E. J. Backus

542 total citations
16 papers, 416 citations indexed

About

E. J. Backus is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, E. J. Backus has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 416 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Pharmacology, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in E. J. Backus's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (5 papers). E. J. Backus is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (5 papers). E. J. Backus collaborates with scholars based in China and Sweden. E. J. Backus's co-authors include H. D. Tresner, Jean A. Hayes, M.C. Davies, B. M. Duggar, A. C. Dornbush, Joseph J. Goodman, Howard A. Whaley, E. L. Patterson, N. Bohonos and R. Weindling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Bacteriology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

E. J. Backus

15 papers receiving 321 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. J. Backus China 10 219 173 141 100 90 16 416
Kerstin Engelhardt Norway 6 232 1.1× 289 1.7× 170 1.2× 72 0.7× 131 1.5× 6 481
Ismet Ara Japan 14 186 0.8× 262 1.5× 157 1.1× 138 1.4× 82 0.9× 22 420
Samuel M. Ringel United States 5 87 0.4× 80 0.5× 89 0.6× 67 0.7× 42 0.5× 8 311
E. M. Tul’skaya Russia 11 114 0.5× 261 1.5× 91 0.6× 29 0.3× 113 1.3× 49 398
Sigrid Kretschmer Austria 10 117 0.5× 230 1.3× 94 0.7× 13 0.1× 60 0.7× 64 389
Zhong-Ke Jiang China 11 211 1.0× 290 1.7× 89 0.6× 40 0.4× 92 1.0× 24 432
Wongsakorn Phongsopitanun Thailand 11 167 0.8× 240 1.4× 114 0.8× 61 0.6× 62 0.7× 71 374
Qing-Yi Xie China 4 234 1.1× 176 1.0× 83 0.6× 49 0.5× 143 1.6× 7 343
Bungonsiri Intra Thailand 9 126 0.6× 113 0.7× 115 0.8× 51 0.5× 48 0.5× 23 283
Aida Sarmiento-Vizcaíno Spain 12 311 1.4× 166 1.0× 38 0.3× 27 0.3× 224 2.5× 14 412

Countries citing papers authored by E. J. Backus

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. J. Backus

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. J. Backus

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Tresner, H. D., Jean A. Hayes, & E. J. Backus. (1969). Streptomyces wistariopsis sp. nov. A new violet-spored species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 19(2). 141–152. 1 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D., Jean A. Hayes, & E. J. Backus. (1968). Differential Tolerance of Streptomycetes to Sodium Chloride as a Taxonomic Aid. Applied Microbiology. 16(8). 1134–1136. 97 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D., E. J. Backus, & Jean A. Hayes. (1967). Morphological Spore Types in the Streptomyces hygroscopicus -like Complex. Applied Microbiology. 15(3). 637–639. 6 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D., Jean A. Hayes, & E. J. Backus. (1967). Morphology of Submerged Growth of Streptomycetes as a Taxonomic Aid. Applied Microbiology. 15(5). 1185–1191. 13 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D., Jean A. Hayes, & E. J. Backus. (1967). Morphology of Submerged Growth of Streptomycetes as a Taxonomic Aid. Applied Microbiology. 15(5). 1185–1191. 15 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D., Jean A. Hayes, & E. J. Backus. (1966). Streptomyces Prasinosporus sp. nov. a new green-spored species. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 16(2). 161–170. 2 indexed citations
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Whaley, Howard A., E. L. Patterson, A. C. Dornbush, E. J. Backus, & N. Bohonos. (1963). ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RELOMYCIN, A NEW ANTIBIOTIC.. PubMed. 161. 45–8. 15 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D. & E. J. Backus. (1963). System of Color Wheels for Streptomycete Taxonomy. Applied Microbiology. 11(4). 335–338. 83 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D., M.C. Davies, & E. J. Backus. (1961). ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF STREPTOMYCES SPORE MORPHOLOGY AND ITS ROLE IN SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION. Journal of Bacteriology. 81(1). 70–80. 100 indexed citations
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Weindling, R., H. D. Tresner, & E. J. Backus. (1961). The Host-Range of a Streptomyces aureofaciens Actinophage. Nature. 189(4764). 603–603. 8 indexed citations
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Backus, E. J., et al.. (1957). The nucleocidin and alazopetin producing organisms: two new species of Streptomyces.. PubMed. 7(10). 532–41. 10 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D. & E. J. Backus. (1957). A METHOD FOR PRESERVING REFERENCE SPECIMENS OF ACTINOMYCETES. Journal of Bacteriology. 73(5). 687–688. 2 indexed citations
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Tresner, H. D. & E. J. Backus. (1956). A Broadened Concept of the Characteristics of Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Applied Microbiology. 4(5). 243–250. 21 indexed citations
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Goodman, Joseph J., et al.. (1955). THE EFFECT OF ANHYDROCHLORTETRACYCLINE ON THE GROWTH OF ACTINOMYCETES. Journal of Bacteriology. 69(1). 70–72. 8 indexed citations
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Backus, E. J., et al.. (1954). VARIATION IN STREPTOMYCES AUREOFACIENS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 60(1). 86–95. 22 indexed citations
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Duggar, B. M., et al.. (1954). TYPES OF VARIATION IN ACTINOMYCETES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 60(1). 71–85. 13 indexed citations

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