Maarten Mols

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Maarten Mols is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maarten Mols has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Maarten Mols's work include Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (13 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers). Maarten Mols is often cited by papers focused on Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (13 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers). Maarten Mols collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and Denmark. Maarten Mols's co-authors include Tjakko Abee, Jeroen Geurtsen, Romé Voulhoux, Martine P. Bos, Jan Tommassen, Roy Moezelaar, M.H. Zwietering, Richard van Kranenburg, Oscar P. Kuipers and Heidy M.W. den Besten and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Maarten Mols

16 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Role of a Highly Conserved Bacterial Protein in Outer Mem... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Role of a Highly Conserved Bacterial Protein in Outer Membrane Protein Assembly
    2003 596 citations Romé Voulhoux, Martine P. Bos et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maarten Mols Netherlands 15 915 539 261 231 189 16 1.4k
Guy Condemine France 29 873 1.0× 504 0.9× 204 0.8× 241 1.0× 247 1.3× 61 2.5k
Dagmar Homerová Slovakia 20 840 0.9× 419 0.8× 133 0.5× 151 0.7× 169 0.9× 66 1.3k
J Smit Canada 19 950 1.0× 558 1.0× 193 0.7× 432 1.9× 150 0.8× 27 1.4k
Pierre Mandin France 16 1.5k 1.6× 878 1.6× 407 1.6× 567 2.5× 233 1.2× 22 2.3k
Bhavjinder K. Dhillon Canada 9 933 1.0× 373 0.7× 137 0.5× 265 1.1× 181 1.0× 13 1.4k
Elise Darmon United Kingdom 13 948 1.0× 658 1.2× 251 1.0× 416 1.8× 69 0.4× 16 1.4k
Laurent Aussel France 25 1.1k 1.2× 484 0.9× 79 0.3× 263 1.1× 340 1.8× 42 2.0k
Kristof Vanoirbeek Belgium 17 510 0.6× 217 0.4× 288 1.1× 160 0.7× 205 1.1× 32 1.0k
Lindsey S. Marmont Canada 13 899 1.0× 335 0.6× 89 0.3× 226 1.0× 173 0.9× 15 1.2k
Dominique Le Coq France 24 1.5k 1.6× 894 1.7× 231 0.9× 520 2.3× 156 0.8× 40 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maarten Mols

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maarten Mols

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maarten Mols. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maarten Mols based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Maarten Mols. Maarten Mols is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Heel, Auke J. van, et al.. (2017). Cell surface engineering of Bacillus subtilis improves production yields of heterologously expressed α-amylases. Microbial Cell Factories. 16(1). 56–56. 32 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten, H.C. Mastwijk, M.N. Nierop Groot, & Tjakko Abee. (2013). Physiological and transcriptional response of Bacillus cereus treated with low-temperature nitrogen gas plasma. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 115(3). 689–702. 27 indexed citations
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Lindbäck, Toril, et al.. (2012). CodY, a pleiotropic regulator, influences multicellular behaviour and efficient production of virulence factors in Bacillus cereus. Environmental Microbiology. 14(8). 2233–2246. 83 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten, et al.. (2011). Heat stress leads to superoxide formation in Bacillus cereus detected using the fluorescent probe MitoSOX. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 151(1). 119–122. 21 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten & Tjakko Abee. (2011). Bacillus cereus responses to acid stress. Environmental Microbiology. 13(11). 2835–2843. 65 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten & Tjakko Abee. (2011). Primary and secondary oxidative stress in Bacillus. Environmental Microbiology. 13(6). 1387–1394. 121 indexed citations
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Biesta-Peters, Elisabeth G., Maarten Mols, M.W. Reij, & Tjakko Abee. (2011). Physiological parameters of Bacillus cereus marking the end of acid-induced lag phases. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 148(1). 42–47. 11 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten, et al.. (2010). Analysis of acid‐stressed Bacillus cereus reveals a major oxidative response and inactivation‐associated radical formation. Environmental Microbiology. 12(4). 873–885. 90 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten, et al.. (2010). Comparative Transcriptomic and Phenotypic Analysis of the Responses ofBacillus cereusto Various Disinfectant Treatments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(10). 3352–3360. 90 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten, et al.. (2009). The impact of oxygen availability on stress survival and radical formation of Bacillus cereus. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 135(3). 303–311. 32 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten, Richard van Kranenburg, Marcel H. Tempelaars, et al.. (2009). Comparative analysis of transcriptional and physiological responses of Bacillus cereus to organic and inorganic acid shocks. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 137(1). 13–21. 48 indexed citations
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Besten, Heidy M.W. den, Maarten Mols, Roy Moezelaar, M.H. Zwietering, & Tjakko Abee. (2009). Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Mildly and Severely Salt-Stressed Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 Cells. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(12). 4111–4119. 87 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten & Tjakko Abee. (2008). Role of Ureolytic Activity in Bacillus cereus Nitrogen Metabolism and Acid Survival. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(8). 2370–2378. 27 indexed citations
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Mols, Maarten, Mark de Been, M.H. Zwietering, Roy Moezelaar, & Tjakko Abee. (2007). Metabolic capacity of Bacillus cereus strains ATCC 14579 and ATCC 10987 interlinked with comparative genomics. Environmental Microbiology. 9(12). 2933–2944. 42 indexed citations
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Voulhoux, Romé, Martine P. Bos, Jeroen Geurtsen, Maarten Mols, & Jan Tommassen. (2003). Role of a Highly Conserved Bacterial Protein in Outer Membrane Protein Assembly. Science. 299(5604). 262–265. 596 indexed citations breakdown →

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