Emily P. Balskus

13.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
135 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Emily P. Balskus is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Emily P. Balskus has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Organic Chemistry and 29 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Emily P. Balskus's work include Gut microbiota and health (38 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (27 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (12 papers). Emily P. Balskus is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (38 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (27 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (12 papers). Emily P. Balskus collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Portugal. Emily P. Balskus's co-authors include Vayu Maini Rekdal, Smaranda Craciun, Peter J. Turnbaugh, Christopher T. Walsh, Henry J. Haiser, Jordan E. Bisanz, Stephen C. Wallace, Gopal Sirasani, Eric N. Jacobsen and Elizabeth N. Bess and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Emily P. Balskus

131 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chemical transformation of xenobiotics by the human gut ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2017 2012 2019 2013 2019 200 400 600
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. Chemical transformation of xenobiotics by the human gut microbiota
    2017 749 citations Vayu Maini Rekdal, Emily P. Balskus et al. Science profile →
  2. Microbial conversion of choline to trimethylamine requires a glycyl radical enzyme
    2012 535 citations Smaranda Craciun, Emily P. Balskus Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Discovery and inhibition of an interspecies gut bacterial pathway for Levodopa metabolism
    2019 510 citations Vayu Maini Rekdal, Elizabeth N. Bess et al. Science profile →
  4. Predicting and Manipulating Cardiac Drug Inactivation by the Human Gut Bacterium Eggerthella lenta
    2013 501 citations Gopal Sirasani, Emily P. Balskus et al. Science profile →
  5. The human gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin alkylates DNA
    2019 436 citations Peter W. Villalta, Alessia Stornetta et al. Science profile →
  6. Trimethylamine N-Oxide Binds and Activates PERK to Promote Metabolic Dysfunction
    2019 296 citations Emily P. Balskus et al. profile →
  7. Gut microbial metabolism of 5-ASA diminishes its clinical efficacy in inflammatory bowel disease
    2023 95 citations Nathaniel R. Glasser, Emily P. Balskus 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
Emily P. Balskus United States 47 5.6k 1.2k 1.2k 1.1k 726 135 8.5k
Frédéric Carrière France 58 4.9k 0.9× 480 0.4× 897 0.8× 771 0.7× 370 0.5× 235 10.0k
Pietro Campiglia Italy 46 3.2k 0.6× 819 0.7× 650 0.5× 495 0.5× 320 0.4× 303 7.7k
Kwok‐Pui Fung Hong Kong 65 7.2k 1.3× 844 0.7× 758 0.6× 1.9k 1.8× 1.1k 1.5× 457 16.2k
Han‐Ming Shen Singapore 88 11.0k 2.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 563 0.8× 277 23.3k
Bahare Salehi Iran 62 4.6k 0.8× 814 0.7× 871 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 337 0.5× 151 14.4k
Fong‐Fu Hsu United States 72 7.4k 1.3× 522 0.4× 2.6k 2.2× 569 0.5× 1.0k 1.4× 246 15.4k
Guido F. Pauli United States 60 6.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 364 0.3× 1.5k 1.4× 450 0.6× 297 14.5k
Elias S.J. Arnér Sweden 62 11.1k 2.0× 1.7k 1.4× 985 0.8× 511 0.5× 410 0.6× 198 17.0k
Hoyoku Nishino Japan 73 8.2k 1.5× 2.5k 2.0× 524 0.4× 1.9k 1.7× 153 0.2× 389 16.9k
Matthew R. Redinbo United States 58 8.1k 1.4× 849 0.7× 838 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 935 1.3× 170 13.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bao, Bin, Youyuan Wang, Xinyang Song, et al.. (2024). BACTERIAL SPHINGOLIPIDS EXACERBATE COLITIS BY INHIBITING ILC3-DERIVED IL-22 PRODUCTION. Gastroenterology. 166(3). S86–S86.
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Cui, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Elucidation of Chalkophomycin Biosynthesis Reveals N-Hydroxypyrrole-Forming Enzymes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(23). 16268–16280. 7 indexed citations
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Hussain, Fatima A., Caroline A. Werlang, Benjamin M. Woolston, et al.. (2024). Prevotella are major contributors of sialidases in the human vaginal microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(36). 16 indexed citations
