J. B. Neilands

24.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
171 papers, 18.4k citations indexed

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J. B. Neilands is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. B. Neilands has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 18.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Plant Science and 27 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in J. B. Neilands's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (26 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (17 papers). J. B. Neilands is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (29 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (26 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (17 papers). J. B. Neilands collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. J. B. Neilands's co-authors include B. Schwyn, Anne Bagg, Vı́ctor de Lorenzo, Jay R. Pollack, Albrecht Bindereif, Marta Herrero, Curtis L. Atkin, Sechan Wee, Thomas Emery and G. Winkelmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. B. Neilands

167 papers receiving 16.7k 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.

Universal chemical assay for the detection and determination of siderophores

1987 5.4k citations J. B. Neilands et al. profile →
Siderophores: Structure and Function of Microbial Iron Transport Compounds

1995 1.2k citations J. B. Neilands Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Microbial Iron Compounds

1981 989 citations J. B. Neilands profile →
Ferric uptake regulation protein acts as a repressor, employing iron(II) as a cofactor to bind the operator of an iron transport operon in Escherichia coli

1987 479 citations J. B. Neilands et al. Biochemistry profile →
Enterobactin, an iron transport compound from Salmonella typhimurium

1970 342 citations J. B. Neilands et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. B. Neilands United States	61	7.5k	6.9k	3.5k	1.7k	1.5k	171	18.4k
H.C. Birnboim Canada	32	2.8k 0.4×	11.7k 1.7×	4.9k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.9×	108	19.0k
Klaus Hantke Germany	59	1.5k 0.2×	4.6k 0.7×	4.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	108	10.2k
Christopher F. Higgins United Kingdom	78	1.7k 0.2×	12.7k 1.9×	6.6k 1.9×	1.4k 0.9×	2.8k 1.9×	166	22.1k
Jorge H. Crosa United States	54	2.2k 0.3×	8.1k 1.2×	5.7k 1.6×	4.1k 2.4×	2.8k 1.9×	159	14.5k
James A. Imlay United States	69	1.9k 0.3×	10.7k 1.6×	2.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	122	22.2k
Volkmar Braun Germany	57	1.2k 0.2×	5.2k 0.8×	4.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	179	9.3k
Arthur Kornberg United States	87	1.5k 0.2×	19.8k 2.9×	6.5k 1.9×	613 0.4×	3.3k 2.2×	220	25.9k
Ben Lugtenberg Netherlands	75	14.4k 1.9×	7.7k 1.1×	3.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	3.4k 2.3×	228	22.6k
Mohamed A. Marahiel Germany	89	2.8k 0.4×	19.2k 2.8×	3.8k 1.1×	509 0.3×	2.1k 1.4×	281	25.9k
John D. Helmann United States	83	2.4k 0.3×	12.5k 1.8×	8.7k 2.5×	983 0.6×	4.5k 3.0×	241	21.0k

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Besser, Jaya, et al.. (1994). Site-directed mutagenesis of the ferric uptake regulation gene of Escherichia coli. BioMetals. 7(4). 292–8. 40 indexed citations

Hamed, Mazen Y. & J. B. Neilands. (1994). An electron spin resonance study of the Mn(II) and Cu(II) complexes of the Fur repressor protein. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 53(4). 235–248. 11 indexed citations

Neilands, J. B.. (1994). [26] Effects of iron deprivation on outer membrane protein expression. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 235. 344–352. 8 indexed citations

Hamed, Mazen Y., et al.. (1993). Binding of the ferric uptake regulation repressor protein (Fur) to Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), and Cu(II) ions as co-repressors: Electronic absorption, equilibrium, and 57Fe Mössbauer studies. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 50(3). 193–210. 33 indexed citations

López‐Goñi, Ignacio, Ignacio Moriyón, & J. B. Neilands. (1992). Identification of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid as a Brucella abortus siderophore. Infection and Immunity. 60(11). 4496–4503. 63 indexed citations

Wee, Sechan, J. B. Neilands, Michael Bittner, et al.. (1988). Expression, isolation and properties of Fur (ferric uptake regulation) protein ofEscherichia coli K 12. BioMetals. 1(1). 62–68. 52 indexed citations

Lorenzo, Vı́ctor de, et al.. (1988). Fur (ferric uptake regulation) protein and CAP (catabolite‐activator protein) modulate transcription of fur gene in Escherichia coli. European Journal of Biochemistry. 173(3). 537–546. 165 indexed citations

Winkelmann, G., Dick Van der Helm, & J. B. Neilands. (1987). Iron transport in microbes, plants, and animals. 300 indexed citations

Neilands, J. B., Albrecht Bindereif, & Jacqueline Montgomery. (1985). Genetic Basis of Iron Assimilation in Pathogenic Escherichia coli. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 118. 179–195. 29 indexed citations

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Miller, Marvin J., et al.. (1985). Artificial siderophores. 1. Synthesis and microbial iron transport capabilities. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 28(3). 317–323. 27 indexed citations

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Dunitz, Jack D., et al.. (1976). Bonding and Compounds of Less Abundant Metals.

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Neilands, J. B., et al.. (1976). The structure of two alanine containing ferrichromes: Sequence determination by proton magnetic resonance. European Biophysics Journal. 2(2). 105–117. 15 indexed citations

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Simpson, Frank B. & J. B. Neilands. (1976). SIDEROCHROMES IN CYANOPHYCEAE: ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SCHIZOKINEN FROM ANABAENA SP.1. Journal of Phycology. 12(1). 44–48. 12 indexed citations

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Luckey, Mary, et al.. (1975). In vitro competition between ferrichrome and phage for the outer membrane T5 receptor complex of Escherichia coli. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 64(2). 687–693. 51 indexed citations

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Llinás, Miguel, M. P. Klein, & J. B. Neilands. (1972). The solution conformation of the ferrichromes. II. Proton magnetic resonance of metal-free ferricrocin and ferrichrysin, conformational implications.. PubMed. 4(3). 157–66. 14 indexed citations

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Neilands, J. B.. (1971). Harvest of death : chemical warfare in Vietnam and Cambodia. 11 indexed citations

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Rogers, Samuel J. & J. B. Neilands. (1964). Synthetic Experiments in the Ferrichrome Series^*. Biochemistry. 3(12). 1850–1855. 10 indexed citations

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Emery, Thomas & J. B. Neilands. (1961). Structure of the Ferrichrome Compounds^1,2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(7). 1626–1628. 74 indexed citations

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Neilands, J. B., Arthur Neuberger, & Jarrod J. Scott. (1960). The Synthesis and Properties of γ-Aminoacetoacetic Acid. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 82(1). 214–217. 4 indexed citations

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Neilands, J. B.. (1952). THE ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF CYTOCHROME c FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 197(2). 701–708. 35 indexed citations

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