Leo Eberl

30.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
254 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

About

Leo Eberl is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Eberl has authored 254 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Molecular Biology, 84 papers in Plant Science and 53 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Leo Eberl's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (117 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (54 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (51 papers). Leo Eberl is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (117 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (54 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (51 papers). Leo Eberl collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Denmark. Leo Eberl's co-authors include Michael Givskov, Katharina Riedel, Søren Molin, Masanori Toyofuku, Nobuhiko Nomura, Morten Hentzer, Gabriele Berg, Staffan Kjelleberg, Anton Hartmann and Mario Juhas and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Leo Eberl

251 papers receiving 20.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Types and origins of bacterial membrane vesicles

2018 920 citations Masanori Toyofuku, Leo Eberl et al. profile →
Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm bacteria by a halogenated furanone compound

2002 780 citations Katharina Riedel, Jens Bo Andersen et al. Microbiology profile →
Eukaryotic interference with homoserine lactone-mediated prokaryotic signalling

1996 585 citations Michael Givskov, Leo Eberl et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
Who is who in litter decomposition? Metaproteomics reveals major microbial players and their biogeochemical functions

2012 559 citations Thomas Schneider, Katharina Keiblinger et al. The ISME Journal profile →
Explosive cell lysis as a mechanism for the biogenesis of bacterial membrane vesicles and biofilms

2016 502 citations Masanori Toyofuku, Gabriella Pessi et al. Nature Communications profile →
The rhizosphere as a reservoir for opportunistic human pathogenic bacteria

2005 500 citations Gabriele Berg, Leo Eberl et al. profile →
Composition and functions of bacterial membrane vesicles

2023 343 citations Masanori Toyofuku, Leo Eberl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leo Eberl Switzerland	84	12.6k	5.2k	3.6k	3.5k	3.0k	254	21.2k
Matthew R. Parsek United States	78	20.8k 1.7×	2.2k 0.4×	4.1k 1.1×	4.9k 1.4×	5.4k 1.8×	156	27.8k
Paul Williams United Kingdom	99	23.1k 1.8×	3.8k 0.7×	3.7k 1.0×	5.2k 1.5×	8.1k 2.7×	456	33.3k
Miguel Cámara United Kingdom	63	11.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.3×	1.9k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	3.7k 1.2×	176	14.4k
Ute Römling Sweden	64	9.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.3×	2.5k 0.7×	4.2k 1.2×	3.8k 1.3×	174	15.3k
Manfred Rohde Germany	83	11.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.4×	5.5k 1.5×	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	523	25.7k
Tim Tolker‐Nielsen Denmark	72	14.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.2×	3.2k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	239	20.7k
Lian‐Hui Zhang China	55	8.9k 0.7×	4.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	249	13.8k
Staffan Kjelleberg Australia	107	20.3k 1.6×	2.1k 0.4×	10.9k 3.0×	5.8k 1.7×	3.6k 1.2×	395	39.0k
George P. C. Salmond United Kingdom	64	9.8k 0.8×	5.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	4.0k 1.4×	228	17.6k
Stephen Lory United States	75	12.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.3×	3.6k 1.0×	4.8k 1.4×	6.6k 2.2×	174	18.0k

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Torres, Marta, et al.. (2024). Shedding light on bacteria–host interactions with the aid of TnSeq approaches. mBio. 15(6). e0039024–e0039024. 9 indexed citations

Secchi, Eleonora, et al.. (2023). Genotoxic stress stimulates eDNA release via explosive cell lysis and thereby promotes streamer formation of Burkholderia cenocepacia H111 cultured in a microfluidic device. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 9(1). 96–96. 7 indexed citations

Zuber, Flavia, et al.. (2023). In Situ Investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development: Interplay between Flow, Growth Medium, and Mechanical Properties of Substrate. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(2). 2781–2791. 8 indexed citations

Secchi, Eleonora, Giovanni Savorana, Alessandra Vitale, et al.. (2022). The structural role of bacterial eDNA in the formation of biofilm streamers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(12). e2113723119–e2113723119. 58 indexed citations

