F. Zinoni

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

F. Zinoni is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Zinoni has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Biochemistry and 4 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in F. Zinoni's work include Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (4 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (3 papers). F. Zinoni is often cited by papers focused on Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers), Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (4 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (3 papers). F. Zinoni collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. F. Zinoni's co-authors include August Böck, Alexander Birkmann, Johann Heider, Walfred Leinfelder, R. Gary Sawers, Karl Forchhammer, Thressa C. Stadtman, A. B�ck, A. Pecher and Reinhard Wirth and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Bacteriology and Molecular Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

F. Zinoni

12 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Selenocysteine: the 21st amino acid 1986 2026 1999 2012 1991 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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. Selenocysteine: the 21st amino acid
    1991 532 citations August Böck, Karl Forchhammer et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
  2. Nucleotide sequence and expression of the selenocysteine-containing polypeptide of formate dehydrogenase (formate-hydrogen-lyase-linked) from Escherichia coli.
    1986 359 citations F. Zinoni, Alexander Birkmann et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. Zinoni Germany 11 984 695 348 229 217 12 1.7k
Walfred Leinfelder Germany 12 1.2k 1.2× 901 1.3× 286 0.8× 150 0.7× 135 0.6× 13 1.9k
Arnold F. Brodie United States 27 1.8k 1.8× 313 0.5× 115 0.3× 234 1.0× 238 1.1× 120 2.5k
Eva Zehelein United States 9 484 0.5× 317 0.5× 242 0.7× 100 0.4× 71 0.3× 9 833
Hisaaki Mihara Japan 28 1.5k 1.5× 731 1.1× 900 2.6× 86 0.4× 345 1.6× 82 2.6k
T C Stadtman United States 11 621 0.6× 529 0.8× 96 0.3× 12 0.1× 145 0.7× 12 1.1k
Alexey V. Lobanov United States 15 933 0.9× 2.2k 3.2× 61 0.2× 65 0.3× 123 0.6× 15 3.0k
Paul R. Copeland United States 26 1.2k 1.2× 1.7k 2.4× 58 0.2× 71 0.3× 69 0.3× 53 2.3k
Florian P. Seebeck Switzerland 30 1.6k 1.7× 82 0.1× 189 0.5× 38 0.2× 186 0.9× 79 2.5k
Kim M. Morehouse United States 23 330 0.3× 649 0.9× 24 0.1× 60 0.3× 287 1.3× 49 1.7k
Giuseppe Rotilio Italy 13 502 0.5× 176 0.3× 82 0.2× 27 0.1× 53 0.2× 22 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by F. Zinoni

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Zinoni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Zinoni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Zinoni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Zinoni based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with F. Zinoni. F. Zinoni is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Leinfelder, Walfred, et al.. (2001). Escherichia coli genes whose products are involved in selenium metabolism. The Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine. 14(2). 227–240. 3 indexed citations
2.
Zinoni, F., Richard M. Robson, & Robert L. Robson. (1993). Organization of potential alternative nitrogenase genes from Clostridium pasteurianum. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1174(1). 83–86. 21 indexed citations
3.
Böck, August, Karl Forchhammer, Johann Heider, et al.. (1991). Selenocysteine: the 21st amino acid. Molecular Microbiology. 5(3). 515–520. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stadtman, Thressa C., J. Nathan Davis, Wei‐Mei Ching, F. Zinoni, & A Böck. (1991). Amino acid sequence analysis of Escherichia coli formate dehydrogenase (FDHH) confirms that TGA in the gene encodes selenocysteine in the gene product.. PubMed. 3(1). 21–7. 11 indexed citations
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Zinoni, F., Johann Heider, & August Böck. (1990). Features of the formate dehydrogenase mRNA necessary for decoding of the UGA codon as selenocysteine.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 87(12). 4660–4664. 205 indexed citations
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Leinfelder, Walfred, Karl Forchhammer, F. Zinoni, et al.. (1988). Escherichia coli genes whose products are involved in selenium metabolism. Journal of Bacteriology. 170(2). 540–546. 139 indexed citations
7.
Zinoni, F., Alexander Birkmann, Walfred Leinfelder, & August Böck. (1987). Cotranslational insertion of selenocysteine into formate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli directed by a UGA codon.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(10). 3156–3160. 179 indexed citations
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Birkmann, Alexander, F. Zinoni, R. Gary Sawers, & A. B�ck. (1987). Factors affecting transcriptional regulation of the formate-hydrogen-lyase pathway of Escherichia coli. Archives of Microbiology. 148(1). 44–51. 85 indexed citations
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Zinoni, F., Alexander Birkmann, Thressa C. Stadtman, & August Böck. (1986). Nucleotide sequence and expression of the selenocysteine-containing polypeptide of formate dehydrogenase (formate-hydrogen-lyase-linked) from Escherichia coli.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(13). 4650–4654. 359 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pecher, A., F. Zinoni, & A. B�ck. (1985). The seleno-polypeptide of formic dehydrogenase (formate hydrogen-lyase linked) from Escherichia coli: genetic analysis. Archives of Microbiology. 141(4). 359–363. 50 indexed citations
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Zinoni, F., Andy Beier, A. Pecher, Reinhard Wirth, & A. B�ck. (1984). Regulation of the synthesis of hydrogenase (formate hydrogen-lyase linked) of E. coli. Archives of Microbiology. 139(4). 299–304. 39 indexed citations
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Pecher, A., et al.. (1983). On the redox control of synthesis of anaerobically induced enzymes in enterobacteriaceae. Archives of Microbiology. 136(2). 131–136. 103 indexed citations

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