Keith Chater

20.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
182 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Keith Chater is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith Chater has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Molecular Biology, 113 papers in Pharmacology and 68 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Keith Chater's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (112 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (75 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (52 papers). Keith Chater is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (112 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (75 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (52 papers). Keith Chater collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Keith Chater's co-authors include Govind Chandra, Celia J. Bruton, Bertolt Gust, Tobias Kieser, Gregory L. Challis, Kay Fowler, David A. Hopwood, Mark J. Buttner, Mervyn J. Bibb and Elizabeth J. Lawlor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Keith Chater

181 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

PCR-targeted Streptomyces... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2007 2013 400 800 1.2k
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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. PCR-targeted Streptomyces gene replacement identifies a protein domain needed for biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene soil odor geosmin
    2003 1.3k citations Bertolt Gust, Gregory L. Challis et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Genomics ofActinobacteria: Tracing the Evolutionary History of an Ancient Phylum
    2007 803 citations Marco Ventura, Carlos Canchaya et al. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews profile →
  3. Molecular Regulation of Antibiotic Biosynthesis in Streptomyces
    2013 547 citations Keith Chater, Govind Chandra et al. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Keith Chater 9.7k 7.8k 3.1k 2.9k 1.8k 182 13.7k
Mervyn J. Bibb 10.0k 1.0× 8.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 152 13.7k
Juan F. Martı́n 8.5k 0.9× 7.2k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 586 0.3× 352 12.8k
Tobias Kieser 6.6k 0.7× 5.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 51 10.2k
Mark J. Buttner 6.7k 0.7× 4.8k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 2.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 129 9.2k
Gilles P. van Wezel 7.9k 0.8× 6.0k 0.8× 3.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 199 13.7k
Wolfgang Wohlleben 6.8k 0.7× 5.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 827 0.4× 202 9.6k
Roderich D. Süßmuth 8.5k 0.9× 6.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 765 0.4× 321 14.4k
Charles J. Thompson 5.8k 0.6× 2.7k 0.3× 2.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 849 0.5× 100 8.7k
Tilmann Weber 11.0k 1.1× 8.1k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 633 0.2× 2.2k 1.2× 137 15.9k
George P. C. Salmond 9.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.2× 5.4k 1.7× 4.0k 1.4× 3.6k 2.0× 228 17.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keith Chater

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keith Chater

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All Works

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Zhang, Li, Wencheng Li, Chunhua Zhao, Keith Chater, & Meifeng Tao. (2007). NsdB, a TPR-like-domain-containing protein negatively affecting production of antibiotics in Streptomyces coelicolor A3 (2).. PubMed. 47(5). 849–54. 10 indexed citations
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Ventura, Marco, Carlos Canchaya, Andreas Tauch, et al.. (2007). Genomics ofActinobacteria: Tracing the Evolutionary History of an Ancient Phylum. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 71(3). 495–548. 803 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chater, Keith. (2007). Genetic Regulation of Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Streptomyces. Novartis Foundation symposium. 171. 144–162. 6 indexed citations
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Pawlik, Krzysztof, et al.. (2006). A cryptic type I polyketide synthase (cpk) gene cluster in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). Archives of Microbiology. 187(2). 87–99. 68 indexed citations
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Gust, Bertolt, et al.. (2004). λ Red-Mediated Genetic Manipulation of Antibiotic-Producing Streptomyces. Advances in applied microbiology. 54. 107–128. 232 indexed citations
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Eustáquio, Alessandra S., Bertolt Gust, Shu-Ming Li, et al.. (2004). Production of 8′-Halogenated and 8′-Unsubstituted Novobiocin Derivatives in Genetically Engineered Streptomyces coelicolor Strains. Chemistry & Biology. 11(11). 1561–1572. 49 indexed citations
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Gust, Bertolt, Gregory L. Challis, Kay Fowler, Tobias Kieser, & Keith Chater. (2003). PCR-targeted Streptomyces gene replacement identifies a protein domain needed for biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene soil odor geosmin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(4). 1541–1546. 1266 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hahn, Ji‐Sook, So-Young Oh, Keith Chater, & Jung‐Hye Roe. (2000). Isolation of the Regulator Gene Responsible for Overproduction of Catalase A in H₂O₂-resistant Mutant of Streptomyces coelicolor. The Journal of Microbiology. 38(1). 18–23. 3 indexed citations
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Chater, Keith. (1999). David Hopwood and the emergence of Streptomyces genetics.. PubMed. 2(2). 61–8. 9 indexed citations
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Tian, Yuqing, et al.. (1999). A novel gene—samfR involved in early stage ofStreptomyces ansochromogenes differentiation. Science in China Series C Life Sciences. 42(6). 570–576.
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Plaskitt, Kitty A. & Keith Chater. (1995). Influences of developmental genes on localized glycogen deposition in colonies of a mycelial prokaryote, Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2): a possible interface between metabolism and morphogenesis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 347(1320). 105–121. 32 indexed citations
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Chater, Keith. (1993). Streptomyces, Bacillus subtilis and other Gram positive bacteria. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 97. 69–95. 4 indexed citations
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Ingham, Colin J., Celia J. Bruton, Keith Chater, et al.. (1993). Multiple novel promoters from the early region in the Streptomyces temperate phage φC31 are activated during lytic development. Molecular Microbiology. 9(6). 1267–1274. 12 indexed citations
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Chater, Keith, et al.. (1990). The Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) bldB region contains at least two genes involved in morphological development. Journal of General Microbiology. 136(8). 1543–1550. 21 indexed citations
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Chater, Keith. (1989). Multilevel regulation of Streptomyces differentiation. Trends in Genetics. 5(11). 372–377. 101 indexed citations
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Chater, Keith. (1984). Morphological and Physiological Differentiation in Streptomyces. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 16. 89–115. 101 indexed citations
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Chater, Keith. (1983). Genetic rearrangement : proceedings of the Fifth John Innes Symposiumbiological consequences of DNA structure and genome arrangement. 1 indexed citations

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