Guus Simons

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Guus Simons is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Guus Simons has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Guus Simons's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (7 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers). Guus Simons is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (7 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers). Guus Simons collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom. Guus Simons's co-authors include Willem M. de Vos, Pieter Vos, John Groenendijk, P.J. Diergaarde, Théo van der Lee, Paul Schulze‐Lefert, Raymond van Daelen, Rainer Büschges, Karin Hollricher and Francesco Salamini and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Guus Simons

38 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

The Barley Mlo Gene: A Novel Control Element of Plant Pathogen Resistance

1997 887 citations Rainer Büschges, Karin Hollricher et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guus Simons Netherlands	22	1.4k	1.1k	686	382	332	38	3.1k
Frank Ebel Germany	32	623 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	1.7k 2.4×	658 1.7×	814 2.5×	81	4.3k
Vijay Pancholi United States	26	169 0.1×	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	372 1.0×	660 2.0×	49	3.6k
Guoqing Xia Germany	27	152 0.1×	1.5k 1.3×	817 1.2×	361 0.9×	176 0.5×	44	2.4k
Johannes H. Hegemann Germany	34	919 0.7×	2.5k 2.2×	268 0.4×	183 0.5×	536 1.6×	98	3.7k
Peter Valentin‐Weigand Germany	41	340 0.2×	855 0.8×	1.8k 2.7×	218 0.6×	1.3k 3.9×	133	4.7k
Frédéric Taïeb France	25	185 0.1×	1.8k 1.6×	331 0.5×	469 1.2×	271 0.8×	40	2.8k
Anthony W. Maresso United States	29	179 0.1×	1.3k 1.2×	618 0.9×	441 1.2×	166 0.5×	85	2.6k
Joe Don Heath United States	16	266 0.2×	771 0.7×	479 0.7×	165 0.4×	195 0.6×	20	1.5k
Gail E. Christie United States	31	303 0.2×	2.0k 1.8×	457 0.7×	1.2k 3.0×	122 0.4×	73	2.9k
David Hernández Switzerland	19	209 0.2×	1.3k 1.2×	701 1.0×	482 1.3×	149 0.4×	48	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guus Simons

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Vanlaere, Elke, Anneleen Hombrouck, Hans De Beenhouwer, et al.. (2016). Severe sensitivity loss in an influenza A molecular assay due to antigenic drift variants during the 2014/15 influenza season. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 85(1). 42–46. 14 indexed citations

Theelen, Wendy, Svetlana Vinokurova, Annick Haesevoets, et al.. (2013). Human papillomavirus multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay for the assessment of viral load, integration, and gain of telomerase-related genes in cervical malignancies. Human Pathology. 44(11). 2410–2418. 9 indexed citations

Muvunyi, Claude Mambo, Nathalie Dhont, Rita Verhelst, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay STDFinder for the simultaneous detection of 7 sexually transmitted disease pathogens. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 71(1). 29–37. 30 indexed citations

Theelen, Wendy, Ernst‐Jan M. Speel, Michaël Herfs, et al.. (2010). Increase in Viral Load, Viral Integration, and Gain of Telomerase Genes during Uterine Cervical Carcinogenesis can be Simultaneously Assessed by the HPV 16/18 MLPA-Assay. American Journal Of Pathology. 177(4). 2022–2033. 12 indexed citations

Theelen, Wendy, Martin Reijans, Guus Simons, et al.. (2009). A new multiparameter assay to assess HPV 16/18, viral load and physical status together with gain of telomerase genes in HPV‐related cancers. International Journal of Cancer. 126(4). 959–975. 14 indexed citations

Savelkoul, Paul H. M., et al.. (2007). High density whole genome fingerprinting of methicillin-resistant and -susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus in search of phenotype-specific molecular determinants. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 71(1). 44–54. 6 indexed citations

Godschalk, Peggy C. R., Mathijs P. Bergman, Guus Simons, et al.. (2006). Identification of DNA sequence variation in Campylobacter jejuni strains associated with the Guillain-Barré syndrome by high-throughput AFLP analysis. BMC Microbiology. 6(1). 32–32. 17 indexed citations

Melles∗, Damian C., Hélène Boelens, Susan V. Snijders, et al.. (2004). Natural population dynamics and expansion of pathogenic clones of Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(12). 1732–1740. 195 indexed citations

Braak, Nicole van den, Guus Simons, Martin Reijans, et al.. (2003). A new high-throughput AFLP approach for identification of new genetic polymorphism in the genome of the clonal microorganism Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 56(1). 49–62. 25 indexed citations

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Reijans, Martin, Romeo Lascaris, Alexander Wittenberg, et al.. (2003). Quantitative comparison of cDNA-AFLP, microarrays, and genechip expression data in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genomics. 82(6). 606–618. 77 indexed citations

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Mes, Jurriaan J., et al.. (2000). Expression of the Fusarium resistance gene I‐2 colocalizes with the site of fungal containment. The Plant Journal. 23(2). 183–193. 79 indexed citations

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Simons, Guus, John Groenendijk, J. Wijbrandi, et al.. (1998). Dissection of the Fusarium I2 Gene Cluster in Tomato Reveals Six Homologs and One Active Gene Copy. The Plant Cell. 10(6). 1055–1068. 257 indexed citations

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Büschges, Rainer, Karin Hollricher, Ralph Panstruga, et al.. (1997). The Barley Mlo Gene: A Novel Control Element of Plant Pathogen Resistance. Cell. 88(5). 695–705. 887 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simons, Guus, et al.. (1993). Overproduction of bovine β-casein in Escherichia coli and engineering of its main chymosin cleavage site. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 6(7). 763–770. 16 indexed citations

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Asseldonk, Martien van, Willem M. de Vos, & Guus Simons. (1993). Functional analysis of the Lactococcus lactis usp45 secretion signal in the secretion of a homologous proteinase and a heterologous α-amylase. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 240(3). 428–434. 80 indexed citations

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Simons, Guus, et al.. (1991). Production of Prochymosin in Lactococci. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 306. 115–119. 12 indexed citations

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Asseldonk, Martien van, et al.. (1990). Cloning of usp45, a gene encoding a secreted protein from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis MG1363. Gene. 95(1). 155–160. 202 indexed citations

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David, Silke, Guus Simons, & Willem M. de Vos. (1989). Plasmid Transformation byElectroporation ofLeuconostoc paramesenteroides andItsUseinMolecular Cloning. 1 indexed citations

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Vos, Willem M. de & Guus Simons. (1988). Molecular cloning of lactose genes in dairy lactic streptococci: the phospho-β-galactosidase and β-galactosidase genes and their expression products. Biochimie. 70(4). 461–473. 56 indexed citations

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Remaut, Erik, Patrick Stanssens, Guus Simons, & Walter Fiers. (1986). [54] Use of phage lambda PL promoter for high-level expression of human interferons in Escherichia coli. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 119. 366–375. 5 indexed citations

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