J. G. Zeikus

28.7k citations

294 papers · 22.6k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 84

Co-authors: Mahendra Kumar Jain Claire Vieille Doo Hyun Park T. Kent Kirk Michael R. Winfrey Paul J. Weimer Raphael Lamed William Connors
Topics: Biofuel production and bioconversion (76 papers)Enzyme Production and Characterization (58 papers)Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (51 papers)
Cited by: Biotechnology Environmental Chemistry Building and Construction
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of the American Chemical Society
Partner nations: United States Germany France

In The Last Decade

J. G. Zeikus

293 papers receiving 20.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Influence of culture parameters on lignin metabolism byPhanerochaete chrysosporium

1978 937 citations T. Kent Kirk, J. G. Zeikus et al. profile →
Biotechnology of succinic acid production and markets for derived industrial products

1999 744 citations J. G. Zeikus, Mahendra Kumar Jain et al. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →
Improved fuel cell and electrode designs for producing electricity from microbial degradation

2002 513 citations J. G. Zeikus et al. profile →
Ligninolytic enzyme system of Phanaerochaete chrysosporium: synthesized in the absence of lignin in response to nitrogen starvation

1978 460 citations T. Kent Kirk, J. G. Zeikus et al. profile →
The biology of methanogenic bacteria

1977 421 citations J. G. Zeikus profile →
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicus sp. n., an Anaerobic, Autotrophic, Extreme Thermophile

1972 372 citations J. G. Zeikus et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. G. Zeikus

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Analysis of protein structure and function of xylose isomerase from Thermotoga neopolitana 2005 ·한국생물공학회 학술대회 ·(unknown),J. G. Zeikus,Pil Kim	1
2	Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 53608 mdh gene cloning and recombinant mannitol dehydrogenase characterization 2005 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·(unknown),Maris Laivenieks,J. G. Zeikus	26
3	Impact of electrode composition on electricity generation in a single-compartment fuel cell using Shewanella putrefaciens 2002 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Daesik Park,J. G. Zeikus	217
4	Evaluation by Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Active Site Amino Acid Residues of Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase 2002 ·Journal of Protein Chemistry ·Ana Marı́a Jabalquinto,Maris Laivenieks,Fernando D. González‐Nilo,(unknown),M. V. Encinas,J. G. Zeikus,Emilio Cardemil	12
5	Thermostability Mechanisms in Enzymes from Thermotoga neapolitana and Pyrococcus furiosus 2001 ·The Journal of Microbiology ·Claire Vieille,(unknown),Alexei Savchenko,Su-Il Kang,Harini Krishnamurthy,J. G. Zeikus	3
6	α-Amylases and amylopullulanase from Pyrococcus furiosus 2001 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Alexei Savchenko,Claire Vieille,J. G. Zeikus	9
7	Evaluation of an electrochemical bioreactor system in the biotransformation of 6-bromo-2-tetralone to 6-bromo-2-tetralol 2001 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·(unknown),Mahendra Kumar Jain,Michel Chartrain,J. G. Zeikus	14
8	Bivalent cations and amino‐acid composition contribute to the thermostability of Bacillus licheniformis xylose isomerase 2001 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Claire Vieille,(unknown),Robert M. Kelly,J. G. Zeikus	51
9	Purification and characterization of alkaline phosphatase from Thermotoga neapolitana 1997 ·Enzyme and Microbial Technology ·(unknown),J. G. Zeikus	38
10	Modulation of Phosphoenolpyruvate Metabolism of Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens ATCC 29305 1996 ·Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ·(unknown),J. G. Zeikus	1
11	Thermozymes 1996 ·PubMed ·Claire Vieille,(unknown),J. G. Zeikus	108
12	Crystallization and Preliminary X-ray Diffraction Studies of Xylose Isomerase from Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes Strain 4B 1994 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Lesley F. Lloyd,O. Gallay,(unknown),J. G. Zeikus	7
13	Hydrogen metabolism in Clostridium acetobutylicum fermentation. 1992 ·Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ·J. G. Zeikus,(unknown)	13
14	Specificity of Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 4259 1992 ·Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ·(unknown),J. G. Zeikus	3
15	Purification and characterization of pyruvate decarboxylase from Sarcina ventriculi 1992 ·Journal of General Microbiology ·S E Lowe,J. G. Zeikus	31
16	Spectroscopic and enzymatic evidence for membrane-bound electron transport carriers and hydrogenase and their relation to cytochromebfunction inMethanosarcina barkeri 1987 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·(unknown),Joseph A. Krzycki,Roger C. Prince,J. G. Zeikus	22
17	Hydrogen metabolism during methanogenesis from acetate byMethanosarcina barkeri 1987 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Joseph A. Krzycki,Jody Morgan,Ralf Conrad,J. G. Zeikus	26
18	Hydrogen metabolism in a mildly acidic lake sediment (Knaack Lake) 1987 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Ralf Conrad,Steve Goodwin,J. G. Zeikus	16
19	Molecular basis for the biodegradative recalcitrance of lignin in anaerobic environments 1982 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·J. G. Zeikus,(unknown),T. Kent Kirk	89
20	Molecular basis for the biodegradative recalcitrance of lignin in anaerobic environments 1982 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·J. G. Zeikus	2

About J. G. Zeikus

J. G. Zeikus is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Building and Construction and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 294 papers that have together received 22.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (76 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (58 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (51 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (3.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.9k citations) and Building and Construction (3.6k citations). J. G. Zeikus has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include Mahendra Kumar Jain, Claire Vieille, Doo Hyun Park, T. Kent Kirk, Michael R. Winfrey, Paul J. Weimer, Raphael Lamed, William Connors, Thomas K. Ng and Joseph A. Krzycki. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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