Karin Sauer

14.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Karin Sauer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin Sauer has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Genetics and 20 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Karin Sauer's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (71 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (36 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (20 papers). Karin Sauer is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (71 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (36 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (20 papers). Karin Sauer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Karin Sauer's co-authors include David G. Davies, Olga Petrova, Paul Stoodley, J. W. Costerton, Anne K. Camper, Kendra P. Rumbaugh, Garth D. Ehrlich, J. William Costerton, Rudolf K. Thauer and Jacob R. Chambers and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Karin Sauer

92 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Biofilms as Complex Differentiated Communities

2002 2.3k citations Paul Stoodley, Karin Sauer et al. profile →
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Displays Multiple Phenotypes during Development as a Biofilm

2002 1.2k citations Karin Sauer, Anne K. Camper et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation

2022 755 citations Karin Sauer, Paul Stoodley et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Biofilm dispersion

2020 644 citations Karin Sauer et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karin Sauer United States	48	7.5k	1.8k	1.7k	1.5k	1.4k	94	10.6k
Liang Yang Singapore	56	6.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	217	10.1k
David G. Davies United States	18	7.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	30	10.2k
Pradeep K. Singh United States	43	6.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	67	11.2k
Jean‐Marc Ghigo France	52	6.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	2.0k 1.3×	935 0.7×	147	10.9k
Peter Østrup Jensen Denmark	56	8.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	900 0.5×	937 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	167	12.9k
Oana Ciofu Denmark	52	8.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	122	12.8k
Daniel J. Hassett United States	61	7.4k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	955 0.7×	153	11.7k
Cynthia B. Whitchurch Australia	51	5.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	117	9.7k
Daniel J. Wozniak United States	66	11.6k 1.5×	2.6k 1.5×	2.6k 1.6×	2.3k 1.5×	2.1k 1.5×	185	16.0k
Michael J. Franklin United States	39	5.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	862 0.6×	81	8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karin Sauer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sauer, Karin. (2023). Biofilms – Life upon First Contact and Beyond. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29(Supplement_1). 1–1.

Fleming, Derek, Ehud Banin, Susanne Häußler, et al.. (2023). The biofilm community resurfaces: new findings and post-pandemic progress. Journal of Bacteriology. 205(10). e0016623–e0016623. 2 indexed citations

Sauer, Karin, Paul Stoodley, Darla M. Goeres, et al.. (2022). The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(10). 608–620. 755 indexed citations breakdown →

Bahar, Ali Adem, et al.. (2021). Persister control by leveraging dormancy associated reduction of antibiotic efflux. PLoS Pathogens. 17(12). e1010144–e1010144. 19 indexed citations

Park, So‐Young, et al.. (2021). Glucose-6-Phosphate Acts as an Extracellular Signal of SagS To Modulate Pseudomonas aeruginosa c-di-GMP Levels, Attachment, and Biofilm Formation. mSphere. 6(1). 15 indexed citations

Xiao, Xixi, et al.. (2020). Self-defensive antimicrobial biomaterial surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 192. 110989–110989. 19 indexed citations

Dingemans, Jozef, et al.. (2019). Signal Sensing and Transduction Are Conserved between the Periplasmic Sensory Domains of BifA and SagS. mSphere. 4(4). 4 indexed citations

Song, Fangchao, et al.. (2017). How Bacteria Respond to Material Stiffness during Attachment: A Role of Escherichia coli Flagellar Motility. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(27). 22176–22184. 61 indexed citations

Petrova, Olga, Kathryn E. Cherny, & Karin Sauer. (2014). The Diguanylate Cyclase GcbA Facilitates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Dispersion by Activating BdlA. Journal of Bacteriology. 197(1). 174–187. 54 indexed citations

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Sauer, Karin, et al.. (2014). Bacteria Present in Carotid Arterial Plaques Are Found as Biofilm Deposits Which May Contribute to Enhanced Risk of Plaque Rupture. mBio. 5(3). e01206–14. 95 indexed citations

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Yi, Li, et al.. (2013). NO-Induced Biofilm Dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Mediated by an MHYT Domain-Coupled Phosphodiesterase. Journal of Bacteriology. 195(16). 3531–3542. 120 indexed citations

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Petrova, Olga & Karin Sauer. (2012). Dispersion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires an unusual posttranslational modification of BdlA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(41). 16690–16695. 81 indexed citations

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Chambers, Jacob R. & Karin Sauer. (2012). Small RNAs and their role in biofilm formation. Trends in Microbiology. 21(1). 39–49. 108 indexed citations

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Liao, Julie & Karin Sauer. (2012). The MerR-Like Transcriptional Regulator BrlR Contributes to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Tolerance. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(18). 4823–4836. 70 indexed citations

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Petrova, Olga & Karin Sauer. (2011). SagS Contributes to the Motile-Sessile Switch and Acts in Concert with BfiSR To Enable Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation. Journal of Bacteriology. 193(23). 6614–6628. 82 indexed citations

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Morgan, Ryan W., et al.. (2006). BdlA, a Chemotaxis Regulator Essential for Biofilm Dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(21). 7335–7343. 182 indexed citations

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Sauer, Karin, et al.. (2004). Characterization of Nutrient-Induced Dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(21). 7312–7326. 366 indexed citations

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Sauer, Karin, Anne K. Camper, Garth D. Ehrlich, J. William Costerton, & David G. Davies. (2002). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Displays Multiple Phenotypes during Development as a Biofilm. Journal of Bacteriology. 184(4). 1140–1154. 1218 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sauer, Karin & Anne K. Camper. (2001). Characterization of Phenotypic Changes in Pseudomonas putida in Response to Surface-Associated Growth. Journal of Bacteriology. 183(22). 6579–6589. 274 indexed citations

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Sauer, Karin & Rudolf K. Thauer. (1998). Methanol : coenzyme M methyltransferase from Methanosarcina barkeri. European Journal of Biochemistry. 253(3). 698–705. 34 indexed citations

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