
Peter J. Halling United Kingdom 44 5.2k 2.1× 1.6k 2.5× 866 1.5× 1.4k 2.4× 199 0.4× 200 6.7k
Dean Brady South Africa 28 2.2k 0.9× 181 0.3× 602 1.0× 688 1.2× 383 0.8× 74 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colja Laane

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colja Laane

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colja Laane. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colja Laane based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Colja Laane. Colja Laane is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Oudgenoeg, Gideon, Steen Ingemann, Riet Hilhorst, et al.. (2002). Horseradish Peroxidase-catalyzed Oligomerization of Ferulic Acid on a Template of a Tyrosine-containing Tripeptide. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(24). 21332–21340. 36 indexed citations
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Dicko, Mamoudou H., Riet Hilhorst, Harry Gruppen, et al.. (2002). Zymography of Monophenolase and o-Diphenolase Activities of Polyphenol Oxidase. Analytical Biochemistry. 306(2). 336–339. 18 indexed citations
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Heuvel, Robert H. H. van den, Johann Partridge, Colja Laane, Peter J. Halling, & Willem J. H. van Berkel. (2001). Tuning of the product spectrum of vanillyl‐alcohol oxidase by medium engineering. FEBS Letters. 503(2-3). 213–216. 6 indexed citations
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Honegger, Annemarie, Huub T. C. Kreuwel, Antonie J. W. G. Visser, et al.. (1997). Regulation of the Flavin Redox Potential by Flavin‐Binding Antibodies. European Journal of Biochemistry. 249(2). 393–400. 9 indexed citations
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Dijk, C. van, Ruud B. Spruijt, Colja Laane, & C. Veeger. (1992). The pH in reversed micelles as imposed by the dihydrogen/proton redox cuple and indicated by viologens and cytochrome c3 using hydrogenase as redox catalys. European Journal of Biochemistry. 207(2). 587–598. 6 indexed citations
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Dekker, Matthijs, Riet Hilhorst, & Colja Laane. (1989). Isolating enzymes by reversed micelles. Analytical Biochemistry. 178(2). 217–226. 115 indexed citations
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Giovenco, S., Colja Laane, & Riet Hilhorst. (1987). Reversed micelles as a bioseparation tool.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations
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Laane, Colja, Sjef Boeren, Riet Hilhorst, & C. Veeger. (1987). Optimization of biocatalysis in organic media.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 29. 65–84. 87 indexed citations
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Boeren, Sjef, Colja Laane, & Riet Hilhorst. (1987). Viability and activity of Flavobacterium dehydrogenans in organic solvent/culture two-liquid-phase systems.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 29. 303–310. 4 indexed citations
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Dekker, Matthijs, et al.. (1987). Reversed micellar extraction of enzymes; effect of nonionic surfactants on the distribution and extraction efficiency of alfa-amylase.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 29. 285–288. 3 indexed citations
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Laane, Colja, J. Tramper, & M. D. Lilly. (1987). Biocatalysis in organic media : proceedings of an international symposium organized under auspices of the Working Party on Applied Biocatalysis of the European Federation of Biotechnology and the Working Party on Biocatalysts of the Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 7-10 December, 1986. Elsevier eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Vos, Kees, Colja Laane, Stefan Weijers, et al.. (1987). Time-resolved fluorescence and circular dichroism of porphyrin cytochrome c and Zn-porphyrin cytochrome c incorporated in reversed micelles. European Journal of Biochemistry. 169(2). 259–268. 44 indexed citations
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Boeren, Sjef & Colja Laane. (1987). Steroid conversions by Flavobacterium dehydrogenans in two‐liquid‐phase systems. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 29(3). 305–309. 11 indexed citations
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Laane, Colja. (1985). Reverse micelles: Biological and technological relevance of amphiphilic structures in apolar media: edited by P. L. Luisi and B. E. Straub, Plenum Press, 1984. $55.00 (x + 354 pages) ISBN 0 306 41620 4. Trends in biotechnology. 3(1). 28. 2 indexed citations
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Laane, Colja. (1985). Forward with reverse micelles. Trends in biotechnology. 3(3). 28–28. 1 indexed citations
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Laane, Colja, Riet Hilhorst, & C. Veeger. (1984). Reversed micelles as a medium for enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of apolar compounds. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 20. 357–362. 1 indexed citations
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Haaker, H., et al.. (1982). Short‐Term Regulation of the Nitrogenase Activity in Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides. European Journal of Biochemistry. 127(3). 639–646. 37 indexed citations

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