Steiner, Elisabeth, Anja Richter, Nadine Schmid, et al.. (2022). The BDSF quorum sensing receptor RpfR regulates Bep exopolysaccharide synthesis in Burkholderia cenocepacia via interaction with the transcriptional regulator BerB. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 8(1). 93–93. 6 indexed citations

Saß, Andrea, et al.. (2021). Detection of cytosine methylation in Burkholderia cenocepacia by single-molecule real-time sequencing and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. Microbiology. 167(3). 4 indexed citations

Gutiérrez‐Barranquero, José A., et al.. (2020). Biological role of EPS from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae UMAF0158 extracellular matrix, focusing on a Psl-like polysaccharide. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 6(1). 37–37. 30 indexed citations

Eberl, Leo, et al.. (2020). A microfluidic platform for in situ investigation of biofilm formation and its treatment under controlled conditions. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 18(1). 166–166. 38 indexed citations

Valentin, Jules D. P., Dominik Abt, Xiao‐Hua Qin, et al.. (2019). Bacterial Adhesion on Soft Materials: Passive Physicochemical Interactions or Active Bacterial Mechanosensing?. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 8(8). e1801323–e1801323. 60 indexed citations

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Jenul, Christian, Simon Sieber, Martina Lardi, et al.. (2018). Biosynthesis of fragin is controlled by a novel quorum sensing signal. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1297–1297. 99 indexed citations

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Zerbe, Katja, Maik Müller, Milon Mondal, et al.. (2018). Thanatin targets the intermembrane protein complex required for lipopolysaccharide transport in Escherichia coli. Science Advances. 4(11). eaau2634–eaau2634. 119 indexed citations

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Fazli, Mustafa, Morten Rybtke, Elisabeth Steiner, et al.. (2017). Regulation of Burkholderia cenocepacia biofilm formation by RpoN and the c‐di‐ GMP effector BerB. MicrobiologyOpen. 6(4). 21 indexed citations

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Schneider, Thomas, Katharina Keiblinger, Emanuel Schmid, et al.. (2012). Who is who in litter decomposition? Metaproteomics reveals major microbial players and their biogeochemical functions. The ISME Journal. 6(9). 1749–1762. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schmid, Nadine, Gabriella Pessi, Yinyue Deng, et al.. (2012). The AHL- and BDSF-Dependent Quorum Sensing Systems Control Specific and Overlapping Sets of Genes in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e49966–e49966. 61 indexed citations

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Keiblinger, Katharina, Emanuel Schmid, Leo Eberl, et al.. (2012). Effects of stoichiometry and temperature perturbations on beech leaf litter decomposition, enzyme activities and protein expression. Biogeosciences. 9(11). 4537–4551. 50 indexed citations

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Tiaden, André N., Thomas Spirig, Paula Carranza, et al.. (2008). Synergistic Contribution of theLegionella pneumophila lqsGenes to Pathogen-Host Interactions. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(22). 7532–7547. 58 indexed citations

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Cardona, Silvia T., et al.. (2005). Diverse pathogenicity ofBurkholderia cepaciacomplex strains in theCaenorhabditis eleganshost model. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 250(1). 97–104. 43 indexed citations

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Riedel, Katharina, Catalina Arévalo-Ferro, Gerold Reil, et al.. (2003). Analysis of the quorum‐sensing regulon of the opportunistic pathogen Burkholderia cepacia H111 by proteomics. Electrophoresis. 24(4). 740–750. 66 indexed citations

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Steidle, Anette, Katharina Riedel, Gabriele Berg, et al.. (2002). Identification and Characterization of an N -Acylhomoserine Lactone-Dependent Quorum-Sensing System in Pseudomonas putida Strain IsoF. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68(12). 6371–6382. 105 indexed citations

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Ammendola, Aldo, Otto Geisenberger, Jens Bo Andersen, et al.. (1998). Serratia liquefaciensswarm cells exhibit enhanced resistance to predation byTetrahymenasp.. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 164(1). 69–75. 17 indexed citations

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