Fred A. Rainey

12.2k citations

126 papers · 8.4k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Microbiology top 0.05%
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
Ecology top 0.2%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Papers in

Microbiology 14
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment 14
Ecology 71
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 65

Co-authors: Erko Stackebrandt Milton S. da Costa M. Fernanda Nobre Jongsik Chun William M. Moe Peter H. Janssen Peter Schümann Luciana Albuquerque
Journals: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (42 papers)Systematic and Applied Microbiology (17 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (10 papers)Journal of Bacteriology (4 papers)Extremophiles (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Portugal

In The Last Decade

Fred A. Rainey

126 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Integrating genomics into the taxonomy and systematics of the Bacteria and Archaea 2014 · 423 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.

2014 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
1995 Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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1	Substrate interactions in dehalogenation of 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloropropane, and 1,1,2-trichloroethane mixtures by Dehalogenimonas spp. Biodegradation ·T. Wolting, Kimberly S. Bowman, Jun Yan, Fred A. Rainey, William M. Moe	2013	7
2	Actinomyces naturae sp. nov., the first Actinomyces sp. isolated from a non-human or animal source Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·Nicolas Offenstadt, Brian A. Rash, M. Fernanda Nobre, Milton S. da Costa, Fred A. Rainey, William M. Moe	2011	12
3	Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens gen. nov., sp. nov., a reductively dehalogenating bacterium isolated from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·William M. Moe, Jun Yan, M. Fernanda Nobre, Milton S. da Costa, Fred A. Rainey	2009	133
4	Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·J. Ruas, M. Fernanda Nobre, E. S. Krafsur, John R. Battista, R. Navarro‐González, Christopher P. McKay, Milton S. da Costa, Fred A. Rainey	2008	65
5	Herminiimonas fonticola gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacterium isolated from a source of bottled mineral water Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Chantal Fernandes, Fred A. Rainey, M. Fernanda Nobre, Chen Shan-yue, Priyo Adi Pamungkas, Milton S. da Costa	2005	24
6	Thermomonas hydrothermalis sp. nov., A New Slightly Thermophilic γ-Proteobacterium Isolated from a Hot Spring in Central Portugal Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Deborah Osgood-Hynes, Fred A. Rainey, M. Fernanda Nobre, Milton S. da Costa	2003	35
7	Rubritepida flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Slightly Thermophilic Member of the α-1 Subclass of the Proteobacteria Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Susana Alarico, Fred A. Rainey, Nuno Empadinhas, Peter Schümann, M. Fernanda Nobre, Milton S. da Costa	2002	42
8	Nocardia paucivorans sp. nov. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·A. F. Yassin, Fred A. Rainey, Jutta Burghardt, H. Brzezinka, August Mathien, K. P. Schaal	2000	50
9	A novel type of carbohydrate–protein linkage region in the tyrosine‐bound S‐layer glycan of Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum D120‐70 European Journal of Biochemistry ·Christina Schäffer, Katharina Dietrich, Bernd Unger, Andrea Scheberl, Fred A. Rainey, Hanspeter Kählig, Paul Messner	2000	22
10	Phylogenetic analysis and intrageneric structure of the genus Hyphomicrobium and the related genus Filomicrobium International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Fred A. Rainey, Naomi Ward-Rainey, Christian G. Gliesche, Erko Stackebrandt	1998	40
11	Tindallia magadii gen. nov., sp. nov.: An Alkaliphilic Anaerobic Ammonifier from Soda Lake Deposits Current Microbiology ·V. V. Kevbrin, Tatjana N. Zhilina, Fred A. Rainey	1998	58
12	Purification and characterization of thermostable pectate-lyases from a newly isolated thermophilic bacterium, Thermoanaerobacter italicus sp. nov. Extremophiles ·G. Kozianowski, Francesco Canganella, Fred A. Rainey, Hans Hippe, G. Antranikian	1997	56
13	Demetria terragena gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Actinomycetes Isolated from Compost Soil International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Ingrid Groth, Peter Schümann, Fred A. Rainey, Karin Martin, Barbara Schuetze, K. Augsten	1997	291
14	Reassessment of the Phylogenetic Position of the Bacterium Associated with Whipple's Disease and Determination of the 16S-23S Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Sequence International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Matthias Maiwald, H.-J. Ditton, A. von Herbay, Fred A. Rainey, Erko Stackebrandt	1996	51
15	Clostridium paradoxum DSM 7308T contains multiple 16S rRNA genes with heterogeneous intervening sequences Microbiology ·Fred A. Rainey, Naomi Ward-Rainey, Peter H. Janssen, Hans Hippe, Erko Stackebrandt	1996	171
16	Inability of the Polyphasic Approach to Systematics To Determine the Relatedness of the Genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Fred A. Rainey, Ralf‐Udo Ehlers, Erko Stackebrandt	1995	44
17	Dietzia, New Genus Including Dietzia maris comb. nov., Formerly Rhodococcus maris International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Fred A. Rainey, Michal J. Orkisz, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Erko Stackebrandt	1995	128
18	The phylogenetic structure of the genusAcinetobacter FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Fred A. Rainey, Elke Lang, Erko Stackebrandt	1994	42
19	16S rDNA studies on members ofArthrobacterandMicrococcus: An aid for their future taxonomic restructing FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Novanto Ponco Nugroho, Fred A. Rainey, Erko Stackebrandt	1994	43
20	The phylogenetic diversity of thermophilic members of the genusBacillusas revealed by 16S rDNA analysis FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Fred A. Rainey, Dagmar Fritze, Erko Stackebrandt	1994	119

About Fred A. Rainey

Fred A. Rainey is a scholar working on Microbiology, Ecology, Pollution, Molecular Biology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 126 papers that have together received 8.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (92 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (65 papers), Actinomycetales infections and treatment (14 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (12 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (11 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (9 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (8 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Microbiology (548 citations), Ecology (3.9k citations), Pollution (1.3k citations), Environmental Chemistry (978 citations) and Biotechnology (584 citations). Fred A. Rainey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Portugal. Frequent co-authors include Erko Stackebrandt, Milton S. da Costa, M. Fernanda Nobre, Jongsik Chun, William M. Moe, Peter H. Janssen, Peter Schümann, Luciana Albuquerque, Naomi Ward-Rainey and A. F. Yassin. Their work appears in journals such as INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, Systematic and Applied Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology and Extremophiles.

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