Dirk‐Jan Scheffers

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Dirk‐Jan Scheffers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk‐Jan Scheffers has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Genetics and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Dirk‐Jan Scheffers's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (34 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (20 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers). Dirk‐Jan Scheffers is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (34 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (20 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers). Dirk‐Jan Scheffers collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Brazil and United Kingdom. Dirk‐Jan Scheffers's co-authors include Jeff Errington, Mariana G. Pinho, Henrique Ferreira, Richard A. Daniel, André S. G. Lorenzoni, Tessa Bergsma, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Tanneke den Blaauwen, Carlos Roberto Polaquini and Aleksandra Zielińska and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The EMBO Journal and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Dirk‐Jan Scheffers

54 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Xanthomonas citri MinC Oscillates from Pole to Pole to Ensure Proper Cell Division and Shape

2017 660 citations André S. G. Lorenzoni, Henrique Ferreira et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →
Design of Antibacterial Agents: Alkyl Dihydroxybenzoates against Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

2018 421 citations Ana Carolina Nazaré, Carlos Roberto Polaquini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dirk‐Jan Scheffers Netherlands	25	1.9k	1.2k	857	414	310	55	3.4k
Gavin H. Thomas United Kingdom	38	2.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	773 0.9×	465 1.1×	317 1.0×	134	4.9k
Daniel López Germany	28	2.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	799 0.9×	416 1.0×	288 0.9×	48	3.8k
Pietro Alifano Italy	34	1.9k 1.0×	744 0.6×	588 0.7×	479 1.2×	186 0.6×	178	3.9k
Sigal Ben‐Yehuda Israel	32	3.1k 1.7×	1.9k 1.6×	1.6k 1.9×	435 1.1×	256 0.8×	54	4.3k
Eric R. Olson United States	31	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	497 0.6×	364 0.9×	239 0.8×	60	4.3k
Kazuo Kobayashi Japan	36	2.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	406 1.0×	155 0.5×	62	3.8k
Vincent Méjean France	39	2.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	913 1.1×	237 0.6×	319 1.0×	98	4.1k
Richard J. Lewis United Kingdom	40	3.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.2×	823 1.0×	417 1.0×	157 0.5×	86	4.5k
Barry R. Bochner United States	26	2.9k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	698 0.8×	464 1.1×	280 0.9×	34	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Dirk‐Jan Scheffers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk‐Jan Scheffers

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bramkamp, Marc & Dirk‐Jan Scheffers. (2023). Bacterial membrane dynamics: Compartmentalization and repair. Molecular Microbiology. 120(4). 490–501. 4 indexed citations

Dijl, Jan Maarten van, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Kdo-8-N ₃ incorporation into lipopolysaccharides of various Escherichia coli strains. RSC Chemical Biology. 4(11). 884–893. 1 indexed citations

Angeles, Danae Morales, et al.. (2020). The PASTA domains of Bacillus subtilis PBP2B strengthen the interaction of PBP2B with DivIB. Microbiology. 166(9). 826–836. 8 indexed citations

Lorenzoni, André S. G., Lucia Cavalca, Mariana Bastos dos Santos, et al.. (2020). Investigating the Modes of Action of the Antimicrobial Chalcones BC1 and T9A. Molecules. 25(20). 4596–4596. 9 indexed citations

Zielińska, Aleksandra, Anabela Borges, Dênis Martinez, et al.. (2020). Flotillin-mediated membrane fluidity controls peptidoglycan synthesis and MreB movement. eLife. 9. 42 indexed citations

Polaquini, Carlos Roberto, Ana Carolina Nazaré, Guilherme Dilarri, et al.. (2019). Antibacterial activity of 3,3′-dihydroxycurcumin (DHC) is associated with membrane perturbation. Bioorganic Chemistry. 90. 103031–103031. 16 indexed citations

Cendrowicz, Ewa, et al.. (2017). Metal-dependent SpoIIE oligomerization stabilizes FtsZ during asymmetric division in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0174713–e0174713. 12 indexed citations

Scheffers, Dirk‐Jan, et al.. (2015). A 1 MDa protein complex containing critical components of the Escherichia coli divisome. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18190–18190. 26 indexed citations

Borges, Anabela, Isabel C. Silva, Carlos Roberto Polaquini, et al.. (2015). Antibacterial activity of alkyl gallates is a combination of direct targeting of FtsZ and permeabilization of bacterial membranes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 390–390. 47 indexed citations

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Scheffers, Dirk‐Jan & Menno B. Tol. (2015). LipidII: Just Another Brick in the Wall?. PLoS Pathogens. 11(12). e1005213–e1005213. 32 indexed citations

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Scheffers, Dirk‐Jan, et al.. (2013). FtsZ Polymerization Assays: Simple Protocols and Considerations. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

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Boekema, Egbert J., Dirk‐Jan Scheffers, Laura S. van Bezouwen, Henk Bolhuis, & I. Mihaela Folea. (2013). Focus on Membrane Differentiation and Membrane Domains in the Prokaryotic Cell. Microbial Physiology. 23(4-5). 345–356. 8 indexed citations

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Scheffers, Dirk‐Jan, et al.. (2013). FtsZ Polymerization Assays: Simple Protocols and Considerations. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e50844–e50844. 24 indexed citations

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Cendrowicz, Ewa, et al.. (2012). Bacillus subtilis SepF Binds to the C-Terminus of FtsZ. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e43293–e43293. 46 indexed citations

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Pop, Ovidiu I., Gregory M. Koningstein, Dirk‐Jan Scheffers, et al.. (2009). YidC is required for the assembly of the MscL homopentameric pore. FEBS Journal. 276(17). 4891–4899. 23 indexed citations

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Ribeiro, João P., Małgorzata Palczewska, Sabine André, et al.. (2009). Diffusion nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy detects substoichiometric concentrations of small molecules in protein samples. Analytical Biochemistry. 396(1). 117–123. 8 indexed citations

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Scheffers, Dirk‐Jan. (2008). The effect of MinC on FtsZ polymerization is pH dependent and can be counteracted by ZapA. FEBS Letters. 582(17). 2601–2608. 47 indexed citations

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Scheffers, Dirk‐Jan, Laura J. Jones, & Jeff Errington. (2003). Several distinct localization patterns for penicillin‐binding proteins in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology. 51(3). 749–764. 120 indexed citations

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Aarsman, Mirjam E. G., Jarne Postmus, E Pas, et al.. (2003). R174 of Escherichia coli FtsZ is involved in membrane interaction and protofilament bundling, and is essential for cell division. Molecular Microbiology. 51(3). 645–657. 71 indexed citations

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Scheffers, Dirk‐Jan & Arnold J. M. Driessen. (2001). The polymerization mechanism of the bacterial cell division protein FtsZ. FEBS Letters. 506(1). 6–10. 51 indexed citations

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