Joseph J. Heijnen

30.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
326 papers, 23.4k citations indexed

About

Joseph J. Heijnen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph J. Heijnen has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 23.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 76 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Joseph J. Heijnen's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (143 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (73 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (62 papers). Joseph J. Heijnen is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (143 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (73 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (62 papers). Joseph J. Heijnen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Spain. Joseph J. Heijnen's co-authors include Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Walter M. van Gulik, J. Gijs Kuenen, Cristian Picioreanu, Marc Strous, Mike S. M. Jetten, Wouter A. van Winden, J. J. Beun, Cor Ras and Takahiro Kuba and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Joseph J. Heijnen

326 papers receiving 22.5k citations

Hit Papers

The sequencing batch reactor as a powerful tool for the s... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1998 1998 1999 1997 500 1000 1.5k
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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. The sequencing batch reactor as a powerful tool for the study of slowly growing anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms
    1998 1.9k citations Joseph J. Heijnen, J. Gijs Kuenen et al. profile →
  2. Microbiology and biochemistry of the enhanced biological phosphate removal process
    1998 765 citations Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Joseph J. Heijnen et al. profile →
  3. Aerobic granulation in a sequencing batch reactor
    1999 589 citations Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Joseph J. Heijnen et al. profile →
  4. Aerobic granular sludge in a sequencing batch reactor
    1997 464 citations Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Joseph J. Heijnen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph J. Heijnen Netherlands 76 10.4k 9.9k 4.2k 4.0k 3.8k 326 23.4k
Perry L. McCarty United States 71 10.8k 1.0× 2.2k 0.2× 5.3k 1.3× 2.9k 0.7× 5.1k 1.4× 226 21.9k
Jo‐Shu Chang Taiwan 118 7.9k 0.8× 10.9k 1.1× 19.5k 4.6× 3.8k 1.0× 7.1k 1.9× 886 56.8k
Guo‐Ping Sheng China 73 7.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.1× 3.7k 0.9× 3.1k 0.8× 6.9k 1.8× 321 20.3k
Jong Moon Park South Korea 67 2.6k 0.3× 4.1k 0.4× 2.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 4.4k 1.2× 381 15.4k
Shih‐Hsin Ho China 82 3.4k 0.3× 3.1k 0.3× 6.7k 1.6× 2.4k 0.6× 4.9k 1.3× 340 23.0k
Han‐Qing Yu China 120 15.8k 1.5× 3.7k 0.4× 13.0k 3.1× 7.5k 1.9× 17.9k 4.8× 864 58.9k
Hongqiang Ren China 62 10.5k 1.0× 1.8k 0.2× 2.4k 0.6× 5.0k 1.3× 3.3k 0.9× 332 17.3k
Bo Mattìasson Sweden 78 2.3k 0.2× 12.4k 1.2× 9.2k 2.2× 924 0.2× 1.7k 0.5× 719 27.4k
Qixing Zhou China 86 10.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.2× 3.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 2.6k 0.7× 366 23.9k
Akiyoshi Ohashi Japan 54 4.4k 0.4× 2.4k 0.2× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 220 10.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Zheng, et al.. (2012). Substrate cycles in Penicillium chrysogenum quantified by isotopic non-stationary flux analysis. Microbial Cell Factories. 11(1). 140–140. 18 indexed citations
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Seifar, Reza M., Amit T. Deshmukh, Joseph J. Heijnen, & Walter M. van Gulik. (2012). Determination of δ‐[L‐α‐aminoadipyl]‐L‐cysteinyl‐D‐valine in cell extracts of Penicillium chrysogenum using ion pair‐RP‐UPLC‐MS/MS. Journal of Separation Science. 35(2). 225–230. 4 indexed citations
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Taymaz‐Nikerel, Hilal, Walter M. van Gulik, & Joseph J. Heijnen. (2011). Escherichia coli responds with a rapid and large change in growth rate upon a shift from glucose-limited to glucose-excess conditions. Metabolic Engineering. 13(3). 307–318. 41 indexed citations
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Buijs, Nicolaas A., Angela ten Pierick, Amit T. Deshmukh, et al.. (2011). Scale‐down of penicillin production in Penicillium chrysogenum. Biotechnology Journal. 6(8). 944–958. 73 indexed citations
