L. Nicholas Ornston

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

L. Nicholas Ornston is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Nicholas Ornston has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Genetics and 18 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in L. Nicholas Ornston's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (49 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (25 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (19 papers). L. Nicholas Ornston is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (49 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (25 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (19 papers). L. Nicholas Ornston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. L. Nicholas Ornston's co-authors include Donna Parke, Roger Y. Stanier, Ellen L. Neidle, K L Ngai, M. K. Ornston, David A. D’Argenio, C Hartnett, Shigeaki Harayama, M Rekik and Ana Segura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

L. Nicholas Ornston

120 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Conversion of Catechol and Protocatechuate to β-Ketoa... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 100 200 300 400
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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 Conversion of Catechol and Protocatechuate to β-Ketoadipate by Pseudomonas putida
    1966 408 citations L. Nicholas Ornston, Roger Y. Stanier Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Nicholas Ornston United States 47 4.2k 1.9k 1.8k 864 833 120 6.2k
Ellen L. Neidle United States 39 2.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 327 0.4× 410 0.5× 67 3.7k
Josef Altenbuchner Germany 45 3.8k 0.9× 466 0.2× 1.3k 0.7× 250 0.3× 701 0.8× 131 5.1k
Victoria Shingler Sweden 40 3.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.1× 334 0.4× 401 0.5× 75 4.3k
Κει Arima Japan 34 3.1k 0.7× 714 0.4× 466 0.3× 119 0.1× 812 1.0× 306 5.4k
Susanne Fetzner Germany 33 2.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 356 0.2× 355 0.4× 317 0.4× 114 4.0k
Svein Valla Norway 43 2.7k 0.7× 224 0.1× 937 0.5× 282 0.3× 922 1.1× 114 4.9k
Yuji Nagata Japan 43 2.7k 0.7× 2.6k 1.4× 477 0.3× 111 0.1× 584 0.7× 167 5.2k
Shinya Fushinobu Japan 42 3.2k 0.8× 595 0.3× 396 0.2× 164 0.2× 753 0.9× 216 5.7k
D. Steven Hill United States 15 2.1k 0.5× 456 0.2× 648 0.4× 180 0.2× 1.4k 1.6× 18 4.0k
Marc Chippaux France 32 1.5k 0.4× 384 0.2× 818 0.5× 130 0.2× 361 0.4× 81 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Nicholas Ornston

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ornston, L. Nicholas. (2010). Conversations with a Psychiatrist. Annual Review of Microbiology. 64(1). 1–22. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Michael G., Tara A. Gianoulis, Stefan Pukatzki, et al.. (2007). New insights into Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis revealed by high-density pyrosequencing and transposon mutagenesis. Genes & Development. 21(5). 601–614. 397 indexed citations
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Buchan, Alison & L. Nicholas Ornston. (2005). When Coupled to Natural Transformation inAcinetobactersp. Strain ADP1, PCR Mutagenesis Is Made Less Random by Mismatch Repair. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(11). 7610–7612. 2 indexed citations
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D’Argenio, David A., et al.. (2001). Spontaneous mutations affecting transcriptional regulation by protocatechuate inAcinetobacter. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 201(1). 15–19. 8 indexed citations
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Segura, Ana, et al.. (2000). Repression ofAcinetobactervanillate demethylase synthesis by VanR, a member of the GntR family of transcriptional regulators. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 187(1). 65–68. 41 indexed citations
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Ehrt, Sabine, L. Nicholas Ornston, & Wolfgang Hillen. (1994). RpoN (sigma 54) is required for conversion of phenol to catechol in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. Journal of Bacteriology. 176(12). 3493–3499. 21 indexed citations
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Hughes, Emer, et al.. (1988). Cloning and Expression of pca Genes from Pseudomonas putida in Escherichia coli. Microbiology. 134(11). 2877–2887. 38 indexed citations
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Neidle, Ellen L., et al.. (1987). Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus genes for benzoate degradation. Journal of Bacteriology. 169(12). 5496–5503. 68 indexed citations
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Chari, Ravi, et al.. (1987). Absolute stereochemical course of muconolactone .DELTA.-isomerase and of 4-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylase: proton NMR "ricochet" analysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 109(18). 5520–5521. 22 indexed citations
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Neidle, Ellen L., et al.. (1986). Cloning and expression of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus catBCDE genes in Pseudomonas putida and Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 165(2). 557–563. 61 indexed citations
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Yeh, W K & L. Nicholas Ornston. (1982). Similar structures in gamma-carboxymuconolactone decarboxylase and beta-ketoadipate succinyl coenzyme A transferase.. Journal of Bacteriology. 149(1). 374–377. 3 indexed citations
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Ornston, L. Nicholas, et al.. (1979). Mechanisms of adaptation. Academic Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations
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Ornston, L. Nicholas & Donna Parke. (1976). Evolution of Catabolic Pathways. Biochemical Society Transactions. 4(3). 468–473. 14 indexed citations
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Patel, Ramesh N., Richard B. Meagher, & L. Nicholas Ornston. (1974). Relationships among Enzymes of the β-Ketoadipate Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 249(23). 7410–7419. 16 indexed citations
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Ornston, L. Nicholas, et al.. (1973). The β-Ketoadipate Pathway. Advances in microbial physiology. 9(0). 89–151. 225 indexed citations
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Ornston, L. Nicholas & Roger Y. Stanier. (1966). The Conversion of Catechol and Protocatechuate to β-Ketoadipate by Pseudomonas putida. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 241(16). 3776–3786. 408 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gunsalus, I. C., et al.. (1962). The physiology of growth. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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