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Ng, Tai L., et al.. (2023). Discovery of the Azaserine Biosynthetic Pathway Uncovers a Biological Route for α‐Diazoester Production. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(28). e202304646–e202304646. 30 indexed citations
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Nagashima, Kazuki, Aishan Zhao, Katayoon Atabakhsh, et al.. (2023). Mapping the T cell repertoire to a complex gut bacterial community. Nature. 621(7977). 162–170. 35 indexed citations
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Daniel-Ivad, Martin, Jenny Yao, Alessia Stornetta, et al.. (2022). A small molecule inhibitor prevents gut bacterial genotoxin production. Nature Chemical Biology. 19(2). 159–167. 22 indexed citations
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Braffman, Nathaniel R., Katherine M. Davis, Nathaniel R. Glasser, et al.. (2022). Structural basis for an unprecedented enzymatic alkylation in cylindrocyclophane biosynthesis. eLife. 11. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Kai, et al.. (2021). Structure and assembly of the diiron cofactor in the heme-oxygenase–like domain of the N -nitrosourea–producing enzyme SznF. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(4). 44 indexed citations
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Rajakovich, Lauren J., Beverly Fu, Maud Bollenbach, & Emily P. Balskus. (2021). Elucidation of an anaerobic pathway for metabolism of l -carnitine–derived γ-butyrobetaine to trimethylamine in human gut bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(32). 42 indexed citations
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Sil, Debangsu, Tai L. Ng, Grace E. Kenney, et al.. (2020). A Peroxodiiron(III/III) Intermediate Mediating Both N -Hydroxylation Steps in Biosynthesis of the N -Nitrosourea Pharmacophore of Streptozotocin by the Multi-domain Metalloenzyme SznF. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(27). 11818–11828. 43 indexed citations
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Huang, Yolanda Y., Mary C. Andorfer, Brian Gold, et al.. (2020). Molecular basis for catabolism of the abundant metabolite trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline by a microbial glycyl radical enzyme. eLife. 9. 18 indexed citations
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Fu, Beverly & Emily P. Balskus. (2020). Discovery of C C bond-forming and bond-breaking radical enzymes: enabling transformations for metabolic engineering. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 65. 94–101. 9 indexed citations
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Rekdal, Vayu Maini, Michael U. Luescher, Jordan E. Bisanz, et al.. (2020). A widely distributed metalloenzyme class enables gut microbial metabolism of host- and diet-derived catechols. eLife. 9. 56 indexed citations
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Rekdal, Vayu Maini, Elizabeth N. Bess, Jordan E. Bisanz, Peter J. Turnbaugh, & Emily P. Balskus. (2019). Discovery and inhibition of an interspecies gut bacterial pathway for Levodopa metabolism. Science. 364(6445). 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rouger, Caroline, Nathaniel R. Glasser, Sara Freitas, et al.. (2019). Chemistry, bioactivity and biosynthesis of cyanobacterial alkylresorcinols. Natural Product Reports. 36(10). 1437–1461. 43 indexed citations
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Schultz, Erica E., et al.. (2019). Biocatalytic Friedel–Crafts Alkylation Using a Promiscuous Biosynthetic Enzyme. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(10). 3151–3155. 37 indexed citations
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Rekdal, Vayu Maini, et al.. (2017). Chemical transformation of xenobiotics by the human gut microbiota. Science. 356(6344). 749 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakamura, Hitomi, et al.. (2012). Cylindrocyclophane Biosynthesis Involves Functionalization of an Unactivated Carbon Center. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(45). 18518–18521. 63 indexed citations
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Craciun, Smaranda & Emily P. Balskus. (2012). Microbial conversion of choline to trimethylamine requires a glycyl radical enzyme. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(52). 21307–21312. 535 indexed citations breakdown →
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Balskus, Emily P. & Christopher T. Walsh. (2010). The Genetic and Molecular Basis for Sunscreen Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria. Science. 329(5999). 1653–1656. 274 indexed citations

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