Henk R. Braig

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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Henk R. Braig is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Henk R. Braig has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Insect Science, 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 12 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Henk R. Braig's work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (33 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (15 papers) and Study of Mite Species (10 papers). Henk R. Braig is often cited by papers focused on Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (33 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (15 papers) and Study of Mite Species (10 papers). Henk R. Braig collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Henk R. Braig's co-authors include Scott L. O’Neill, Stephen L. Dobson, Weiguo Zhou, M. Alejandra Perotti, Steven P. Sinkins, H. Diringer, Kostas Bourtzis, François Rousset, R. B. Tesh and Markus Czub and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Henk R. Braig

54 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding the Major Surface Protein of the Bacterial EndosymbiontWolbachia pipientis

1998 571 citations Henk R. Braig, Weiguo Zhou et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Henk R. Braig United Kingdom	29	2.8k	619	475	426	394	56	3.4k
Laura Baldo United States	20	3.9k 1.4×	570 0.9×	784 1.7×	423 1.0×	623 1.6×	28	4.5k
M. J. Lehane United Kingdom	31	1.8k 0.7×	656 1.1×	260 0.5×	1.0k 2.4×	348 0.9×	67	3.0k
Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo Brazil	28	1.3k 0.5×	504 0.8×	250 0.5×	190 0.4×	230 0.6×	75	1.9k
Marcos H. Pereira Brazil	29	1.1k 0.4×	785 1.3×	269 0.6×	577 1.4×	243 0.6×	108	2.4k
Teun Dekker Sweden	29	1.7k 0.6×	611 1.0×	758 1.6×	258 0.6×	543 1.4×	69	2.8k
Fabrice Vavre France	40	4.4k 1.6×	371 0.6×	713 1.5×	410 1.0×	701 1.8×	88	5.1k
Alan S. Bowman United Kingdom	32	1.1k 0.4×	162 0.3×	465 1.0×	474 1.1×	667 1.7×	76	2.7k
Hai‐Jun Xu China	24	1.3k 0.5×	126 0.2×	429 0.9×	1.0k 2.4×	354 0.9×	78	2.4k
Boaz Yuval Israel	44	4.3k 1.6×	731 1.2×	457 1.0×	439 1.0×	1.5k 3.8×	102	5.2k
Cléber Galvão Brazil	35	2.6k 0.9×	985 1.6×	182 0.4×	543 1.3×	405 1.0×	171	4.0k

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Klimov, Pavel B., Sergey V. Mironov, Barry M. OConnor, et al.. (2023). Horizontal transmission maintains host specificity and codiversification of symbionts in a brood parasitic host. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1171–1171. 3 indexed citations

Smith, G. Troy, Alejandro Manzano‐Marín, Mariana Reyes‐Prieto, et al.. (2022). Human Follicular Mites: Ectoparasites Becoming Symbionts. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39(6). 8 indexed citations

Siozios, Stefanos, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Lisa Klasson, et al.. (2013). The Diversity and Evolution of Wolbachia Ankyrin Repeat Domain Genes. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e55390–e55390. 68 indexed citations

Mašán, Peter, et al.. (2013). Proctolaelaps euserratus, an ecologically unusual melicharid mite (Acari, Mesostigmata) associated with animal and human decomposition. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 61(4). 415–429. 5 indexed citations

Saridaki, Aggeliki, Panagiotis Sapountzis, Harriet L. Harris, et al.. (2011). Wolbachia Prophage DNA Adenine Methyltransferase Genes in Different Drosophila-Wolbachia Associations. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e19708–e19708. 22 indexed citations

Hubert, Jan, Jan Kopecký, M. Alejandra Perotti, et al.. (2011). Detection and Identification of Species-Specific Bacteria Associated with Synanthropic Mites. Microbial Ecology. 63(4). 919–928. 59 indexed citations

Perotti, M. Alejandra & Henk R. Braig. (2009). Acarology in crimino-legal investigations: the human acarofauna during life and death.. 5 indexed citations

Braig, Henk R. & M. Alejandra Perotti. (2009). Carcases and mites. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 49(1-2). 45–84. 38 indexed citations

Battersby, Alysia, Kathryn S. Lilley, Ramsay J. McFarlane, et al.. (2006). Comparative proteomic analysis reveals differential expression of Hsp25 following the directed differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1773(2). 147–156. 26 indexed citations

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Turner, Bryan, et al.. (2006). Rickettsia as obligate and mycetomic. The FASEB Journal. 20(13). 2372–2374. 93 indexed citations

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Veneti, Zoe, et al.. (2005). A Functional Dosage Compensation Complex Required for Male Killing in Drosophila. Science. 307(5714). 1461–1463. 73 indexed citations

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Vandekerckhove, Tom, W. Bonne, B. Rumes, et al.. (2003). Evolutionary trends in feminization and intersexuality in woodlice (Crustacea, Isopoda) infected with Wolbachia pipientis (alpha-Proteobacteria). Belgian journal of zoology. 133(1). 61–69. 12 indexed citations

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Ono, Midori, Henk R. Braig, Leonard E. Munstermann, Cristina Ferro, & Scott L. O’Neill. (2001). WolbachiaInfections of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 38(2). 237–241. 63 indexed citations

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Dobson, Stephen L., Kostas Bourtzis, Henk R. Braig, et al.. (1999). Wolbachia infections are distributed throughout insect somatic and germ line tissues. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 29(2). 153–160. 318 indexed citations

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Rousset, François, Henk R. Braig, & Scott L. O’Neill. (1999). A stable triple Wolbachia infection in Drosophila with nearly additive incompatibility effects. Heredity. 82(6). 620–627. 63 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Tetsuhiko, Henk R. Braig, & Scott L. O’Neill. (1998). Analysis of Wolbachia protein synthesis in Drosophila in vivo. Insect Molecular Biology. 7(2). 101–105. 12 indexed citations

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Sinkins, Steven P., Henk R. Braig, & Scott L. O’Neill. (1995). Wolbachiasuperinfections and the expression of cytoplasmic incompatibility. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 261(1362). 325–330. 206 indexed citations

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Sinkins, Steven P., Henk R. Braig, & Scott L. O’Neill. (1995). Wolbachia pipientis: Bacterial Density and Unidirectional Cytoplasmic Incompatibility between Infected Populations of Aedes albopictus. Experimental Parasitology. 81(3). 284–291. 96 indexed citations

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Braig, Henk R., Hilda Guzmán, R. B. Tesh, & Scott L. O’Neill. (1994). Replacement of the natural Wolbachia symbiont of Drosophila simulans with a mosquito counterpart. Nature. 367(6462). 453–455. 127 indexed citations

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Thiele, Bernhard, et al.. (1989). Influence of sulfated carbohydrates on the accessibility of CD4 and other CD molecules on the cell surface and implications for human immunodeficiency virus infection. European Journal of Immunology. 19(6). 1161–1164. 26 indexed citations

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