Daniel Tillett

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Daniel Tillett is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Tillett has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Daniel Tillett's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers). Daniel Tillett is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers). Daniel Tillett collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Daniel Tillett's co-authors include Brett A. Neilan, Elke Dittmann, Hans von Döhren, Marcel Erhard, Thomas Börner, Robert J. Seviour, Steve Petrovski, Dorothy L. Parker, Simon Jon McIlroy and Zoe A. Dyson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Tillett

31 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Structural organization of microcystin biosynthesis in Mi... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 250 500 750
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. Structural organization of microcystin biosynthesis in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806: an integrated peptide–polyketide synthetase system
    2000 809 citations Daniel Tillett, Elke Dittmann et al. Chemistry & Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel Tillett Australia 18 1.0k 1.0k 693 628 485 31 2.2k
Amel Latifi France 19 691 0.7× 537 0.5× 2.3k 3.4× 309 0.5× 404 0.8× 43 3.4k
Marcel Erhard Germany 25 920 0.9× 2.0k 2.0× 680 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 1.0k 2.1× 39 3.5k
Alexandra Calteau France 26 685 0.7× 308 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 141 0.2× 140 0.3× 37 2.5k
Rebecca J. Case Canada 21 1.3k 1.2× 162 0.2× 1.3k 1.9× 564 0.9× 157 0.3× 48 2.6k
Tomoo Sawabe Japan 38 1.8k 1.7× 223 0.2× 2.1k 3.0× 509 0.8× 59 0.1× 147 4.6k
Carola Holmström Australia 25 1.1k 1.0× 116 0.1× 880 1.3× 891 1.4× 63 0.1× 28 2.7k
Weipeng Zhang China 32 1.1k 1.1× 198 0.2× 1.3k 1.9× 480 0.8× 50 0.1× 101 3.0k
Vincent J. Denef United States 32 1.7k 1.6× 667 0.7× 1.6k 2.3× 369 0.6× 103 0.2× 58 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daniel Tillett

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel Tillett

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Petrovski, Steve, Robert J. Seviour, & Daniel Tillett. (2013). Genome sequence and characterization of a Rhodococcus equi phage REQ1. Virus Genes. 46(3). 588–590. 17 indexed citations
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Petrovski, Steve, Robert J. Seviour, & Daniel Tillett. (2013). Genome sequence of the Nocardia bacteriophage NBR1. Archives of Virology. 159(1). 167–173. 12 indexed citations
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Petrovski, Steve, Daniel Tillett, & Robert J. Seviour. (2012). Isolation and complete genome sequence of a bacteriophage lysing Tetrasphaera jenkinsii, a filamentous bacteria responsible for bulking in activated sludge. Virus Genes. 45(2). 380–388. 11 indexed citations
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Petrovski, Steve, Robert J. Seviour, & Daniel Tillett. (2012). Characterization and whole genome sequences of the Rhodococcus bacteriophages RGL3 and RER2. Archives of Virology. 158(3). 601–609. 18 indexed citations
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Petrovski, Steve & Daniel Tillett. (2012). Back to the kitchen: Food-grade agar is a low-cost alternative to bacteriological agar. Analytical Biochemistry. 429(2). 140–141. 9 indexed citations
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Petrovski, Steve, Robert J. Seviour, & Daniel Tillett. (2011). Prevention of Gordonia and Nocardia Stabilized Foam Formation by Using Bacteriophage GTE7. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(21). 7864–7867. 61 indexed citations
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McIlroy, Simon Jon, Daniel Tillett, Steve Petrovski, & Robert J. Seviour. (2010). Non‐target sites with single nucleotide insertions or deletions are frequently found in 16S rRNA sequences and can lead to false positives in fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Environmental Microbiology. 13(1). 33–47. 24 indexed citations
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Petrovski, Steve, et al.. (2010). An examination of the mechanisms for stable foam formation in activated sludge systems. Water Research. 45(5). 2146–2154. 82 indexed citations
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McIlroy, Simon Jon, Kate Porter, Robert J. Seviour, & Daniel Tillett. (2009). Extracting nucleic acids from activated sludge which reflect community population diversity. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 96(4). 593–605. 29 indexed citations
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Cairns, Murray J., et al.. (2009). Primer fabrication using polymerase mediated oligonucleotide synthesis. BMC Genomics. 10(1). 344–344. 1 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Mete, Edward J. Phli̇ps, & Daniel Tillett. (2009). IMPROVED METHODS FOR THE ISOLATION OF CYANOBACTERIAL DNA FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES1. Journal of Phycology. 45(2). 517–521. 40 indexed citations
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Chiu, Joyce, Daniel Tillett, Ian W. Dawes, & Paul E. March. (2008). Site-directed, Ligase-Independent Mutagenesis (SLIM) for highly efficient mutagenesis of plasmids greater than 8kb. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 73(2). 195–198. 71 indexed citations
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McIlroy, Simon Jon, et al.. (2008). FACS enrichment and identification of floc-associated alphaproteobacterial tetrad-forming organisms in an activated sludge community. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 285(1). 130–135. 9 indexed citations
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Chiu, Joyce, Daniel Tillett, & Paul E. March. (2006). Mutation of Phe102 to Ser in the carboxyl terminal helix of Escherichia coli thioredoxin affects the stability and processivity of T7 DNA polymerase. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 64(2). 477–485. 3 indexed citations
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Neilan, Brett A. & Daniel Tillett. (2003). Enzyme-Free Cloning of PCR Products and Fusion Protein Expression. Humana Press eBooks. 192. 125–132. 8 indexed citations
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Tan, Yuting, et al.. (2000). Molecular strategies for overcoming antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Molecular Medicine Today. 6(8). 309–314. 74 indexed citations
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Tillett, Daniel, Elke Dittmann, Marcel Erhard, et al.. (2000). Structural organization of microcystin biosynthesis in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806: an integrated peptide–polyketide synthetase system. Chemistry & Biology. 7(10). 753–764. 809 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tillett, Daniel. (1999). Enzyme-free cloning: a rapid method to clone PCR products independent of vector restriction enzyme sites. Nucleic Acids Research. 27(19). 26e–26. 97 indexed citations
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Tillett, Daniel & Brett A. Neilan. (1999). An Improved Method for the Purification of Large DNA Fragments from Agarose Gels Using WizardPlusSV Columns. Analytical Biochemistry. 269(1). 218–219. 3 indexed citations
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Ungria, Maria Corazon A. De, Daniel Tillett, Brett A. Neilan, Peter Cox, & Adrian V. Lee. (1998). A Novel Method of Extracting Plasmid DNA from Helicobacter Species. Helicobacter. 3(4). 269–277. 14 indexed citations

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