Jacobus Albertyn

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Jacobus Albertyn is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacobus Albertyn has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Infectious Diseases and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Jacobus Albertyn's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (22 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (18 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (15 papers). Jacobus Albertyn is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (22 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (18 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (15 papers). Jacobus Albertyn collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Belgium and United States. Jacobus Albertyn's co-authors include Stefan Hohmann, Johan M. Thevelein, Bernard A. Prior, Matthew R. Alexander, Michael C. Gustin, B. A. Prior, Carolina H. Pohl, J. C. du Preez, Olga de Smidt and Kattie Luyten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Jacobus Albertyn

75 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

MAP Kinase Pathways in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1998 776 citations Jacobus Albertyn et al. profile →
GPD1, Which Encodes Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, Is Essential for Growth under Osmotic Stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Its Expression Is Regulated by the High-Osmolarity Glycerol Response Pathway

1994 556 citations Jacobus Albertyn et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jacobus Albertyn South Africa	23	3.1k	1.1k	834	583	555	78	4.0k
Stephen J. Free United States	26	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.6×	340 0.4×	175 0.3×	740 1.3×	71	3.4k
Steven D. Harris United States	36	3.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.7×	226 0.3×	256 0.4×	1.3k 2.4×	100	4.2k
Gerrit J. Gerwig Netherlands	37	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	312 0.4×	568 1.0×	233 0.4×	98	4.6k
Xiaoping Yu China	32	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	825 1.0×	251 0.4×	184 0.3×	274	3.7k
Tamás Papp Hungary	29	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	155 0.2×	503 0.9×	549 1.0×	147	3.1k
Shohei Sakuda Japan	38	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	282 0.3×	361 0.6×	340 0.6×	183	4.8k
Dina Petranović Sweden	36	3.4k 1.1×	223 0.2×	686 0.8×	307 0.5×	413 0.7×	75	4.1k
Claudio Scazzocchio France	46	6.1k 2.0×	2.5k 2.4×	523 0.6×	267 0.5×	954 1.7×	182	7.4k
Ernst Heinz Germany	53	6.4k 2.1×	2.6k 2.5×	266 0.3×	281 0.5×	375 0.7×	153	8.7k
Christophe Chambon France	39	2.4k 0.8×	481 0.5×	256 0.3×	680 1.2×	699 1.3×	144	4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacobus Albertyn

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Albertyn, Jacobus, et al.. (2025). Assessing the Anti-Cryptococcus Antifungal Potential of Artemisinin. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(20). 9953–9953.

Bester, Phillip Armand, et al.. (2025). Culture-Dependent and -Independent Wastewater Surveillance for Multiple Pathogenic Yeasts. Journal of Fungi. 11(2). 86–86. 2 indexed citations

Cason, Errol D., et al.. (2021). Transcriptional response of Candida albicans to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a polymicrobial biofilm. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(4). 12 indexed citations

Witthuhn, R. Corli, et al.. (2017). Inhibitory spectrum of diverse guaiacol-producing Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris by poly dimethyl ammonium chloride disinfectant. LWT. 84. 241–247. 7 indexed citations

Albertyn, Jacobus, et al.. (2015). Method for identification of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii useful in resource-limited settings. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 69(4). 352–357. 6 indexed citations

Ells, Ruan, et al.. (2014). Virulence of South African Candida albicans strains isolated from different clinical samples. Medical Mycology. 52(3). 246–253. 8 indexed citations

Ells, Ruan, J.L.F. Kock, Jacobus Albertyn, A. Hugo, & Carolina H. Pohl. (2011). Sciadonic acid modulates prostaglandin E2 production by epithelial cells during infection with C. albicans and C. dubliniensis. Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators. 97(1-2). 66–71. 18 indexed citations

Motaung, Thabiso, Jacobus Albertyn, J.L.F. Kock, & Carolina H. Pohl. (2011). Cryptococcus cyanovorans sp. nov., a basidiomycetous yeast isolated from cyanide-contaminated soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 62(Pt_5). 1208–1214. 11 indexed citations

Smidt, Olga de, J. C. du Preez, & Jacobus Albertyn. (2011). Molecular and physiological aspects of alcohol dehydrogenases in the ethanol metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research. 12(1). 33–47. 67 indexed citations

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Boucher, Charlotte E., R R Bragg, & Jacobus Albertyn. (2010). An alternative method for the establishment of virulence of Newcastle disease virus isolates. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 4(21). 2313–2317. 1 indexed citations

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Pohl, Carolina H., Martha S. Smit, & Jacobus Albertyn. (2010). Rhodotorula bloemfonteinensis sp. nov., Rhodotorula eucalyptica sp. nov., Rhodotorula orientis sp. nov. and Rhodotorula pini sp. nov., yeasts isolated from monoterpene-rich environments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 61(9). 2320–2327. 9 indexed citations

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Pohl, Carolina H., et al.. (2007). The diversity of culturable airborne fungi in an active South African gold mine. South African Journal of Science. 103. 277–278. 5 indexed citations

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Kurtzman, Cletus P., et al.. (2007). Multigene phylogenetic analysis of the Lipomycetaceae and the proposed transfer ofZygozymaspecies toLipomycesandBabjevia anomalatoDipodascopsis. FEMS Yeast Research. 7(6). 1027–1034. 25 indexed citations

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Labuschagné, Michel & Jacobus Albertyn. (2006). Cloning of an epoxide hydrolase‐encoding gene from Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and functional expression in Yarrowia lipolytica. Yeast. 24(2). 69–78. 24 indexed citations

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Albertyn, Jacobus, et al.. (2006). Heterologous expression of the benzoate para-hydroxylase encoding gene (CYP53B1) from Rhodotorula minuta by Yarrowia lipolytica. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 72(2). 323–329. 12 indexed citations

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Albertyn, Jacobus, et al.. (2004). Psittacine beak and feather disease virus in budgerigars and ring-neck parakeets in South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 71(1). 29–34. 22 indexed citations

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Labuschagné, Michel, et al.. (2004). Cloning and Sequencing of an Epoxide Hydrolase Gene fromRhodosporidium paludigenum. DNA sequence. 15(3). 202–205. 6 indexed citations

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Albertyn, Jacobus, et al.. (2002). Virulence of South African isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum. Part 3: experimentally produced NAD-independent isolate.. PubMed. 69(3). 189–96. 6 indexed citations

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Preez, J. C. du, et al.. (2001). Transcriptional repression ofADH2-regulated Î²-xylanase production by ethanol in recombinant strains ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research. 1(3). 233–240. 6 indexed citations

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Viljoen, B.C., et al.. (2000). The yeast flora occurring in the trachea of broiler chicken.. Food Technology and Biotechnology. 38(1). 77–80. 2 indexed citations

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