Gonzalo Sierra

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Gonzalo Sierra is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gonzalo Sierra has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Biotechnology and 5 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Gonzalo Sierra's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (6 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (3 papers). Gonzalo Sierra is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (6 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (3 papers). Gonzalo Sierra collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Czechia and Ecuador. Gonzalo Sierra's co-authors include Raymond Boucher and N. E. Gibbons and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Canadian Journal of Microbiology and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

In The Last Decade

Gonzalo Sierra

23 papers receiving 915 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A simple method for the detection of lipolytic activity of micro-organisms and some observations on the influence of the contact between cells and fatty substrates

1957 779 citations Gonzalo Sierra Antonie van Leeuwenhoek profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gonzalo Sierra Netherlands	11	469	319	168	161	121	23	1.1k
William C. Haynes United States	13	696 1.5×	434 1.4×	226 1.3×	371 2.3×	100 0.8×	29	1.5k
Rudolph Hugh United States	7	673 1.4×	487 1.5×	344 2.0×	179 1.1×	172 1.4×	8	1.6k
LT Miller United States	10	847 1.8×	236 0.7×	423 2.5×	120 0.7×	95 0.8×	11	1.3k
Nathan R. Smith United States	6	603 1.3×	202 0.6×	263 1.6×	177 1.1×	30 0.2×	9	998
Ian Davidson United Kingdom	19	344 0.7×	174 0.5×	192 1.1×	124 0.8×	53 0.4×	36	1.3k
Andreas Pospiech Germany	7	532 1.1×	173 0.5×	152 0.9×	160 1.0×	47 0.4×	8	929
K. Kersters Belgium	12	568 1.2×	326 1.0×	253 1.5×	73 0.5×	65 0.5×	13	1.0k
B. Jarvis United Kingdom	17	228 0.5×	243 0.8×	73 0.4×	209 1.3×	69 0.6×	34	923
Lansing M. Prescott United States	9	491 1.0×	110 0.3×	104 0.6×	67 0.4×	93 0.8×	14	1.0k
R Skalova Croatia	4	1.5k 3.3×	388 1.2×	910 5.4×	145 0.9×	152 1.3×	9	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Gonzalo Sierra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gonzalo Sierra

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gonzalo Sierra

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sierra, Gonzalo, et al.. (2008). Investigación del efecto de las micotoxinas en el ser humano. Revista Iberoamericana de Micología. 25(1). 7–11. 7 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo & Raymond Boucher. (1971). Ultrasonic Synergistic Effects in Liquid-Phase Chemical Sterilization. Applied Microbiology. 22(2). 160–164. 43 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo & Raymond Boucher. (1971). Ultrasonic Synergistic Effects in Liquid-Phase Chemical Sterilization. Applied Microbiology. 22(2). 160–164. 21 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1970). Inhibition of the amino acid induced initiation of germination of bacterial spores by chlorocresol. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 16(1). 51–52. 5 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo, et al.. (1969). Mechanism and Factors Influencing the Veronal Inhibition of Bacterial Spore Germination. Applied Microbiology. 17(3). 372–378. 3 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo, et al.. (1969). Mechanism and Factors Influencing the Veronal Inhibition of Bacterial Spore Germination. Applied Microbiology. 17(3). 372–378. 8 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1968). Selective inhibition of initiation of germination of bacterial endospores. Applied Microbiology. 16(5). 801–802. 5 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1967). GERMINATION OF BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES WITH SUBTILOPEPTIDASES. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 13(5). 489–501. 15 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1964). GERMINATION OF BACTERIAL SPORES BY SUBTILISIN. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 10(6). 929–931. 6 indexed citations

10.

Sierra, Gonzalo. (1964). HYDROLYSIS OF TRIGLYCERIDES BY A BACTERIAL PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 10(6). 926–928. 4 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1963). AN ESTERASE IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORE AND ITS RELEASE BY BALLISTIC DISINTEGRATION. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 9(4). 643–645. 5 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo & N. E. Gibbons. (1962). ROLE AND OXIDATION PATHWAY OF POLY-β-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID IN MICROCOCCUS HALODENITRIFICANS. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 8(2). 255–269. 29 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo & N. E. Gibbons. (1962). PRODUCTION OF POLY-β-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID GRANULES IN MICROCOCCUS HALODENITRIFICANS. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 8(2). 249–253. 17 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo, et al.. (1961). Lipolytic Activity of Some Anaerobic Bacteria. Nature. 189(4764). 601–602. 13 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo, et al.. (1960). Some remarks on autolysis ofPseudomonas aeruginosa. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 26(1). 193–208. 4 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1960). Hemolytic effect of a glycolipid produced byPseudomonas aeruginosa. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 26(1). 189–192. 28 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo, et al.. (1958). Effect of Oxy-chlororaphin on the Growth in vitro of Streptomyces Species and Some Pathogenic Fungi. Nature. 182(4630). 265–265. 10 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1957). A simple method for the detection of lipolytic activity of micro-organisms and some observations on the influence of the contact between cells and fatty substrates. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 23(1). 15–22. 779 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1957). Studies on bacterial esterases. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 23(1). 241–265. 27 indexed citations

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Sierra, Gonzalo. (1957). Studies on bacterial esterases. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 23(1). 278–288. 5 indexed citations

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