James G. Elkins

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

James G. Elkins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, James G. Elkins has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in James G. Elkins's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (21 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (19 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (9 papers). James G. Elkins is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (21 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (19 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (9 papers). James G. Elkins collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. James G. Elkins's co-authors include Martin Keller, Daniel J. Hassett, Timothy R. McDermott, Philip S. Stewart, Karsten Zengler, Michael S. Rappé, Jay M. Short, Eric J. Mathur, Gerardo Toledo and Urs A. Ochsner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James G. Elkins

55 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Cultivating the uncultured

2002 534 citations James G. Elkins, Martin Keller et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James G. Elkins United States	25	1.8k	693	618	302	247	57	2.6k
David Bruce United States	30	1.3k 0.7×	323 0.5×	656 1.1×	193 0.6×	274 1.1×	88	2.8k
Yue‐zhong Li China	32	2.1k 1.1×	386 0.6×	755 1.2×	570 1.9×	421 1.7×	221	3.6k
José Muñoz‐Dorado Spain	23	1.6k 0.8×	827 1.2×	530 0.9×	447 1.5×	507 2.1×	54	3.1k
Michael Berney United States	34	2.0k 1.1×	434 0.6×	658 1.1×	298 1.0×	351 1.4×	55	4.7k
María‐Eugenia Guazzaroni Brazil	25	1.5k 0.8×	371 0.5×	442 0.7×	237 0.8×	517 2.1×	72	2.2k
Ehud Banin Israel	26	977 0.5×	385 0.6×	709 1.1×	216 0.7×	180 0.7×	72	2.8k
Karen W. Davenport United States	23	850 0.5×	307 0.4×	558 0.9×	152 0.5×	179 0.7×	102	1.9k
Paul Blum United States	35	2.3k 1.2×	586 0.8×	548 0.9×	477 1.6×	765 3.1×	98	3.6k
Cliff Han United States	34	2.1k 1.1×	520 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	253 0.8×	358 1.4×	103	3.9k
David Stopar Slovenia	27	915 0.5×	427 0.6×	830 1.3×	361 1.2×	200 0.8×	82	2.8k

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Lu, Fachuang, Gerald Presley, Diana L. Bedgar, et al.. (2025). Elucidation of a bacterial pathway for catabolism of the β–β-linked dilignol pinoresinol. mBio. 16(11). e0201025–e0201025.

Scott, Haden L., Micholas Dean Smith, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, et al.. (2025). Toxic Effects of Butanol in the Plane of the Cell Membrane. Langmuir. 41(2). 1281–1296. 2 indexed citations

Smith, Micholas Dean, Haden L. Scott, A. K. Yahya, et al.. (2022). Modeling the partitioning of amphiphilic molecules and co-solvents in biomembranes. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 55(6). 1401–1412. 3 indexed citations

Elkins, James G., Miguel Rodríguez, Raynella M. Connatser, et al.. (2022). n-Butanol or isobutanol as a value-added fuel additive to inhibit microbial degradation of stored gasoline. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 100072–100072. 2 indexed citations

Nickels, Jonathan D., et al.. (2022). Improved chemical and isotopic labeling of biomembranes in Bacillus subtilis by leveraging CRISPRi inhibition of beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase (fabF). Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9. 1011981–1011981. 2 indexed citations

Elkins, James G., et al.. (2021). Implementation of a self-consistent slab model of bilayer structure in the SasView suite. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 54(1). 363–370. 16 indexed citations

Smith, Micholas Dean, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, James G. Elkins, et al.. (2020). Solvent-induced membrane stress in biofuel production: molecular insights from small-angle scattering and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. Green Chemistry. 22(23). 8278–8288. 11 indexed citations

Lee, Laura L., Sara E. Blumer‐Schuette, Javier A. Izquierdo, et al.. (2018). Genus-Wide Assessment of Lignocellulose Utilization in the Extremely Thermophilic Genus Caldicellulosiruptor by Genomic, Pangenomic, and Metagenomic Analyses. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(9). 31 indexed citations

Verbeke, Tobin J., Richard J. Giannone, Dawn M. Klingeman, et al.. (2017). Pentose sugars inhibit metabolism and increase expression of an AgrD-type cyclic pentapeptide in Clostridium thermocellum. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 43355–43355. 32 indexed citations

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Moon, Ji‐Won, Tommy J. Phelps, Randall F. Lind, et al.. (2016). Manufacturing demonstration of microbially mediated zinc sulfide nanoparticles in pilot-plant scale reactors. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100(18). 7921–7931. 22 indexed citations

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Vishnivetskaya, Tatiana A., Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm, Mircea Podar, et al.. (2014). Community Analysis of Plant Biomass-Degrading Microorganisms from Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park. Microbial Ecology. 69(2). 333–345. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhi‐Wu, Seung Hwan Lee, James G. Elkins, et al.. (2013). Continuous live cell imaging of cellulose attachment by microbes under anaerobic and thermophilic conditions using confocal microscopy. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 25(5). 849–856. 5 indexed citations

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Cha, Minseok, Daehwan Chung, James G. Elkins, Adam M. Guss, & Janet Westpheling. (2013). Metabolic engineering of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii yields increased hydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 6(1). 85–85. 103 indexed citations

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Hamilton-Brehm, Scott D., Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya, S. L. Allman, Jonathan R. Mielenz, & James G. Elkins. (2012). Anaerobic High-Throughput Cultivation Method for Isolation of Thermophiles Using Biomass-Derived Substrates. Methods in molecular biology. 908. 153–168. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhiwu, Seung Hwan Lee, James G. Elkins, & Jennifer L. Morrell‐Falvey. (2011). Spatial and temporal dynamics of cellulose degradation and biofilm formation by Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis and Clostridium thermocellum. AMB Express. 1(1). 30–30. 38 indexed citations

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Elkins, James G., Adriane Lochner, Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm, et al.. (2010). GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS Complete Genome Sequence of the Cellulolytic Thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis OB47 T. 2 indexed citations

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Anderson, Iain, Sean Hooper, Iris Porat, et al.. (2009). The complete genome sequence of Staphylothermus marinus reveals differences in sulfur metabolism among heterotrophic Crenarchaeota. BMC Genomics. 10(1). 145–145. 22 indexed citations

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Elkins, James G., Mircea Podar, David E. Graham, et al.. (2008). A korarchaeal genome reveals insights into the evolution of the Archaea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(23). 8102–8107. 199 indexed citations

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Koonin, Eugene V., Kira S. Makarova, & James G. Elkins. (2007). Orthologs of the small RPB8 subunit of the eukaryotic RNA polymerases are conserved in hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeota and "Korarchaeota". Biology Direct. 2(1). 38–38. 36 indexed citations

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Hassett, Daniel J., James G. Elkins, Timothy R. McDermott, et al.. (1999). Quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa controls expression of catalase and superoxide dismutase genes and mediates biofilm susceptibility to hydrogen peroxide. Molecular Microbiology. 34(5). 1082–1093. 327 indexed citations

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