F. A. RAINEY

4.1k citations

24 papers · 3.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 22

Impact in

Microbiology top 0.05%
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
Biotechnology top 1%
- Enzyme Production and Characterization

Papers in

Microbiology 8
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment 8
Ecology 12
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 10
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 2

Co-authors: Erko Stackebrandt Naomi Ward-Rainey R. M. Kroppenstedt Peter Schümann Peter H. Janssen B. J. Tindall Sunil Kumar Das Huw Morgan
Journals: FEMS Microbiology Letters (1 paper)International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology (22 papers)PubMed (1 paper)
Partner nations: Germany United States New Zealand

In The Last Decade

F. A. RAINEY

24 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Proposal for a New Hierarchic Classification System, Actinobacteria classis nov. 1997 · 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1997 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
1996 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

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1	Proposal for a New Hierarchic Classification System, Actinobacteria classis nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Erko Stackebrandt, F. A. RAINEY, Naomi Ward-Rainey Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1232
2	Janibacter limosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Actinomycete with meso-Diaminopimelic Acid in the Cell Wall International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Karin Martin, Peter Schümann, F. A. RAINEY, Barbara Schuetze, Ingrid Groth	1997	90
3	Thermonema rossianum sp. nov., a New Thermophilic and Slightly Halophilic Species from Saline Hot Springs in Naples, Italy International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Sandra Tenreiro, M. Fernanda Nobre, F. A. RAINEY, Lei Gao, Milton S. da Costa	1997	24
4	Friedmanniella antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-Diaminopimelic Acid-Containing Actinomycete from Antarctic Sandstone International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Peter Schümann, H. Prauser, F. A. RAINEY, Erko Stackebrandt, Peter Hirsch	1997	98
5	Gordona hirsuta sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·P. Peeters, Md Jillur Sharif, Peter Schümann, Karlheinz Altendorf, F. A. RAINEY	1996	21
6	Isolation and Characterization of a New Gram-Negative, Acetone-Degrading, Nitrate-Reducing Bacterium from Soil, Paracoccus solventivorans sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Yanqiu Nie, F. A. RAINEY, Erko Stackebrandt, Joachim Winter	1996	61
7	The Genus Nocardiopsis Represents a Phylogenetically Coherent Taxon and a Distinct Actinomycete Lineage: Proposal of Nocardiopsaceae fam. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·F. A. RAINEY, Naomi Ward-Rainey, R. M. Kroppenstedt, Erko Stackebrandt Hit paper breakdown →	1996	910
8	Oxidation of Thiosulfate by a New Bacterium, Bosea thiooxidans. (strain BI-42) gen. nov., sp. nov.: Analysis of Phylogeny Based on Chemotaxonomy and 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Sunil Kumar Das, Anil K. Mishra, B. J. Tindall, F. A. RAINEY, Erko Stackebrandt	1996	109
9	Characterization of a New Obligately Anaerobic Thermophile, Thermoanaerobacter wiegelii sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Gregory M. Cook, F. A. RAINEY, Bharat Patel, Huw Morgan	1996	42
10	16S Ribosomal DNA Analysis of the Genera Micromonospora, Actinoplanes, Catellatospora, Catenuloplanes, Couchioplanes, Dactylosporangium, and Pilimelia and Emendation of the Family Micromonosporaceae International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·C. KOCH, R. M. Kroppenstedt, F. A. RAINEY, Erko Stackebrandt	1996	59
11	Description of Bacillus thermoaerophilus sp. nov., To Include Sugar Beet Isolates and Bacillus brevis ATCC 12990 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Chen Ye-tong, S. Ramel, F. A. RAINEY, Jutta Burghardt, Andrea Scheberl, Adame E.M Eltorai, Надежда Александровна Соколова, Athanasios Makristathis, Uwe B. Sleytr, Paul Messner	1996	42
12	Lactobacillus panis sp. nov., from Sourdough with a Long Fermentation Period International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Birgitt Wiese, D Yuriy, F. A. RAINEY, H. Diekmann	1996	57
13	Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense sp. nov., a Slightly Acidophilic, Anaerobic Thermophile Isolated from Various Hot Springs in New Zealand, and Emendation of the Genus Thermoanaerobacterium International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Shiu‐Mei Liu, F. A. RAINEY, Huw Morgan, Frank Mayer, Juergen Wiegel	1996	57
14	16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis Confirms the Close Relationship between the Genera Xanthobacter, Azorhizobium, and Aquabacter and Reveals a Lack of Phylogenetic Coherence among Xanthobacter Species International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·F. A. RAINEY, Juergen Wiegel	1996	20
15	Lactosphaera gen. nov., a New Genus of Lactic Acid Bacteria, and Transfer of Ruminococcus pasteurii Schink 1984 to Lactosphaera pasteurii comb. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Peter H. Janssen, Wan-Lu Lin, F. A. RAINEY, Norbert Weiss, W. Ludwiǵ, C. G. Harfoot, Bernhard Schink	1995	28
16	Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genera Cellulomonas, Promicromonospora, and Jonesia and Proposal To Exclude the Genus Jonesia from the Family Cellulomonadaceae International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·F. A. RAINEY, Norbert Weiss, Erko Stackebrandt	1995	23
17	Phylogenetic analysis by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparison reveals two unrelated groups of species within the genus FEMS Microbiology Letters ·F. A. RAINEY, Peter H. Janssen	1995	43
18	Dietzia, a New Genus Including Dietzia maris comb, nov., Formerly Rhodococcus maris International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·F. A. RAINEY, P. Peeters, Md Jillur Sharif, Erko Stackebrandt	1995	12
19	Emendation of the Description of Acidaminococcus fermentans, a trans-Aconitate- and Citrate-Oxidizing Bacterium International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Gregory M. Cook, F. A. RAINEY, Guowei Chen, Erko Stackebrandt, James B. Russell	1994	32
20	Transfer of Rhodococcus aichiensis Tsukamura 1982 and Nocardia amarae Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974 to the Genus Gordona as Gordona aichiensis comb. nov. and Gordona amarae comb. nov. PubMed ·P. Peeters, F. A. RAINEY, R. M. Kroppenstedt	1994	103

About F. A. RAINEY

F. A. RAINEY is a scholar working on Microbiology, Ecology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, having authored 24 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (23 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers), Actinomycetales infections and treatment (8 papers), Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (3 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (3 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (2 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Microbiology (521 citations), Biotechnology (393 citations), Ecology (1.1k citations), Molecular Biology (2.3k citations) and Pharmacology (451 citations). F. A. RAINEY has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Erko Stackebrandt, Naomi Ward-Rainey, R. M. Kroppenstedt, Peter Schümann, Peter H. Janssen, B. J. Tindall, Sunil Kumar Das, Huw Morgan, Anil K. Mishra and Juergen Wiegel. Their work appears in journals such as FEMS Microbiology Letters, International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology and PubMed.

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