Jan Tommassen

19.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
303 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Jan Tommassen is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Tommassen has authored 303 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Genetics, 184 papers in Molecular Biology and 78 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Jan Tommassen's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (185 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (92 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (73 papers). Jan Tommassen is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (185 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (92 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (73 papers). Jan Tommassen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and France. Jan Tommassen's co-authors include Martine P. Bos, Hans de Cock, Ben Lugtenberg, Peter van der Ley, Wilbert Bitter, Marlies Struyvé, Jeroen Geurtsen, Martine P. Bos, Romé Voulhoux and Patrick Van Gelder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jan Tommassen

303 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

Role of a Highly Conserved Bacterial Protein in Outer Mem... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Role of a Highly Conserved Bacterial Protein in Outer Membrane Protein Assembly
    2003 596 citations Romé Voulhoux, Martine P. Bos et al. Science profile →
  2. Biofilms as Promoters of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance and Tolerance
    2020 425 citations Jan Tommassen, Jesús Arenas et al. profile →

Peers

Jan Tommassen
Waldemar Vollmer United Kingdom
Chris Whitfield Canada
Daniel Kahne United States
Eduardo A. Groisman United States
Roland Benz Germany
Michael L. Vasil United States
Werner Goebel Germany
Barbara H. Iglewski United States
Olaf Schneewind United States
Richard P. Novick United States
Waldemar Vollmer United Kingdom
Jan Tommassen
Citations per year, relative to Jan Tommassen Jan Tommassen (= 1×) peers Waldemar Vollmer

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Tommassen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Tommassen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Tommassen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jan Tommassen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jan Tommassen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jan Tommassen. Jan Tommassen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boxtel, Ria van, et al.. (2022). Regulated Expression of lpxC Allows for Reduction of Endotoxicity in Bordetella pertussis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). 8027–8027. 5 indexed citations
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Harten, Roel M. van, et al.. (2021). Reduction of endotoxicity in Bordetella bronchiseptica by lipid A engineering: Characterization of lpxL1 and pagP mutants. Virulence. 12(1). 1452–1468. 7 indexed citations
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Arenas, Jesús, et al.. (2019). Substrate specificity of the pyrophosphohydrolase LpxH determines the asymmetry of Bordetella pertussis lipid A. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(20). 7982–7989. 5 indexed citations
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Grijpstra, Jan, Martine P. Bos, & Jan Tommassen. (2012). Assembly of Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins. Methods in molecular biology. 966. 223–237. 5 indexed citations
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Gelder, Patrick Van, Robert Sijbrandi, Lucy Rutten, et al.. (2011). Channel properties of the translocator domain of the autotransporter Hbp ofEscherichia coli. Molecular Membrane Biology. 28(3). 158–170. 16 indexed citations
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Müller, Jonas E. N., Dražen Papić, Thomas Ulrich, et al.. (2011). Mitochondria can recognize and assemble fragments of a β-barrel structure. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(10). 1638–1647. 21 indexed citations
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Pettersson, Annika, Jeroen Kortekaas, Vincent Weynants, et al.. (2006). Vaccine potential of the Neisseria meningitidis lactoferrin-binding proteins LbpA and LbpB. Vaccine. 24(17). 3545–3557. 40 indexed citations
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Bos, Martine P., Boris Tefsen, Jeroen Geurtsen, & Jan Tommassen. (2004). Identification of an outer membrane protein required for the transport of lipopolysaccharide to the bacterial cell surface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(25). 9417–9422. 216 indexed citations
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Bos, Martine P. & Jan Tommassen. (2004). Biogenesis of the Gram-negative bacterial outer membrane. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 7(6). 610–616. 110 indexed citations
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Voulhoux, Romé, Martine P. Bos, Jeroen Geurtsen, Maarten Mols, & Jan Tommassen. (2003). Role of a Highly Conserved Bacterial Protein in Outer Membrane Protein Assembly. Science. 299(5604). 262–265. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuipers, Betsy, et al.. (2000). Immunogenicity of in vitro folded outer membrane protein PorA ofNeisseria meningitidis. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 27(3). 227–233. 20 indexed citations
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Wiese, Andre, et al.. (2000). Biochemical and biophysical characterization of in vitro folded outer membrane porin PorA of Neisseria meningitidis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1464(2). 284–298. 56 indexed citations
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Dekker, Niek, Jan Tommassen, Ariel Lustig, Jürg P. Rosenbusch, & Hubertus M. Verheij. (1997). Dimerization Regulates the Enzymatic Activity of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Phospholipase A. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(6). 3179–3184. 68 indexed citations
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Tommassen, Jan, et al.. (1997). Two‐dimensional structure of the Opc invasin from Neisseria meningitidis. Molecular Microbiology. 23(2). 281–293. 25 indexed citations
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Tommassen, Jan, et al.. (1992). Characterization of the Salmonella typhimurium phoE gene and development of Salmonella-specific DNA probes. Gene. 122(1). 45–52. 20 indexed citations
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Bally, Marc, Alain Filloux, Mohammed Akrim, et al.. (1992). Protein secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: characterization of seven xcp genes and processing of secretory apparatus components by prepilin peptidase. Molecular Microbiology. 6(9). 1121–1131. 173 indexed citations
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Tommassen, Jan, et al.. (1991). Conservation of components of the export machinery in prokaryotes. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 80(2-3). 195–199. 8 indexed citations
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Cock, Hans de, et al.. (1991). Glycine‐144 is required for efficient folding of outer membrane protein PhoE of Escherichia coli K12. FEBS Letters. 279(2). 285–288. 5 indexed citations
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Tommassen, Jan, et al.. (1987). Effects of linker insertions on the biogenesis and functioning of the Escherichia coli outer membrane pore protein PhoE. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 208(3). 485–489. 24 indexed citations
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Tommassen, Jan & Ben Lugtenberg. (1982). PHO-regulon of Escherichia coli K12: a minireview.. PubMed. 133(2). 243–9. 42 indexed citations

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