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Canelas, André B., Cor Ras, Angela ten Pierick, Walter M. van Gulik, & Joseph J. Heijnen. (2011). An in vivo data-driven framework for classification and quantification of enzyme kinetics and determination of apparent thermodynamic data. Metabolic Engineering. 13(3). 294–306. 77 indexed citations
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Mey, Marjan De, Hilal Taymaz‐Nikerel, Gino Baart, et al.. (2010). Catching prompt metabolite dynamics in Escherichia coli with the BioScope at oxygen rich conditions. Metabolic Engineering. 12(5). 477–487. 30 indexed citations
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Winden, Wouter A. van, et al.. (2006). Characterization of an experimental miniature bioreactor for cellular perturbation studies. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 95(6). 1032–1042. 16 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Sirous, F.J. Fernández, Robbert Kleerebezem, Joseph J. Heijnen, & Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht. (2005). High‐rate acidophilic ferrous iron oxidation in a biofilm airlift reactor and the role of the carrier material. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 90(4). 462–472. 36 indexed citations
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Wu, Liang, Mlawule R. Mashego, Jan C. van Dam, et al.. (2004). Quantitative analysis of the microbial metabolome by isotope dilution mass spectrometry using uniformly 13C-labeled cell extracts as internal standards. Analytical Biochemistry. 336(2). 164–171. 327 indexed citations
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Mashego, Mlawule R., Walter M. van Gulik, J. L. Vinke, & Joseph J. Heijnen. (2003). Critical evaluation of sampling techniques for residual glucose determination in carbon‐limited chemostat culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 83(4). 395–399. 123 indexed citations
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Roubos, Johannes A., Preben Krabben, Wim T. A. M. de Laat, Robert Babuška, & Joseph J. Heijnen. (2002). Clavulanic Acid Degradation in Streptomyces clavuligerus Fed‐Batch Cultivations. Biotechnology Progress. 18(3). 451–457. 33 indexed citations
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Schipper, Dick, et al.. (2001). Innovations in Generation and Analysis of 2D [13C,1H] COSY NMR Spectra for Metabolic Flux Analysis Purposes. Metabolic Engineering. 3(4). 322–343. 50 indexed citations
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Straathof, Adrie J. J., et al.. (2000). Hydrolytic activity in baker's yeast limits the yield of asymmetric 3-oxo ester reduction. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 69(4). 370–376. 39 indexed citations
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Nicolella, Cristiano, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, & Joseph J. Heijnen. (1998). Mass transfer and reaction in a biofilm airlift suspension reactor. Chemical Engineering Science. 53(15). 2743–2753. 40 indexed citations
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Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. van, et al.. (1997). Kinetic modeling of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) production and consumption byParacoccus pantotrophus under dynamic substrate supply. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 55(5). 773–782. 116 indexed citations
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Heijden, R. T. J. M. van der, B. Romein, Joseph J. Heijnen, C. Hellinga, & K. Ch. A. M. Luyben. (1994). Linear constrain relations in biochemical reaction systems III. Sequential application of data reconciliation for sensitive detection of systematic errors. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 44(7). 781–791. 28 indexed citations
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Wolff, Anders, Adrie J. J. Straathof, & Joseph J. Heijnen. (1994). Enzymatic Resolution of Racemates Contaminated by Racemic Product. Biocatalysis. 11(3). 249–261. 3 indexed citations
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Kuenen, J. Gijs, et al.. (1993). Continuous measurement of microbial heat production in laboratory fermentors. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 41(5). 541–549. 31 indexed citations

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