Dieter Jendrossek

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Dieter Jendrossek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Dieter Jendrossek has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 99 papers in Biomaterials and 54 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Dieter Jendrossek's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (99 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (41 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (40 papers). Dieter Jendrossek is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (99 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (41 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (40 papers). Dieter Jendrossek collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and Japan. Dieter Jendrossek's co-authors include René Handrick, Daniel Pfeiffer, Andreas Schirmer, Hans G. Schlegel, Jakob Birke, Simone Reinhardt, Bernd Holger Briese, Alexander Steinbüchel, H. G. Schlegel and Helge B. Bode and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Dieter Jendrossek

147 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial Degradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Microbial Degradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates
    2002 512 citations Dieter Jendrossek et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dieter Jendrossek Germany 51 4.9k 3.7k 3.1k 1.2k 616 147 7.3k
Kevin E. O’Connor Ireland 41 3.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 428 0.7× 123 6.8k
E. A. Dawes United Kingdom 38 5.1k 1.0× 4.1k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 106 8.0k
Toshiaki Fukui Japan 47 2.4k 0.5× 4.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 582 0.9× 134 6.1k
R. Clinton Fuller United States 42 3.1k 0.6× 3.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 625 0.5× 978 1.6× 131 5.8k
Alistair J. Anderson United Kingdom 28 4.0k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 881 0.7× 1000 1.6× 48 5.2k
Fusako Kawai Japan 34 2.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 2.8k 0.9× 648 0.5× 80 0.1× 158 4.5k
Terumi Saito Japan 33 2.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 514 0.4× 448 0.7× 101 3.5k
Yves Poirier Switzerland 48 1.4k 0.3× 3.6k 1.0× 650 0.2× 665 0.5× 169 0.3× 117 8.8k
Christopher T. Nomura United States 32 1.5k 0.3× 1.5k 0.4× 706 0.2× 683 0.6× 452 0.7× 82 2.8k
Eiji Masai Japan 51 619 0.1× 3.0k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 3.0k 2.4× 63 0.1× 192 7.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dieter Jendrossek

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jendrossek, Dieter. (2024). Polyethylene and related hydrocarbon polymers (“plastics”) are not biodegradable. New Biotechnology. 83. 231–238. 9 indexed citations
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Prakash, Tulika, et al.. (2024). Cleavage of natural rubber by rubber oxygenases in Gram-negative bacteria. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 191–191. 4 indexed citations
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Pfeiffer, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Migration of Polyphosphate Granules in <b><i>Agrobacterium tumefaciens</i></b>. Microbial Physiology. 32(3-4). 71–82. 5 indexed citations
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Penkhrue, Watsana, Dieter Jendrossek, Chartchai Khanongnuch, et al.. (2020). Response surface method for polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) bioplastic accumulation in Bacillus drentensis BP17 using pineapple peel. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0230443–e0230443. 81 indexed citations
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Jendrossek, Dieter, et al.. (2018). Determination of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Content in Ralstonia eutropha Using Gas Chromatography and Nile Red Staining. BIO-PROTOCOL. 8(5). e2748–e2748. 67 indexed citations
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Birke, Jakob, et al.. (2017). Structural and Functional Analysis of Latex Clearing Protein (Lcp) Provides Insight into the Enzymatic Cleavage of Rubber. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6179–6179. 35 indexed citations
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Schmitt, Georg, et al.. (2013). Structure of the processive rubber oxygenase RoxA from Xanthomonas sp. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(34). 13833–13838. 39 indexed citations
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Cao, Chike, Yevgen Yudin, Wei Chen, et al.. (2013). Polyester Modification of the Mammalian TRPM8 Channel Protein: Implications for Structure and Function. Cell Reports. 4(2). 302–315. 42 indexed citations
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Breuer, Michael, et al.. (2012). Prokaryotic squalene-hopene cyclases can be converted to citronellal cyclases by single amino acid exchange. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(4). 1571–1580. 22 indexed citations
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Jendrossek, Dieter, et al.. (2011). Biochemical characterization of a new type of intracellular PHB depolymerase from Rhodospirillum rubrum with high hydrolytic activity on native PHB granules. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 89(5). 1487–1495. 19 indexed citations
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Kapetaniou, Evangelia G., et al.. (2005). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a novel thermoalkalophilic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase (PhaZ7) fromPaucimonas lemoignei. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 61(5). 479–481. 6 indexed citations
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Jendrossek, Dieter & Simone Reinhardt. (2003). Sequence analysis of a gene product synthesized byXanthomonassp. during growth on natural rubber latex. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 224(1). 61–65. 54 indexed citations
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Jendrossek, Dieter, Giorgio Tomasi, & R. M. Kroppenstedt. (1997). Bacterial degradation of natural rubber: a privilege of actinomycetes?. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 150(2). 179–188. 117 indexed citations
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Behrends, Astrid, et al.. (1996). Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerases bind to their substrate by a C-terminal located substrate binding site. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 143(2-3). 191–194. 49 indexed citations
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Moss, S. T., et al.. (1996). SEM analysis of polyhydroxyalkanoate degradation by bacteria. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 1 indexed citations
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Mergaert, Joris, Andreas Schirmer, Lysiane Hauben, et al.. (1996). Isolation and Identification of Poly(3-Hydroxyvalerate)-Degrading Strains of Pseudomonas lemoignei. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46(3). 769–773. 31 indexed citations
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Briese, Bernd Holger, Dieter Jendrossek, & H. G. Schlegel. (1994). Degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by aerobic sewage sludge. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 117(1). 107–111. 62 indexed citations
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Jendrossek, Dieter, Alexander Steinbüchel, & H. G. Schlegel. (1987). Three different proteins exhibiting NAD‐dependent acetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity from Alcaligenes eutrophus. European Journal of Biochemistry. 167(3). 541–548. 28 indexed citations

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