Gregor Grass

10.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
105 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Gregor Grass is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregor Grass has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Gregor Grass's work include Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (41 papers), Trace Elements in Health (37 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (30 papers). Gregor Grass is often cited by papers focused on Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (41 papers), Trace Elements in Health (37 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (30 papers). Gregor Grass collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Portugal. Gregor Grass's co-authors include Christopher Rensing, Dietrich H. Nies, Marc Solioz, Christophe Espírito Santo, Sylvia Franke, Nadine Taudte, Davide Quaranta, Cornelia Große, W.R. Montfort and Christopher L. Dupont and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gregor Grass

102 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Metallic Copper as an Antimicrobial Surface

2010 1.2k citations Gregor Grass, Christopher Rensing et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
Escherichia colimechanisms of copper homeostasis in a changing environment

2003 590 citations Christopher Rensing, Gregor Grass profile →
Bacterial Killing by Dry Metallic Copper Surfaces

2010 444 citations Christophe Espírito Santo, Davide Quaranta et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gregor Grass Germany	44	2.2k	2.1k	1.8k	1.7k	1.4k	105	8.4k
Marc Solioz Switzerland	46	2.7k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	972 0.7×	129	8.1k
Dietrich H. Nies Germany	52	2.9k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	5.3k 2.9×	1.2k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	114	11.9k
Alastair G. McEwan Australia	54	1.6k 0.7×	3.4k 1.6×	837 0.5×	590 0.3×	504 0.4×	205	9.1k
Jon L. Hobman United Kingdom	39	791 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	385 0.2×	466 0.3×	80	5.5k
Shuhaimi Mustafa Malaysia	45	1.4k 0.6×	3.6k 1.7×	491 0.3×	259 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	252	8.3k
Joe J. Harrison Canada	36	349 0.2×	3.1k 1.5×	680 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	50	6.6k
Yves‐Jacques Schneider Belgium	56	1.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	686 0.4×	565 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	168	9.7k
Yanbo Wang China	54	954 0.4×	3.0k 1.4×	368 0.2×	882 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	310	10.9k
Christopher Rensing China	75	4.3k 1.9×	4.6k 2.2×	5.3k 2.9×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.6×	375	20.6k
Darren R. Korber Canada	39	376 0.2×	4.5k 2.1×	741 0.4×	557 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	139	9.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Gregor Grass

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gregor Grass

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gregor Grass

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20 of 20 papers shown

Szostak, Michael P., et al.. (2025). Persistence in time: the hunt for Bacillus anthracis at a historic tannery site in Austria reveals genetic diversity thought extinct. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(3). e0173224–e0173224.

Grass, Gregor, Erika Matuschek, Daniela Jacob, et al.. (2024). European multi-centre study to establish MIC and zone diameter epidemiological cut-off values for Bacillus anthracis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 30(9). 1170–1175. 2 indexed citations

Braun, Peter, Fee Zimmermann, Mathias C. Walter, et al.. (2022). In-Depth Analysis of Bacillus anthracis 16S rRNA Genes and Transcripts Reveals Intra- and Intergenomic Diversity and Facilitates Anthrax Detection. mSystems. 7(1). e0136121–e0136121. 2 indexed citations

Gacek‐Matthews, Agnieszka, et al.. (2022). Impact of a Novel PagR-like Transcriptional Regulator on Cereulide Toxin Synthesis in Emetic Bacillus cereus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(19). 11479–11479. 6 indexed citations

Stark, Timo D., et al.. (2021). Detection and Isolation of Emetic Bacillus cereus Toxin Cereulide by Reversed Phase Chromatography. Toxins. 13(2). 115–115. 4 indexed citations

Antwerpen, Markus, Roman Wölfel, & Gregor Grass. (2017). Genome Sequence of Historical Bacillus anthracis Strain Tyrol 4675 Isolated from a Bovine Anthrax Case in Austria. Genome Announcements. 5(10). 2 indexed citations

Rume, Farzana Islam, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Paritosh Kumar Biswas, et al.. (2016). Unexpected genomic relationships between Bacillus anthracis strains from Bangladesh and Central Europe. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 45. 66–74. 8 indexed citations

Fasanella, Antonio, Peter Braun, Gregor Grass, et al.. (2015). Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Isolated from an Anthrax Burial Site in Pollino National Park, Basilicata Region (Southern Italy). Genome Announcements. 3(2). 2 indexed citations

Grass, Gregor, et al.. (2015). Technical Note: Simple, scalable, and sensitive protocol for retrieving Bacillus anthracis (and other live bacteria) from heroin. Forensic Science International. 259. 32–35. 2 indexed citations

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Zammit, Carla M., Davide Quaranta, Anita Zaitouna, et al.. (2013). A Whole-Cell Biosensor for the Detection of Gold. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e69292–e69292. 12 indexed citations

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Grunow, Roland, Daniela Jacob, Thomas Holzmann, et al.. (2012). Injection Anthrax. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 109(49). 843–8. 20 indexed citations

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Proença, Diogo Neves, Christophe Espírito Santo, Gregor Grass, & Paula V. Morais. (2012). Draft Genome Sequence of Serratia sp. Strain M24T3, Isolated from Pinewood Disease Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(14). 3764–3764. 20 indexed citations

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Herzberg, Martin, Alexander Voigt, Javier Seravalli, et al.. (2011). Contributions of Five Secondary Metal Uptake Systems to Metal Homeostasis of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34. Journal of Bacteriology. 193(18). 4652–4663. 52 indexed citations

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Singh, Satish Kumar, Sue A. Roberts, A. Weichsel, et al.. (2011). Crystal Structures of Multicopper Oxidase CueO Bound to Copper(I) and Silver(I). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(43). 37849–37857. 89 indexed citations

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Reith, Frank, Barbara Etschmann, Cornelia Große, et al.. (2009). Mechanisms of gold biomineralization in the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(42). 17757–17762. 254 indexed citations

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Neubauer, Peter, et al.. (2008). Sandwich Hybridization Assay for Sensitive Detection of Dynamic Changes in mRNA Transcript Levels in Crude Escherichia coli Cell Extracts in Response to Copper Ions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(24). 7463–7470. 28 indexed citations

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Rother, Michael, Gerd‐Joachim Krauss, Gregor Grass, & Dirk Wesenberg. (2006). Sulphate assimilation under Cd²⁺ stress in Physcomitrella patens – combined transcript, enzyme and metabolite profiling. Plant Cell & Environment. 29(9). 1801–1811. 37 indexed citations

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Nies, Dietrich H., et al.. (2006). The RcnRA (YohLM) system of Escherichia coli: A connection between nickel, cobalt and iron homeostasis. BioMetals. 20(5). 759–771. 58 indexed citations

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Grass, Gregor, Sylvia Franke, Nadine Taudte, et al.. (2005). The Metal Permease ZupT from Escherichia coli Is a Transporter with a Broad Substrate Spectrum. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(5). 1604–1611. 164 indexed citations

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Roberts, Sue A., A. Weichsel, Gregor Grass, et al.. (2002). Crystal structure and electron transfer kinetics of CueO, a multicopper oxidase required for copper homeostasis in Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(5). 2766–2771. 276 indexed citations

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