Jean E. Brenchley

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Jean E. Brenchley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean E. Brenchley has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Ecology and 20 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jean E. Brenchley's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (20 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (14 papers). Jean E. Brenchley is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (20 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (14 papers). Jean E. Brenchley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Jean E. Brenchley's co-authors include Peter P. Sheridan, Vanya Miteva, Jennifer F. Biddle, Christopher H. House, Boris Magasanik, V. Miteva, Sorel Fitz‐Gibbon, Stephan C. Schuster, Michael J. Prival and Kevin R. Gutshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Jean E. Brenchley

69 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Heterotrophic Archaea dominate sedimentary subsurface eco... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Heterotrophic Archaea dominate sedimentary subsurface ecosystems off Peru
    2006 548 citations Jennifer F. Biddle, Mark A. Lever et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean E. Brenchley United States 31 1.8k 1.6k 767 543 460 69 3.5k
Agata Gambacorta Italy 41 3.6k 2.0× 1.5k 1.0× 911 1.2× 766 1.4× 524 1.1× 134 5.4k
Jakob K. Kristjánsson Iceland 38 2.5k 1.4× 2.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 371 0.7× 277 0.6× 82 4.5k
Thomas A. Langworthy United States 33 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 869 1.1× 247 0.5× 328 0.7× 48 3.7k
Richard Y. Morita United States 40 1.7k 0.9× 2.4k 1.5× 776 1.0× 360 0.7× 180 0.4× 135 5.3k
Robert Huber Germany 28 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 844 1.1× 270 0.5× 397 0.9× 37 3.3k
Robert H. Reed United Kingdom 39 1.5k 0.9× 878 0.5× 448 0.6× 184 0.3× 234 0.5× 133 4.3k
Chris van der Drift Netherlands 36 2.8k 1.6× 539 0.3× 357 0.5× 304 0.6× 452 1.0× 146 5.1k
Н. Е. Сузина Russia 36 2.4k 1.4× 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 213 0.4× 178 0.4× 227 4.6k
Daniël Prieur France 45 2.4k 1.4× 2.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.9× 228 0.4× 342 0.7× 110 5.0k
Jocelyne DiRuggiero United States 34 2.4k 1.4× 1.9k 1.2× 443 0.6× 153 0.3× 360 0.8× 75 4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean E. Brenchley

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fredricks, Helen F., et al.. (2020). Heterotrophic Archaea dominate sedimentary subsurface ecosystems off Peru. UNC Libraries. 3 indexed citations
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Miteva, Vanya, Todd Sowers, Simon Schüpbach, Hubertus Fischer, & Jean E. Brenchley. (2015). Geochemical and Microbiological Studies of Nitrous Oxide Variations within the New NEEM Greenland Ice Core during the Last Glacial Period. Geomicrobiology Journal. 33(8). 647–660. 15 indexed citations
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Miteva, V., et al.. (2009). Herminiimonas glaciei sp. nov., a novel ultramicrobacterium from 3042 m deep Greenland glacial ice. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 59(6). 1272–1277. 35 indexed citations
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Biddle, Jennifer F., Sorel Fitz‐Gibbon, Stephan C. Schuster, Jean E. Brenchley, & Christopher H. House. (2008). Metagenomic signatures of the Peru Margin subseafloor biosphere show a genetically distinct environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(30). 10583–10588. 437 indexed citations
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Miteva, Vanya, et al.. (2008). Comparison of the microbial diversity at different depths of the GISP2 Greenland ice core in relationship to deposition climates. Environmental Microbiology. 11(3). 640–656. 76 indexed citations
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Miteva, Vanya & Jean E. Brenchley. (2005). Detection and Isolation of Ultrasmall Microorganisms from a 120,000-Year-Old Greenland Glacier Ice Core. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(12). 7806–7818. 118 indexed citations
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Biddle, Jennifer F., Christopher H. House, & Jean E. Brenchley. (2005). Microbial stratification in deeply buried marine sediment reflects changes in sulfate/methane profiles. Geobiology. 3(4). 287–295. 40 indexed citations
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Sheridan, Peter P., et al.. (2000). Approaches for deciphering the structural basis of low temperature enzyme activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1543(2). 417–433. 70 indexed citations
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Brenchley, Jean E., et al.. (2000). Distributions of structural features contributing to thermostability in mesophilic and thermophilic α/β barrel glycosyl hydrolases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1543(1). 189–201. 34 indexed citations
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Sheridan, Peter P. & Jean E. Brenchley. (2000). Characterization of a Salt-Tolerant Family 42 β-Galactosidase from a Psychrophilic Antarctic Planococcus Isolate. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66(6). 2438–2444. 72 indexed citations
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Wang, Ping, Jean E. Brenchley, & Arthur E. Humphrey. (1994). Screening microorganisms for utilization of furfural and possible intermediates in its degradative pathway. Biotechnology Letters. 16(9). 977–982. 29 indexed citations
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Stellwag, Edmund J. & Jean E. Brenchley. (1986). Genetic engineering of microorganisms for biotechnology. Microbial Ecology. 12(1). 3–13. 1 indexed citations
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Miller, Eric S. & Jean E. Brenchley. (1981). L-Methionine SR-sulfoximine-resistant glutamine synthetase from mutants of Salmonella typhimurium.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 256(21). 11307–11312. 14 indexed citations
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Rosenfeld, Stuart A. & Jean E. Brenchley. (1980). Regulation of nitrogen utilization of hisT mutants of Salmonella typhimurium. Journal of Bacteriology. 143(2). 801–808. 18 indexed citations
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Funanage, Vicky L., et al.. (1978). Salmonella typhimurium LT-2 mutants with altered glutamine synthetase levels and amino acid uptake activities. Journal of Bacteriology. 136(2). 588–596. 10 indexed citations
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Funanage, Vicky L. & Jean E. Brenchley. (1977). CHARACTERIZATION OF SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM MUTANTS WITH ALTERED GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE ACTIVITY. Genetics. 86(3). 513–526. 14 indexed citations
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Brenchley, Jean E.. (1973). Effect of Methionine Sulfoximine and Methionine Sulfone on Glutamate Synthesis in Klebsiella aerogenes. Journal of Bacteriology. 114(2). 666–673. 92 indexed citations

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