David E. Minnikin

21.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
223 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

David E. Minnikin is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Minnikin has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Epidemiology, 88 papers in Molecular Biology and 86 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in David E. Minnikin's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (105 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (74 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (35 papers). David E. Minnikin is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (105 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (74 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (35 papers). David E. Minnikin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. David E. Minnikin's co-authors include Michael Goodfellow, M.D. Collins, Anthony G. O’Donnell, J.H. Parlett, M. Athalye, Grace Alderson, Gurdyal S. Besra, P. V. Patel, Matthew Collins and I Hutchinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

David E. Minnikin

221 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

An integrated procedure for the extraction of bacterial isoprenoid quinones and polar lipids

1984 4.9k citations David E. Minnikin, Anthony G. O’Donnell et al. profile →
Distribution of Menaquinones in Actinomycetes and Corynebacteria

1977 2.1k citations Michael Goodfellow, David E. Minnikin et al. profile →
Fatty Acid and Polar Lipid Composition in the Classification of Cellulomonas, Oerskovia and Related Taxa

1979 875 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. Journal of Applied Bacteriology profile →
Polar Lipid Composition in the Classification of Nocardia and Related Bacteria

1977 817 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →
Thin-layer chromatography of methanolysates of mycolic acid-containing bacteria

1980 620 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →
Differentiation of Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Related Taxa by Thin-layer Chromatographic Analysis of Whole-organism Methanolysates

1975 468 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sensitive lipid biomarker detection for tuberculosis in late Neanderthal skeletons from Subalyuk Cave, Hungary 2023 ·Tuberculosis ·Oona Y.-C. Lee, Houdini H.T. Wu, Gurdyal S. Besra, David E. Minnikin, (unknown), Frank Maixner, Albert Zink, Mihály Gasparik, Ildikó Pap, Zsolt Bereczki, György Pálfi	2
2	The two extremes of Hansen’s disease—Different manifestations of leprosy and their biological consequences in an Avar Age (late 7th century CE) osteoarchaeological series of the Duna-Tisza Interfluve (Kiskundorozsma–Daruhalom-dűlő II, Hungary) 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Helen D. Donoghue, David E. Minnikin, (unknown), Tivadar Vida, György Pálfi, Antónia Marcsik, Erika Molnár	3
3	Lipid biomarker-based verification of TB infection in mother’s and daughter’s mummified human remains (Vác Mummy Collection, 18th century, CE, Hungary) 2021 ·Acta Biologica Szegediensis ·(unknown), Ildikó Szikossy, (unknown), Dávid Rakk, Gabriella Terhes, Edit Urbán, (unknown), Ildikó Pap, Frank Maixner, Albert Zink, Csaba Vágvölgyi, Helen D. Donoghue, David E. Minnikin, György Pálfi, András Szekeres	3
4	Ancient mycobacterial lipids: Key reference biomarkers in charting the evolution of tuberculosis 2015 ·Tuberculosis ·David E. Minnikin, Oona Y.-C. Lee, Houdini H.T. Wu, Gurdyal S. Besra, Apoorva Bhatt, Vijayashankar Nataraj, Bruce M. Rothschild, Mark Spigelman, Helen D. Donoghue	28
5	Differential spontaneous folding of mycolic acids from Mycobacterium tuberculosis 2013 ·Chemistry and Physics of Lipids ·(unknown), Mark S. Baird, J.A. Verschoor, David E. Minnikin, Anna K. Croft	24
6	Loss of a Mycobacterial Gene Encoding a Reductase Leads to an Altered Cell Wall Containing β-oxo- Mycolic Acid Analogs and Accumulation of Ketones 2008 ·Chemistry & Biology ·Apoorva Bhatt, Alistair K. Brown, Albel Singh, David E. Minnikin, Gurdyal S. Besra	37
7	Detection and Molecular Characterization of 9000-Year-Old Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a Neolithic Settlement in the Eastern Mediterranean 2008 ·PLoS ONE ·Israël Hershkovitz, Helen D. Donoghue, David E. Minnikin, Gurdyal S. Besra, Oona Y.-C. Lee, Angela M. Gernaey, Ehud Galili, Vered Eshed, Charles L. Greenblatt, Eshetu Lemma, Gila Kahila Bar‐Gal, Mark Spigelman	283
8	LosA, a Key Glycosyltransferase Involved in the Biosynthesis of a Novel Family of Glycosylated Acyltrehalose Lipooligosaccharides from Mycobacterium marinum 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Paul G. Hitchen, Lynn G. Dover, Laurent Kremer, Malin Ridell, David C. Alexander, Jun Liu, Howard R. Morris, David E. Minnikin, Anne Dell, Gurdyal S. Besra	54
9	Structures of Phenolic Glycolipids from Mycobacterium Kansasii 1997 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Motoko Watanabe, Yutaka Aoyagi, Akihiro Ohta, David E. Minnikin	16
10	A Chemotaxonomic Study of the Lipoglycans of Rhodococcus rhodnii N445 (NCIMB 11279) 1996 ·Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie ·(unknown), David E. Minnikin, Iain C. Sutcliffe	18
11	Numerical and chemical classification ofStreptosporangium and some related actinomycetes 1994 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·(unknown), M. Athalye, David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow	5
12	Evaluation of the use of 5-mycoloyl-ß-arabinofuranosyl-(1→2)-5-mycoloyl-α-arabinofuranosyl-(1→1′)-glycerol in serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex infection 1993 ·Research in Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Motoko Watanabe, Ichiro Toida, (unknown), David E. Minnikin	7
13	Chemical principles in the organization of lipid components in the mycobacterial cell envelope 1991 ·Research in Microbiology ·David E. Minnikin	75
14	Recognition of novel glycolipid antigens from smooth variants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 1990 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·David E. Minnikin, Malin Ridell, (unknown), (unknown)	6
15	Recognition of novel glycolipid antigens from smooth variants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 1990 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·David E. Minnikin	5
16	Detection of mycobacterial lipids in skin biopsies from leprosy patients 1987 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·K Venkatesan, David E. Minnikin, (unknown), G Ramu, (unknown)	7
17	Effect of the method of preparation of Bacille Calmette‐Guérin (BCG) vaccine on the properties of four daughter strains 1987 ·Journal of Applied Bacteriology ·C Abou-Zeid, G.A.W. Rook, David E. Minnikin, J.H. Parlett, (unknown), (unknown)	9
18	Rapid detection of mycobacterial contamination in batches of whole cells of purifiedMycobacterium lepraeby pyrolysis gas chromatography 1984 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·G. Wieten, Jaap J. Boon, D.G. Groothuis, F. Portaels, David E. Minnikin	11
19	The analysis of actinomycete wall amino acids by gas chromatography 1982 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Anthony G. O’Donnell, David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow, J.H. Parlett	13
20	Polar lipid composition in the classification ofArthrobacterandMicrobacterium 1982 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Matthew Collins, Michael Goodfellow, David E. Minnikin	24

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